CONTROL Resonant

[FourWheelDrift]

6 years after the first Control, a sequel.

[Flat6er]

Dont flame me for this, but I tried twice to get into the first one.

Got about 6 or 7 hours in and just got tired of it.

What was i missing? It should have appealed to my taste, just didn't suck me in.

Is it worth another crack, before the sequel?

[Wayoftheflower]

That setting looks amazing. Not sure about the animesque giant hammer melee weapon shown though.

I enjoyed the first for its Xfiles vibe and after initial frustration I really got into the combat with the modular gun.

I'm a sucker for psionics too, so blasting away a boss while levitating then throwing up a shield for its counterattack was a lot of fun.

[Lucas Ayde]

The trailer looks amazing and it looks like they have really expanded the horizons of the game's story and setting rather than just doing what could pass for a large DLC.

The new combat did look just a little DMC-ish though, not necessarily a bad thing. I loved the original so definitely will be getting this.

[FourWheelDrift]

I don't think that large hammer will be a standard weapon, looks to be in a specific area/special power moment.

[toastyhamster]

One of my kids mentioned this to me earlier this week but I'd not seen the trailer until now. I greatly enjoyed the first one, one of the later game sections is one of my favourite ever, will definitely be buying this when it arrives.

[Lucas Ayde]

Flat6er said:

Dont flame me for this, but I tried twice to get into the first one.

Got about 6 or 7 hours in and just got tired of it.

What was i missing? It should have appealed to my taste, just didn't suck me in.

Is it worth another crack, before the sequel?

For me I loved the whole atmosphere and the weird SCP/backrooms type vibe of the gameworld. The architecture of 'The Oldest House' really grabbed me. The combat was fun too - awesome character powers but pretty accesible and made for fluid battles.

I didn't think I would like it as it seemed to just be a tech-demo for RTX cards whenever I would see it mentioned, and avoided it - but it just hooked me in when I finally started playing it (got it in a Humble Bundle). Bought, completed and enjoyed both the DLCs too.

[Slothly]

Just to mention that the original Control with DLC is currently available for only £3.49 on the PlayStation store for the next few days.

Having seen the trailer for 5he new one here I figured I'd give the first a go and was pleasantly surprised to find it so cheaply.