Alan Wake

Alan Wake

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Departure

Departure

You completed the game on Normal difficulty.

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How to unlock the Departure achievement in Alan Wake - Definitive Guide

Considering the way that Alan Wake plays out there is absolutely no reason for you to ever play on the Hard difficulty. Difficulty achievements stack, meaning you only need to beat the game twice - once on Normal or Hard unlocks Nightmare and then play through Nightmare.

Playing through the game on the Normal difficulty will allow you to get most of the other achievements in at least one run, including the manuscript and other collectible achievements. Go back, play any Episode you need to get achievements you've missed and then move on to Nightmare. Skip over Hard entirely since it's somewhat redundant.

The only difference difficulty level makes is how hard it is to defeat the Taken. On Hard enemies have about 50% more health and on Nightmare they have around twice the health they do on Normal. There are also 15 new manuscript pages to collect on Nightmare but that's for another guide.
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18 May 2010 17:27

Ending on Normal difficulty will also open up the achievement for easy difficulty.
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09 Dec 2023 00:00

My advice here is to initially play the game on Normal your first play through, and then go straight to Nightmare for your second. On Normal, you will have a higher chance and easier time to gain the largest amount of achievements. You should have no issue getting through the game on this difficulty.
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Complete the game on normal difficulty. There are around 10-12 hours of gameplay. Normal isn't particularly hard as there are a slew of batteries and ammunition situated all around. Save flashbangs and the flaregun for multiple Taken together in a group (3 or 4) otherwise it's a waste.

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