Sam Lake on how David Lynch inspired Alan Wake 2 and Remedy's approach to creating games | BAFTA

This video was filmed in September 2023.

Sam Lake from Remedy unpacks his process of writing for games and how he helped craft the worlds of Max Payne, Alan Wake, Alan Wake 2, Control and Quantum Break. He discusses Remedy's approach to collaboration and developing narratives for their games and how David Lynch's Twin Peaks inspired their latest release, Alan Wake 2.

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[BehindTheVoicePod]

Its always fun to listening to Sam Lake talk about how they create games narratively. From taking inspiration to doing something that's mostly a movie into a video game as well.
Reminds me of the time I had when I spoke with Sam Lake

[Eclipsed]

Sam Lake and Hideo Kojima are the two most creative game directors working today. Can’t wait to play The Lakehouse Sam ❤️

[LampDoesVideogame]

Frankly, I don't think we'd have Alan Wake 2 without Twin Peaks: The Return.

[InFlamesor]

Sam Lake is incredibly talented game developer. Not only was my mind blown with Alan Wake 2, but I basically had my mouth open when playing through the game, I was in awe how they managed to put it together like that. Just awestruck and sometimes even tears in my eyes from overwhleming happiness while playing through the game. I just wish they made a PC version of the collectors edition available and with much better availability than what it was a few months ago with the Collectors editions for playstation and xbox.
Iam such a huge fan of all the remedy games, so I was disappointed it sold out so soon.

[mercurymachines]

Sam is a true auteur. We are so lucky to have him making video games.

[caffedinator]

Loved Alan Wake 2 so much. Thank you sir 🙏

[alienatedpoet]

I don't know if you'll end up reading this, but Sam, you are one of my biggest inspirations. I played Alan Wake a few years ago as I started on my English degree and I was blown away by your narratives and how much you're able to put in. And the Alan Wake story is relatable to me (and I'm sure with you too since you wrote it and you're a writer). I've also always been a sucker for cyclical story telling, rich worlds and characters, the works. Control was my first remedy game before Alan Wake, and I have since dove into Max Payne with Alan Wake 2 being an obsession with me. I'm now in Gradschool for creative writing, and I hope to get a foot into video games. I don't know if it would ever be possible, but one day I'd love to collaborate and work on a project with you. Even if that doesn't happen, I'm driven to craft stories regardless.

[MeanStreamFraudCast]

I am so grateful for people like Sam Lake and Hideo Kojima for bringing that ultra-specific Lynchian influence to video games. It's something I've always craved more of. David Lynch's work and philosophies are one of my biggest inspirations in my own creative projects. There are quite a few games out there to fill that void, but there are none that look as appealing or as polished as Alan Wake 2. Sam is a very unique artist to a point where any perceived failures or successes don't matter to me. I trust his vision, and I am mostly just enamored by the fortune I have to share a world and a reality with him and other artists like him. Paljon onnea! Ja kiitos!

[SidPhoenix]

VERY thankful for Remedy's games. After playing CONTROL (1 of my GOATs), Alan Wake, Max Payne 2, Alan Wake II (1 of my GOATs), and Max Payne 1 (1 of my GOATs) (this is the messed up order I played them in lol)... I FINALLY decided to check out Twin Peaks. I wanted to see the work that inspired Sam Lake's work, one of my fav video game devs. And I was just mesmerized by that show. It was my introduction to David Lynch. I am now a fan of both Remedy AND Lynch.

[crabik]

I'll be short, so I'll just say that I love Sam Lake and Remedy
thank you for everything!

[soknheith]

The brilliant mind of this guy, along with the studio of incredibly talented people, had given us so much entertainment throughout the years, it's really awesome to live in the same age as him and them. I hope we can see Quantum Break 2 one day.

[TheRealJackArthur]

We like Sam. We like Remedy. We like Wake. All around rad vibes.

[cobaltfalcon]

For the inspiration of the games, it feels like

Alan Wake: 75% Stephen King + 20% Twin Peaks + 5% House of Leaves

Control: 50% SCP + 40% House of Leaves + 10% Southern Reach

Alan Wake 2: 50% Twin Peaks + 50% House of Leaves


It’s quite apparent what his favorite show and book is

[xtessellate]

i know this term gets thrown around a lot, but sam lake truly is a visionary. what him and the rest of the amazing remedy team are doing is second to none.

[Amaneas]

I love it when a studio is so passionate about their projects. That is my Remedy takes the place of my favorite game developer. This passion encompasses all angles, the developer, the game itself and the community. Hope Remendy and Sam keep doing games for a long long time

[joinkusbelinkiusthethird]

I'm so excited to play lake house today! Thanks Sam, thanks Remedy team for being the best I'm the business, you guys rock!!

[jmcc]

David Lynch and Mark frost shouldve gotten a story credit for Alan wake 2

[PatGunn]

I could watch interviews with this man for hours.

[rdariusm]

I’ve met this man actually at the BAFTAs. Him and the Remedy guys are as lovely and passionate as you might think, yes.

[arunabhmahanta]

I mean, respect to him for admitting it. Alan Wake wouldn’t exist without Twin Peaks. Deadly Premonition wouldn’t exist without Twin Peaks. They call it Twin Peaks because it is “peak” fictional storytelling.