Control

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7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 2611 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 1,692 out of 2611
  2. Mixed: 507 out of 2611
  3. Negative: 412 out of 2611
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  1. Watson0l0
    Dec 23, 2021
    10
    This game has everything I like. A bioshock of our time and an almost perfect game with one is the the best storyline of recent years.
  2. Ryder212
    Dec 21, 2021
    6
    Control had some very cool things going on. I suggest to anyone, to find a video on 'navigating the ash tray maze', so you can see the best part of the game. Super frustrating when boss battling and dying, respawning at a 'control point' an annoying distance away. Difficult game to navigate. Shocked I actually beat the story and ten side missions. Some of the side missions were tooControl had some very cool things going on. I suggest to anyone, to find a video on 'navigating the ash tray maze', so you can see the best part of the game. Super frustrating when boss battling and dying, respawning at a 'control point' an annoying distance away. Difficult game to navigate. Shocked I actually beat the story and ten side missions. Some of the side missions were too difficult or just plain annoying. If this game had a navigation system patched in to it, similar to that of Bioshock or the ability in Skyrim to follow the smoke trail, it'd be worth 15 bucks… Expand
  3. awar_7
    Dec 20, 2021
    8
    Control me sorprendió para bien, es un juego del que no esperaba nada y que me acabó atrapando con su argumento y jugabilidad. Muy recomendable, eso sí, desactiva el doblaje al español.
  4. hoohoo
    Dec 18, 2021
    6
    I guess people who rate this high must not have been gamers for long or are feeling nostalgic. This is a retro game with nice graphics. The map design and puzzles have major lapses and the puzzles are suitable for kids, run back and forth pressing buttons-style. There are issues where you grind some spot only to realise your are not supposed to make it through there until you have aI guess people who rate this high must not have been gamers for long or are feeling nostalgic. This is a retro game with nice graphics. The map design and puzzles have major lapses and the puzzles are suitable for kids, run back and forth pressing buttons-style. There are issues where you grind some spot only to realise your are not supposed to make it through there until you have a mission and then the place changes or some door opens.

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

    Without spoiling anything, I can say the best moment is the maze. You'll know when you get there.    … Expand
  5. Eerrol
    Dec 8, 2021
    7
    An interesting game, the story was catchy at the first hours but after platinating the game and playing more than 90 hours I realized that was hard to find enemies to complete the board countermeasures and has horrible load of grafics, the game itself freezes and the map a vital resource of the game gets invisible and imposible to continue without resetting the game. Nice graphics but badAn interesting game, the story was catchy at the first hours but after platinating the game and playing more than 90 hours I realized that was hard to find enemies to complete the board countermeasures and has horrible load of grafics, the game itself freezes and the map a vital resource of the game gets invisible and imposible to continue without resetting the game. Nice graphics but bad optimization.… Expand
  6. uaandrei
    Nov 19, 2021
    5
    horrible controls, horrible aim lock for ps4, horrible story. it's just nice to throw things around
  7. Itssshazams
    Nov 16, 2021
    9
    Game actually has good physics for a ps4& xbox one game animations are bad but i hope they fix it in the future i was so excited for the story and it didn’t fail my expectations it was good Can’t wait to see control 2 has better graphics,animations,content,weapons,powers
  8. arostislavna
    Nov 14, 2021
    7
    Played it, beat the general story and enjoy it, did not do much exploring and getting collectibles BUT it's cool.
  9. Sonicsystem
    Nov 14, 2021
    7
    Au début du jeu je e suis dit qu’est-ce c’est que ce jeu assez space… et au fur est à mesure j’ai kiffer et adorer
  10. Denarzi
    Nov 8, 2021
    2
    I cannot believe the amount of positive reviews for this game. (edit: upon reading many of the positive reviews I am actually convinced they were written either by actual AIs, people who didn't even play the game, or just morons.) The writers (both of the reviews and game) should be deeply ashamed. They (the game developers) took a great concept, which they even marketed as based on SCPI cannot believe the amount of positive reviews for this game. (edit: upon reading many of the positive reviews I am actually convinced they were written either by actual AIs, people who didn't even play the game, or just morons.) The writers (both of the reviews and game) should be deeply ashamed. They (the game developers) took a great concept, which they even marketed as based on SCP Foundation, and absolutely ruined it. The main character won't shut the **** up. It's maddening. She constantly narrates everything with the most inane commentary of all time. There is zero immersion because you are not the main character, some moron is. The best parts of the game are totally immolated by this. The gameplay loop is also tragically bad. Run through office space after office space shooting enemies who for some reason take your entire clip to kill, but themselves are armed with SMGs and sometimes even forcefields (that also take your whole clip to bring down). There are no difficulty settings either, except to make yourself invincible or turn on one-hitting. Which of course, ruins any tension in the fights. The dialogue is all poorly written exposition, and then followed by more inane and incredibly annoying narration by the main character. All I could think is "why won't she shut the **** up so I can have my own thoughts about what is happening." The mystery and paranormal intrigue is the only redeeming factor, but they ripped the concepts straight from SCP, which is a much much better use of your time if you enjoy that kind of fiction content, because SCP contains literally thousands of stories, and "objects of power", and this game contains maybe 5 or so. The game's best quality is that it isn't totally linear, and you can explore around and find clues and hints about the mysterious objects and events. But this is not the focus, and there isn't nearly enough of this content to justify the game's existence.

    Do not buy this game. I was lucky that I got it for free from a friend and didn't waste a dime on it    … Expand
  11. Tron_Durden
    Nov 7, 2021
    1
    To the game's writers I have one thing to say: non-stop cryptic references to plot points yet to occur combined with phraseology comprised of random words mashed together doesn't make you profound, it makes you a poor writer.

    The basic mechanics and fighting style are fairly well done, but they don't hide the ridiculously bad writing. Instead of pulling you into a story, it leaves you    To the game's writers I have one thing to say: non-stop cryptic references to plot points yet to occur combined with phraseology comprised of random words mashed together doesn't make you profound, it makes you a poor writer.

    The basic mechanics and fighting style are fairly well done, but they don't hide the ridiculously bad writing. Instead of pulling you into a story, it leaves you constantly scratching your head at why any of it matters. And you really won't care in the end after being assaulted by constant gibberish.

    Also, players must pick up endless text notes of which 1 in 25 serves any real purpose. After being bored to death and stopping reading these moronic notes, players are left scrambling to find the important gems tossed in with garbage. Any game relying on text to fill in massive plot holes... sorry... you had one job and you failed.

    I honestly can't recommend this game at all. There are far too many games out there much more deserving of spending your time on.    … Expand
  12. Nimesin
    Nov 5, 2021
    7
    I didn't like this game despite having interesting ideas. So I stopped before I finished it. That is why I'm not giving it a lower or higher score. It just did not captivate me at all.
  13. voxy
    Oct 17, 2021
    10
    Great game, I thought it's terrible after one hour, but I was wrong. Really good game, good story and fun gameplay.
  14. Nahian4663
    Oct 16, 2021
    7
    This is a great game.At first I did not expect much.But as time growed I started to like because of the graphics and mystery.Now if you are wondering why I gave 7 it's because there were many questions unanswered in the end.If the make control 2 and answer all the questions then I'll change my rating.
  15. Ekon
    Oct 15, 2021
    3
    The critcs may love this game, but the users know better with the average score being 7.2. If you think that slugging your way through a big office building is a lot of fun, with various employees seen hanging from the rafters, then this game is for you. The map is crap and of little assistance helping you find your way around. Every character has the same businesslike, dry and deadlyThe critcs may love this game, but the users know better with the average score being 7.2. If you think that slugging your way through a big office building is a lot of fun, with various employees seen hanging from the rafters, then this game is for you. The map is crap and of little assistance helping you find your way around. Every character has the same businesslike, dry and deadly serious personality. There are a couple of astral block mazes that are fun to navigate through and it's a kick being able to seize huge objects and hurl them at your enemies, but don't get killed. I did and got sent back TWO checkpoints, negating a lot of my progress and officially turning me off to the game. There are enemies everywhere and you just don't know where you'll end up if you die. And the menus are hard to figure out. I just couldn't tell if I was successfully loading abilities the game said were available to me. If you have Game Pass then by all means try it, but I wouldn't buy it otherwise.… Expand
  16. Nafea
    Oct 9, 2021
    5
    Control basically is a game that make say bruh , where we start in map design sometime makes u wanna quit the game or side missions with zero lead or the loading screen between each area or the random boring story u will ever hear had no potional only random things put it together and boom we have storyline or The NPC with zero charisma same as jassy.
    Other then that the combat and enemies    Control basically is a game that make say bruh , where we start in map design sometime makes u wanna quit the game or side missions with zero lead or the loading screen between each area or the random boring story u will ever hear had no potional only random things put it together and boom we have storyline or The NPC with zero charisma same as jassy.
    Other then that the combat and enemies in the game are really good and diversified same with the weapons.
    If u really want a combat game with so much mobility then this game is best option, if not don’t ever thing to play will make u crazy .    … Expand
  17. Oldman1917
    Oct 7, 2021
    10
    Awesome game filled with a dark atmosphere and freacking crazy and funny! There are very cool moments here, both in the gameplay and in the plot.

    Of the minuses, I note that on the base PS-4, the frame rate sags a lot in places with a large number of enemies. I didn't like DLC, but we're talking about the basic version here. And the game is amazing. Try it.
  18. WHITESIXOMAR
    Sep 30, 2021
    10
    Loved quantum break but Control clearly shows remedy evolution as a storytelling & gameplay masters. This game is absolutely a blast. Tried it 1st on launch date on xbox one, killer loading times, 30FPS, lots of bugs... but im writing this absolute 10 masterpiece review after completing the game on my brand new ps5. 4k 60FPS killer gameplay no bugs just unique gaming experience. Cant waitLoved quantum break but Control clearly shows remedy evolution as a storytelling & gameplay masters. This game is absolutely a blast. Tried it 1st on launch date on xbox one, killer loading times, 30FPS, lots of bugs... but im writing this absolute 10 masterpiece review after completing the game on my brand new ps5. 4k 60FPS killer gameplay no bugs just unique gaming experience. Cant wait until what Remedy brings next :)… Expand
  19. Buggy7
    Sep 30, 2021
    8
    Innova dove ormai i giochi si fossilizzano, art design più bello degli ultimi anni, storia molto interessante inizialmente che va a scemare, gameplay unica grande pecca, troppo ripetitivo, ma molto divertente.
  20. vdanja
    Sep 29, 2021
    8
    8/10 - Amazing Art, amazing story, fighting the Hiss became a little bit repetitive and boring in the end but still this game is a masterpiece. Expansion stories weren't so interesting.
  21. spesini
    Sep 28, 2021
    9
    The biggest strength of this game is that it basically has no major flaws - nothing that pisses you off after few hours of playing. Nothing is groundbreaking, but everything is extremely well executed.
  22. tommydlbass
    Sep 19, 2021
    3
    A game with a lot of potential and a base for a good story that is overall destroyed by a bad way of telling the story and a very repetitive gameplay loop that lost me after a few hours of gameplay. The performance on a ps4 was also pretty bad.
  23. n4g1b4t0r3000
    Sep 18, 2021
    7
    Игра в целом мне не понравилось,
    Достоинство
    - получил бесплатно - разрушения и телекинез Негативный аспект, - коридорный шутан, очень интересно бегать по кишке и стрелять(нет) - мир, он вообще не интересный хотя я очень люблю исследовать - как был подан сюжет( да я все понял, но мне не было интересно за ним наблюдать - ласт файт, прям как в ласт оф ас 1    Игра в целом мне не понравилось,
    Достоинство
    - получил бесплатно
    - разрушения и телекинез
    Негативный аспект,
    - коридорный шутан, очень интересно бегать по кишке и стрелять(нет)
    - мир, он вообще не интересный хотя я очень люблю исследовать
    - как был подан сюжет( да я все понял, но мне не было интересно за ним наблюдать
    - ласт файт, прям как в ласт оф ас 1
  24. xiekaidream
    Sep 17, 2021
    9
    本篇通关 很对我胃口的神棍游戏，不停耳语的bgm，红黑主色调的画风，简直不要太赞。 少有的很认真的看了所有的碎片化剧情（上一次是死亡搁浅）。 各种想得到想不到的道具加上一本正经的研究报告，装逼的恰到好处。 高度统一的玩法和克制的任务、收集系统，比公式化开放世界玩起来好多了。 -。-就是女主装扮实在是不太行，通关后的看起来顺眼惹。本篇通关 很对我胃口的神棍游戏，不停耳语的bgm，红黑主色调的画风，简直不要太赞。 少有的很认真的看了所有的碎片化剧情（上一次是死亡搁浅）。 各种想得到想不到的道具加上一本正经的研究报告，装逼的恰到好处。 高度统一的玩法和克制的任务、收集系统，比公式化开放世界玩起来好多了。 -。-就是女主装扮实在是不太行，通关后的看起来顺眼惹。
  25. Omareltayar
    Sep 17, 2021
    5
    In control you play is a woman that controls stuff, the game should be smooth, the problem is that the game runs on 6 fps on the PS4. Lots of frame drops, bad voice acting, bad characters. Not recommended at all
  26. MrJmeister
    Sep 16, 2021
    9
    Really love this game in almost all the ways you can. Docking a single point for the way 505 games handled the post-launch and marketing of the Ultimate Edition, asking existing owners to re-purchase the exact same content for the exact same platform in order to get the “free” upgrade to the next-gen version, without offering a paid upgrade path as well. It was a greedy move and theyReally love this game in almost all the ways you can. Docking a single point for the way 505 games handled the post-launch and marketing of the Ultimate Edition, asking existing owners to re-purchase the exact same content for the exact same platform in order to get the “free” upgrade to the next-gen version, without offering a paid upgrade path as well. It was a greedy move and they said they couldn’t even upgrade existing owner’s games and then accidentally did it, proving they lied, and then took them back. Had they not given it out for free on PS+ I would have boycotted it entirely, which is a shame because Remedy made another masterpiece and they seem to have the worst luck with publishers these days. I wish they found a different publisher to make Control 2 with, and hope that 505 gets out of their way and lets the game do the talking this time.… Expand
  27. nnevill
    Sep 13, 2021
    8
    Played Ultimate Edition on PS5 so had no problems with performance. It's quite hard to assess this game because it is not AAA game so you can't blame it for almost absent cutscenes but at the same moment existing briefing cutscenes are too boring. Also all these notes and letters are sort of empty - stories in them are very similar like "In Bla-bla town we've found bla-bla altered item andPlayed Ultimate Edition on PS5 so had no problems with performance. It's quite hard to assess this game because it is not AAA game so you can't blame it for almost absent cutscenes but at the same moment existing briefing cutscenes are too boring. Also all these notes and letters are sort of empty - stories in them are very similar like "In Bla-bla town we've found bla-bla altered item and delievered it to Bureau". Game characters are blank as well. Only Ahti has some preconditions to be an interesting character but even he is not written well.

    But from the other side combat system is awesome. Who cares about not that good lore if you can during levitation throw 3 pieces of concrete into an enemy or better into 3 different enemies :)    … Expand
  28. Armitas
    Sep 5, 2021
    9
    I played on PC.

    Fantastic sci fi game. Perfect in every way, no complaints, great story and fun combat that remains interesting till the very end. Amazing sound track including real bands. A solid 10, but people, myself included, ignore 10/0 scores so I give a 9.
  29. szpajder
    Sep 4, 2021
    5
    It starts great. The climate is breathtaking, the sensation of mystery around is almost tangeble. But it is just like two hours. Then everything begings sooo boring.. unlocking guns, upgrades, sidequest etc... Graphic is great, but face animation in cut scenes is HORRIBLE, like 6 years back. So called "climate" is just chaotic blah blah... I things authors finished game around 30% whenIt starts great. The climate is breathtaking, the sensation of mystery around is almost tangeble. But it is just like two hours. Then everything begings sooo boring.. unlocking guns, upgrades, sidequest etc... Graphic is great, but face animation in cut scenes is HORRIBLE, like 6 years back. So called "climate" is just chaotic blah blah... I things authors finished game around 30% when the realised the deadline is here, and rushed to finnished it. I would say: upper middle class, 10-15$ worth. Not a penny more.… Expand
  30. cinogen
    Sep 3, 2021
    8
    i love game with a great production value and this is exactly it! The game gives a great feeling of being part of a story and at times fells like watching a great movie you take part in.
    i hope more games would take such a creative approach
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#35 Best PS4 Game of 2019
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Metascore
82

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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