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For the first couple of hours ofAlan Wake 2, players start out controlling Saga Anderson. With the next chapter, Initiation 1: Late Night, players get to experience a flashback and play as Alan Wake. Rather than taking place in Bright Falls, this next part of the game involves Alan’s attempts to escape the Dark Place by using his skills as a writer, which will feel much differentthan the previous chapter.
During this next set of chapters inAlan Wake 2, players will be introduced to some mechanics that are unique to Alan’s side of the campaign. Here is what players can expect as they beginInitiation 1: Late Night.
This walkthrough contains spoilers, so players should proceed with caution.RELATED:Alan Wake 2 Review
How to Find the Talk Show Door Code
As the next chapter begins, players will take control of Alan Wake. Approach the TV and interact with it totrigger a live-action cutscene. After that mind-bending cutscene is over, turn around and go towards the doorway with the exit sign over it. From there, if players go right and down to the end of the hallway they will encounter a door that is locked and requires a code.
To find the code, go into the Band Room and look for a neon sign on the wall that says: “Neighbor of the Beast: 665”.Enter 665 to unlock the doorand proceed further. Continue going through the doors marked with an exit sign. Enter a room labeled “Storage” and suddenly the room will change. Follow the path and approach the door to trigger a cutscene.
Examine the Typewriter
Those who played the first Alan Wake may recognize the room they are in after the cutscene ends. While the main objective here is to examine the typewriter to resume writing, players can look at the story board on the wall if they wish. When ready to proceed, examine the typewriter.
Leave the Talk Show Studio Again
After another live-action cutscene, players will find themselves on the unlit set of the talk show that Alan was a guest star on. Go back towards the doorway with the exit sign and take a right. The door code is different this time.The neon sign in the Band Room will flash 565.Return to the door and enter this code to proceed. Continue through the hallway and enter Storage again.
Follow the path around to reach the door from earlier. This time, however, players will be able to open it and enter a new room. Look for a door that leads to the Janitor’s Office to encounter Ahti, the mysterious janitorfromControl. He will give players a key for the basement and tells them there is something there that they can use.
Leave the Janitor’s Office and go right. In the hallway, there is a map on the wall that will allow players to see a layout of the talk show studio. After getting the map, go through the double doors. Use the map to navigate toward a door that leads to the basement. Use the Janitor’s Key to unlock the door and go downstairs.
While there is a shortcut to the basement in the Janitor’s Office, players cannot use it.
Search the Basement
Once in the basement, go north toward the Workshop. In an old shoebox is a lamp that players can pick up. This lamp is called the Angel Lamp, and it allows players to pull light from one source and use it to create a path.
The room changeswhen the light is taken. While the door out is blocked, a new way out of the workshop exists in the dark version of the room. Go through this new opening and head towards the Laundry Room. When prompted, use the Angel Lamp to light up that room and gain access to it. Once inside this new room, use the Angel Lamp to take the light back. Doing so reveals a door with an exit sign over it.
Go up the stairs and head north through the hallway. In a small room there will be a TV that turns on for a second and then turns off again. Use the Angel Lamp to trigger a cutscene of Alan watching himself describe the horrific predicament he is in.
After the cutscene is over, players will see a shoebox on a stool. This shoebox can be used to store items that Alan finds in the Dark Place. Go through the doorway that is now open to find a set of stairs. Upon going up these stairs, players will be outside the studio. Enter the nearby phone booth and answer it to bring thecurrent chapterto a close.
Alan Wake 2is available now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
