It was also on sale on PC, I've been getting lost in it. It's amazing. It makes me wonder if I should be playing Alan Wake as well. I once got Alan Wake II with my GPU but I sold it
Alan Wake 2 is the direct sequel to both Alan Wake and Control so you should definitely get it if you liked Control. There is also a Control-centric expansion for AW2 just as there was an Alan Wake expansion for Control.
I recently played through both Alan Wakes and Control with all the expansions and it's an AWEsome experience on par with playing through the Mass Efect trilogy IMO.
I would say however that despite all three being extremely good games, the gameplay of Control is vastly different from the other two, so be aware of that.
A long time back I got this game for free from the epic game store, it totally blew my mind. The world this game exists in is so well developed, I think the setting is my favorite character. I loved the panopticon, I loved offices covered in insane sticky notes, I of course loved the ashtray maze, oh my God that was freaking awesome.
I have both Epic and GOG copies from two different free offers and played it a bunch, but could never finish it. I enjoy the atmosphere and the story, but the fights got repetitive and difficult (not in a good way). I stopped at some boss fight, then later decided to pick it up again and eventually stopped at another artificial roadblock.
I'm pretty sure I own it in on four different storefronts and I've never paid for it. It's a lot of fun but I stopped playing before I got to fly. I don't remember why.
I don't necessarily mean that as a bad thing - at least some of what you repeat (picking up shit and throwing it around telekinetically) is a lot of fun, IMO.
I enjoyed it through the end and the DLCs too, but I could also understand why people might get tired of the game before beating it.
This game bugged me, it totally missed the SCP vibe for me and it put me off. I also found the combat pretty boring.
I always liked the way that SCP is about a bureaucratic organisation trying to control and contain these supernatural entities. In Control they live inside an entity and literally let one control the organisation. That just seems so anti-SCP to me.
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Vinny_93@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 349d
It was also on sale on PC, I've been getting lost in it. It's amazing. It makes me wonder if I should be playing Alan Wake as well. I once got Alan Wake II with my GPU but I sold it
CitizenKong@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 349d
Alan Wake 2 is the direct sequel to both Alan Wake and Control so you should definitely get it if you liked Control. There is also a Control-centric expansion for AW2 just as there was an Alan Wake expansion for Control.
I recently played through both Alan Wakes and Control with all the expansions and it's an AWEsome experience on par with playing through the Mass Efect trilogy IMO.
janewaydidnothingwrong@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 349d
I would say however that despite all three being extremely good games, the gameplay of Control is vastly different from the other two, so be aware of that.
HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 349d
I haven't played those. I think I'll give it a go when I finish this
CitizenKong@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 349d
There is even a chapter of one of the two expansions where Jessie returns, in a prequel of sorts to Control.
miseducator@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 349d
Yeah, Control rules! I thought the enemy variety was a bit lacking, but other than that, it was a blast.
HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 349d
The controls are fantastic & it gives me nostalgic feelings for when I played second sight on GameCube.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 349d
It keeps getting better too as you gain more powers.
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 349d
A long time back I got this game for free from the epic game store, it totally blew my mind. The world this game exists in is so well developed, I think the setting is my favorite character. I loved the panopticon, I loved offices covered in insane sticky notes, I of course loved the ashtray maze, oh my God that was freaking awesome.
This game is something special.
ogeist@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 349d
When you reach the maze, get your headphones. It's an awesome experience.
HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 349d
I'll have to find some plug-ins!
stringere@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 348d
They're not lying. Ash tray maze is one of the best levels in any game.
Tigeroovy@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 348d
TAKE. CONTROL.
ogeist@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 348d
Garbagio@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 349d
LolcatXTREME@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 349d
it’s Control
lunarul@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 348d
I have both Epic and GOG copies from two different free offers and played it a bunch, but could never finish it. I enjoy the atmosphere and the story, but the fights got repetitive and difficult (not in a good way). I stopped at some boss fight, then later decided to pick it up again and eventually stopped at another artificial roadblock.
lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 349d
Looking forward to Control 2.
MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 349d
It really is. A lot of Remedy’s stuff I’ve had fun with, but CONTROL was definitely one of their greatest works
janewaydidnothingwrong@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 349d
Remedy nails it every time!
tynansdtm@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 349d
I'm pretty sure I own it in on four different storefronts and I've never paid for it. It's a lot of fun but I stopped playing before I got to fly. I don't remember why.
dvlsg@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 349d
It's pretty repetitive.
I don't necessarily mean that as a bad thing - at least some of what you repeat (picking up shit and throwing it around telekinetically) is a lot of fun, IMO.
I enjoyed it through the end and the DLCs too, but I could also understand why people might get tired of the game before beating it.
HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 349d
Once I could yeet chunks of the building at people & OBLITERATE them & watch their bodies flail & crumple, I knew this was my kind of game.
stringere@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 348d
It would be amazing if they add the enemy AI teamwork from Force Unleashed to Control 2. Enemies would cling to one another and try saving eachother.
twinnie@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 349d
This game bugged me, it totally missed the SCP vibe for me and it put me off. I also found the combat pretty boring.
I always liked the way that SCP is about a bureaucratic organisation trying to control and contain these supernatural entities. In Control they live inside an entity and literally let one control the organisation. That just seems so anti-SCP to me.
HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 349d
What is scp?
kelpie_returns@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 349d
frongt@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 349d
Most of the quality is below even amateur level. Like middle school level writing.
kelpie_returns@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 349d
dukemirage@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 349d
Maybe because they didn’t actually made a game about SCP.
Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 348d
On sale on GOG for like $5 for the ultimate edition.