Control

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7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 2611 Ratings

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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
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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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