Walkthrough for Episode 3: Time Breaker in Alan Wake 2: The Lake House, playing as Shawn and confronting Door.
You play as Shawn, an actor whose role in a game called _Time Breaker_ pulls him into a multiversal conflict.
Walkthrough
- 1Speak with the Director: Find Sam, the director, on the set and learn about your character's mission to track his nemesis, Door.
- 2Go to the Green Room: Head to the Green Room and find a body resembling yourself. Examine scattered pages nearby to unlock a trophy before examining the body.
- 3Examine the body: Pick up a Time Breaker Solidifier. A mysterious, red-headed woman warns you of danger before you are whisked away.
- 4Investigate the Forest: Follow the linear path through the forest. You cannot get lost. You will find a fence with a notice about cross-dimensional anomalies and cross a bridge.
- 5Hear a voice: As you ascend steps, you will hear your own voice speaking about Door and an energy node.
- 6Find the Energy Node: Enter the trailer at the top of the steps. Note the Lumivista TV (a type of screen). You can find notes in the bedroom. Leave the trailer and hear the voice again, directing you to a creek in the forest for the energy node.
- 7Locate the creek: Head down the steps and turn left deeper into the forest. Look for red emergency cabinets. Reach the creek, go up a slope to the right towards a fence, and spot the energy node to your left.
- 8Charge the PRS: Approach the energy node and hold X to charge the Polyhedron Reality Shifter (PRS).
- 9Return to the trailer: As you head back, Door appears. Continue past his body and fight an enemy by burning its darkness shield and using your revolver.
- 10Use the PRS with the TV: Back at the trailer, stand before the TV and hold X to use the PRS. You will be transported to the Oceanview Hotel, unlocking the Ride the Vortex trophy.
- 11Find a Way Out of the Hotel: Grab supplies from a drawer and proceed to the lobby. Defeat an enemy and interact with the reception desk to note the 12-3-9 sequence on the wall clocks.
- 12Navigate the hotel: Grab more supplies. Go down the hallway and turn right through the door marked "12 o'clock". Pass through two more doors to return to the lobby in a different reality with a Lumivista TV.
- 13Continue navigation: Go back down the hallway and through the door marked "3 o'clock". In the lobby, head down the hallway, defeat two enemies, and go through the door marked "9 o'clock".
- 14Reach the energy node: In the lobby, find the energy node in the hallway ahead. Power up the PRS. Turn right through the "12 o'clock" doorway to return to the lobby with the TV.
- 15Confront enemies: Door sends three enemies to stop you. Defeat them, then use the PRS on the TV to create another portal and go through.
- 16Comic Book Reality: Meet the red-headed woman and learn about the multiverse, Door's motives, and how he creates Time Breakers from his victims.
- 17Arcade Reality: Engage in a side-scrolling shooter against waves of enemies. After five waves, Door appears. Find an energy node to power the PRS, then use it on the Lumivista TV to unlock the Retro trophy.
- 18Confront the Master of Many Worlds: Follow the path in a near-featureless landscape towards an energy node. Fight off four enemies sent by Door.
- 19Charge PRS and proceed: Use the energy node to charge your PRS. Continue towards a flickering TV, fighting five more enemies along the way.
- 20Text Adventure: Use the PRS on the TV to enter a text adventure. Select "Focus" then "Hold Yourself Together". Select "Focus on the Thought" then "Decipher the Words" to imagine an endless desert. Select "Imagine a Cup of Coffee" then "Assess Your Situation" to realize...
Tips
- Examine the screenplay pages before the body in the Green Room to unlock a trophy.
- The forest path is linear and you cannot get lost.
- The 12-3-9 sequence is the key to navigating the Oceanview Hotel.
- In the Arcade Reality, enemies attack from both sides on later waves.
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