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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 62 Ratings

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

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  1. After playing through both The Signal and The Writer, the biggest impression I'm left with is that these two chunks of game (hateful combat aside) are better than anything that came on Alan Wake's retail disc. They illustrate Alan as a character, they immerse him in a world of his own internal madness, and they play to the strength of the premise in a way that actually makes sense. I can honestly say that if these levels had been included in the main campaign, my overall evaluation would've been significantly higher.
  2. The franchise's future looks - ahem - brighter, but we'd be best advised to withhold assent until the second extra episode, The Writer, is released later this year.
  3. The Signal is a great addition to the Alan Wake story but there is not enough here to really understand the reasoning behind it.