Alan Wake 2 The Final Draft new game plus mode explained
Dec. 8, 2023The new game plus mode in Alan Wake 2, known as The Final Draft, can be started once you’ve completed the game
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The Alan Wake 2 The Final Draft new game plus has an extended ending and a more challenging difficulty for hardcore fans. If you’ve already completedAlan Wake 2and have your game up to date with update 1.0.13, you’ll spot the new “The Final Draft” option on the main menu, allowing you to replay Saga and Alan’s nightmarish stories but this time with the true ending – remember, it’s a spiral, not a loop. Below, I’ve laid out exactly how you begin The Final Draft and new game plus in Alan Wake 2 as well as what to expect from it.
How to start the Alan Wake 2 The Final Draft new game plus mode
If you’ve gotversion 1.0.13of Alan Wake 2 installed and have completed the game once already, you’ll have access to The Final Draft new game plus mode via the game’s main menu. Just select “The Final Draft” from the list, then choose your difficulty – more on the new Nightmare mode below – and you’ll get into a new game. In this New Game Plus mode, the game starts off with a new cutscene that carries on the original ending before eventually transitioning to the normal game where you start as Nightingale.
Like a lot of new game plus modes in other games, the Alan Wake Final Draft mode preserves all your weapons, charms, and upgrades for both Saga and Alan (likeAlan Wake 2 lunchboxesandAlan Wake 2 Words of Power) that you unlocked in your previous playthrough. Importantly, you won’t start the game with all these items. Instead, all of Saga and Alan’s previous gear is stored in the first shoebox you find for each character.
Nightmare is a newAlan Wake 2 difficultyoption that you can pick for both new games and Final Draft runs. Based on my experience playing, the main changes seem to be that enemies hit harder and are harder to kill. Once you’ve got all your previous gear back from a shoebox, Nightmare mode is also a bit less nightmarish too. With that said, the increased damage Saga and Alan suffer when attacked means bosses like theAlan Wake 2 Nightingalefight can be pretty brutal.© GamesRadar+. Not to be reproduced without permission.
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