Control review: astonishing at times, but lacking refinement

With Control, Remedy steps into some seriously weird sci-fi territory.

Our US chums review it on PS4…

Essentially, its a worst-first-day-of-work-ever sim.

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Gunplay is standard fare on its own.

But combined with Jesses superpowers, its a bit more free-flowing and open to creative improvisation.

Each action is limited by a cooldown time, which forces you to constantly vary your approach.

This all works pretty well.

But whats lacking here, ironically, is a sense of empowerment.

Infuriating is too kind a word.

The Ashtray Maze is one of the coolest things youll see in a game this year, without question.

Controls strengths outweigh its weaknesses for the most part.

Id consider the game a win for Remedy despite the lack of refinement in certain areas.

3.5/5

Control is out now for PC, Xbox One and PS4.