| Traditional Codex | Alan Wake 2 Codex | |---|---| | Pause menu → read text | Walk to a board / room → manipulate clues | | Lore is past-tense | Lore is present or future-tense | | Collectibles optional | Clues required for progression (in Saga’s path) | | One protagonist’s view | Two conflicting codexes (Saga logic vs Alan chaos) |
