New Alan Wake 2 patch has more than 200 fixes and an apology for a "really annoying" bug
Nov. 1, 2023The update has general gameplay, visual, and sound improvements as well as more specific mission fixes
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There’s a newAlan Wake 2patch for PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC with over 200 fixes and an apology from Remedy about a bug it acknowledges as being particularly irritating.
In contrast tothe last Alan Wake 2 patchwe covered, which only promised vague “bugfixes” and a “significantly friendlier error message,” the contents of this latest patch are listed in detail. From general improvements like “minor gameplay finetuning” and “improved lighting,” to more specific fixes for issues like characters falling out of the game world or getting stuck in a certain environment, there’s a lot to unpack.
One fix in particular made me chuckle. “Fixed an issue that caused the Oceanview Hotel Lobby Echo not to align correctly (this one was really annoying; we apologize).” We forgive you, Remedy. We forgive you.
If there are any specific issues that have been getting in your way in Alan Wake 2, you can check out the complete patch notes on Remedy’swebsiteto see if they’ve been fixed. As I reported on Monday, the amount of bugs in Alan Wake 2 has been a bit of a pain point despite otherwise fabulousreviewsfrom critics and players alike. It’s encouraging to see Remedy hard at work with such a fat patch only a few days from launch, especially since the performance issues here are really relatively harmless compared to some other games we won’t mention here.
AlthoughAlan Wake 2 has two expansions coming out next year, with the game finally out in the wild, Remedy is able to begin shifting its focus toward other projects; including the untitledControl sequel, which is still in the “proof of concept” phase; the Max Payne remakes, which have “progressed into the production readiness stage”; and a few others.
In case you’re just starting out and you’re stuck, here’show to beat the Alan Wake 2 Nightingale boss fight.
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