Alan Wake 2 is a mindf***.
17.10.2023 - 21:59 / pcgamesn.com / Michael Myers / Jack Skellington / New / In Fortnite
2010’s Alan Wake is now in Fortnite, as a collaboration between both Remedy and Epic Games called Alan Wake: Flashback brings a free experience to the battle royale game alongside some premium skins of the troubled writer himself.
Fortnite already revealed an Alan Wake skin for the battle royale game, but now there’s a fully playable experience you can easily access in the game ahead of the Alan Wake 2 release date later this month.
Without spoiling too much, Alan Wake: Flashback looks to act as a sort of Alan Wake 2 prequel that fully explains how the titular writer got trapped in the Dark Place at the end of the original game, which will be key to the intersecting narratives of the sequels.
“Based on the award-winning cinematic action-thriller, Alan Wake: Flashback reimagines Remedy Entertainment’s iconic story in Fortnite,” Epic Games says. “Troubled author Alan Wake embarks on a desperate search for his missing wife, Alice. Following her mysterious disappearance from the Pacific Northwest town of Bright Falls, he discovers pages of a horror story he has supposedly written, but has no memory of.”
To get into Alan Wake: Flashback use island code 3426-5561-3374, which works for any of the platforms Fortnite is on. Also if you purchase Alan Wake 2 on the Epic Games store before release on Friday, October 27 you’ll get both the Alan Wake Outfit and Alan’s Messenger Bag Back Bling as well.
The official Alan Wake skin is part of Fortnitemares 2023, which also happens to include Halloween’s Michael Myers and Nightmare Before Christmas’ Jack Skellington, both of which should be dropping very soon.
In the meantime, we’ve got all the Fortnite Chapter 4 map key locations for you, alongside the best new Fortnite guns and weapons you’ll want to keep an eye out for during your games.
Alan Wake 2 is a mindf***.
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Instead of finding Manuscript Fragments for upgrades, the eponymous character will need to find Words of Power in Alan Wake 2. These Words of Power locations allow Alan to upgrade himself in multiple different special character trees. Each upgrade increases his strength in a different way — you can deal more damage, enhance your health, or make your weapons more powerful. It all depends on those Words of Power.
It’s no secret that sometimes it takes a LONG time for a video game to get the sequel it deserves. The irony is that sometimes these sequels come from genre-defining titles and ones that sold many millions of copies upon their release. An excellent example is with a certain horror franchise that Remedy Entertainment made a long time ago. Despite the unique setting, story, protagonist, and horror elements, there was no sequel to the game…until now, that is. After a long period of teases, rumors, and waiting, Alan Wake 2 is now available for purchase, and the teams behind the game are excited to talk about it.
This article contains mentions of suicide, grief, and trauma.
Here's where you can find all of the Words of Power glyphs in Alan Wake 2.
You haven't even downloaded Remedy's Alan Wake 2 yet, assuming you're planning to, which means it's already time to start thinking about what you'll do once you've finished it. Apologies, the news beat is a cruel mistress and the present is always past, but in my defence, jumping irresponsibly around the timeline does make sense for a supernatural horror game that follows two characters through different dimensions.
Alan Wake has a unique power in the Dark Place, and that’s the use of his words. In Alan Wake 2, while exploring the Dark Place, you can track down Words of Power to enhance Alan’s abilities.
Collectibles are a big deal in Alan Wake 2, like the Cult Stashes you can find scattered throughout the game. There are several Cult Stashes for you to track down while exploring the area of Cauldron Lake.
The studio has said it plans to release games at a faster pace going forward, and it sure does look like it.