Control

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7.4

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  1. TheGvH
    Aug 21, 2023
    6
    Control introduces awesome new game mechanics that hold the promise of an innovative experience. However, the overall execution left me feeling like I was interacting with a mere shell of a game. While the gameplay mechanics were intriguing, they weren't enough to keep me consistently engaged. The game lacked the depth and content necessary to encourage repeated returns. Despite itsControl introduces awesome new game mechanics that hold the promise of an innovative experience. However, the overall execution left me feeling like I was interacting with a mere shell of a game. While the gameplay mechanics were intriguing, they weren't enough to keep me consistently engaged. The game lacked the depth and content necessary to encourage repeated returns. Despite its potential, Control falls short of delivering a truly captivating and enduring experience. The foundation of great mechanics is there, but the overall package leaves much to be desired in terms of substance and replayability.… Expand
  2. xAETHERIUSx
    Jun 28, 2023
    6
    I decided to platinum this game because it was featured on PS+. I did platinum the game, but the entire time I was thinking to myself ‘I really, REALLY don’t care about this game.’ Many people deeply enjoy and appreciate this game, and I wanted to, but I found it to be one of the blandest gaming experiences I’ve ever decided to complete (which says something for someone with nearly 150I decided to platinum this game because it was featured on PS+. I did platinum the game, but the entire time I was thinking to myself ‘I really, REALLY don’t care about this game.’ Many people deeply enjoy and appreciate this game, and I wanted to, but I found it to be one of the blandest gaming experiences I’ve ever decided to complete (which says something for someone with nearly 150 platinum trophies.) It’s not bad, there’s nothing I hated about it, but there was equally nothing I loved about it. Some of the ideas and atmosphere were cool, but it was executed in such a way that made the most interesting thing about this game the ‘meh’ feeling I had as I trudged through the game. It’s perfectly okay. I don’t get the hype personally.… Expand
  3. DelSniper
    Jun 23, 2023
    6
    I finally gave this game a chance and... it was okay.

    This review will be spoiler free as I only want to talk about my experience with the game and how the game holds up in a general sense. So firstly I want to talk about the positives. Control's gameplay was very good as it gives you a variety of ways to defeat enemies and all of the abilities are well balanced... well except for    I finally gave this game a chance and... it was okay.

    This review will be spoiler free as I only want to talk about my experience with the game and how the game holds up in a general sense.

    So firstly I want to talk about the positives.
    Control's gameplay was very good as it gives you a variety of ways to defeat enemies and all of the abilities are well balanced... well except for the rock throws that are in the game. I know I said I would talk about the positives first but most of the game has a great template but when you get deeper into it, you see how flawed some things are. So about the rock throw ability, when I first got the ability I noticed that it was a little bit too strong and thought that throughout the game it's strength would even out, but yeah that wasn't the case. I maxed out the throw ability as early as possible and it made the game feel like I am playing it on the easiest difficulty while the weapons were only useful when I ran out of energy (stopped being a problem when I maxed that out too).
    I fully understand that anyone can choose to just not use the throw and focus on the other aspects, but in my case the other abilities and weapons seem good at first, only for me to realize that none of the other game styles proved to be fun, seeing as how the enemies became repetitive very fast, I needed the fighting to be at least a little fun but without the throw it all felt like a long chore.

    Now moving on to the story. The lore and backstory of the game is honestly amazing, and so was the setting that they went with. The game was completely immersive in both storytelling and gameplay, I genuinely loved how the game was setup in terms of the world. My favorite part was probably the maze nearing the end but I will refrain from spoiling it as the mission is really great.

    Now the story itself falls completely short at the end. The game builds up so much suspense and as you're coming to the final missions it leaves in you a state of "oh I can't imagine how this will end", you know it being a story about supernatural beings all that. But no, the story just falls completely flat in my opinion and it really seems as if it is a college essay that you would write at 3am the day before the deadline and don't have enough time to finish it. All the ending really does is give you new clothes and lets you free roam some boring side missions. I have a big problem with endings in games and movies, if the ending isn't better than the whole story then I dislike it, I know many people won't relate but this ending really ruined the experience for me.

    About the other smaller talking points, the voice acting was mediocre for the most part, I really didn't feel any emotion coming from 80% of the characters (no disrespect to the talented voice actors who worked on the game, it just wasn't their best work). The music was amazing, it always set the mood well, the graphics were extremely good so I do not have any criticism there.

    All in all the game is worth playing but more so as a side game that you would finish while you wait for some big release to come out. The most outstanding part of the game was the IP while everything else starts well but just jumps off a cliff midway through.    … Expand
  4. sethguyhill
    Jun 20, 2023
    7
    This is a good game, I had fun, hard to put it down, but a bit overrated by the "experts".

    Good - Fun shooter, telekinesis is cool, the building is amazing! Story is interesting, puzzles were creative and challenging. Not so good - Enemies are bland, all look like that old plastic army-man set with the green guys, you know the one? Characters are woke (all white men are evil or    This is a good game, I had fun, hard to put it down, but a bit overrated by the "experts".

    Good - Fun shooter, telekinesis is cool, the building is amazing! Story is interesting, puzzles were creative and challenging.

    Not so good - Enemies are bland, all look like that old plastic army-man set with the green guys, you know the one? Characters are woke (all white men are evil or perverts etc. all heroes are women or non-white) The map SUCKS, BAD... Bosses could be much better, mostly just those little green men souped-up.    … Expand
  5. CharonIV
    Jun 14, 2023
    7
    hıkaye olarak pek bırsey anlamasam da (karısık bır hıkaye anlatımı var) mekanıklerı guzeldı
  6. Murdockk
    May 12, 2023
    5
    Off oynarken o kadar sıkıldım ki anlatamam. Kontroller, oynanış vs hoşuma gitse bile hikaye gerçekten berbattı.
  7. Nintenderek
    Apr 3, 2023
    7
    Control has a great story, an interesting setting and is generally a very pretty game, but that's really all it has going for it. The ability to levitate items and use the environment can be fun at times but generally feels a bit clunky. The shooting also feels very clunky. The difficulty is also a bit weird, varying at different parts of the game in ways that it doesn't feel like itControl has a great story, an interesting setting and is generally a very pretty game, but that's really all it has going for it. The ability to levitate items and use the environment can be fun at times but generally feels a bit clunky. The shooting also feels very clunky. The difficulty is also a bit weird, varying at different parts of the game in ways that it doesn't feel like it should. This is most notable in the boss fights, but even at other parts of the game, the difficult simply doesn't always make sense, sometimes being too easy and at other times being too difficult and never being super consistent. The game has an interesting story although there is certainly a lot of filler. All in all, it's certainly far from a bad game, but also not a great game. If they could tighten up the shooting and combat and make the powers more fun to use, we could be on to something here.… Expand
  8. Daviwaru
    Mar 19, 2023
    7
    É um jogo bem interessante, mas em alguns momentos você pode acabar enjoado do jogo
  9. Sitheral
    Mar 3, 2023
    6
    I like the idea (but its not neccesarly original, its basically SPC foundation: the game) but I've got a lot of problems with the execution. Game is clunky, not always pleasant to look at, full of boring combat and just too sensational/emotional for my taste (It could use some more lowkey mystery feel/ logic behind it).
  10. reap893
    Feb 17, 2023
    6
    Yeah yeah yeah Control, you've such amazing physics wow omg look at how the pistols can break all the scenario, and look how I can grab things with my hand like a wall or part of the floor!!! But even if the physics in this game are great, you can either have so much fun with it or it can be the direct comparison of watching the paint dry, and In my case, it was the second thing thatYeah yeah yeah Control, you've such amazing physics wow omg look at how the pistols can break all the scenario, and look how I can grab things with my hand like a wall or part of the floor!!! But even if the physics in this game are great, you can either have so much fun with it or it can be the direct comparison of watching the paint dry, and In my case, it was the second thing that actually happened.
    Maybe it's just me, but this game was boring as hell, it's nothing more than a generic TPS where you keep moving with the story and everything just keeps being the same 80% of the time.    … Expand
  11. keremlipasta
    Feb 4, 2023
    7
    oyunun grafkileri falan güzelde oynarken sıkıldım bir de cogu zaman vurma mekanigini kullanmayı unuttum
  12. boltron
    Jan 9, 2023
    7
    Amazing world building, characters, story and music. The combat is the biggest let-down, ironically, thanks to the game's sloppy controls. Thankfully you can easily adjust difficulty so you can effectively "skip" broken boss fights and get on with enjoying the show. Definitely worth checking out though.
  13. Daniel_Everson
    Jan 7, 2023
    5
    Um dos jogos mais divertidos que joguei e que trilha sonora fantástica. Ansioso por alguma continuação de Control.
  14. drlowdon
    Nov 11, 2022
    7
    Having received a telepathic message Jesse Faden arrives at Federal Bureau of Control looking to find her kidnapped brother.

    The mix of physic abilities and gun-play makes for some enjoyable combat, but the game fails to introduce enough new ideas throughout it’s 12-15 hour run time and the endless grey corridors make for a dull setting.
  15. TK4EVA47
    Oct 15, 2022
    7
    I played Control in 2019 and thought it was a good game that I liked.
    However, I experienced a low frame rate often.
  16. lemonnandpepper
    Sep 6, 2022
    5
    Game with such potential in atmosphere, visual style and play mechanics all ruined by absolutely lengthy shallow plot, plain storytelling and characters, boring repetitive fights. Still, very good suspense. Loved running labyrinth as much as burning weed in Far Cry 3.
    Nice tribute to SCP Foundation.
    Story - 3
    Graphics - 7
    Gameplay - 7
    Sound - 8
  17. Luk_book
    Aug 21, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok bello, innovativo, grafica accattivante, gameplay divertente....ma il finale del gioco hahahaha neanche un indie, 0 effetti, quasi come se avessero finito le idee....… Expand
  18. WashedPotatoes
    Jul 21, 2022
    7
    the first few hours are great but then it starts to lose focus and becomes less interesting. abilities are hard to use and the environment rarely switches style. it just feels like im running around a massive office
  19. danilyoer
    Jul 15, 2022
    7
    Геймплей-9
    Глубина механик-7
    Динамичность игры-8
    Сюжет-4
    Графика-8
    Атмосфера-8

    Итого: 7.3
  20. Jdotdeedot
    Jun 30, 2022
    6
    Control is a decent game with good amount of frame rate issues and a confusing story with barely any compelling characters aside from the main character i guess. The gameplay is pretty fun if you look past the bad frame rate and the open world in this game is pretty unique. The powers are fun and enjoyable but nothing jaw dropping or anything. Overall this is an above average game.
  21. danilogan7
    Jun 23, 2022
    7
    A gameplay talvez seja o ponto chave desse jogo, é algo bem simples, razoavelmente diversificado e funciona bem. Você tem alguns poderes no estilo Jedi e usa algumas pistolas, só que cada uma com uma qualidade única, que lembra outros tipos de arma (shotgun, metralhadora).
    A história é de Sam lake, ele gosta de mostrar os sentimentos do personagem, usa os pensamentos as vezes como "linha    A gameplay talvez seja o ponto chave desse jogo, é algo bem simples, razoavelmente diversificado e funciona bem. Você tem alguns poderes no estilo Jedi e usa algumas pistolas, só que cada uma com uma qualidade única, que lembra outros tipos de arma (shotgun, metralhadora).
    A história é de Sam lake, ele gosta de mostrar os sentimentos do personagem, usa os pensamentos as vezes como "linha de diálogo" com nós jogadores.
    a história tem umas bizarrices (não é uma crítica), é bem contada, não é nada de especial, mas é bacana.
    Os gráficos são bem bonitos (joguei a versão do ps4 no ps5), os cenários não são tão variados em termos de textura, mas são muito bem feitos.    … Expand
  22. XionSoul
    May 21, 2022
    6
    La IA rompe no está balanceada y rompe toda la experiencia. Obligado a disparar como loco para que te toquen dos veces y debas comenzar de nuevo. La cámara es otro punto negativo. Tampoco ofrece nada nuevo y lo juego simplemente porque lo pagué.
  23. KevLooney
    May 13, 2022
    6
    the weapons have very small magazine capacity. it feels terrible to wait around and not being able to shoot for extended periods of time. the game's story is baffling. the game doesn't make it obvious which direction to go.
  24. szastamasta
    May 3, 2022
    5
    The game is very average.

    Story is pretty bad with unsatisfying ending. I really tried to like it, but in the end its just some paranormal nonsense delivered in unbelievable way. I’ve stopped to even care somewhere around the middle of the game. Gameplay is cool at the start, but after few hours its all the same. It doesn’t matter that you have few weapons and powers. You always just    The game is very average.

    Story is pretty bad with unsatisfying ending. I really tried to like it, but in the end its just some paranormal nonsense delivered in unbelievable way. I’ve stopped to even care somewhere around the middle of the game.

    Gameplay is cool at the start, but after few hours its all the same. It doesn’t matter that you have few weapons and powers. You always just enter a new room and throw rocks towards red glowing humanoids around you, shooting with whatever gun you have while waiting for the power to recharge. There’s literally just one interesting opponent in the game (the invisible screaming thingie that appears just a second before attacking you).

    I’ve finished the game, but second half was just grind to get to the end.

    Generally a big disappointment. I really liked Max Payne games from the same studio, but this one is so much worse.    … Expand
  25. MajorPC92
    Mar 31, 2022
    6
    good action games with a beautiful graphism. The story was very strange but the gunfight are very cool
  26. PaleNielsen
    Mar 25, 2022
    7
    its a good game. the physics is really good when you break stuff. Some side stories bosses are really great than the main quest bosses to be honest. my only problem is I got motion sickness the first time I played it don't know why.
  27. zara21
    Feb 28, 2022
    5
    Im gonna be straight, thing is, game is boring, i literally ran out of patience and dropped the game about 50/60% of progression; i ended up seeing the rest of the story on youtube, because i knew the gameplay, the environment design, the enemies wouldnt change till the end, and i was right; i wasnt having fun at all and i wanted to play other games while i was playing Control, and thats aIm gonna be straight, thing is, game is boring, i literally ran out of patience and dropped the game about 50/60% of progression; i ended up seeing the rest of the story on youtube, because i knew the gameplay, the environment design, the enemies wouldnt change till the end, and i was right; i wasnt having fun at all and i wanted to play other games while i was playing Control, and thats a problem.

    The story concept is interesting, not gonna lie, but its.. empty, theres no memorable/interesting characters, the story pace is terrible and looks like devs spent 50% of time development writing texts cause oh boy, youre going to become an expert reader in Control due to the stupid amount of docs and reports to read, looks like they didnt wanted to show to us some things, got lazy, and just wrote it down in a piece of paper. I like games that presents docs containing more story info to the players, but this game is like WAY too much.

    Game is way too easy, enemies variety is a joke, as well as the environment; you look right u see offices, you look left you see more offices, you look down, guess what, offices! The maps absolutely sucks, u get stuck 80% of the time, and its not me, i love for example the SoulsBorne series, it doesnt even have a map, but once u put some hours into these games u memorize the map, because ITS DIFFERENT, theres DIFFERENT areas, theres VARIATY... things that Control sucks way too much.

    I rated as 5/10, because theres great graphics to pleasure you, and the combat is kinda great (it also becomes boring with time because weapons start to become useless and u only levitate things as defence), also theres the destruction factor which i truly loved, the scenario is great for destroy objects, glass, walls and etc..
    But its what i said, its boring, its meh, its that kind of game that youre going to forget past 2/3 months u played, even the story concept being interesting, it falls short with repetitiveness in almost every way possible.    … Expand
  28. KisarasLegacy
    Feb 21, 2022
    7
    Didn't really enjoy this. I think the gameplay is fun, but repetitive with little upgrades that don't do THAT much imo. Story was all over the place, could have been told better, was confusing just for the sake of being confusing. The map was terrible (but I think that was done on purpose, idk). Facial expression were a little too much. The close-ups on Jesse's forehead reminded me ofDidn't really enjoy this. I think the gameplay is fun, but repetitive with little upgrades that don't do THAT much imo. Story was all over the place, could have been told better, was confusing just for the sake of being confusing. The map was terrible (but I think that was done on purpose, idk). Facial expression were a little too much. The close-ups on Jesse's forehead reminded me of Homer Simpson so that was funny.
    What I loved: Jesse Faden, the janitor.    … Expand
  29. DevonofLegends
    Feb 6, 2022
    6
    Just an FYI at the beginning of the review. I was not the largest fan of companies previous work, Alan Wake. If you love that game, I think you will love this one too.

    As someone who was not too familiar or interested in SCPs, this game pulls that concept/theme off well. The theme ties in well with the story. Biggest gripe is gameplay. There is more enemy variety than Alan Wake but not    Just an FYI at the beginning of the review. I was not the largest fan of companies previous work, Alan Wake. If you love that game, I think you will love this one too.

    As someone who was not too familiar or interested in SCPs, this game pulls that concept/theme off well. The theme ties in well with the story. Biggest gripe is gameplay. There is more enemy variety than Alan Wake but not a ton. Gamplay gets very tedious by the end of game that I was just waiting for the credits to roll.    … Expand
  30. Zski
    Jan 29, 2022
    7
    I avoided this game for awhile because it just seemed very uninteresting, so I went in with low expectations. Within the first hour, the story and the lore really pulled me into the game. It really gives off that 90’s X-Files vibe. However as the story goes on, it gets a bit convoluted and pretentious. Regardless, it was a pretty immersive story for the most part, despite having severalI avoided this game for awhile because it just seemed very uninteresting, so I went in with low expectations. Within the first hour, the story and the lore really pulled me into the game. It really gives off that 90’s X-Files vibe. However as the story goes on, it gets a bit convoluted and pretentious. Regardless, it was a pretty immersive story for the most part, despite having several peaks and valleys. I have to compliment the acting in this game, especially by some of the later characters. The gameplay feels like a very well executed third person shooter that belonged on the Xbox 360. I don’t mean that in any good or bad way, but after reading the developer’s history, I can totally see how the developers also made Alan Wake and Max Payne. So the gameplay feels like something we don’t see much of anymore, and this genre really ran its course a couple generations ago, it’s still fun. The only real complaint I have is that this game would have benefitted from a more linear mission-based design instead of the open world design. Since the entire game takes place indoors, I found myself getting lost pretty regularly. The graphics are also very impressive for a PS4 game, and look fantastic on the PS5. Overall it’s a dated formula that is executed with a unique story that isn’t like many other games. The best way to describe the experience: I enjoyed it, but I will forget about it quickly.… Expand
  31. sergio123456
    Jan 15, 2022
    7
    El juego pinta muy bien a nivel argumental y gráfico, el problema viene que peca en muchos momentos de repetitivo y eso le hace perder un poco a nivel de entretenimiento. Son interesantes los poderes que va adquiriendo la protagonista a lo largo del juego, así como ir abriendo los distintos puntos de control, la duración también está muy bien ya que más largo se haría demasiado repetitivo.
  32. soybrunix
    Jan 13, 2022
    7
    The story is peculiar, it seems like something out of the X-Files. The type of game looks like a Metroidvania and is entertaining in many ways.
  33. KampCikat
    Jan 11, 2022
    7
    When I first saw this game I thought it would be a Half-Life-styled game with all the supernatural story included.
    But in the first 30 min, there were more cutscenes than actual gameplay.
    The game looks great and the locations are really realistic (in this lore) but every time when a cutscene starts the graphics look different. This kinda broke immersion for me even on max setting it was    When I first saw this game I thought it would be a Half-Life-styled game with all the supernatural story included.
    But in the first 30 min, there were more cutscenes than actual gameplay.
    The game looks great and the locations are really realistic (in this lore) but every time when a cutscene starts the graphics look different. This kinda broke immersion for me even on max setting it was really noticeable.
    Keep the controller in the player's hand or he will get bored, that's my problem with this game.    … Expand
  34. Catharsiuse
    Jan 6, 2022
    7
    This is not only great game but also, a great story! It is deep and exciting without "fedex' quests. That' is something that for example
  35. Letes
    Jan 5, 2022
    7
    El juego está bien, es corto, entretenido y con una buena historia , consigue atraparte desde el principio, otro punto fuerte del juego es la estética y su calidad grafica. La exploración de los mapas esta bien planteada y los escenarios además de estar bien hechos son bastante diferentes entre si, algo que se agradece.
    Ahora las partes malas, el rendimiento en ps4 es pésimo, las peleas    El juego está bien, es corto, entretenido y con una buena historia , consigue atraparte desde el principio, otro punto fuerte del juego es la estética y su calidad grafica. La exploración de los mapas esta bien planteada y los escenarios además de estar bien hechos son bastante diferentes entre si, algo que se agradece.
    Ahora las partes malas, el rendimiento en ps4 es pésimo, las peleas y los enemigos (salvo algunos jefes finales) son aburridas (creo que se podrían haber echo cosas mas interesantes con la combinación de poderes y armas), el doblaje al castellano muy malo y por ultimo los coleccionables, me parece bien que estén ahí para reforzar la historia y darle un contexto, pero es que hay demasiados, la mayoría no aportan nada y los pocos que si lo hacen son un suplicio de leer por el estilo en el que están escritos (censurando palabras clave para darle un toque de documento confidencial).

    En resumen creo que es un juego que vale la pena, aun con sus defectos, sé que cualquier tipo de jugador va a disfrutarlo.    … Expand
  36. Ryder212
    Dec 21, 2021
    6
    Control had some very cool things going on. I suggest to anyone, to find a video on 'navigating the ash tray maze', so you can see the best part of the game. Super frustrating when boss battling and dying, respawning at a 'control point' an annoying distance away. Difficult game to navigate. Shocked I actually beat the story and ten side missions. Some of the side missions were tooControl had some very cool things going on. I suggest to anyone, to find a video on 'navigating the ash tray maze', so you can see the best part of the game. Super frustrating when boss battling and dying, respawning at a 'control point' an annoying distance away. Difficult game to navigate. Shocked I actually beat the story and ten side missions. Some of the side missions were too difficult or just plain annoying. If this game had a navigation system patched in to it, similar to that of Bioshock or the ability in Skyrim to follow the smoke trail, it'd be worth 15 bucks… Expand
  37. hoohoo
    Dec 18, 2021
    6
    I guess people who rate this high must not have been gamers for long or are feeling nostalgic. This is a retro game with nice graphics. The map design and puzzles have major lapses and the puzzles are suitable for kids, run back and forth pressing buttons-style. There are issues where you grind some spot only to realise your are not supposed to make it through there until you have aI guess people who rate this high must not have been gamers for long or are feeling nostalgic. This is a retro game with nice graphics. The map design and puzzles have major lapses and the puzzles are suitable for kids, run back and forth pressing buttons-style. There are issues where you grind some spot only to realise your are not supposed to make it through there until you have a mission and then the place changes or some door opens.

    The whole game is a throwback to last millennia, perhaps intentionally. "Let's just make a game like always but with today's graphics". No evolution except in the looks.

    Without spoiling anything, I can say the best moment is the maze. You'll know when you get there.    … Expand
  38. Eerrol
    Dec 8, 2021
    7
    An interesting game, the story was catchy at the first hours but after platinating the game and playing more than 90 hours I realized that was hard to find enemies to complete the board countermeasures and has horrible load of grafics, the game itself freezes and the map a vital resource of the game gets invisible and imposible to continue without resetting the game. Nice graphics but badAn interesting game, the story was catchy at the first hours but after platinating the game and playing more than 90 hours I realized that was hard to find enemies to complete the board countermeasures and has horrible load of grafics, the game itself freezes and the map a vital resource of the game gets invisible and imposible to continue without resetting the game. Nice graphics but bad optimization.… Expand
  39. uaandrei
    Nov 19, 2021
    5
    horrible controls, horrible aim lock for ps4, horrible story. it's just nice to throw things around
  40. arostislavna
    Nov 14, 2021
    7
    Played it, beat the general story and enjoy it, did not do much exploring and getting collectibles BUT it's cool.
  41. Sonicsystem
    Nov 14, 2021
    7
    Au début du jeu je e suis dit qu’est-ce c’est que ce jeu assez space… et au fur est à mesure j’ai kiffer et adorer
  42. Nimesin
    Nov 5, 2021
    7
    I didn't like this game despite having interesting ideas. So I stopped before I finished it. That is why I'm not giving it a lower or higher score. It just did not captivate me at all.
  43. Nahian4663
    Oct 16, 2021
    7
    This is a great game.At first I did not expect much.But as time growed I started to like because of the graphics and mystery.Now if you are wondering why I gave 7 it's because there were many questions unanswered in the end.If the make control 2 and answer all the questions then I'll change my rating.
  44. Nafea
    Oct 9, 2021
    5
    Control basically is a game that make say bruh , where we start in map design sometime makes u wanna quit the game or side missions with zero lead or the loading screen between each area or the random boring story u will ever hear had no potional only random things put it together and boom we have storyline or The NPC with zero charisma same as jassy.
    Other then that the combat and enemies    Control basically is a game that make say bruh , where we start in map design sometime makes u wanna quit the game or side missions with zero lead or the loading screen between each area or the random boring story u will ever hear had no potional only random things put it together and boom we have storyline or The NPC with zero charisma same as jassy.
    Other then that the combat and enemies in the game are really good and diversified same with the weapons.
    If u really want a combat game with so much mobility then this game is best option, if not don’t ever thing to play will make u crazy .    … Expand
  45. n4g1b4t0r3000
    Sep 18, 2021
    7
    Игра в целом мне не понравилось,
    Достоинство
    - получил бесплатно - разрушения и телекинез Негативный аспект, - коридорный шутан, очень интересно бегать по кишке и стрелять(нет) - мир, он вообще не интересный хотя я очень люблю исследовать - как был подан сюжет( да я все понял, но мне не было интересно за ним наблюдать - ласт файт, прям как в ласт оф ас 1    Игра в целом мне не понравилось,
    Достоинство
    - получил бесплатно
    - разрушения и телекинез
    Негативный аспект,
    - коридорный шутан, очень интересно бегать по кишке и стрелять(нет)
    - мир, он вообще не интересный хотя я очень люблю исследовать
    - как был подан сюжет( да я все понял, но мне не было интересно за ним наблюдать
    - ласт файт, прям как в ласт оф ас 1
  46. Omareltayar
    Sep 17, 2021
    5
    In control you play is a woman that controls stuff, the game should be smooth, the problem is that the game runs on 6 fps on the PS4. Lots of frame drops, bad voice acting, bad characters. Not recommended at all
  47. szpajder
    Sep 4, 2021
    5
    It starts great. The climate is breathtaking, the sensation of mystery around is almost tangeble. But it is just like two hours. Then everything begings sooo boring.. unlocking guns, upgrades, sidequest etc... Graphic is great, but face animation in cut scenes is HORRIBLE, like 6 years back. So called "climate" is just chaotic blah blah... I things authors finished game around 30% whenIt starts great. The climate is breathtaking, the sensation of mystery around is almost tangeble. But it is just like two hours. Then everything begings sooo boring.. unlocking guns, upgrades, sidequest etc... Graphic is great, but face animation in cut scenes is HORRIBLE, like 6 years back. So called "climate" is just chaotic blah blah... I things authors finished game around 30% when the realised the deadline is here, and rushed to finnished it. I would say: upper middle class, 10-15$ worth. Not a penny more.… Expand
  48. Aladdin718
    Aug 28, 2021
    7
    Don't get me wrong, it's a solid game, but something about it just feels... flat. It follows the open-world action themes nicely. Some the graphics and animation are fantastic. The abilities are fun to play with. But after it's all done I don't feel like I had a lot of fun or that would want to play it again. There are large areas to explore but they are devoid of life or any sort ofDon't get me wrong, it's a solid game, but something about it just feels... flat. It follows the open-world action themes nicely. Some the graphics and animation are fantastic. The abilities are fun to play with. But after it's all done I don't feel like I had a lot of fun or that would want to play it again. There are large areas to explore but they are devoid of life or any sort of animation really. Much of the back story had to be picked up in files found along the way and so much of the files are redacted that reading them felt like a chore. Some of the running around needed to complete tasks felt like a lot of effort when so much of the world felt empty. It often felt like a chore.… Expand
  49. ashwathama199
    Aug 23, 2021
    6
    2 words are sufficient to describe this...."Boring f*ck". Overrepetitive and unoptimised piece of garbage this game is. Not a single moment was there where I didnt want to uninstall this trash
  50. Kchewz
    Aug 22, 2021
    7
    Context: I played through the entire main story with a few side missions, Playstation 4 Ultimate Edition running on a Playstation 5. I have experience playing third person shooters such as Uncharted, PvsZ Garden Warfare, GTA and Red Dead but, I have not played a Remedy Entertainment video game before Control.

    This game is a mixed bag. I am not familiar with Alan Wake or any lore related    Context: I played through the entire main story with a few side missions, Playstation 4 Ultimate Edition running on a Playstation 5. I have experience playing third person shooters such as Uncharted, PvsZ Garden Warfare, GTA and Red Dead but, I have not played a Remedy Entertainment video game before Control.

    This game is a mixed bag. I am not familiar with Alan Wake or any lore related material, making the story of this game rather convoluted and disconnected. However, these confusing chapters are what kept me engaged in the story. Because Control is a Metroidvania, you won't be able to walk straight through the world. Your major objectives will take you on a pre-determined path, but you can often deviate to discover new regions or revisit ones you've already visited. As you might anticipate, you'll obtain new talents that will allow you to overcome dead ends, allowing you to either continue the plot or explore other locations. These skills are crucial to the game's gameplay, deeming Control as not just a simple third-person shooter.

    The battles in Control are the meat of the game, and they frequently begin with adversaries falling down or warping in as you enter a room, even if you've already cleared the area. You begin with standard security guard foes, but towards the conclusion of the game, you'll be mixing and matching enemies with comparable abilities to Jesse, as well as cannon fodder enemies. Because there is no cover mechanic, things can get fairly frenetic, so keeping on the move and making smart use of your talents is crucial.

    Control was fun to play. You develop talents at a reasonable rate and can upgrade them with ability points earned from missions and sub-quests to make them even more valuable. Some of the side tasks are a little tedious, consisting of nothing more than killing more monsters or searching an area for things, while others have a puzzle element to them that I appreciate. The large number of items provides a wealth of lore and information about the puzzles.

    You'll be done sooner if you stick to the main storey, but if you explore and do all the side stuff like I did, it'll take you roughly 15-20 hours, with the most of that done in two play sessions. The storey had its moments, but it didn't really take off until later in the game; instead, it was the gameplay, particularly the battles and exploration, that had me playing for long amounts of time and kept me entertained. Things might get challenging at the finish as monsters start striking hard, which surprised me a little. You resurrect at control points rather than natural checkpoints, which means you have to fight the same foes all over again, but you keep everything you collect. Control is a fun game with fast-paced action and a lot to discover. I liked it but didn't love it, but if you like the developer or the genre(s), you should absolutely give it a try.    … Expand
  51. SGOrion
    Aug 21, 2021
    7
    For all the talk about how this game was a game of the year candidate, I was definitely underwhelmed by the overall final product. A solid story, great combat, but everything else felt half baked and cookie cutter. (progression & fast travel)

    Where the game shines is in the combat. The controls feel tight, with a range of abilities, weapon modifications and strategies one can use to    For all the talk about how this game was a game of the year candidate, I was definitely underwhelmed by the overall final product. A solid story, great combat, but everything else felt half baked and cookie cutter. (progression & fast travel)

    Where the game shines is in the combat. The controls feel tight, with a range of abilities, weapon modifications and strategies one can use to achieve their goal.

    Where the game is unsatisfying for me is the overall immersion, setting, and NPCs. Everything here feels like it tries to be clever or immersive, but just feels like it misses the mark in so many ways. I think a lot of the time the game was trying too hard to be edgy, strange and mysterious to a point where it wasn't organic. Was not a big fan of the Oldest House.. It was one setting that doesn't change that much from each location.

    Overall Control is a solid game. Solid story, great gameplay, but overall feels like it misses the mark for me. My favorite part of the game was the AWE DLC and the Dr. Darling videos.
    Whether or not you like this game I think will really come down to what you find as a priority as a gamer.    … Expand
  52. JorgeDM
    Aug 15, 2021
    7
    Mehhh esperaba algo más, Es bastante repetitivo, el consolas fat es malo el rendimiento..... Pffff..... Esperaba mucho más
  53. Hourless
    Jul 24, 2021
    7
    Positives:

    - Unique Powers, the throwing of objects and floating and gliding through the air was a blast - Weapon Upgrades, Skill upgrades etc - Good graphics, moody atmosphere, some of the stuff in it is very "Inception Movie" like - You can't change difficulties however you can play around with game balancing in settings to adjust to your preference if your finding it to hard    Positives:

    - Unique Powers, the throwing of objects and floating and gliding through the air was a blast
    - Weapon Upgrades, Skill upgrades etc
    - Good graphics, moody atmosphere, some of the stuff in it is very "Inception Movie" like
    - You can't change difficulties however you can play around with game balancing in settings to adjust to your preference if your finding it to hard

    Negatives:

    - Hard to follow the story, just didn't really care about it I just wanted to shoot stuff
    -This game probably isn't for everyone. Map issues (discuss later) and the only checkpoints are the "control points" which may put the less "advanced gamers" off a bit
    - Towards the end of the game and especially some of these boss-related side missions enemies were freaking bullet sponges man and on top of that your health goes down SO quick. Also the Launch ability, that was OP, it could do serious damage and if you levelled that up with energy at the same time it was insane
    - THE MAP. I've heard reports that this was intentional because they wanted the game to be more "immersive" ?? For me the map was a nightmare and I can't imagine how difficult it would be for some players with eye sight issues to figure out where the triangle blip on the map is. For me it wasn't so much a problem during the story it was once I started to do side missions where I had no idea where to go or where to find/destroy a certain "thing"

    Overall I gave this a 7. It is a bit of a rough rating but it's my personal opinion, it's just not the game for me. It's one of those games than can be hit or miss depending on your preference. This was maybe hit but I just never felt 100% invested in the game.    … Expand
  54. giannis2001
    Jul 16, 2021
    7
    This game, although good overall, with very smooth third person shooting, interesting story, characters, voice acting and a very good song near the end...has huge performance issues which makes it unplayable some times and at some specific places.
  55. metadubrev2
    Jun 12, 2021
    5
    this would be a great game if it had a decent save mechanism and nav system but when you die you're likely to go back very far and have to travel (long download) then walk then travel again (long download) then walk, then kill the same enemies til you get to the boss again. the map is essentially useless so you have to navigate via signs on walls so there's too much walking around.
  56. MurphyBrandon
    May 30, 2021
    6
    The destructive fun of the supernatural powers in Control were ruined for me by the awful frame rates, the unhelpful map, the distorted plot points, and the countless number of sheer cliffs that landed me in the endless abyss. It ended up being a very average experience for me. Nothing made me care about these characters.
  57. bassbinho
    May 26, 2021
    7
    The navigation is poor in this game. The most fun starts after 4-5 hours of the game. The plot was too complicated, I didn’t catch all the twists, to be honest. This game is not bad, but is not great also
  58. Dednotes
    May 25, 2021
    6
    It game look like Alan Wake, amazing graphics, interesting gameplay. I played in ps5 version this game and it was interesting journey.
  59. Petrokolos
    May 19, 2021
    7
    Story = 5
    Graphics = 8
    Sound = 9
    Gameplay =9
    Level design = -20 (this score is still too generous)
  60. DMB1985
    Apr 25, 2021
    7
    Control is a game that had the potential to be one of the games of the generations but as a result of too many faults, I don't think it can be considered anything more than good.

    Starting with the positives, I found the gameplay to be generally really good. The use of both guns and powers have been well integrated to give a fluid control system. Switching between shooting your enemies    Control is a game that had the potential to be one of the games of the generations but as a result of too many faults, I don't think it can be considered anything more than good.

    Starting with the positives, I found the gameplay to be generally really good. The use of both guns and powers have been well integrated to give a fluid control system. Switching between shooting your enemies and using your powers to defeat them is seamless giving you a variety of manners beat the enemies. And there are a wide variety of mods and upgrades to help customise your approach to the game.

    Level design is also really good for the most part with most areas giving you the opportunity to both run-and-gun and take cover depending on what your situation requires. There are a few places where you are fighting in tight spaces which does go against how the game tells you to keep moving but I did find these few and far between. There is also a lot to do with numerous side missions that will unlock powerful mods or even new powers and helps expand the games already impressive lore.

    Sadly, as already mentioned there are quite a few negatives, especially on the technical side of things. Graphically, this isn't impressive for a game from 2019. Everything looks a bit washed out and bland whilst the character models just don't look right with a large number of characters, sadly including the playable character (Jesse), having weird looking heads. This is a relatively minor issue but other technical issues aren't. Loading times are really poor taking an age to get you back into the action. And worst still is the frame rate. Whilst it is usually stable, when you hit a situation where there are several enemies on screen it can plummet. And bizarrely, when exiting the pause menu the game stutters and freezes. It does feel like optimisation has been a bit of an afterthought with Control.

    Whilst I did generally enjoy the gameplay for Control, it isn't without its issues. Often it can be hard to see where the enemies are leading to cheap and frustrating deaths when an unseen telekinetic enemy wallops you with a projectile. There are icons to show you the direction of the enemy that is attacking you, these are so small that they are far too easy to miss in the thick of battle.

    The checkpoint system is also a mess. You might think that seeing the auto-save icon in the bottom corner of the screen means you've hit a checkpoint but the reality is you haven't. With the exception of the odd instance, each death will see you return to the last save point you accessed which can lead to loads of tedious back tracking throughout areas of the game you have already cleared, often to be ambushed with a load of enemies that just randomly spawn in front of you. And this system has apparently better than it was at launch!

    More often than not, Control is a fun game. But there are too many irritating issues present in the game to make this the must have title that it could have been. If you can pick it up cheaply or got this when it was free on PS+ than give it a go. If not, I would just play something else.    … Expand
  61. tk_248
    Apr 15, 2021
    6
    Люблю и ненавижу эту игру. Впервые такая полярная хуйня.
  62. Inhanzt
    Apr 14, 2021
    5
    Go to X.
    X is not on your map.
    Good luck.
    Repeat.
    Other than that, gameplay isn't good. Cover based shooting without cover.
  63. carlos69_420
    Apr 10, 2021
    6
    Tiene buenos graficos pero en ocasiones tiene caidas de fps, tiene un ritmo algo lento lo que lo hace aburrido por momentos, tiene buen sistema de combate bastante entretenido pero tiene un sistema de mapa horrendo lo que hace que constantemente te pierdas en los escenarios.
  64. B-Bog
    Apr 7, 2021
    7
    Sadly, I think I'm going to have to with the general consensus here or even a little below that.

    Shortly after I started the game, I was like "Dude this is awesome! I can see why this won GOTY!" But while Control's strengths like story, setting, lore, characters, acting, and world-building become apparent almost immediately, its flaws take a little more playtime to get to you, but    Sadly, I think I'm going to have to with the general consensus here or even a little below that.

    Shortly after I started the game, I was like "Dude this is awesome! I can see why this won GOTY!"

    But while Control's strengths like story, setting, lore, characters, acting, and world-building become apparent almost immediately, its flaws take a little more playtime to get to you, but then they REALLY get to you.

    After a certain point, I was just IMMENSELY annoyed by the combat. I don't play shooters a lot and consequently, I'm not very good at them, but I was actually doing fine up until a certain point in the game (maybe about two thirds in) where the difficulty curve just TOTALLY takes off. And not just that, the way the game achieves this is purely with brute force, namely sending more and more and more enemies after you and giving them more and more and more health to the point that it becomes bloody ridiculous. Even if you take difficulty completely out of it (I eventually activated Assist Mode), the combat just becomes a tedious grind. The game progresses like this: Corridor, open space with combat, corridor, open space with combat etc. etc. ad nausea. Worse yet, enemies even continue to spawn in "old" areas that you re-visit, which you have to do quite a lot. I normally quite like this style of Metroidvania gameplay, but not if I have to fight five waves of 8 enemies each with insane amounts of health (sometimes they're even regenerating health). The game doesn't allow for any chill exploration, it just keeps ramming the combat down your throat until you're utterly sick of it. There are puzzles in the game as well, but they rarely go beyond "Put block into socket".

    The environment, while interesting at first and creating a unique atmosphere, is really all gray concrete throughout the entire game. Until you get to "The Foundation" DLC, that is, where the endlessly repeating gray concrete is swapped out for endlessly repeating caves with red sand. This DLC also contains the worst sequence of the game BY FAR, where you're just going from platform to platform in an empty void, pointlessly fighting off dozens of enemies and putting blocks into sockets, just so you can activate more platforms where you can do the same thing all over again. It almost seems like this level was designed to combine all the worst flaws of the game into one terrible experience and I was just BEGGING for it to be over. Thankfully, I had already turned myself invincible with Assist Mode at this point, because otherwise I would have had to spend even more time here and I honestly don't know if I had been able to tolerate that and keep playing.

    The game also absolutely DROWNS you in mods, to the point where I was opening up my inventory to deconstruct them every 10 mins. Finally, I said "You know what? F*** it!" and completely stopped bothering with them altogether. It would've been nice to at least be able to upgrade the number of mods you can carry throughout the game, but apparently, nobody at Remedy thought of that.

    There's also A LOT of reading material in this game, to the point where I asked myself if I don't want to just read a book instead lol. It's all optional of course, but the world-building contained in these files is a huge part of the game's appeal, so it's kind of a "Damned if you do, damned if you don't" scenario.

    Boss fights: There really are no boss fights. I mean, technically there are, but they're just normal stronger enemies with more health. There's not even a real boss fight at the very end of the main game, just even more hordes of normal enemies, in case you haven't gotten sick of them yet. Very disappointing, especially considering what could have been done in this regard considering the game's story and the possibilities with the PSI-combat.

    I realize that all of this sounds like Control is just a big, boring, grindy mess, but it does have very strong redeeming qualities: I love the generally weird vibe,the acting and writing (except for Jesse's inner monologue, that is often just plain stupid), the lore, untangling the mystery of it all. And while somewhat repetitive, the Oldest House can still be a fascinating location to explore and you're constantly wondering what revelation you'll be stumbling upon next. The Psi-abilities are fun and generally well executed (sometimes they can be a little janky) and the Service Weapon with its different functions and modding abilities allows for a personalized approach to combat. I just wish that there was more of the genuinely awesome and weird stuff in this game (the Ashtray Maze is the absolute highlight) and less of the repetitive shooting of the same few enemy types literally 5,000 times over.

    And, oh yeah, there's also still quite a number of bugs 1.5 years after release. Nothing game-breaking, but definitely noticeable.    … Expand
  65. LesandroBonucci
    Mar 31, 2021
    6
    one day game, just an RTX benchmark,
    no story,
    got sick of running around these studip endless floors, there is a floor after floor after floor some quest is on the first floor - another is on the 5-th floor
    just back off Remedy back off
  66. iCampoRamil
    Mar 9, 2021
    7
    Ay dios mío, pero cómo puede tener este doblaje al español un juego tan bueno? De verdad que lo mata, así que si lo vas a jugar, te recomiendo que pongas de inicio en inglés subtitulado o algo así, en inglés aún safa.
    El juego está muy bien el concepto y todo, pero tiene serios problemas de rendimiento, caída de frames a cada rato, muchos bugs en las misiones...
    Es un metroidvania, que    Ay dios mío, pero cómo puede tener este doblaje al español un juego tan bueno? De verdad que lo mata, así que si lo vas a jugar, te recomiendo que pongas de inicio en inglés subtitulado o algo así, en inglés aún safa.
    El juego está muy bien el concepto y todo, pero tiene serios problemas de rendimiento, caída de frames a cada rato, muchos bugs en las misiones...
    Es un metroidvania, que eso está chulo, pero aún así sigue siendo bastante lineal, no ofrece demasiadas mecánicas, por ello dura tan poco si exclusivamente nos centramos en pasarnos el juego y poco más.
    Muy satisfactorio completar zonas, te sientes realizado, los combates están muy bien traídos, vas usando el poder, las pistolas, muy guay en general el sistema de recompensación por lo que vas haciendo.
    Es difícil de entender, la historia me refiero, pero aunque no lo hagas, te fascina igualmente, está muy bien, vas entendiendo cosas aunque puede que no todo, posiblemente, de hecho, pese a tener mecánicas reducidas y jugablemente está algo capado, pero muy bien en general, es un buen juego.
    Tiene, bueno, tenía mucho potencial, pena de eso, del doblaje y de los muchos defectos en lo técnico. Pero eso, el sistema de combate, la narrativa, que es bastante arriesgada, todo el tema audiovisual, es una auténtica pasada.    … Expand
  67. princessfurios
    Mar 3, 2021
    6
    В целом хорошая проработка физики и ее использования. Тут никаких претензий, в этом плане игра увлекает, хоть и недожата. Визуальный стиль и арт - мое почтение. Это услада для глаз. (несмотря на то, что разнообразия видов нет)
    Однако геймплей довольно скуден и однообразен, а сюжет - прост до нелепости несмотря на свою изначальную якобы "таинственность", плюс - подается без постановки    В целом хорошая проработка физики и ее использования. Тут никаких претензий, в этом плане игра увлекает, хоть и недожата. Визуальный стиль и арт - мое почтение. Это услада для глаз. (несмотря на то, что разнообразия видов нет)
    Однако геймплей довольно скуден и однообразен, а сюжет - прост до нелепости несмотря на свою изначальную якобы "таинственность", плюс - подается без постановки дешевыми "говорящими головами". Развязка не особо, хоть в ней и есть очень бодрая, крутая миссия. (кто играл, тот поймет, "take control") К тому же хромает техническая часть и оптимизация.
    НО, если у вас есть возможность поиграть в нее, я все же советую это сделать.    … Expand
  68. MTHayashi
    Mar 2, 2021
    7
    A good game, but with a fight that gets repetitive as the story progresses, the boss fights turned out to be just another fight against a strong monster.

    Story = 8
    Graphic = 7
    Game play = 6.5
    Sound = 7
  69. MadAlf
    Feb 25, 2021
    5
    Absolutely average game with a potential, which was not bringed into life. That's sad.
  70. Glemial
    Feb 19, 2021
    7
    Pros:
    Story
    Combat system Graphics Attention to detail (if you look closely, you will see that every item in the game is extremely detailed and this is very impressive) Scenario destruction Cons: Bad storytelling Main character with no charisma Forgetteble characters Too much texts to read (I normaly like to read in games, but in that one has so much that become boring) Huge    Pros:
    Story
    Combat system
    Graphics
    Attention to detail (if you look closely, you will see that every item in the game is extremely detailed and this is very impressive)
    Scenario destruction

    Cons:
    Bad storytelling
    Main character with no charisma
    Forgetteble characters
    Too much texts to read (I normaly like to read in games, but in that one has so much that become boring)
    Huge FPS drops in some ocassions
    Disnecessary loot system

    In general i had fun with Control, but with time the game starts to get boring because of the Cons above    … Expand
  71. Klarmi
    Feb 19, 2021
    5
    I really wanted to like this game, but its just boring. I really had to force myself to finish this game. This game is not really bad, but its not a good game, its just "ok". The gameplay/gunplay is not very fun (it was at the beginning, but it gets boring), i know they wanted to make the story confusing, but its still boring. it got better at the end of the game, but still, its "ok". notI really wanted to like this game, but its just boring. I really had to force myself to finish this game. This game is not really bad, but its not a good game, its just "ok". The gameplay/gunplay is not very fun (it was at the beginning, but it gets boring), i know they wanted to make the story confusing, but its still boring. it got better at the end of the game, but still, its "ok". not good, not bad. but the map, very bad. its confusing, the environment is ugly, you dont know where to go a lot of times so you have to watch yt videos a lot of times, and the puzzles are also frustrating, everytime i had to watch yt videos for them. and i skipped the sidequests because i was scared to get lost in the map/environment.
    i dont say that the game is bad, but its also not good. its overrated in my opinion.    … Expand
  72. Edgard86
    Feb 17, 2021
    7
    Jogos superestimado pela mídia, como sempre. O jogo é comum, tem necessidade de trazer 500 inimigos de uma só vez pra você matar se tornando chato. A historia é confusa, muita gente não vai entender nada. Os gráficos são bons no ps5, ray trancing a 30 fps se torna sem utilidade. O mapa ajuda pouco, você ficará confuso onde ir várias vezes.

    ps5 - psn ID: Edgard_1986
  73. Avejant
    Feb 14, 2021
    7
    Personally, I enjoyed this game, I really like lore and atmosphere. Also I liked visual and sound design. Honestly, it was very interesting for me explore this game. Also I like some characters (there are few of them, but some, like doctor Darling are wonderful. I recommend watch every video record with him.)
    But unfortunately game in some way seems undercooked for me:
    - Health recovery    Personally, I enjoyed this game, I really like lore and atmosphere. Also I liked visual and sound design. Honestly, it was very interesting for me explore this game. Also I like some characters (there are few of them, but some, like doctor Darling are wonderful. I recommend watch every video record with him.)
    But unfortunately game in some way seems undercooked for me:
    - Health recovery system. I really feel disappointed by the fact that if I want to cure and there are a lot of aggressive enemies around then I need to risk to cure. I think it would be better to have slow recovering in battle mode and recovering in calm mode, because it's really frustrating when you left with almost no health after finishing of battle but there are no health pieces left.
    - Checkpoint system. If you copy Dark Souls bonfires then you must provide better shortcuts. Because few times when I died I needed to make very long way to the area at which I died. This is frustrating and even can motivate you to enable cheats.
    - And yeah, facility to enable cheats in settings instead of changing difficulty levels. I hope I should not explain why this was a bad idea.
    - Also it's hard to orient when there are a lot of special effects on screen. And my PS4 Slim react on this with FPS lowing which is not very good when you are supposed to play aggressively.
    - On higher levels weapon become less effective against enemies than superpowers.
    - NPCs has potential but I would expect from them being more deeper.

    I recommend to play it but don't raise your expectation too high. It's good game but its flaws can leave you with some kind of bitterness.    … Expand
  74. queondavatos
    Feb 10, 2021
    7
    Bastante bien Remedy, tiene sus cosas pero es un gran videojuego. El mapa seguramente es lo peor del juego, más que ayudarte te desorienta; el rendimiento al menos en ps4 es malo, cada vez que abres las opciones del juego se laguea excesivamente y a veces no se nota fluido en el gameplay. Pero todo lo demás es positivo, la historia es extraña e interesante, y aunque al final no es granBastante bien Remedy, tiene sus cosas pero es un gran videojuego. El mapa seguramente es lo peor del juego, más que ayudarte te desorienta; el rendimiento al menos en ps4 es malo, cada vez que abres las opciones del juego se laguea excesivamente y a veces no se nota fluido en el gameplay. Pero todo lo demás es positivo, la historia es extraña e interesante, y aunque al final no es gran cosa, consigue mantener al jugador enganchado a la pantalla. La jugabilidad es peculiar, como en todos los juegos de Remedy, pero esta vez usan unas mecánicas que le sientan muy bien al videojuego, y hacen disfrutar al jugador. La música es sencilla y correcta. Gráficamente se ve muy bien pero me he encontrado algunas texturas que han tardado en cargar exageradamente. Si te centras solo en las misiones principales te dura 8 horas. En general me ha gustado.

    73/100    … Expand
  75. Stadianoob
    Feb 9, 2021
    7
    Good game. Gets a little tedious. Lots of positives. Cool concept. Cant wait for sequel.
  76. PapiChurro
    Feb 9, 2021
    7
    I tried Control out during its free release on PS+ and after playing through about 80% of it's content I think I'm finished with it. What started out as a really strong thiller/horror that had me hooked into the story, slowly eroded over time into a Weird Sci-Fi that I wasn't unsatisfied with but wasn't expecting. The story was great up until its abrupt end. The level design was reallyI tried Control out during its free release on PS+ and after playing through about 80% of it's content I think I'm finished with it. What started out as a really strong thiller/horror that had me hooked into the story, slowly eroded over time into a Weird Sci-Fi that I wasn't unsatisfied with but wasn't expecting. The story was great up until its abrupt end. The level design was really well crafted, I was constantly awestruck at how well the team took urban offices and pushed their architecture into something that shaped the mood perfectly. The soundtrack was masterfully done and had all the flavor that comes with Weird Sci-Fi cinema like Arrival. The combat design felt simple and engaging without feeling stale, and I am a personal fan of one-difficulty method as it makes me feel confident that the game is perfectly designed with intent.

    Where this all went wrong for me was the introduction of the levitation mechanic as it became painfully obvious that the grounded Thriller/Horror genre was gone and what I was playing was just another sci-fi shooter. What finally tipped me over the edge of no longer wanting to play was the inevitable platforming gameplay that arose in the Foundation DLC.

    Everything that the game had built was replaced with a bland environment filled with a platforming playstyle that the game can't support due to the tedious speed and nature of levitation. After a few hours of clearing through black Astral blocks in a void-world of slow Mary Poppins drifting I realized I haven't even finished 1 of the 4 objectives and I wasn't having fun at all. So I returned to the Old House and finished out my time in the Investigations DLC and then hung up my I.D. card. Overall I feel my playthroufh ends in mediocrity. I would celebrate the studio for the attempt as it was good but not great all the way through. I'm looking forward to more of their work.    … Expand
  77. Mulder46
    Feb 9, 2021
    6
    Una historia interesante y muy rara, interactuar con muchos objetos, detalles como el extintor, acomodar el nivel con cosas como recarga rápida, vida infinita o tal.

    Contras:
    demasiados bugs con crasheo incluido, algún rasponazo si pausas, algunos ataques demasiado tramposos, muertes extrañas...
  78. SCman
    Feb 9, 2021
    5
    The game is not optimized for PS4. FPS drops to 1 frame per second! This is a nightmare that spoils the experience of the game. Although I liked the gameplay itself, due to the technical imperfection of the game for the console, I put 5 points out of 10. It's good that I didn't pay a dollar for the game, but received a Playstation Plus subscription. I think if I paid money for this, thenThe game is not optimized for PS4. FPS drops to 1 frame per second! This is a nightmare that spoils the experience of the game. Although I liked the gameplay itself, due to the technical imperfection of the game for the console, I put 5 points out of 10. It's good that I didn't pay a dollar for the game, but received a Playstation Plus subscription. I think if I paid money for this, then after the launch, seeing an unsuccessful technical condition with a drawdown of personnel, I would return the money and would be very unhappy with the purchase. A game with such unoptimized code should not be available for sale! Despite the fact that I liked the gameplay itself, but the technical bugs are crazy!… Expand
  79. BallzyDan
    Jan 14, 2021
    7
    Control had some very cool things going on. I suggest to anyone, to find a video on 'navigating the ash tray maze', so you can see the best part of the game. Super frustrating when boss battling and dying, respawning at a 'control point' an annoying distance away. Difficult game to navigate. Shocked I actually beat the story and ten side missions. Some of the side missions were tooControl had some very cool things going on. I suggest to anyone, to find a video on 'navigating the ash tray maze', so you can see the best part of the game. Super frustrating when boss battling and dying, respawning at a 'control point' an annoying distance away. Difficult game to navigate. Shocked I actually beat the story and ten side missions. Some of the side missions were too difficult or just plain annoying. If this game had a navigation system patched in to it, similar to that of Bioshock or the ability in Skyrim to follow the smoke trail, it'd be worth 15 bucks.… Expand
  80. Ledknight
    Jan 9, 2021
    6
    Das Spiel fängt stark an doch es wird einem ziemlich schnell bewusst dass das Spiel mit Füller Missionen künstlich in die Länge gestreckt werden soll dazu kommen viele Bugs overpowerte Bulletsponge Gegner und eine schlechte Kamerasicht in Kämpfen
  81. csln
    Jan 5, 2021
    7
    Good. R5 3600X, RTX 3060ti, ssd
    Something different in a good way. RayTracing, graphics, story good. It was exciting and a good setting with the abilities (it is not just shooting)
    German synch was not good. The Foundation DLC not good, i dont like caves
  82. casualuser
    Jan 1, 2021
    5
    What this game is all about ? The Telepathy Sekiro ?
    No reload checkpoint. Every time you die it will cost your resources, I do not remember what to call this, but those resources can be use to upgrade your character. Mean that, you are a gamer who usually have **** dies, you character will weak. For short, the boss hit you once, haft your health-bar, you hit the boss hard, just a little    What this game is all about ? The Telepathy Sekiro ?
    No reload checkpoint. Every time you die it will cost your resources, I do not remember what to call this, but those resources can be use to upgrade your character. Mean that, you are a gamer who usually have **** dies, you character will weak. For short, the boss hit you once, haft your health-bar, you hit the boss hard, just a little bit 1% of it's health-bar. Wanna get your resources back ? No way. If you want to see a cut scene again, no way to do that. You want to hear dialogues again, the same answer.
    They did not even tell us this is a hardcore game. You can not choose difficulty. No reload checkpoint. No guidelines.
    The map which will support you to find the way, do the tasks is almost useless. Even it has a map, it's still hard to no where you should go to next to reach the destination. If you have 15inches or 17inches monitor, you will have to run around to find what you need, and sometime, it won't be on the map, which mean the mark. I ran around for 10 minutes just find the way to the mark. Shooting,, flying, throwing stuffs into the Hiss is fun. The story is fine, just fine. Not worth buying if you are a person who use game to entertain or release your stress.    … Expand
  83. metalaries
    Dec 30, 2020
    7
    This game pisses you off, and likes doing it. You dont respawning in a decent place. The map is a complete joke. I just deleted this game due to the developers being Jack holes about how to set things up properly and being unable to design a map with any intelligence. Screw this game
  84. OneTrueOpinion
    Dec 18, 2020
    5
    I played Control for about 15 hours and got the 7th mission. It is relentlessly frustrating, confusing and boring:

    The map is virtually useless for navigating the labyrinthine and repetitive locations and there is no compass. You spend a lot of time wandering around dreary office space and it is not fun. I didn't do any side quests because I was afraid of getting lost forever. The    I played Control for about 15 hours and got the 7th mission. It is relentlessly frustrating, confusing and boring:

    The map is virtually useless for navigating the labyrinthine and repetitive locations and there is no compass. You spend a lot of time wandering around dreary office space and it is not fun. I didn't do any side quests because I was afraid of getting lost forever. The environment is not very interactive, aside from using telekinesis to throw office furniture around.

    The story is odd in the wrong sort of way. It feels like starting the second season of a show you've never heard of. The weirdness is presented in a very unsatisfying way. for example, why are there employees just standing around when there are demons or whatever infesting the building? The protagonist has all the charm and personality of a Terminator. She is so robotic that at first I thought it was some kind of a joke or a bit, but no. It is not a bit. The cinematics are extremely boring: you meet a weirdly animated character who explains some boring aspect of parapsychology and then they send you off in search of another quest item. Every once in a while there is some cool effects animation.
    The gameplay is fun at first, but then the bad guys level up and it doesn't feel like you catch up. So by the time you get to the flying enemies that dodge your telekinetic attach, you spend 2 seconds shooting your underpowered pistol and then hiding for five seconds while it recharges. But they heal faster than your gun reloads, so you find yourself in a truly sisyphean challenge. It is frustrating and not fun, especially when the enemies constantly one-shot you and you have to start over from a distant save point.
    The load time is very long and the save point mechanic and the -10% XP penalty for dying feels unnecessarily punishing.

    The sound design is cool and some of the weirdness is intriguing, but overall his game sucks and I hate it.    … Expand
  85. maksimStark18
    Dec 11, 2020
    7
    Средненький проект, но с лучшей физикой разрушения.
  86. Stratos2000
    Nov 22, 2020
    5
    I expected a cool sci-fi story to dive into, but I got a generic 3rd person shooter.

    Well there is some kind of science fiction plot going on but to get a clue what is it exactly, player should read tons of text fragments that are lying around here and there, because this is one of those games that doesnt know any better solution to tell a story than using plain text. I mean, if I want    I expected a cool sci-fi story to dive into, but I got a generic 3rd person shooter.

    Well there is some kind of science fiction plot going on but to get a clue what is it exactly, player should read tons of text fragments that are lying around here and there, because this is one of those games that doesnt know any better solution to tell a story than using plain text.
    I mean, if I want to read a book, I read a book from an actual author.    … Expand
  87. Zombeenuke
    Oct 22, 2020
    5
    Awesome game. Remedy always on the top. Love it. Can't wait for Alan Wake Remaster
  88. Dragonfly44
    Apr 1, 2020
    7
    It looks and feels amazing (particularly the destructible environments) but the story is too confusing to be enjoyable. 75/100
  89. SuperDuck23
    Oct 19, 2020
    7
    Control triumphs regarding its setting, which boasts a spooky atmosphere full of character. However, the game is marred with technical issues and a cold story that fails to engage on even a surface level. The checkpoint system is also very questionable, as it made playing the game feel like a chore on many occasions. Ultimately, I couldn't help but feel disappointed and I'm glad I got theControl triumphs regarding its setting, which boasts a spooky atmosphere full of character. However, the game is marred with technical issues and a cold story that fails to engage on even a surface level. The checkpoint system is also very questionable, as it made playing the game feel like a chore on many occasions. Ultimately, I couldn't help but feel disappointed and I'm glad I got the game on sale. Paying full price for this would have made me feel a little ripped off.… Expand
  90. Yaeger94
    Oct 9, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I waited for the two DLC packs to release before I reviewed this game to see if I would change my score of 7 to something else. Unfortunately, as you can see by the score, I didn't think too much of the DLC. But let me say that it was still good DLC, but you wouldn't be missing out on much if you didn't play it. Now the main game. The story was very confusing and I had no idea what the hell was going on. It tries to be creative in ways that, in my opinion, don't work out too well. The game had a huge frame dropped after you unpause so I just opened the other menu instead of pausing throughout the game. The main character was a very bland protagonist and could've been replaced by anyone else and nothing would change. The map was confusing to navigate at times, often leading me to get lost. The weapon forms were creative and while I would've liked to see a few more forms, I was fine with the ones I had. The supporting characters were some of my favorite parts throughout the story, mostly because they had more personality than Jesse. The cutscenes look very pretty but the way some characters talk looked off to me. There's honestly a lot of good things in this game, although I would only recommend playing it if you really want to.… Expand
  91. Darkvenom39
    Sep 11, 2020
    5
    Got this game on sale and im glad i did. Awful game, i really dont understand the praise. I got it on pc but metacitic has only the ps4 version for reviews, but overall dont get this game at full price its garbage!
  92. Pascal1602
    Sep 7, 2020
    6
    I felt like the game had much more potential. But the story kept getting more irrelevant to me. The gameplay was good enough to keep me playing. The main character is pretty boring, well basically all characters are. Overall a mediocre game in my opinion.
  93. SpectraPrism
    Aug 30, 2020
    7
    I really liked how this game trying to be different than the typical shooter out there, the setting is very unique and cool, although sometime I do feel like it lacks variety. The the pacing is not very good, it's super slow and boring as hell during the beginning, as the pace starting to get better and the story gets more interesting lead to a disappointing ending. The progression of thisI really liked how this game trying to be different than the typical shooter out there, the setting is very unique and cool, although sometime I do feel like it lacks variety. The the pacing is not very good, it's super slow and boring as hell during the beginning, as the pace starting to get better and the story gets more interesting lead to a disappointing ending. The progression of this game is also not good, you unlocks abilities by discovering secret locations that is hidden away and the game doesn't give you hints or clues to these location, so you may finish the game without unlocking or fully upgrade all abilities. Also, too much loading screen and backtracking, the performance is pretty bad pre-patch. The physic is amazing and the graphic is also very good.… Expand
  94. Mighty_Joker
    Aug 30, 2020
    7
    Fun game with really enjoyable gameplay and interesting story. Unfortunately it gets repetitive at times when opponents are attacking you while traveling from point A to point B, also the story stretches a bit to long.
  95. Omarrochloo
    Aug 26, 2020
    7
    I loved the gameplay and things you can do but the timeline of the story was different from remedy’s games i liked game but it has to many problems with the story
  96. tariq_almandhar
    Aug 21, 2020
    6
    الإنطباع بعد لعب 4 ساعات تقريبا

    أولا القصة غريبة وغامضة وقد تكون القصة هي الشيء الوحيد الجميل في اللعبة نظام التحكم عادي وخاصة في التصويب والمهمات عادية لا جديد فيها والسلبية الأعظم عدم معرفة الطريق إلى المهمة بسبب وجود عدة طوابق طريقة تطوير السلاح غير مفومة وشجرة المهارات في غاية البدائية لم يكلف الأستوديو نفسه بإبتكار مهارات جديدة    الإنطباع بعد لعب 4 ساعات تقريبا

    أولا القصة غريبة وغامضة وقد تكون القصة هي الشيء الوحيد الجميل في اللعبة
    نظام التحكم عادي وخاصة في التصويب والمهمات عادية لا جديد فيها والسلبية الأعظم عدم معرفة الطريق إلى المهمة بسبب وجود عدة طوابق
    طريقة تطوير السلاح غير مفومة وشجرة المهارات في غاية البدائية لم يكلف الأستوديو نفسه بإبتكار مهارات جديدة
  97. Crisener
    Aug 19, 2020
    7
    7.5/10 Unfortunately, it's a step back from the inventions introduced in Quantum Break in terms of story-telling. Much of the story can only be accessed through the collectible pieces of paper, and there are A LOT of them, many totally irrelevant. I felt like the story had too many blank points - dialogues that were supposed to create mystery, but eventually felt redundant or not very7.5/10 Unfortunately, it's a step back from the inventions introduced in Quantum Break in terms of story-telling. Much of the story can only be accessed through the collectible pieces of paper, and there are A LOT of them, many totally irrelevant. I felt like the story had too many blank points - dialogues that were supposed to create mystery, but eventually felt redundant or not very important. One thing has to be said for the almost perfect game length - the main story line doesn't go longer than it needs to. It's defnitely for the best as the shooting parts after a few hours start to become a little tedious, though the gameplay itself is definitely an improvement compared to Remedy's last entry. Worth playing if you're a fan of sci-fi themes or looking for something not too long to play for an afternoon or two. Or at least just to have a chance to have fun in the 'ashtray maze'.… Expand
  98. DOOPOWER
    Aug 18, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s JUST ok.
    主線 遇到都是一樣的怪，後期都是 開超能力砸 後期戰鬥過程毫無亮點 。
    地圖不過清晰，其實可以將支線劇情放到主線裡面，分開導致現在主線幾乎平淡，留下一堆疑團和究極平淡的劇情體驗。
    推進主線劇情幾乎只有 跑到一個地方找一個npc，不停重複 到主線結束。加上後期重複到無聊的戰鬥體驗，過完主線就不想 繼續過支線。    … Expand
  99. intra
    Aug 17, 2020
    6
    I really wanted to like this game and for the first few hours i had a lot of fun playing with the mechanics and smashing things up alone. However as the game went on I just couldnt get into it and the narrative.

    Decent story poorly told, weird main character, dis-jointed storytelling, too many notes to read and ultimately just forgettable. Gameplay should have be better and I cant    I really wanted to like this game and for the first few hours i had a lot of fun playing with the mechanics and smashing things up alone. However as the game went on I just couldnt get into it and the narrative.

    Decent story poorly told, weird main character, dis-jointed storytelling, too many notes to read and ultimately just forgettable.
    Gameplay should have be better and I cant figure out why I got so bored of it by the end.

    In contrast a side narrative playing out though video recordings was far more engaging somehow??

    To end on a positive the combat mechanics were good overall. Combining shooting and telekinetic abilities and a decent skill tree allowing you to focus on your style of play. The oldest house was also a very cool concept and I enjoyed its retro futuristic design.    … Expand
  100. Johannus
    Aug 9, 2020
    6
    Quite "Ordinary" game. Good action, but bad story and main protagonist. Once you maximize throw and energy, you become overpowered and there is no need to use weapons or any other power.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 63 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 52 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 63
  3. Negative: 1 out of 63
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Sep 25, 2019
    90
    Impactful gunplay bolstered by a telekinetic twist, and a mystery you’ll be turning over for a long time afterwards. Welcome to the Oldest House, Director. [Issue#167, p.79]
  2. VG247
    Sep 18, 2019
    80
    The writing, direction, and performances are consistently brilliant. This is Remedy at the peak of its game. Control feels like a company rediscovering itself, waking from a long slumber. Remedy’s legs work as intended once more, the vestiges of sleep paralysis a distant memory.
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  3. Quarter to Three
    Sep 17, 2019
    100
    I don’t want to use the word masterpiece lightly, but what else do you call the combination of gleefully chaotic gameplay with earnest storytelling in a setting as refreshingly unique as Bioshock? What else do you call a combat system that goes so far beyond the simple act of shooting a gun without drilling down into a set of intricate menus and complicated controls? What else do you call darkly malevolent horror that doesn’t feel like it was cribbed from someplace else? What else do you call the crowning achievement of a studio with a unique voice, an uneven track record, and 25 years of experience? If there’s a better word to describe what Remedy has achieved with Control, I can’t think of it.
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