Control

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7.4

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  1. sphirit
    Apr 27, 2020
    5
    Escenarios laberinticos y monotonos, doblaje pesimo, bugs....los combates estan bien.
  2. 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
  3. MENZ0
    Oct 22, 2019
    5
    I wanted to like this game, because I was looking for a unique experience. Control failed at doing this.

    The environment is pretty interesting, but that's about it. Characters are, apart from their distinctive look, very bland and give boring dialogue. Similar to Jesse who's a pretty uninteresting protagonist, with no character traits apart from that she wants to find this person and    I wanted to like this game, because I was looking for a unique experience. Control failed at doing this.

    The environment is pretty interesting, but that's about it. Characters are, apart from their distinctive look, very bland and give boring dialogue. Similar to Jesse who's a pretty uninteresting protagonist, with no character traits apart from that she wants to find this person and that person even turns out to be more boring and underdeveloped. There was no character who interested me or made a remark that made me feel engaged.
    I also find the story very problematic as you have zero idea what's going on whereas Jesse has no problem just going along with this supernatural environment that doesn't seem to be grounded in reality whatsoever. I felt there was no goal apart from finding this person, but I didn't know this person so why should I care?
    Now a bad story doesn't have to ruin a game if the gameplay is fun, but I found the combat very unbalanced and I felt the team who developed it didn't have enough experience to craft balanced combat. I immediately stuck all my points in my ability to through objects and this just became extremely overpowered. This was because if you throw an object you just hold L1 and Jesse will lock on to a target and then you release L1 to throw. This requires zero aim or skill and made combat so lame. sure you can shoot too, but this was less effective and after a few throws everyone was dead within 30 seconds, You also need to really get cover, because otherwise they'll kill you in no time, while I did have an upgraded health bar. so combat is pretty lame and is only there in short bursts. Framerate can also really tank here and I'm saying this after patch 1.03.
    After 10 hours I stopped playing the game.    … Expand
  4. Darkvenom39
    Sep 11, 2020
    5
    Got this game on sale and im glad i did. Awful game, i really dont understand the praise. I got it on pc but metacitic has only the ps4 version for reviews, but overall dont get this game at full price its garbage!
  5. 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
  6. bolhoed
    Sep 1, 2019
    5
    The good:
    - Beautiful brutalist level design
    - Interesting story - "Force powers" are fun... for a while The bad: - Slow texture loading / popup - Very bad frame rate, happens very frequently (during combat it can dip below 10 fps!) - Even with the brightness slider set all the way to bright, some areas are incredibly dark, only to absolutely blind you a second later - Mini map    The good:
    - Beautiful brutalist level design
    - Interesting story
    - "Force powers" are fun... for a while

    The bad:
    - Slow texture loading / popup
    - Very bad frame rate, happens very frequently (during combat it can dip below 10 fps!)
    - Even with the brightness slider set all the way to bright, some areas are incredibly dark, only to absolutely blind you a second later
    - Mini map is badly implemented, and also slow to load
    - Repetitive enemies which all looks kinda the same    … Expand
  7. uaandrei
    Nov 19, 2021
    5
    horrible controls, horrible aim lock for ps4, horrible story. it's just nice to throw things around
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. Rwgp922
    Jul 13, 2020
    5
    The moment to moment gameplay is fun but repetative. Think infamous meets a shooter. The mission structure is overly repetitive and enviroments all kinda look the same. Main issues with the game is its buggy with constant frame freezes, drops and crashes. Theres no way point so you are constantly opening up a map to try and figure out where to go. Also the story makes no sense. Overall itsThe moment to moment gameplay is fun but repetative. Think infamous meets a shooter. The mission structure is overly repetitive and enviroments all kinda look the same. Main issues with the game is its buggy with constant frame freezes, drops and crashes. Theres no way point so you are constantly opening up a map to try and figure out where to go. Also the story makes no sense. Overall its mediocre aside from one really good mission… Expand
  12. mrbrightside39
    Aug 29, 2019
    5
    About 6 hours in and I think I'm ready to give up. The first few hours were engaging but once it opens up and makes you rely on the map the whole game crumbles. I can't remember the last time I've played a AAA game with a more confusing navigation system than Control. The setting and atmosphere is unique but you'll be spending most your time traversing with the map up which obstructs 80%About 6 hours in and I think I'm ready to give up. The first few hours were engaging but once it opens up and makes you rely on the map the whole game crumbles. I can't remember the last time I've played a AAA game with a more confusing navigation system than Control. The setting and atmosphere is unique but you'll be spending most your time traversing with the map up which obstructs 80% of your screen. You'll also be lucky if the map is even working properly. Every time I die and load a save it takes 5 minutes for the map to properly show up which leaves you clueless. The games actual combat system is very fluid and when the game allows itself it can be really fun. It's a shame that what could have been remedy's best work was ruined by confusing level design and bad… Expand
  13. OneTrueOpinion
    Dec 18, 2020
    5
    I played Control for about 15 hours and got the 7th mission. It is relentlessly frustrating, confusing and boring:

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

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

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

    The sound design is cool and some of the weirdness is intriguing, but overall his game sucks and I hate it.    … Expand
  14. alfador
    Nov 4, 2019
    5
    A mediocre game at the best.
    Story is try hard to be original but instead is all around "Bad aliens attack u must kill them"
    That is all.
    Now u know everything. It has nice visuals there and u can fly.
  15. szastamasta
    May 3, 2022
    5
    The game is very average.

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

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

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

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

    Generally a big disappointment. I really liked Max Payne games from the same studio, but this one is so much worse.    … Expand
  16. 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
  17. 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.
  18. Zequila
    Dec 29, 2019
    5
    Very bad game. Confusing map, caotic gameplay, and the story is simple awful
  19. MadAlf
    Feb 25, 2021
    5
    Absolutely average game with a potential, which was not bringed into life. That's sad.
  20. Matty91
    Jul 20, 2020
    5
    Its a 50-50 split for me on this one. I really loved the set up and the action is really good compared to most other shooters. Everything at your feet is interactive and destructible. Now to its negative points...the story make no sense, its boring and doesn't keep engaged. Whenever you die it takes you back what feels like a huge choir to get back again. Control isnt very long unlessIts a 50-50 split for me on this one. I really loved the set up and the action is really good compared to most other shooters. Everything at your feet is interactive and destructible. Now to its negative points...the story make no sense, its boring and doesn't keep engaged. Whenever you die it takes you back what feels like a huge choir to get back again. Control isnt very long unless your into doing everything. I was a bit disappointed at how this could of been such a great deep and dark narrative and instead it felt like I was playing an arcade shooter.… Expand
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. XKingkillerX
    Jul 11, 2020
    5
    An okay game but a bit too boring and slow paced for my taste.The large amount of bugs and design choices too have marred my experience of this game
  25. Klarmi
    Feb 19, 2021
    5
    I really wanted to like this game, but its just boring. I really had to force myself to finish this game. This game is not really bad, but its not a good game, its just "ok". The gameplay/gunplay is not very fun (it was at the beginning, but it gets boring), i know they wanted to make the story confusing, but its still boring. it got better at the end of the game, but still, its "ok". notI really wanted to like this game, but its just boring. I really had to force myself to finish this game. This game is not really bad, but its not a good game, its just "ok". The gameplay/gunplay is not very fun (it was at the beginning, but it gets boring), i know they wanted to make the story confusing, but its still boring. it got better at the end of the game, but still, its "ok". not good, not bad. but the map, very bad. its confusing, the environment is ugly, you dont know where to go a lot of times so you have to watch yt videos a lot of times, and the puzzles are also frustrating, everytime i had to watch yt videos for them. and i skipped the sidequests because i was scared to get lost in the map/environment.
    i dont say that the game is bad, but its also not good. its overrated in my opinion.    … Expand
  26. DOOPOWER
    Aug 18, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s JUST ok.
    主線 遇到都是一樣的怪，後期都是 開超能力砸 後期戰鬥過程毫無亮點 。
    地圖不過清晰，其實可以將支線劇情放到主線裡面，分開導致現在主線幾乎平淡，留下一堆疑團和究極平淡的劇情體驗。
    推進主線劇情幾乎只有 跑到一個地方找一個npc，不停重複 到主線結束。加上後期重複到無聊的戰鬥體驗，過完主線就不想 繼續過支線。    … Expand
  27. Stratos2000
    Nov 22, 2020
    5
    I expected a cool sci-fi story to dive into, but I got a generic 3rd person shooter.

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

    Well there is some kind of science fiction plot going on but to get a clue what is it exactly, player should read tons of text fragments that are lying around here and there, because this is one of those games that doesnt know any better solution to tell a story than using plain text.
    I mean, if I want to read a book, I read a book from an actual author.    … Expand
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. Zombeenuke
    Oct 22, 2020
    5
    Awesome game. Remedy always on the top. Love it. Can't wait for Alan Wake Remaster
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Metascore
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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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