This video was created before the release of CrossfireX, and before the announcement of the Max Payne remakes and Alan Wake 2. If you're looking for some updated analysis, here's some follow up videos to check out!

○ Alan Wake: Full Story & Extended Lore Explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF6j81lVyCc

○ Remedy: "YES! It's all connected!!!"
https://youtu.be/l-bxkkWrrGw

○ Max Payne Remakes and the Remedy Connected Universe
https://youtu.be/yak3nAEBvDI

Where does CrossfireX fit into the Remedy Connected Universe?
https://youtu.be/2LP1xQg9k8o

00:00:00 Section 1: Introduction
00:01:43 Section 2: Death Rally
00:03:51 Section 3.1: Max Payne - Story Recap
00:09:09 Section 3.2: Max Payne - Analysis
00:12:02 Section 4.1: Max Payne 2 - Introduction
00:13:28 Section 4.2: Max Payne 2 - Story Recap
00:18:29 Section 4.3: Max Payne 2 - Analysis
00:25:28 Section 5: Max Payne - The Movie
00:26:44 Section 6.1: Alan Wake - Introduction
00:27:40 Section 6.2: Alan Wake - Bright Falls
00:29:24 Section 6.3: Alan Wake - Introduction
00:30:37 Section 6.4: Alan Wake - Story Recap
00:44:28 Section 6.5: Alan Wake - Analysis
01:00:32 Section 6.6: Alan Wake - Supplemental Materials
01:04:58 Section 6.7: Alan Wake's American Nightmare
01:09:01 Section 7.1: 2012 - Max Payne 3
01:11:01 Section 7.2: 2012 - This House of Dreams
01:13:20 Section 8.1: Mobile Games - Death Rally
01:14:07 Section 8.2: Mobile Games - Agents of Storm
01:14:48 Section 9.1: Quantum Break - Introduction
01:18:38 Section 9.2: Quantum Break - Story Recap
01:21:38 Section 9.3: Quantum Break - Analysis
01:41:46 Section 10.1: Control - Introduction
01:44:43 Section 10.2: Control - Story Recap
02:00:02 Section 10.3: Control - The Foundation
02:00:47 Section 10.4: Control - AWE and Beyond
02:36:08 Section 11: What is Canon?
02:38:56 Section 12: Leftovers

Thanks to all who provided voice-over:
Ikaros 10032:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Ikaros10032
Gaming University:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GamingUniversityUoG
Andrew Taylor:
https://www.youtube.com/@HalbeardAndrewTaylor
Kranitoko:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Kranitoko

Learn more:
Remedy Mysteries:
https://www.reddit.com/r/RemedyMysteries/wiki/index

Alan Wake Prototype And Beta Footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJAxpwqtQmw

How Alan Wake Was Rebuilt 3 Years Into Development:
https://youtu.be/AoHkGDu0_Hw

Abandoned Alan Wake 2 Concept Demo:
https://youtu.be/OQRUx-w6t4s

Morphology of the Folk Tale:
https://monoskop.org/images/f/f3/Propp_Vladimir_Morphology_of_the_Folktale_2nd_ed.pdf

The Remedy Story So Far:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlRltJ289y8

Riverport Blackboard Easter Egg (Analysis):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hehcTwATxSk

Examining the Evolution of Gaming and Its Impact on Social, Cultural, and Political Perspectives:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marc-Ouellette-2/publication/327546416_Examining_the_Evolution_of_Gaming_and_Its_Impact_on_Social_Cultural_and_Political_Perspectives_A_volume_in_the_Advances_in_Human_and_Social_Aspects_of_Technology_AHSAT_Book_Series/links/5b956bef299bf1473933bad2/Examining-the-Evolution-of-Gaming-and-Its-Impact-on-Social-Cultural-and-Political-Perspectives-A-volume-in-the-Advances-in-Human-and-Social-Aspects-of-Technology-AHSAT-Book-Series.pdf

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