Control

Played
winter 2022
Status
completed
Link
steam
Table of Contents

    ⚠️ Spoiler Alert

    No story spoilers, but this post contains screenshots of the game, and I recommend not looking at them if you plan on playing it because the visuals are wonderful to discover for yourself.

    replay (march 2025, ongoing)

    • I want to experiment more with buildcrafting and improving combat…I think last time I leaned a lot on Shatter

    first playthrough (2022)

    finished main story

    Incredible visuals, mysterious and spooky atmosphere, fun abilities, interesting lore. Highly recommend.

    I am…not good at the combat, but it never felt Too Difficult to complete. There’s an assist mode to lower the difficulty, which I might switch on for the post-game content that I do find quite challenging.

    The main story is still confusing and I don’t quite get it, but I think it’s meant to be that way.

    upon starting

    I started this knowing next to nothing about it, except that it’s good. The atmosphere is spooky, the plot and setting are intriguing, and I’m excited to discover more. I’m also very glad that my many hours of Destiny have made me confident in my shooting ability.

    screenshots

    Control has a photo mode, which is great because there are so many stunning visuals in the game.

    replay

    Looking down a dark hallway, where there are 3 floating bodies at the end of it, bathed in vivid red light.
    The player stands at the end of a huge long hallway. There are large concrete blocks floating around, and at the far end sits a carousel horse.
    The player stands on a walkway in the middle of a room, or an abyss. Across a chasm is a tall doorway, unreachable. In the distance are similar walkways that reach their respective doorways.

    first playthrough

    A blue-lit quarry with a dark and mysterious sky.
    the quarry.
    Looking down a long, twisted hallway with floating blocks.
    the twisted passage.
    A twisted pathway, like looking down many rotated square frames.
    the prime candidate program.
    A wall of plants amid grey concrete.
    the setting is a brutalist government building, which makes the plant accents stand out. Also, what a gorgeous shade of green.
    The player looking at a mirror version of herself, standing in a red-lit room.
    the mirror dimension. The lighting throughout the game is incredible.