Control (video game)

Control
Promotional artwork featuring protagonist Jesse Faden
Developer(s) Remedy Entertainment
Publisher(s) 505 Games
Director(s)
Writer(s)
  • Sam Lake
  • Anna Megill
Platform(s)
Release 2019
Genre(s) Third-person shooter, action-adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

Control is an upcoming action-adventure third-person shooter developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by 505 Games. Control is set to be released in 2019 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Gameplay

Like Remedy's previous projects, Control is played from a third-person perspective. In the game, players fight against enemies using The Director's Pistol, which is a firearm which can be transformed into different shapes. The pistol can also be upgraded to enhance its combat efficiency.[1] In addition, players will have access to various supernatural and telekinetic abilities. For instance, she can use debris to form a defensive shield and hurl objects towards enemies, using them as weapons. Players can acquire Objects of Power by completing side quests or exploring the game's world. They are items which can be used to unlock new skills, such as the ability for Jesse to levitate in air.[2] Remedy added that the game is less linear than its previous games and that players would have plenty of opportunities to explore.[3] In an interview with Polygon in December 2016, Kasurinen said the game would feature cooperative gameplay,[4] but Remedy has since confirmed that Control will be a single-player game.[5]

Setting

Control takes place primarily within the Oldest House, a featureless, Brutalist skyscraper in Manhattan that acts as the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Control, a secretive government organization that deals with unexplained or supernatural phenomena. The FBC's goal is to study, contain, and, if possible, seize control of supernatural elements and manipulate them for their own purposes, often regardless of moral considerations. The Oldest House itself acts as the main setting of Control and is a supernatural place of power, where the FBC contains various Altered Items, objects which have been acted upon by supernatural forces. The Oldest House's topography is constantly shifting, and its interior is vastly larger than its exterior. The FBC has developed ritualistic processes which can alter the Oldest House in certain ways, allowing one to potentially travel infinitely deeper into it, gradually leaving our ordinary reality behind.

Plot

After a traumatic childhood experience grants her unexplained supernatural powers, Jesse Faden (Courtney Hope) seeks answers at the Federal Bureau of Control, a clandestine government agency tasked with studying and containing supernatural phenomena. After the Bureau's headquarters, the Oldest House, is invaded by an otherworldly force known only as the Hiss, Jesse is thrust into the role of Director of the FBC via a strange, ritualistic process. Now, haunted by the ghostly remnants of former Director Zachariah Trench, Jesse must find her way through the ever-shifting halls of the Oldest House in order to defeat the Hiss and uncover the answers she seeks.[6]

Development

The game is being developed by Remedy Entertainment. Mikael Kasurinen, who have worked on Remedy's previous project, Quantum Break, is the game's director and Sam Lake served as the game's writer and creative director.[7][8] Development of the game began before the release of Quantum Break, and as of May 2017, the game was still in preproduction.[9] Control is powered by the Northlight engine, which was utilized in Quantum Break.[6]

Instead of focusing on creating a large and complex story, the game's writers put more emphasis on creating a game world and universe that is rich enough for players to craft their own stories.[9] Another goal for the team was to create a game that has high replayability.[9] Lake assured players that the game will feature a strong narrative, one that is "narrowly focused" according to Kasurinen.[4]

In May 2017, Remedy announced that they had partnered with 505 Games to publish the game, then codenamed "P7". 505 provided marketing and publishing support and a fund of €7.75 million to assist the game's development, while Remedy retained the intellectual property rights to Control. In the press release, Remedy revealed that the game will have complex gameplay mechanics and that it will be a "longer term experiences" than its previous games.[10] P7 was being worked on by Remedy alongside two other projects.[11] The game was officially revealed at Sony Interactive Entertainment's E3 2018 press conference.[12] It will be Remedy's first game on a Sony platform since 2003's Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne.[13] Control is set to be released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2019.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Gartenberg, Chaim (June 11, 2018). "Control is a time-bending new game from the developers of Quantum Break". The Verge. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ Brown, Peter (June 12, 2018). "E3 2018: Alan Wake Dev's New Game Is Unbridled Action Driven By Dream Logic". GameSpot. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ Puha, Thomas (June 13, 2018). "Announcing Control, a new Remedy game". Remedy Entertainment. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Crecente, Brian (December 18, 2016). "Why Alan Wake's creators want to make you the storyteller". Polygon. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Announcing Control, a new Remedy game - Remedy". Remedy. 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  6. 1 2 McCaffery, Ryan (June 12, 2018). "E3 2018: Control is Like A Supernatural Quantum Break". IGN. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  7. ↑ Takahashi, Dean (July 5, 2017). "Remedy's Sam Lake on 21 years of game storytelling and transmedia". VentureBeat. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  8. ↑ Shea, Brian (June 11, 2018). "Remedy Announces Gravity-Bending Shooter, Control". Game Informer. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 Purchese, Robert (May 26, 2017). "Remedy on life after Xbox exclusivity". Eurogamer. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  10. ↑ Handrahan, Matthew (May 3, 2018). "505 Games will publish Remedy Entertainment's new game". Gameindustry.biz. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  11. ↑ Horti, Samuel (February 18, 2018). "Remedy's upcoming third-person action game, codenamed P7, will be out in 2019". PC Gamer. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  12. 1 2 Russell, Bradley (June 11, 2018). "E3 2018: New Remedy Game Control Announced at Sony Conference". Game Revolution. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  13. ↑ Handrahan, Matthew (April 11, 2017). "Remedy eyes PS4 development after 20% revenue rise". Gameindustry.biz. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
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