Control

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7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 2611 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 412 out of 2611
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  1. Sourgoatface
    Jan 1, 2020
    3
    Don't let the great review scores fool you. This game was in no way created to run on a PS4. The frame rate drops all the time, the controls feel like your character is stuck in the mud and the game's idea of difficulty is just spawning extra enemies. It's the same thing over and over again. By the end of this game you will be shouting at the screen to make the credits roll faster. I wasDon't let the great review scores fool you. This game was in no way created to run on a PS4. The frame rate drops all the time, the controls feel like your character is stuck in the mud and the game's idea of difficulty is just spawning extra enemies. It's the same thing over and over again. By the end of this game you will be shouting at the screen to make the credits roll faster. I was very disappointed by the reviews that were claiming that this game was "Game of the Year" material. Huge letdown and huge headache. If you like good games, just don't bother. You'll only wind up as upset as me.… Expand
  2. Springhi
    Jan 1, 2020
    7
    In terms of technology level, this game is great. Magnificent indoor scenes and objects capable of throwing and destroying make this game very impressive in the first few hours. BUT! Unfortunately it becomes boring after that. Obviously this game takes a lot of experiences from other great games, Dark souls, Nioh, The legend of Zelda, Castlevania, for instance. However, I feel that theyIn terms of technology level, this game is great. Magnificent indoor scenes and objects capable of throwing and destroying make this game very impressive in the first few hours. BUT! Unfortunately it becomes boring after that. Obviously this game takes a lot of experiences from other great games, Dark souls, Nioh, The legend of Zelda, Castlevania, for instance. However, I feel that they only learnt bad things from them. Especially boss fights, extremely boring. No unique designs, no impressive skills. Only attemptions to increase the difficulty by a mass of enemies. And, I cant control the time or the place of the battles. This game names CONTROL, but I felt I cant control anything by myself.… Expand
  3. Zequila
    Dec 29, 2019
    5
    Very bad game. Confusing map, caotic gameplay, and the story is simple awful
  4. tnfsnobelxp
    Dec 29, 2019
    9
    The only problem in control is the bugs which is frustrating but other than that, the game play is the most enjoyable in 2019 and it has a unique art which is beautiful
  5. alii
    Dec 28, 2019
    6
    I like story-driven games, which leaves a mark by the time you're done with it. If these are the games that are praised nowadays for a story, well...
    The only good thing this game has going on for it is the gameplay. It's the best element of the game and the only way a 6 is justified. And kinda the only reason why you'd want to continue playing, despite being in a dull story. The story    I like story-driven games, which leaves a mark by the time you're done with it. If these are the games that are praised nowadays for a story, well...
    The only good thing this game has going on for it is the gameplay. It's the best element of the game and the only way a 6 is justified. And kinda the only reason why you'd want to continue playing, despite being in a dull story. The story just feels like a vague reason to build the game around it. Remedy has some of the most amazing story-driven games, this one is not it.
    All in all, an average Remedy game. Not at all GOTY or anything.    … Expand
  6. ragerino
    Dec 28, 2019
    4
    The game seems to be broken. I was looking half an hour for getting an elevator to work. After giving up and trying again a few hours later, I realized that the elevator was not activated because an enemy did not spawn.
  7. Dmacy
    Dec 27, 2019
    4
    Well, this game is a mediocore, boring, repetitive scam. You are just wondering around a huge office building, shooting up weird people, reading nonsence notes and documents, listening to npc's uninteresting stories... It's just dull "mysterious" nonsense with fancy raytracing eyecandy graphics.
  8. Kif1983
    Dec 27, 2019
    9
    The gameplay is great, unlocked abilities are useful and add to the experience rather than being something you forget about. Gradually making combat a chaotic dance mixing shield use, dodging, shooting, and launching items. The main quests are not especially challenging, but some of the side quests provide a good challenge.

    The whole game uses a metroidvania style, where you return to    The gameplay is great, unlocked abilities are useful and add to the experience rather than being something you forget about. Gradually making combat a chaotic dance mixing shield use, dodging, shooting, and launching items. The main quests are not especially challenging, but some of the side quests provide a good challenge.

    The whole game uses a metroidvania style, where you return to earlier zones, unlocking new parts of them. This is accomplished through security card levels and quests rather than items, but, it's still a good way of navigating the environment.

    The story itself is well told and more interesting than most games these days. It doesn't hold your hand and explain things. However, if you listen to the dialogue, and talk to the NPCs you'll piece it together. If you are really invested, there's plenty of additional material to find in the game and read.

    The only real weakness for me is that enemy variety does get a bit repetitive after a while.    … Expand
  9. Dco326
    Dec 25, 2019
    7
    Prica ok, sranje kraj, gemplej je nis spesl, ima zanimljivih delova, kombat mi je dosadan haos repetativan, igrica kojoj se necu vratiti sigurno i to je to.
  10. control_is_bad
    Dec 24, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I made an account just for this game.

    Pros:
    -Graphics - The game looks great.
    -Environmental design - The environments are unique and well thought out. It would make for a cool walking simulator.

    Cons:
    -Story - The game feels like a cool exploration game that somebody tacked a story onto.
    -Characters - Ahti is the only good character. All the other characters just get an eye roll.
    -Checkpoints - The checkpoint system is really annoying, kicking you back to the last control point that you went to. This is especially annoying when dealing with difficult battles where you will die and need to run for 3 solid minutes to get back to where you died.
    -Combat - Combat is either insultingly easy or pointlessly frustrating. This comes down to a combination of the energy cooldown, gun reloading, inability to regen health, and the abilities/AI of the enemies. Pair that with the checkpoint system, and a few battles might make you decide that you have better ways to spend your time than running from checkpoint to battle, getting hit by one homing missile, then flailing around trying to pick up health from enemies while simultaneously getting one-shotted by another homing missile... And then having to run back from the checkpoint to repeat it until you are lucky enough to not die.
    -Health - You have to pick up health from enemies that you have damaged. It is easy to get pinned-down in battles with effectively no health, and there is no realistic way to heal. So you just have to die. Great. In a game full of abilities and sci-fi stuff, would it be too much to ask for a regen ability? Throw me a frickin' bone here!
    -Abilities - The shield ability is useless. With the shield active, you can't use your pistol or other abilities. It is not even a good shield. You still take damage with it active... Why? Probably just to annoy the player like everything else in this game. The dodge ability is only useful for skipping fights to make your long, arduous journey from a checkpoint back to where you died. It is also marginally effective for dodging homing missiles, but 50% of the time there is nowhere to dodge, or you get hit regardless. The throw ability is good. The seize ability might be useful, but the only time you can really use it without getting demolished in the meantime is during easy fights where you don't really need it anyway.

    The only reason to play this game is to explore the environment. The mediocre story and completely unlikable characters combined with the inconsistent combat just makes this feel like some kind of sight-seeing tour where somebody slaps you in the face every 15 minutes. At some point you decide it's a better use of your time to find literally anything else to do.

    In summary, sorting laundry is a more interesting and entertaining experience than playing this game all the way through.    … Expand
  11. tibzoid
    Dec 21, 2019
    6
    Fantastic production design but the combat mechanics are atrocious. Deeply frustrating. Uninstalled and got a refund.
  12. Ginjarou
    Dec 21, 2019
    5
    The weird and interesting in Control is overshadowed by extremely frustrating and dull combat. There seems to be a need in Remedy games to stuff them with enemies to shoot at - this has ruined this game this time. I would have much preferred this is there was a lot less repetitive combat and more of the weird!
  13. enphektid
    Dec 17, 2019
    10
    This game is absolutely amazing! One of the best Jedi games ever made. Just the destruction alone is hours of fun. Not to mention how crazy the story is along with the well spoken dialog, tons of hidden backstory you can find littered all throughout the game. And did I mention you're basically a Jedi with a gun? Hands down my game of 2019. 10/10!
  14. FastnBulbous81
    Dec 16, 2019
    5
    I want to give this game a much higher rating. It has nice gameplay and a very compelling story. It's seriously let down by textures loading in at severely low resolution making things like like an N64 eta game at times. This is inexcusable considering how long the game has been out now. It should have been patched very soon after launch.
  15. Johnnytsunami
    Dec 16, 2019
    1
    This is probably the clunkiest made game I've ever played in my entire life.
  16. KillJoy505
    Dec 15, 2019
    4
    Remedy R.I.P.?
    A bad game with crude mechanics. The story of the SCP foundation was thrown out, replaced by a surrogate.
    Backtracking, grinding, terrible characteristics pumping, instant respawn, only two guns in one moment (although the plot is all one gun) - to do so is an indelible disgrace for a company with a reputation for innovators.
  17. krinchan
    Dec 14, 2019
    5
    As someone who loves off the wall plots, I picked this up even though it's outside my genre. Unfortunately, you can only heal by defeating enemies. Using control points is similar in effect to Souls's campfires. So it makes for a death heavy game.

    On top of that, the crafting is a straight gacha system of put materials and currency in, get random gear out. The map is confusing and nearly    As someone who loves off the wall plots, I picked this up even though it's outside my genre. Unfortunately, you can only heal by defeating enemies. Using control points is similar in effect to Souls's campfires. So it makes for a death heavy game.

    On top of that, the crafting is a straight gacha system of put materials and currency in, get random gear out. The map is confusing and nearly useless in it's lack of verticality. Rooms look connected that arent.    … Expand
  18. egoBorder
    Dec 14, 2019
    3
    A wonderful experiment with some dizzying heights, but unfortunately this game is held back by some severe flaws. Even so, this game is so unique and interesting that I recommend everyone give it a try, but encourage waiting for a significant sale.

    The worst problem with the game objectively is the technical performance. The frame rate often slows to a literal crawl, making combat    A wonderful experiment with some dizzying heights, but unfortunately this game is held back by some severe flaws. Even so, this game is so unique and interesting that I recommend everyone give it a try, but encourage waiting for a significant sale.

    The worst problem with the game objectively is the technical performance. The frame rate often slows to a literal crawl, making combat frustrating and difficult. But even outside of hectic scenes, the frame stutter is noticeable. As in, EVERY time you come out of the main menu, the game takes a few seconds to stabilize. This severely impacts gameplay, as you're often killed by attacks that seemingly came out of nowhere.

    Another thing is just a general sloppiness to presentation. Menus are overly convoluted and dense. Firing at an enemy often obscures said enemy. The map is almost entirely useless. All these may sound like nitpicks, but it's enough to turn what was initially a fun sense of being lost to a frustrating inability to navigate the world in multiple aspects.    … Expand
  19. Genghiskhan03
    Dec 14, 2019
    1
    This game is not belong to 2019. Gameplay and boss fights are awful... Sorry.
  20. TheFrostyPen
    Dec 9, 2019
    9
    PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE: People who give 0's for anything are literal monsters. A 0 is stating the piece of media could not be watched or played. Even a 99% broken game should receive at lowest a 1. Reserve 0's for what they are for, and not as a projection of the current emotional tantrum you are immaturely throwing.

    That being said...Control is f-ing amazing. If you love Twin    PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE: People who give 0's for anything are literal monsters. A 0 is stating the piece of media could not be watched or played. Even a 99% broken game should receive at lowest a 1. Reserve 0's for what they are for, and not as a projection of the current emotional tantrum you are immaturely throwing.

    That being said...Control is f-ing amazing. If you love Twin Peaks, Welcome to Night Vale, or any type of funky weird pop mystery then you will love this game. If you don't love those then you should still enjoy the game. The graphics are good, the controls are tight, the story is interesting.

    You get to kill people at low hp by ripping them off the ground with such force that it breaks them. And then you get to hurl their lifeless corpses at other bad guys with such form it kills the other guy.

    Hideo Kojima has a frekin cameo!

    It all takes place in a building that is alive and moves and shifts and reorganizes itself right in front of your eyes.

    The game is the start of something amazing. I feel bad for people who can't appreciate awesome.    … Expand
  21. Thesiberian87
    Dec 9, 2019
    6
    I'm sorry to give a so so vote, I love the software house but control has some defects. Nice atmosphere indeed, clean graphic. The story could have give us something more, and so the gameplay with a more deep mechanisms of superpowers and skills tree.
    Some fights are way too much hard
  22. closedportal
    Dec 8, 2019
    10
    Well as 4 me this game is just awesome, 4 a couple years ago i was astoneshed as now by 1st Dishonored. This is beautiful very stylish game and really magnificent lights, has a good plot, and couple gages. If u don't have rtx it also will be realy cool 4 u.
  23. Zeak
    Dec 8, 2019
    8
    Control is one of those rare gems you stumble upon when they go on discount. It happened to me with the latest Prey and now with Remedy's new title and I really glad I did give it a go. While not perfect it's a breath of fresh air in a world of persistently samey IPs and yearly releases. I really loved the somewhat weird and mysterious story, the absolutely stunning art direction, the runControl is one of those rare gems you stumble upon when they go on discount. It happened to me with the latest Prey and now with Remedy's new title and I really glad I did give it a go. While not perfect it's a breath of fresh air in a world of persistently samey IPs and yearly releases. I really loved the somewhat weird and mysterious story, the absolutely stunning art direction, the run and gun mechanics that they managed to nail almost to perfection, the astonishing sound design and that Remedy vibe. What I absolutely did not enjoy was this artificial and forced difficulty. I'm talking checkpoints mostly.. i get that it's a nod to Souls-like games, but not everyone (far from that) likes or enjoys those games. I certainly don't. More than that, I don't have time to play the same challenge a hundred times, I only have a few hours after works to enjoy anything and I speak for all of us thirty-somethings out there. It makes me very angry at myself and the game to the extent that I'm about to drop it..which is unfortunate because there's a lot to love. I appreciate them making the main storyline fairly normal in difficulty, amount of backtracking and...dying. But the side missions/challenges are something. I still have three unfinished one just because even after giving them 20-30 tries I can't do it. It breaks my heart. All it takes is adding a difficulty level options. Call it "for **** or whatever, I don't care, it will make the experience so much better for many of us non-hardcore players. I will forgive the budget-level of cutscenes, oftentimes terrible framerates (I understand base PS4 is at the end of its life) and claustrophobic environments that can get boring soon. Really hoping something like that will get introduced in the upcoming dlcs. Thanks Remedy for doing games your way.… Expand
  24. treehugger
    Dec 7, 2019
    10
    One of the best, most unique games to come out in quite awhile. Trippy, creepy, super challenging with great story and actors. A dream like tour of the weirdest x files clearing house of monsters. Gameplay is great, the level ups are super cool and absolutely necessary as the battles are fierce and unforgiving.
  25. adriancblack
    Dec 6, 2019
    10
    Very good game ... only wish it was a bit longer ... it is with the 2 DLC's ... but still. Recommend
  26. Salamaanderr
    Dec 5, 2019
    9
    This is by far the best game I've played this year and is one of the best shooters I have had the joy of playing in a very long time. Unlike the characters in the story, you as the player are in complete control of how you eliminate your enimes and there are many options at your disposal. Including but not limited to simply throwing them at one another, blasting grunts with a telekineticThis is by far the best game I've played this year and is one of the best shooters I have had the joy of playing in a very long time. Unlike the characters in the story, you as the player are in complete control of how you eliminate your enimes and there are many options at your disposal. Including but not limited to simply throwing them at one another, blasting grunts with a telekinetic blast, using a damn forklift or even having them simply kill each other. The combat is rather tough but rewarding once you get the hang of it's many mechanics and options. The story is fine with inspirations from the X-Files and Twilight Zone but characters are possibly the weakest part of the game but the style and aesthetics more then make up for with almost every frame looking like an abstract painting brought to life by a disturbed artist. The fluid gameplay with great art direction is a must play if your a fan of Remedy or any third person shooter for that matter. This is my game of the year by a long shot.… Expand
  27. willowertzky
    Dec 5, 2019
    5
    Pretty fun game with gorgeous graphics ( especially the cutscenes ).
    The powers are cool and the shooting feels okay.
    My biggest problem with this game is that I can't find out where to go, the map doesn't help much when it comes to describing where the quest objectives are, if they are on a different level compared to your current whereabouts. The enemy difficulty is also unbalanced,    Pretty fun game with gorgeous graphics ( especially the cutscenes ).
    The powers are cool and the shooting feels okay.
    My biggest problem with this game is that I can't find out where to go,
    the map doesn't help much when it comes to describing where the quest objectives are,
    if they are on a different level compared to your current whereabouts.
    The enemy difficulty is also unbalanced, I suddenly come to an enemy
    that feels impossible to beat, although I had no big problems defeating enemies
    on my path leading up to that point. I have upgraded my **** but I still can't seem to
    advance past that boss fight.
    The story is confusing as all hell but I hope it will make more sense as I progress moe into the game.    … Expand
  28. Lepa
    Dec 4, 2019
    10
    Excellent game. Graphics and action scenes are amazing. My opinion is that Control is the best games in 2019 so far.
  29. SecludedGodMind
    Dec 4, 2019
    10
    The visuals and themes in this game are intense. The gameplay is somewhat shallow, and sometimes the enemy AI can be dumb, but the story and visuals so far make up for it. Im having a blast coming back to it.
  30. Gamerdady
    Nov 30, 2019
    9
    Brilliant atmosphere and setting. I love the whole government supernatural bureau thing, they do it really well here.
    The action is by far my favourite this gen. There's nothing quite like flying around shooting dudes and hurling literally everything at people. Nice.
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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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