Control Ultimate Edition

Forget about the astonishing graphics and the ray-tracing implementation, because control is way more than that. The setting is amazing, the oldest house will never stop to reward your curiosity, and there are secrets everywhere just waiting to be discovered. The gameplay is really funny, during fighting various approaches are possible and all are well-balanced; the enemies are never too weak and they keep offering a good challenge from the beginning to the end. The story, in my opinion, is really well-written and well-told, with the right mix of dialogues and readable elements. The main character, Jesse Faden, is really charismatic, and she is supported by very interesting characters. Honestly one of the best games i've played recently!

Like everybody said this game is similar to Max Payne and Alan Wake, but ironically one of its weakest features are the controls/mechanics. The setting is about supernatural events and abilities and so combat is mostly based on throwing stuff, dodging and shooting, but in many parts the sheer amount of enemies and their massive shields results in the controls feeling clunky and stiff. Beyond that, the combat mechanics are very repetitive and do get boring quickly, not unlike Alan Wake but not quite as cinematic. One of my biggest complaints is that saves are based on checkpoints so if something goes wrong, you restart from all the way back. Enemies don't respawn right away but it kills the mood. Other than that, the graphics are excellent, the art direction and aesthetics are great and the story is quite good and interesting. It seems like it was written in a convoluted way, somewhat reminiscent of dream logic on purpose, to emphasize the "weirdness" of the setting and the bureau's work. But hey, it works! Even though I did enjoy this game, the large amounts of repetitive combat were pretty annoying and the clunky controls combined with respawn points make it just a bit frustrating as well. I really wanted to like this game but ended up finding it just OK. I'd say it's worth checking out at least for the visuals and story.

Great game along the same sort of layout of their previous singleplayer games, with a gripping story some pretty innovative features, well developed characters and really fun gameplay.

The combat is pretty engaging and fun, the game always keeps you on your toes. If you make use of all your powers it becomes a bit easy the more you progress through the game, but that probably won't be an issue for most casual players. The story is pretty good, I especially enjoyed the DLCs and the way it ties things to AW. Although, they felt a bit short. There's a particular mission near the end of the game that'll blow your mind. The game also looks gorgeous, one of remedy's best games for sure. If you enjoyed Alan Wake don't miss out on this gem. And it's DRM free on gog which is just the cherry on top.

I enjoyed this game quite a bit. There's enough story to keep you interested and the gameplay loop is fun. It rewards precision and mixing your abilities and gunplay. Graphics are obviously the selling point and the RTX settings make a difference. The one thing that soured my experience with this game is that, as of writing this, there's a CTD bug that hasn't been addressed. I'm not sure if it's specific to the GOG.com version or what. Several users have reported it: https://www.gog.com/forum/control/ctd_in_anchor_fight.