Control

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7.5

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  1. CheekyBeef
    May 24, 2021
    10
    This is a 'perfect' game for me. It is not overly ambitious with what it aims to achieve but of what it does try it does without any flaws.

    The story is intruiging, unsettling and is an effective vehicle for pushing the player toward the core gameplay which consists of stellar exploration and combat. You are rewarded for investigating every nook and cranny with secret ability points,    This is a 'perfect' game for me. It is not overly ambitious with what it aims to achieve but of what it does try it does without any flaws.

    The story is intruiging, unsettling and is an effective vehicle for pushing the player toward the core gameplay which consists of stellar exploration and combat. You are rewarded for investigating every nook and cranny with secret ability points, mod upgrades and lore-building media.

    Abilities and gunplay are simple but highly polished and allow for a variety of playstyles which keeps things fresh for 30-40 hours of high-action gameplay. One particular achievement is in the physics - impacts, explosions and projectiles are fantastically 'weighted' and are exceptionally satisfying .

    Sound accompanies the tight gameplay with an equally satisfying feeling and although the score/soundtrack is quite subdued, it picks up in key moments with great effect - such as the wonderful ashtray maze.

    Finally, the visuals. This is one of the very few games where I have been compelled to use the photo mode. The brutalist architecture and Kubrick-esque geometry is highly evocative and frequently jaw-dropping.

    If you are a fan of action games this is one you should not miss. Simply brilliant.    … Expand
  2. Misterwetzel
    May 23, 2021
    9
    Stellar gameplay, jaw dropping environments and high-end visuals wrapped into one amazing single player game.

    Control takes you in and doesn't let go.

    9/10
  3. VG_Alex
    May 23, 2021
    8
    It's a combination of supernatural and sci-fi game. There are many puzzles throughout the game, which arouse my curiosity. However, if I really want to understand the story, I have to collect a large number of records things. The story is not easy to understand, and even a little confusing. The map design is complex and the goal is lack of guidance. The graphic performance of the game isIt's a combination of supernatural and sci-fi game. There are many puzzles throughout the game, which arouse my curiosity. However, if I really want to understand the story, I have to collect a large number of records things. The story is not easy to understand, and even a little confusing. The map design is complex and the goal is lack of guidance. The graphic performance of the game is very excellent. The Raytracing makes this game one of the nominees game of the year in 2019.

    Review of ‘Control’

    Graphic: 9.5

    Music: 7.5

    Narrative:8

    Gameplay: 8

    Score: 8    … Expand
  4. LeoCoelho
    May 22, 2021
    7
    LER EMAIL EU LEIO NO TRABALHO
    Acabei de terminar o jogo e confesso que sinto um misto bem grande de coisas legais e ruins, eu sou fã do jogo Alan Wake e achei bem memorável na minha opinião, Quantum Break achei bem mediano e Control, é aí que as coisas começam a dificultar, pelo menos para mim. Eu olhei outros reviews e vi pessoas gostando bastante do jogo por coisas que eu totalmente não    LER EMAIL EU LEIO NO TRABALHO
    Acabei de terminar o jogo e confesso que sinto um misto bem grande de coisas legais e ruins, eu sou fã do jogo Alan Wake e achei bem memorável na minha opinião, Quantum Break achei bem mediano e Control, é aí que as coisas começam a dificultar, pelo menos para mim. Eu olhei outros reviews e vi pessoas gostando bastante do jogo por coisas que eu totalmente não gostei, a história é legal, quando não te coloca pra ler inúmeros documentos, isso é massante demais na minha opinião, porque acho que uma produtora como a Remedy teria a capacidade de colocar um lore mais completo que não fosse de forma para segurar um botão e continuar lendo o conteúdo e acredite a ambientação do jogo é extremamente boa, com jogos de cores e luzes que fazem a gente realmente elogiar o que esta vendo. O gameplay é onde eu consigo elogiar facilmente o que joguei, tava pensando em dropar o jogo sem finalizar, mas quando destravei todos os poderes da Jesse eu me sentia simplesmente o pica das galáxias, a forma de se jogar é facilmente o que eu mais gostei no jogo. Bem como falei acho muito dificil dizer se Control é ruim ou bom, acho que depende muito do quanto e o que você procura no jogo, mas por ora posso apenas dizer que não me arrependo de ter comprado.    … Expand
  5. Draqun
    May 21, 2021
    9
    Cool concepts and good written story. I like main hero, but it is not clear why she talks to herself so much.
  6. NIKAOJ97
    May 20, 2021
    8
    Lo bueno: historia y personajes interesantes, gráficos de infarto y un apartado de arte genial.
    Lo malo: Coleccionables excesivos y aburridos, jugabilidad algo repetitiva, poca rejugabilidad y una historia que aunque interesante, algo confusa y obtusa.
    Review completa en mi blog: https://videogamingreviewsandcritics.blogspot.com/2021/04/control-review.html
  7. Allyptic
    May 14, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game with a huge focus on story, characters, and world-building. I don't remember the last time when the story absorbed me so much. Yes, there are few bugs here are there, but nothing game-breaking. Usually minor visual glitches.… Expand
  8. GoodGames99
    May 1, 2021
    10
    Not best from Remedy, but still solid game and i love connection with one of my favorite games "Alan Wake". Bonus points for good looking main character.
  9. RMDsilva
    Apr 25, 2021
    4
    High level production resulting in a vaguely interesting combat system... and a story and ambience that tries very much to be something, but is really just a generic shooter with a poor plot trying to justify whatever.
    I'm not even sure there was a good idea there at some stage.
  10. elefsar
    Apr 22, 2021
    8
    Unique and wonderful game play. Good fighting mechanics. Story is hard to fallow and not fluent.
  11. Latzara
    Apr 15, 2021
    10
    One ifnthe few games that gripped me in the last few years with it's story and setting. Even though there is combat throughout the run the story is the focus. I found reading the documentation scattered about the world and watching the videos just pulled me in even more. That's not at all what happens with other games abd their in game lore for me but here it just fit and it fit well. TheOne ifnthe few games that gripped me in the last few years with it's story and setting. Even though there is combat throughout the run the story is the focus. I found reading the documentation scattered about the world and watching the videos just pulled me in even more. That's not at all what happens with other games abd their in game lore for me but here it just fit and it fit well. The openendedness of the story in which you have the feeling the answers you've found only scratch the surface of it's depths just made me hopeful for a sequel. If you like the setting of 80's sci-fi, or are a fan of sci-fi/horror movies of that era i bet you'll enjoy it greatly.… Expand
  12. hexava6294
    Apr 15, 2021
    0
    It was a bold decision to give the main character no personality and a haircut indicating she would like to speak to the manager. Perhaps in some future DLC, the protagonist will make a decision not motivated exclusively by the men in her life. Perhaps we'll even see a bit of character development. Hopefully not too much, though. It's unclear if 505 Games is just incapable of creating aIt was a bold decision to give the main character no personality and a haircut indicating she would like to speak to the manager. Perhaps in some future DLC, the protagonist will make a decision not motivated exclusively by the men in her life. Perhaps we'll even see a bit of character development. Hopefully not too much, though. It's unclear if 505 Games is just incapable of creating a single interesting, believable, or remotely human character, or if the studio is just plain old sexist, giving their female protagonist no interiority or development and relegating her to the role of a cold exposition machine who exists to serve other characters.… Expand
  13. Yustan
    Apr 11, 2021
    9
    SAM LAKE - ГЕНИЙ

    На первый взгляд кажется, что всё происходящее в игре, - бред сумасшедшего (и в какой-то степени эти люди будут правы, ведь многие гении немного поехавшие :)))) ), но когда ты должным образом во всё разберёшься, ты будешь поражён невероятной проработанностью этого мира, связующего во едино многие игры remedy. Правда способ познания тайн в этой игре очень субъективный.    SAM LAKE - ГЕНИЙ

    На первый взгляд кажется, что всё происходящее в игре, - бред сумасшедшего (и в какой-то степени эти люди будут правы, ведь многие гении немного поехавшие :)))) ), но когда ты должным образом во всё разберёшься, ты будешь поражён невероятной проработанностью этого мира, связующего во едино многие игры remedy. Правда способ познания тайн в этой игре очень субъективный. Большинство информации находится в записках, которые большей части игроков просто не будут интересны (+ в игре нет русской озвучки, что утомляет игрока постоянно читать субтитры и тексты). Да даже когда ты их прочитаешь, то фиг ты сможешь собрать всё единою картину самостоятельно (я сам воспользовался Ютубом и мягко говоря афигел от всего этого).
    Но про лор и историю мне говорить незачем, если хотите можете сами поиграть или посмотреть разборы на Ютубе (Likoris отлично всё расставил по полочкам).
    Что касательно геймплея, то я полностью удовлетворён. Боёвка простая и ненадоедающая, но тут главное другое. Практически полная разрушаемость в кооперативе с достаточно хорошей оптимизацией (моя 1660s тянет на предмаксималках в 1080p и примерно 60fps) раскрашивают геймплей в совершенно новые оттенки (в прямом и переносном смысле). Ох, как же весело было убивать этих дурачков, попутно разрушая всё на своём пути.

    В общем и целом, если вам интересны игры Remedy и запутанный, сложный сюжет с интересным лором и историй, то вам однозначно сюда. Если же вы больше предпочитаете ПИУ ПИУ, то решайте сами.    … Expand
  14. shershen
    Mar 27, 2021
    10
    Потрясающая игра. Атмосфера, физика, история, графика. Если вы любите "Секретные материалы" и подобные вещи - вам понравится. Игра для более взрослой аудитории: не все сразу понятно, много чтива, далеко не сразу начитается "экшн". Если вам надоело засилье фэнтези, средневековья, магии и меча в играх - эта игра будет для вас глотком свежего воздуха.Потрясающая игра. Атмосфера, физика, история, графика. Если вы любите "Секретные материалы" и подобные вещи - вам понравится. Игра для более взрослой аудитории: не все сразу понятно, много чтива, далеко не сразу начитается "экшн". Если вам надоело засилье фэнтези, средневековья, магии и меча в играх - эта игра будет для вас глотком свежего воздуха.
  15. TitaniumDragon
    Mar 15, 2021
    8
    Control is a third-person story-heavy metroidvania action game that draws obvious inspiration from the stories of the SCP Foundation – which itself took inspiration from various secretive government agencies containing the paranormal, like the MIB.

    As a fan of SCPs, I was excited to see other groups play around with this idea, as it is one that is very ripe for exploration. Here, the    Control is a third-person story-heavy metroidvania action game that draws obvious inspiration from the stories of the SCP Foundation – which itself took inspiration from various secretive government agencies containing the paranormal, like the MIB.

    As a fan of SCPs, I was excited to see other groups play around with this idea, as it is one that is very ripe for exploration.

    Here, the main “feature” is that a lot of the “Altered Items” are, rather than being fantastic things, instead extremely mundane. The central premise is that something is granting seemingly ordinary objects extraordinary power (possibly the collective belief of humanity in these icons), and they do various fantastical things as a result.

    The mixture of the mundane and the fantastic works quite well; when you see a rubber duck in a cage behind a thick sheet of glass, you know that it is dangerous, despite its innocuous nature.

    You play as Jesse Faden, a young woman who is looking for her brother, who was taken by the Federal Bureau of Control years earlier. As the game unfolds, you learn that she and her brother were involved in some sort of Altered World Event, where a seemingly innocent item created major problems, and in the process of the event, the pair of them gained extraordinary powers.

    Jesse’s main ability is to bind herself to Objects of Power – a particular type of Altered Item that grant paranatural abilities to those who build some sort of connection to them. These abilities range from hovering in the air to telekinetically throwing objects to making a shield of stone around yourself.

    And it’s a good thing she has these abilities, because she walks into the Bureau of Control while it is in a crisis. The bureau is located in the Oldest House, an imposing building that hides itself from the eyes of normal men, and whose insides are constantly shifting and changing, and it is under lockdown – some sort of horrible otherworldly thing, called the Hiss, has entered it, and taken a bunch of agents under its control.

    Jesse, blind to all of this, walks straight into the Director’s office – ordinarily impossible due to security, but instead all too easy because of the devastation wrought by the Hiss – and finds him dead on his desk, his weapon – the Service Weapon, an object of power that looks like a gun that identifies you as the Director of the Bureau – right next to him. Naturally, she binds herself to it, and in the process realizes that this is far, far bigger than her search for the brother – and that the Bureau needs her.

    This is a really neat premise for the game, and as you go through the game, you gradually uncover the history of the Bureau. In truth, the Bureau’s background is really the main thing that makes this game work – reading about all the events and altered items, then dealing with the various issues they’re causing, works really well. These are often rather funny, but in a rather dark sort of way, and the contrast of the mundane-seeming items and the mundanity of government work is contrasted with the ridiculousness of the items they’re trying to contain and the danger that they represent.

    Pretty much everything about this is fun, but sadly, the rest of the game doesn’t quite hold up to it.

    The combat is only okay. For being as fantastical as it is in some ways, virtually everything you fight is some variation on “dude with gun” or “dude with telekinetic powers who chucks stuff at you”, along with a couple melee enemies. There’s really not that much variety in terms of what you’re facing, and as a result, you will spend the whole game doing more or less the same thing in combat – even more so as you get your best power, telekinesis, very early.

    The game’s dearth of bosses also hurts it – there’s really only three bosses that aren’t some variant of “dude with gun” (though one “dude with gun” boss does have a nice array of powers), and so, despite the seemingly fantastic setting, there’s really not that much fantastic about the combat. In a game that is 20+ hours long, that is far too little variety.

    The game also suffers from its Metroidvania aspects. The problem with Metroidvanias is that they encourage backtracking, but backtracking through the Bureau isn’t much fun – the main fun of the game is discovering new things, and this is pretty boring.

    The sidequests, too, are a mixed bag; some of them are nothing but filler, while others are some of the best content in the game, including several of the more interesting bosses.

    Finally, the game’s ending is quite lackluster. There is no final boss and you are left with a number of dangling plot points – and while that’s not entirely a bad thing it still feels unsatisfying in many ways.

    All in all, Control is a game that I was very enthusiastic to play, and felt great about playing for about 3/4ths of it, but was good but not great in the end.    … Expand
  16. Ted_Tris
    Mar 13, 2021
    0
    Boring.
    There is no idea in it.
    The gameplay is max payne 5.0 (max payne 2-mp1 2.0, alan wake -mp1 3.0, quantum break-mp1 4.0. The animation system is awful (you run into something and run in a place, as you slide walking, not to mention jumping). The sounds of the usual quantum breakes a rumble whisper. The music is detto Typical remedy games copy-paste waste. Gfx 7 Sound 6    Boring.
    There is no idea in it.
    The gameplay is max payne 5.0 (max payne 2-mp1 2.0, alan wake -mp1 3.0, quantum break-mp1 4.0.
    The animation system is awful (you run into something and run in a place, as you slide walking, not to mention jumping).
    The sounds of the usual quantum breakes a rumble whisper.
    The music is detto
    Typical remedy games copy-paste waste.

    Gfx 7
    Sound 6
    Gamplay 1
    Idea 0
    All 1/10    … Expand
  17. adrenilinmatt
    Mar 6, 2021
    10
    Amazing narrative, amazing combat, amazing visuals, amazing voice acting, amazing adventure through a trippy mind boggling facility. Remedy consistently push the boat out for games to be something DIFFERENT. Something SPECIAL. Not just another shooter game with no story or interesting setting. This is what video games should be about. Trying something new. Give players something theyAmazing narrative, amazing combat, amazing visuals, amazing voice acting, amazing adventure through a trippy mind boggling facility. Remedy consistently push the boat out for games to be something DIFFERENT. Something SPECIAL. Not just another shooter game with no story or interesting setting. This is what video games should be about. Trying something new. Give players something they haven't experienced before. Yes, we have played third person shooters before, but not like this. This is special. Absolute GEM of a game. Ignore the review bombs from people crying about epic store or having computer potato so they can't run the game.

    Stunning with ray tracing, get a better computer and stop crying. Work, enjoy your hobby and allow others that worked for their hobby to be a better experience to enjoy what they earned.

    10 of 10 game.    … Expand
  18. Sk1pe
    Feb 26, 2021
    8
    Игра не плохая, но имеются проблемы с сюжетом. Сюжет очень непонятный и что бы его хоть немного понять нужно читать записки итд. Графика в этой игре очень хорошая, если вы обладатель видеокарты RTX то вам крупно повезло. Отражения выполнены на потрясающем уровне. Каждый предмет в этой игре физичный. Разрушения в этой игре на очень хорошем уровне. Есть проблема с ориентированием, как картаИгра не плохая, но имеются проблемы с сюжетом. Сюжет очень непонятный и что бы его хоть немного понять нужно читать записки итд. Графика в этой игре очень хорошая, если вы обладатель видеокарты RTX то вам крупно повезло. Отражения выполнены на потрясающем уровне. Каждый предмет в этой игре физичный. Разрушения в этой игре на очень хорошем уровне. Есть проблема с ориентированием, как карта которую можно открывать на вкладке очень плохо сделана и иногда не понятно как пройти в нужное месть.
    Подведем итоги
    Плюсы: Потрясающая графика с RTX и очень хорошая физика
    Минусы: не очень понятный сюжет и проблемы с картой

    Рекомендую ли я вам ее купить? На этот вопрос сложно ответить так как не всем понравится ходить по темным офисам, но я получил огромное удовольствие пройдя эту игру.    … Expand
  19. Oshiri_Maeda
    Feb 17, 2021
    7
    Really, a tech demo, not a game. Amazing graphics, very pleasant "magic" controls and mechanics, good shooting and no plot.
    Nice shooter for couple nights.
  20. nurii29
    Feb 13, 2021
    0
    its bored me to death i dont give any little **** about storty wtf is this gameplay i would excuse it if this garbage came out 2010 **** this
  21. tyr8338
    Feb 10, 2021
    9
    Good gameplay, descent graphics, terrible map and a somewhsat interesting but too convoluted story. Still a good shooter.
  22. Ugh_Its_Angel
    Feb 8, 2021
    4
    Repetitive gameplay, awful story, awful dialogue, buggy, pretty graphics, lots of running in an "open-world"(You know the types of games that are story-driven and linear but have a large open world with absolutely nothing in it, and its a chore to run to one end and the other, this is one of them). The game doesn't tell you what's going on and expects you to care about what's happening,Repetitive gameplay, awful story, awful dialogue, buggy, pretty graphics, lots of running in an "open-world"(You know the types of games that are story-driven and linear but have a large open world with absolutely nothing in it, and its a chore to run to one end and the other, this is one of them). The game doesn't tell you what's going on and expects you to care about what's happening, for hours. If I had less of a brain and could just state at a screen without asking "Why am I here?" while my spit drips into my slobber pan in my lap then I could see how "interesting" the story is. Maybe I should huff paint before playing all video games.… Expand
  23. PBrann88
    Feb 5, 2021
    8
    Control is a very, very good game with brilliant combat, mostly because of the abilities! By the end of the game I was just floating about everywhere launching forklifts and other huge objects at the enemy occasionally taking over there mind and throwing myself to the floor to damage multiple enemies at a time. Not only that but the different gun types are also pretty good to try out.Control is a very, very good game with brilliant combat, mostly because of the abilities! By the end of the game I was just floating about everywhere launching forklifts and other huge objects at the enemy occasionally taking over there mind and throwing myself to the floor to damage multiple enemies at a time. Not only that but the different gun types are also pretty good to try out. Yeah it does get repetitive but when its this good, who cares! If you want a good, fun game you won't be dissapointed if you buy this!… Expand
  24. fray_bentos
    Feb 4, 2021
    7
    I am very confused by the praise this game seems to get. Frankly, after a few hours of play I found it incoherent, dull and unremarkable. I played to the end it peaked about 2/3rd of the way through (dimensional research), then it just ended. Even with an RTX 3080, I'm finding the graphics dull as well, it's mostly a concrete building with some flashes of red from time to time. SometimesI am very confused by the praise this game seems to get. Frankly, after a few hours of play I found it incoherent, dull and unremarkable. I played to the end it peaked about 2/3rd of the way through (dimensional research), then it just ended. Even with an RTX 3080, I'm finding the graphics dull as well, it's mostly a concrete building with some flashes of red from time to time. Sometimes the red obscures the screen making it impossible to see. The enemies are repetitive, as is the gunplay. For the first few hours I had no chance to engage with the main character or plot. Since it is so weird and none of it has been explained, it means that most of it means nothing and gets ignored as nonsense, it didn't get much better. An utterly overrated game.… Expand
  25. tshrimp
    Jan 30, 2021
    9
    Very good game. One of the better games I have played in years. I didn't give it a 10 as no game is perfect.

    Pros: Graphics, Controls, Story, No Woke content, fresh ideas, challenge, no notable bugs, just the right length.

    Cons: Save point structure, allowing to start a mission that you cannot finish without completing of other missions.
  26. esquizoide
    Jan 23, 2021
    10
    This is the only game in par with STALKER in term of... well everything. The infrastructure is so beautiful,, the missions are thrilling,, the super powers give you the possibility of playing the game with almost complete flexibility and the story is engaging to the point that I read all the documents.
  27. Rcmorr09
    Jan 21, 2021
    7
    Combat can be a blast but it's repetitive and gets old at times. Graphics are top notch with all the fancy RTX features and the story is fine but not great imo. The game is a solid 7-8, I went with 7 as I encountered a few technical errors(crashing at certain points over and over) but without the frustrating crashes I might have given it an 8.
  28. oxlhyxx
    Jan 16, 2021
    9
    非常棒的遊戲，主線很好玩 操作很新穎
    但是經過已經完成的地方 又會重複產怪物，很拖台錢
  29. MaxmilianKohler
    Jan 7, 2021
    7
    Glad when the game was over. Had/has plenty of promise, but needs many improvements.

    Coming recently from Mass Effect Andromeda, that game actually has many similarities to this one. But as much criticism as that game got, this one is definitely worse and more flawed. Camera/FOV has issues, interacting with objects is bad, menus aren't well implemented for PC. The hitboxes aren't    Glad when the game was over. Had/has plenty of promise, but needs many improvements.

    Coming recently from Mass Effect Andromeda, that game actually has many similarities to this one. But as much criticism as that game got, this one is definitely worse and more flawed.

    Camera/FOV has issues, interacting with objects is bad, menus aren't well implemented for PC.

    The hitboxes aren't great. And the enemies are pretty dumb. They don't shoot at you much of the time, but then you randomly take a fatal or near-fatal hit from an often unknown enemy/source.

    The three issues of menus, object interaction, and hitboxes all seem to be due to the game being designed for consoles, including things like auto aim.

    They purposefully added flickering (game effects, and menu flashes white to black), which is just horribly unpleasant. The dynamic lighting transitions are bad. Global Reflections have issues, and are better turned off. The Ray Tracing stuff is super overhyped. It's largely preference yet a huge FPS demand.

    Objectives can often be extremely obscure/esoteric. And navigation needs improvement. It's so bad to the point where I just ignored a number of missions because I'm not just going to wander around aimlessly trying to find the objective. And you can't get them while doing other things – you're either locked out from the areas, or the thing doesn't exist till you get the mission, and they're given once you've already cleared the huge area, so you'd essentially have to go look through the whole thing again.

    There are way too many item pickups that you constantly have to open your menu and compare stats. Much fewer pickups with greater differences between them would be vastly better.

    Not a fan of how they made things that would typically be passive achievements in other games into a mission system. It seems too grindy and ruins immersion.

    The other guns you get have some nice ideas/uniqueness but they're fairly useless and rarely better than the default pistol.

    The progression seems poor and I would highly recommend using a trainer to progress much faster and start enjoying what the game has to offer much sooner.

    Really abrupt ending. There were multiple other missions available, various areas still untraversed, and no particular clue that this mission would end the game. With the DLCs/Ultimate Edition it feels a little more complete.    … Expand
  30. XLazer
    Jan 5, 2021
    7
    Overall - 7/10

    +Amazing art direction +Epik light reflections +AHTI Satisfying gameplay but gets boring Character models looked like from a 2006 game except Ahti Really bad voice acting of most characters except Ahti Story is good, if you go through the collectables you pick up while playing, it's explained poorly with cutscenes -Useless weapon mods -Really **** bad map and    Overall - 7/10

    +Amazing art direction
    +Epik light reflections
    +AHTI

    Satisfying gameplay but gets boring
    Character models looked like from a 2006 game except Ahti
    Really bad voice acting of most characters except Ahti
    Story is good, if you go through the collectables you pick up while playing, it's explained poorly with cutscenes

    -Useless weapon mods
    -Really **** bad map and navigation system
    -(Avg - Boring) tedious puzzles

    Enjoyment - 7.5/10    … Expand
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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
82
#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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