Alan Wake 2 Game Director REVEALS The Secrets Behind The Game's Success
Alan Wake 2 Game Director, Kyle Rowley, joins Behind The Voice Podcast to talk about his journey as a game developer, being the biggest Max Payne fan, working on Quantum Break, Cyberpunk 2077 and Alan Wake 2 and the biggest challenges in each of these games.
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Timestamps:
00:00 The biggest fan of Max Payne
03:36 Should you take a game development course?
06:53 Having the mindset of doing something new
11:00 Making things simple in game development
13:54 The reality of working on different game engines
16:28 Working on Quantum Break
19:43 What Kyle worked on the game?
21:40 The biggest challenge with Quantum Break
24:19 Leaving Remedy for Cyberpunk 2077
26:57 Kyle's role in Cyberpunk 2077
30:02 Why Kyle returned to Remedy?
32:31 Alan Wake 2 initial ideas
36:42 Utilizing live action
39:50 Working on the musical
43:25 New ideas for Alan Wake 2 Expansion
47:15 Fav Remedy character
48:32 Concept of AI in Lake House
49:49 Ideas that didn't work in Alan Wake 2
53:00 What did Kyle REALLY wanted to be in Alan Wake 2
54:44 Kyle's experience working on Alan Wake 2
58:00 Kyle nervous at The Game Awards
59:19 Next video game franchise
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