VGChartz’s Lee Mehr: “After nearly a year of finalizing drafts, polishing up blemishes, and writing what-if stories, The Lake House serves as a bittersweet swansong that’ll nonetheless satiate Alan Wake II fans. The problem, then, is more of what could’ve been. The return of the main game’s tone, while welcome, also brings with it issues about properly balancing the survival-horror tension without feeling unfair; in that regard, it’s occasionally mismanaged. The side story, while thematically-potent, is diminished by poor dialogue and not being as momentous as this story is owed. That doesn’t necessarily mean it ends with a whimper, but it was primed to end with an ear-ringing bang we’ll never hear.”
