Shmunter
Member
Really? I loved being able to feel the tip tap of walking and the tightness of the weapon trigger etc. really elevated the package for me.
Turning it off for an a/b comparison really removed a good deal of the immersion.
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Turning it off for an a/b comparison really removed a good deal of the immersion.
Mister Wolf
Member
I love Control. Would rather it get a sequel than the Max Payne Remake.
Con-Z-epT
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It's not that it felt bad but more for the fact that it lacked complexity or variation overall.
anthony2690
Banned
It was pretty good, let down by their shady upgrade path, as now I have the choice to continue my save on Xbox one X version off the game to play the dlc.
Or play series X version from the beginning.
I enjoyed Quantum break more as a whole, but the ashtray maze on this game is one of my fave experiences in a game
Or play series X version from the beginning.
I enjoyed Quantum break more as a whole, but the ashtray maze on this game is one of my fave experiences in a game
Mediocre Arachno-Lad
Member
I gave it 2 attempts and still couldn't bring myself to finish it.
It's way too long for how little it offers.
Story reads like a 14 year old wrote it.
Level design is shite as well, Warframe's randomly generated levels are smoother to navigate and fight in than this.
It's way too long for how little it offers.
Story reads like a 14 year old wrote it.
Level design is shite as well, Warframe's randomly generated levels are smoother to navigate and fight in than this.
KiteGr
Member
I agree, but it looks like the characters are modeled after the actors that protray them in the live action cutscenes.
It would had been weird to have an ass-less Jesse on those, and Jessica Rabit in-game.
John Bilbo
Member
The game was a bit of a let down. The game mechanics didn't mesh together well enough to be satisfying.
Duchess
Member
I personally loved the game. Got the ultimate edition and went all the way to the platinum. I was absolutely transfixed by Jessie's butt, too. Couldn't take my eyes off it.
Also (ending spoiler)
Also (ending spoiler)
Though it was a fake ending, I would actually have been okay with the negative outcome, with the Hiss having tricked Jess into helping them.
Hugare
Member
Love Remedy, but Control was so boring
But I blame it on the budget. Made they did what they did because they didnt have much money to fully make the game that they wanted to.
The repetitive map design, for example. It's really repetitive, and you have to rely on your map over and over again in order to not get lost.
The repetitive enemy design. The repetitive encounter design.
And the story could be told in 2h, but they streeeetched it as much as they could.
Dialogue is stilted, quirky and odd just 'cause they wanted to keep you invested on the mistery of whats going on, but didnt work for me.
You have to read tons of files. I love world building, but Bioshock did it the right way: make it audio logs, so you can stay in the action.
"Let me pause the whole game for 5 minutes so I can read this shit"
But I blame it on the budget. Made they did what they did because they didnt have much money to fully make the game that they wanted to.
The repetitive map design, for example. It's really repetitive, and you have to rely on your map over and over again in order to not get lost.
The repetitive enemy design. The repetitive encounter design.
And the story could be told in 2h, but they streeeetched it as much as they could.
Dialogue is stilted, quirky and odd just 'cause they wanted to keep you invested on the mistery of whats going on, but didnt work for me.
You have to read tons of files. I love world building, but Bioshock did it the right way: make it audio logs, so you can stay in the action.
"Let me pause the whole game for 5 minutes so I can read this shit"
Imru’ al-Qays
Member
Not being able to transfer over my save file from the PS4 game is what kept me from playing this
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I didn't sleep on the game, I was up all night.
Hell of a game, maybe even my favorite Remedy game.
The sense of exploration and intrigue is second to none.
Hell of a game, maybe even my favorite Remedy game.
The sense of exploration and intrigue is second to none.
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Lucifers Beard
Member
I tried it out for free from EGS on my new PC. Not my cup of tea at all after about an hour of playing. Cool effects and the graphics are good, game is boring as shit though and the story is just not interesting.
SkeletonQuays
Member
I probably put about 12 hours into it, never finished it I think other stuff came out and I got pulled off. I love the weird journal entries and in game text describing all the weird stuff. That's right up my alley. The environments themselves were a little bland and I found myself getting lost a lot. Due to having limited time to play if i get stuck on something because of not knowing where to go I'll just play something else. I don't have time for that type of shit anymore lol. It was overall a solid game, I might go back to it to finish it up someday.
Swift_Star
Banned
Combat is too repetitive and boring. I dropped at around 6h.
worldwithpyramids
Member
It's always fascinating to see how people think massively popular games, even a game that won IGN's GOTY, could possibly be slept on. lol
Rest
All these years later I still chuckle at what a fucking moron that guy is.
kurisu_1974
is on perm warning for being a low level troll
We didn't sleep on it, we played it on PC when it came out three years ago.
kyliethicc
Member
MiguelItUp
Member
Game felt great and looked really cool, but it just didn't grab me. Not sure why. I got about 30%-50% through and then just stopped. Had absolutely no desire to continue.
Punished Miku
Gold Member
I definitely slept while playing this.
wipeout364
Member
Amazing game, one of my favorites from last gen. Remedy in top form. Really liked the art design and the main character. Gameplay was fantastic and the story was perfect.
fatmarco
Member
Whoops misread hahaha.
Yeah that would have been cool but obviously that could never be given what was going on, in regards to whats explained in the DLC.
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Fbh
Member
I thought it was ok.
The visuals were really nice and the combat and powers felt great though it could have used a lot more enemy variety and better bosses.
Didn't really care for the metroidvania inspired design, going back to earlier areas was a bit annoying and there usually wasn't anything worthwhile to find, just more documents or almost inconsequential passive upgrades.
Remedy also continues to be unable to tell a compelling story without putting a ton of documents and texts in every room, and it got old really fast.
The Labyrinth part at the end was the best part, if the game had been a more linear experience with more sequences like that it would have been way better.
The visuals were really nice and the combat and powers felt great though it could have used a lot more enemy variety and better bosses.
Didn't really care for the metroidvania inspired design, going back to earlier areas was a bit annoying and there usually wasn't anything worthwhile to find, just more documents or almost inconsequential passive upgrades.
Remedy also continues to be unable to tell a compelling story without putting a ton of documents and texts in every room, and it got old really fast.
The Labyrinth part at the end was the best part, if the game had been a more linear experience with more sequences like that it would have been way better.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
I played the PS5 version, it was very good (I love weird SCP shit, which was a huge influence on this game). Had to use the 60fps mode, quality mode felt incredibly sluggish.
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Hugare
Member
I'm recently playing Quantum Break and I was baffled to see how much of the story you can loose by not reading emails and other documents
I love Alan Wake, and finding pages in the game fits the narrative + never feels essential.
But in Quantum Break and Control it absolutely is, but in those, it completely breaks the pacing, since they are way more action oriented than AW.
wipeout364
Member
I am surprised at the negative response to the story. I wanted more information about this world. I really liked the files and reading the logs. I find it crazy that remedy has delivered 4 really interesting stories that are really completely different in Max Payne, Quantum Break, Alan Wake and Control they have some of the best writers and art directors in gaming.
SonicVolcano
Member
Well, it has this:
Yes, this game is SO worth it. Loved it.
Yes, this game is SO worth it. Loved it.
KiteGr
Member
And I've finished the main game. The ending suck monkey balls.
It's so bad, that i thought I did something wrong and got the bad ending. And no. I didn't shut it off on the fake ending. I don't know if this is sequel baiting, or they just run out of something.
Does it at least get some closure with the supposed later happened foundation Dlc?
It's so bad, that i thought I did something wrong and got the bad ending. And no. I didn't shut it off on the fake ending. I don't know if this is sequel baiting, or they just run out of something.
Does it at least get some closure with the supposed later happened foundation Dlc?
jonnyp
Member
Story was written on the back of a diner napkin and was mainly a load of nonsense with one of the worst endings ever.
The physics are just ok - objects have very little weight or inertia. Combat is incredibly repetitive and boring. The amount of backtracking required awful.
Sound effects - every time you run into anything it sounds like porcelain cups being thrown around.
Graphics were OK but RT mode was unplayable on PS5 for me, was just a choppy mess. Not that the RT reflections added that much anyway.
I think the thing I liked the most was the Hartman DLC.
Loved it. One of my favorite games from last gen. The lore and the setting were just tailor-made for me for a variety of reasons. It's one of the only times I collected everything, just because I wanted to hear more radio recordings, and pick up other case files.
The DLC bored me I'm afraid, but other than that I've got nothing but good things to say about it.
The DLC bored me I'm afraid, but other than that I've got nothing but good things to say about it.
Matsuchezz
Member
The game was fun, but the story sucked! I would have replayed it if the story was really good. It did nothing for me. And i hate that a lot of the background story is told through a lot of documents. I just got tired of reading them all.
anothertech
Member
It's fucking fantastic on next gen hardware. I played through on both.
One of the best visual masterpieces you can play at the moment.
Maybe not everyone's cup of tea, but I personally love the specter/spook type lore and mind bending stuff they do.
Have definitely recommended to all my buddies.
One of the best visual masterpieces you can play at the moment.
Maybe not everyone's cup of tea, but I personally love the specter/spook type lore and mind bending stuff they do.
Have definitely recommended to all my buddies.
Ozrimandias
Member
I'm still not hooked, but Remedy developed a good proposal, I want to give it another chance. At least graphically it is beautiful, gameplay is very good, Ray tracing is excellent among other virtues. But there is something in the story that fails to appeal to me.
lukilladog
Member
I´ll give it a chance when they patch some inspiration onto it.
Justin9mm
Member
I played Ultimate Edition on PS5.. It is at times very pretty and cool, love the kinetic mechanic, was fun throwing shit around with the destructible environments but overall it was super boring to me. I hated the map design, the enemies were shit, the gameplay loop was super repetitive and I just couldn't stick with it. I was thinking about playing other games while playing it so that's when I decided I'm going to drop it. I can see how for same people it may be their jam but it did not make me want to keep going.