Control: Quick Look

[@chrisanderson3415]

I hit peak backseat gaming when Alex was trying to trap that thing. It hurt.

[@GauginProductions]

Ben on the bombcast mistaking Ahti's Finnish accent for some David Lynch voice effect is the funniest shit

[@shinluis]

wow, giant bomb is still giant bombing hard, huh

[@khalidahmedst007]

I can never understand the urge to use a shotgun AT ALL TIMES but choose to actively run away from the target. Jesus between that and the puzzle portion. Phew.

[@DaviddeBergerac]

I don't entirely know if he knew it was a shotgun

[@smallbluemachine]

Dan is not the details guy.

[@BunnLilah]

@@smallbluemachine Dan isn't in this video...

[@smallbluemachine]

Thank you. Well, Dan isn’t a details guy, but I meant ma boi, Vinny.

[@TheOscuras]

Very thankful you mentioned the performance on base PS4, guess I'll just wait for the performance patches:/

[@_Hyphema_]

Its not just the PS4, its poorly optimized on the PC too. Hoping for a patch soon as well.

[@yaosio]

Trench sounds like Max Payne because it's the same voice actor.

[@wes8723]

And not only his voice is used

[@rick-deckard]

I got very happy when I heard!

[@ThisIsFro]

It was pretty obvious it wanted you to trap it in that room. I'm surprised it took you that long to figure it out

[@drdevman]

Brandon Renfro Right? Lol I picked it up before even watching the vid.

[@Poet_Lorien]

Calling Remedy'a games B games is perfect because they couch a bunch of weird shit behind a seemingly normal premise. I get what Alex is saying about the combat, but it gets better. And if it wasnt this, it wouldn't be Remedy

[@brokenwizards9122]

Objects of power sounds like something from “Warehouse 13”

[@Hand_Of_Cthulhu]

Or like "The Lost Room" before WH13...

[@MMetalRain]

Man I liked that series, as dumb as it was.

[@OrrgunUK]

Kinda reminds me of SCP, Think il pick this up

[@mastermp2]

There's an Astral Plane in "Control"?? "Astral Chain" also has an Astral Plane. 2 games this week with Astral Plane stuff. Cooool

[@tissot233]

Really intrigued by the story and I've always liked Remedy's touch on stories. Skipped Quantum Break, but I think I'll pick this up.

[@JMurph93]

So excited for this after the reception it’s been getting. I’ve been pining for a good single player game.

[@Roxfox]

Wait, the Board is the thing from Thumper??? Edit: I freaking love the visualizer-esque, blurry, rainbowy afterimage stuff around the enemies. It's like they're carrying with them a small piece of Space Giraffe that acts as their blood and soul. And I can totally identify. Edit2: I keep being fascinated by it! It's like purposeful video artefacting in 3D space! How'd they do it!?

[@Dimitrisaurus]

Ahti is Finnish!

[@Nentisys]

suomi perkele

[@bepkororoti8019]

The Finish Devil??

[@NicoSaysThings]

Is there anything more frustrating than watching someone trying to solve a puzzle???

[@carlosmgpinheiro]

"Nothing is well explained" - Sounds like a Remedy game to me!

[@bluebana2280]

sad to hear about performance issues on ps4, will have to wait for a fix then

[@JulianClarkFilms]

This is the best combo of quick look hosts. Love you guys

[@2obscure4u]

yelled at my screen when you just jumped right into the pit instead of over to the very obvious ledge with an item also "couldn't figure out puzzle not good" dang my dude, I've never played the game and I pieced that one together as soon as I saw a giant fuckin door that you can power up with a big enemy right in front of it

[@LinkOmega1]

Man this game is right up my alley, I can’t wait to play it.

[@psykokiller7]

Another Psi-Ops utterance has been said. May it comes back one day.

[@bepkororoti8019]

It's even more frustrating watching people not getting what to do than be in that place myself... TRAP IT IN THE ORANGE CHAMBER! 😎

[@drachmalius6126]

Glad I got it on PC. Game owns, definitely something special.

[@drachmalius6126]

Civilian epic exclusive. Not a deal breaker for me but YMMV

[@orijimi]

Haven't been looking forward to a game this much since Horizon Zero Dawn. I hate that this couldn't have come out on a Friday.

[@squidracerX]

Have been?

[@orijimi]

@@squidracerX Are you a non-native English speaker that is having trouble making sense of what I'm saying? I can try to help, if it is beneficial to you. Or am I completely lost as to what your reply meant?

[@crobro]

The red loading screen looks like a free PS4 theme that I got way back when called "Spiral", I believe. It also has some cool audio/music.

[@vimster]

I'd be interested to know if this was developed for the PS4 Pro and then "downgraded" to run on normal PS4s. It wouldn't surprise me.

[@orijimi]

This has been the case for more than a few games already.

[@MrUniq]

Love Remedy games...I still think game play wise Alan Wake may be the best versions of these games they have made. It had some intense moments .. for this game I can see myself just strafe shooting and spamming powers the entire time. As always environmental modeling and level building is what they excel at.

[@001sander2]

Looks very good! Love Remedy’s work!

[@LampsPants]

So disappointed that this runs awful on PS4 because I'm absolutely loving everything else I'm seeing from this game.

[@sortedevaras]

Runs like ass, Remedy tradition.

[@CPUT99]

30:39 is exactly why I didn't really dig Quantum Break, for as much combat as was present in that game the combat encounters started to feel like more of a hassle than anything by the game's close. I never got this feeling with Alan Wake (one of my favorite games..) and I'm not sure why that is, maybe the added mechanic of using the flashlight and other equipment opposed to just superpowers that started to become a bit 'seen it once seen it a million times' vibe.

[@link4555]

dodofro i agree with that sentiment for quantum break but i love controls combat comparatively

[@MrBbendiksen]

39:20 Holy Shit, it took 2 people that long to figure that out. I was stoned and watching a totally different game on twitch, and got that thing trapped in a min.

[@_Hyphema_]

Right? Like the Oceanview Motel has never left me frustrated. Every puzzle ive encounterd was solved in less than 3mins. Dream logic is the only tip you need.

[@oihjammu]

BTW Ahti is Finnish NOT Swedish

[@matthewpace4474]

looks very good, hope this comes to gamepass

[@Nigel222]

Is the scientist guy the same voice actor as Alan Wake? It sounds like him.

[@dounitsi]

IMDB says yes

[@danimatronic9651]

I spent 6'ish hours playing yesterday. I love it. I don't typically pay much attention to collectible lore but from the start it was very X-Files meets Twin Peaks so I ended up reading everything.

[@PaperJohnny]

That took way too fucking long to figure out you need to trap that thing. Jesus

[@scottster8858]

Remedy has a history of performance issues. Quantum Break still runs like garbage on PC.

[@Soctom]

But can it run Control?

[@valk_tl1433]

good object destruction, but no sound test... Love the metal directer beats.

[@ogJbizz]

That's some Neil Breen ass dialogue. Love it.

[@fadi5956]

Well he did learn from the best

[@Theyungcity23]

Gtfo the writing is really good

[@TechWithSean]

I want to try out the RTX stuff but I refuse to use the Epic Games Store, so here we are.

[@TheInfiniteDraw]

A. Why? It's a pretty snappy launcher that gives 2 free games away every week. B. Control will be out on Steam in like a year. So you will be able to play it there I guess.

[@NeoCalypso]

Of course it's snappy, it's missing about 85% of the features of any other digital storefront/client.

[@TheInfiniteDraw]

@@NeoCalypso It plays games. That's all that really matters to me. I don't need another useless achievement system or badges or whatever other crap it's missing.

[@ironmaiden197]

@@TheInfiniteDraw they're also a terrible company that loves a whole lot of crunch. But if you want to support bad work practices, you do you.

[@TheInfiniteDraw]

@@ironmaiden197 Crunch is an industry wide problem. If you're boycotting them for it, then I hope you're prepared to boycott 95% of the games on the market. Although I don't really know how you play your games all the way up on that horse in the first place.

[@supergeorge111]

Strange watching this one year later after they name it their #2 game of the year for 2019. "It's a B game."

[@Sjyrgar]

Janitor is finnish

[@ArtemusWolfwood]

Brad's absolute refusal to take the gun out of scatter mode regardless of his range to the enemy is giving me agita

[@ripelivejam]

fookin bradlex navarromaker

[@vedicardi]

so fucking hype for this. god there has never been a better time to be playing videogames

[@mattt3819]

This looks real good, sad to hear about the performance issues on base PS4..hopefully a patch comes in soon, will pick it up after that.

[@jjforcebreaker]

Looks very interesting and original.

[@gardnmi]

Is this default difficulty?

[@MrIsaac95]

Mike G there are no difficulty levels

[@joeshockx]

Mike G I’ve also heard it get pretty tough so know that going in.

[@stuartmarshall7099]

Why aren’t all multiplatform Quicklooks on the One X?

[@thegameneededme5]

They probably just got sent a review copy for PS.

[@AdversaryOne]

10:51 What exactly are they shooting at?

[@callum6224]

I mean they get him

[@PurpleDingoPress]

31:06 "...I don't love this. I think the performance issues especially are a real bummer, and I really want this game to be a little more...I dunno, I guess I wanted something more outwardly exciting than some of what this action kinda tends to be. It's just kinda 'fine,' I don't know how else to describe it." My feelings on this game as well. The premise is fascinating, the concept is awesome, the visuals are truly excellent, the voice acting and character animations are fantastic, the powers are some of the most satisfying to use of any game I've ever played, the open world and exploration aspect of it is fun - but this game constantly falls flat in the most basic possible ways. Every time I find something about it that I like, I am immediately confronted with something that ruins the fun I was having. The enemies are annoying, you have to fight hordes of enemies that you can't escape or outrun in some cases whenever you go anywhere, which basically dampens any enthusiasm I had for exploring the cool environments. Combat is plagued with technical issues and enemies who constantly spam tracking, uninterruptible, devastating attacks, the shield power only works sometimes...on and on. I feel like Remedy is of an old-school game design philosophy; hard enemies = challenging. But Control demonstrates why it's more complicated than that. Repetitive fights with hordes of enemies with homing rocket launchers, floating a-holes who dodge your telekinetic attacks (which are somehow usually more effective than your gun), waves of low-HP suicide enemies who explode when they get close to you (and let out an extremely irritating shriek), minibosses who impede your progress and follow you from area to area who have obnoxious powers that make fighting them a tedious slog. I feel like I'm playing a game from 2004 with 2020 graphics. Enemies with cheap bullshit attacks that are unblockable or stun-lock you until you're dead aren't good just because they're hard. I feel like a lot of older, "venerated" devs in the industry still need to learn that. You can have enemies that are challenging without making them cheap and unfun to fight; just look at Doom. Padding your game by adding artificial difficulty "enhancements" like that is a cheap, lazy way to make a game more challenging. I wish this game had had more forgiving combat and that it incentivized exploration in the crazy environment that Remedy clearly put a lot of effort into creating. Instead, it's just another boring third-person shooter because they simply couldn't bring themselves to make anything different.

[@obidamnkenobi]

wow, aiming with controller continue to be janky! yikes. I've never managed to do it, and glad to see even "pros" struggle :D With m+kb this could be enjoyable.

[@ANDYCAPPSRAPS]

Martian Gothic?

[@Theyungcity23]

So its just Jungian psychology?

[@rebootcomputa]

Trench is James McCaffrey the voice actor from Max Payne 3! Dope!

[@Etrius0023]

Fun fact: James McCaffrey also voice acted in Max Payne 1 and 2.

[@rebootcomputa]

True I do like his huskier voice in 3 I guess he is just older lol

[@MrSeagallo]

Getting some SCP vibes?

[@Varlwyll]

Is this game based on SCP or not?

[@NeoCalypso]

Maybe vaguely inspired by, but not based on it no. Even then they took much stronger inspiration from the book House of Leaves.

[@Dinkymod]

Why wouldn't you do this Quick Look on PC with RTX On??

[@roninsharkey4904]

Really I saw like scp vibe.

[@289CHJL]

console exclusive? where's PC version????

[@MrIsaac95]

This is a Giant Bomb-ass video

[@dustinanglin]

Looks neat. Not sure if it looks $60 neat...?

[@chrisjdgrady]

This looks like it will get repetitive quick

[@conorallen1653]

This game looks okay. I look forward to paying $20 for it by Black Friday.

[@deusalex3573]

Alex still plays on a base PS4? Dude, step your game up!

[@iamsamson]

3 minutes before gameplay starts? This is getting ridiculous.

[@lucs0091]

What about the xbox

[@smallbluemachine]

It won’t be able to load PS4 discs.

[@tactical_philanthropy]

All I care about is *Alan Wake 2.*

[@DooMest]

Control actually a lot of Alan Wake stuff in it. Not like a little easter egg but like straight up the same universe

[@panzersnapdragon3087]

Seems neat, I'll keep a corner of my eye on it. The story sounds great but ooooooof this is visually unpleasant, the bloom and motion blur make it look like Baby's First Unity Game.

[@8tracked]

I'll sub to premium when Alex stops Quick Looking games with crosshairs. YEESH!!!

[@PappyMagee137]

My 2 faves

[@ripelivejam]

peanut butter and chocolate?

[@shagral_]

Pro tip - start video in the actual game.

[@joearnold6881]

WTH is a “hotline bling”? Idc who wrote a song about it, there’s no such thing.

[@chrislavorgna635]

Drake song.

[@Roxfox]

It IS a song. That's what it is. This question is like asking "what the hell is the 'free bird' there is nothing called that"

[@joearnold6881]

Roxfox A free bird is a bird which is free. That’s a thing. A “hotline bling” is just gibberish It’s like he didn’t want to just say “cellphone ring” but wasn’t clever enough to come up with an actual replacement.

[@Roxfox]

@@joearnold6881 Fine, Wonderwall then. Holy Diver. Take your pick, there's lots of songs named after things that don't exist.

[@joearnold6881]

Roxfox metaphors and symbolism exist in songs, yes. That’s not what this is. He’s literally trying to say one thing with words that don’t mean it He wants to say “every time my phone rings” but with other words, and the words he’s using already have other meanings. “Bling” in hip hop etc means something and it isn’t the ring of a phone. It’s not a huge deal. It’s just someone who isn’t the best lyricist trying to make up a new phrase in the laziest way and doing a poor job. “Hotline bling” is dumb and not a thing. You are free to feel differently.

[@PhatBoyzClub]

They made max payne & Alan wake..and then became obsessed with remaking max payne/Alan wake without any of the charm. Mechanically solid however over produced games without vision or style. They are a capable team and its unfortunate that they have lost their passion somewhere along the way. Control seems like a decent yet forgettable remedy game. Ill buy it to support the team.

[@리쓰리쓰]

Really? I'm kind of digging the style, I like the creepy floating people and weird pulsing gun thing. I'm quite into it.

[@Dongulator]

This game honestly seems more interesting setting-wise than the more combat-focused Max Payne series. The combat here seems pretty rote. Maybe that makes it forgettable, but I doubt it. The weird supernatural shit they could pull with this has me excited.

[@Crembaw]

I REALLY hate the whole ‘here’s just some footage of a real-ass person in this game’ thing they keep doing.

[@robertmuir4356]

FMV non believer.. begone

[@michaeltorresii5248]

I love it. Reminds me of Wing Commander.

[@bigtoe89]

Poop

[@JacobPadlock]

😳

[@Xxoccify]

Poopydy scoop

[@dw0773]

Nigeria

[@bradleybindle6428]

Brad Shoemaker > David Lynch

[@bradleybindle6428]

Joe Skeen David Lynch is terrible, and you know this. Brad Shoemaker is way better

[@bradleybindle6428]

@@JoeSkeen David Lynch is just shot-reverse-shot garbage. Brad takes his time with his shots, which are usually all unbroken takes with practical effects. He's way better than David Lunch could ever be