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Of course, this being a Fortnite creation made in the battle royale game’s custom map mode, it doesn’t quite have the same vibes as the original Alan Wake. While Alan Wake’s very I-am-a-writer observations couldbecome a bit silly at times, it was still an effective spooky thriller thanks to its shadowy levels and genuinely unsettling atmosphere.
Running around Wake’s lakeside cabin and the haunted town of Bright Falls as Naruto, a buff cat person or a naked sentient banana in Fortnite, meanwhile, makes the game’s goofier moments look like a masterclass in gravitas now. While there is an Alan Wake skin headed to Fortnite, because of course there is, it won’t arrive until October 26th, the day beforeAlan Wake 2’s release date- so you’ll have to make do with squinting at John Wick and pretending it’s the same bloke in a suit for the meantime.
There is an actualAlan Wake Remasteredthat came out a couple of years ago, but not everyone has the time or money to play through a whole video game just before its sequel arrives. As a playful way of recapping the story in under half an hour in a free game, I think this is good fun. What next - the whole ofFinal Fantasy XIVand all of its expansions before Dawntrail? Shagging and bathing as Geralt (another Fortnite skin) wheneverThe Witcher 4comes out? The whole ofStarfieldin a Fortnite map? I’d love to see it happen, honestly.
Anyway, you can go and check out Alan Wake: Flashback for yourself by plugging island code 3426-5561-3374 into Fortnite’s Discover mode, or find it in the game’s menu.
Alan Wake 2is out on October 27th, exclusive to the Epic Games Store on PC - no doubt a helpful factor in making this crossover happen.
