Alan Wake downloadable episodes priced

By Tom Bramwell Published 18 June, 2010

The Signal and The Writer.

Remedy has said that its first two downloadable add-on episodes for Alan Wake will cost 560 Microsoft Points apiece (£4.76 / €6.72).

The Finnish developer confirmed the pricing to Joystiq.

The first of the two episodes, The Signal, is free to anyone who kept hold of the redeemable code that came with new copies of Alan Wake, and is out on 27th July.

The second episode, The Writer, will be 560 MSP and will be followed by a third episode later in the year. (Update: Whoops, no it won't! Sorry about that.)

Alan Wake is a psychological action-adventure in which a man with writer's block runs around the woods shooting shadows with his light-gun. We liked it a fair bit.

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  • Skooch #1 2 years ago

    After playing it I thought the review score was fair. The gameplay is relatively basic but it does have some nice visuals and a great storyline. I still get frustated even now though by the constant 'reload weapon' 'reload flashlight' 'reload weapon' etc. etc. that I seem to get into when fighting on the harder difficulty levels.

  • Darren #2 2 years ago

    I really wouldn't mind seeing this game on the PC. Perhaps it will happen and we'll get all the DLC included too? It was originally planned as a PC game so it's a shame if the original platform never got the game. Remedy did start off on the PC after all.

  • brseg #3 2 years ago

    I'll get the full 'game of the year' edition with all this dlc bundled. Let me know when its done.

    (bet I get negged for this but I dont care. If it takes 5 years to make a game, seems odd to take bits out and sell them afterwards as some kind of bonus content. Doesnt sound as bad as AC2 dlc though, granted).
    Edited by brseg at 18/06/10 @ 10:51

  • Yossarian #4 2 years ago

    Still the Game of the Year.

  • Eraysor #5 2 years ago

    Definitely more than a 7/10 for me, I really enjoyed it.

  • AcheHurts #6 2 years ago

    Remedy are not making a third DLC pack right now...

    http://forum.alanwake.com/showthread.php...

  • sfp_noodle #7 2 years ago

    I honestly believe that the the reason they cancelled it on the PC is because they'd have one less game to market as a 360 exclusive. When a game comes out on both 360 and PC, you can't really call that an exclusive. It's why I think MS don't want any more Gears of War or Halo games coming out on the PC. It makes the 360 appear as a non essential console if big games like that appear on the PC. This is just my opinion of course. There may be other reasons but we shall never know

  • Cronan #8 2 years ago

    I'm playing Episode Four at the moment, and enjoying it a lot, but the game-play mechanics are already getting a bit old. I'm not sure how keen I am to hold onto this game after 27th July.

  • lennon #9 2 years ago

    July the 27th thats ages away :(

    Oh well I suppose it gives me time to complete the game on the hardest level.

  • metalmike25 #10 2 years ago

    I'm playing it at the minute. it seems like a good game but not amazing. i'm not far in but i take it the gameplay expands a bit as you progress? the shooting is getting a bit dull for me but there have been some cool moments in the game
    Edited by metalmike25 at 18/06/10 @ 11:17

  • DiamondIce #11 2 years ago

    I am really looking forward to these.

    I'll bite my tongue (well fingers) in regards to my thoughts on the review...

  • evild_edd #12 2 years ago

    AW is still on my to-buy list, but with a couple of other titles to play I'm hoping it will come down in price a little (seems to still be £40 everywhere...?). Would happily spend £25-£30 on the game for a new copy, just as I did with Bayonetta a couple of months after launch.

    Anyway, looking forward to the game despite the not quite stella reviews, and always open to some decent DLC.

  • Dr.Frappers #13 2 years ago

    @Yossarian
    + 1 to you - i agree - i love this game for what it is.
    Think it's had some bad press it didn't deserve because of the long dev time - even though Remedy have gone out of their way to explain why (i.e. they are a very small developer and spent nearly a year polishing it)

  • ronuds #14 2 years ago

    I'm loving the game. I'm taking it a bit slower and only playing 1 or 2 episodes a week - and I can't get enough! I think if you play any game for however-many hours straight, it'll seem dull after a while.

  • GamesConnoisseur #15 2 years ago

    Even Uncharted 2 can get dull and old.... If you plays it over and over. Which is why most gamers seem to think it's sufficient to play it once or twice to preserves the experience and then perhaps once a year or two get it out again.

    I still think Alan Wake is still quite good and got some anti-hype because of long development time, look at negative posts for GT5.

    Looking forward to additional episodes.

  • sfp_noodle #16 2 years ago

    ^^^

    That is by far the most balanced arguement I have ever read from you. Let's see if you can actually do that for a PS3 game from now on eh?

  • PoundHound #17 2 years ago

    @Evild-edd - Everywhere I look it's reduced to £29.99.

    I loved AW. It's equal with ME2 as my game of the year so far. I've played it through 3 times and not once, at any point in the game, felt bored. I actually found the combat quite stressful on the highest difficulty. It never became repetitive for me.

    I think this will be the first time I'll buy additional content for a game too, which is a measure of how much I liked it.

  • MiY4MOTO #18 2 years ago

    I'm playing through it now for the third time and I'm still really enjoying it.

    The combat mechanic hasn't got old for me, on nightmare as @poundhound says the combat is pretty stressful in places and really keeps you on your toes.

    I've not found the combat half as repetitive as I found Uncharted 2 which I felt artificially lengthened the game by putting in waves of enemies in a series of unnecessary combat set pieces. It's still not quite as polished as Uncharted 2 felt, or Mass Effect 2 (which is easily my game of the year so far).

    But if anyone is sitting on the fence about Alan Wake, don't! It's a great game which has had some unnecessarily harsh press in my opinion. You'll be hard pushed to find a more atmospheric experience on any platform, with stunning visuals and the best lighting in a game to date.

  • spudsbuckley #19 2 years ago

    I loved the game, shame the third DLC isn't happening. Obviously it didn't sell well enough to merit the development cost so they're just putting out what they have done now :(
    Edited by spudsbuckley at 18/06/10 @ 13:40

  • Dolly #20 2 years ago

    Loved 99% of Alan Wake, in that it was pretty much an unofficial Twin Peaks game. The only thing that was a bit disappointing after a while was the lack of variety in the enemies. I think it layed the foundation well for a cracking sequel though, if they mix things up a bit in this regard :)

  • mkreku #21 2 years ago

    So.. is it coming to PC yet? Not that I'm holding my breath or anything after the announced it wasn't open world anymore..

  • andywilkie35 #22 2 years ago

    Want this now, finished it a couple of weeks ago, absolutely brilliant.

  • Cider-X #23 2 years ago

    biggest 7/10 there ever was.

  • Rodchenko #24 2 years ago

    As others have said: the repetitive 'Taken' are a bit grinding, but it scores big on atmosphere and setting. On my second playthrough now and looking forward to the DLC.

  • Seabeast #25 2 years ago

    A great game that got underscored in pretty much all reviews. The Eurogamer review was by far the worst imo.

    I really enjoyed AW, the last chapter felt a little rushed (suprising considering the length of time it took to come out) but overall a fantastic game that deserved much better scores in reviews.

    I will do the DLC and another run through the main game before the release of AW2 :)

  • BillyBrush #26 2 years ago

    Looking forward to the DLC. If all games were as high quality as this i'd be a happy bunny.

  • metalangel #27 2 years ago

    I'm with brseg and others on this... I'm through with buying games on release when I can just wait several months and get the game as it should have been for the same price.

  • StooMonster #28 2 years ago

    I like this game, except for the expressionless / plastic / Thunderbird like faces of the characters.

  • Metalartin #29 2 years ago

    So after the dust has settled, plenty of people have played it and the majority vote is the EG review was over the top harsh for what seems to me appoaching must buy if you are at all interested in the genre.

    Think I can safely add Alan Wake to my want list now then, bought Dead Space through the positive reaction from gamers after release too. I think I will adopt that approach more often when I suspect a reviewer has been too harsh or generous, it happens though where ever you get your reveiws from there will be cases like that.
    Edited by Metalartin at 21/06/10 @ 20:39

  • dingo75 #30 2 years ago

    Alan Wake: Director's Cut (PC) incl. all DLC.
    Come on Remedy you want it, too!