At the start of the month, Still Loading Podcast delved into the original Alan Wake adventure, through the eyes of three fans, each who were drawn to the title for different reasons.
Throughout the two-hour-long episode, Josh Covel and guests, Matt Storm and Phil Morgan, talked about how they discovered the game, the writer's complexities, the unusual development history, the custom songs, the poetic ending, and so much more.
Writing on the episode synopsis, Josh describes, “We all have backlogs. I usually pick games from it for my Patreon polls to help me work through it steadily. But sometimes I just pick a game off of it with no intention of playing it for the show, and then I enjoy it so much I feel like I have to. Alan Wake was one of those games for me. Joining me on this episode are Phil Morgan from the Deleted Saves podcast and Matt aka Stormageddon to break down Alan Wake from Remedy Games.”
While the episode is friendly, he also warns that it will delve, "into some heavy topics, especially later on in the episode, so please note the content warning below along with the time stamp for where that portion starts” with one of the guests opening up on depression, suicide, self harm, and pet death. If you can, it's definitely worth listening to the story, as the guest in question explores his personal journey with the game and how it helped provide a new perspective on artist success and what that can looks like.
You can listen to the full episode, HERE.
