Alan Wake 2’sultimate antagonist, the Dark Presence, finally shows itself at the end of Chapter 6 of Return. Players will have to defeat the Dark Presence, manifested as Mr. Scratch, using the equipment now available at the Sheriff’s Station due to thearrival of the Federal Bureau of Control. Activate the light generators while keeping Mr. Scratch at bay to banish the Dark Presence and defeat Mr. Scratch inAlan Wake 2.
Fighting Scratch
The moment the fight beginsrun out the back doorinto the lot behind the Sheriff’s Station. There arethree generators in this areathat players need to activate to power up the light fixtures in the area -when all three lights are activated the Dark Presence will be dispelled. Players simply need tohold the interact button while in front of the generator to activate them, but before the generators can be powered up players will need to find a way to slow down Mr. Scratch. While he will walk slowly,he can teleport short distancesto close the gap on Saga, andwill always jump to players and interrupt to progress of powering up a generatorif he is not stunned beforehand.
Mr. Scratch can be temporarily stunned by dealing high amounts of damagewith any of the weapons in Saga’s arsenal, although the flashlight charge attack seems to be mostly ineffective in this fight. Players canfind the pump-action shotgunbefore this fightby searching the Sheriff’s Station - thepump-action shotgun and the crossbow are most effectivein damaging Scratch.
Players canstun Mr. Scratch ina single crossbow headshot, however, because Mr. Scratch teleports away at the end of the fight these bolts cannot be recovered. If players have three crossbow bolts available Mr. Scratch can be quickly defeated by shooting him in the head, running straight to a generator and activating it, then reloading the crossbow. Repeat this process two more times and scratch will quickly be defeated.
Generator Locations
Players will find the three generators around the Sheriff’s Station back lot - look for theglowing red lights on the machinesto help pinpoint their locations. Thefirst generator will be found right beside the stairsdown out of the Sheriff’s Station. Players can also find a supply box just to the right of this generator.
Thesecond generator is near the first, to the right behind the stack of crates. Thelast generator will be on the other side of the lot behind the dumpsterand the pile of trash bags. There is also a toolbox on the ledge to the right of this generator that players can loot. Once all three generators are activated, the chapter will end, and the cutscene will begin.
