Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

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The Trail of the Writer

The Trail of the Writer

Watch all the Writer's Journey videos

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How to unlock the The Trail of the Writer achievement in Alan Wake 2 - Definitive Guide

Some are highly missable. (I missed "Drowning" / Video 6 in Chapter 7). Used powerpyx's guide on a 2nd playthrough. Slightly good news is achievement popped for me when I got Drowning so didn't need to collect the last 2 again. The count is wrong in the writer's room also. There are only 8 but it says 9.

https://www.powerpyx.com/alan-wake-2-all-writers-journey-vid...
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Please list the missable ones in the solution.
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By Moe GZ on 11 Nov 2023 21:17
Can these be collected before the end of the game?
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By Mike Langlois on 16 Nov 2023 21:58
This was patched on 11/17 if you missed Drowning, relaunch the game after updating. I missed it fired it up today and it unlocked loading into the game.
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By Boogie on 17 Nov 2023 23:45
Thank you @Boogie I was waiting for New Game+ to release as it's the only achievement I'm missing, but I just loaded up the game and it popped before I got off the loading screen :)
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By Lyco499 on 02 Dec 2023 01:07
I have 8/9 and all of the ones listed in the link but no achievement :(
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By Mike Langlois on 07 Dec 2023 21:09
So with NG+ can I assume that I only need to collect the missing one and I’ll be good? I shouldn’t have to get them all in this playthrough, right?
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By BAK3D B34N on 11 Dec 2023 16:51
Wow, almost missed the one in chapter 7. Didn't even look at the objective to find the photos and just went to the exit. Thankfully I had a manual save before that still.


They should have made that a necessary item to advance. Especially since they make you go back and get them anyway if you missed them.
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By Avatar o Apathy on 17 Nov 2023 06:27
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How to unlock The Trail of the Writer
**Highly Missable**

There are 8 Writer’s Journey videos to collect in Alan Wake 2. While Saga and the “Return” chapters have the highly missable Koskelas Ads (for The Koskela Brothers (15G) achievement), Alan and his “Initiation” chapters have “Writer’s Journey” videos. They’re basically short videos that give an insight into Alan’s state of mind.

Collect all 8, which are highly missable - in case you missed the red text at the beginning - and will only be available during certain chapters, so pay attention to when they crop up. Some you can get a short time after, but don’t risk it and grab them when you should below.

Initiation 2 - Casey - Writer’s Journey Videos
Writer’s Journey - The Dark Place - Story-related. You’ll get this when you reach the end of the Talk Show Studio.
Writer’s Journey - Writing - On Ocean Avenue, near the Alley where you got the gun (just slightly north) is a TV shop. Walk up to it and you’ll collect this Alan Wake video clip called Writing.
Writer’s Journey - The Murder Sites - In the Break Room, around the corner, in the Subway - about midway through the Subway level. This one is pretty hard to miss, to be honest.
Initiation 4: We Sing - Writer’s Journey Video
Writer’s Journey - The Dark Presence - Same place as the ‘Writing’ episode, just at a different time. Head to the TV store near the alleyway (slightly north of it) after you’ve exited the TV from the previous chapter. The next chapter hasn’t started officially yet, so technically, despite getting the chapter 4 achievement, you’ll still be in chapter 4.
Initiation 5: Room 665 - Writer’s Journey Video
Writer’s Room - Visions - Head into Room 101 in the Oceanview Hotel, when you have the Room 101 Key, and there’ll be one of Alan’s Writer episodes in there. You can get the Room 101 Key from the Ballroom Break Room.
Initiation 7: Masks - Writer’s Journey Video
Writer’s Room - Drowning - Grab the photographs from Alice’s shoebox in the Workshop of the Talk Show Studio in the Masks mission (Ahti will tell you to go down there and grab them, but it’s actually possible to not grab them). Once you’ve grabbed them, this episode will play at the beginning of the next chapter.
Initiation 8: Zane’s Film - Writer’s Journey Videos
Writer’s Room - Stop Writing - In the Break Room in the Poet’s Cinema lobby is another of Alan’s Writer’s Journey videos.
Writer’s Journey - Initiation - Follow the film reel maze in the Poet’s Cinema until you get into the third loop, where you see Casey in a chair. In the back left corner, down the stairs, is this TV clip, through an exit door.
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