Control Resonant launches to mixed critical reception and strong sales outlook
Remedy Entertainment's latest release gets praise for its sci-fi narrative but debate over its gameplay quality.
What to know
- Control Resonant launched Sept. 18 with critical praise for its sci-fi narrative and reception positioning it as a potential Remedy bestseller.
- Players on Reddit debate whether the game's opening demo represents its peak or whether the full experience justifies purchase.
- Early promotion and the franchise's track record (Control's strong sales, Alan Wake 2's success) suggest commercial viability despite mixed community opinions on gameplay.
The dispute Whether the game's overall quality matches, sustains, or falls short of its acclaimed opening demo. · positions read across 10 posts and comments
The full game delivers solid gameplay and experiences beyond the demo despite demo being strongest.
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“I enjoyed most of the game. The demo was a very strong part of it but the rest was awesome. Each boss battle felt unique and felt majesticilly glorious.”
xxxblindxxx · Reddit ↗
The opening demo is clearly the game's peak with the rest falling below that standard.
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“Let's be honest, the strongest part of the game was the first bit which coincidentally was also the demo...”
TG-Benji · Reddit ↗
Remedy should prioritize artistic vision over commercial decisions despite being a successful studio.
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“I'd rather decisions in art being more what the artist wants for their work and less what's going to make the most money.”
willrsauls · Reddit ↗
“brilliant high concept sci-fi gaming”
Empire Online · Google News ↗ · Sep 18, 10:02 AM
Remedy Entertainment Game developerEmpire Online Game critic
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Reddit players discuss gameplay quality and the game's strongest segment
Community discussion on Reddit reveals player debate about the game's overall quality, with some noting the opening demo as the strongest part, while others defend the full experience as stronger than typical franchise entries.
“I'd rather decisions in art being more what the artist wants for their work and less what's going to make the most money.”
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That’s kinda the exact point I’m making. I’d rather decisions in art being more what the artist wants for their work and less what’s going to make the most money. Obviously any large scale project being sold for money is going to land somewhere in the middle (and obviously the teams making the games deserve to be paid fairly for their…
2 more of the top 3 · 10 posts in this stretch
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Ha no I’m on your side. I was commenting on the fact that he is probably one of those review bombing type gamers that hates things because narrative choices don’t align with their small world view. Reddit flagged a word I used to describe one of the characters but it was in no way derogatory. I’m being very careful what words I use here because I…
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I enjoyed most of the game. The demo was a very strong part of it but the rest was awesome. Each boss battle felt unique and felt majesticilly glorious with the music and designs. I can understand some people not being into it, but calling it a bad game is just disingenuous. It was different from the usual ff game which I appreciated
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Critical consensus and reviews published across major gaming outlets
Games Industry and Kotaku published critical consensus and review coverage, while TechPowerUp reran its comprehensive 35-GPU performance benchmark.
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Game information coverage multiplies across tech and gaming sites
Multiple outlets including Game Informer, TechPowerUp, and Moneycontrol published reviews and performance benchmark tests covering 35 GPUs.
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Control Resonant launches with initial benchmark and review coverage
Game publications including TechPowerUp and Empire Online published performance benchmarks and critical reviews, with Empire Online calling it 'brilliant high concept sci-fi gaming.'
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3 outlets Control Resonant Video Review
first by COGconnected, 2d ago · also IGN Africa, Game Informer
5 more headlines
- Control Resonant: 10 Things It DOESN’T Tell You IGN Africa · 2d ago
- Control Resonant will showcase advanced graphics ixbt.games · 2d ago
- Control Resonant Handheld Performance Review techpowerup.com · 1d ago
- Control Resonant review Metro.co.uk · 5h ago
- Control Resonant Review: Fun, Frustration, And Fun Again Game Informer · 5h ago
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2 outlets Control Resonant : The Kotaku Review
first by Kotaku, 5d ago · also TechPowerUp
2 more headlines
- Control Resonant Performance Benchmark Review - 35 GPUs Tested TechPowerUp · 5d ago
- Control Resonant | Critical Consensus gamesindustry.biz · 5d ago
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What people are saying 7 voices from 1 site · best of 10 · verbatim
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Advertising and brand recognition make a huge difference. I only heard about this game 2 days ago. Not ideal for the average consumer.
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Your good. I probably look dumber but I might as well leave it and let others see my stupidity lol
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I don't remember much myself but I didn't agree with him. I think a lot of these "haters" just want to be right and don't realize how stupid their hate makes them look
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I didn't actually watch the SkillUp review for 16 so I'm not sure what his conclusion was, but I wouldn't call it a bad game. I'd just give it a 7/10 with a 10/10 introduction.
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It's a valid complaint, you can disagree if you want but that doesn't change anything.
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Let's be honest, the strongest part of the game was the first bit which coincidentally was also the demo...
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Looking at how much promotion they’ve been doing for this game, the amount of hype it’s been getting, how fairly successful Alan wake 2 was, and the fact that Control is their best selling game, I wouldn’t be surprised if this becomes their new best selling game