Control: Ultimate Edition

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 358 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 268 out of 358
  2. Mixed: 57 out of 358
  3. Negative: 33 out of 358
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  1. mrwarcriminal
    Oct 6, 2021
    10
    Control is an awesome game. Sure it’s not perfect buy Ive only found few flaws & nothing that bothers me. Important: it took around 3.5-5 hours to figure out WTF was even going on. It was similar to a Souls game in that area. I play games slow, methodical searching everywhere, everything, reading all items, taking notes if necessary & the story is well acted & an interesting, spooky atControl is an awesome game. Sure it’s not perfect buy Ive only found few flaws & nothing that bothers me. Important: it took around 3.5-5 hours to figure out WTF was even going on. It was similar to a Souls game in that area. I play games slow, methodical searching everywhere, everything, reading all items, taking notes if necessary & the story is well acted & an interesting, spooky at times & a “thinker”. The superpowers you get feel real with proper physics & most importantly fun as hell. If you blast through the main story only you’ll miss out on some cool powers so do ALL side missions. I didn’t find anything you could miss or bypass. Do whatever missions you want. There’s main, side, “alert” & board missions. Main & side are obvious & do them as you please. Alert randomly pop up when you pick up certain items & just randomly. Board missions you choose at “save points” where you pick up to three that you constantly work on like kill X number of enemies in a certain area or with a certain weapon & other variations for a reward like a weapon modifier or character modifier.
    The are takes place in a building but surprisingly it’s architecture is different on the floors & as huge as the game is, it’s fairly easy to remember. I’m finishing the second DLC. Platinum trophy main game so my opinion isn’t from a few minutes or hours of play. If being specific I’d say 8.6/10. I had the game from PSN+ subscription but I bought a new copy to support the developer & to have a physical copy. After I finish the PS5 version I plan on playing the PS4 version. Remember stick with it for a few hours before quitting. It takes time to get some powers but it’s a long game (yes, of course it doesn’t have to be). If you read the items it’ll become more clear what you need to do but the story is ongoing.    … Expand
  2. Tenedini83
    Feb 14, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. FANTASTICO QUE JOGO MEUS AMIGOS, PARABÉNS A TODOS OS ENVOLVIDOS POR ESSA OBRA PRIMA!… Expand
  3. DonPanche
    Mar 9, 2021
    10
    Really clever and entertaining story.
    No crashed, neither glitches.
    Nice combat mechanics.
    Nice boss design.

    Got it as a PS Plus game, and I really, really liked it.
  4. Mmartinez
    Feb 3, 2021
    10
    The same beautiful game that we play some years ago, amazing history, wonderfully well done, if they want this could be a goty again.
  5. Khnemu
    Feb 4, 2021
    10
    Game tá perfeito e lindo de ver em 60 fps. E o conteúdo é simplesmente incrível com aquela atmosfera de mistério, sobrenatural e com um combate delicioso, sem contar que todo o cenário é interativo e destrutivo. Alguns momentos nesse game são épicos!
  6. Exlee3000
    Mar 6, 2021
    10
    There's no other way to say it, this game is a straight up masterpiece. The creativity on display here by Remedy is stunning. The story and plot are like x-files crossed with David Lynch. The gameplay is so good as well. Each new power and gun is so satisfying. By the end you feel like a God with your powers! I'm playing on the Ps5 and the graphics are stunning, especially at 60 fps.There's no other way to say it, this game is a straight up masterpiece. The creativity on display here by Remedy is stunning. The story and plot are like x-files crossed with David Lynch. The gameplay is so good as well. Each new power and gun is so satisfying. By the end you feel like a God with your powers! I'm playing on the Ps5 and the graphics are stunning, especially at 60 fps. If you have not played this game, pick it up now! This is one of the best games ever made in my opinion.… Expand
  7. martinho_99
    Jul 15, 2022
    10
    I did't know what to expect from this game. But I certainly didn't expect it will turn out to be a weird, braintwisting and utterly unique masterpiece. Courtney Hopes performance als Jesse Faden (the main character) is spot on, perfect voice acting and I love Jesse as a character. The game has great story telling with humor and lots of suspense as well as masterclass world buildingI did't know what to expect from this game. But I certainly didn't expect it will turn out to be a weird, braintwisting and utterly unique masterpiece. Courtney Hopes performance als Jesse Faden (the main character) is spot on, perfect voice acting and I love Jesse as a character. The game has great story telling with humor and lots of suspense as well as masterclass world building (documents and audio recodings). Not to mention the amazing graphics and the very unique art style (reminds me of Stanley Kubrick movies with all that geometry, lighting contrasts and 60/70s interor and technology). There is clever level design, detailed decoration and realistic enviroment. The fighting system is really cool, the combination of superhuman powers and shooting with different kind of weapons mix quite fine and lead to exciting fast-paced-battles. The sourroundings react to your actions really nicely (things break, explode etc.). Overally Control has a really well made atmosphere with build up suspense, psychological horror elements and firghtening enivorments. But it manages to never get too scary, just the right amount. I really liked the insane attention to details (adding so much additional stuff like very long handwritten texts or forever ongoing voicelines add to the world immersive feeling). The ashtray maze level on its own is a gaming masterpiece, one of the best video game missions ever. The length of the game is just right, for people who really liked it Control even offers two quite good DLCs. In addition to that I have to mention the flawless programming: there is an impressive high quality of effects and physical behaviour of objects, I never encountered bugs or graphical errors. The sheer amount of documents, audio recordings etc. especially the ones that are linked together shows me Remedy really put a lot of effort and love into this game. What I have to criticize is that raytracing looks stunning on the PS5 but feels weird and too irritating since it produces a stutter and blurring when moving the camera. Another minor problem is that enemies are too repetative and mostly the same (except the mold zombies which I think feels like a nice hommage to TLOU). Fighting parts always feel the same wave style, there are no tactical aproaches and only rarely different situations - I wish for the sequel to improve in this aspect. Another improvement for a sequel could be to move the weapon form choosing to the directional buttons of the controller, this would make it possible to choose from more different weapon forms fluently. You find weapon mods and personal mods too often, they really stuff in the inventory and are mostly useless since most are weaker than the ones you already have. The translation of the documents or subtitles into german is sometimes quite poorly, I started with english audio and german texts but soon switched to both english since a lot of the humor or cleverness of the texts is lost in grammatical errors or obvious google translator mistakes. One thing that set me off was that you sometimes instant die when falling off a cliff, this ruines the game flow. Personally I think the ending felt too rushed, it would be better to leave the player a break before the final fight - I was confused and surprised to find myself in the final battle all of the sudden. Overall control is a really outstanding game. It shines with its creativity and innovative ideas. The only big flaws for me are that I personally can't use the raytracing mode because it makes me motion sick and that the enemies get too repetative after some time. Still its very uniqueness and amazing setting, story and world design make it in my opinion a 10/10 masterpiece.… Expand
  8. s14r43r
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    Very good game, but the AMC is way too hard dlc, a lot of enemies and hard boss.
  9. clangor
    Feb 3, 2021
    10
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  10. excelsior99
    Mar 13, 2021
    10
    Such a amazing game, nice graphics, gameplay and history. Got the platinum yesterday playing on PS5. Recommend 100%
  11. YearLongSummer
    Feb 17, 2021
    10
    Fantastic game that doesn't pander to the lowest common denominator. Limited hud, need to use map to navigate, puzzle solving rewards creative thinking. Combined with immersion world building and fun mechanics, this was a great play on ps5!
  12. MHP_Blaster
    Feb 3, 2021
    10
    I didn’t expect this game is this much fun!! A slow action adventure with horror or mystery taste!! I enjoyed the game play and the story and grateful to easy trophy collections!!
  13. Da_Boborb_Ghost
    Feb 3, 2021
    10
    Great game. Looks amazing on PS5. Creepy office with a good headset and dual sense makes you feel like there.
  14. RendyP
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    Best game ever! And the best development studio because they are out of politics! EA, R*, CD Projekt dog shift studios should learn from Remedy!
  15. chambers1708
    Apr 29, 2021
    10
    I love this game. It's a game if you start playing you won't stop. The graphics and story is very interesting. I totally recommend playing this game
  16. Cloudywolf
    Jul 10, 2021
    10
    Descubrí Remedy con este juego y lo jugué sin esperar nada de él, y me sorprendió gratamente, combates frenéticos y divertidos con muchas posibilidades, puzles, exploración y una historia digna del mismísimo David Lynch, una obra maestra.
  17. suntawille707
    Aug 11, 2021
    10
    This game a masterpiece. The longer you play it, , but it is really worth playing it again and understanding it better. One of the best shoot her in recent years!
  18. bkera
    Jan 18, 2022
    10
    Control great game!!!!
  19. Bibikelis
    Aug 28, 2021
    10
    Топчек, ничего не ожидал, дали бесплатно по подписке на пс5, по итогу офигенная игра прошёл на платину!
  20. michaelmaier007
    Jun 25, 2022
    10
    Amazing. A very unique game. You can tell that there went alot of work into this game. Awesome
  21. HonestReviews66
    Feb 12, 2023
    10
    Originally played this on PS4 but had to stop after 3 hours because the performance wasn't up to scratch (frame rate issues). But on PS5 it's great! This game is fantastic. It's a perfect balance of simplicity and depth. Graphics are great, story is good, gameplay is fantastic, character progression (skill tree) is actually meaningful and changes the whole dynamics of the game. Very fun,Originally played this on PS4 but had to stop after 3 hours because the performance wasn't up to scratch (frame rate issues). But on PS5 it's great! This game is fantastic. It's a perfect balance of simplicity and depth. Graphics are great, story is good, gameplay is fantastic, character progression (skill tree) is actually meaningful and changes the whole dynamics of the game. Very fun, very playable. Got the platinum trophy!… Expand
  22. ARbot
    Nov 3, 2021
    9
    На платину потратил 85 часов (часть времени игра была в простое на паузе, это видимо тоже засчитывалось). Сложность 4/10. Игра в целом простая - просто идешь по сюжетке. Кто там мог запутаться в карте? Все понятно, не заблудился. Сражения интересные, игра бросает тебе вызов, постоянно выдумываешь комбинации оружия и способностей под боссов и для некоторых локаций. Почти все ачивкиНа платину потратил 85 часов (часть времени игра была в простое на паузе, это видимо тоже засчитывалось). Сложность 4/10. Игра в целом простая - просто идешь по сюжетке. Кто там мог запутаться в карте? Все понятно, не заблудился. Сражения интересные, игра бросает тебе вызов, постоянно выдумываешь комбинации оружия и способностей под боссов и для некоторых локаций. Почти все ачивки выбиваются к концу прохождения. Только смотрел на ютубе коллекционные предметы, скрытые места и статуэтки кошек - не все нашел самостоятельно. После прохождения добивал в SHUMе трофеи за убийства и контрмеры. Играл на PS5 с настройками 60 fps, включал рейтрейсинг - особого скачка в графике не увидел, поэтому выбрал плавность картинки, так гораздо приятней глазу. Игра понравилась умеренно сложными боями, ретро-сеттингом, сюжетом (записки ничуть не утомляли, наоборот было интересно читать всё). Из минусов - точки контроля не всегда расположены перед решающими сражениями, иногда приходилось долго пробираться до босса через вновь спавнившихся мобов (в отделе Расследований - они расставлены адекватно, это прям удивило). Моя оценка 9/10.… Expand
  23. doncsoo
    Aug 30, 2021
    9
    Amazing graphics, great gameplay elements, and the DualSense features makes Control a perfect must-play next-gen game. I don't really like games with vague plots, I mostly ignore it during gameplay, but should you like mysterious games, it should appeal to you.
  24. tanonero
    Jun 4, 2023
    9
    The gameplay mechanics are precise, and the combat system is thoughtfully crafted. While the map may pose some confusion, the navigation system empowers the player through a sign system that immerses them in the experience. However, the surrealistic undertone may not appeal to those who prefer a more straightforward and linear narrative.
  25. Niftylen
    Jul 18, 2021
    9
    Really enjoyed this game, I can understand the contrasting strong critic reviews with mixed used reviews, it’s definitely not everyone’s cup of tea...

    I really enjoyed the atmosphere and story telling, unlike a lot of user reviews and unlike when I play a lot of other games, I actually enjoyed searching for and reading all of the documents you find, and appreciated the creativity and    Really enjoyed this game, I can understand the contrasting strong critic reviews with mixed used reviews, it’s definitely not everyone’s cup of tea...

    I really enjoyed the atmosphere and story telling, unlike a lot of user reviews and unlike when I play a lot of other games, I actually enjoyed searching for and reading all of the documents you find, and appreciated the creativity and effort that was put into this kind of world building (even if a little derivative of the SCP genre).

    I think the game is a slow burn, the first few hours are quite slow going and you feel underpowered and fragile, which is quite welcome actually compared to many games that are too easy. From reading some of the lower scored reviews, it seems many did not get past these first few hours or first half, which is sadly when things really pick up in terms of building Jesse’s repertoire for combat and utilising it.

    I actually had a lot of fun upgrading weapons, using interesting mod combinations to create my own whacky, powerful and gorgeously exposed combat moments.

    Graphically it looks great, albeit on the margins of Ps4 and Ps5-gen, and I personally really enjoy the design choices of the games environments. But then again I’m from London and appreciate Brutalist architecture, which is either loved or hated in real life, again explaining mixed reviews.

    I do agree with the criticisms of the map, which was a big mistake, though I didn’t find it nearly as bad as some, still not using guides to find objectives etc. In fact I loved the exploration in this game, particularly as it is expanded as Jesse’s powers grow. Exploring every nook and cranny leads to some amazing, sometimes creepy, sometimes hilarious, sometimes both, discoveries around the Bureau. All of which were admirably hand crafted by the developers knowing full well they may not be seen by most players.

    The storytelling and characters are self aware and tongue firmly in cheek with how hammy and goofy it can be, whilst still maintaining a creepy tone, and keeping the stakes high throughout. A lot of care again was put into the real life acting sections and creating a whole kids puppet show.

    This is one game I will carry as a favourite of mine from the end/start to a generation, however I wouldn’t recommend to all unless it’s your jam!    … Expand
  26. DKLARZEN
    Jun 13, 2021
    9
    Game world and mechanics are out of this world. Graphics feels and seems very next-gen even though this game is an older title. Amazing port with some small hiccups.
  27. Bakoluk
    Aug 31, 2021
    9
    Graphics 8/10
    Playability 9/10
    Entertainment 9/10
    DualSense: 7/10
    Overall 9/10
  28. Przemun1304
    Feb 5, 2021
    9
    Control is really awesome game. The atmosphere in the building is fantastic and makes me I don't want to stop playing. Very good graphics and great gameplay as well.
    I'm in the middle of my trip and love to wait what is gonna be next.
    Strongly reccomended to PS5 owners.
  29. Luahanseng
    Mar 21, 2021
    9
    Control feels like a new genre and a masterpiece on its own. Its physics is revolutionary, and what can i say about the Polaris part it is breathtakingly new experience specially on a PS5. And the rest i never felt short change. Overall i am not a big fan and overly excited about its concept but for those who are a fan, you are in for a treat. It is not a Triple A game though, but theControl feels like a new genre and a masterpiece on its own. Its physics is revolutionary, and what can i say about the Polaris part it is breathtakingly new experience specially on a PS5. And the rest i never felt short change. Overall i am not a big fan and overly excited about its concept but for those who are a fan, you are in for a treat. It is not a Triple A game though, but the notable stuff they did in the game could be a jumpstart as influencial for future games. Story - 6.5/10
    Graphics - 9.5/10
    Gameplay - 9.5/10
    Sound - 9/10
    Replay Value - 10/10
    Progression System - 7.5/10    … Expand
  30. Cloudy83
    Mar 1, 2021
    9
    Gran juego de acción, buena jugabilidad , muy divertido. En PS4 va regular respecto a la carga de texturas y los FPS, pero sigue siendo un buen juego. En PS5 me imagino que irá mucho mejor.
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85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 27
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  1. PSX Extreme
    Oct 4, 2023
    86
    By combining elements of Neo-Noir, urban fantasy, and conspiracy theory science fiction, Remedy’s Control offers a lot for anyone looking for a piece of medium with a good dollop of old and experimental game mechanics mixed with fun combat and a great story. While the combat could use a little tweaking, there’s no denying how much the folks over at Remedy value and respect the lore and characters they’ve created. Here’s hoping the sequel improves upon this foundation and gives us something truly amazing.
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  2. CD-Action
    Oct 12, 2021
    85
    My first experience with Control was underwhelming due to my base PS4 not being powerful enough to do this great game justice. Now I wish I waited for the next-gen version. The Ultimate Edition finally looks and runs as it should (however, if you want ray tracing, you’ll have to accept 30 FPS) and also offers two expansions that tie the story to Alan Wake. [04/2021, p.34]
  3. Cubed3
    Jun 22, 2021
    80
    Control is an amazing experience that is befitting of the next gen consoles. It has killer Ray Tracing features, unfortunately hampered by their implementation, and a rock solid performance mode which feels amazing. The truly twisted dystopian world of the FBC is one that will persist in player's memories for a long time with its strange otherworldly places, alongside its humanising story. Highly recommended to all PlayStation 5 owners looking for an action-adventure with some real depth and fun combat!
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