Follow our comprehensive guide to Alan Wake 2's Episode 3, 'Time Breaker.' Navigate multiversal conflicts, solve puzzles, and confront the Master of Many Worlds.
Walkthrough
- 1Speak with the Director: On the set of 'Time Breaker,' speak with director Sam to learn about your character, Shawn, and his nemesis, Door.
- 2Go to the Green Room: Head to the Green Room and examine the scattered screenplay pages before examining the body on the floor. This unlocks a related trophy.
- 3Examine the Body: Pick up the Time Breaker Solidifier. A mysterious woman warns you of danger before you are whisked away.
- 4Investigate the Forest: Follow the linear path through the forest. You'll pass a fence with a warning about dimensional anomalies and cross a bridge.
- 5Find the Energy Node: Hear your own voice discussing Door and an energy node. Enter the trailer at the top of the steps, noting the Lumivista TV. Leave the trailer and follow the path deeper into the forest, looking for red emergency cabinets. Reach the creek, head up the slope to the right, and find the energy node beyond a fence.
- 6Use the PRS with the TV: Charge the Polyhedron Reality Shifter (PRS) at the energy node by holding X. As you head back to the trailer, Door appears. Continue past him, defeat the attacking enemy by burning its darkness shield and using your revolver. Return to the trailer and use the PRS on the TV to be transported to the Oceanview Hotel, unlocking the 'Ride the Vortex' trophy.
- 7Find a Way Out of the Hotel: Grab supplies. In the lobby, deal with an enemy and note the 12-3-9 sequence on the clocks behind the reception desk. This sequence guides your path. Grab more supplies. Head down the hallway and through the door marked '12 o'clock.' You'll return to the lobby in a different reality with a Lumivista TV. Go back down the hallway and through the door marked '3 o'clock.' In the lobby, fend off two enemies. Head down the hallway and through the door marked '9 o'clock.' In the lobby, find the energy node. Power up the PRS and return through the '12 o'clock' door. Deal with three enemies, then use the PRS on the TV to create a portal.
- 8Comic Book Reality: Enter a comic book world. The red-headed woman explains the multiverse and Door's goal to eliminate all versions of you, turning them into Time Breakers.
- 9Arcade Reality: Engage in a side-scrolling shooter. Survive five waves of enemies attacking from both sides. Door appears, acknowledging you. Find an energy node to power the PRS. Use the PRS on the Lumivista TV to unlock the 'Retro' trophy.
- 10Confront the Master of Many Worlds: In a featureless landscape, follow the path to an energy node. Defeat four enemies sent by Door. Charge the PRS and continue towards a flickering TV, fighting five more enemies. 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 something.
Tips
- The forest path is linear and cannot be gotten lost on.
- The Oceanview Hotel puzzle relies on the clock sequence: 12, 3, then 9.
- In the arcade reality, be prepared for enemies attacking from both sides in later waves.
- Ride the Vortex trophy
- Retro trophy
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