Control Ultimate Edition

The graphics? Great. The story? Pretty freaking cool. The gameplay? Some of the best I've experienced. However... My biggest gripes with this game are: 1. The PC port is prone to crashing in certain parts of the game. I actually had to cave and buy the PS4 version so I could finish it. 2. The map is horrendous, and you will get lost several times. 3. There is no New Game+ mode, which was very disappointing. In fact, you can't even have more than one save file at a time. I was so excited to play through the game again and max out my powers, but... it's not an option. You have to start over from scratch every time you want to replay it. If it weren't for these issues, the game would be basically perfect. That being said, it's still the best game I've played in a good while.

I was super surprised by this game. I did not expect it to be so interesting, or so well voice acted. So from the get-go, you have to understand this game is not going to revolutionize any sort of fighting mechanic. The fighting is repetitive, though satisfying. You fly, dodge, fling objects, shoot, dodge, and jump from platform to platform. That's it. No game changing abilities (except for telekinesis) that help you defeat enemies. But the game is about a story. More than that, the game is about beautiful graphics, superb voice acting, and phenomenal character design. The absolute best part of this game for me were the conversations between your character and the others you encounter in the game. How did they do such a great job with motion capture, with pacing, with voice overs, and finally with camera direction? That really blindsided me. The game is cool, but not scary. It's more of an homage to its roots than a scary romp through the government held things that go bump in the night. You are a super hero in this game and can overcome pretty much anything (maybe I should have played on a difficulty other than normal). All in all, I definitely recommend paying near $15 for this game and the expansions. That character modeling/rigging/camera direction was fantastic.

one of the most amazing experiences a have playing in 2021. cant get enough.

An interesting premise, but the combat is annoying and gets stale really fast and the game is riddled with bugs. Omg the bugs... the most interesting for me was that you can't start a new game, all the containers and mission checkpoints are unlocked so you get softlocked at some point during the story. There are really volumes to write about how bad this game is, but the reason I only rate this 1 star is that this game has the hardest boss of all games: the anchor boss hard crashes the game to desktop, every time. There are countless discussions with several "fixes", none of which worked for me. The developers don't seem to care their game is completely broken despite countless people complaining, and as I couldn't progress past this point I just had to give up.

I've seen people complaining about this being "just another shooter" - yeah sure, but it caters to a "niche" of paranormal shooters, which I think we haven't had enough. Here's my extended opinion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofkUV68Cz7k But I'll add this since I've finished the game in the meantime: it keeps getting weirder by the second, and it keeps getting better by the second. Definitely a must play for people that enjoy twisted narratives!