Control Resonant Review

Key Points:

• Control Resonant marks a significant shift from the original Control's metroidvania-style shooter to an open-world stylish-action game, focusing more on character-driven storytelling through Dylan Faden, Jesse Faden’s brother.
• The game features fast-paced, melee-centric combat with Dylan’s transforming weapon, the Aberrant, offering customizable combos and abilities, though some boss fights suffer from repetitive, attrition-based design and occasional camera issues.
• Its standout feature is the mind-bending, gravity-defying open-world design set in a distorted New York City, blending Control’s signature surreal environments with innovative level design that enhances exploration and combat.
• While the narrative is more straightforward than the original, it deepens the Control universe by exploring Dylan’s personal struggles and expanding on paranormal lore, delivering memorable story moments and effective world-building.
• Despite some pacing and storytelling shortcomings, Control Resonant successfully balances its RPG elements, challenging combat, and immersive atmosphere, making it a bold and conceptually consistent addition to Remedy’s portfolio.