What happened to Alan Wake in Alan Wake 1?

As Alan tried to leave the studio, he was attacked and killed by an unseen force. He then woke up in his Writer's Room, a location he manifested in the Dark Place as a place to write his numerous escape attempts.
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What happened to Alan Wake in 1?

Alan Wake is trapped in the Dark Place, the shadowy dimension with a doorway deep in Cauldron Lake. The Dark Place has the power to turn artistic creations into reality, and is the origin for the evil Dark Presence that torments you throughout the game.
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Why was Alan Wake removed?

Due to licensing issues, both Alan Wake and Quantum Break were removed at one point from Steam and Xbox storefronts.
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What happened to Alice Alan Wake 1?

Alice was taken by Barbara Jagger into the Dark Place, a dimensional void access through the waters of Cauldron Lake. The threshold has the ability of changing reality based on the works of artists who create near it. The Dark Presence within imprisoned Alice and made Alan believe she drowned.
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How did Alan Wake get trapped?

With the page was a light switch, the Clicker, which Zane had given the narrative power to destroy the Dark Presence. Alan jumped into Cauldron Lake and confronted the Dark Presence, dispersing it. He managed to finish Departure by freeing Alice, but was subsequently trapped in the Dark Place.
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What happened to Alan Wake at the end of the game?

As of right now, though, the conclusion is that Alan sacrificed himself to remain in the Dark Place in order to save Saga, Casey, Logan, and Bright Falls.
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Did Alan Wake sacrifice himself?

The Ending Of The First Alan Wake

Alice Wake is eventually saved from Cauldron Lake after Alan sacrifices himself. Unfortunately, the story is not as simple as that. In writing an ending where he trades his life for Alice's, he also unleashes the Dark Presence into the world.
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Why is Barry not in Alan Wake 2?

Barry's exclusion from the plot is Alan protecting him, because if he was directly involved in the story, it wouldn't end well. It works well for the narrative, because it allows the focus to be placed on our new cast of characters.
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Why was Alan Wake 2 cancelled?

When Quantum Break was announced, Sam Lake explained that a sequel to Alan Wake had been postponed, and that Alan Wake was not financially successful enough to receive the funding they needed to continue developing the sequel at the time.
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Is Alan Wake 2 better than 1?

For as far as Remedy has gone to make the game friendly to new players, there's no question that Alan Wake 2 is a richer experience if you have some grounding in what the hell is going on, why certain characters are presented in the way that they are, and why certain otherworldly actions are occurring.
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Is Alan Wake connected to Quantum Break?

Alan Wake 2 connects to other games in Remedy Entertainment's universe, with explicit references to Control and a more creative tie-in to Quantum Break. The inclusion of Quantum Break in Alan Wake 2 faced legal challenges, but Remedy found a way to incorporate elements of the game subtly.
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Are the Alan Wake games connected?

The End of Control's DLC Sets Up Alan Wake 2

In Control's AWE DLC, both games connect even more directly.
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Is Alan Wake stuck in the Dark Place?

To stop that process, Alan Wake does the opposite – he writes himself out of our reality and becomes trapped in The Dark Place. In Alan Wake 2 we find him stuck there, on shadowy streets lit solely by streetlamp and neon, searching for a way out.
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Should you play Alan Wake 1 before 2?

In fact, it's probably best to avoid it and American Nightmare before heading into Alan Wake 2. Playing Alan Wake 2 without any knowledge of the first game makes the experience more immersive since Saga Anderson is introduced as also being new to Bright Falls and unaware of what's been happening.
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Did Alan Wake rewind time?

Some believe that Alan was successful in his attempts to rewrite the ending of his own story, effectively rewinding time a point where the Dark Presence never came into contact with him and his wife, Alice.
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Is Alan Wake 1 a horror game?

Though the first Alan Wake was presented through a lightly frightening lens, Lake says that the game was, from Remedy's point of view, intended as an action-adventure and not outright horror.
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Why did Alan Wake 2 get pushed back?

In a crowded field, Sam admits Alan Wake 2's original release date was pushed back 10 days to "get out from under Spider-Man 2", which came out earlier this month.
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Will there be Alan Wake 3?

Remedy Entertainment's focus on other projects suggests that Alan Wake 3 may be a long way off and may not follow traditional expectations. The ending of Alan Wake 2 and its story updates open up the possibility for a third game that may not feature Alan as the main protagonist.
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Is Alan Wake like The Last of Us?

Alan Wake 2's absurd humor and charm stand in stark contrast with The Last of Us 2's grounded, bleak tone, but the two titles take a similar approach to certain elements of their level design and structure.
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Why did Barry go blind?

As an encounter with another Earth-2 meta-human leaves Barry blinded (right before his first date with Patty), Dr.
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Why does ahti refer to alan as tom?

Ahti replies something to the effect of "The man with the tool makes two, Tom." This, in my mind, seems to heavily point towards Alan being an extension of Tom Zane, written into the story. The man is Tom, and the tool is Alan. They are two things, but it is Tom's will that is enacted through Alan's manifestation.
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Who took Odin's eye in Alan Wake 2?

But in alan wake 2, we are led to believe warlin door took his eye before he got lightning zapped away near cauldron lake.
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Is Alan Wake 2 a hit or flop?

Alan Wake 2 is definitely a critical hit, but there are doubts about its commercial success. Mind you, that doesn't automatically mean that the game has been a financial flop for Remedy – sometimes games don't sell in numbers the public would find impressive while exceeding what the developer itself had expected.
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Did Logan survive Alan Wake 2?

Alan Wake 2

Before ending the call, she asks her mom to tell Casey to cheer up. On another call, during Saga's drive back to Bright Falls after defeating Nightingale, Saga learns that Logan had slipped and hit her head in the shower. We learn that David heard the fall, and Logan is okay aside from a slight concussion.
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Is Alan Wake 2 confusing?

Okay, There's A More Honest Reason I'm Restarting. I'm really starting over because I went on vacation. Alan Wake 2 is a confusing game, and even as I was working my way through it on opening week, I was bewildered as to what was going on and exactly how to play the game.
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