I was supposed to finish Alan Wake 1 this week, but once again I couldn't. For various reasons.
Hang on. I gotta check these manuscript pages. Gimme a second.
Alan Wake, (VO): "At least, that's what I kept telling myself. But I knew the truth. The dark forces at the heart of this story were conspiring against me, even here. That's why I keep getting overtime at work, that's why I always felt tired on my days off, that's why I ended up coming to this town. It's claws were in deep. Deeper than the depths of Cauldron Lake.
Of course it would do this. As long as the game never ended, it would be at the peak of it's power forever. The presence wanted to keep this up for as long as possible, even if I hurt it, even if it would ultimately lose. It took pleasure in this temporary victory. But I have to make sure it's only temporary. I have to keep going. I have to see this story through. I have to keep going. For Alice."