Sigh. Got it as a gift while I was in high school, had never heard of it before. Was hooked instantly with the Stephen King quote, the gorgeous visuals, the music gave me goosebumps immediately. It was one of those games I knew was special right out of the gate. Played through it multiple times, would constantly tell/annoy my friends to play this game. American Nightmare came out, and I enjoyed it too, hoping that this would be the tie in to an Alan Wake 2...
That probably won't ever happen, unless Remedy takes another page out of Twin Peaks' book and returns 25 years later or something. I'm really looking forward to Control, but I still just want Alan Wake 2 from them. I still listen to the incredible soundtrack fairly regularly. Poet and the Muse is my jam.