Maybe it's because I did this before The Foundation, but the difficulty spike from the main game is really absurd in terms of the reaction time and avoidance of one-shots they're asking of the player here. I already maxed out my health and energy but still had to turn on immortality and one-hit kills for a couple encounters (and that awful final boss). Regardless, I liked the implementation of Alan Wake mechanics into Control's more interesting gameplay loop. In fact, I wish it went further and introduced the flashlight just for this section of the game. Seeing Alan Wake's lore recontextualized from the sterile viewpoint of the FBC makes me look forward to checking out Alan Wake 2 eventually.