Alan Wake: The Writer (Xbox 360)

Alan Wake The Writer Review Xbox 360. Following on from The Signal, the second downloadable episode of the Alan Wake story wraps up some loose ends and unleashes what can only be described as a living roller coaster ride through the fantastical...

Wake up and smell the ashes.

Offering up a different, but complementary, experience to The Signal, The Writer is an excellent way to cap off the first "season" of Alan Wake. For those who have played through the main game as well as The Signal, it's also something of a must-have.

It's much better than The Signal. Depending on the tastes of the critic, The Writer might not review so favourably. But as a fan of Alan Wake, hopefully speaking to other fans of Alan Wake I can tell you that The Writer is immensely enjoyable.

The final DLC for Alan Wake is a compelling look into the desperation of a man teetering on the brink of insanity and it uses the game's crushing atmosphere to greater effect than ever before. It also hints that the game has great potential in both its...

This cynical refusal to respect the concept of a plot arc, effectively churning something out for as long as we'll tune in, just breeds anger and contempt. We could see Alan Wake treading just that path, and The Writer's dissatisfying conclusion keeps...

The Writer a must-play for anybody that downloaded The Signal as it wraps up the mini-story arc. In total, the two add-ons offer a great addendum to the main game, turning the final punctuation from a question mark to a period. Though The Writer may be...

Those of us who played the expansions didn't get a leg up on the disc-only folk. This appears to have been Remedy's goal, after all. From the outset, they've dulled the bold strokes of the Alan Wake concept in a desperation to ensure that everyone got...

The Writer is a clear improvement on the previous downloadable add-on, The Signal, in almost every way. The level design blends well with the fiction and restores the feeling of surprise that you don't often find in an epilogue. And though this episode...

Well paced, peppered with memorable set pieces, some narrative bombshells and just the right amount of combat to stitch everything together.