Control Reviews
Control is a pretty impressive third-person action romp that’s held up by a far-out story, strong visuals/audio, and a reliance on telekinetic powers that make combat and exploration all the more interesting.
For the most part, Control is a resounding success.
Despite its confusing story, Control is a great action adventure game with a varied gameplay. The idea of a weapon being used for all functions, combined with all of Jesse's psychic powers, makes combat work very well. The simplified "metroidvania" style is also very good, making Control to be not so linear.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Control offers some of the best combat from Remedy, balancing supernatural abilities with a handy service weapon. Its non-linear twisted levels, populated with varied Hiss enemies, make for an appealing supernatural world. With a better protagonist and some fine-tuning, it could have been truly extraordinary.
Control is truly unforgettable with loads of ways to play, terrific acting, lots to explore, satisfying gunplay and abilities, and a spectacular world and story to experience.
Control never gets boring, and its scattered case files made the detective work even more appealing than its good combat system.
Review in German | Read full review
Remedy Entertainment has delivered their best game to date with Control — the perfect balance between innovative storytelling and solid gameplay, set in one of the most fascinatingly bizarre game worlds in recent memory.
Review in German | Read full review
Control showcases the importance of level design and immersive gameplay, comparable to major productions. The game evolves as you play, offering surprises and secrets that drive continuous exploration. Highly recommended.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Although it’s certainly weird and has a story that leaves you in the dark, slowly piecing together what on Earth is going on, when it all comes together, Control offers a really satisfying and enjoyable game. It’s world and characters are complex and like the game’s story, hide some very interesting things below the surface. If you’re a fan of mystery stories, or ever dreamed of being part of the X-Men you’re going to really enjoy what Remedy have done with Control.
This game is not as good as perhaps expected. Level design is poor, the main character is not very interesting and the Metroidvania-way of exploring is maybe too difficult. However, the game gets a bit better in the end.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
Is Control Remedy's apex moment? No. Is it their best game yet? I don't think so, but I wouldn't scream at you if you thought it was. Control's story and world-building, its thematic cohesiveness is better than anything out of Remedy yet, which is saying a lot. Unfortunately, Control has some blemishes, most of which aren't very distracting, but when you couple it with some considerable performance issues it adds up and saps a little bit of that specialness.
Control is undoubtedly the most ambitious video game ever made by Remedy. The Finnish software house did not want to give life to a story for its own sake, but to a universe that can grow, mature and become something important in the videogame scene over time.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Control is a great game with cool gameplay, interesting concepts, and a sequel looks imminent.
Control can be summed up as a psychedelic trip through a labyrinth full of mysteries. Its psychic abilities and gunplay work in tandem to create enjoyable and creative combat encounters. While short on replay value, the experience is fun while it lasts. Physics-based gameplay could be the future, and Control gives us a glimpse at it.
Control is a deep game and very well thought out, although it may remind us a bit of Beyond Two Souls, is much more adult and global and the whole background is perfectly explained within the game. It mixes action and story so well there will be no room for boredom.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Sometimes we are left with the feeling that the action is a bit too much in relation to what suits the subject and that the solving of mysteries is not as significant in the universe that Remedy has created.
Review in Greek | Read full review
Control is a game that really fired on all cylinders for me. I’ve grown tired of the narrative space that so many third-person action games operate in, but this is a world and story I just want more of. By combining that with combat that encouraged me to fight aggressively and strategically, Control shot to the top of my favorite games of 2019. I feel this is Remedy’s best work, and some of the best weird fiction ever produced in games.