CONTROL Ultimate Edition

[h1]6.8/10[/h1] [u][h2]Control[/h2][/u] [b] <Best of TPS/shooty-shooty-bang> [/b] +++++ [b]Destructible Environments[/b]: Northlight engine is exquisite. Vast amount of physics objects, destructible foundations, dynamic light sources is staggering. And with the level design focusing on it, this is easily the best part of the game. All with good performance on PC. Couldn't say the same if they've used Unreal. ++++ [b]The Oldest House[/b]: The most important character in the game is the environment itself. The game goes hard on its level design, being inspired by brutalism and surrealism without sacrificing believability. Usually non-eucladian structures like these are used as a excuse to not care about consistency yet in this metroidvania-like game, the map and levels stuck in my head from start to finish. +++ [b]Combat and Difficulty[/b]: The game was a power fantasy (it's not hard) without being boring throughout the playthrough. I especially liked the "expeditions", testing the combat's limit. This couldn't happen with a healthy dose of different enemy types. All of the strengths of this game hinges on gameplay and abilities being fun, and it is. + [b]<THE BOARD>[/b]: <It is obligatory/cool as ♥♥♥♥>. - [b]Too much lore[/b]: Most of the notes you'll find are about the minutiae of Federal Bureau of Control. There are some fun ideas in there but when they find a paranormal activity, they make it a point to at least have 3 different pages about it with the same information. If you like SCP, you'll feel right at home. I just wish they edited down to like -30%. -- [b]Slow Plot[/b]: The entire plot can be summed as the protaganist coming the terms with being the director. But that's it, i can't tell you what are the turning points in her journey because nothing that happens in the game connects as a larger story. We also had a story about our origin which doesn't go anywhere. -- [b]Jesse and most of the cast[/b]: Related to the plot, i didn't connect with any of the characters in the story, human ones anyway. Jesse feels like a nothing character and the game focusing so much on story so this hurts extra bad. This suprises me because every character in max payne was memorable and written in a manner Remedy couldn't replicate since. --- [b]AAA design staples[/b]: This game didn't need filler sidequests, pointless crafting, timed missions or item rankings. But it does have them. Whenever i come across these it feels like designers are treating me like a pavlovian dog. Sucks out the joy. [u]Other Thoughts[/u] *DLCs are not that good. If the main game is a 6, they are 5. *Try using dx11 if you are having pop up issues like i did. It fixed for me.

Control's Ultimate Edition combat is repetitive, yet very enjoyable; the story is a mess, yet somehow manages to keep you want to learn more; the graphic engine needs plenty of work, yet the visuals are fantastic. Fascinating masterpiece and disappointing. A game that feels short yet somehow also feels like it overstayed its welcome overall, Control Ultimate Edition is an incredible experience that amazed me with its atmosphere and gameplay, while still having some disappointing aspects.

强烈推荐！独特的新怪谈世界观，念动力战斗手感爽快，整体游戏体验极佳。缺点是地图与任务指引比较模糊，需要自己多探索。实测Mac mini M4游玩流畅，优化表现超出预期，Mac平台值得一试。

ЧЁ ЗА БАГАНАЯ ♥♥♥♥♥

(Will write a review later.)

整體來說很喜歡這個世界觀，好奇那些普通人特工薪水是多少?工作內容死亡率超高耶，真心覺得佩服他們勇於冒險的心。 遊戲中有很多任務外的隱藏地區、隱藏謎題和可打破的牆壁，非常有趣，不得不說關於時鐘的隱藏任務不看網路答案根本過不了，看了網路講如何推敲出答案也還是覺得太難了，真的有人可不靠攻略自己解開嗎?? DLC構成區收集全收集品成就明明都拿齊了，steam的那個成就計數就是一直少1個，浪費超多小時比對網路攻略裡的所有收集品確認再確認，氣一個關遊戲，就跳出得到成就了，真是可惡，不過最終拿到全成就還是很開心。

Lindississimo