Control

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7.5

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  1. josefpadrio
    May 23, 2020
    1
    Very disappointing. Extremely repetitive and boring.
    RTX effects quickly becomes meaningless in a bland environment which is same everywhere.
    Firing at very similar soulless enemies all the time using the same gun.
    Same environment everywhere, same enemies, same gun, meaningless story.
  2. Maurenos
    May 18, 2020
    7
    This is a well-made third person shooter game. Not too long, not too short. Just perfect. If you have a spare weekend and you happen to be a Remedy Entertainment fan then this game might be for you.

    It's a supernatural thriller that takes place in an eerie building. There is a lot of backtracking and killing hordes of the same enemies over and over again, but the game offers you some    This is a well-made third person shooter game. Not too long, not too short. Just perfect. If you have a spare weekend and you happen to be a Remedy Entertainment fan then this game might be for you.

    It's a supernatural thriller that takes place in an eerie building. There is a lot of backtracking and killing hordes of the same enemies over and over again, but the game offers you some decent skill trees as well as supernatural abilities that help you to kill all these bizarre things.

    The plot is also decent - if you liked Alan Wake then you should be satisfied. There is not much of a twist here but it's also well-made like the core gameplay elements.

    In general, if you happen to stumble upon this game on some kind of sale, just buy it if you like such kind of games. If I recall correctly, the game utilizes the same engine that was used in Quantum Break.    … Expand
  3. Sin2x
    May 1, 2020
    9
    Old-school gaming at its finest, Remedy does not disappoint. I wish Resident Evil 3 remake was done by them, it woud have been so much better.
  4. StoiaAlex
    Apr 24, 2020
    7
    This was a wonderful random discovery for me.
    Very fun to play with a very interesting story that is not superficially constructed -if it wasn't for the mysterious plot I would have find it boring eventually -
    And for my surprise the game's fighting mechanics almost tops mass effect's. And this is maybe its crown!
  5. nmayx
    Apr 21, 2020
    10
    Very nice game with difficult to understand the story but when you do it become very interesting, about gameplay i can tell that some boses is difficult to defeat because of not simple mechanic of the game.
  6. mahina
    Apr 19, 2020
    10
    its is very good game. i like RT and DLSS effects.i really wish for more games like this
  7. Aim45
    Apr 17, 2020
    2
    Overrated, Overhyped, Boring, Tedious, Frustrating, Repetitive -> just some words to describe this crap

    The first hours of the game are ok-ish, the story starts with lots of mystery, but it gets repetitive very very quickly. The story is interesting, in the beginning at least, but the mystery never unfolds! It gets more and more mysterious, confusing and you'll just lose interest    Overrated, Overhyped, Boring, Tedious, Frustrating, Repetitive -> just some words to describe this crap

    The first hours of the game are ok-ish, the story starts with lots of mystery, but it gets repetitive very very quickly. The story is interesting, in the beginning at least, but the mystery never unfolds! It gets more and more mysterious, confusing and you'll just lose interest eventually, because it really gets stupid and ridiculous after a while. The writer really tried too hard with it, he just wanted to put more and more mystery into it to make it more interesting, but he pretty much failed to make it so.

    The entire game is so **** repetitive. There are different sections and you will unlock them by progressing through the game, BUT they all look the same. The level design is one of the worst things, it super, super repetitive. Also, you will be backtracking ALOT, as if it's not enough that the level design is repetitive, you'll go through the same rooms over and over again.

    Next, the navigation: BLEAH, this is really the worst navigation i've seen in any game, like ever. Sometimes, it is so hard to find out through which narrow corridor you have to go to get somewhere, many times you'll teleport right near the objective, but because of a wall or some stupid crap you'll have to go round the entire map to get there. Really, why do they have to do this?!?! Why do they have to make you go round a **** map to get to the objective which is a few meters from you, but cannot get there because of a window, wall or some other stupid **** You'll end up looking on youtube to see where to go and which direction you have to take, but even on youtube, the guys who are recording the walkthrough are searching for the direction, room, the narrow corridor or a **** lift to get to the objective. It's like Remedy deliberately made this game super frustrating to navigate around.

    Next, CHEAP DEATHS: yes, the game itself is pretty easy when you're fighting regular enemies, but when you have to fight a boss, it gets reaaaaly frustrating, painfully difficult, and you'll die, ALOT. They are super unpredictable and you'll die in one shot or so. It is just stupid, they tried too hard to make it challenging and as a result, they filled it with super cheap deaths.

    The characters, same as with the story, dull and uninteresting, this jesse faden is one of the most uninteresting main characters i've ever seen. The rest of them were so boring that they were super forgettable, i cannot think about any other character in the game, other than that stupid Emily Pope.

    I just finished the quest "The Face of the Enemy" but really, i completely stopped caring about it, the game got so boring that i just couldn't bring myself to finish it, i just uninstalled it because it got so boring, tedious and repetitive.

    I really wanted to like this game, but i just cannot see why it is so highly rated, it's absolutely NOTHING special, it really doesn't deserve a full price. I think it's pretty clear that Remedy paid to have good reviews for it, otherwise the game would've gotten just 5-6 on average. I wouldn't be surprised if the good user reviews on this platforms are written by Remedy staff.    … Expand
  8. pongkrit03
    Apr 16, 2020
    4
    Definitely overhyped. I don't know why the critics gave very high score. I bought the game expecting very awesome experience, stunning graphic, but it is not the case at all. First, the game drains a lot of your GPU but only has mediocre graphic and poor environment. Nothing looks beautiful here because you are always in the building. The game extremely wants players to use RTX for RayDefinitely overhyped. I don't know why the critics gave very high score. I bought the game expecting very awesome experience, stunning graphic, but it is not the case at all. First, the game drains a lot of your GPU but only has mediocre graphic and poor environment. Nothing looks beautiful here because you are always in the building. The game extremely wants players to use RTX for Ray tracing, It has too much different, like you won't be able to see through mirror without Ray tracing. However, even with tracing, the environment still felt bland and uninteresting. Action is ok for the most part but the worst here is the Story. You don't know what you are doing and where you are going and enemies are just respawned out of nowhere and have boring same looks as well. The building felt like maze, then you are teleported to some another bland demension, once you clear obj then teleported back in the bulid, then after move from room to room, kill some repeptitive enemies, again teleported repeat cycle. Map design is very confused and hard to navigate in menu too.

    All in all, I tried to like it, but I couldn't. Playing it for 5 hrs then gave up. I couldn't tolerate myself any further. Don't buy this game, It is not worth it even with the 70% sale !! just don't.    … Expand
  9. Radianser
    Apr 14, 2020
    8
    Плюсы:
    1) классная графика
    2) отличные звуки и озвучка 3) нетипичный сюжет (до конца сохраняется загадка, и мне до последнего момента хотелось разобраться что же тут черт возьми происходит) 4) приятный геймплей Минусы: 1) такая себе оптимизация 2) задалбывает, когда умираешь в битве с боссом, бежать через половину карты, чтобы попробовать снова. Ну а в целом игра классная, мне    Плюсы:
    1) классная графика
    2) отличные звуки и озвучка
    3) нетипичный сюжет (до конца сохраняется загадка, и мне до последнего момента хотелось разобраться что же тут черт возьми происходит)
    4) приятный геймплей

    Минусы:
    1) такая себе оптимизация
    2) задалбывает, когда умираешь в битве с боссом, бежать через половину карты, чтобы попробовать снова.

    Ну а в целом игра классная, мне понравилась)    … Expand
  10. dyeah
    Apr 14, 2020
    2
    A great story and game totally ruined by absurd difficulty spikes and terribly placed save points. Battles can last several minutes and finish with you getting instakilled by a single lucky shot by one Hiss enemy. Most of the time it is not even clear how you die because of the saturated red screen. So sad to see a great concept and world ruined by the "try-hard" crap design. Fail.
  11. Lefteris_Kyrou
    Apr 13, 2020
    8
    I absolutely loved Control. Spectacular original experience. The definition of "fun to play" game. Stunning graphics, in my case with Ray Tracing on the experience was jaw-dropping. The story was strange and sometimes hard to understand but that's what made me love it. For me easily the game of the year. Well done Remedy!
  12. Black7
    Apr 13, 2020
    6
    Очень средненькая игрушка.
    Хотели сделать крутой сюжет, но перемудрили и в итоге получилось это.
    На последней миссии чуть не дропнул, затянуто и неинтересно.
  13. Muyrka
    Apr 7, 2020
    8
    High quality adventure shooter with very unusual and gripping setting. Stories are fantastic, acting - superb.
    There are some glitches here and there, respawning enemies, way form respawn point to objective is a pain and the most annoying feature - inability to change difficulty settings. It would be 10/10 for me if not for hardcore fights.
    I was frustrated to a point of dropping the    High quality adventure shooter with very unusual and gripping setting. Stories are fantastic, acting - superb.
    There are some glitches here and there, respawning enemies, way form respawn point to objective is a pain and the most annoying feature - inability to change difficulty settings. It would be 10/10 for me if not for hardcore fights.
    I was frustrated to a point of dropping the game several times, because bosses are so very annoying.    … Expand
  14. squalledu86
    Apr 5, 2020
    10
    Nice game overall. Just want to make a remark on RT. Maybe this is the first RT game that I play and can tell the difference. Like, I don't remember my console games to look and reflect like that. If you have a GPU that supports RT maybe this game is worth checking out. I played on a 2070 and made some tweaks to the auto graphics settings, I did get some performance issues but minor I'dNice game overall. Just want to make a remark on RT. Maybe this is the first RT game that I play and can tell the difference. Like, I don't remember my console games to look and reflect like that. If you have a GPU that supports RT maybe this game is worth checking out. I played on a 2070 and made some tweaks to the auto graphics settings, I did get some performance issues but minor I'd say. With RT on I can only remember some drops in frame rate in non-crittical stages of the game. I mean, like during boss fights or enemies encounters in general I don't remember having major issues even with RT on which is great (AFAIR).Lastly, a game where you play like a Jedi having the skill to manipulate objects from a distance, that's a cool mechanic, how has no one thought about a game like this before? :-) (if there's a game with this mechanic out there I just don't know it or don't remember it right now) Using these special powers is nice. The game is a bit more challenging than usual but it's still playable. If interested maybe one of those spring sales that are going on right now might be worth checking. Happy gaming :-)… Expand
  15. BFM
    Apr 5, 2020
    3
    Remedy, the Studio behind the ground breaking Max Payne 2, has forgotten how to make a PC game.
    The bad framerate, the forced motion blur, the lack of MSAA, the bad translation of console controls to keyboard & mouse.
    The graphics are horrible, as everything got a grainy, fuzzy, grizzle, that changes with every camera move. I guess this is ok for console players who sit far away from    Remedy, the Studio behind the ground breaking Max Payne 2, has forgotten how to make a PC game.
    The bad framerate, the forced motion blur, the lack of MSAA, the bad translation of console controls to keyboard & mouse.

    The graphics are horrible, as everything got a grainy, fuzzy, grizzle, that changes with every camera move. I guess this is ok for console players who sit far away from their TV, but on PC, this is just butt ugly.

    And the gameplay itself ... is okay.
    The system of having just one weapon and selecting transformations to switch between isn't fun,
    but you spend 90% if the game throwing rocks into enemies anyways.
    The enemies are all pretty boring and generic, and they respawn all the time.

    The world itself is a rather boring, sometimes cool building that you never leave.
    It's all very clinical uninspired, but it works.
    The decision to make this game non-linear was the biggest mistake, as the developer jumps on the overrated and over-done metroid-vania bandwagon, to sacrifice good level design for the sake of backtracking.

    The bad map system doesn't help.
    Some boss fights are good, but the final part of the game seems like it was developed 1 week before the game was finished.
    (Not that you would care about the unappealing characters in this game anyways, starting with Jesse herself.)

    Unless you are a hardcore metrod-vania fan, you will find yourself rooting for the game to finally be over. You just want to be done, so you can uninstall it forever .
    If you are a fan of Max Payne 1 and 2, I am sorry to say that the Remedy that mode those masterpieces is dead now.    … Expand
  16. OHIC
    Mar 29, 2020
    10
    This might be my favourite ever game world. I think it's perfectly pitched, in terms of lore vs gameplay. You get a great movement and combat system, so if you're not into reading logs and watching monitor clips then you still get a great game. That said, there are hitches where, if you miss a stray comment, you might end up lost for what to do at times, and the map/navigation system isThis might be my favourite ever game world. I think it's perfectly pitched, in terms of lore vs gameplay. You get a great movement and combat system, so if you're not into reading logs and watching monitor clips then you still get a great game. That said, there are hitches where, if you miss a stray comment, you might end up lost for what to do at times, and the map/navigation system is pretty terrible (but don't worry, it gets better! Once you figure it out, it does eventually get a lot easier to traverse the world).

    But aside from those minor issues, it's a fantastic game that only gets better in the DLC, where the movement system and combat options combine to give you unusual puzzles. This is one of those games where you shouldn't think "main missions > side missions", since side missions are some of the best parts of the game. It's nice to see a game that doesn't force you to see all its tricks, but it would be a great shame if you stormed through the game and decided you were done. There's a whole other game's worth hiding, so explore, keep going back to talk to characters, whatever you can do to find all the secrets. Still, I do like the modesty of the game that I can have conversations with other players where each of us has seen whole missions that the other has not, and then go back to catch up.    … Expand
  17. kevin32
    Mar 29, 2020
    10
    It's a my kind of game...
    I think not everybody likes this game but SOMEONE shall.
    hope 2 will come out.
  18. BKsniperguy
    Mar 25, 2020
    9
    First 2/3 of the game is pretty boring (storywise) and the gameplay is great but fairly repedative in the same vein as doom 2016 although not quite as extreme. The last 3rd of the game is fantastic, so much so that I'm giving it 9/10 overall. Art style is fantastic and the combat flows really well, even if it isn't nearly as fast paced as something like doom.
    Graphics : 10/10
    Gameplay:    First 2/3 of the game is pretty boring (storywise) and the gameplay is great but fairly repedative in the same vein as doom 2016 although not quite as extreme. The last 3rd of the game is fantastic, so much so that I'm giving it 9/10 overall. Art style is fantastic and the combat flows really well, even if it isn't nearly as fast paced as something like doom.
    Graphics : 10/10
    Gameplay: 9/10
    Story (in the last 3rd): 10/10
    Story (in the first 2/3): 3/10    … Expand
  19. SirFaulty
    Mar 22, 2020
    3
    Typical Remedy rubbish, at this point I still don't know why I continue to support their games. The story is absolute trash, the combat is incredibly frustrating, especially with all the bloody cool downs
    (from weapons to powers), yet enemies seem to be able to spam combat actions repeatedly which often results in a lot, and I mean a lot, of trial and error gameplay.
    The artificial    Typical Remedy rubbish, at this point I still don't know why I continue to support their games. The story is absolute trash, the combat is incredibly frustrating, especially with all the bloody cool downs
    (from weapons to powers), yet enemies seem to be able to spam combat actions repeatedly which often results in a lot, and I mean a lot, of trial and error gameplay.

    The artificial difficulty is further inflated by the terribly designed boss fights that are so cheap you will be clawing the walls with no nails left on your fingers the nearer the end you get because there is nothing skillful required here as the game throws hordes and hordes of frustratingly difficult enemies at you all at once which will test the patience of every normal gamer out there who isn't trying to prove he/she is god's glorious gift to gaming. The game simply becomes one of attrition the further into it you get and that is not my idea of fun, at all!

    It is also coupled with one of the most infuriating maps I have seen in a long time. So much time is wasted trying to get around its serpentine labyrinthe of a map because you have no objective markers to help you along the way. While I get some may enjoy this, I find it frustrating as I don't play games in one weekend like some people. My gaming window, because I am a working adult , is small. Leave the game unplayed for a few days or weeks and you will be totally lost when it comes to the map and remembering where things are. Not that that should be the biggest of your worries because the game will annoy you so much that you won't want to touch it for weeks. I installed this 7 months ago and I literally play 15 min of it before I can't take anymore of it. Sadly when I start something I have to see it to the end, so at this point it's just that compulsion that is driving me forward not because I am invested in the character, the world or the game at all.

    F**k Remedy and f**k this **** game. I am out. No more of your horribly designed crap will clog my systems going forward no matter how good it looks on the outside.

    I am giving it a 3 because it looks relatively good on PC and plays very smoothly but that is the only pro.    … Expand
  20. NanoThunderGod
    Mar 21, 2020
    9
    I played control because I got it on a sale. I wanted to play it since it was from the developers of Alan Wake, one of my favorite games for the Xbox 360. I was not disappointed, the game has a great story and characters since the beginning. It is a must have if you like Action Horror games.
  21. GoodMorningAss
    Mar 6, 2020
    5
    This may be for someone a "masterpiece" I have not mastered, too boring. The wait was a completely different project. The graphics and destruction are excellent.
  22. SilverOrlov
    Mar 5, 2020
    9
    This game is a "picture". Not an action movie, not a story book, but a picture, that shows us an unusual and mysterious place, with its secrets and changing environment. Some paranormal things and events and at the same time it does not forget to treat the visitor of this place with dangerous and unknown enemies. Often you can hear the complaints of players that there is no plot or that itThis game is a "picture". Not an action movie, not a story book, but a picture, that shows us an unusual and mysterious place, with its secrets and changing environment. Some paranormal things and events and at the same time it does not forget to treat the visitor of this place with dangerous and unknown enemies. Often you can hear the complaints of players that there is no plot or that it is excessively obscure, confused, paranormal. But the problem with these players is that they "only see the top of the iceberg." This game has a plot and a story that really has a very unstable shape like a simple long stick, this plot can be seen and almost completely understood if you are more attentive to the game than to a simple ordinary shooter. And even so, the cornerstone of the game is not in the plot, but in architecture, atmosphere, light design ... Control ... the situation in the building, key points, objects of power and so on.
    Well, for those who are especially persistent, they have notes, correspondence, recordings on a voice recorder, video tapes.
    I really want to see a sequel that would either put "all the points in place" or give an open but adequate ending to the whole story.
    This game for me is a "Magnum opus" of Remedi studio .    … Expand
  23. geesloper
    Feb 22, 2020
    9
    Brilliant, really enjoyed this game. Fun gameplay, an amazingly well-thought narrative, lots of opportunity to roam and explore.
  24. Gamerjohn
    Feb 21, 2020
    0
    Doesn't launch all the time, and its slow even on my 2080. Developer slow to patch bugs.
  25. microbee
    Feb 18, 2020
    3
    Flashy combat.. cant see much there. While i do enjoy good effects and this game has plenty - i wish i could see past them, not struggle to aim. Destructive surroundings are good though (reminds me of F.E.A.R). Start of the game is promising, you are skillfully introduced to the basics but from there, it kinda goes downhill. The idea of a building where it all happens is appealing to me.Flashy combat.. cant see much there. While i do enjoy good effects and this game has plenty - i wish i could see past them, not struggle to aim. Destructive surroundings are good though (reminds me of F.E.A.R). Start of the game is promising, you are skillfully introduced to the basics but from there, it kinda goes downhill. The idea of a building where it all happens is appealing to me. This game could be alot more.. i can already see the vision of it and so do you (when you finish it i assure you).. I dont want to spoil much lets just say i expected more from Remedy. While i did play the whole game i wasnt involved in the journey that much. Remedy showed their talent in the past sadly this time, i was dissapointed. Not sure where to start. The game quickly became repetitive and boring. Weapons are boring , i prefer more realistic approach like in the past. Expeditions are just hilarious, randomization/timer ruins the experience (feels like a speedrunner was testing those) especially since weapons and abilities are weak .. enemies become bullet sponges. I can see fun in that but for me, it was quite a frustrating experience. Maybe difficulty levels wouldnt harm this game. Dont expect alot of colors.. prepare for white or red light in your face.. watch your eyes with this one.I dont recommend playing it on big TV.. Lack of variety overall - similiar rooms and weapons, same upgrades and enemies most of the time and because of that, gameplay suffers. Tempo could save that aspect of the game but it's not done well. Freedom feels confusing in a maze. Somewhat confusing "puzzle" sections as well. Story is confusing..which some may like but i didnt, characters are just non believable so i didn't really care.. . Rtx is not optimized. I think the worst thing about Control is that it feels quite rushed. I think quantum break is much better game than this one.. Remedy, Alan Wake (or something like Max Payne.. where you nailed the atmosphere, tempo and gameplay) would be much better choice..for your next title.. show these nextgen gamers how it's done.. Sound is good, there are some great moments while playing nevertheless. Some people may like Control and i understand. It feels like a combination of all of your previous titles and experience but its like you werent given enough time to polish it properly. To sum it up, I am too spoiled by Max Payne and Alan Wake to give this a good score. Or maybe we as a whole should lower our standards (of expectations, ability,..)? Make a mix of max payne 1 and die hard 1.. action packed skyscaper with weird **** going on, visible exterior, changing weather, nightday cycle, realistic weapons, encounters from bottom to top, sharper graphics with less bloom, a few crazy moments and bring back comic book style narrative.
    3.4    … Expand
  26. NerdN8
    Feb 18, 2020
    10
    Очень понравилась эта игра в первую очередь за шикарную атмосферу и отличный сюжет, а так же его подачу. Великолепная графика и музыкальное сопровождение. Немного не понравилась стрельба, но использование способностей это компенсирует. Игра довольно сложная местами, однако больше получил удовольствие от этого, нежили раздражение. Много отсылок к другой отличной игре от этой студии. ИграОчень понравилась эта игра в первую очередь за шикарную атмосферу и отличный сюжет, а так же его подачу. Великолепная графика и музыкальное сопровождение. Немного не понравилась стрельба, но использование способностей это компенсирует. Игра довольно сложная местами, однако больше получил удовольствие от этого, нежили раздражение. Много отсылок к другой отличной игре от этой студии. Игра явно не для широкой массы которая не привыкла к сложностям и тому что в подобных играх надо мозги включать. В общем доволен на 100% и жду dlc!… Expand
  27. alanwaketan
    Feb 17, 2020
    9
    没有RTX加持的情况下大概也就八分的样子。但是在RTX加持下，Control真的是把光线追踪融入到了整个游戏gameplay当中，比如用各种微妙的光影效果来引导游戏推进，海市蜃楼motel里就用光影来暗示哪间房间打开了。再加上加入大量玻璃钢筋等可以着重强调光线反射的现代素材，真的是一个栩栩如生美轮美奂的世界。这一脚踢开了次世代的大门，不愧是RTX大型宣传片。没有RTX加持的情况下大概也就八分的样子。但是在RTX加持下，Control真的是把光线追踪融入到了整个游戏gameplay当中，比如用各种微妙的光影效果来引导游戏推进，海市蜃楼motel里就用光影来暗示哪间房间打开了。再加上加入大量玻璃钢筋等可以着重强调光线反射的现代素材，真的是一个栩栩如生美轮美奂的世界。这一脚踢开了次世代的大门，不愧是RTX大型宣传片。
  28. C-A
    Feb 13, 2020
    9
    A breath of a fresh air game to play, with a nice combat system, especially later in the game naturally.
    The story is good and it has good weird characters. This is a game you should try to play not only the story quest but also the side quest or you just miss almost half of the quality that control has to offer, including some of the better boss fights!
  29. PanMrkvicka
    Feb 12, 2020
    8
    Really loved the smooth gameplay that is so much fun. Sadly very repetitive and enemy variety is missing. Bosses are meh but story is pure remedy I liked it.
  30. skeith
    Feb 8, 2020
    9
    The developers of Alan Wake once again surprised me with another masterpiece. Thanks. Love the weird story and awesome gameplay, but I really dislike the overly maze-like map.
  31. Drezor
    Feb 5, 2020
    8
    Finished the game the other day and feel like I had to register and leave my thoughts on it.

    Despite hellishly boring action part of the game even with all those paranatural powers until you get one specific that make you feel more like a God, what makes it bearable and story that focuses rather on the world of the game than key characters (everyone forgot word "balance" apparently),    Finished the game the other day and feel like I had to register and leave my thoughts on it.

    Despite hellishly boring action part of the game even with all those paranatural powers until you get one specific that make you feel more like a God, what makes it bearable and story that focuses rather on the world of the game than key characters (everyone forgot word "balance" apparently), I'm gonna rate the game 8/10 due to creativity put into all those OOPs' effect, Threshold kids cartoon + live cinematics - actor playing Casper Darling was just perfect + environment destructibility.

    And at some point, when I stepped into Ashtray Maze with janitor's walk-man, I kept asking myself again and again: "Why the hell doesn't entire game look like this? This is just epic".

    So, I'd say Remedy need to remind themselves how to keep balance between game aspects, cause the game could be much much much better than it is. It's still good enough, though    … Expand
  32. valek_krak
    Feb 1, 2020
    9
    Very good and deep story, awesome destructions and action. Must-play for SCP foundation fans btw. Enjoyed it on 2080 with raytracing. Tip: medium preset and high makes almost no difference but big perfomance improvement
  33. DarthPadme
    Jan 31, 2020
    7
    This game was pretty good. Remedy and 505 did a fine job optimizing a solid experience that ran well on PC hardware and was forward-thinking in the space, with RTX touches not seen in many titles yet. A mix of Psi-Ops and FEAR, Control sees you play Jesse Faden as you begin to unravel a poorly-told story about the Federal Bureau of Control, the massive facility you start off in and areThis game was pretty good. Remedy and 505 did a fine job optimizing a solid experience that ran well on PC hardware and was forward-thinking in the space, with RTX touches not seen in many titles yet. A mix of Psi-Ops and FEAR, Control sees you play Jesse Faden as you begin to unravel a poorly-told story about the Federal Bureau of Control, the massive facility you start off in and are suddenly director of (and immediately accepted by absolutely everyone), your past, and various powerful artifacts and objects of power hidden within. You unlock new abilities along the way, including some you can simply skip if you aren't going out of your way enough, and collect bits and bobs that allow you to upgrade them and your weapons.

    Overall the experience was pretty streamlined, but a poor map, awkward pacing, odd live-action vs. animated cutscenes (and poor facial capture), and janky controls for some later abilities prevented me feeling truly "in control". The story really wants you to just accept it so earenstly but it could have been so much more. I liked my 10 hours or so with the game, but is it 2019's game of the year? No way.    … Expand
  34. Filthyfrank69
    Jan 26, 2020
    10
    It's just awesome, everything from graphics to gameplay is good, i loved the story too, would recommend everybody to play control
  35. VmsCritic
    Jan 26, 2020
    9
    I was constantly surprised by how original and immersive this game design, storytelling, landscape, cinematography this game has. This game took the immersive games and storytelling to another level, outperforming easily a lot of movies. I really hope REMEDY can bring more content and games like this, It's amazing. The combat was also great, balanced combat and difficulty, challengingI was constantly surprised by how original and immersive this game design, storytelling, landscape, cinematography this game has. This game took the immersive games and storytelling to another level, outperforming easily a lot of movies. I really hope REMEDY can bring more content and games like this, It's amazing. The combat was also great, balanced combat and difficulty, challenging bosses. The skills from Jesse are badass! You can basically fly, dash and throw anything at the enemies. I really wish the movie industry see the high potential of this game becoming a movie. Amazing surprise !!!… Expand
  36. exxr
    Jan 24, 2020
    2
    This game needs more negative reviews.

    At first it looks and it's hyped to have great visuals. This couldn't be further from the truth since even on "ultra textures" the game assets look positively awful. Textures are very low res, grainy, smudgy, artifacty...you get the point for a game offering supposedly next gen visuals. It seems to me to simply be a ray tracing demo, with oodles of    This game needs more negative reviews.

    At first it looks and it's hyped to have great visuals. This couldn't be further from the truth since even on "ultra textures" the game assets look positively awful. Textures are very low res, grainy, smudgy, artifacty...you get the point for a game offering supposedly next gen visuals. It seems to me to simply be a ray tracing demo, with oodles of shiny reflective surfaces, way too many in fact making it gaudy.

    Usually game reviews always have someone claiming their [insert ultra high end GPU] is stuttering and I've found this to be false in 99.9% of cases. Not here, it's the 0.1% that actually has stuttering even with a RTX 2080 Ti which is just inexcusable.

    The story and game play...well what is there to write, they're downright boring with heaps of grinding and poor AI and the same monsters over and over and the overpowered yet uninspiring bosses just like every other review said. It really screams at you that this game was made with the only purpose of showcasing ray tracing and that's it.    … Expand
  37. podzorama
    Jan 20, 2020
    7
    Up to a point, I really loved this game.
    An intriguing mysterious and Weird story-line set in The Old House, part Secret Government Centre and part Portal into several other dimensions. You play as Jesse, as we uncover her back story she uncovers the whereabouts and reasons for the disappearance of her brother Dylan in a wonderful Lovecraftian/Prisoneresque action adventure: Guns,    Up to a point, I really loved this game.
    An intriguing mysterious and Weird story-line set in The Old House, part Secret Government Centre and part Portal into several other dimensions. You play as Jesse, as we uncover her back story she uncovers the whereabouts and reasons for the disappearance of her brother Dylan in a wonderful Lovecraftian/Prisoneresque action adventure: Guns, Levitation. Telekinesis and Mind Control abilities combine to make this a supremely fun game.
    What I most liked about the game,was the fact that quite early on, I seemed Godlike in my abilities, and getting to learn to use them wisely and upgrade the abilities I felt comfortable in, made me feel ahead of the AI. Sure I died a lot, either because I was rushing or being stupid, or had to learn a different approach to different enemies, but always felt I was in Control (...see what I did there?).
    There was a point in the game where that disintegrated. Some of the optional Control Point Bosses were just frustratingly horrible to fight, losing all the action momentum it becomes suddenly like taking on a Dark Souls boss: wading through endless trash mobs to get to main fight only to be oneshotted once you get there. The end game also seemed to take a sudden difficulty spike, and had me roaring at the monitor in anguish and frustration. Not Fun.
    Despite this short coming it was overall a blast to play.
    Seven and a half outta ten    … Expand
  38. Chukree
    Jan 19, 2020
    10
    Best Remedy title so far. Everything was amazing, from the combat to the jaw dropping visuals and narrative. I wish games like this got more attention instead of reboots and crappy sequels. Control > COD
  39. greenisgood
    Jan 18, 2020
    7
    TL;DR - A fun and unique experience story wise, people familiar with the SCP Foundation will enjoy this a bit more than the rest. A good part of the combat mechanics are innovative and well executed, but it lacks a little polish and optimization in the same department. Main Questline goes for about 14 or 15 hours give or take your difficulty level, is a good experience at full price anTL;DR - A fun and unique experience story wise, people familiar with the SCP Foundation will enjoy this a bit more than the rest. A good part of the combat mechanics are innovative and well executed, but it lacks a little polish and optimization in the same department. Main Questline goes for about 14 or 15 hours give or take your difficulty level, is a good experience at full price an even better one if you purchase this on any kind of sale. Hopefully Remedy will take in all the feedback and make a much more Optimized and Balanced experience in the Sure to Be Sequel to CONTROL.

    The Good
    Jesse grew on me through out the game. Being privy to her thoughts really endeared me to her and although it is not a new aspect from a character development perspective it is well executed and works to the game's overall experience. The weirdness of the story really vibes in tandem with her character and the backstory given to Jesse. Campaign Length is just right since it is pretty much a one track story and does not over stay its welcome with padding and or artificial stretching.

    Combat mechanics were really fun Launch and Levitate are the primary ones you will use the most and everything about it from the animation to the utility of it is very satisfying. The guns though not the most versatile helps fill the gap of the ability cool-downs and add a little variety throughout the game. The Ability Tree and Mod Systems also help give you an extra edge during combat, not a whole lot in the case of the Ability Tree but the Mod Systems really enhance the experience.

    The Bad
    A lot of optimization and finesse was needed to make this game reach the Legendary status it really deserves. The Ability Tree for starters needed a good bit of tweaking since other than Launch and Shield ability almost everything else is near pointless; Life Bar, Ability Bar, Melee Combat is barely effective even after maximizing and Modding them.
    Couple this with unbalanced and jarring difficulty spikes the game will really drive you on edge, add in a little bit of imbalanced save points to the mix and this game's novelty and refreshing nature drains itself out of you real quick at times.

    Even the Mod Systems seems so restricted in comparison to all the Mods you receive during you playthrough for both your guns and abilities. At least 4 or 5 slots each would really do wonders to the experience especially for your Abilities since the guns are rendered ineffective in lot of firefights once you pass the 3 to 4 hour mark.
    You have to really learn quick that Launch ability is your Primary Weapon over the actual Primary/Secondary Weapons that you equip, I spent an ungodly amount of time on the Salvador fight since by that time I had not yet figured out that the game wants you to use Launch more than your guns and not the other way around.

    All in all even with it's faults the game is greater than the sum of it's parts and the experience on a whole is quite satisfying. But the game really borders on making it near impossible to overlook all of it's flaws. And hopefully Remedy will take in all the feedback and make a much more Optimized and Balanced experience in the Sure to Be Sequel to CONTROL.    … Expand
  40. darioxlz
    Jan 17, 2020
    8
    Excellent game, good story although it is easy to get lost on the map and not achieve the objectives easily, after finishing the game I did not want to continue doing the secondary missions because I got bored
  41. gameking
    Jan 10, 2020
    8
    Graphics are amazing. Atmosphere is very successful. Game-play is very good and you enjoyed. But the story is too complicated. You need to collect all items in the game. If you don't you will miss something. Boss wars are very bad. They are just normal soldiers with more health.They put real and best bosses in the side-missions.
  42. Renaigse
    Jan 9, 2020
    4
    Сюжет игры изначально подается откровенно плохо, ты совершенно не понимаешь,что происходит, затем приходит почти полное осознание происходящего, но это вовсе не значит, что ты остаешься этим доволен. Сюжет пытается казаться небанальным, уникальным и "нидлявсех", однако это совершенно не так) Концовка вообще слита в труху. Геймплей по началу кажется неплохим, он в принципе такой и есть,Сюжет игры изначально подается откровенно плохо, ты совершенно не понимаешь,что происходит, затем приходит почти полное осознание происходящего, но это вовсе не значит, что ты остаешься этим доволен. Сюжет пытается казаться небанальным, уникальным и "нидлявсех", однако это совершенно не так) Концовка вообще слита в труху. Геймплей по началу кажется неплохим, он в принципе такой и есть, однако приедается уже к середине игры, ты пользуешься максимум 2 приемами, стрельба всратая, под конец старался не стрелять по возможности, а просто метать объекты во врагов. Противники ведут себя странно, то стоят как вкопанные и даже не стреляют, то стремительно тебя рашат, причем это вообще не имеет никакой логики. Видов врагов всего где-то 5-6, по ощущениям 2-3 ( Джаггернаут, летающие челы, и дефолтные нелетающие челы). Игра очень монотонна, одинаковое окружение, одинаковые действия ( приходишь куда-либо, убиваешь толпу врагов,ищешь бессмысленные, ни капли не раскрывающие лор записки, смотришь катсцену/ведешь диалог с персонажем). Прокачка персонажа убога, просто повышение стат, диалоги убоги и непонятны, состоят в основном из обсуждения псевдонаучных терминов и явлений, в которые невозможно поверить, оружия мало, хоть и дизайн великолепный, персонажи максимально неинтересные, к ним не привязываешься ни капли, музыкальное сопровождение битв раздражает, помимо битв его будто бы вообще нет, единственный момент, когда музыка в игре хорошая - это миссия с лабиринтом, длительностью 2-3 минуты, дополнительные квесты крайне примитивны( сходи убей), за исключением нескольких квестов в конце которых нужно победить босса, кстати о боссах, в основной сюжетке их нет совсем,только в доп миссиях. Плюсы у игры, конечно же, тоже имеются, это прекрасная графика, детализация предметов выполнена отлично, с RTX картинка становится просто конфеткой, некоторые локации, в частности лабиринт и отель, выполнены выше всяких похвал, гг не бесит, порой даже вызывает симпатию, дизайн пушек действительно уникальный и выглядит классно, физика окружения, разрушаемость, отменная, такой интерактивности, как здесь, пожалуй, ни в одной другой игре нет, также разрабы почти сумели создать крайне интригующего персонажа, а именно уборщика, но почему-то не сумели хоть как-то его раскрыть. В целом у игры больше минусов, чем плюсов, сюжет уныл, геймплей надоест очень сильно к концу, враги говно, боссов нет, интересных персонажей ровно 2( гг и уборщик), и то их не раскрыли, пушек мало, прокачка и квесты примитивны,локации cntrl c + cntrl v, музыка ни о чем, зато у нас графика хорошая и разрушаемость, не рекомендую крч.… Expand
  43. DoomCronos
    Jan 4, 2020
    3
    Art direction might be only score I give to this game. Remedy Entertainment tried really hard to bring back some max Payne 1 style of battle system and that atmosphere but poorly pulled it on their new game Control.

    _repetitive battle system - Boring and slow storyline - Bad acting for main actress, Courtney hope. While I love many games with female protagonist but her acting was    Art direction might be only score I give to this game. Remedy Entertainment tried really hard to bring back some max Payne 1 style of battle system and that atmosphere but poorly pulled it on their new game Control.

    _repetitive battle system
    - Boring and slow storyline
    - Bad acting for main actress, Courtney hope. While I love many games with female protagonist but her acting was poorly pulled that i couldn't make any empathy to her character, Jesse. ( i have no idea why she nominated for best performance )

    In good side of the game, I can only point on Art Direction, Graphic, and maybe music. But seriously Also Poet of Falls couldn't repeat their "One late Goodbye" Song that we all have memory with in Max Payne. Their songs in Control game might be interesting but not as much as Max Payne.
    For me, Control is a fail game with annoying characters, except Emily Pope that she was interesting. and slow built story that is sort of confusing but also boring.    … Expand
  44. PriesTdk
    Jan 4, 2020
    10
    Game of the Year 2019/2020 - not even a competition. It's freaking AMAZING!
  45. czg
    Jan 1, 2020
    5
    Visuals are very nice. Architecture is cool. Backstory and world are interesting, though the creepypasta vibe and the main character's cliche inner monologue wears thin after a while.

    On the negative side, the gameplay is more of an obstacle than a boon. Difficulty curve is unenjoyably punishing and the gameplay is too slow for the dozen-or-more retries a boss battle takes. After each    Visuals are very nice. Architecture is cool. Backstory and world are interesting, though the creepypasta vibe and the main character's cliche inner monologue wears thin after a while.

    On the negative side, the gameplay is more of an obstacle than a boon. Difficulty curve is unenjoyably punishing and the gameplay is too slow for the dozen-or-more retries a boss battle takes. After each death, I have to start again from a save point miles back and navigate the map to the boss fight to be killed again, rinse and repeat ad nauseam.
    I work on games for a living and I don't have the time for this.

    Would ask the devs to add difficulty settings to the game; if not, I'd ask for a refund if I could.    … Expand
  46. Galaxian
    Jan 1, 2020
    5
    I stopped playing the game to create a metacritic account and review this mediocre game. The game is very tiring. The boss fights are difficult and not satisfyingly difficult. The checkpoint system makes you fight spawning enemies every time you die and make your way to the boss fight. This gets very tiring and is a pure waste of time.

    The level design is impressive at times, but you're    I stopped playing the game to create a metacritic account and review this mediocre game. The game is very tiring. The boss fights are difficult and not satisfyingly difficult. The checkpoint system makes you fight spawning enemies every time you die and make your way to the boss fight. This gets very tiring and is a pure waste of time.

    The level design is impressive at times, but you're so tired from seeing the same places all the time (because you die in vain) that it loses its charm.

    There are good elements in the game. Like the powers that you have and are impressive and fun to use. Like the story that is intriguing (although way too much on the supernatural side), but these elements do not make the game enjoyable in the end.

    I'm struggling to finish the game. I really want to give the game a good rating but it became so tiring with all the bad design choices that prohibits me from doing that. Only recommended in a heavy sale (like 5 euros).    … Expand
  47. NoCashLeft
    Jan 1, 2020
    5
    A mediocre game that won game of the year 2019 by IGN. What a joke. According to IGN, this game beats Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Resident Evil 2 Remake and Disco Elysium, can't believe it. Control is in most aspects a worse game than the other title by Remedy - Quantum Break. As with Quantum Break the player obtains special powers that spice up the combat. Control has smoother game playA mediocre game that won game of the year 2019 by IGN. What a joke. According to IGN, this game beats Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Resident Evil 2 Remake and Disco Elysium, can't believe it. Control is in most aspects a worse game than the other title by Remedy - Quantum Break. As with Quantum Break the player obtains special powers that spice up the combat. Control has smoother game play with less stutter issues. This is the only advantage against Quantum Break. Control has a more boring story, a lot more difficult combat, a lot less diverse environments and it uses the same uninspiring engine, Northlight, which has water washed colors but at least Control does not freeze or stutter like Quantum Break. The sound effects are acceptable except for the annoying voices in the head of the protagonist (don't use headphones unless you want to go mad). The story progresses through obtaining pieces of information but it is constructed in a rather boring way. The game play is repetitive and boring. Wait for a sale, rent or borrow from a friend. Not worth the current price tag.… Expand
  48. BulgarianCritic
    Dec 29, 2019
    7
    I have very mixed feelings about this game.Half of them are positive and the other is negative.Firstly i will start off by saying that this game is 80% inspired from the scp foundation.The altered items(Scp's) the bureau (SCP foundation) and everything else.That for me is a positive since i loved the SCP foundation before they ruined it.Now that doesn't mean that the game doesn't haveI have very mixed feelings about this game.Half of them are positive and the other is negative.Firstly i will start off by saying that this game is 80% inspired from the scp foundation.The altered items(Scp's) the bureau (SCP foundation) and everything else.That for me is a positive since i loved the SCP foundation before they ruined it.Now that doesn't mean that the game doesn't have its own story.It does and i did like some parts of it but most of the story was pretty standard and 60% boring.It had some good and interesting parts but they were too few and far apart.The characters were alright the VA of the main heroine was in my opinion really bad and i didn't felt any hint of emotion when she spoke.Darling on the other hand was **** amazing.I loved every scene when he showed up even made me wonder if this guy was a professional actor or something since he was really good at acting and every time i watched him he seemed super entertained in what he was doing.God Bless that man.The other characters are your standard sub-human trash with no unique perks or personality .Gameplay wise 60% of it i loved.The mechanics and power-ups you get are pretty good (except the levitation part which was really badly programmed).The enemies were pretty standard with barely anything unique in them.I loved reading the summaries of the altered objects(SCPs) but that's because i love stuff like that.The ending was ok nothing special really it looked more like it was made to sell the game's future DLC which i will not be buying.Music was good especially when the soundtrack started playing in the trippy Ashtray Maze.Man i loved that part it was soooo goood with all the moving rooms and doors and awesome music loved every bit of that part.Overall it's an alright game and if you are an SCP fan this is probably the closest you will get to an SCP game so you better check it out.-1 because they decided to be greedy and go Epic store Exclusive.Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee… Expand
  49. Ashenkhar
    Dec 26, 2019
    0
    Well... It's pretty, but that's about it. It is also boring. So, I'll model this review after the game itself.

    Would be great on a Steam sale for about $9.99, but $60 USD for this? Uhhh no.

    Epic only does nothing to make this game better.
  50. Hack
    Dec 24, 2019
    7
    I just finished it and overall I enjoyed it, but it wasn't without issues. I feel like the game starts off really strong but ends rather weak, by the end I was ready for it to be over, it definitely overstayed its welcome. Certain scenes just dragged on, or maybe they just felt like they did because I was getting bored by the end.

    + Visuals + Combat + Voicework - Performance (I had    I just finished it and overall I enjoyed it, but it wasn't without issues. I feel like the game starts off really strong but ends rather weak, by the end I was ready for it to be over, it definitely overstayed its welcome. Certain scenes just dragged on, or maybe they just felt like they did because I was getting bored by the end.

    + Visuals
    + Combat
    + Voicework

    - Performance (I had to turn down/off far too many settings to keep 60+ fps with a GTX 1080, 8600k @ 4.8GHz at only 1080p)
    - Confusing map, maybe it's just me but I got lost a lot
    - Unsatisfactory ending
    -Overstayed its welcome    … Expand
  51. maxmoefoe
    Dec 20, 2019
    2
    Mechanics are good but the game itself is horribly done. They tried to copy from other games and totally failed to do anything good with the things they stole. The story is horrendous and doesnt make any sense. Every character you speak to is a woman and the couple male characters are shown as stupid, childish, annoying etc. Looks like the game was written by a bunch of man haters. NoMechanics are good but the game itself is horribly done. They tried to copy from other games and totally failed to do anything good with the things they stole. The story is horrendous and doesnt make any sense. Every character you speak to is a woman and the couple male characters are shown as stupid, childish, annoying etc. Looks like the game was written by a bunch of man haters. No wonder the story is scatterbrained and senseless. Avoid this game.… Expand
  52. defix
    Dec 19, 2019
    7
    Overhypted.
    Mediocre gunplay, sub-par AI/boss design.
    Looks fine, has good RTX support, all in all even in the graphics department its not a game of the year contender. Combine that with the fact that they took the EGS money and still want full price for a fairly repetitive and short game 7/10 might actually be too high. Then again its a single player, no MTX bs, complete game with    Overhypted.
    Mediocre gunplay, sub-par AI/boss design.
    Looks fine, has good RTX support, all in all even in the graphics department its not a game of the year contender.
    Combine that with the fact that they took the EGS money and still want full price for a fairly repetitive and short game 7/10 might actually be too high.

    Then again its a single player, no MTX bs, complete game with very few bugs... so.

    If you can get it on sale for 30 or 40 bucks its completely worth it.
    Full price, you can get better games for the money. But that's subjective, I guess, when someone is super into the story its probably worth full price as well.    … Expand
  53. bmn_
    Dec 14, 2019
    0
    I loved Quantum Break for its story, so I thought I should try Control - big mistake. After 147 minutes I arrived at the first boss fight which not just isn't fun, it is an awful experience. The boss does massive damage and needs 3 hits to kill you. Try to kill soldiers to get health? Get at least one hit. Run around and get stuck on some object laying around, get hit twice. Run to cover,I loved Quantum Break for its story, so I thought I should try Control - big mistake. After 147 minutes I arrived at the first boss fight which not just isn't fun, it is an awful experience. The boss does massive damage and needs 3 hits to kill you. Try to kill soldiers to get health? Get at least one hit. Run around and get stuck on some object laying around, get hit twice. Run to cover, discover there's a soldier in the way, get hit again. There is no way to change the difficulty, fps drops make aiming a difficult and the sluggish movement of the player character makes it easy to get stuck at corners of objects. The story starts off intriguing, but the frustrating gameplay ruins it. Would refund it if I could.… Expand
  54. linosia
    Dec 10, 2019
    9
    One of the best games I've ever played. There is a problem with navigation, though (map helps a bit but not really). Optimization could be better. Levitation comes after you completed 2/3 of entire main-campaign (so it's minus). But overall mostly positive impressions
  55. watchm824
    Dec 6, 2019
    8
    Good game. Unusual and memorable atmosphere. Nice graphics. There were no technical problems during the game.
  56. SecludedGodMind
    Dec 4, 2019
    10
    Runs smoother on PC than on PS4 which is a plus. If youre looking to get immersed in a weird and thought provoking narrative with fantastic visuals, this is the game for you.
  57. Damislav
    Nov 26, 2019
    8
    It runs very good and looks amazing for lower settings that I played on. Story is little bit abstract which may be good or bad thing, depending on taste. Atmosphere is amazing and gameplay feels really good. Throwing people around is very satisfying..
  58. villihabasau
    Sep 1, 2019
    10
    This is the best game of 2019 for me so far. It is a great gift for all gamers who love "The X-Files", "SCP Foundation" and "Alan Wake". It really breaks my heart to see that this game get negative reviews from people who have don't understand the concept of this game. I'm sure, this game will become cult and "Hidden Gem" status in the future.
  59. CoccoBill
    Nov 20, 2019
    10
    Another excellent game by Remedy, the makers of Max Payne 1 & 2 and Alan Wake.

    + Gameplay is awesome. You're able to use powers that would make any Jedi impressed. And instead of a light sabre, you have a shape shifting gun that can do different things. The combat feels really really good and is super fun. + Story is all about weirdness, the good kind of weirdness, and mystery. It    Another excellent game by Remedy, the makers of Max Payne 1 & 2 and Alan Wake.

    + Gameplay is awesome. You're able to use powers that would make any Jedi impressed. And instead of a light sabre, you have a shape shifting gun that can do different things. The combat feels really really good and is super fun.

    + Story is all about weirdness, the good kind of weirdness, and mystery. It has this David Lynch movies kind of atmosphere. Excellently written and acted (the Ahti character was especially brilliant), Max Payne quality. It's by Sam Lake so no wonder. He's one of the best writers in business.

    + Graphics are gorgeous, by far the best use of RTX of any game that's come out.

    + Sound design rivals the great graphics.

    This game has earned a nomination in 7 categories of the upcoming 2019 Game Awards:

    + Game of the Year
    + Action / Adventure Game
    + Art Direction
    + Audio Design
    + Game Direction
    + Narrative
    + Performance - Courtney Hope and Matthew Porretta

    I think this game is one of those rare games, that you just must get. Just like Max Payne. I really hope they make Control 2.    … Expand
  60. Ramiro1992
    Nov 19, 2019
    7
    I am really enjoying this game so far, and I really love female characters that actually act and speak like females, not manly feminist **** This game is made by Remedy (the creators of Max Payne and Alan Wake) so it should have some quality right? I love the art design and the whole mysterious plot involving the redhead girl. I like Jesse, not as much as I like SHelly Bombshell tho, butI am really enjoying this game so far, and I really love female characters that actually act and speak like females, not manly feminist **** This game is made by Remedy (the creators of Max Payne and Alan Wake) so it should have some quality right? I love the art design and the whole mysterious plot involving the redhead girl. I like Jesse, not as much as I like SHelly Bombshell tho, but she does a great job playing as a psychic detective.… Expand
  61. Deadpul
    Nov 17, 2019
    9
    I am yet to finish the game, but so far I have been enjoying it a lot and I can say it is exactly what I expected it to be.

    It is one of the most innovative games to be released this year in my opinion. I don't understand all the average or negative opinions, considering all the titles that got released so far, but anyway. It's got a lot of action, explorations, diversity, some    I am yet to finish the game, but so far I have been enjoying it a lot and I can say it is exactly what I expected it to be.

    It is one of the most innovative games to be released this year in my opinion. I don't understand all the average or negative opinions, considering all the titles that got released so far, but anyway.

    It's got a lot of action, explorations, diversity, some decent RPG elements. A lot of freedom which, if not available in the beginning of the game, is given to you at some point. The story is interesting and confusing. It is one of the prettiest games to be made and not only that, it contains complex scenes and surroundings that well present the spirit of the game. It is dark and almost scary, but up to a comfortable point. Which is the case with most of Remedy`s games.

    I think the game easily deserves at least a 8 out of 10. It may have issues when it comes to story, gameplay, its technical side etc, but it surely is unique enough to ignore its negatives.    … Expand
  62. boeph
    Nov 17, 2019
    6
    Эта игра не так хороша, как, возможно, ожидалось. Дизайн уровней оставляет желать лучшего, главная героиня не очень интересна, а изучение в духе Метроидвании может быть слишком сложным. Тем не менее, игра становится немного лучше в конце.Эта игра не так хороша, как, возможно, ожидалось. Дизайн уровней оставляет желать лучшего, главная героиня не очень интересна, а изучение в духе Метроидвании может быть слишком сложным. Тем не менее, игра становится немного лучше в конце.
  63. TheFrog
    Nov 15, 2019
    7
    I'm a long time fan of Remedy, and loved Max Payne 2 and Alan Wake + American Nightmare. Not so much for the gameplay, as for the incredible atmosphere, the indirect storytelling, in which music played no small part, the little details. I was a bit disappointed by Quantum Break, it's as if the big production money took away from Remedy's vision.
    Now we have Control, and in my opinion it's    I'm a long time fan of Remedy, and loved Max Payne 2 and Alan Wake + American Nightmare. Not so much for the gameplay, as for the incredible atmosphere, the indirect storytelling, in which music played no small part, the little details. I was a bit disappointed by Quantum Break, it's as if the big production money took away from Remedy's vision.
    Now we have Control, and in my opinion it's their best work in terms of gameplay by far, mixing weapons and PSI powers with quick movement. The story setup is great and perfectly coherent, as long as you accept the supernatural leitmotiv.
    The story that unfolds is unfortunately not quite as good as Alan Wake's, it's much more linear. Jesse Faden enters a mysterious building looking for someone, along the way grabs the sword in the stone (not literally but almost) and becomes Queen of England, or at least Director of the super secret FBC. From here, she'll have to solve an ongoing crisis, gradually gaining new powers, new weapon forms and access to more and more areas, but while the shifting reality of the building remains mesmerizing, the story itself does not provide too many surprises.
    There's a lot of material in the form of notes, correspondence and audio recordings, allowing the player to delve deeper into Control's world. After a while, though, it all started to become boring. I loved audio recordings in the old System Shock 2 because they told the tale of dozens of NPC who died on the starship it was based in. People who got swept away before the player appeared, good or bad, fighting or cowering in fear, they made the story come alive. In Control, after 100 notes about this or that mystical artefact, with dozens of words redacted to make it clear that the FBC takes secrecy seriously... ok, ok, I get it, but 10 would have been enough, how about providing something more varied?
    As I said, gunplay is lots of fun, but the powerup system leaves a lot to be desired. You have a very limited number of slots to customize your character and her weapons, so that I felt very constrained in my choices. Extra health + extra health regeneration are almost a must. That leaves you with ONE free slot and a lot of powerups that provide minimal effect. This is an area that would deserve a rework, in my opinion. On the other hand, I really can't see what people find wrong in the in-game map, I never had any problems, it's not like there are 20 levels on top of one another.
    Some bosses are downright infuriating, I can't imagine what it would be like to fight them using a controller. One forces the player to fight in a small room where the boss can mix explosive fungus, seeking spores and super strong direct hit combos, another one has you fight on a rather small square suspended in space, with the floor that gets eaten away by every enemy attack, so that you can aim at the enemy and fall through to your death, or look at the floor and not shoot.
    Finally, it's very sad for me to see Remedy go Sarkeesian. Tough female protagonist, check. Male NPCs = mostly jerks, check. Tough, competent, reliable female NPCs, check. It's not as black and white as in so many other games, but still you have a tough as nails ex CIA agent and a competent scientist facing a jerk custodian for a warehouse of altered items, a jerk head of Communications who disregards safety procedures to his own detriment and a suppposedly reliable chief of security who cannot even protect himself.

    TL;DR

    Good:
    - Gunplay with PSI is fun
    - GREAT supernatural environment
    - Very good music by Poets Of The Fall (love the maze sequence)
    - Very good graphics

    Bad:
    - Infuriating boss fights
    - Limited freedom in configuring your abilities
    - Monotonous collectible story material
    - Grrrl power, luckily not to an extreme extent    … Expand
  64. esfumato
    Nov 13, 2019
    9
    Bad performance unless you turn to mid graphics.
    Great Gameplay, Great Level Design, Great characters, One of the best action games of 2019.
  65. Xelcar
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    Masterclass is story telling and combat. There were moments that felt like I was directing a super hero movie. My 2019 GOTY as of writing this.
  66. Riva
    Nov 8, 2019
    4
    This game has absolutely FRUSTRATING difficulty !
    Yes, it does have a great story that only Remedy can knit.
    But you will keep dying to hordes of enemies and bosses that just one-shot you until you quite likely just give up. A lot of boss fights you will just have to repeat 40 times, waiting for one iteration where you finaly survive out of pure luck. On top of that whole RPG system    This game has absolutely FRUSTRATING difficulty !
    Yes, it does have a great story that only Remedy can knit.
    But you will keep dying to hordes of enemies and bosses that just one-shot you until you quite likely just give up.
    A lot of boss fights you will just have to repeat 40 times, waiting for one iteration where you finaly survive out of pure luck.

    On top of that whole RPG system is pure RNG.
    Upgrades drops - pure RNG.
    Upgrades crafting - pure RNG, aka huge waste of resources and time.

    Oh, and each time you die 25% of your hard earned resources vanish. And you will be dying a lot. Just great.    … Expand
  67. objetivo
    Nov 8, 2019
    8
    waooo me encanto este juego, jugabilidad casi perfecta pero una lastima que la historia sea tan complicada, que el mapa sea tan difícil de entender pero por todo lo demás es muy buen juego.
  68. Vinte
    Nov 6, 2019
    10
    Неплохой сюжет. Но физический движок изумителен.
  69. Myrddin
    Nov 5, 2019
    4
    I'll set 4/10 because of Remedy and Sam Lake. This game should have 1/10.
    Awful face animation (do you remember Andromeda? ), boring characters, quests, and looks like Remedy was bitten by SJW.
  70. Unforgiven99
    Nov 3, 2019
    9
    Sometimes missions take too long .
    but other than than this is a really worthy game . very well done by Remedy
  71. Himmler1
    Nov 3, 2019
    3
    Remedy, что с вами ?
    После просто великолепного Alan Wake вы выпустили сначала какой-то дешёвый подростковый сериал с элементами научной фантастики. Это я ещё стерпел и кое-как осилил.
    Но теперь вы предлагаете 10 часов бегать по одинаковым офисам и швыряться стульями, приправляя это всё откровенным ничего не объясняющим бредом ? Зачем объяснять всю ту чушь, что уже вывалили на игрока -    Remedy, что с вами ?
    После просто великолепного Alan Wake вы выпустили сначала какой-то дешёвый подростковый сериал с элементами научной фантастики. Это я ещё стерпел и кое-как осилил.
    Но теперь вы предлагаете 10 часов бегать по одинаковым офисам и швыряться стульями, приправляя это всё откровенным ничего не объясняющим бредом ? Зачем объяснять всю ту чушь, что уже вывалили на игрока - лучше навалим ему ещё. А разнообразие геймплея тоже ни к чему. Вот тебе один ствол, вот телекинез. Пройди тысячу одинаковых комнат, а за это тебе будет ещё больше бреда. Нет уж, спасибо. Снёс, пройдя около 80 %.
    Недостойно покупки.    … Expand
  72. reviewdude92
    Nov 1, 2019
    9
    Very interesting sci-fi story. Gameplay is fun, and the graphics are amazing, however you need a beefed up PC to play at the highest quality. If they could just better optimize the game in the next patches, the gameplay could be way more smooth and fluid. My system has a GTX 1080 Ti + Ryzen 2700x I get 60 FPS on High, some occasional dips.
  73. SovietMarshall
    Oct 30, 2019
    10
    Смесь сайлентхилл 3, томбрайдер и Макса Пейна)
  74. Pier
    Oct 29, 2019
    6
    It's amazing the first 2-3 hours and then it becomes super repetitive and the writing just falls apart.

    Also, considering it's a game about moving a round a massive building, the map you use is quite frankly terrible.
  75. aralath
    Oct 29, 2019
    8
    Watched through a walkthrough video series. Unique story as always from Remedy.
  76. TheSandMann
    Oct 28, 2019
    8
    I loved the game!
    The gameplay is insane.
    The interaction with the environment is something that i did not see in a fps before. The story is good and keeps you on the edge of your seat till the end, though i felt that the end is somewhat anti-climatic. The graphics is good. The soundtrack is kinda repetitive except for one segment in that game which is epic. I think its a really    I loved the game!
    The gameplay is insane.
    The interaction with the environment is something that i did not see in a fps before.
    The story is good and keeps you on the edge of your seat till the end, though i felt that the end is somewhat anti-climatic.
    The graphics is good.
    The soundtrack is kinda repetitive except for one segment in that game which is epic.
    I think its a really worthwhile game and fps lovers should definitely get this one    … Expand
  77. DerpyGamer2033
    Oct 28, 2019
    9
    This game is not a revolution in the genre, but definitely deserves attention. I do not understand why such a good third-person shooter many bypassed.

    The game has nice graphics, unusual visual style of the interior. And most importantly-a good gameplay shootouts with cool manipulation of the space around the player.
    The game has only one drawback -a short storyline.
  78. VAX_78
    Oct 23, 2019
    1
    Strange game ... The principal character is ... not interesting, the gameplay is boring with "deja-vu" GO/BACK system, collect information to enlarge the story was good in 2000, the gameplay is repetitive as hell and the places crossed are all the same.

    The only thing that deserve to be observed is the progress on how the light is rendered. But be carefull, nothing exceptionnal. I've    Strange game ... The principal character is ... not interesting, the gameplay is boring with "deja-vu" GO/BACK system, collect information to enlarge the story was good in 2000, the gameplay is repetitive as hell and the places crossed are all the same.

    The only thing that deserve to be observed is the progress on how the light is rendered. But be carefull, nothing exceptionnal.

    I've read a tons of "compliments" on this curious product. Don't believe the hype.

    It's just a bad game.    … Expand
  79. parallax_84
    Oct 22, 2019
    8
    A good game with a weird story and solid combat and also some cool powers that makes it a lot of fun to play.
  80. mast3r1222
    Oct 20, 2019
    0
    Horrible combat and very hard enemies. Boring and strange story. Awful shooting and checkpoint system.
  81. LoLxD2320
    Oct 16, 2019
    10
    Best experience in RTX.
    Good action, good story, good game!!!
    Thanks Remedi
  82. p1menta
    Oct 13, 2019
    8
    there's a lot of cool stuff here. it actually makes me really mad about how theyve never done a really good proper star wars game. half Jesse's powers are jedi/sith related, and it just works perfectly. how can this work that well and make you feelmore like a jedi than battlefront 2 for example? F you, EA.
    an other great feature of this game are the graphics. holy damn, i played this in    there's a lot of cool stuff here. it actually makes me really mad about how theyve never done a really good proper star wars game. half Jesse's powers are jedi/sith related, and it just works perfectly. how can this work that well and make you feelmore like a jedi than battlefront 2 for example? F you, EA.
    an other great feature of this game are the graphics. holy damn, i played this in max quality pc and hell, it's so gourgeous that it's even weird sme times. it almost causes a disconfort looking at something as beautiful as this game. even with a billion particles flying around and explsions and gunshots, and there was no framerate drop whatsover.
    but that also brings one down point. with this kind of graphic power we wanna see different sceneries, it becomes too repetitive too fast. (almost) every room looks like the previous one, there's like 5 different enemies that repeat through the whole game over and over. they didnt even explored well the astral plane. it should have had at half a dozen enemies like the fridge one.
    another point of the game that took a point off my grade here was the plot. like, there was a great background here for a great story, but it seems underused. like they ran outta time, and couldn't properly finish developing the plot, idk. something is not right.
    still, it's a great new IP, i was happily surprised by this one    … Expand
  83. wissin
    Oct 12, 2019
    10
    If the SCP Foundation, the X-Files, and the X-men had a baby, and that baby was a video game, and it was raised by people who understood what fun meant, it would be this game.

    Buy it, and enjoy flying around outside time and space killing unknowable horrors with your magic gun and mind powers.
  84. Karmazyn83
    Oct 7, 2019
    9
    Control....will take over all your free time so you could finish it and love it just like I did.

    I would lie if I said that I have even a brief idea of what is going on it this game. I am confused. I collect documents, tapes and try not to miss anything but I still do not have any clue of what is going on. I have decided not to collect any intel as it made game more confusing.    Control....will take over all your free time so you could finish it and love it just like I did.

    I would lie if I said that I have even a brief idea of what is going on it this game. I am confused. I collect documents, tapes and try not to miss anything but I still do not have any clue of what is going on.

    I have decided not to collect any intel as it made game more confusing. Unfortunately I do not own RTX card so can't marvel ray tracing at its best. I play game on GTX 1080 at 1080p at the downstairs 65 inch Sony 1080p TV (through STEAM link) and game looks superb. I cant even imagine how better it would looked like with RTX lightning effects.

    The environments, characters, soundtrack and all amazing particle effects. When you start shooting broken glass, documents, chunks of walls fly everywhere. When explosives goes off the are is lit and more amazing particle effects fall and bounce off the floor. I intentionally do not aim direct at the target but fire whole magazine everywhere just to create more havoc. It looks and sounds amazing.

    I also like all the special powers. With fully upgraded telekinesis skill I am able to throw forklifts, rip huge chunks of the concrete pillars and launch it towards enemies. The skill is great. The same can be said about levitation. Hermiona would be proud. The levitation looks so cool. Remedy has created something truly unique and special. Game is fabulous !

    I might have no idea what is going on for most of the time but OMG, do I enjoy every minute of it.

    Step into shoes of intriguing and wonderfully voiced Jesse Faden and try to make sense out of the story. Trapped inside Federal Bureau of Control you fight with Hiss and try to rescue your brother. All of this is a very confusing background to a spectacular third person shooter.

    Pros
    -Ray tracing support (so I have heard)
    - graphics
    - shooting
    - setting
    - telekinetic super powers

    Cons
    - confusing story
    -what is going on again    … Expand
  85. Anastasyah
    Oct 5, 2019
    7
    Great game, but not a masterpiece at all. Remedy you can do better. It was a pleasure to play really, very nice control and all these things. BUT... The plot is not exciting, too «grey», too cliche...
  86. AkuAku
    Oct 3, 2019
    6
    The first time you start to play you like everything. Everything is interesting, mystic, there is a lot of things to do, places to be, stuff to shoot, things to read, etc. Then, after an hour or two, game starts to feel empty. Same level design, same enemies, same missions. All those cryptic messages pile up and you get tired of reading them. Most of them are "we saw {data deleted}. it isThe first time you start to play you like everything. Everything is interesting, mystic, there is a lot of things to do, places to be, stuff to shoot, things to read, etc. Then, after an hour or two, game starts to feel empty. Same level design, same enemies, same missions. All those cryptic messages pile up and you get tired of reading them. Most of them are "we saw {data deleted}. it is now contained inside The Bureau." And most of all - there is not a lot of story, and almost no characters. Almost nothing is happening. And all you do is shoot same enemies with the same boring gun, grind for rediculous and very boring crafting mechanic, and blindly follow where people tell you to go.… Expand
  87. MppS
    Oct 1, 2019
    5
    An empty, boring and lazy game made with the sole purpose of promoting RTX and with some feminism bulls**t references just so this wouldn't be a complete financial failure
  88. Geradoti4
    Sep 30, 2019
    8
    В этой игре прекрасна физика и разрушаемость объектов, а сюжет не очень.
  89. Drcuck
    Sep 28, 2019
    3
    Very disappointing. Awful, poorly voice acted dialogue. Poorly synced facial animations. The combat system is satisfying at first, but becomes repetitive and boring. If you aren’t fighting boring mobs of enemies using the game’s boring combat system, you’re running around trying to find the entrance to an area you haven’t reached yet, which the map does a terrible job of helping you find.Very disappointing. Awful, poorly voice acted dialogue. Poorly synced facial animations. The combat system is satisfying at first, but becomes repetitive and boring. If you aren’t fighting boring mobs of enemies using the game’s boring combat system, you’re running around trying to find the entrance to an area you haven’t reached yet, which the map does a terrible job of helping you find. The music is as cookie-cutter as it gets - the “action” music is all the same, nothing but “intense” drumming - and my god the one metal track written for this game is horrendous (seriously, what were they thinking?). The story is cliched and uninspired, fed to you through mind-numbing expository cut-scenes, audio recordings (which can’t be listened to while running around, for some reason), and WAY too many notes, and the characters are one-dimensional and groan-inducing. The graphics and especially the destructible environment physics are nice, but they serve little more function than to polish a turd. Unbelievably overrated, unfun, waste of time and money that has little to no replay value even if I wanted to continue playing it.… Expand
  90. strangermoon
    Sep 27, 2019
    9
    not the max Payne 1 level but closest one as intend to be. x files payne and story telling again shows with new techncs and most destructable crazy physcs on any game. it felt like akira movie style to when you get crazy ablties but still remains guns to 1st piorty have guns like dead space even. some times fees too lineer some time feels as portal level. enemies here msotly genericnot the max Payne 1 level but closest one as intend to be. x files payne and story telling again shows with new techncs and most destructable crazy physcs on any game. it felt like akira movie style to when you get crazy ablties but still remains guns to 1st piorty have guns like dead space even. some times fees too lineer some time feels as portal level. enemies here msotly generic solders with not best ai but have still enough to fun. story of course xfiles lost kinda even have tapes like lost but dialog not the best here.… Expand
  91. Faunymaroo
    Sep 27, 2019
    2
    Incredibly bland, **** game with piss-poor fps mechanics, an incomprehensible narrative and a nod to something better with limited telekinesis and flying that barely introduces anything different. A step back for the studio. At least stick bullet time in, blimey. I replayed the original Max Payne afterwards as a palette cleanser - so so much better. Colossal disappointment.
  92. meadx
    Sep 25, 2019
    10
    Очень не плохо, поставил 10 так-как рейтинг занизили хейтеры.

    Игра получилась вполне хорошей и стоит прохождения ,но есть небольшие НО. Получилось немного затянуто, игра заметно становиться лучше после 60-70% прохождения сценария, прям улёт! Вопрос зачем нужно было так затягивать? А затянуто тут многое, крафт оружия и дорогая цена модов, мало материалов, да и преимущества модов    Очень не плохо, поставил 10 так-как рейтинг занизили хейтеры.

    Игра получилась вполне хорошей и стоит прохождения ,но есть небольшие НО.

    Получилось немного затянуто, игра заметно становиться лучше после 60-70% прохождения сценария, прям улёт! Вопрос зачем нужно было так затягивать? А затянуто тут многое, крафт оружия и дорогая цена модов, мало материалов, да и преимущества модов слабое, так и враги становятся сильнее т.е. получаться много бесполезного гринда. Я на середине игры чуть не забросил прохождение, но сделал супер вещь, хакнул материалов и получил то что и должен был по идеи в игре. Ушёл тупой гринд, подбор модов стал более интересным (но количество 3 секций для модов считаю малым, нужно было поднять до 5.). Всего-то надо было увеличит число падающих материалов для модов х5 х10 особенно с секреток! Дать возможность их крафтить в большем количестве, а не так что за пол часа игры можно 1 мод. Из 10 модов 1 - 2 которые подходят, зачатую даёт моды на экономию патронов, с чем в игре нет проблем вообще.

    В целом это всё наверное что напрягло и считаю эта тупняком разработчиков к которым остался вопрос "Зачем так тупо?".

    Разрушения от перестрелок 10 из 10, подача, сценарик, атмосфера, гэм дизайн 8 из 10. Рекомендую!    … Expand
  93. Oakatsura
    Sep 25, 2019
    10
    Running a Ryzen RTX 2080 Ti System, and this game is flawless, everything runs smoothly using the new Ray Tracing technology and looks absolutely gorgeous. The fluid motions and action makes each combat seem renewed and breathtaking. You cannot come close to touching how good of a game Control is. If I had gotten this game for free from my RTX 2080 Ti Purchase, instead of Wolfenstein:Running a Ryzen RTX 2080 Ti System, and this game is flawless, everything runs smoothly using the new Ray Tracing technology and looks absolutely gorgeous. The fluid motions and action makes each combat seem renewed and breathtaking. You cannot come close to touching how good of a game Control is. If I had gotten this game for free from my RTX 2080 Ti Purchase, instead of Wolfenstein: Youngblood (Horrible btw), I would have paid the company for a their work, that's how good this game is.
    Another brilliant title, that I hope to see more of in the coming years, I really miss these Psi-Op / Action / Adventure / Compelling Story types that drive you into the story, and keep you wanting more right until the end, and leaves you sated and astonished when you are done.    … Expand
  94. AxaliaN
    Sep 24, 2019
    9
    I really enjoyed this game, The atmosphere is spot-on, creepy, yet not really horror. Kind of like the X-Files, in a sense. I really hope we get to see more of this world.
  95. Hydrargyrum
    Sep 23, 2019
    9
    Really great game. Engaging and interesting story, with a whole lot of mystery and a touch of X-Files. Fun and fluid combat, made different by your powers, although it can get a tiny bit repetitive. Visually this game is just insane and the herald of a new era. This game on Ultra + full RT and 1440p is just something else.
  96. zbysiek123456
    Sep 22, 2019
    6
    Pretty good game, very good face animation with nice story. Shooting was little disapointing. There is nothing bad to say about this game and also nothing revolutionary in this title. Just average. Main story took me 9h, average on HLTB is 10, I expected more for this price. Wait for sale and you can enjoy this game.
  97. FrankOz
    Sep 22, 2019
    9
    Great satisfying sand box combat system. Beautiful graphics, character design and environments waiting to be explored. Intriguing world, story and lore.

    Not so great protagonist next to some really good voice actors. Frustrating placement of respawn locations.

    All in all really well polished experience with great combat and gorgeous setting.
  98. bloodrizer
    Sep 21, 2019
    2
    This game is a beautiful, excellently optimized and masterfully crafted tech demo. It spend so much time in pre-production that Remedy actually forgot to include any gameplay. The gunfight is boring and undeveloped, the combat mechanic would need at least a year of polishing, the enemies are all the same and the boss fights were probably never even playtested.
    Control is basically a    This game is a beautiful, excellently optimized and masterfully crafted tech demo. It spend so much time in pre-production that Remedy actually forgot to include any gameplay. The gunfight is boring and undeveloped, the combat mechanic would need at least a year of polishing, the enemies are all the same and the boss fights were probably never even playtested.
    Control is basically a Quantum Break without the guns with all the issues cranked up to 11.

    (Everybody who played the game also know that bosses routinely one-shot you and there are no checkpoints so you have to grind your way through the game)

    I would probably forgive game having no gameplay, but the worst part is that Remedy took SCP universe and turned it to the most boring, most unimaginative and most generic concept that you could only imagine and this I cant tolerate at all.    … Expand
  99. EmranBayati
    Sep 21, 2019
    10
    Control is an awesome combination of a 3rd person shooter gameplay, rich story and fascinating visual graphics, its a ray tracing masterpiece if you play with an RTX.

    Remedy has been one of the leading-edge game studios, developing great AAA games in new and creative ips every time.
    you won't see 10 assassins creeds from these guys, new IP every time.

    worth every penny.
  100. bonzo
    Sep 19, 2019
    9
    If you enjoy X-Files, Alan Wake, SCP Foundation, or Legion, then this will be right up your alley. The story and the lore surrounding it are interesting and engaging, characters are unique, and there's tons of details strewn about within the game world. Navigating and combat can be a chore sometimes, but not a dealbreaker. A high-quality gem from Remedy.
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#14 Most Discussed PC Game of 2019
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#82 Most Shared PC Game of 2019

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 28, 2020
    80
    An audio-visual action banquet that will entertain you with physics and flirting with the supernatural. The story could have been better, the enemy line-up can be quite monotonous towards the end, but the great atmosphere overcomes these shortcomings. And most importantly, the gameplay is great. [Issue#298]
  2. Giant Bomb
    Oct 22, 2019
    100
    Control feels like Remedy firing on all cylinders, resulting in a smart and sensational action-adventure.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Oct 11, 2019
    83
    Control takes a while to get in gear, but overall it’s one of the most memorable experiences of the year. [Issue#240, p.36]
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