Control Resonant Review
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Remedy's sequel builds on the studio's established strengths while addressing shortcomings from the original. Control Resonant pairs its signature atmospheric weirdness with overhauled combat mechanics and a fresh narrative centered on protagonist Dylan Faden's supernatural journey. Early impressions suggest the developer refined its formula across the board, though the game shows some rough edges during its opening hours before solidifying into something more ambitious.
The expanded action-RPG scope demonstrates Remedy's willingness to evolve beyond what made the first Control distinctive. Critics highlight the quality of presentation and world-building as hallmarks of the studio's approach, reinforcing Remedy's niche as a developer unafraid to blend genre conventions with unconventional storytelling.
- Remedy refined combat and narrative design from the original, creating what reviewers call the natural sequel evolution.
- The game matures throughout its campaign, starting with minor mechanical friction before reaching its thematic and mechanical peak.
- Control Resonant launches September 24; full scored reviews are still incoming as outlets complete their playthroughs.
Remedy's willingness to iterate on its formula while maintaining creative identity suggests the studio understands what made Control work and where it needed strengthening.
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Tech4Gamers
50m ago
Control Resonant Review Roundup – A Worthy Reality-Bending Sequel
Remedy has once again delivered as Control Resonant scores an 85 on Metacritic, with reviews calling it a worthy upgrade from the original. Control Resonant Review Roundup – A Worthy Reality-Bending Sequel is a post from Tech4Gamers - All A…
COGconnected
54m ago
Control Resonant Review – Stellar Sequel
The follow-up to 2019's Control, Control Resonant successfully builds upon the original while carving out an identity of it's own.
TheGamer
1h ago
Control Resonant Review Roundup
Control Resonant is a hit with critics, surpassing the first Control to take the title as the best game in the series.
Playstationlifestyle
1h ago
Control Resonant (PS5) Review: Risky Sequel Doesn’t Fully Succeed
Control Resonant is a risky sequel that isn’t fully successful. Trading in its gun for melee combat, the sequel to Control has you playing as Jesse’s brother instead. It’s not all unsuccessful, as the art design and some story elements stil…
Gamingbolt
1h ago
Control Resonant Review – Acceptance
A stunning paranatural epic with fantastic combat, Remedy's latest offers a compelling new narrative wrapped up in its signature weirdness.
GameRant
1h ago
Control Resonant - Video Review
Remedy Entertainment is back with the successor to their 2019 hit CONTROL and the next entry in their ongoing shared universe, CONTROL Resonant. Leaving behind third-person shooting, CONTROL Resonant embraces character action combat and RPG…
Noisy Pixel
1h ago
Control Resonant Review – Insatiable Awareness
With Remedy Entertainment, you never quite know what you’re going to get. Despite the studio’s overarching connective story tissue in the form of the Remedyverse, each title feels impressively distinct in both presentation and gameplay. I’m…
Dexerto
1h ago
Control Resonant review: Big, bold and beautifully weird
Control Resonant is Remedy at its most ambitious, turning Manhattan into a reality-bending playground that’s fascinating to explore.
Checkpoint Gaming
1h ago
Control Resonant Review – Pattern Recognition
Polygon
1h ago
Control Resonant Fails At Nearly All of Its Ambitions | Review
Remedy evokes everything from Infamous to Devil May Cry in Control Resonant but fails to deliver a satisfying follow-up to the 2019 original
Hardcoregamer
1h ago
Control Resonant Review: A Mind-Bending Adventure Like No Other
Control Resonant is the perfect sequel. Remedy learned from the first game and revamped the entire experience. Read our in-depth impressions.
Dualshockers
1h ago
Control Resonant Review: Not Your Typical Sequel, And That's Fantastic
Control Resonant is not a good sequel, because it is better than that! Read our full review.
Techraptor
1h ago
Control Resonant Review - Get Into a New Pattern of Combat
Control Resonant throws you into a deeply yet beautifully warped Manhattan that's ravaged by supernatural entities, and its story is driven by good character moments. But the new hack-and-slash combat takes a while to grow into something fu…
RPGSite
1h ago
Control Resonant Review
Control Resonant pushes the bounds of what Remedy Entertainment's quirky formula can achieve. An action-RPG that has a few growing pains, but sprouts into something monumentally special by the end.
PCGamesN
1h ago
Control Resonant review - A kaleidoscopic ode to creativity
Control Resonant pushes the mind-bending design of the first game to its extreme, and then pushes further still to create a masterpiece.
GameSpot
1h ago
Control Resonant’s Best Aspect Left Me Utterly Speechless – Review
Remedy's signature weirdness elevates the best gameplay experience it's ever made.
Com
1h ago
Control Resonant Review – A Shapeshifting Rollercoaster Of Weirdness
No developer makes games with the same juice as Remedy. They’re a developer who, through strong work thus far, has set the expectation of strong presentation and a knack for weirdness in games that nobody else dares to touch. Control Resona…
RPGamer
1h ago
CONTROL Resonant Gets Early Launch Trailer
Remedy Entertainment has released an early launch trailer for action RPG CONTROL Resonant . The 90-second video comes ahead of the game's digital release for PC, Mac, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S on September 24, 2026. It will be avai…
Thesixthaxis
3h ago
What We Played – Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave & Control Resonant
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Game Informer
6h ago
Control Resonant – Review In Progress
Control Resonant’s review embargoes have lifted, but I’m still working through Dylan Faden’s sizable paranatural adventure. We’ll publish our scored review sometime next week, before the game’s launch on September 24, but in the meantime, h…