The gaming industry has seen a ton of trends come and go over the last few decades. Much like the movie industry where certain genres of movies are popular for a while and then fade into obscurity only to return again decades later, the video game industry follows a similar trend, with particular genres remaining in the zeitgeist for a while before they're swapped out for the latest, hottest trend. Alan Wake 2 isn't afraid of adopting a few of these recent trends.