Should I play Foundation or AWE first?

[CJacobs]

Hi there, I played this game aaaages ago and really loved it, but that was before the Expeditions and two DLC expansions released. Now that they're out I'm giving it a replay, and I saw online that AWE unlocks just before the end of the game but Foundation unlocks afterward, even though they released in the opposite order.

I decided to just wait on AWE until after I beat the story so as to not interrupt the pacing, so that leads me to my question: For those that have played them both, which one makes for a better wrap-up to the Control story? Which one gives you weapons/powers/mods that you'll want to get some time to use before it ends, if either of them?

[cua_bien02]

I'm pretty confident I'm almost at the end of AWE and I am 2 missions into Foundation. I'll say play AWE first, it gives u a new weapon, a few new unique mods that are just plain awesome, so keep ur eyes peeled for them, but mostly because the story is a bit of a snoozefest if you haven't played Alan Wake. Hell I love Alan Wake but AWE is still kinda meh for me. Foundation seems to be diving headfirst into the lore of the Old House and the Board, so ye, leave that for last methink.

[Eisen]

Any more opinions on this? Glad to hear more perspectives, because I stand at the same choice.

[JocularJosh]

The foundation unlocks after the main story ends...and for a good reason.
I'd advise you to play that one last and AWE first.

[Larry]

Beat the game and then play Foundation followed by AWE as per the original release schedule.

AWE literally unlocks at the second to last mission so it may as well unlock after you've beaten the game. Plus Foundation is definitely harder however the fights are in open areas as opposed to AWE's very tight and dark interior combat areas. It feels better to go from the increase in difficulty from Foundation and then back to normalcy with AWE's difficulty which seems more in line with the base game's difficulty.

Foundation is pretty much a direct continuation on from when you finished the main game where AWE is completely independent of having beaten the game or not.

Honestly though, the DLCs are very short. I think Foundation took me around 5 hours in my leisure doing most of the collectible stuff and all of the side missions, etc.. AWE I'm still playing but I'm at least halfway through it and I've decided not to bother with the outfit you unlock(Basically just beating a horde mode twice, kill X amount of enemies twice, and then fighting every boss from the main game again ~ boring).