236: Alan Wake (with Nick Coffman)

Support my work on Patreon- https://patreon.com/realdavejackson Discord, Socials and more- https://linktr.ee/talesfromthebacklog I somehow missed Alan Wake along the way. I remember playing the AWE DLC in Control, watching Alan's face superimposed on the screen, thinking "who the hell is this guyOHH Yeah okay they did those games too". I knew I'd need to play Alan Wake at some point, and here we are. This game is not good, but it's a hell of a lot of fun to talk about. Hope you enjoy the discussion! As always, no spoilers for a while- enjoy! Guest info: Nick Coffman (he/him) Check out GG Tribune https://ggtribune.com/ Check out Hollywood Time$ https://www.hwoodtimes.com/ Listen to Stand N' Watch https://www.hwoodtimes.com/podcasts Follow on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/nickcoffman.com TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Podcast Start 0:18 Introductions 4:30 Our Histories with Alan Wake and Remedy 7:58 Top-Level Thoughts About Alan Wake 12:57 Story Setup and Alan the Writer 21:01 Stephen King and Art Come to Life 29:24 Twin Peaks and Presentation 38:58 Gameplay and Combat 58:49 Metanarrative Fiction and the Creative Process 1:03:16 Sound and Music 1:08:28 Miscellaneous Thoughts 1:12:46 Who Should Play Alan Wake? 1:21:34 Nick's Writing and Podcasts 1:27:50 Spoiler Wall and Patron Thank-Yous 1:30:05 Spoilers- What Happens 1:43:46 Spoilers- Art, Artists and Creativity 2:01:17 Spoilers- The Signal & The Writer 2:09:51 Spoilers- More Noteworthy Stuff Music used in the episode is credited to Petri Alanko unless otherwise noted. Tracks used: Main Menu, Welcome to Bright Falls, Generic Battle 15, Children of the Elder Gods (Poets of the Fall), Manuscript, War (Poets of the Fall), Tom the Diver Check out Dave on Geeks & Grounds discussing Look Outside: https://geeksandgrounds.com Check out Dave on Date With Us discussing Doki Doki Literature Club: https://datewith.us Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures