Control - supernatural third person action-adventure from Remedy

[kangaxx]

It isn't fully David Lynch, but the whole thing is kind of ethereal/dream-like/surreal from the word "go". The way the characters talk to each other is strange considering the events of the game, for example. I never played Alan Wake to compare though.

 

[JDR13]

I heard it's more of an X-Files vibe, but I haven't played it myself.

As for their other games, I loved Max Payne but found Alan Wake boring and derivative. Is Quantum Break any good?

 

[kangaxx]

Elements of X-Files I suppose, but I think that's pushing it. This is more surreal and nightmarish.

 

[orcinator]

Finished the main quest in AWE.
They didn't bother sending you to the town from Alan Wake, instead you get the same concrete office/industrial environments (but there's a mock-up of a side of a barn in the boss fight).
Pretty boring overall, the light gimmick doesn't get used in any clever way and the only new enemy is the Hartman boss (who shoots homing projectiles that made me remember I had a shield power)
There's a couple side missions, wonder if it follows the pattern of the base game where they're better than the mandatory content.

 

[DalekFlay]

DRM-free

It already was on Epic.

 

[orcinator]

Elements of X-Files I suppose, but I think that's pushing it. This is more surreal and nightmarish.

It's SCP but without the part where you interact with the weird shit in any interesting manner besides a couple instances where an SCP is a boss you have to shoot (and that one luck puzzle I missed out on, I guess).

 

[garren]

I wish Remedy would stop this supernatural crap that's been plaguing their games for a while now, just go back to straight up shooters like max payne.

 

[orcinator]

I wish Remedy would stop this supernatural crap that's been plaguing their games for a while now, just go back to straight up shooters like max payne.

Too bad, this DLC basically confirmed Alan Wake 2 (Christ, why would you do this?)

 

[Sarkile]

Since the game recently came to PC, is it worth the purchase with the 20% sale? Or wait for a better one?

 

[kangaxx]

Since the game recently came to PC, is it worth the purchase with the 20% sale? Or wait for a better one?

So far I'd say so, it comes with the DLCs as well on Steam. Part of the answer to the question is "do you have ray tracing now or are you planning to get it at some point?" If the latter then I'd wait until then to play it... it makes quite a big impact on the graphics.

 

[orcinator]

Since the game recently came to PC, is it worth the purchase with the 20% sale? Or wait for a better one?

It's always been on PC.
I wouldn't bother with this DLC though. (Or the game, really)

 

[boobio]

Guys don't play it it's made by vagina people.

 

[Morgoth]

TL;DR

Main game is worth a playthrough; expansions are low effort waste.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Guys don't play it it's made by vagina people.

So Sam Lake didn't work on this?

Lmao what.

 

[J_C]

Guys don't play it it's made by vagina people.

So Sam Lake didn't work on this?

Lmao what.

Credits:
Concept by Mikael Kasurinen, Sami Järvi (credited as Sam Lake)
Story By Sami Järvi (credited as Sam Lake)
Lead Writer Sami Järvi (credited as Sam Lake)

 

[Lyric Suite]

Ha ok. So i wonder what those wombyn are for.

 

[1451]

The game is available for free.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Ha ok. So i wonder what those wombyn are for.

hr department

 

[J_C]

Ha ok. So i wonder what those wombyn are for.

Diversity quote.

 

[Lyric Suite]

The game is available for free.

Where.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

The game is available for free.

Where.

codex version

 

[DalekFlay]

Since it had zero DRM on Epic I'm sure that version was available a year ago.

 

[orcinator]

Having finished the side quests (we got two find the dot to press F at quests and one simple puzze quest) I can say with certainty that the Alan Wake DLC is fittingly shit.

 

[Nifft Batuff]

I wish Remedy would stop this supernatural crap that's been plaguing their games for a while now, just go back to straight up shooters like max payne.

Max Payne? The game where you have magic power to stop the time?

 

[J1M]

I heard it's more of an X-Files vibe, but I haven't played it myself.

As for their other games, I loved Max Payne but found Alan Wake boring and derivative. Is Quantum Break any good?

I finished Quantum Break. Can't say that about Alan Wake or Control.

It helped that Quantum Break has short TV episodes meant to be watched between chapters. They weren't amazing, but it helped inject some variety. Also helped that the lead actors were significantly better.