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Control |OT| The power of the gun 'n' the palm of your hand
That may be your preference but I highly doubt you would be incapable of loving something that flies in the face of this preference.
SUPER
HOT
SUPER
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HotPocket69
Banned
Tomorrow
From the introductory bit I watched, Jesse already has some history with the FBI and the kind of anamolous events seen in the game — relating to her brother. So to me it seems like the overarching story is kind of unending battle between order and corruption/chaos, in which Jesse is a permanent and unwitting participant.
I agree that weirdness for the sake of weirdness achieves little. However I think weirdness that reflects a breakdown in our understanding of reality is interesting. For me, series like Twin Peaks or even Alan Wake are on the right side of that line. They are often highly surreal and unsettling without being completely incomprehensible. As if they lie just on the edge of comprehension.
Mista
Banned
Yeah sponsored streams. If anyone is interested in the game I advice not watching those streams
Mista
Banned
Preloaded and ready too! Let’s go lads!We on the preload bois!!
HotPocket69
Banned
Seems like a pretty easy Platinum
www.exophase.com
Can’t wait for tonight!
Control Achievements - Xbox One
Achievements, guides, leaderboards, and discussion forums for Control
Can’t wait for tonight!
Insane Metal
Member
Reviews?
Jill Valentine
Member
His disclaimer comes at the end of the video. His favourite games are Final Fantasy VIII, Alan Wake and Bioshock, but that's pretty much it right now.
Hostile_18
Banned
It's 1pm UK time and the game is out tomorrow. It's a short single player game, and no multiplayer... yet one YouTube review. Between this and the higher up selling shares it's not giving a good impression at all regardless of the quality of the final product lol.
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Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
Control тест GPU/CPU | Action / FPS / TPS | Тест GPU
Control — это фантастический экшен от Remedy. Его события разворачиваются в некоем секретном агентстве, что распо
Performance is a POS on PC. They literally did nothing to optimise their engine after Quantum Break. And DX12 performance is also POS, just like in Quantum Break. And just like I've predicted after testing Quantum Break on my new Z390 build, 1080Ti requirement were for 1080p 60 all maxed (except RTX). 1440p is not an option untill there'l be $400-500 GPU with performance of 2080Ti or better.
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mejin
Member
Control Reviews
Control is one of the most unique game releases of 2019, but its solid gameplay, engaging narrative and stellar world design make it an absolute delight to play.
opencritic.com
Control Reviews
After a secretive agency in New York is invaded by an otherworldly threat, you become the new Director struggling to regain Control in this supernatural 3rd person action-adventure from Remedy Entertainment and 505 Games
www.metacritic.com
holy shit, much better than I expected.
HotPocket69
Banned
Easy Allies gave it a 9
Reviews seem super solid so far
Only bummer is the map isn't as good as expected, but whatevs. Im usually pretty OCD about backtracking everywhere anyway.
Reviews seem super solid so far
Only bummer is the map isn't as good as expected, but whatevs. Im usually pretty OCD about backtracking everywhere anyway.
GHG
Member
Control тест GPU/CPU | Action / FPS / TPS | Тест GPU
Control — это фантастический экшен от Remedy. Его события разворачиваются в некоем секретном агентстве, что распоgamegpu.com
Performance is a POS on PC. They literally did nothing to optimise their engine after Quantum Break. And DX12 performance is also POS, just like in Quantum Break. And just like I've predicted after testing Quantum Break on my new Z390 build, 1080Ti requirement were for 1080p 60 all maxed (except RTX). 1440p is not an option untill there'l be $400-500 GPU with performance of 2080Ti or better.
This is my biggest issue with Remedy's games. Why does it have to be like this...
I'll hold off buying until they fix the performance and I have an RTX card.
Reviews are much better than I expected so it's great news on that front. Looking forward to playing it eventually.
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HotPocket69
Banned
ClanOfNone
Member
Control тест GPU/CPU | Action / FPS / TPS | Тест GPU
Control — это фантастический экшен от Remedy. Его события разворачиваются в некоем секретном агентстве, что распо
Performance is a POS on PC. They literally did nothing to optimise their engine after Quantum Break. And DX12 performance is also POS, just like in Quantum Break. And just like I've predicted after testing Quantum Break on my new Z390 build, 1080Ti requirement were for 1080p 60 all maxed (except RTX). 1440p is not an option untill there'l be $400-500 GPU with performance of 2080Ti or better.
whelp, guess I'll go the Pro route.
Elder Legend
Banned
Here are a couple of other sites reviews I've stumbled upon on N4G.
IGN - 8.8 https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/08/26/control-review-2
Gaming Instincts - 8/10
www.gaminginstincts.com
Noobsfeed - 90/100
www.noobfeed.com
Gaminglyf - 8.0
n4g.com
Since the embargo is now up. I'll say that if you enjoy a good 3rd person action with impressive visual effects and interesting storytelling and cool concepts then I highly recommend it. Biggest issue I have with this game is the performance but that about it.
IGN - 8.8 https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/08/26/control-review-2
Gaming Instincts - 8/10
Control Anything But Natural Final Verdict | Gaming Instincts
Remedy's newest game Control is out and is full of supernatural beings, crazy powers, and a mysterious story. We'll give you our Final Verdict here.
www.gaminginstincts.com
Noobsfeed - 90/100
Control Review | NoobFeed
Control carries the tone and atmosphere fans of Remedy Entertainment titles love, and it will make newcomers fans of the developer as well.
Gaminglyf - 8.0
Control Review - Remedy's best gameplay since Max Payne? - Gaming LYF
Remedy have made some fantastic games over the years, from the groundbreaking slo-mo gunplay of Max Payne, to the superbly atmospheric Alan Wake. Control undoubtedly offers the studio's most enjoyable gameplay they've built since the glory days of Max Payne, but lacks that cult-hit identity of...
n4g.com
Since the embargo is now up. I'll say that if you enjoy a good 3rd person action with impressive visual effects and interesting storytelling and cool concepts then I highly recommend it. Biggest issue I have with this game is the performance but that about it.
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Insane Metal
Member
82 MC, not incredible but a solid game.
HotPocket69
Banned
Glad you're here to give us the lowdown
IbizaPocholo
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cormack12
Gold Member
The only thing I have a slight question mark over is the rooms seem 'large' and empty except for little pockets of enemies. Is that the case all the way through? Massive open office environments?
nowhat
Member
The reviews seem good enough, caved in and ordered from PSN (about 6 and a half hours to go until it unlocks here). And besides, I like to support the local studios (unless they're Rovio or Supercell).
24.45GB seems quite tiny for an AAA game though. Not that I'm necessarily complaining though, my SSD is full enough as it is.
24.45GB seems quite tiny for an AAA game though. Not that I'm necessarily complaining though, my SSD is full enough as it is.
I dont' want to offense anyone but I'm reading a lot of uncertainty in the lower rate reviews. Near the end of the Game I don't see how this could be rated less than 80%. But well, feel free to reduce the game to the subjective number some people feel comfortable with.
If you like SciFi, Mystery and ever wanted to play a game with X-Files feeling, you are right. Yes, the game has less story sequences than older Remedy games. The animations are clunkier than in Quantum Break and there are some minor bugs. Performance issues on consoles have to be patched out and this game needs HDR! But to be honest, the biggest issue of the past games - mediocre gameplay - was enhanced greatly. Control feels good, plays nice and makes a lot of fun.
It isn't perfect but far away from "solid". For me one of the best games I played the last years. And well, that's the point any review still stays a subjective opinion. No more or less.
C
Contica
Unconfirmed Member
Nothing feels empty, in large part because your reach is huge. Enemies come in many forms and from everywhere, both vertically and horisontally, and the way the appear is pretty organic. It doesn't feel like the same fight over again, every one ends up being rather unique because some shit might happen.
The biggest areas were some of the best ones since it gave me great oportunities to just jump into the air to glide away and catch my breath, and then literally dive back in armed with slabs of concrete to pummel the enemies.
Bryank75
Banned
Interesting, what country are you in?
Dr.D00p
Member
I'd really like to get this as a workout for my 2080 but I just know I won't be happy running it at 1080p on my 4K monitor just to have a chance of hitting 60fp. TBH, I'd rather wait until I've upgraded to the next gen of cards to do it justice and not to mention the game will be on sale, cheap as chips by then.
The Cockatrice
I'm retarded?
30 fps with rtx on on a 2080 at 1440p? I mean, I know most shill reviews don;t take performance into consideration but that is straight up bullshit. I had twice the performance in Metro Exodus lmao. No wonder they went with Epic, steam reviews would've destroyed the game for this performance.
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SALMORE
Member
Bahrain
Ulysses 31
Member
Are those games doing the same things in-game?
Bryank75
Banned
I thought they loved third person shooters in the ME!
They didn’t have any marketing or anything for it here in Ireland either though.....
SALMORE
Member
Only the realistic ones like Uncharted & Tomb Raider
cormack12
Gold Member
Can't preload on Epic sadly.
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Ogbert
Member
Well, that's a bit shit.
HotPocket69
Banned
Yeah that map sounds like a real bummer. Figures as it was shoved in there last minute.
cormack12
Gold Member
Whats weird is that it does support file preloading but they wouldnt do it for BL3 because it was too large scale....
Bryank75
Banned
It would be awesome if they could update it with the dlc.
HotPocket69
Banned
Yeah hopefully they do some additional work on it with patches. I was a fool for thinking and hoping it was going to be similar to something like the map systems in Doom 2016 or Metroid Prime.
nowhat
Member
Summarizes Epic Games Store pretty well, don't you think?
Ars Technica's review is glowing - and it looks like RTX has finally a killer app. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019...-best-game-yet-and-a-ray-tracing-masterpiece/
(I though Metro Exodus already justifies RTX cards by itself, but Control seems to be much, much better)
(I though Metro Exodus already justifies RTX cards by itself, but Control seems to be much, much better)
logicslayer
Member
Lucky. I went physical as I had a deal at Amazon. Can't complain, it was only $37.