Control

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7.5

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  1. Retrocakes
    Sep 7, 2023
    9
    This game is almost perfect. Best story ive played in a long time. It's good soup if you haven't tried it.
  2. Botanistaken
    Sep 4, 2023
    9
    great atmosphere, shooting and visuals. with its cut-scenes and supernatural story, sometimes the game feels like a movie.
  3. imfm
    Aug 25, 2023
    7
    If you're looking for a creepy/unsettling game, this is a great choice. The gameplay is not bad, but it gets a bit stale after a while. Progression is slow and enemies get overpowered very quickly. Fortunately, the game has cheats built in so it's easy to get over, just unfortunate that they didn't balance the default game better. The story starts out very strong but kind of falls on it'sIf you're looking for a creepy/unsettling game, this is a great choice. The gameplay is not bad, but it gets a bit stale after a while. Progression is slow and enemies get overpowered very quickly. Fortunately, the game has cheats built in so it's easy to get over, just unfortunate that they didn't balance the default game better. The story starts out very strong but kind of falls on it's face. It's an okay game, definitely worth checking out.… Expand
  4. blizzardbox
    Aug 23, 2023
    9
    one of the best shooter i`ve played. great atmosphere, gunplay and even at the end of 2023 a ray tracing and graphics reference.
  5. TarquiF
    Aug 20, 2023
    7
    It is a good game overall.

    What I liked: It has astonishing physics, very nice but a little repetitive puzzles, and the game-play just keeps getting better the more special abilities you unlock. What I disliked: I finished it after 17 hours and still understand literally nothing. It takes a lot of time to catch the interest of the player as the game just throws you on the situation    It is a good game overall.

    What I liked:
    It has astonishing physics, very nice but a little repetitive puzzles, and the game-play just keeps getting better the more special abilities you unlock.

    What I disliked:
    I finished it after 17 hours and still understand literally nothing. It takes a lot of time to catch the interest of the player as the game just throws you on the situation without giving you any clue. And more of a personal thing... in conversations , those close ups to Jesse's face feel really uncomfortable + I don't think internal dialogue is a nice resource.

    What I hated:
    Mini map, it does not work, sometimes you look at it and you are outside even in non secret areas, it just works for nothing. And finally, this game should have used a wheel to change weapons, but instead, you have a clumsy way of equipping only 2 and rapidly change in between those 2 only.

    This game is worth playing, but its not one of the best.    … Expand
  6. BOBEC
    Aug 13, 2023
    9
    Amazing game. Great graphics on my RTX gpu. Insane gameplay, world, setting, story. WIsh the edning was more conclusive.
  7. MOLOCK
    Jul 31, 2023
    8
    Rewarding game play, successful atmospheres and interesting story even if the ending is a bit weak.
  8. kadothebabo
    Jul 30, 2023
    9
    Perfect game except Metroidvenia elements
    Perfect game except Metroidvenia elements
    Perfect game except Metroidvenia elements
  9. Midyen
    Jun 1, 2023
    3
    Based on the gameplay, graphics, sound, content, and originality of the game, I will give it a rating of 3.
  10. nietzfk
    May 20, 2023
    9
    I love it. Layered structure, perfect functioning of metroidvania. I wish I could understand the story too.
  11. davitolucena
    May 9, 2023
    10
    melhor combate ja feito no mundo gamer a historia principal e fraca mais as duas DLC que o jogo tem fica deixa o jogo perfeito para mim
  12. passionne
    Apr 18, 2023
    7
    The good :
    - graphics are awesome with ray tracing enabled.
    - dark atmosphere.
    - gameplay : a few useful powers and weapons make you very powerful against enemies hordes
    - manual saves

    The bad :
    - enemies respawn
    - uninteresting secondary quests.
    - requires a very powerful PC at 4k with ray tracing enabled.
  13. realWhiteMan
    Apr 8, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My rating is based on my impressions of the game. This is not an objective review. I play quite a big number of titles per year and decided to review them as a peace of art and not as a product.… Expand
  14. BoltActionBacon
    Feb 19, 2023
    3
    Unplayable. Every 4-6 seconds its drops to 1 fps for about 2 seconds. Tried every different sort of setting possible, its even doing it in the main menu. Only game that i own that is doing this. Im on a multi thousand dollar new PC as well with everything up to date. Please fix, i feel like this would be a 8-9 game easy if i could actually play it.
  15. Pmstz
    Feb 2, 2023
    7
    Nice game
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  16. aligunes
    Feb 1, 2023
    8
    The atmosphere of this game is too good to be true. The graphics are very good, the story is interesting, the features are excellent.
  17. musical_muze
    Jan 26, 2023
    8
    TLDR: A thrill ride of a game that I found very compelling. 8/10

    At first, I did not like Control. I’m the kind of gamer who stays away from anything remotely horror-adjacent because I’m a whimp. The scariest games I’ve ever played were probably Metro 2033 and the original Bioshock, to give you an idea of my scale. So, why did I even try Control? Because I’m a huge SCP fan, and I    TLDR: A thrill ride of a game that I found very compelling. 8/10

    At first, I did not like Control. I’m the kind of gamer who stays away from anything remotely horror-adjacent because I’m a whimp. The scariest games I’ve ever played were probably Metro 2033 and the original Bioshock, to give you an idea of my scale.

    So, why did I even try Control? Because I’m a huge SCP fan, and I kept hearing that Control was “SCP: The Unofficial Video Game.” So I hesitantly downloaded the game and tried to give it a fair shot.

    At first, I did not like Control, but I soon learned to love it. It certainly had its flaws, but I found the game hard to put down, and hard to stop thinking about in my spare time. I’m sure the game will live in my brain rent-free for a very long time.

    The game is definitely SCP: The Unofficial Video Game, and it does its job well, which is the game’s greatest positive for me. The story, the environments, the ambiance, and the collectibles all weave a paranatural world of both curiosities and terrors, and it’s yours to explore. I could not have asked for more.

    I also started playing the game because I had been itching to play a decent shooter, and, while it didn’t disappoint there, it also didn’t deliver exactly what I expected, as someone who has almost a thousand hours of CSGO in my backlog. The gunplay is fun, but it’s not the highlight of combat, and I never felt like my FPS skills tipped the outcome of an encounter in my favor. The combat in Control relies more on your paranatural powers than your ability to click on enemies’ heads, and it was a lot of fun.

    However, Control isn’t without flaws. The game had occasional performance issues for me before I tweaked the settings to perfection, which most people won’t do. Some enemies were overly frustrating because they either had no obvious way to reliably damage them, they output huge bursts of damage that you’re not prepared for, or a little of both. The timed missions were a flavor win, but a huge fail in execution, and I did two or three before deciding they weren’t worth my time. All of the firearms have an accuracy range regardless of your motion, so I could have my cursor right on an enemy’s head and still miss, which was frustrating to me.

    While not perfect, Control is a game that I would recommend without hesitation. I had a ton of fun with it, and I can’t wait to continue finishing all the side quests and exploring the DLC.    … Expand
  18. Izoeros
    Jan 4, 2023
    7
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  19. AgentLvi
    Dec 27, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece game. The story is so enjoyable, scoring is really great, visual is decent, and the voice is stunning
  20. h3is3nb3rg
    Dec 6, 2022
    8
    Loved this game. The combat is so satisfying. I did not understand the plot completely but I had a hunch of what was going on throughout the game. The dash and the levitate mechanics were a breath of fresh air. The combat felt very similar to Doom Eternal but better in every way. Looking forward to playing the DLCs
  21. MosesJ
    Nov 17, 2022
    10
    Take it easy, bores. And be grateful. I cant imagine how decent games like this became target to blame for **** It seems like detailed manual (2h intro cuscene with qte or character creation and lore readings) were needed for some people to understand plot of "such complexity". If you are looking for mystical vibe, unusual setting and locations design in a video game (rare modern 3dTake it easy, bores. And be grateful. I cant imagine how decent games like this became target to blame for **** It seems like detailed manual (2h intro cuscene with qte or character creation and lore readings) were needed for some people to understand plot of "such complexity". If you are looking for mystical vibe, unusual setting and locations design in a video game (rare modern 3d metroidvania representative of action games) classically balanced in terms of time of gunfights/exploration/plot you definitly should check it out. It truly feels that genuine artisits directed creation of uniform visual style and music, and as usual for Remedy Same Lake and writers have created mysterious and graceful story. Wish lot more games had such identity like Remedy games do.… Expand
  22. KinimodYunmi
    Nov 4, 2022
    8
    Am Anfang hat man überhaupt keine Ahnung worum es überhaupt geht, aber man möchte irgendwie einfach spielen, schaut sich um und rückt einfach immer weiter voran.

    Kurze Zeit später bis etwa Mitte des Spiels bekommt man allerdings gewaltige Frustrationen, weil die Wegfindung eine Katastrophe ist. Sobald man den Sektoren-Fahrstuhl gefunden hat legt sich das aber ein für alle Mal. Man    Am Anfang hat man überhaupt keine Ahnung worum es überhaupt geht, aber man möchte irgendwie einfach spielen, schaut sich um und rückt einfach immer weiter voran.

    Kurze Zeit später bis etwa Mitte des Spiels bekommt man allerdings gewaltige Frustrationen, weil die Wegfindung eine Katastrophe ist. Sobald man den Sektoren-Fahrstuhl gefunden hat legt sich das aber ein für alle Mal.

    Man sollte nicht all zu lange über die Story nachdenken, sie ist vorhanden, sie ist auch schon recht nachvollziehbar und die Handlungen machen auch irgendwie Sinn. Es ist aber alles einfach nur extrem weird!
    Aber auch irgendwie geil, man fragt sich was da eigentlich ab geht und durchquert trotzdem gerne jeden weiteren Raum, ballert die Gegner ab, bewegt sich stylisch durch den Bereich und kommt irgendwann ans Missionsziel.

    Macht doch einfach mal!    … Expand
  23. TheAlgerian
    Oct 27, 2022
    4
    The combat's awful and boring and there's a LOT of it.
    You can't go 20 seconds without a bunch of enemies spawning on top of you.
    Thought the story would make up for it since I loved Quantum Break and Alan Wake's, but even that is basically just the same piece of exposition on a loop for 6h. This is the one that gets all these praise and Quantum Break is the one that got trashed? I    The combat's awful and boring and there's a LOT of it.
    You can't go 20 seconds without a bunch of enemies spawning on top of you.

    Thought the story would make up for it since I loved Quantum Break and Alan Wake's, but even that is basically just the same piece of exposition on a loop for 6h.

    This is the one that gets all these praise and Quantum Break is the one that got trashed?
    I guess that one's story was too challenging for the average gamer.    … Expand
  24. Shot007
    Sep 23, 2022
    7
    Fun exciting game, but the ending got a bit repetitive. The graphics were amazing but the story was just a bit too obscure for me.
  25. PetyaBiszeps
    Sep 6, 2022
    6
    I finished control with really mixed feelings. Interesting start, intrigues, interesting gameplay. But with time plot and story overall were making my interest lower and lower. At the end, story just failed to meet expectations. Yes, it's still NICE game, it has nice gameplay, amazing RTX and concept of control being part of Alan Wake is amazing.

    And yes, what about both DLCs, they're    I finished control with really mixed feelings. Interesting start, intrigues, interesting gameplay. But with time plot and story overall were making my interest lower and lower. At the end, story just failed to meet expectations. Yes, it's still NICE game, it has nice gameplay, amazing RTX and concept of control being part of Alan Wake is amazing.

    And yes, what about both DLCs, they're worse, than general game. In, almost, everything.    … Expand
  26. bezrfl
    Aug 26, 2022
    8
    actually one of the best games that i have ever played, the huge respect for gameplay( its unbelieveble). amazing story and final. im sitting and juust cant believe in all of this. if u want to take all enjoy of the game u need to deep in the story and read, listen< watch all of content in the game. imho 8.5/10
  27. vova22379
    Aug 21, 2022
    2
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  28. Kirikoo
    Aug 7, 2022
    10
    Отличная физика и интересные механики перекрывают все недостатки сюжета. 10
  29. Ratingss
    Jul 26, 2022
    4
    The game looks fine but its full of stupid things that just tick me off, like the infinite ammo gun that takes forever to reload, the powers are all overpowered, the janitor that speaks in gibberish, the goddamn red lights, the same stupid enemies ripped straight from Quantum Break. And on top of that the PC port is a mess that just freezes whenever it wants.
  30. Maitrify
    Jul 18, 2022
    0
    This game has a fascinating story, good characters and an interesting setting for everything in the game. The SCP-style elements are done very well and the way that you interact with them in-game is done relatively well too. Overall, the story of the game is incredibly enjoyable as is the overall presentation of the story too.

    You might be wondering why I gave this a 0? Because it's    This game has a fascinating story, good characters and an interesting setting for everything in the game. The SCP-style elements are done very well and the way that you interact with them in-game is done relatively well too. Overall, the story of the game is incredibly enjoyable as is the overall presentation of the story too.

    You might be wondering why I gave this a 0?

    Because it's all moot.

    There is no difficulty slider and the game itself is FRUSTRATINGLY hard. Due to a combination of cheap enemies, attacks, no difficulty slider, no real ability to defend yourself outside of 'kill them before they kill you' and damage-sponges for enemies (SPECIALLY the bosses who often 1/2-shot you), it's all moot and thus this game gets a 0. The story would easily rate as an 8 or above but due to the inability for LOADS of players to actually get further . . . it invalidates itself.

    Read the synopsis/wiki/watch youtube instead of spending money on this game. The developer needs to learn to include basic concepts like a difficulty option.    … Expand
  31. Devastator1988
    Jul 17, 2022
    8
    A great story with the solid atmosphere. The good combat with the useful abilities and perks. Must have to play!
  32. napoxog
    Jul 12, 2022
    2
    This is the 1st review I post here.
    This game just made me mad.
    I'm setting 2 of 10 only because of graphics. this is the most stupid game design I've seen for decades. (I'm 43) It is so secondary to Star Wars in terms of "powers".... no guidance in some places - is the feature? get lost. Stupid dialogs... Useless resources in the begging wit no clue for future use... Useless but    This is the 1st review I post here.
    This game just made me mad.
    I'm setting 2 of 10 only because of graphics.
    this is the most stupid game design I've seen for decades. (I'm 43)
    It is so secondary to Star Wars in terms of "powers"....
    no guidance in some places - is the feature? get lost.
    Stupid dialogs...
    Useless resources in the begging wit no clue for future use...
    Useless but rare mods....
    shooting is ok. but no sex.
    The setting is some kind of mashed X-Files with Twin Peaks in a bad way... Unclear and boring, unlike these two...
    This one is a waste even with discount...    … Expand
  33. BenzoSt
    Jul 12, 2022
    7
    A visually impressive and polished sci-fi gaming experience. Although Control is tremendously successful in its style, plot, dialogue, and graphics, it's only mediocre regarding its gameplay and action, which comes down to shooting plus a few supernatural abilities. And without a scoring system, this amounts to a game that I predict people will enjoy playing once but only once. I recommendA visually impressive and polished sci-fi gaming experience. Although Control is tremendously successful in its style, plot, dialogue, and graphics, it's only mediocre regarding its gameplay and action, which comes down to shooting plus a few supernatural abilities. And without a scoring system, this amounts to a game that I predict people will enjoy playing once but only once. I recommend holding off on playing Control until you have a potent computer that can max out the graphics with ray tracing so you can experience this game at its best.… Expand
  34. WasabiWarrior
    Jun 19, 2022
    10
    I just started playing but I'm instantly a fan. Great narrative and storytelling, unique level design and beautiful graphics. I can recommend this to everyone (for me it's better than Prey)
  35. RoDayNam
    Jun 4, 2022
    10
    Probably the best game i've played. Great destruction physics, good story (my brains are melting), awesome fighting system, and much more.
  36. Zeneko90
    Jun 3, 2022
    8
    Nettes. Spiel es hat echt viel Spaß gemacht. Mehr davon! Nicht zu lang, nicht zu kurz. Genau richtig.
  37. Major_PC_92
    May 19, 2022
    6
    Good action games with a beautiful graphism. The story was very strange but the gunfight are very cool!
  38. KevLooney
    May 13, 2022
    6
    control sucked because one didn’t know where to go and the gunplay was terrible. enemies took far too many bullets relative to magazine size. the story was confusing too. It made me think "what is this game about"
  39. briiiz
    May 12, 2022
    7
    游戏体验是挺不错的，制作水平还是不低的，但是整体玩下来却觉得有些平庸。视觉设计和新怪谈风格的背景算是最大的亮点，游戏里诡异紧张的环境音也增加不少代入感。剧情音乐中规中矩没有什么让人印象深刻的地方，甚至可以说是草草收尾。地图方面因为有事先了解所以一开始就会看门牌不至于迷路，也因此可以体验到相对优秀的地图设计。
    另一些个人方面导致的观感下降，特效太晃眼在战斗中会导致长时间游玩时眼睛疲累    游戏体验是挺不错的，制作水平还是不低的，但是整体玩下来却觉得有些平庸。视觉设计和新怪谈风格的背景算是最大的亮点，游戏里诡异紧张的环境音也增加不少代入感。剧情音乐中规中矩没有什么让人印象深刻的地方，甚至可以说是草草收尾。地图方面因为有事先了解所以一开始就会看门牌不至于迷路，也因此可以体验到相对优秀的地图设计。
    另一些个人方面导致的观感下降，特效太晃眼在战斗中会导致长时间游玩时眼睛疲累
  40. VigilanteOito
    Apr 15, 2022
    10
    Joguei a versão q tava no gamepass pc e tava injogavel, dai fui jogar a versão gog e o jogo esta muito bem otimizado.
    A fisica do jogo é uma das melhores que já vi.
    História maluca, igual death strading ou quantum break. A levitação ou o voo é o melhor que já vi, perfeito. DLCs boas, umas delas é o cross over com o Alan Wake. A missão do labirinto é foda. Control é um dos melhores    Joguei a versão q tava no gamepass pc e tava injogavel, dai fui jogar a versão gog e o jogo esta muito bem otimizado.
    A fisica do jogo é uma das melhores que já vi.
    História maluca, igual death strading ou quantum break.
    A levitação ou o voo é o melhor que já vi, perfeito.
    DLCs boas, umas delas é o cross over com o Alan Wake.
    A missão do labirinto é foda.
    Control é um dos melhores games de ação que já joguei.
    Recomendo a versão gog. Versões epic e steam não testei.    … Expand
  41. j4ck_fl4sh_3k
    Apr 15, 2022
    6
    This is going to have to be a that I put away without completing, which is something i very rarely do, especially if I have gotta as far in as I have with Control (The Face of the Enemy mission is where I tapout). I might end up finishing but its hardly a game that has kept me hooked to say the least.

    This game manages to tick many pet peaves... *Pointless weapon upgrades that make    This is going to have to be a that I put away without completing, which is something i very rarely do, especially if I have gotta as far in as I have with Control (The Face of the Enemy mission is where I tapout). I might end up finishing but its hardly a game that has kept me hooked to say the least.

    This game manages to tick many pet peaves...

    *Pointless weapon upgrades that make me laugh... Check. (2% damage increase, 5% off weapon recoil) the amount they drop is ridicules, and you'll soon run outta space.

    *Pointless collectibles... Check. (TONS of them too, I can't tell you how many "classified docs" i pick up)

    *A game that fells like it what's to be a movie... Check. (every character delivers there lines like a hammie actor, instead of saying "okay, I'll go now" you'll get "Okay.................................................................. I'll go.............................................................. now..................................................." with more less every line of dialog)

    *A map that confuses people more then it helps... Check, and i know that I'm not the only one with this issue by a long shot, just google it.

    I just couldn't go on sadly, don't get me wrong it looks amazing and damaging the environment is very cool.    … Expand
  42. ARGX
    Apr 14, 2022
    1
    The game would be good if it weren't for those invisible hisses. They completely spoiled my enjoyment of the game. Opponents who kill you in one hit are never a good idea
  43. dotrem
    Apr 12, 2022
    4
    I don't know why people were so hyped about this mediocre game. There are more minuses than pluses.
    Plot is a Mario-like story. "Oh no Jesse, Dylan in other casle. Jesse go next department". And when it was finnished with "Jesse where fk are you? Dynal has already came home." i just fking laugh.
    With very beggining i thought that game about modern Mary Sue, but i hope that devs not so    I don't know why people were so hyped about this mediocre game. There are more minuses than pluses.
    Plot is a Mario-like story. "Oh no Jesse, Dylan in other casle. Jesse go next department". And when it was finnished with "Jesse where fk are you? Dynal has already came home." i just fking laugh.
    With very beggining i thought that game about modern Mary Sue, but i hope that devs not so idiotic to put such a character in AAA product. Well after i finished the game waht can i say. Well only one thing - i hope Control's script writter never ever write a single page of text in his life.

    Gunplay is os woody and monotonus that i can't call this game a shoter. First every time what i need to switch gun in fight i want to turn off game instead. Can't say that i switch guns very ofter, but anyway that fact that i need to go to put game on pause, go to inventory and switch guns freaked me out. Again i switch not often that couse there are not many situations when you want to use something besides default weapon form(Grip). Every thing else just much more weaker.

    Music? Nah who cares. But once i died in labyrinth couse did't hear flying bomb guys couse annoying song. So i rather remove all music away from the game.

    Leveling system has a standart for casual rpg-like games problems. You actually don't need all those levels and skill points. I finished with 40 free points. And i feel that not much changed if i didn't put a single point in HP.
    Same problem with crafting material and mods. There are too many of them, and you don't need them. Natural weapon leveling is way to strong so you just don't need all those high-level mods. And with this knowlege i want to touch game's "regular-grind activity". I don't know whay expeditions and events even exists, you get the same mods and crafting materials as a reward for events. So you don't need to spend time on it. Same with hidden places. You probably don't want to find them for loot and skill points but only for chance to find another file.

    Enemies AI is just a pepega. Smartest enemies are guys who rush in you in suicide attack and shot you with rocket launcher in very close range that kill themself and take half of your HP bar.

    Well lets stop to be so negative. Lets talk about good things in the game.
    First i like the main idea about bureau. So they took a SoyCP and lifted it from creepypasta level to human readdable level.

    I like media in Control. Dr Darling presentations and Threshold kids so good that it feels like it take a half of game's buget.

    What else? I like hovering(flying) mechanic. Very smooth moving.

    In conclusion i'd way taht game has a countless flaws. It's not good as a shooter/action game. It's mediocr as a storytelling/adventure game. It's maybe ok as a RTX promotion game(never turning on rtx anyway lol).

    It's not a level of old Remedy. But sadly the other games in last years not much better.

    I really wanted to give the game 5/10 but i started Foundation DLC and instantly remember one thing. Red. Red color. In every freaking battle my screen dims in red. And i can't see a fck. I can't see what hits me, i can't see where to move. If game doesn't give me to play it - game is garabage.    … Expand
  44. flwixs
    Apr 2, 2022
    5
    Из плюсов физика, геймплей. Из минус абсолютно все остальное, да в ней есть сюжет, а еще в ней есть 50 ублюдских локаций, шизофрения, тупорылые испытания, настолько же тупорылые побочные активности и баба с еблом трансегендера, в целом пробежать можно.Из плюсов физика, геймплей. Из минус абсолютно все остальное, да в ней есть сюжет, а еще в ней есть 50 ублюдских локаций, шизофрения, тупорылые испытания, настолько же тупорылые побочные активности и баба с еблом трансегендера, в целом пробежать можно.
  45. Wrecktangled
    Mar 18, 2022
    9
    A very interesting world built here. A world built entirely in one singular building. This game was always interesting. The gameplay was very interesting and the narrative kept me interested. This has fun gameplay with special powers and fun guns. I definitely see my self coming back for a second playthrough down the road.
  46. grungebob
    Mar 16, 2022
    9
    Show up late to the show, but this game is really good. Now I understand why people were giving it GOTY vibes for it. Some of the levels were above and beyond anything I had played before. Hopefully more the same comes from future development from Remedy.
  47. Enzo2003s
    Mar 16, 2022
    10
    I love it!, The graphics are brilliant the design it brilliant. Good soundtrack even if there is not so many songs. And so different and creative! Raytracing is just perfectly done here.
  48. Gaeons
    Mar 10, 2022
    4
    The story is so linear, it doesn't have any plot twist is just the good guys vs the bad guys and thats it. If you only play the main mission you will only fight just one truly boss the other ones have the same model and abilities than normal enemis just with more health.
    The difficulty is really low there is almost no challenge at all.
    The only good thing are the graphics and how you can    The story is so linear, it doesn't have any plot twist is just the good guys vs the bad guys and thats it. If you only play the main mission you will only fight just one truly boss the other ones have the same model and abilities than normal enemis just with more health.
    The difficulty is really low there is almost no challenge at all.
    The only good thing are the graphics and how you can interact with the environment.
    As an action game is kinda fun at the begging but the linear story and the missing bosses that are crucial in any action game, kill the total experience of the game.    … Expand
  49. zayngo
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    The Ashtray Maze is my best gaming experence in year. Control's gameplay is amazing & outstanding. I feel freedom while using the power, feel like a boss!
  50. tunahan43
    Feb 15, 2022
    9
    bana göre efsane bir oyun alan wake daha iyi diyenler var gerçekten anlamıyorum o sıkıcı oyunu buna nasıl daha iyi diyebiliyorsunuz.
  51. sft
    Feb 14, 2022
    9
    8.75 • A truly imaginative and creative game spoiled only by some poor choices regarding combat.
  52. marcinek74
    Feb 8, 2022
    10
    Jestem bardzo wybredny i wiele gier odpada bo mnie po prostu nudzi. Control jednak zainteresował mnie od pierwszego momentu i wciagnął tak , że przeszedłem grę po minimum dwa razy na każdej platformie na jakiej wyszedł (czyli wiele razy wpliczajac PS4, xos, XSX, PC-Steam-Epic-GOG-GFN. Trzy miesiace tylko tej gry plus wiele godzin z dodatkami.
    Interesujaca tajemnicza historia jak w    Jestem bardzo wybredny i wiele gier odpada bo mnie po prostu nudzi. Control jednak zainteresował mnie od pierwszego momentu i wciagnął tak , że przeszedłem grę po minimum dwa razy na każdej platformie na jakiej wyszedł (czyli wiele razy wpliczajac PS4, xos, XSX, PC-Steam-Epic-GOG-GFN. Trzy miesiace tylko tej gry plus wiele godzin z dodatkami.
    Interesujaca tajemnicza historia jak w Archiwum x, Fringe czy Debris. Do tego świetne efekty cząsteczkowe i bardzo satysfakcjonująca walka. Na minus powtarzalni przeciwnicy i bossowie. Ale to nic . Drugi być moze minus to błedy na start gry i dosyć długo kazali czekać na poprawki ale nic tak uciażliwego jak w CP2077 czy Outriders.
    To teraz moja ulubiona gra.    … Expand
  53. random_gamer
    Feb 8, 2022
    5
    This game is so much wasted potential.
    I would have loved to give this game a 8 or maybe even a 9.
    But there are some major flaws. Positives: + The launch ability feels amazing on itself + The graphics are very good + It has some (!) very nice and crazy looking areas Negatives: - The map is just a joke - The combat gets stale very quickly, because its always the same -    This game is so much wasted potential.
    I would have loved to give this game a 8 or maybe even a 9.
    But there are some major flaws.

    Positives:
    + The launch ability feels amazing on itself
    + The graphics are very good
    + It has some (!) very nice and crazy looking areas

    Negatives:
    - The map is just a joke
    - The combat gets stale very quickly, because its always the same
    - Totally unnecessary "go here and kill stuff" quests. And those quests even pop up randomly and have a time limit! I don't know who decided these quests would add anything to the experience. They do not.
    - Not much enemy diversity (and enemies despawn, which feels bad)
    - The majority of areas are bland offices
    - There is way way wayyyy too much stuff to read/watch/listen to everywhere. Some of the things you can read is funny, but the majority of it are boring science results etc. And it is just too much. If you really want to read everything the play time is 50% playing and 50% reading stuff.
    - The majority of characters are boring (the female scientist, the security guy, etc.). Only the janitor is kind of interesting

    All in all it is a decent action 3rd person shooter. But the map killed it for me. The thing is an insult to every other gaming map. Half of the time it does not show the correct layout of the map, the other half you get confused because you can never see **** because the different levels are on top of each other without any separation. Fortunately the signs within the game world are good enough to use those for orientation. But even then you sometimes get quests telling you to go to some generic place and you just don't know where to go.    … Expand
  54. KarnaK
    Feb 7, 2022
    6
    I stopped playing after just a few hours. The good: great graphics, paranormal/sci-fi atmosphere, acting, physics and combat is fun, although I've heard it gets repetitive toward the end. The story is interesting but convoluted and confusing, and this is a VERY story-focused game. What I didn't like: there's WAY too much lore to read. You pick up countless documents from the start, beforeI stopped playing after just a few hours. The good: great graphics, paranormal/sci-fi atmosphere, acting, physics and combat is fun, although I've heard it gets repetitive toward the end. The story is interesting but convoluted and confusing, and this is a VERY story-focused game. What I didn't like: there's WAY too much lore to read. You pick up countless documents from the start, before you're even interested or invested in the world. Some of it's cool but with so much of it being pointless it seems like a chore. The map is awful as it doesn't change according to what level you are on. You can't zoom in or out. (Also why the hell would they put the map on the directional pad UP button?! Never got used to it.) The enemy variety is a bit lacking and a lot of environments feel the same. Ultimately if you like paranormal/sci-fi story-driven games, you should give this a try. The atmosphere is great. Just don't go into it looking for a top notch game play experience like I did, it's a bit of a let down on that front.… Expand
  55. Satanski666
    Jan 26, 2022
    2
    At first, story feels intriguing, but at some point it become clear that writers didn't really put much effort into creating interesting and detailed game universe. Gunplay is not bad, visuals with RT pretty impressive but lacking variety. What i found the worst and offensive, is blatant female chauvinism. Every man character in the game is at best is either weak, irresponsible, or both,At first, story feels intriguing, but at some point it become clear that writers didn't really put much effort into creating interesting and detailed game universe. Gunplay is not bad, visuals with RT pretty impressive but lacking variety. What i found the worst and offensive, is blatant female chauvinism. Every man character in the game is at best is either weak, irresponsible, or both, while women are complete opposite. Is this women version of equality, they want to enforce on us? Looks like it more and more, lately.… Expand
  56. Joejoe135791
    Jan 21, 2022
    9
    Amazing game with a really good storyline and amazing graphics. The graphics are so good that i can't even play it on my laptop. I have to play it in Nvidia GeForce now. That doesn't matter though and if anything is a compliment on the graphics

    Overall 9/10, really enjoyed and you would like it if your into the scp community (which it's based off of)
  57. ancoder123
    Jan 15, 2022
    0
    This game is unfair.I've died so many times just fighting with the first boss,the power in this game is weak as hell,keep throwing some objects at your enermy ,shooting and NOTHING ELSE.
  58. metesuzuk
    Jan 14, 2022
    9
    The gameplay is very fun and good. The graphics and particle effects are great. Normally, these kinds of stories don't interest me, but I was drawn to Control's story. Venues are also good.
  59. StarkAgentos
    Jan 7, 2022
    10
    Прошёл игру за 14 часов. Шедевр, особенно, концовка.
  60. chelmianin
    Jan 5, 2022
    5
    The gameplay is really boring after a few hours as it gets repetitive pretty easily because of overwhelming backtracking. Too bad, as the idea behind the game is quite interesting.
  61. Andrevery
    Jan 3, 2022
    10
    Изумительная и загадочная игра, в которой я познакомился с рейтрейсингом и просто не мог не налюбоваться на тени и отражения. Сюжет, геймплей, дизайн уровней и атмосфера - все на высочайшем уровне. В игре хочется задержаться, исследовать и находить ответы!Изумительная и загадочная игра, в которой я познакомился с рейтрейсингом и просто не мог не налюбоваться на тени и отражения. Сюжет, геймплей, дизайн уровней и атмосфера - все на высочайшем уровне. В игре хочется задержаться, исследовать и находить ответы!
  62. Ruby2
    Jan 2, 2022
    7
    Очень унылая игра ,однообразые локации пропитанные всеми цветами серого.Листовки ,котрых на 1 кв м больше чем мух на говне.Унылейший сюжет .Поставил 7 баллов только из за геймплея.
  63. Vaeu
    Dec 25, 2021
    6
    The story and characters are the weakest part of Control, the graphics, and music are decent. Control shines in its gameplay, the multitude of ways to engage combat with levitating, ground-pounding, chucking objects, and shooting with different weapons is great fun. Since the game isn't too long I don't think the gameplay gets repetitive quick enough.
  64. Yannig
    Dec 23, 2021
    10
    + Incredible graphics (I played it with an RTX video card).
    + Great depth in the story.
    + Great polish, the game feels very finished.
    + Great variation.
    + Many easter eggs, secrets, etc.
    + Good atmosphere.
    + Good acting.

    I will remember this game for a long time to come!
  65. petrkozak13
    Dec 13, 2021
    8
    I didn't expect Control could be so good. Very pleasant surprise from Remedy.
  66. MaliPiksi
    Dec 4, 2021
    8
    A fun and mysterious game about paranormal beings and items.

    The story is a bit confusing at times but overall I think it's good. The DLC are needed to fully understand some things. Graphics are great, when they work. I had some issues on DirectX 12 where textures were all blurry and didn't load properly (I have an RTX 3060 for reference, should run fine but it didn't). Sound    A fun and mysterious game about paranormal beings and items.

    The story is a bit confusing at times but overall I think it's good. The DLC are needed to fully understand some things.

    Graphics are great, when they work. I had some issues on DirectX 12 where textures were all blurry and didn't load properly (I have an RTX 3060 for reference, should run fine but it didn't).

    Sound design was very unique, I think it really goes well with the mysterious vibe of the game. It's weird, creepy and pretty intense.

    The physics are very fun to play around with, throwing things around and watching the environmental destruction feels nice.

    Combat is very engaging, the abilities are fun to use, but a bit repetitive since enemies respawn at locations you already cleared, it becomes annoying after some time.

    In conclusion, Control should be played like it's a movie. To me it felt like that, a cinematic experience with good and fun gameplay.    … Expand
  67. heisenberg_88
    Dec 3, 2021
    5
    5 rating only for the graphics and RTX reflections .
    The game devs spent all the resources for graphics and visuals .
    Gameplay is repetitive and gets boring over the time .
    Jesse fedan face looks like a female character from 10 year old game.
  68. madterps
    Nov 12, 2021
    7
    I did enjoy the old RPG element of revealing little bit of the story by collecting documents, etc. and talking to NPCs. And I enjoy the power you get to a degree however the game has a few flaws. Even when you have your awesome power, the hiss infected enemies are still very powerful, not the regular ones but the floating ones who use telekinesis and the ones who carries a rocket launcher.I did enjoy the old RPG element of revealing little bit of the story by collecting documents, etc. and talking to NPCs. And I enjoy the power you get to a degree however the game has a few flaws. Even when you have your awesome power, the hiss infected enemies are still very powerful, not the regular ones but the floating ones who use telekinesis and the ones who carries a rocket launcher.

    They hit like a Mack truck however you don't have too much room to manuever in the later fights as you constantly dies due to being overwhelmed by enemies. And the worst part is that you get a 10% penalty every time you die. So that means when you need to upgrade your health, etc. it takes forever to do so.

    Another thing I found was that the game is mostly based in a bland building setting so it really kind of messes up tracking at times as all of the offices look alike after a while. Even though you do have hints at time where to go, the blandness of the environment does not help you at all.

    Overall this game has some cool concepts but the environment and the artificial difficulty rubs some points off what could have been an excellent game.    … Expand
  69. Umberto
    Nov 9, 2021
    9
    Not for everyone.
    Control is a great game, very clever writing, compelling and fascinating story and good acting. It is full of ideas and Remedy basically created a whole mythology. I realize that not everyone will like how the story is told: the first 3/4 hours are a continuos "WTF is happening here" and to get an understanding of the Bureau and the plot it is necessary to read and    Not for everyone.
    Control is a great game, very clever writing, compelling and fascinating story and good acting. It is full of ideas and Remedy basically created a whole mythology. I realize that not everyone will like how the story is told: the first 3/4 hours are a continuos "WTF is happening here" and to get an understanding of the Bureau and the plot it is necessary to read and listen to every document in-game. This is not a linear plot like most adventure games (e.g. the Last of Us or the Tomb Raiders).
    If you are not worried by a complicated plot and like movies like Tenet, Memento, A scanner Darkly... this is the game for you-    … Expand
  70. ProfAmateur
    Oct 8, 2021
    7
    The game is quite creepy, I would say more thriller than horror. The story is interesting, but not ultra involving.
    The difficulty is challenging even for experienced gamers, but not too hard.
    The quick travel system is good. It's not worth it in terms of rewards to play the side missions. It's only worth it if you have a lot of fun with the gameplay and like additional tasks/stories.    The game is quite creepy, I would say more thriller than horror. The story is interesting, but not ultra involving.
    The difficulty is challenging even for experienced gamers, but not too hard.
    The quick travel system is good.
    It's not worth it in terms of rewards to play the side missions. It's only worth it if you have a lot of fun with the gameplay and like additional tasks/stories.
    There are a few moments of frustration, for example when you can't find the way (once the way was in a side chamber, and it had an opening far above. You search for such things for a long time or you go to Youtube, which is a pity).

    German:
    Das Spiel ist ziemlich gruselig, ich würde sagen eher Thriller als Horror. Die Geschichte ist interessant, aber nicht ultra mitreisend.
    Der Schwierigkeitsgrad ist auch für erfahrene Gamer herausfordernd, aber nicht zu schwer.
    Das Schnellreisesystem ist gut
    Es lohnt sich bezüglich Belohnungen nicht, die Nebenmissionen zu spielen. Es lohnt sich nur, wenn man viel Spass am Gameplay hat und zusätzliche Aufgaben/Geschichten mag.
    Es gibt ein paar Frustmomente, beispielsweise wenn man den Weg nicht findet (einmal war der Weg in einer Nebenkammer, und dieser hatte weit oben eine Öffnung. Solche Sachen sucht man sehr lange oder man geht auf Youtube, das ist schade).    … Expand
  71. Woolee
    Sep 29, 2021
    6
    So ... i just finished the game and I dont know how to feel about this. First up gameplay:
    The gameplay and shooting mechanics are great and I really like them. The game offers several abilities which are just fun to use like force push, hovering etc. In fact, killing stuff with ur "force" is so mu
  72. Deleviria192
    Sep 24, 2021
    9
    analise Control versao pc
    I7 9750H
    32GB RAm
    GTX 1650
    Gráficos recomendados pelo Nvidia Experience
    720P com 60 fps constantes

    gostei bastante do jogo e o tema do jogo e um dos meu prefeitos
    o gameplay e bom e so tens uma ou outra coisa que eu mudaria para ficar melhor
    a historia poderia ficar melhor se fosse melhor trabalhada
    recomendo
  73. CrafTED
    Sep 20, 2021
    1
    I turned grain off from settings but i realized this grains come from problematic game engine. It can't even calculates GI !. Boring story and unstandable puzzle sections (Don't clone maxpayne's psychological sections anymore!)
  74. sonicmrsumo
    Sep 14, 2021
    1
    I really wanted to give this game a higher rating as it's so much fun to play...when it actually works. Unfortunately it rarely works. It either won't let you past the title screen or it crashes whilst loading / saving. I did try and stick with it but it just got too frustrating so didn't finish and uninstalled.
  75. Kristoff_PL
    Sep 12, 2021
    9
    Overall great underrated game !!!
    Alan Wake taken to next Atmospheric level !!!
    Good gun fights, powers and levitation!
    Great to play on keyboard + mouse
  76. Abilhasanli
    Sep 10, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Really good combat, story etc. but the emotions of npcs are so bad. They look like they don't understand the situation or they are acting like robot. But overall it is a really good game.… Expand
  77. Coldhyll
    Aug 28, 2021
    0
    Unplayable on Game Pass PC.
    Game either crashes or doesn't go farther than "press enter to start"
  78. Corefitz
    Aug 27, 2021
    10
    For sure a solid AAA-game! A must-try in my humble opinion!

    PROs: -Single player experience, thank god EAs stupid opinion have aged so poorly in the industry -Very interesting story, especially if you're into paranormal stories. -Amazing combat system. Combinations, powers, modes and everything ties in so well with itself. -RTX grapichs make this game a dream-mode.. okay maybe not    For sure a solid AAA-game! A must-try in my humble opinion!

    PROs:
    -Single player experience, thank god EAs stupid opinion have aged so poorly in the industry
    -Very interesting story, especially if you're into paranormal stories.
    -Amazing combat system. Combinations, powers, modes and everything ties in so well with itself.
    -RTX grapichs make this game a dream-mode.. okay maybe not that far, but it's SUPER amazing seeing RTX do its thing and this game does that system justice!
    -Voice acting for Jessie when she's speaking to other characters seems bland, but is, on the other hand, very lively when speaking with Polaris.
    -Photomode

    CONs:
    -Repetitive gameplay, while the story does a good job of driving you forward, the enemies you encounter does get a bit bland as you progress, but never truly reaches the point of being obsolete.

    Conclusion:
    Control is absolutely a game I'd recommend, especially if you wanna see what RTX can do. With it's paranormal story and progression it leaves you curious for more, but never leaves you feeling like you can't take a slight detour here and there to see what else is shaking in The Oldest House. The combat system is really amazing and solid. And if you so desire, there's different challenges you can undertake with the jukebox.
    I have yet to encounter any serious bugs or glitches. only memorable one was when Jessie got cockeyed... I laughed.    … Expand
  79. F3T1W
    Aug 27, 2021
    4
    Stuffy jester, with a finished plot, good colors, excellent physics, i'd not reccomend
  80. apeot2002
    Jul 15, 2021
    9
    Buy it, play it. Control is drop dead gorgeous, sounds great and is always fascinating. The ride won’t always be buttery smooth, but you’ll never use more than the edge of your seat.
  81. garretts228
    Jul 13, 2021
    8
    I'm boggled by the amount of bad reviews. Game mechanics were phenomenal from combat, weapons, and power upgrades to simply interacting with the world. The game has pretty good graphics and is overall a pretty game. The story is awesome and had me reading all of the in game content when found. It's a good balance of exploring the world, finding lore, and some well balanced combat. ThereI'm boggled by the amount of bad reviews. Game mechanics were phenomenal from combat, weapons, and power upgrades to simply interacting with the world. The game has pretty good graphics and is overall a pretty game. The story is awesome and had me reading all of the in game content when found. It's a good balance of exploring the world, finding lore, and some well balanced combat. There were a few missions that seemed a bit dragged out, but minus that I have enjoyed every bit of this game.… Expand
  82. CoreGamer1408
    Jul 13, 2021
    8
    Free drop from Epic games and oh boy the PC version is actually optimized and runs well unlike the PS4 version. The fun gameplay reminds me of PSI Mindgate Ops dialled up to the max. Story is a whole load of weird, but in a good Twilight Zone sort of way. Looking like 30 FPS on PC. The loading times suck on both PS4/PC. The combat is a lot of over the top spectacle effects. So it canFree drop from Epic games and oh boy the PC version is actually optimized and runs well unlike the PS4 version. The fun gameplay reminds me of PSI Mindgate Ops dialled up to the max. Story is a whole load of weird, but in a good Twilight Zone sort of way. Looking like 30 FPS on PC. The loading times suck on both PS4/PC. The combat is a lot of over the top spectacle effects. So it can become a visually messy on screen. So expect a few cheap deaths from time to time due to not being able to see at all. I really had a lot of fun with the PC version for sure with the game play and story in general.… Expand
  83. Sopota
    Jul 12, 2021
    0
    Great story but awful storytelling, you have to constantly pause to read all the random stuff you pick up, sometimes great, but a lot of times pointless bureaucratic garbage that gets annoying very fast. You can't even hear the audio recordings while playing. This is a game from 2019, Remedy.

    Full of 2 hit death attacks, no one is suspicious that a lot of times you get hit for 99% of    Great story but awful storytelling, you have to constantly pause to read all the random stuff you pick up, sometimes great, but a lot of times pointless bureaucratic garbage that gets annoying very fast. You can't even hear the audio recordings while playing. This is a game from 2019, Remedy.

    Full of 2 hit death attacks, no one is suspicious that a lot of times you get hit for 99% of your health? Even maxing health only partially avoids this. The bosses are the worst offenders, full of bodyguard fodder. When the hardest part of a boss fight is not the boss itself...

    Horrible sound design, no enemy footsteps and crappy positioning audio means that you can't use your ears in a fight, if you hear a loud scream you better smash your evade button because you don't know from where its coming. At least in Alan Wake you can see your flanks with a wider third person view.

    And the cherry on top is the awful and uninspired crafting system. I say it again Remedy, this is a game from 2019.    … Expand
  84. zoiberg
    Jul 5, 2021
    9
    A very good game with its own charm. Maybe not everyone will like the gloom of the bureau, but I got incredible pleasure in playing it
  85. jelikey
    Jul 3, 2021
    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
  86. tamakachi
    Jun 27, 2021
    6
    Bosses are extremely difficult and when you die the load times are excessive and there is no difficulty setting either, this can mean 2 minutes of challenging a boss before you die and then having to wait 5 minutes for the game to load again and add another 3 minutes to get back to the boss. I also find myself getting lost and not knowing where the to go because the map in game reallyBosses are extremely difficult and when you die the load times are excessive and there is no difficulty setting either, this can mean 2 minutes of challenging a boss before you die and then having to wait 5 minutes for the game to load again and add another 3 minutes to get back to the boss. I also find myself getting lost and not knowing where the to go because the map in game really sucks, this game is needlessly frustrating, I play games to have fun; not to be frustrated… Expand
  87. greystrange
    Jun 24, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Woke game with a few interesting mechanics and some lore.
    As a game developer, I'm glad to see that skills weren't as dumbed down as in the most of the games, and they allow some interesting interactions, overall they fill pretty organic and fluid in the battle.
    Shooting feels heavily impaired, even with a few variations of the gun. Mods are simply boring and not powerful enough at any level. I mean, realism is great, but I've rarely seen situations where I'd use anything but sniper mode for long-range targets, everything else dies much faster from the skills.
    Writing is disappointing, to say the least. It's some "young-adult novel" level mixed with fanfic about SCP foundation. Epilogue is really empty.
    Replayability is non-existent, repetitive tasks are getting boring even during main campaign.

    Wokeness level is annoying. All positive characters are female, all antagonists(and looks like all enemies at all) are male. Guess who's dying in all side quests? You've guessed right.
    Overall I'm not disappointed about time spent, but I've played it only because it was free on Epic, to see skill mechanics.    … Expand
  88. matee75
    Jun 24, 2021
    8
    A lot of stuff to explore, but sometimes hard to follow the main quest. Graphic, Gameplay, and the sound are amazing . Although the long loading times were very annoying even with SSD.
  89. abadonna302b
    Jun 18, 2021
    0
    Possible epileptic seizures warning is here in place. This game is 90 percent based on 2013 vintage Remember Me engine (also stuffed in DmC for ex.) So what are you 10 stars raters trying to tell me? This game engine is old, some pityful RTX tricks (where you can see product of this old engine mirrored on the floor, for gods sake, what an innovation) wont make it any better. FlashyPossible epileptic seizures warning is here in place. This game is 90 percent based on 2013 vintage Remember Me engine (also stuffed in DmC for ex.) So what are you 10 stars raters trying to tell me? This game engine is old, some pityful RTX tricks (where you can see product of this old engine mirrored on the floor, for gods sake, what an innovation) wont make it any better. Flashy nonsense and storyline trying to make you feel like you are digging into something that requires intelligence that you always secretly thought you have (but why others didnt?) its pathetic. There are hundreds of game with below 5 rating and some of them more than 10 yrs old that are better than this.… Expand
  90. rocksoldier
    Jun 17, 2021
    2
    This game is bad, very bad. The only good thing is graphics, all other elements are terrible:
    -Story is terrible
    -gunfights are chaotic and not interesting
    -character is totally flat and not existent
    -setting does not make any sense and it doesn't even look cool
    -most of the time you don't know where to go
    -anything you can think of that it's not graphic is bad
  91. nilsy
    Jun 17, 2021
    5
    Very annoying map, the story is hampered so much by not being able to find were to go making what should be fun frustrating and a overall average experience.
    Like a nice park and good weather and a icecream but you got something sharp in your shoe and it stops you from smelling the flowers and having a good time.
  92. Patres87
    Jun 14, 2021
    10
    As a Remedy fanboy, I only regret not to have played this game earlier. For me it's another masterpiece, while I didn't play Quantum Break yet. Love the concept of a federal bureau investigating paranormal events in a setting of the game with a changing environment sounds very original to me. The soundtrack and the ambience with chatter of talking voices in background which I was able toAs a Remedy fanboy, I only regret not to have played this game earlier. For me it's another masterpiece, while I didn't play Quantum Break yet. Love the concept of a federal bureau investigating paranormal events in a setting of the game with a changing environment sounds very original to me. The soundtrack and the ambience with chatter of talking voices in background which I was able to decipher were mostly in German language kept me on my heels throughout the whole game. The storytelling is done with few cutscenes mostly in-between missions and side quests and the approach is very gentle. The rest of the story is brought to you non-invasively should you be eager to learn more by simply collecting documents which are place around the area, which gives you a glimpse on what you are currently dealing with or what is about to come. This pace of action, exploring and learning about the events fits me well as I could shift my attention towards different things and slowly put together the pieces of the puzzle. There is no difficulty setting and you have a number of abilities that will help you defeat the enemies. I failed number of times after an exhausting battle, but took another approach next time and eventually I felt more satisfied. The deaths are sudden and once you catch your self in a crossfire or overpowered, it doesn't take very long for you to die. So even, if you defeated the main 'boss' in a fight, the battle might be far from over. Love the fact that there is a point health system and not some auto generating health. While enemies drop health points, you have to be strategic in the approach and the sense of urgency to flea, recover and come back, not just hide in a corner for the health to restore is what really spices up those battles. There is a checkpoint system, which saves your progress after you capture what is called 'Control Points' or just fast travel to them. I must say this game really hit my sweet spot and is really a brave approach in an astonishing series of games made by this studio. Bravo !… Expand
  93. ImperialKnight
    Jun 13, 2021
    10
    This game is like an 8, but gave it a 10 to balance out the negatives scores from people who want story delivered to them on a platter. Control delivers the story in a classic "Show. Don't tell" manner, which is apparently too difficult for many people. The world building results in huge potential for games based in the Alan Wake/Control universe.

    The game play is decent, but minor    This game is like an 8, but gave it a 10 to balance out the negatives scores from people who want story delivered to them on a platter. Control delivers the story in a classic "Show. Don't tell" manner, which is apparently too difficult for many people. The world building results in huge potential for games based in the Alan Wake/Control universe.

    The game play is decent, but minor problems prevent it from greatness. For example, there's not way to tell if an enemy has spawned or snuck behind behind you, and there's a lack of feedback when you take damage, which all results in a lot of unnecessary cheap deaths.    … Expand
  94. abhishekcal
    Jun 10, 2021
    10
    Has to be the best game I have played in recent years.
    Lore is just amazing and setting is beautiful.
  95. SpiderSucc
    Jun 10, 2021
    8
    i just got this game free on the epic games store and i can see why this game has so much praise its a good game some flaws is with the first boss he will dodge almost all your telekinetic attacks no matter how close and he can be a pain in the ass to shoot with the service pistol and with some enemies in the game it seems they become supper accurate when your low hp even if your movingi just got this game free on the epic games store and i can see why this game has so much praise its a good game some flaws is with the first boss he will dodge almost all your telekinetic attacks no matter how close and he can be a pain in the ass to shoot with the service pistol and with some enemies in the game it seems they become supper accurate when your low hp even if your moving and I don't really like the health orb and control point thing to get more health because enemies drop so little orbs you'll loose more then you get sometimes but those are minor pet peeves I've only played up to the beginning of the directorial override mission but I can see myself finishing the game because its just a good time overall and I would recommend this game who like these types of games… Expand
  96. Luigichief
    Jun 7, 2021
    7
    Nothing against stories with subjective nuances, but one almost totally like this is that it DEPENDS on you to read files to understand something, I consider it simply BAD (at least the execution point).

    The gameplay is the star of the game, very frenetic and delicious. You are a Jedi/God. Most of the 'levels' are reasonable but man, the Ashtray Maze is absurdly good. Some puzzles are    Nothing against stories with subjective nuances, but one almost totally like this is that it DEPENDS on you to read files to understand something, I consider it simply BAD (at least the execution point).

    The gameplay is the star of the game, very frenetic and delicious. You are a Jedi/God. Most of the 'levels' are reasonable but man, the Ashtray Maze is absurdly good. Some puzzles are good and some are not so good.

    Soundtrack taking off by Ashtray Maze is basically non-existent.    … Expand
  97. Sepherim
    Jun 5, 2021
    8
    Control sin duda es un buen juego, especialmente en la primera mitad, cuando aun estamos algo perdidos y el misterio que nos rodea es más extraño. A medida que avanzamos y vamos obteniendo respuestas, esto obviamente se va reduciendo, pero sigue siendo divertido porque es un juego con unas buenas mecánicas de acción, una interesante variedad de poderes y armas que ir combinando y unaControl sin duda es un buen juego, especialmente en la primera mitad, cuando aun estamos algo perdidos y el misterio que nos rodea es más extraño. A medida que avanzamos y vamos obteniendo respuestas, esto obviamente se va reduciendo, pero sigue siendo divertido porque es un juego con unas buenas mecánicas de acción, una interesante variedad de poderes y armas que ir combinando y una historia que está bastante bien ¡Y que engancha con la de Alan Wake!

    Gráficamente el juego está muy bien, pero en este sentido el aspecto de las localizaciones y demás se acaba haciendo muy repetitivo porque tienden a ser bastante parecidas entre si (con excepciones). El sonido está muy bien en todos sus aspectos. Y, al menos en mi recorrido, solo he encontrado bugs menores.

    Por todo ello, sin duda es un juego que vale la pena. E incluye sus DLCs que, aunque no aportan tampoco revoluciones de gameplay, si expanden la historia añadiendo interés. Un 8.    … Expand
  98. TwoBe
    Jun 5, 2021
    6
    If you are into puzzles this game is for you, but not for me. They give you less to nothing explanation on what needs to be done and that turns the game frustrating and boring, it's amazing the amount of people who had to turn to videos on YouTube to solve the puzzles. My job is solving other peoples problems, in short puzzles, and doing the same thing as I would do in my job to have "fun"If you are into puzzles this game is for you, but not for me. They give you less to nothing explanation on what needs to be done and that turns the game frustrating and boring, it's amazing the amount of people who had to turn to videos on YouTube to solve the puzzles. My job is solving other peoples problems, in short puzzles, and doing the same thing as I would do in my job to have "fun" I wouldn't consider it "fun".

    The map sucks | got lost so many times that it was a pain trying to find the places and people. The game mechanics are fine and the story seems alright but I had to drop it for Gal Gun Returns.

    By the way, Gal Gun is incredibly funny, I do recommend that one.    … Expand
  99. artandpassion
    Jun 2, 2021
    9
    Unlike Naughty Dog, Remedy Entertainment actually knows how to write good and likable female main characters. Solid game!
  100. Welkinz
    Jun 1, 2021
    8
    I love the background, setting and art design of this game. It provided imersive experience
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Awards & Rankings

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#17 Best PC Game of 2019
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#14 Most Discussed PC Game of 2019
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#82 Most Shared PC Game of 2019

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
85

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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