The better of the DLC episodes, this one focuses more on puzzle solving and leans into surrealist interpretations of the environnements to good effect. It’s interesting and surprising, though neither DLCs advance the story significantly.
Definitely the better of the two DLCs
More creativity here in the level design which doesn’t mostly consist of reused areas from the main game this time. The exploding words mechanic is a much bigger and more fleshed out aspect of the gameplay, enemy spam isn’t as bad, and there’s more interesting stuff going on story wise. Alan’s VA also gives a much better performance in these DLCs than in the main game too which is nice
More creativity here in the level design which doesn’t mostly consist of reused areas from the main game this time. The exploding words mechanic is a much bigger and more fleshed out aspect of the gameplay, enemy spam isn’t as bad, and there’s more interesting stuff going on story wise. Alan’s VA also gives a much better performance in these DLCs than in the main game too which is nice
Yep it's more Alan Wake
Alan Wake should have just had one DLC and it should have been this one.
Cool Dlc that in this version has the same issues as Episode 5 but to the extreme. Regular points where the visual glitches keep me from understanding anything that's happening on screen
Depois daquele sabor horrivel que The Signal deixou, a segunda DLC de Alan Wake, The Writer, simplesmente traz o refresco merecido para finalizar o jogo. Pegando toda a criatividade do episódio anterior e melhorando, aqui vemos um aprofundamento muito melhor na história do jogo, e fases divertidas de serem feitas. Admito que o final boss é bom, mas fica cansativo. Uma ótima DLC que, na minha opinião, deveria ser o final do jogo normal. Picotar assim foi uma péssima decisão, se você apagasse The Signal e colocasse isso no final do game principal (cortando outras partes, claro), teria feito a história ficar ainda melhor.
Less combat focused than the previous part of the DLC but all the more creative. It also offers some pretty great set pieces and interactions.
If you’re still on the fence about playing, the DLCs are not exactly life-changing, but I still wouldn’t wanna miss out on them before playing AW2.
If you’re still on the fence about playing, the DLCs are not exactly life-changing, but I still wouldn’t wanna miss out on them before playing AW2.
The better off the two DLC's. I do love how they both are warped distorted and incoherent versions of areas we've seen.
Makes me more excited for the second game.
Makes me more excited for the second game.
More flying boats please.
Wayyyyy better than The Signal. With a cool boss fight, a decent plot and character interactions, and an ending that actual means something in the end, this comes out being a decent DLC episode. Still really nothing special though.
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This was better than the first DLC but not by a huge margin. The combat felt more fun this time around with more interesting use of the games mechanics, but for some reason they had a platforming section towards the beginning? It's just kind of weird because the movement in this game doesn't really lend well to a platforming challenge. The story as a whole is more interesting yet still pretty light, all it really says is Alan Wake is trying to escape from the Dark Place which isn't that hard to figure out from the base game.
Continuation of the episode "Signal". As in the Signal episode, there is a gameplay based on shedding light on the words and turning them into reality, and this gameplay has parts that are used more creatively than the Signal episode, and thus, this was the episode I had the most fun with in the combat. In the story part, it ends the game by leaving question marks in the mind and does not explain many things to the player, but it still clarifies some things you were wondering about at the end of the main game. If you do not want to leave the story of the game unfinished, I recommend you play this additional episode, which has a gameplay time of 1 hour, after the "Signal" episode.
conclusive act for the alan wake 1 experience or at least thats what I think should I play American nightmare? ionno
anyho
wasn't a fan of the first dlc and am not a fan of this dlc it picks up where the first one left off and still plays on those chords: asset reuse same gameplay same enemies same story beats and somehow they also decided it was a good idea to implement platforming ??? youre joking
so again I probably said everything I wanted to say in the other dlc part because this is basically just a continuation of that one soooo yeah it's still mid I sure didn't want to play more Alan wake but I guess I'm just trying to cover all the bases before AW2
the story conclusion is still pretty confusing I thought these additional contents were gonna give some kind of explanation but to this moment I have no idea how the dark place and the normal world connect if Alan is actually mentally ill or its just about external influences where the fuck is the wife of this man and are the flashbacks he experience real events or just schizophrenia induced
I'm confused but I guess this is a vibes first game or at least that's what I felt
ughhhhhh so anyway can finally conclude the first games exploration its still not as good as I wanted it to be but I'm glad I played it before getting my hands on the second game
sassy barry slays
anyho
wasn't a fan of the first dlc and am not a fan of this dlc it picks up where the first one left off and still plays on those chords: asset reuse same gameplay same enemies same story beats and somehow they also decided it was a good idea to implement platforming ??? youre joking
so again I probably said everything I wanted to say in the other dlc part because this is basically just a continuation of that one soooo yeah it's still mid I sure didn't want to play more Alan wake but I guess I'm just trying to cover all the bases before AW2
the story conclusion is still pretty confusing I thought these additional contents were gonna give some kind of explanation but to this moment I have no idea how the dark place and the normal world connect if Alan is actually mentally ill or its just about external influences where the fuck is the wife of this man and are the flashbacks he experience real events or just schizophrenia induced
I'm confused but I guess this is a vibes first game or at least that's what I felt
ughhhhhh so anyway can finally conclude the first games exploration its still not as good as I wanted it to be but I'm glad I played it before getting my hands on the second game
sassy barry slays
Hell yeah dude
A little weaker than The Signal, I think. The setpieces are more ambitious but also jankier, and the plot is mainly just tying up loose ends as all the most interesting elements were pretty effectively established by the end of The Signal. The segment where you clear out rocks and use the lights to just decimate the Taken is cool but it's unfortunately immediately followed by an AWFUL boss fight. If you feel the need to put an unlimited supply of ammo in your boss arena you've probably fucked up. Still, not a bad time overall and provides a pretty satisfying end to the first entry in Alan Wake's story.
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The Writer - Honestly, one of my favourite parts of the game. The intuitive mechanics of shining on words from the manuscript was fascinating. It also got gut-wrenching at times, especially with the fake conversation with Alice and the final confrontation with Barry. The internal conflict throughout the episode completely nails the psychological thriller aspects of the game that I had come to love, too. I also really liked Zane's role, it created a cyclical structure similar to the beginning of the game. Lastly, the ending was the perfect cliffhanger, and I can't wait to see how Wake's journey continues in AW2, whether he returns to the real world or not.
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Fighting Barry was so tediously long. I don’t really like the dlc
Better than the "Signal" , but not much more
Comparing the previous DLC at least this one was fun. Using the "words" is an interesting mechanic that fits the narrative. Also story tidbits here are more interesting too. I liked environments and ending is intriguing. Overall, this one is good enough to play while "The Signal" was a literal chore to get through.
A very fitting "ending" to this absolute roller coaster of an experience. Some very fun level design on display here.
Provided the closure I needed for the game. I enjoyed how the environment was used within the episode.
Everything wrong with the "Signal" DLC was fixed. No stupid fighting, no janky enemies, just a normal Alan Wake level lol. Just wayyy too short (then again it's just a part 2 of the shit show of "the Signal")
A introspecção de Alan Wake, incrível.
Return
My expectations were 3000 feet beneath the floor after the first DLC, and The Writer at least gets back up to floor level, but not an inch higher. I admire the fact that they tried so many new things here instead of just making it another combat gauntlet, but just because they were new doesn't necessarily mean they were successful. A big chunk at the beginning was a platforming section, and I think that's all I really needed to see to know this still wasn't gonna be that great. I will say that the final fight was kinda neat, and I like the place the story ended up, but honestly I think I could've skipped both of these and not been confused at all. Just completely inessential, even if it's a bit more palatable.
Mechanically more creative than the first DLC, "The Signal", and a bit more meaty story-wise. A nice conclusion to the events of the base game.
still like this one more than the base game, but it has an odd tendency of hinting towards more nuance to alan's character then shutting that down. still some really cool setpieces here, i love the ferris-wheel-like one in the middle.
A good closure if you didnt know how long the sequel would take, but for this remaster its ok.
Pretty interesting use again for the light words in combat.
Pretty interesting use again for the light words in combat.
Fechadinha boa pra história de Alan Wake 1, com a mesma bagunça de gameplay mais um plataformer tanto faz, hype pra sequência.
Better than the first DLC but let down by some tedious platforming, however some nice story telling and interesting added details to the overall narrative that makes both DLCs pretty much essential for their plots alone.