this one dlc really shows how outdated that gameplay really is.
Honestly just slogging through this to learn more about the story. Though short, I found this DLC to be quite a bit harder than the mainline story.
The worse of the DLC, it leans into my least favorite aspect of the original game—the combat. It throws interminable waves of obnoxious enemies in areas that are largely retreads.
El juego original tiene como punto positivo la historia y como punto negativo la jugabilidad. Pues este primer DLC empeora lo primero y se centra completamente en lo segundo. Te sientes todo el tiempo rodeado y te acabas frustrando.
Barry is the kind of character that is usually annoying but I love him.
A história é excelente assim como no jogo base, mas o combate ( que n é bom ) é excessivo demais e acaba cansando muito.
This was alright. It was just a series of combat challenges back to back. The story is light enough as to where you could skip/watch a video on it if you want.
An awful DLC that takes the worst parts of the main game while doing nothing with the good parts, the story i basically non-existant, it put you in close spaces with lots of enemies and doesn't give you complete set to battle them. There where a few interesting uses of the enviroment but they were better employed in the other DLC.
You can skip this one without a problem.
You can skip this one without a problem.
I found this DLC to be a bit on the difficult side, focusing more on combat than additional narrative. Luckily it’s short, so if you’re a completionist or a trophy hunter it’s probably worth a quick play. I’d suggest using a guide just so you don’t miss anything and have to run through it a second time. If you’re coming to The Signal for more narrative, maybe watch a YouTube video about this one?
Hope you like the combat in this game
More combat focused than I would've expected from this game, but it was alright. If you're not a fan of the combat though you're probably not gonna have a fun time with this.
Yep it's Alan Wake all right
I liked the challenge this DLC presented, but that’s about it. It was fine.
This review contains spoilers
The Signal… Yeah this wasn't very good. Seeing how Alan fared during his time in the Dark Place is really all I can give this episode. Other than that, it's more of the same from the base game, with somehow even worse gameplay and a less gripping progression. It was ok, but somewhat unnecessary, ultimately leading to more frustration than exposition.
Definitely one of those DLCs where the developers don't really have time to work on it so all the assets are just re-used from the base game.
It's remarkable uninspired. A short decent Alan Wake chapter. Bummer that it doesn't really add anything to the ongoing narrative other than reinforce the base game's ending.
It's remarkable uninspired. A short decent Alan Wake chapter. Bummer that it doesn't really add anything to the ongoing narrative other than reinforce the base game's ending.
This was a fine but mostly pointless feeling DLC, very 2010 vibes.
I don’t hate the combat of Alan Wake like a lot of people seem to beyond thinking that it gets kind of boring, so didn’t mind the fact that this was a bit more challenging than the main game at least. Exploding words mechanic is kinda neat
The Signal only being around an hour and a half long and about an hour and a half of that being recycled areas and assets, and the story only ever progressing in the opening minutes and at the very end is pretty bleh
Didn’t have a bad time with this but not something anyone needs to go out of their way for
I don’t hate the combat of Alan Wake like a lot of people seem to beyond thinking that it gets kind of boring, so didn’t mind the fact that this was a bit more challenging than the main game at least. Exploding words mechanic is kinda neat
The Signal only being around an hour and a half long and about an hour and a half of that being recycled areas and assets, and the story only ever progressing in the opening minutes and at the very end is pretty bleh
Didn’t have a bad time with this but not something anyone needs to go out of their way for
always appreciate dialogue and story in Alan Wake but I couldn't get through how unfair I felt the enemy AI was
The calm before the storm
Good enough if short, specially this time that just comes included with the Remaster, the words mechanic is pretty cool and could have been great on the main game.
Necessary to continue the story if doesnt give you too much.
Necessary to continue the story if doesnt give you too much.
A história engaja demais mas esse combate, que é o foco principal dessa DLC, é muitooo repetitivo
Some levels have been made much more creative and fun than the main game. But why was there a need to do these sections separately? Yes, the main game ends as if it was left unfinished, and these so-called "extra" chapters are the ones that need to be played. "Signal" is the first part you have to play after the main game, and unlike the main game, there are some creative gameplay mechanics where you shed light on some words and turn them into reality. Even though this is at the end of the main story, it does not appear integrated into the gameplay. In this regard, there were parts that I enjoyed more than the main story, especially in the combat parts. I recommend you play this episode, which has a gameplay time of approximately 1 hour, if you do not want to leave the story unfinished.
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This would've been a good DLC, if it weren't for the final boss sections. MY GOD ARE THE SKIBIDI TOILET TV LOOKING THINGS SO ANNOYING. The enemy spawning is insanely bad, and the combat isn't hard, it's just stupidly annoying.
Um dos principais pontos fracos de Alan Wake sempre foi seu combate. A genialidade por trás das mentes que decidiram fazer uma DLC focada nisso e extremamente rasa em história só me faz pensar que isso aqui não teve a maior atenção do estúdio. Com uma das piores boss fights que eu já vi, o que se salva é a criatividade de algumas partes da DLC, que eu considero tão boas que deveriam ter sido da própria campanha do jogo. De resto, ela é extremamente esquecível e se você quiser passar ela, só veja um vídeo no youtube que está tudo certo.
This was a short dlc experience filled with combat. I personally dislike the combat in Alan Wake 1 so this was not very fun for me though the story bits were good and it kinda redeemed it. Looking forward to playing the next one
This DLC don't add anything to the original game. Just more repetitive combat
Ehhh? It’s a slog
Barebones, with honestly annoying design. There's some fun stuff, and some funny moments, using some of the late game mechanics again, but the encounters feel challenging in unfun ways, much more so than the main episodes. Incredibly short if you can overcome the annoying combat encounters.
Sam Lake in the studio like "yeah this adds absolutely nothing to the story and is just boring fights. Release it."
I played this a few days after completing the main story of Alan Wake. It picks up right where that game left off and does some interesting things within the world. The difficulty spiked up. I died more playing this first DLC than I did in the main game.