If AWE was Remedy's way of setting up Alan Wake II, The Foundation seems to be their attempt at setting the stage for Control 2, whenever that comes out. I liked the story in this DLC, particularly for how it directly addresses the Bureau's relationship with the Board and the astral plane, something that is mainly taken as a given in the base game. Other than that I would say this was a slight let down. The Foundation itself is just a series of very similar looking caves covered in red sand, nowhere near as fun to explore (or just look at) as the Oldest House. This also doesn't really add much to the gameplay, other than the Hiss Sharpened enemies, who provide a bit of a new challenge. You get the new Fracture and Shape abilities, but they don't have any utility at all outside of the DLC. At least AWE gave us a new Service Weapon form, even if it was kind of lame.

It's another few hours of Control, a game that I like, so it's not bad, but it doesn't quite live up to the standards of the base game for me.