When Alan Wake’s American Nightmare arrives as part of Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade House Party 2012, Mr. Wake will have more than just the darkness to worry about. There will also be Mr. Scratch, a deranged serial killer who has Wake’s wife Alice in his sights, and looks just like Alan.
A new gameplay-free trailer offers a chance to spend a little up close and personal time with Mr. Scratch. Players are apt to enjoy the experience more than Scratch’s companions, who – how shall I put it? – don’t talk much.
In a recent developer diary covering Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, the team at Remedy Entertainment describes the game as Quentin Tarantino meets From Dusk til Dawn. The new, live action Mr. Scratch trailer, however, hues much closer to Frank Booth/Blue Velvet territory, with a little Mr. Blonde from Reservoir Dogs thrown in for good measure. Too bad the accompanying song isn’t half as catchy as Stealers Wheels’s “Stuck in the Middle With You.”
Enjoy your visit with Mr. Scratch.
