Control

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7.4

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  1. Moruqparabol
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Worst game ever i have played.It's just take 1 hour to delete this game from my console.
  2. LucasMSouza16
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Como minha primeira experiência na Remedy, posso dizer que adorei cada minuto de Control. A história é enigmática e confusa, seguindo o padrão característico do estúdio. A ambientação é ótima, apesar da história se passar apenas do departamento, os cenários, mesmo dominados por corredores, são extensos. Vale a pena explorar cada canto do mapa a fim de descobrir todos os segredos, e oComo minha primeira experiência na Remedy, posso dizer que adorei cada minuto de Control. A história é enigmática e confusa, seguindo o padrão característico do estúdio. A ambientação é ótima, apesar da história se passar apenas do departamento, os cenários, mesmo dominados por corredores, são extensos. Vale a pena explorar cada canto do mapa a fim de descobrir todos os segredos, e o próprio game te incentiva a fazer isso. A jogabilidade é boa, mas é difícil de dominar, então é recomendado alternar bastante os poderes durante os combates. A performance no meu PS4 fat é um sofrível nas grandes batalhas, pois há muitas partículas na tela ao mesmo tempo. Control é um game indispensável, compre e jogue um dos melhores jogos de 2019. Parabéns a Remedy!… Expand
  3. ZzjimbozZ
    Jun 22, 2020
    7
    Story 7/10
    Gameplay 8/10
    Graphics 8/10

    This game good overall, solid combat and visual style
  4. AwesomeCat
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    A lot of fun. Action packed and fast paced. The story is strange with vibes of the XFiles but interesting
  5. iamclever
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    There is no way to choose the difficulty level.
    Few languages ​​supported.
    If you don’t take side missions, you won’t get new opportunities.
    Poor optimization on the PS4PRO.
    Amazing atmosphere.
    Addictive gameplay.
    Complicated plot.
  6. MohamedMzk
    Jun 22, 2020
    6
    This game has alot of good things in it but there are more things that spoil the fun for the players Idk if this is an "only ps4 game" am playing it with my ps4 slim. - The downframe is something u should get use to if you want to play it. Every time u pause the game and resume it starts to glitch and its very annoying and also when there is many enemies or action.
    - The quality and the    This game has alot of good things in it but there are more things that spoil the fun for the players Idk if this is an "only ps4 game" am playing it with my ps4 slim. - The downframe is something u should get use to if you want to play it. Every time u pause the game and resume it starts to glitch and its very annoying and also when there is many enemies or action.
    - The quality and the graphic is good but sometimes for some reason it become a ps2 quality. The game allow you to break and destroy many things around you but not the stupid lightness that **** ur eyes i really hate that.
    - The map. The most annoying thing in the game maybe im a retard and if i am, surely theres many like me that spend more time searching for the place of the quest than accually playing it The map dosnt show you anything not even the level you are in and in this type of desgin you really need it. - the difficulty is also a big problem there is no chosing every gets the same difficulty And sometimes the game become very hard in a very stupid way. And when that happend you will die alot and the checkpoint system doesnt help it one bit. If you played it you will understand me If you didnt trust me you will get very pissed from me like i did. - the story didnt intrest me i had a felling its **** but idk maybe its ok.
    - the game reminds me of infamous very much maybe the game didnt make it to be like infamous but the gameplay in it sure does.
    Its really good and the best thing in the game The abilities you get through the story and the quests keep you intrested in it become nothing else does. So there is no boring in combat. its very enjoyable.
    So Control is a good game truly ngl but the negatives in it makes u think of deleting the game at least one time in 1hr.
    Thats why i am giving its a 6 and i hated it.
    The sad thing is those problems can be fixed with a patch or something and idk why they didnt fix it.    … Expand
  7. frederik1478
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    Always place for another good remedy game I would not say it's the best I had done I think Alan Wake is, but if you like that x-file then you're gonna love it , But just to say I loved it enough to get a platinum trophy on it XD
  8. Unkn
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Это рулвлввлыдыдыжфдфдыьыбцб просто крутая ишра клвлвлвллыдывдвбуцььцьцьцуву… Expand
  9. Siome
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    Story is weird but interrzsting. Graphisms are average, gameplay is common. Not a bad game but not awesome.
  10. AsaZimbabwe
    Jun 20, 2020
    4
    couldn't get past about 5 hours. frustrating, boring. very confused by all the overwhelmingly positive reviews. wish i would've rented first instead of buying.
  11. Pieckenhagen4
    Jun 19, 2020
    7
    Pro's:
    - Combats
    - Character powers
    - Maps well designed

    Con's:
    - Story a bit confusing
    - FPS dropping
  12. Critiquo
    Jun 18, 2020
    8
    Remedy finally comes back with a great and intriguing experience in both story and gameplay, and creates one of the few great examples of what a great female protagonist can be when an agenda isn't behind it.
  13. Veryt
    Jun 17, 2020
    10
    I love that bil lo lkek reruns you're not going to be a great day of school and I love you all for you to be a great day of school and I love you all
  14. tianfranto
    Jun 15, 2020
    5
    I purchased this game since it intrigued me. In addition I loved Quantum Break (even it does not have a proper ending) from Remedy and I supposed this game would be a great adventure. The first hours were intriguing even if the storytelling was very slow. After completing three areas of the game I gave up. Combat system is very tremendous for a game made in 2019. A third-person shooterI purchased this game since it intrigued me. In addition I loved Quantum Break (even it does not have a proper ending) from Remedy and I supposed this game would be a great adventure. The first hours were intriguing even if the storytelling was very slow. After completing three areas of the game I gave up. Combat system is very tremendous for a game made in 2019. A third-person shooter without a cover system does not have sense. IA is good but the fight balance is very bad. Some boss fight were almost impossible but they did not give you a sense of accomplisment when you win the fight. Spawn of enemies is too much larger and the power of the main protagonist cannot help you so much during the fights. You will always use the standard gun, since all the others aren't effective.
    Talking about graphics, the game is stunning but on my PC (Intel i7 9700K, 32 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ram, SSD M.2 and Geforce RTX 2060 Super, the loading of texture is very poor. To use ray tracing I have to lower graphical details. So much frustating.
    I played for hours but I think I will not finish the game. It's mediocre.    … Expand
  15. dryerlaw
    Jun 13, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece in story-telling and combat mechanics. I haven't played a game like this for years.
  16. Chain_Affinity
    Jun 12, 2020
    8
    I don't usually go for this type of game, but something about Control sparked my interest enough to give it a try. It looked unusual and unique, with an interesting premise. That's exactly what my experience ended up being, and it was enough to keep me engaged from start to finish. Not a perfect 10 in my book, but a solid 8, making it a good game.
  17. CoraxReviews
    Jun 9, 2020
    8
    Control tries its best to combine an interesting story with fast-paced third-person action. For the most part, it does a really good job at making you feel like a badass with supernatural abilities. As you dig deeper into the game, however, the gameplay starts to become boring, transforming Control into a generic third-person wave shooter. Pair that with horrible frame rates and you have aControl tries its best to combine an interesting story with fast-paced third-person action. For the most part, it does a really good job at making you feel like a badass with supernatural abilities. As you dig deeper into the game, however, the gameplay starts to become boring, transforming Control into a generic third-person wave shooter. Pair that with horrible frame rates and you have a game with a promising concept that is never quite able to unleash its full potential. Control still is a lot of fun, despite the technical and mechanical issues. You have to be willing to accept a lot of frustrating moments, though.… Expand
  18. CuppaFueled
    Jun 8, 2020
    8
    Control is completely & utterly unlike anything I have ever played before, yes I've played 3rd person action/adventure games & yes I've played some thrillers. But Control stands out with its striking visuals, an interesting story & that overall lucid feeling that the game makes you feel, like you don't really know what is going on.

    I played this on a PS4 Pro on a 1080p television but    Control is completely & utterly unlike anything I have ever played before, yes I've played 3rd person action/adventure games & yes I've played some thrillers. But Control stands out with its striking visuals, an interesting story & that overall lucid feeling that the game makes you feel, like you don't really know what is going on.

    I played this on a PS4 Pro on a 1080p television but it's stylistic art design makes it a joy to marvel at on any device & yes it had a few issues where it would momentarily freeze and stutter after pausing & sometimes textures would take a while to load upon first boot up. But I can look over these moments, as they weren't all that frequent.

    My 2 down points are:

    Save points, considering that the gameplay was very challenging I was surprised when I was sometimes then forced way, way back to a checkpoint from 30 minutes ago.. yes it only respawns a small amount of enemies but still, I feel that checkpoints may have been a good option.. however, I do appreciate that the 'souls-like' formula does present an appropriate challenge.

    my other issue is small & shouldnt really be mentioned in a review.. but the game is beautiful, as I've mentioned earlier its stylistic art style makes you constantly tap that share button for a screenshot.. but the Photo Mode is something to be desired, it's there and has very basic features but after playing games like Uncharted, horizon Zero Dawn, Spider-man etc. it's hard to go back to such a basic photo mode.

    Overall I'd say if you're looking for a game like no other & like exploration, this is a very perfect match for you.    … Expand
  19. Rod-Olphe
    Jun 7, 2020
    5
    The mood, the story and the graphics are very nice ... but the fights with the bosses are too difficult and annoying toward the end of the story. I just gave up and erased the game because I couldn't defeat the "anchor" boss ... sad
  20. Bach741
    Jun 6, 2020
    9
    (232 negative reviews, LOL... you kids are trash at games)

    There's one problem with this game - the framerate drops. You get a lot of slowdown on the screen when a lot starts happening... but it's not that often, and the awesomeness of the game makes it a near-forgivable offense. The ONLY reason I can't give this a 10/10 is because of the slowdown, but the game is amazing. My PS4    (232 negative reviews, LOL... you kids are trash at games)

    There's one problem with this game - the framerate drops. You get a lot of slowdown on the screen when a lot starts happening... but it's not that often, and the awesomeness of the game makes it a near-forgivable offense. The ONLY reason I can't give this a 10/10 is because of the slowdown, but the game is amazing. My PS4 2019 GOTY hands down, without question.    … Expand
  21. jameson95
    Jun 5, 2020
    6
    Really has great potential, but just an immense rushed feeling to the gameplay, plot and design. I think they just needed a few extra months to get this right, but they didn't.

    Pretty darn close to being great, but it's tedious, repetitive, and uninspired.

    After finishing the game, i am even more disappointed.
  22. Krouchis
    May 29, 2020
    4
    Muyy buen juego! Lastima que no tenian ganas de poner una historia decente! Ademas se nota que les gustaba mucho kojima, porque es un calco al metal gear, se podrian a ver esmerado un poco!
  23. njanjayrp
    May 27, 2020
    3
    The game had so much potential, but ended up being ruined by random difficulty spikes and the choking it often goes through on PS4 Pro whenever there is heavier action or whenever you exit the inventory. It uses a dated save point mechanism which simply doesn’t work for a game where you’ll often die simply because you weren’t lucky enough. Unlike even Dark Souls or Bloodborne where youThe game had so much potential, but ended up being ruined by random difficulty spikes and the choking it often goes through on PS4 Pro whenever there is heavier action or whenever you exit the inventory. It uses a dated save point mechanism which simply doesn’t work for a game where you’ll often die simply because you weren’t lucky enough. Unlike even Dark Souls or Bloodborne where you feel you have the chance and that is what makes you want to play even though you keep dying over and over, Control brings nothing but utter frustration. Boosting your character seems pointless and even the side missions are very painful and instead of them making the main game a bit easier they present you with the boss fights which just feel like a waste of time. It’s truly a shame, I liked the idea and the mechanics, despite the forgettable cast of characters. Better luck next time Remedy.… Expand
  24. MARXENZOLOPES
    May 27, 2020
    8
    a very good game, interesting gameplay mechanics, a good story. misses in the construction of the phases. But a game that is worthwhile.
  25. JesusRD
    May 26, 2020
    8
    Muy repetitivo el gameplays la historia no me gusta, lo bueno y que me encantó que se destruye literal todo el ambiente y lo usas como arma pero es decente para jugar no lo considero malo ni tan bueno
  26. Eissa1996
    May 26, 2020
    9
    Control is a technical masterpiece how is it even running on current console technology is beyond me. Furthermore, this game is awesome to play , story is sooo good and everything about this game just screams masterpiece good job remedy and thank you for making this wonderful game.
  27. NukaCake
    May 26, 2020
    9
    Excellent game with:
    -candy graphics
    -realistic physics(seriously I spent hour crashing concrete and other objects)
    -great level design
    The weak aspects of game are partly story line and shooting mechanics(more interesting to throw concrete at enemies than use guns in this game)
  28. Gohax
    May 24, 2020
    6
    so after i bought astral chain instead of this game because i felt that i wont like it i bought it 8 months later for 30 bucks and i sill think this game isn't worth the money here's why

    cons: the pacing of the game is just horrible the amount of fetch quests that also includes the main story missions is just absurd every time you reach a new thing in the story they cut you out of    so after i bought astral chain instead of this game because i felt that i wont like it i bought it 8 months later for 30 bucks and i sill think this game isn't worth the money here's why

    cons:
    the pacing of the game is just horrible

    the amount of fetch quests that also includes the main story missions is just absurd every time you reach a new thing in the story they cut you out of it and make you go to the other side of the map so you can unlock the next main mission which is really tedious

    the amount of performance issues such as bugs frame rate issues is just to much even making me take a break from the game just because i could not handle the frame drops

    the main story mission is written poorly and overshadows the cool concept of the creepy hunted house

    you fight the same boring looking enemies the whole game even most of the main mission bosses are horrible to look at

    if you want to get the cool content and the good looking bosses you gotta do side quests and search for them which is okay if your main mission bosses aren't boring af

    the main character is just ugly also there is still a bug in the game where she talks and her lower jaw just snaps to the left it is funny but still really ruins the moment

    the ending is meh

    the navigation map is awfully designed i was sometimes stuck 10 to 20 min searching for the place i have to get to just because the map is so hard to read

    the whole monologuing thing while talking to someone does sound cool on paper but the execution is poorly and weirdly done by the devs

    pros:

    the game play is the best part of this game the telekinesis powers and the gun play is the most enjoyable thing in this game

    the whole hunted house concept is really cool and i really loved it although it was over shadowed by the main story there are missions where the concept really shines i think the best example is the head phone mission where the whole area completely changes i can gladly say that that mission is hands down the best part of the game

    the side missions are the best part of the game having the coolest areas and bosses if you play this game you gotta do the side missions

    in conclusion this whole game sounds so good on paper but the way it is made isn't what i expected there are cool moments in it but most of the time i was either bored annoyed by the fetch quests or just searching where to go because of the annoying map which bring me to my final score a 6 out of 10 i just wish the second game will be better than this one    … Expand
  29. troshchylo
    May 21, 2020
    10
    Really nice and solid game! It’s so great, that devs like Remedy still create non-open world games in 2019.
  30. bersi84
    May 21, 2020
    8
    Rating this game in a fair way is not too easy because of two things: the representation and atmosphere together with the supernatural plot is outstanding in my opinion but there are still after all the updates flaws in the engine even on a PS4 Pro with SSD. After all I want to give this game a much deserved 8/10 with some goodwill considering I had lots of fun with it.

    I do not want to    Rating this game in a fair way is not too easy because of two things: the representation and atmosphere together with the supernatural plot is outstanding in my opinion but there are still after all the updates flaws in the engine even on a PS4 Pro with SSD. After all I want to give this game a much deserved 8/10 with some goodwill considering I had lots of fun with it.

    I do not want to spoil much about the world or plot but if you like supernatural stories, dense atmosphere and some horror aspects then you will be up for an insanely good trip. The sould mechanics are outstanding. The visuals are great with some flaws on consoles, e.g. some AA flickering and some not so well done facial renderings. Still most of Control is real gorgeous to look at. The game mechanics itself are good. It is a game where you dont need to get all abilities to survive and you dont need all the buttons of your controller plus fingers clawed to get stuff going. Mostly it is very simple and the controls do what they should. Still the game provides a decent variety of skills and combination to use making your playstyle decide where you wanna go. Same goes to the different weapon modes that you can unlock and tune. To be fair I mostly used one type but swapped a bit around. I did not care about mods or crafting too much and did well enough to complete all of Control.

    The flaws of the engine are truly a downsight to what could ve been a really really good game. Loading times after death are bad even with SSD. Fast travel time are somewhat smoother but still take a while considering a PS4 Pro with SSD inside. There are still some stutters and lags. Most of them to not matter too much, e.g. there is a always a small lag after you get out of menu. It does not impact gameplay but it is a stain on this game. On some enemy dense territories with skill overload on the screen you can have small stutters. I never died to that but it is still sad. I had two bluescreens on my completionist playthorugh on latest patch to date. I can only speculate over the base PS4 performance which was considered horrible before patching and I m not sure I would recommend this game if you are on a base PS4.

    Still Remedy did a great job in presentating Control and a world that really sucks you in, immerses you. I had plenty of fun, I was creeped out to the point that I turned lights on or toned the music down. It was cool and intense. I loved the ideas and it had a SCP like feeling for those who know it. The game gets somewhat repetitive over time and some optional missions are tiresome due to the somewhat random enemy spawns.

    Control made me consider even buying the DLCs which is not too common for my playstyle but as I said, the immersive supernatural world is really enjoyable to me. Get the game at a decent sale and you should be good to go.    … Expand
  31. borreLore
    May 21, 2020
    3
    Oh man, is this game ever a mix pot of a game. On the one hand, the base gameplay is super fun. You feel like a demi god, just going around wreaking havoc on everything. The entire world is destructible, and with good graphics, it's a visually gorgeous game.

    But the boss fights are enough to give you an aneurysm. They take what enjoyment you have of the game, and just throw it in the    Oh man, is this game ever a mix pot of a game. On the one hand, the base gameplay is super fun. You feel like a demi god, just going around wreaking havoc on everything. The entire world is destructible, and with good graphics, it's a visually gorgeous game.

    But the boss fights are enough to give you an aneurysm. They take what enjoyment you have of the game, and just throw it in the trash. They are difficult, but don't misunderstand me, that is a good thing. You want difficult bosses, otherwise the game will have no challenge. That isn't the issue. The issue is that every time you die, you have to wait nearly a minute for the loading screen, then you have to traverse another minute or two from the check point (sometimes more if the game decides to randomly spawn cookie cutter mobs between you and the boss), then you have to listen to the npc whimper about not wanting to die, then you have to wait for him to die, then you have to wait for the doors to open, then you have to go through the doors and wait for a cut scene, then you have to listen to your character say "Oh my god, what is that!" while the boss spends 30 seconds "appearing" and is completely invincible during that time, then finally you can fight the boss. Sometimes, the boss one shots you, or a hole opens up under your feet with no warning. Insta kills are frequent during boss fights. Well, when that happens, you have to spend another 5 - 10 minutes going through all that crap just to get to the boss fight. The amount of times I had to listen to the npc whimper about not wanting to die, I found myself hoping he would just die so I could fight the boss. Frankly, when a game makes you wish your allies would hurry up and die, that is a massive failure for story telling.

    What I found about this game is that the boss fights were simply not enjoyable and not rewarding like in other games. You can definitely beat them by trying enough times, but the cheap one hit deaths you suffered, and all of the wasted time going through pointless cut scenes and running around before you can fight the boss again makes your victory in the end feel like a Pyrrhic victory. Sure, you won, but you also spent 90% of the past few hours running from point A to point B and heard the same lines of dialogue so many times that you find yourself wishing there literally was 0 dialogue. It is not like in dark souls where getting to the boss wastes way less of your time and most of that time is spent having fun, not running around like you're in a walking simulator.

    This game would be 1000 times better and less frustrating if they had a check point outside the boss fight so that the already unbearable loading times weren't made worse by filler crap like cut scenes and pointless dialogue, especially since the bosses are rightfully challenging. They know you're gonna die a bunch of times, so why waste your damn time with dialogue, cut scenes, and pointless travel? 3 out of 10. Would be at least 8 if they put checkpoints closer to the bosses, and let you skip the repetitive cut scenes so you can actually play the game.    … Expand
  32. NXT
    May 21, 2020
    8
    Its starts with a 7. The middle is a pure 9,excelent gameplay, sound and atmosphere. The end is a 8, good but very confusing. Overall its a must play. Great experience. A solid solid solid 8.
  33. Richard1766
    May 20, 2020
    7
    Очень интересная и неоднозначная игра. Вроде бы с одной стороны в игре очень богатый лор, интересный и увлекающие тебя геймплейные механики, отличный саундтрек и действительно загадочная атмосфера, но с другой стороны тебя это увлекает недостаточно из-за своеобразной подачи сюжета игра заинтересовывает тебя недостаточно, она как-то наскучивает и приедается. Но, если вы сможете преодолетьОчень интересная и неоднозначная игра. Вроде бы с одной стороны в игре очень богатый лор, интересный и увлекающие тебя геймплейные механики, отличный саундтрек и действительно загадочная атмосфера, но с другой стороны тебя это увлекает недостаточно из-за своеобразной подачи сюжета игра заинтересовывает тебя недостаточно, она как-то наскучивает и приедается. Но, если вы сможете преодолеть этот минус, то вас ждёт действительно потрясающая игра, на которую не жалко тратить своё время, в целом рекомендую к покупке
    (Важное замечание для обладателей PS4 Slim, игра местами фризит и дико просаживается по фпс, местами чуть ниже 20, но это совсем редкость)    … Expand
  34. enigma1990
    May 18, 2020
    5
    This is a mediocre game and I don't understand why it was being hyped. Like how do you have a 3rd person shooter with no cover system? The powers are pretty mediocre and sometimes it doesn't even snap to what you want it to snap to. At least Quantum Break had auto-cover and better powers. And the graphics on the PS4 (what I'm playing on) aren't that good. I'm just playing this until GhostThis is a mediocre game and I don't understand why it was being hyped. Like how do you have a 3rd person shooter with no cover system? The powers are pretty mediocre and sometimes it doesn't even snap to what you want it to snap to. At least Quantum Break had auto-cover and better powers. And the graphics on the PS4 (what I'm playing on) aren't that good. I'm just playing this until Ghost of Tsushima comes out.… Expand
  35. ricjen27
    May 16, 2020
    9
    Ive decided to create an account simply to add my score to what seems for sure the best game in a while. The atmosphere is beautiful, odd and surreal, which makes exploring it fun and surprising.
    The main Character's (jessie) abilities develop throughput the game in a great combination of mechanics and true advantages that feel so especial in that world, you want to use them all the    Ive decided to create an account simply to add my score to what seems for sure the best game in a while. The atmosphere is beautiful, odd and surreal, which makes exploring it fun and surprising.
    The main Character's (jessie) abilities develop throughput the game in a great combination of mechanics and true advantages that feel so especial in that world, you want to use them all the time. In the end this is a game that stays with you once you turn it off. Definitely worth a higher score than what it has here. I guess many people want more action or more of a multitude of things. But this is a balance of game play, story & combat, . and for me it balances perfectly.
    The down sides are maybe a bit too much of her internal dialogues, and the complex and always cumbersome personal and weapons mods. And it is true, it does glitch a bit but nothing that is bothering and worth it of it is the price for all the details I each room.
    In the end I give it a 9,5 but will give it a 10 here to raise the score.

    My other favourite games are Last of Us, Inside, Legend of Zelda BOTW, Horizon Zero Dawn, & Celeste.    … Expand
  36. Nannerpus
    May 14, 2020
    9
    Fun an Amat concept for a video game. The story line was solid, had great twist and turns, and had a unique fun combat system. I only wish it was longer!!! I can’t wait for the DLC and see what it’s like. Practically perfect!
  37. painava
    May 12, 2020
    9
    Top 5 PS4 games I've played. Great story and atmosphere, badass fights with weapons and superpowers. Took me around 25 hours to platinum. Played on PS4 Pro, didn't crash and no problems. Would recommend.
  38. Moviegooner
    May 10, 2020
    10
    What a masterpice!!! Truly a game that I wil never forget. One the best games i ever played. Criminal that its only a 72 user rating.
  39. Ghoster
    May 10, 2020
    7
    GREAT game, but spoiled with really awful side missions which have none sense except to make platinum harder. Hard bosses in side missions and endless grinding of ability points for "Master Parautilitarian" adds nothing to the story and made only to spend your time grinding for platinum. Without end grind game would be probably 9! If you buy game just to pass story it would be great experience.
  40. Ecliptically
    May 6, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (WARNING: LATER PARTS OF THE REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS
    Control is the combination of story-driven writing, profound and creative controls and abilities, and suspense that keeps you always up on your feet. I can argue that the game wasn't all so stable during my play-through, but the game always makes up for those mistakes with with groundbreaking visuals and eerie atmosphere.

    Jesse Faden, while not the most empathic character or most likable, manages to add more tension to the story than most of the characters. On the contrary, each character actually seems to show a personality that can add to the feeling that the world is very much lively when the entire world is just in one location. Another thing I love about the game is its groundbreaking visuals and thoughts. The ever-so shapeshifting location of the Oldest House and the corrupted properties of the Hiss can make you ever so much ponder of the world and how to traverse it. With collectables that you may want to read, this game is near perfect in how it looks and feels in my opinion.

    The next thing I like about Control is its combat. While the variety of your enemies does leaves us wanting more and most of the boss fights seemingly too easy, the difficulty cap in this game can vary and sometimes can leave you raging as you try to figure out what is your next move and what can you do better in the fight while you wait for the game to load back to the previous checkpoint. Throughout the game, you can unlock many abilities that can help you fight your opponents in the many different and creative ways you can. I personally like to fly and throw anything I can get onto my enemies' faces. If that doesn't work well, I could just switch to the defensive side, protect myself with my shield, and use the Service Weapon as my tool to getting damage off my enemies and grab the health they drop. Speaking of the SW, this thing is a blast to use and with the 5 forms that it can possess, it allows for many more forms of fighting to become plausible. However, because of how long this game is and fast you get your abilities and weapon forms, around the last 4 hours of the game can get predictable and probably, stale.

    Finally, the story here in Control is overall brooding and powerful. The characters help the story to also retain some kind of feeling, even if our main character, Jesse, is often talking to herself all the time just to say a few sentences and do one thing. The Hiss incorporates into the story in a big way but is often lacking, resulting in some of the story to lack some value in it. The Hiss is also not that formidable or scary, or basically, memorable of being antagonists but manages to be creepy and chilling in any moment of the game and the addition of Jesse's brother to represent them allows them to appear even more eerie and "spooky".

    Control is definitely WAY better than the developer's previous game, Quantum Break, and even I thought that was a pretty good game. With breathtaking visuals, great combat, and an eerie atmosphere and story, Control manages to bring the unthinkable and the impossible into life and in one of the best ways the video game industry is able to provide, now becoming one of, if not, my most favorite games of all time.

    Story: 9.3/10
    Gameplay: 9.5/10
    Visuals: 10/10
    SERVICE WEAPON: 10/10
    Characters: 8.2/10
    Atmosphere: 9.3/10
    Enthusiasm: 7.8/10
    OVERALL: 9.3/10
    PERSONAL OPINION: 10/10    … Expand
  41. nadielleacosta
    May 5, 2020
    9
    *This are my first impressions of the game (around 10-12 hours played), they may change with time. The score as its stands it's 9.5 for me. Enjoy!

    Just the first hours of this game blew me away. The visual style, the combat mechanics, the upgrade system and the characters just seem so interesting and connect very well. Courtney Hope's performance as Jesse has been great so far, even    *This are my first impressions of the game (around 10-12 hours played), they may change with time. The score as its stands it's 9.5 for me. Enjoy!

    Just the first hours of this game blew me away. The visual style, the combat mechanics, the upgrade system and the characters just seem so interesting and connect very well. Courtney Hope's performance as Jesse has been great so far, even with the internal dialogue being a little overused, the Janitor is even more interesting (and funny). There's a great incentive for exploration and it's rewarding that we can find boxes with upgrade materials like Jedi Fallen Order. The environment is one of the best parts too, acting like that Doctor Strange scene where everything is upside down, added to the fact that it's very destructible, only thing that I wish I could do is climb walls or something like that. The combat makes a good balance between run n' gun and dodge/cover play-style, and since you have both the gun and your own innate abilities there will always be a variety of attacks you can do. The weapon modding is satisfying, it gives you 4 types of weapon fire rate plus upgrades and the personal modding utility is a nice addition as well. On the other side of the battle, the enemies are increasingly difficult and the variation is enough to keep testing your abilities. The puzzle parts of this game I didn’t expect, and so far I’ve had a hard time doing them but I like the dynamic - challenge that this creates. Last thing I wanted to talk about is cinematic and cut-scenes, Matthew Porretta, my man, you did one hell of a job. I’d usually skip through this parts but every one of them I have watched and seeing you were Game Awards Best Performance Nominee brings a smile to my face cause it’s well deserved. Props to James McCaffrey as well.

    The downsides for me have been: for one performance, I have a PS4 (not Pro) and there's been times were graphics will stutter, mostly in heavy action combat. The map design could use a scroll feature or something since I can't explore it efficiently at times. The save system is alright but I wish it could autosave more efficiently, I don’t appreciate having to do a combat 3 times because I died to a boss that happened 10 minutes after I did that combat.

    Overall this game gives me insane inFamous vibes, which is one of my favorites from the PS3 (Second Son didn't do justice to it). I can't wait to complete the game and both DLC's since I bought the Deluxe Edition. Great job Remedy!    … Expand
  42. kbs99e
    May 5, 2020
    9
    I love this game. The intense combat kept me on my toes. I would do side missions all the time and still stay interested in the main quest line which is a rare thing for me. I do feel like powers could have explained a little better as I missed the shield power 3/4 away through the game cause I thought it would be accessible later in the game, then I started getting mods for it and evenI love this game. The intense combat kept me on my toes. I would do side missions all the time and still stay interested in the main quest line which is a rare thing for me. I do feel like powers could have explained a little better as I missed the shield power 3/4 away through the game cause I thought it would be accessible later in the game, then I started getting mods for it and even faced a boss that had it. I would also like to point out that even though I'm giving this game a great review that others like my cousin would not be so generous. He had problems with the no difficulty setting and didn't even make it halfway through the game. He also didn't like the checkpoints were so far from where he died. I do feel like they should have remedied the situation for other types of players as it would have attracted a much broader audience. If you like intense combat that always keeps you guessing then I recommend this game completely.… Expand
  43. iddqd4
    May 4, 2020
    10
    В Control сошлось всё что мне нравится в видеоиграх, нелинейные локации, девушка в главной роли, самобытный арт дерекшен, классная идея с оружием, зрелищные перестрелки с разрушением, интересный для изучения мир, поиск лута, сложность, секреты и забавные головоломки.

    Мне крайне симпатично то как Сэм Лэйк плетет сюжет, история подается не прямолинейно в лоб, а есть некий простор для    В Control сошлось всё что мне нравится в видеоиграх, нелинейные локации, девушка в главной роли, самобытный арт дерекшен, классная идея с оружием, зрелищные перестрелки с разрушением, интересный для изучения мир, поиск лута, сложность, секреты и забавные головоломки.

    Мне крайне симпатично то как Сэм Лэйк плетет сюжет, история подается не прямолинейно в лоб, а есть некий простор для толкований. Появившиеся битвы с боссами неплохо разнообразили игру, хотя в финале, лично мне, какого то именно сложного сражения не хватило, но тут энд гейм неплохо дополнил музыкальный автомат с экспедициями, где за непростое испытание дают в награду клевый костюм.

    Низкий поклон Remedy за хорошие эмоции, это лучшее во что играл за последнее несколько лет.    … Expand
  44. Milidante
    May 3, 2020
    9
    I fell in love with minimalist level design , metal musics and also fantastic gameplay. One of most unique games I ever played on ps4. But some fps drops was annoying but there is not huge on ps4pro. Control was in bad luck to release in same year as sekiro. If it released one year later surely win the goty.
  45. kingTimson
    May 3, 2020
    9
    Story may be complicated, but Remedy have done something incredible with the gameplay mechanics. Physics are unbelievable. They weren't afraid to implement something new. Best part about this game is hands down combat gameplay. Shooting is very fluid and puzzles aren't that bad. Optimization is great. Graphics are alright, not mindblowing. Control follows RE2 level design. We have largeStory may be complicated, but Remedy have done something incredible with the gameplay mechanics. Physics are unbelievable. They weren't afraid to implement something new. Best part about this game is hands down combat gameplay. Shooting is very fluid and puzzles aren't that bad. Optimization is great. Graphics are alright, not mindblowing. Control follows RE2 level design. We have large building that we explore. We have notes, videos containing information about game's lore. If you wanted to try out this game, but you are on a tight budget, you can safely buy the game. I am sure you will be satisfied with the experience.… Expand
  46. Holliday47
    Apr 29, 2020
    2
    honestly made an account just to help someone not buy this game unless you're looking for: unecessarily hard npc's completely at random ( you can cost or waves and just rock it then one little grunt fires a rickety that does sbout %75 damage whist you can put s whole mag inyo him and scuries away), to restart at a check point close or maybe far away and have to fight your way back beforehonestly made an account just to help someone not buy this game unless you're looking for: unecessarily hard npc's completely at random ( you can cost or waves and just rock it then one little grunt fires a rickety that does sbout %75 damage whist you can put s whole mag inyo him and scuries away), to restart at a check point close or maybe far away and have to fight your way back before you get to try again, controls that become stiffer the furthest you get, so many overbearing npcs attacking at once that the frame rate drops to about 5fps.… Expand
  47. Hemzovicho
    Apr 28, 2020
    9
    I like it a lot, story gameplay and graphics were all good, but especially the mystery behind the FBC and the well narrative story
  48. sphirit
    Apr 27, 2020
    5
    Escenarios laberinticos y monotonos, doblaje pesimo, bugs....los combates estan bien.
  49. Lekhter
    Apr 27, 2020
    8
    Great metroidvania. SCP atmosphere has been transferred to the game perfectly. Awaiting for AWE DLC. Hope it will be better than Foundation.
  50. Rysm78
    Apr 21, 2020
    4
    Remedy and all the other review sites *cough* IGN *cough* led me to believe this was worth my time. I would rather waste my time playing mischief makers on N64 than this garbage. 2013 graphics, 2003 frame rate (played on Xbox one X). Worst in game map/navigation I’ve ever seen. You people should be ashamed.
  51. GlumMonkey
    Apr 20, 2020
    10
    Can't get enough of the world. Expect a challenge. It's not an easy game, and you gotta think to even begin to put it all together. But some of the gameplay moments are some of the best I've played, despite the frustration. I'm calling for playing this on the PS5 as well, when those load times are instant then hot diggidy damn. I will be replaying this.
  52. demanius13
    Apr 19, 2020
    2
    Очень скучная игра. Чем дальше, тем мучительнее ее проходить. Последние уровни худшие. Единственное что в этой игре хорошо - это графика разрушений, которая дико тормозит на ps4
  53. AntiFragil
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    Unfassbar gute Physik und eine sehr dichte Atmosphäre. Das spielt hat mich gelehrt die Brutalismus Architektur zu lieben.
  54. neenahwi
    Apr 13, 2020
    6
    Combat is too often mushy, repetitive, and frustrating. With so many particles flying everywhere, its hard to see who or what is attacking which leads to confusing one-hit kills. Aiming is floaty. And like a bad early 2000s action movie, it’s sometimes impossible to tell what’s happening.

    Unique and interesting story told through great voice acting, art, and music. Wish the combat was    Combat is too often mushy, repetitive, and frustrating. With so many particles flying everywhere, its hard to see who or what is attacking which leads to confusing one-hit kills. Aiming is floaty. And like a bad early 2000s action movie, it’s sometimes impossible to tell what’s happening.

    Unique and interesting story told through great voice acting, art, and music. Wish the combat was more satisfying and consistent.

    Really surprised this won so many game of the year awards. It does not stand up to other AAA games in terms of gameplay.    … Expand
  55. Gunits
    Apr 9, 2020
    10
    Since I first played Max Payne on pc, I was 18 years old, (that's around 20 yrs ago BTW) I was blown away by the storytelling, the fantastic atmosphere and experience, then later on I got the same feeling playing as Alan wake.
    Now playing this gem, I can't stop playing it, I'm almost at the end and I want to see more, this world Remedy have created is massive but it never feels empty.    Since I first played Max Payne on pc, I was 18 years old, (that's around 20 yrs ago BTW) I was blown away by the storytelling, the fantastic atmosphere and experience, then later on I got the same feeling playing as Alan wake.
    Now playing this gem, I can't stop playing it, I'm almost at the end and I want to see more, this world Remedy have created is massive but it never feels empty. Thank you for the wonderful years and the absolutely amazing game(s) you have created.

    Graphics are great, everything looks polished and beautiful, the attention to detail is superb. Only downside is after I press pause and want to continue playing the game again it freezes for a couple of seconds but doesn't crash, and there are some minor framedrops, but considering how vast the world is I'm ok with it.

    Sound is spot on, the characters are very well played, the ambient sounds makes it feel alive, voices are good, nothing bad to say about them.

    All in all I'm very satisfied with the game, I'm hoping for a part 2 for the ps5! Please make it happen!

    Thank you
    Now back to obtaining the platinum trophy    … Expand
  56. PhilippovPavel
    Apr 8, 2020
    9
    Плюсы:
    + атмосфера;
    + цветопередача; + сюжет; + физика; + экшен + представление новых локаций огромным шрифтом. Минусы: - карта; - периодически мощные фризы на PS4 Slim; - отсутствие нормальных точек автосохранений. Мне прямо очень зашло. Отдельно приятно от того, что игра оказалась своеобразным скрытым продолжением ████ ████    Плюсы:
    + атмосфера;
    + цветопередача;
    + сюжет;
    + физика;
    + экшен
    + представление новых локаций огромным шрифтом.

    Минусы:
    - карта;
    - периодически мощные фризы на PS4 Slim;
    - отсутствие нормальных точек автосохранений.

    Мне прямо очень зашло. Отдельно приятно от того, что игра оказалась своеобразным скрытым продолжением ████ ████
  57. RagnarokCritic
    Apr 6, 2020
    0
    cool concept awful delivery. not sure where the spam of positive comments are coming from
  58. Raccoon--
    Apr 6, 2020
    2
    It takes way too long to control stuff. In a game literally named Control and about Controlling things it takes way too much time to be able to control things.
  59. Giampi
    Apr 6, 2020
    9
    Un juego increíble me encanta como puedes destruir gran parte del escenario.
  60. Flyfires1
    Apr 5, 2020
    10
    One of the most mesmerizing games I've ever played. This game felt like a high quality HBO tv show, with the story telling, cinematography, and music. The gameplay is both fun and challenging, and everything just screams quality.
  61. SevenBitBrian
    Apr 3, 2020
    9
    My game of the Year for 2019. Control is a masterpiece in immersion and captivating you with the environment and gripping story. The gameplay is fun and allows you to mix things up and play to your strengths, and the powers make it just enough fun that it never really gets old. The ashtray maze will blow your mind.

    The latest DLC is just as good as the base game and adds another 6 or so    My game of the Year for 2019. Control is a masterpiece in immersion and captivating you with the environment and gripping story. The gameplay is fun and allows you to mix things up and play to your strengths, and the powers make it just enough fun that it never really gets old. The ashtray maze will blow your mind.

    The latest DLC is just as good as the base game and adds another 6 or so hours of content and equally enthralling story to the game, all taking place after the base game finishes. This game is a modern masterpiece and you should buy and play it.    … Expand
  62. dyinginbeauty
    Apr 1, 2020
    6
    Good third person overpowered action mechanic gameplay - think the force unleashed but more polished in terms of controls and overall presentation.

    Why 6? a truly terrible level design leading to you getting lost/uncertain about objectives every 10-15 minutes due to repetitive areas, and a convoluted, obtuse story that tries to appear overly intricate and deep, but simply appears as    Good third person overpowered action mechanic gameplay - think the force unleashed but more polished in terms of controls and overall presentation.

    Why 6? a truly terrible level design leading to you getting lost/uncertain about objectives every 10-15 minutes due to repetitive areas, and a convoluted, obtuse story that tries to appear overly intricate and deep, but simply appears as frustrating to get into as the game makes absolutely no effort to entice you in its lore.

    furthermore, despite occasional moments of suspense and horror, the overall effectiveness of these moments when they arise is muted due to the way the game is set out: you walk into a new area, you can already see a red mist indicating combat is about to happen, and around you, you will already see highlighted items that you can interact with (think items to use force pull/push) - all this before you activate a brief cutscene to trigger a boss fight or battle with various enemies.
    IMO not worth it.    … Expand
  63. metalthan
    Mar 31, 2020
    3
    No idea how this game got so any high reviews. In general, this could have been a great game. Unfortunately, it felt so poorly produced & executed. It's like going to McDonald's: on the posters everything looks wow and delicious, in reality you get a bunch of meh wrapped in paper.

    While the whole concept might have been amazing, the design is very poor. I found the graphics bothering at    No idea how this game got so any high reviews. In general, this could have been a great game. Unfortunately, it felt so poorly produced & executed. It's like going to McDonald's: on the posters everything looks wow and delicious, in reality you get a bunch of meh wrapped in paper.

    While the whole concept might have been amazing, the design is very poor. I found the graphics bothering at best, either way too dark or too bright, very rough (has nothing to do with my HDR settings), LOTS of frame rate drops. Enemy design is generic at best, almost like fighting silhouettes in high contrast background.

    Action/Game-play looks promising but after a while it's very disappointing. Very linear, feels like playing the first Max Payne while throwing stuff. Come on Remedy, it's not year 2000 anymore. Besides running around and some random shooting/throwing stuff, you don't do much else. After an hour or so, it gets pretty boring.

    Wouldn't recommend.    … Expand
  64. colinsmall34
    Mar 31, 2020
    6
    I couldn’t get into this game. Storyline was confusing and boring. Gameplay poor to mediocre. I bought it on sale for less than half price, but it was still a waste of money.
  65. Fireball14
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    Game breaking bugs everywhere, stupid console controls. Idiotic main character that can't make a full sentence and almost no voice narrative.
  66. LilRainboWasabi
    Mar 28, 2020
    9
    Шикарная игра с отличным геймплеем и лёгкой платиной . Однако уже в середине игры игра становится рутинной и душной . Сюжет слишком непонятный , а после разбора на Ютуб и нудный. Геймплей и геймдизайн революционные . Однако всё остальное заставило снизить балл .Шикарная игра с отличным геймплеем и лёгкой платиной . Однако уже в середине игры игра становится рутинной и душной . Сюжет слишком непонятный , а после разбора на Ютуб и нудный. Геймплей и геймдизайн революционные . Однако всё остальное заставило снизить балл .
  67. Whoaream
    Mar 27, 2020
    10
    Мне полностью понравилось. Разрушаемость отличная, проблем с игрой не наблюдал. Полностью прошел, и не о чем не жалею.
  68. adam30
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    this game is terrible people give good reviews cause of other people that's why or it's the game designers that give this garbage game good reviews
  69. SevereOnion
    Mar 26, 2020
    8
    Pros:
    -fantastic art design. I love the office building acid trip theme. Super creative
    - Interesting narrative (to a fault). Really liked the world building -solid shooting mechanics that are different from the norm -fun power progression. Telekinesis done right -loved the outfit customization - good protagonist that I could connect with - great music -the council Cons: -    Pros:
    -fantastic art design. I love the office building acid trip theme. Super creative
    - Interesting narrative (to a fault). Really liked the world building
    -solid shooting mechanics that are different from the norm
    -fun power progression. Telekinesis done right
    -loved the outfit customization
    - good protagonist that I could connect with
    - great music
    -the council

    Cons:
    - clunky map system and level design that isnt the easiest to follow
    -coulda used a bit more variety in the characters. You talk exclusively with the staff of the foundation, hopefully the dlc changes this up a bit.
    - coulda given us a bit more connection to Jesse, she was good but nothing earth shattering
    - hearing performance issues are a large concern with people, I ran on a standard ps4 with little to no issues myself but it def seems like a thing people are having

    Overall a very solid game. Remedy is really trying to push the envelope on how to tell stories in gaming evidenced by this and their quantum break tv show tie in. Love the ingenuity and the love put into their stories and their games. I recommend this game and it's on sale at the time of me writing this!    … Expand
  70. DaNgEr_
    Mar 24, 2020
    8
    Игра очень даже хорошая! Получил бесплатно с PS Now и доволен. Боёвка у игры на высшем уровне. Единственное сюжет запутан, но всё таки под конец игры я его более менее понял. Так же оптимизация иногда даёт сбой и на моей ps4 slim бывают просадки в загруженых сценах. Так-то я игру советую, но за фулл прайс я бы не брал.Игра очень даже хорошая! Получил бесплатно с PS Now и доволен. Боёвка у игры на высшем уровне. Единственное сюжет запутан, но всё таки под конец игры я его более менее понял. Так же оптимизация иногда даёт сбой и на моей ps4 slim бывают просадки в загруженых сценах. Так-то я игру советую, но за фулл прайс я бы не брал.
  71. LA_Cali_Fred
    Mar 20, 2020
    5
    Good combat and destructable enviroments. The story and the directing is horrible . The coolest part of the game is 10 minutes before the end. The game goes full on Matrix/Enception with licensed heavy metal music. It was really cool. So I was pissed when the game kept going with a less cool and bland red generic scene just to make you run the guantlet with every enemy you already faced.Good combat and destructable enviroments. The story and the directing is horrible . The coolest part of the game is 10 minutes before the end. The game goes full on Matrix/Enception with licensed heavy metal music. It was really cool. So I was pissed when the game kept going with a less cool and bland red generic scene just to make you run the guantlet with every enemy you already faced. Either create a final boss fight or end the game on a high note. This game would have been a solid 7 if they ended it earlier and didn't ruin the bad story with a boring rage quit enducing end. This is my first and last remedy game.… Expand
  72. ZoinkMeister
    Mar 18, 2020
    8
    COMPLETION
    - The campaign was short but it didn't really feel like it. I did complete a bunch of extra content outside the main story of course but even so the game had a nice, respectable run time that boasted a constant attention grabbing campaign by using a focus on intrigue and fun gameplay. Without giving any spoilers, the ending is abrupt and what would be the final boss encounter    COMPLETION
    - The campaign was short but it didn't really feel like it. I did complete a bunch of extra content outside the main story of course but even so the game had a nice, respectable run time that boasted a constant attention grabbing campaign by using a focus on intrigue and fun gameplay. Without giving any spoilers, the ending is abrupt and what would be the final boss encounter kind of ended on a low note due to it essentially not having a final boss. It more of just a rush of enemies leading up to a narrative batch of cutscenes. The game's story also ends pretty opened ended as to allow either a sequel or to just end the series right there. If there is a sequel I will definitely jump into it.

    - Now let's jump into the extra content. This game has lots and lots of collectibles and honestly they aren't at all a chore to collect. There are tons of different indexes, black ops mission details, altered world event reports, and various video media to collect in the world that all add to the wonderful intrigue that is Control's lore. There are also optional hidden bosses that are scattered throughout the FBC that are fun to track down and eliminate. They are not crucial to the story but they do continue to add layers to the World's lore. I highly recommend you track them down and give them a go because I had a lot of fun tackling these extra baddies and I'm sure you will too.

    Finally The Completion Details. By the end of my playthrough I acquired all Main missions completed, all side missions, all ability upgrades, all Hidden Bosses defeated, all outfits including the special PlayStation DLC Astral Dive Suit, and of course all trophies. The game took roughly 10 hours to complete the main story and 25 hours if you want to grab all the trophies. My playthrough ended short of just one more weapon upgrade and about 50 more indexes to find before achieving 100% completion, but I had difficulty using online guides for said collectibles due to the horrendous in game map as discussed earlier. Difficulty for this game is going to land at a medium. Final Review: B    … Expand
  73. Gil3ad
    Mar 17, 2020
    8
    Daora da pra se divertir, umas missão secundárias q chegam a ser chatinhas e tal, mas é um jogo bom e divertido, poderia ser muito melhor
  74. kinktwink
    Mar 16, 2020
    9
    I had heavily anticipated this game since its very first announcement, and I was relieved to see the hype I had for it be satisfied. This game offers one of the most intriguing original settings I've ever experienced in any medium and creates a thick and engaging atmosphere. My only gripe is that the main character, Jesse, did sometimes seem a little bland, but I think the excellent worldI had heavily anticipated this game since its very first announcement, and I was relieved to see the hype I had for it be satisfied. This game offers one of the most intriguing original settings I've ever experienced in any medium and creates a thick and engaging atmosphere. My only gripe is that the main character, Jesse, did sometimes seem a little bland, but I think the excellent world building and gameplay more than makes up for that. Very excited to see what future story DLCs bring to the table.… Expand
  75. Contr18
    Mar 16, 2020
    5
    Repetitive and pretty boring after a few hours Maybe one of the games that didnt deserved to be nominated to GOTY
  76. ammilner
    Mar 11, 2020
    8
    The first time I loaded up "Control" I was immediately struck by how harsh and eerie The Federal Bureau of Control (FBC) was. It loomed before the protagonist, Jesse Faden, like an all knowing monolith out of Stanley Kubrik’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” and brought with it all the haunting imagery and atmosphere that a creative work about the fragility of our world ought to.

    Remedy has    The first time I loaded up "Control" I was immediately struck by how harsh and eerie The Federal Bureau of Control (FBC) was. It loomed before the protagonist, Jesse Faden, like an all knowing monolith out of Stanley Kubrik’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” and brought with it all the haunting imagery and atmosphere that a creative work about the fragility of our world ought to.

    Remedy has always taken an interest in exploring the “other” world. Whether it be the Horror Fiction landscape come to life through the mind of a potentially crazed writer in “Alan Wake”, the staggering complications of what would happen if time travel really was harnessed in “Quantum Break”, or even the meta narrative on society and narcissism in the original “Max Payne” games, Remedy has always strived to explore the unexplainable.

    The thing that most impressively differentiates "Control" from Remedy’s other work, and the work of other 3rd-person action games as a whole, is that "Control" is incredibly effective at conveying the atmosphere it set out to create. I think it speaks volumes to the fact that this is Remedy’s first run at publishing a game on a smaller budget in favor of creative freedom because "Control" has a world and lore that so detailed, I feel like I spent half of my time playing just reading the case files and other hidden collectibles scattered around the crumbling and corrupted FBC. Plus, I actually enjoyed it!! Usually, when games go out of there way to world build and provide the player with more information, it gets shuffled into a forgotten codex or a clunky journal interface but "Control" puts so much importance, so much weight, on discovering the mystery of "The Hiss", the corrupting force that has turned the FBC from well oiled government machine into nightmarish hellscape with cool art deco, that I actually felt like reading the backstory directly influenced what Jesse would need to do to solve all of these out of this world mysteries.

    So much of "Control" is intentional, so much of it exists just to tell the story of Jesse Faden's journey to find her brother, but when the game departs from this level of focus, it can feel a little jarring. I found that the randomly generated side-content that permeated the mid-game part of my time in the FBC started to feel a little too mundane. It certainly fits the world that small tasks like saving some trapped workers or eradicating The Hiss from a specific part of the FBC are necessary, but as the narrative went along and Jesse became more competent in her role a Director, these tasks felt a like a hell of a lot of busywork for the person who's supposed to be saving the whole world from collapsing into an unknown multi-universal apocalypse.

    The architecture of the FBC, the soundtrack, and even the design of the bathrooms all fit together to make an aesthetic masterpiece that you can run around in. The only issue is trying to run around at a consistent framerate. I played Control on a launch model PS4 so I can’t really be one to judge and I KNOW that the launch model PS4 is really the only iteration of either console (PS4 or Xbox One) that has such consistent performance issues. Unfortunately, I can’t really review a game on another system then the one I have and it’s so laggy at times that it became unplayable. I still beat it in less then a month (and later went back to 100% it as well) but there were definitely times where my game session ended early just because the PS4 couldn't keep going. It’s not a huge deal, but it breaks immersion and it’s hard to ignore, and while it might be better on 95% of everyone else’s newer systems, if you're gonna play it on a launch model PS4, it’s gonna be a little rough.

    The writing is definitely the strongest in Remedy’s catalogue and has the most character and quirkiness as well. It’s a weird game with a wacky sense of humor that feels like it was ripped right out of an episode of "Twin Peaks", or "Stranger Things". This weirdness plays to the games strengths perfectly and kept me interested in the story no matter how many times I kept getting killed by the same flying hiss monster.

    The combat is great too, though it does take some getting used to. Once you get the moves down and start to unlock powers, the flow really ramps up and, as long as you keep Jesse moving, it often feels like you're a true force to be feared, a freight train of power that can barrel through just about anything. The only weakness that the combat has is that there are some obviously OP powers and weapon configurations that stand out. For me it was levitation and the charge weapon configuration. If I wasn’t shooting rockets and flinging concrete at every enemy in sight then I was obviously doing something very wrong. While these powers were great, I could tell that I was having too easy of a time.

    Ultimately, "Control" is a high point for what Remedy can accomplish.    … Expand
  77. MeLCORE
    Mar 11, 2020
    0
    Of course it is a subjective opinion, but I did not get this game at all on my PS4.
    Depressing atmosphere, irritating ambient sounds.
    Absolutely ridiculous save system, if you die, then you need to replay way to much. Soapy graphics, way too superficial storyline in the beginning. This game is absolutely not something you would enjoy Friday evening. Loved Max Payne from Remedy though.    Of course it is a subjective opinion, but I did not get this game at all on my PS4.
    Depressing atmosphere, irritating ambient sounds.
    Absolutely ridiculous save system, if you die, then you need to replay way to much.
    Soapy graphics, way too superficial storyline in the beginning.
    This game is absolutely not something you would enjoy Friday evening.
    Loved Max Payne from Remedy though.
    Game is way to overrated in my opinion.    … Expand
  78. nandika
    Mar 11, 2020
    8
    It's like something out of one of David Lynch's nightmares. Great story, great design, too bad as a shooter is too hard for something this repetitive (some more varied enemies next time, maybe?)
  79. Monco_Carser
    Mar 4, 2020
    9
    Daaaaamn. X-Files in a bottle and I happily drink this bottle again, again, agian, agian, agian, agian, agian, agian, agian....
  80. pasteeater
    Feb 29, 2020
    10
    I don't leave a lot of reviews, and I'm a bit of an older gamer (40s), so keep that in mind. I've played a ton of games over the years, and I almost always buy the big budget games despite whatever reviews, etc. This game caught my eye as I hadn't heard a word about it, but it was on a ton of "best of" 2019 year end lists. I watched the trailer, read the reviews and bought the game.I don't leave a lot of reviews, and I'm a bit of an older gamer (40s), so keep that in mind. I've played a ton of games over the years, and I almost always buy the big budget games despite whatever reviews, etc. This game caught my eye as I hadn't heard a word about it, but it was on a ton of "best of" 2019 year end lists. I watched the trailer, read the reviews and bought the game.

    This is the best game I've played in well over a decade, and it might be my favorite game of all time. The story is the key, and the way it is presented (and how it works its way into how the game is played) is nothing short of masterful. I'm not even kidding when I say that the story is so good it kinda haunted my dreams. I'm not usually a third-person game guy, but it really works well in Control. No problems with the camera, etc. and when I got wiped out, I always felt that it was because of some flaw in how I was playing the game, not the game punishing me unfairly.

    I can't say enough good things about this game. I want more people to play it so that they make enough money to make a sequel. This is expert game-making at its pinnacle. The story will completely bend your mind (if you're paying attention). Play this game if you want to tear into a game like you would a book; this is not the kind of game (in my opinion) that you just want to "get through." Play it with headphones on if you can, and I think you will find, as I did, that you can really only play for an hour or two at a time before you need to put it down and think about what you just experienced. Read the through the in-game lore and remember it. It all ties together in a pretty kick-ass way.

    Love, love, love this game. My other favorites are the Bioshock and Fallout series, so maybe that will give you some insight into my preferences. This game is just... it's really freaking good. Can't recommend it enough if you are a patient, story-driven kind of gamer.    … Expand
  81. SandroCpv
    Feb 23, 2020
    4
    O jogo não tem muita graça, ficando repetitivo com os tempo. A verdade é que nem uma arma é realmente efetiva senão os próprios poderes dela.
    A história quando parece que vai ficar boa, simplesmente acaba, sendo ela um tanto quanto curta, as missões secundárias são desinteressantes. As únicas coisas boas são o enredo que é original, apesar de os inimigos não passarem de zumbis armados, e a    O jogo não tem muita graça, ficando repetitivo com os tempo. A verdade é que nem uma arma é realmente efetiva senão os próprios poderes dela.
    A história quando parece que vai ficar boa, simplesmente acaba, sendo ela um tanto quanto curta, as missões secundárias são desinteressantes. As únicas coisas boas são o enredo que é original, apesar de os inimigos não passarem de zumbis armados, e a mecânica, que é interessante.    … Expand
  82. Rwbytalk
    Feb 19, 2020
    4
    I really like this game and the story The difficulty is really bad 'the enemies are taking me out easy in the bosses will take you out really easy and they don't take a lot of damage from the gun the big problem is the enemies and the difficulty
  83. Clockworknait
    Feb 16, 2020
    10
    Really love this game , i love the mystery and the action it all goes together surprisingly well.
  84. SplitMind
    Feb 16, 2020
    5
    Control is another one of those games where at first it seems like something new and original, however after just a brief hour or three you can see through its shiny chassis to the flawed and repetitive mechanics underneath.

    The good: Smashing things up, using telepathy and running-and-gunning are mega fun. Despite this being incredibly repetitive and there not being much diversity    Control is another one of those games where at first it seems like something new and original, however after just a brief hour or three you can see through its shiny chassis to the flawed and repetitive mechanics underneath.

    The good:

    Smashing things up, using telepathy and running-and-gunning are mega fun. Despite this being incredibly repetitive and there not being much diversity in the enemies it can be fun to alternate between throwing slabs of concrete at soldiers or running up close with a shotgun-like blast. The atmosphere is great at first but the darkness and clinical environments soon make it tiresome.

    The bad:

    The map - it's almost useless. On my PS4 Pro it is minute and doesn't give specific directions. I can be told to 'meet Emily' without them saying where Emily is, only for me to find she's in the room right next door after I've wandered around half the available map.

    The difficulty - quite a few people have remarked on this, and for me where it went wrong is that the difficulty lies with the health bar. You can have 20 guys in a row shooting at you and not take a hit, only to walk blindly into an enemy who kills you in one shot, leading to a loss of credit, a long load time and probably a long journey back to where you are - this I found maddening.

    The layout - your environment is cold, dark, confusing and meandering. The map could have resolved much of this but they really screwed that up. Things are far too hard to find and much of the traversal relies on guesswork.

    The story - some love it, some don't. I don't. The characters talk actual gibberish far too much, the story lacks coherency and it even lacks a compelling element. The Janitor character at the start was annoying as hell - just tell me what's up and let's move on!

    Overall, games like Deus Ex managed almost everything this game does only so much better. This is not worthy of £20+. I wasted a few hours of my life on this. Don't make the same mistake.    … Expand
  85. triple_co
    Feb 16, 2020
    8
    Control is a superb game. The combat, which basically mixes together item throwing and minimalist gun play, never gets dull, and feels fantastic as you squash enemies with debris and chunks of wall. I love the aesthetic contrast between bureaucratic offices and supernatural beings, and the red, oily look stands out as a highlight.

    The story is a little weak in parts, the ending in    Control is a superb game. The combat, which basically mixes together item throwing and minimalist gun play, never gets dull, and feels fantastic as you squash enemies with debris and chunks of wall. I love the aesthetic contrast between bureaucratic offices and supernatural beings, and the red, oily look stands out as a highlight.

    The story is a little weak in parts, the ending in particular, but it's still one that you can engage with and I was eager to see how it ended. Some of the bosses and areas - particularly the optional ones - were inspired and fresh, with the constant shifting between reality and the planes continually mixing things up.

    My main criticisms are that it can get a bit grindy, especially if you're trying to grab all the trophies. The mods are a bit redundant at times and the constant discarding of useless ones gets old quite quickly. I found myself sticking with the original gun loudout throughout the entire game - I never really had to use any other.

    But, in conclusion, this is a fantastic title, one that I wish had been marketed a little better to hit the masses. Worth at least a play through of the story, and an enjoyable one to 100%.    … Expand
  86. lucasgalan
    Feb 12, 2020
    7
    Too many qualities. Too many flaws.
    Amazing history and character development.
    Huge unbalance between regular encounters and boss battles. The scenario is crucial too many times to decide between succes and failure. It's like the gameplay was not polished enough to be at the same level as the storytelling.
  87. charlyhinoise
    Feb 10, 2020
    9
    TLDR: to my own surprise ended up as my personal Game Of The Year of 2019 on PS4.
    Didn't know too much ahead of time; I came for the aesthetics and for my curiosity around the story. I stayed for the super satisfying gameplay and incredibly convincing world. It's just such a gorgeous, coherent place to be in, the art direction is stunning at every level. It's hard to get more specific    TLDR: to my own surprise ended up as my personal Game Of The Year of 2019 on PS4.
    Didn't know too much ahead of time; I came for the aesthetics and for my curiosity around the story. I stayed for the super satisfying gameplay and incredibly convincing world. It's just such a gorgeous, coherent place to be in, the art direction is stunning at every level. It's hard to get more specific without spoiling things but the storyline to me was satisfying with some very bad-ass elements to it. The game looks stunning esp with lighting (seems raytraced?) and the sound design (and, without spoiling too much, music) just pulls you in.    … Expand
  88. mrgreentoad
    Feb 4, 2020
    5
    Cool game with a story I’m interested in, however, I can’t seem to progress past a level in the research facility. The difficulty is really crappy in this game which sucks because I keep getting killed in this level! Without an option to adjust the difficulty, i can only imagine the frustration that i would have to endure later in the game! I play SP games for a cool story & fun gameplay.Cool game with a story I’m interested in, however, I can’t seem to progress past a level in the research facility. The difficulty is really crappy in this game which sucks because I keep getting killed in this level! Without an option to adjust the difficulty, i can only imagine the frustration that i would have to endure later in the game! I play SP games for a cool story & fun gameplay. The game has a cool story, great graphics, & cool abilities but what fun is it when you die constantly??? At least i got the game on sale for $30, just sad that i don’t think I will finish it :( after you die (which happens alot) you have to go through the same area & kill the same enemies over & over! It reminds me of Groundhog’s day!!!! :)~… Expand
  89. SuperkenGaming
    Feb 4, 2020
    8
    Control
    A weirdly satisfying journey
    Control is a 12 hour long 3rd person sci-fi shooter set in a bit of an open world... or I should say building… more specifically the FBC’s paranormal headquarters...it all connects in an addictive metroidvania style… of more doors and areas becoming accessible as you complete story and optional missions. Here you play as Jesse Faden, who sets out to    Control
    A weirdly satisfying journey
    Control is a 12 hour long 3rd person sci-fi shooter set in a bit of an open world... or I should say building… more specifically the FBC’s paranormal headquarters...it all connects in an addictive metroidvania style… of more doors and areas becoming accessible as you complete story and optional missions. Here you play as Jesse Faden, who sets out to find out what happened to her brother in this facility... and would you know... you have some super natural gifts of your own…
    The gameplay loop is the same from start to finish, you’re given a task... and area in the building to explore, and along your way you’ll sometimes feel an urge to venture of and explore, which can lead to you finding materials, or even optional missions that will help you become more powerful, give you more upgrade points, or even additional abilities, but you’ll do just fine sticking to the main story as well, increasingly making the gameplay here more addictive and crazy, throwing items, dashing, levitating, just to name a few.. Taking on enemies that can do almost the same... you’ll have to clear these enemies most of the time to unlock spawn points, which is also where you spend the enemy dropped currency and materials on upgrading your character, becoming more powerful… the combat though Is my biggest gripe with control… This game had the potential of being a really amazing game, in fact its won multiple game of the year titles for 2019, but the little issues with combat and performance is what sours control most for me… For starters... performance wise, the game stutters like crazy any time you pause and unpause the game.. and secondly in a Game so crazy and hectic at all times, it’s really hard to have a sense of enemy direction, a lot of the time... especially towards the end with more powerful enemies, you’ll just be hit and dead with no warning, you’ll get smacked with heat seeking missiles, shot in the back.. And you have no opportunity to fairly dodge or counter attack, which bring me to my next announce... dodging being tied to your super natural energy… this just becomes annoying… due to the nature of the game, dodging is a mechanic I feel should be a given to the player.. Not a drainer... you’ll be in fights, again unfairly getting smacked with these heat seeking missiles out of nowhere,, that you’ll need to quickly dash to health enemies drop all the way across the room, but good luck if you’ve been range attacking with your toss power, and you most likely will thanks to again the dash ability draining your energy. It makes you not want to use it, and when you need to use it, again it’s because of need to quickly move in the area because of a grenade or to grab health, but once again the vicious circle smacks you of you can’t because you’ve been range attacking with your throw ability, you see? This is an endless circle of one mechanic decision breaking all of the other mechanics, not making the game as fun as it could be, or bringing your gameplay vision to life... this game wants you moving around, throwing, dashing, shooting, hitting enemies with a nice forearm strike… but this one small decision forces ranged combat, and the games vision again just crumbles in front of you… that’s not to say control isn’t still fun, it’s a blast, it’s one more try addictive and challenging… despite its flaws I loved Control from start to finish… but control 2… I’m just saying... Focus on the balance of the crazy fun mechanics, give more opportunity to dodge seemingly unfair and over powered attacks and enemies… and this series has potential to be masterpiece level... where it stands now... Control is still a great game definitely worth your time...
    I give Control
    an 8/10    … Expand
  90. Witchywoman212
    Feb 3, 2020
    7
    Ok, I would love to give this game a 10, but in all honesty can't. I found this game harder that the soulsborne series and Sekiro. The opponents are oped, and the bosses are very unfair to the player. The game is glitchy, and Control needs to put in patches. Health is a huge issue. You run around the floor trying to pick it up, but get blasted and die. The blast comes from nowhere.Ok, I would love to give this game a 10, but in all honesty can't. I found this game harder that the soulsborne series and Sekiro. The opponents are oped, and the bosses are very unfair to the player. The game is glitchy, and Control needs to put in patches. Health is a huge issue. You run around the floor trying to pick it up, but get blasted and die. The blast comes from nowhere. So all is confusing. The bosses are reskinned, and the areas are used over and over again. The puzzles where very good, and the best part of the game. The clothes are boring, but the combat was interesting. I liked the jeans and leather jacket the character started with, and used it throughout the whole game. The mods were confusing, but quickly learned. Points are taken away when you die, and never regained. I would recommend this game to a good puzzle solver, someone who doesn't mind dying a lot, and someone who loves a challenge.… Expand
  91. tk_sb
    Feb 3, 2020
    7
    This game is good, great combat and visual style, but can be boring sometimes near the end. Definitely worth the try, but it's not for everyone)
  92. Blancobuffalo
    Jan 29, 2020
    6
    Pretty cool visuals although after awhile seeing any color besides red is like finding an oasis in a desert. The side missions and lore are top notch but the actual main character/story is a complete dud. Remedy cannot write an interesting female character. The three female npc's are completely forgettable. I'd recommend just exploring the world and playing with the mechanics andPretty cool visuals although after awhile seeing any color besides red is like finding an oasis in a desert. The side missions and lore are top notch but the actual main character/story is a complete dud. Remedy cannot write an interesting female character. The three female npc's are completely forgettable. I'd recommend just exploring the world and playing with the mechanics and completing side missions. The main story is a complete let down and actually ruins the rest of what they built. The last few missions are just hoards of enemies we've already fought dozens of times. You do 3 missions in a row where go to Tina place to find. Athing and it's just not there. The laziest design possible and they reuse it in three consecutive final missions only to be capped off by an office assistant simulator and a final level that takes place inside the tutorial space....… Expand
  93. agent13
    Jan 19, 2020
    5
    I finished control last week, I expected a much better game from remedy.
    Control's plot is meh to say the least it's story isn't really interesting and characters are forgettable.
    this game has a creative and exciting gameplay it isn't complicated and it's pretty fun but I hated the metroidvania structure of the game it just get's boring after a while the environments of the game all    I finished control last week, I expected a much better game from remedy.
    Control's plot is meh to say the least it's story isn't really interesting and characters are forgettable.
    this game has a creative and exciting gameplay it isn't complicated and it's pretty fun but I hated the metroidvania structure of the game it just get's boring after a while the environments of the game all feel the same.
    overall control is a mediocre game from remedy a huge step backward from quantom break and alan wake.    … Expand
  94. TheSnitchfather
    Jan 19, 2020
    8
    8/10
    Pretty interesting game, the story drags on a bit, but at least this game has one. The physics in this game are amazing and the graphics are beautiful. The only real issue I have is that the damage you receive from enemies as the player is completely ridiculous, even with all the health boosts and the map is completely useless 75% of the time, it's so easy to get lost in this game.
  95. Collaps666
    Jan 11, 2020
    9
    Очень странная игра из 90х, но сделана приятно, местами. Платина простая.
  96. Ford8484
    Jan 10, 2020
    6
    Decent at times, overrated, and frustrating combat. The game can be a lot of fun, picking up things telepathically and dodging in mid air can feel great. The story is mysterious, albeit nonsensical (thats the point though), and does push you forward well. The biggest pro and con for this game is the combat though. It can feel incredibly well done sometimes, but it can get extremelyDecent at times, overrated, and frustrating combat. The game can be a lot of fun, picking up things telepathically and dodging in mid air can feel great. The story is mysterious, albeit nonsensical (thats the point though), and does push you forward well. The biggest pro and con for this game is the combat though. It can feel incredibly well done sometimes, but it can get extremely annoying. Healing is a pain, because you have to run around like a headless chicken while rockets are coming from EVERYWHERE- and them BAM, you're dead. You get sent all the way back to the checkpoint and it gets very tedious. Honestly the game is too challenging for this type of genre and I had a harder time with it then Dark Souls. Very annoying not knowing where multiple rockets are constantly bombarding you from. And while the effects, lighting and art are excellent, especially the physics, the game picture wise looks like poop on a Pro on a 4K tv. You can really tell the developer only put time into the PC version and neglected the consoles. Frame rate stays consistent for the most part, but 1080p/30 is unacceptable for a "premium" console. Badly optimized. Obviously this is all subjective, but I would wait until its around $20, maybe get it now if you have a beast PC if its like $40 on PC.… Expand
  97. webheadd
    Jan 8, 2020
    9
    Damn, this game is still floating around in my head after finishing it a week ago. Played on PC and it's gorgeous. Great showcase for ray tracing and the mood/atmosphere is top-notch, with an amazing set piece late game that left me smiling ear-to-ear through the whole thing. Gameplay is solid and satisfying, with some wonderful Metroidvania-esque exploration and only a fewDamn, this game is still floating around in my head after finishing it a week ago. Played on PC and it's gorgeous. Great showcase for ray tracing and the mood/atmosphere is top-notch, with an amazing set piece late game that left me smiling ear-to-ear through the whole thing. Gameplay is solid and satisfying, with some wonderful Metroidvania-esque exploration and only a few frustrations/difficulty spikes throughout the game. The story is satisfying though not spoon fed and leaves things open for some (what I hope to be) very satisfying DLC. Can't wait for the next bit of this game to hit! Remedy's best game yet (and the ending showed they clearly learned from the frustrations players felt from Quantum Break's final moments).… Expand
  98. dark0153
    Jan 4, 2020
    4
    **** performance on PS4 pro - lag everywhere during a big fight, lag after closing the game menu.
    Very unpolished, from the UI to the controls, feels like there was no QA testing done for this.

    The good parts (like the art, theme and so on) are easily forgotten when the game crashes or you experience FPS drops even in the loading screen.
  99. jd-nz
    Jan 3, 2020
    10
    Control was like no other game I've played, and I loved every minute of it. It keeps offering something new as it unfolds, in the story, in the world we explore and in combat and abilities. I even loved the case files that add a lot to the story. Much of it is directly relevant to gameplay; it's not just weird for wierdness' sake. If you enjoy novels like 'House of Leaves,' 'The Raw SharkControl was like no other game I've played, and I loved every minute of it. It keeps offering something new as it unfolds, in the story, in the world we explore and in combat and abilities. I even loved the case files that add a lot to the story. Much of it is directly relevant to gameplay; it's not just weird for wierdness' sake. If you enjoy novels like 'House of Leaves,' 'The Raw Shark Texts,' 'John Dies at the End,' or even just the Warehouse 13 show or X-Files, this game has that same sense that anything could happen, and there's so much of the unknown to discover.

    Combat was great for me. More difficult enemies appear as you go, and I think they set up the hardest content as the side mission bosses, which means you can skip the biggest challenges if you wanted to. That said, those are some really interesting fights, and it would be a shame to miss them. You can come back to them at any point with new abilities, weapon forms and mods to help.

    Control points were a lot more frequent than I expected given what I'd read in some reviews. That wasn't an issue for me at all. And I had no glitches playing on a ps4.

    Thank you, Remnant. What a ride.    … Expand
  100. sufs2000
    Jan 2, 2020
    10
    Loved this game, so different to the usual boring shooters out there. The story is so deep and weird but I still loved it, creeped me out a lot but in a good way. It is a little difficult in bits but the challenge is good and makes you think about your tactics... and the puzzles are awesome, again a little difficult but you can work them out. Loved the gameplay too. Had the odd framerateLoved this game, so different to the usual boring shooters out there. The story is so deep and weird but I still loved it, creeped me out a lot but in a good way. It is a little difficult in bits but the challenge is good and makes you think about your tactics... and the puzzles are awesome, again a little difficult but you can work them out. Loved the gameplay too. Had the odd framerate issue but besides that I can't wait for a sequel!… 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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