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CONTROL Resonant NEW Gameplay & First Look
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Cert.in.Death
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Genuinely curious why they opted for a new protagonist. Maybe there's a Raiden-level rig pull somewhere, I just recall Dylan being cringey in the original.
Bit uneasy on this open-world like approach too. I found the metroidvania-esque design of the original to be one of its best characteristics.
That said, Day 1.
Bit uneasy on this open-world like approach too. I found the metroidvania-esque design of the original to be one of its best characteristics.
That said, Day 1.
Zathalus
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I liked Jesse as well, but we can't really judge Dylan as a protagonist based on Control 1. He was batshit crazy and partially controlled by the Hiss. It could make for an really interesting character for him to deal with that and learn how to function as a regular human being. It also makes it even more personal for him.
I do appreciate Remedy is willing to mix up characters.
I do appreciate Remedy is willing to mix up characters.
Kurotri
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Bless Remedy. Day 1. I love their universe and the first Control got me into it back then. Playing through the Alan Wake games (especially 2) are fond memories of mine and I can't wait for the whacky stuff they got in Resonant. Pretty intrigued by the change to Dylan, though I would've preferred to play Jesse honestly. The open world gameplay kinda reminds me of Prototype a little.
John Bilbo
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Or is it just one of Asha's balls in my throat?
Looks tight, day 1.
Critical Hit
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Iirc, after Alan Wake 2 and the failure of Firebreak, they changed management, which decided to change the studio's paradigm and create more commercial projects. In other words, the changes are related to expanding the target audience.
Miyazaki’s Slave
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Reminds me of Infamous so I am looking forward to it.
Holammer
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semiconscious
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alan wake 2 also moved me from the 'remedy day 1' column to the 'wait' column...
Dr. Suchong
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Can I say one thing to Remedy? And I say this with an unblemished record of staunch heterosexuality.
It's fabulous.
It's fabulous.
Hadoukens
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Jesse was a cool character, sad to see her replaced. The only misstep with Control for me was the RNG element to most collectible rewards and lack of balance in that system.
The writing, atmosphere, bosses, and frankly everything else was stellar.
I find myself scratching my head at this sequel and I have had no real interest ever since the reveal. This seems so generic B tier game. Like a Blackthorn or Prototype.
I can't really explain it, but nothing shown so far makes me want to see more.
The writing, atmosphere, bosses, and frankly everything else was stellar.
I find myself scratching my head at this sequel and I have had no real interest ever since the reveal. This seems so generic B tier game. Like a Blackthorn or Prototype.
I can't really explain it, but nothing shown so far makes me want to see more.
Buggy Loop
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Day 1 and finally not exclusive to epic store
I love Remedy's control lore. Can't wait to see where they go with this.
I love Remedy's control lore. Can't wait to see where they go with this.
viveks86
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Reminds me a lot of Infamous and Spiderman, which I'm down for. The gameplay footage in the earlier reveal as well as the new one look really, really soft though. Like it's post processed wayyy too much or upscaled from 720p... or something. Pause any frame of gameplay and it's just soup. Don't know how I feel about that, especially if all this footage is from the PS5 pro. May be I need to see the final product and decide if I should wait for the inevitable next gen patch with PT!
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FoxMcChief
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Definitely on my radar.
I still need to start Alan Wake 2.
I still need to start Alan Wake 2.
MidGenRefresh
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Too pretentious for me.
Loomy
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If it makes you feel any better, this is nothing like Devil May Cry.
Critical Hit
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Magic Carpet
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Looking forward to it. I'm close to completing Quantum Break. I like these Remedy games.
Disciple of MSSP
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Can't watch right now but following for impressions
Hugare
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Game looks awesome, but there's something bothering me that I cant quite figure out what is.
I think its visibility. The game has way too much post processing and effects in the way of what's happening during battle.
Compare it to other character action games like Bayonetta or DMC V and they're so much better in terms of what's happening on the screen
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Baemono
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Buggy Loop
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Remedy never learns, who the fuck wants to play this zero charisma guy? Who is this? Compare him to Max Payne, cool detective with cool design and cool voice, it's like the devs are completely oblivious to anything cool.
At least they had Jesse in the first part, not like she was a great character, but at last she had cool visual design. And here? She looks goofy, with some weird clothes and hairdo, like wtf are you doing, why are you killing your game before release
At least they had Jesse in the first part, not like she was a great character, but at last she had cool visual design. And here? She looks goofy, with some weird clothes and hairdo, like wtf are you doing, why are you killing your game before release
drotahorror
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Buggy Loop
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Peoples whined about Jesse in the first game too! It's never ending!
What should he look like?
Because that's way cooler than anything Remedy has done so far for a protagonist.
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Pantz
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I don't like man buns. That's just me. I see man bun in a game or irl and I'm out. I just want to avoid that person. Other than that he looks cool, but not with a man bun.Peoples whined about Jesse in the first game too! It's never ending!
What should he look like?
Because that's way cooler than anything Remedy has done so far for a protagonist.
manlisten
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THAT'S who Geoff Keighley reminds me of!
He's just a generic nobody with zero charisma judging by his voice acting, might as well give the option to create a custom character at this pointPeoples whined about Jesse in the first game too! It's never ending!
What should he look like?
Because that's way cooler than anything Remedy has done so far for a protagonist.
Because he's a payne to the max!
Aion002
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You can remove the man bun by changing outfits. You can also equip hats and stuff.
There's even a bald outfit if you pre order the game.
Buggy Loop
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And that's basically saying nothing. I can go into every thread of games right now and state the same thing. Give me examples of what you want. What's your reference of a charismatic voice acting. Don't give me throat cancer types please.
And the video is basically less a half dozen lines of voice acting in the overworld. Not cutscenes even.
It's the same voice actor as as the original Control for Dylan.
Same voice actor that worked on Quantum break too. He's not new. If Remedy likes him, it's for a reason. Now to say that the voice acting is gonna stop peoples from playing a Remedy game (already niche) is a bit of a fucking stretch, don't you think?
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Astray
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Hated the way IGN chopped up the gameplay, but the game looks insanely good.
Day 1 buy for me and my wife.
Pantz
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Thanks! That would help. I wonder if it could be changed right away or if you would be required to play through a portion of the game before reaching a room where you can change like in many games. I might consider getting it now thanks to you.
And that's basically saying nothing. I can go into every thread of games right now and state the same thing. Give me examples of what you want. What's your reference of a charismatic voice acting. Don't give me throat cancer types please.
And the video is basically less a half dozen lines of voice acting in the overworld. Not cutscenes even.
It's the same voice actor as as the original Control for Dylan.
Same voice actor that worked on Quantum break too. He's not new. If Remedy likes him, it's for a reason. Now to say that the voice acting is gonna stop peoples from playing a Remedy game (already niche) is a bit of a fucking stretch, don't you think?
The problem is they took a character from the first game nobody remembers and made him the protagonist of the sequel. Why do that? Why not latch onto something people can at least recognize like Jesse? Or just create a completely new character without that story baggage from the first game to attract new audience
Who is this game for? Die hard fans who know everything about Control and it's lore? I doubt there are many of those around and I bet even they would like to continue playing as Jesse