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The end of Saga’s fifth chapter inAlan Wake 2will have her pursue her grandfather, Tor, into the Overlap in an attempt to save him from a local Bright Falls resident who has cast a spell on Tor. After navigating through looping, water-logged tunnels players will eventually have to go toe to toe with this witch, known as Cynthia, the Drowned Lady. Players will have to deal directly with Cynthia in two parts, here are some tips to easily beat Chapter 5 of the story Return inAlan Wake 2.
First Stage
Right as players catch up with Tor in the Overlap, Saga will be entering a large circular room - themoment Saga enters the room the lights will click offand Tor will disappear. There is aterminal in the center of the roomthat can be used to turn the lights back on, however, players will first have tofind the generator to restore the powerto the area. Saga will be forced tointeract with the power button initially, doing so will cause the Drowned Lady, Cynthia, to spawn and begin chasing players through the flooded areas. At this point,Cynthia cannot be damaged, and players will want tofocus on navigating to the generator in the back hallwayover fighting, although if players get caught by Cynthia they can push her back by dealing a largeburst of damage with the shotgun, a flare, or an explosive canister.
As players leave the power console and step into the water Cynthia will be alerted -if Saga spends too much time wading through the water the Drowned Lady will begin her pursuitand if she can catch up to Saga she will attempt todrag Saga underwater for an inescapable instant death. There arerocks and metal platforms scattered throughout the areathat players will want to take advantage ofto get Saga out of the waterand halt Cynthia’s chase. From the center terminal, players will want tohead towards the back of the room, away from where Cynthia initially spawned, looking fora pathway through the wall into the back hallway.
Follow the backhallway to the left, alternating between the rocks and metal platforms tostay out of the water and away from Cynthia. Along the back wall players willoccasionally find a staircase that will lead up to a small store room with ammo and healing items- be sure to search these areas to gear up as much as possible for the upcoming battle. At the very end of the back hallway there will bea chain link fence with a broken area- climb through the fence at the broken area tofind the generator. Interact with the generator andcrank it to restore power, then return to the main power console and press the buttonto end the first stage. There is a shortcut players can take fromthe tall platform directly across from the hole in the fence- at the top of the platform there is a hole that leads back to the main room with the power button.
Defeating Cynthia
Once the power is restored and the light is turned back on, players can progress down the next staircase and into the final fight against Cynthia. Walk downstairs and follow the room around -right when Saga is approaching the underside of the stairs the lights will turn off, the room will change, and Cynthia will crawl out of the water. Use this initial moment tolaunch a flare at Cynthia, stunning herand revealing her Source. Once she gains her composure and moves to attack begin moving around the room to get obstacles between Saga and Cynthia asCynthia can launch dark projectiles that deal large amounts of damage and knock Saga to the ground- use the environment and Saga’s dodge capability to avoid these blasts.
Once Cynthia’s Source is revealed,use the crossbow and fire as many shots directly into her sourceas possible. Usethe flashlight charge attack to stun Cynthiaand cause her to shield herself from the light for a moment, allowing time to line up a shot on her Source. Upgrading the crossbow with the ability tofire two bolts before reloadingis incredibly advantageous for this boss fight.
OnceCynthia receives enough damage, she will go into a frenzied stageand begin sprinting around and slashing at Saga. attempt to connect another few crossbow shots if possible, then when Cynthia comes in closeswitch to the shotgun and blast her. Cynthia’s health is already low when she transitions to her frenzy, but if players cannot hit her with the crossbow at this point blast her a few extra times with the shotgun to put her down.
Once Cynthia is dispatched, quickly run to her body andrecover any crossbow bolts available, players will have a few short moments to collect any items in the area before the chapter ends and a cutscene begins, teleporting players out of the Overlap.
