Control

83 / 100ShooterAdventureAugust 27, 2019

Control is a third-person action-adventure game set in the Federal Bureau of Control, a secretive U.S. government agency that studies paranormal phenomena. Players control Jesse Faden, who arrives at the Bureau's headquarters, the Oldest House, to find it invaded by a hostile force called the Hiss. Gameplay combines supernatural abilities with a shape-shifting firearm, and the environment is reactive and destructible.

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Control ResonantRemedy EntertainmentAction RPG

Control Resonant Launches to Rave Reviews and a Touching Lynch Tribute

Remedy Entertainment's long-awaited open-world action-RPG Control Resonant is officially out, and early reviews are painting it as one of the studio's finest achievements. Critics have praised the game for pushing the mind-bending design philosophy of the original Control to new extremes, with Rock Paper Shotgun calling it "a superbly strange action-RPG that'll make you feel tiny and godly at once," and PCGamesN going further still, declaring it a flat-out "masterpiece" and a "kaleidoscopic ode to creativity." Eurogamer also weighed in positively, highlighting the game's signature surreal atmosphere, while the broader critical consensus suggests Remedy has delivered something genuinely singular in the action-RPG space.

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Control ResonantRemedy EntertainmentAction-Adventure

Control Resonant's Campaign Will Run 30 Hours, Up to 50 for Completionists

Remedy Entertainment has pulled back the curtain on Control Resonant's scope, confirming that the game's main story will take players roughly 30 hours to complete. Those looking to see and do everything the game has to offer can expect that figure to climb to around 50 hours, making it a considerably larger undertaking than its predecessor.

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