Alan Wake
Game » consists of 14 releases. Released May 14, 2010
- Xbox 360
- Xbox 360 Games Store
- PC
- Nintendo Switch
- + 4 more
- Xbox One
- PlayStation 4
- PlayStation 5
- Xbox Series X|S
When famous novelist Alan Wake goes on vacation with his wife Alice, he has no idea that the idyllic town of Bright Falls will soon be the site of a terrible battle between light and dark that could threaten everything, even Wake's own sanity.
The Next-Next DLC Episode for Alan Wake Priced, Detailed
Striking with a quasi-announcement while the flashlight is still hot (and probably unattainable for the first five minutes), Remedy Entertainment has announced, priced, and even detailed--albeit vaguely--the second downloadable add-on for its psychological-thriller-action-horror-game-thing, Alan Wake.
The new content is dubbed The Writer, according to a blurb that cropped up on the game's downloadable content menu late last week (see picture, stage right). It, seemingly, sets up the next-next phase of the game's core narrative: Mr. Wake knows his enemy, but still finds himself in a battle of survival against spooky junk. "Our second downloadable content pack, The Writer, finds Wake in strange circumstances," the blurb reads, "Now fully aware of the thing that opposes him, he must survive one increasingly nightmarish situation after another."
In other words, The Writer won't be about sunshine, kittens or rainbows. Not that we should expect such a thing considering what we've learned about the game's other piece of unreleased DLC. In the game's first add-on content, The Signal--which is due to hit July 27th and costs 800 Microsoft Points for anyone who bought the game "used" like a criminal--Wake will face "a threat unlike anything he's ever encounter before." But it's still a threat "he's intimately familiar with." He'll need to follow something called the "Signal" in order to "make sense of it all." Like a rainbow or a kitten has ever provided insight, right?
Like The Signal, The Writer has been priced at 800 Microsoft Points. No word on release date for this second pack, but the blurb does mention that it's "coming soon." I'm guessing that means August or so. So much for that "get all your DLC out within the first 60 seconds the game hits the streets" plan we hear so much about.
Striking with a quasi-announcement while the flashlight is still hot (and probably unattainable for the first five minutes), Remedy Entertainment has announced, priced, and even detailed--albeit vaguely--the second downloadable add-on for its psychological-thriller-action-horror-game-thing, Alan Wake.
The new content is dubbed The Writer, according to a blurb that cropped up on the game's downloadable content menu late last week (see picture, stage right). It, seemingly, sets up the next-next phase of the game's core narrative: Mr. Wake knows his enemy, but still finds himself in a battle of survival against spooky junk. "Our second downloadable content pack, The Writer, finds Wake in strange circumstances," the blurb reads, "Now fully aware of the thing that opposes him, he must survive one increasingly nightmarish situation after another."
In other words, The Writer won't be about sunshine, kittens or rainbows. Not that we should expect such a thing considering what we've learned about the game's other piece of unreleased DLC. In the game's first add-on content, The Signal--which is due to hit July 27th and costs 800 Microsoft Points for anyone who bought the game "used" like a criminal--Wake will face "a threat unlike anything he's ever encounter before." But it's still a threat "he's intimately familiar with." He'll need to follow something called the "Signal" in order to "make sense of it all." Like a rainbow or a kitten has ever provided insight, right?
Like The Signal, The Writer has been priced at 800 Microsoft Points. No word on release date for this second pack, but the blurb does mention that it's "coming soon." I'm guessing that means August or so. So much for that "get all your DLC out within the first 60 seconds the game hits the streets" plan we hear so much about.
not to sound like a dick or anything but usually when i read a giantbomb article i know within the first few sentences like 'oh this is jeff' or 'oh this is vinny' writing the article by the tone of the writing, and i've found all those dudes to have a pleasent, inviting tone.. i'm just not really gettin that feeling with this new dude. i'm definitely not gonna write him off yet, i'll give it a minute to sink in, but so far he's not coming off quite right for me.
the matt dude seems alright, the new brad not so much though.
and once again, not trying to be a dick, just throwing out my opinion.
I think it might be because the tone of the humour is a little more cynical? I get the same feeling, but it's hard to put my finger on it." not to sound like a dick or anything but usually when i read a giantbomb article i know within the first few sentences like 'oh this is jeff' or 'oh this is vinny' writing the article by the tone of the writing, and i've found all those dudes to have a pleasent, inviting tone.. i'm just not really gettin that feeling with this new dude. i'm definitely not gonna write him off yet, i'll give it a minute to sink in, but so far he's not coming off quite right for me. the matt dude seems alright, the new brad not so much though. and once again, not trying to be a dick, just throwing out my opinion. "
" @FUPA11 said:give it up haters....I think it might be because the tone of the humour is a little more cynical? I get the same feeling, but it's hard to put my finger on it. "" not to sound like a dick or anything but usually when i read a giantbomb article i know within the first few sentences like 'oh this is jeff' or 'oh this is vinny' writing the article by the tone of the writing, and i've found all those dudes to have a pleasent, inviting tone.. i'm just not really gettin that feeling with this new dude. i'm definitely not gonna write him off yet, i'll give it a minute to sink in, but so far he's not coming off quite right for me. the matt dude seems alright, the new brad not so much though. and once again, not trying to be a dick, just throwing out my opinion. "
" @stalefishies said:Go and listen to the destructoid podcast hosted by Brad N and you will change your minds." @FUPA11 said:give it up haters.... "I think it might be because the tone of the humour is a little more cynical? I get the same feeling, but it's hard to put my finger on it. "" not to sound like a dick or anything but usually when i read a giantbomb article i know within the first few sentences like 'oh this is jeff' or 'oh this is vinny' writing the article by the tone of the writing, and i've found all those dudes to have a pleasent, inviting tone.. i'm just not really gettin that feeling with this new dude. i'm definitely not gonna write him off yet, i'll give it a minute to sink in, but so far he's not coming off quite right for me. the matt dude seems alright, the new brad not so much though. and once again, not trying to be a dick, just throwing out my opinion. "
" @nail1080 said:I don't know why I feel like I have to defend Brad N, but give him a chance. Once you get his personality you'll like him way better." @stalefishies said:Go and listen to the destructoid podcast hosted by Brad N and you will change your minds. "" @FUPA11 said:give it up haters.... "I think it might be because the tone of the humour is a little more cynical? I get the same feeling, but it's hard to put my finger on it. "" not to sound like a dick or anything but usually when i read a giantbomb article i know within the first few sentences like 'oh this is jeff' or 'oh this is vinny' writing the article by the tone of the writing, and i've found all those dudes to have a pleasent, inviting tone.. i'm just not really gettin that feeling with this new dude. i'm definitely not gonna write him off yet, i'll give it a minute to sink in, but so far he's not coming off quite right for me. the matt dude seems alright, the new brad not so much though. and once again, not trying to be a dick, just throwing out my opinion. "
" @Vorbis said:Let Brad The Second alone. He's doing a good job!" @nail1080 said:I don't know why I feel like I have to defend Brad N, but give him a chance. Once you get his personality you'll like him way better. "" @stalefishies said:Go and listen to the destructoid podcast hosted by Brad N and you will change your minds. "" @FUPA11 said:give it up haters.... "I think it might be because the tone of the humour is a little more cynical? I get the same feeling, but it's hard to put my finger on it. "" not to sound like a dick or anything but usually when i read a giantbomb article i know within the first few sentences like 'oh this is jeff' or 'oh this is vinny' writing the article by the tone of the writing, and i've found all those dudes to have a pleasent, inviting tone.. i'm just not really gettin that feeling with this new dude. i'm definitely not gonna write him off yet, i'll give it a minute to sink in, but so far he's not coming off quite right for me. the matt dude seems alright, the new brad not so much though. and once again, not trying to be a dick, just throwing out my opinion. "
Nice to see more people producing DLC while the games still in development instead of putting all their resources into the retail game. I'm all for DLC, but two "episodes" only 2 months after release, this project $10 fad has got me worried for the future quality of retail games. I will probably still own the game by then, but I have trouble going back to games for DLC. Never got the fallout stuff or borderlands stuff.
Why do I get the impression this is going to be a horde mode thing with waves of enemies?
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