Everything GREAT About Control!

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Here's Everything GREAT about Control! I hope you enjoy the video!
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[@GamingWins]

Take care of your back, relax and get your BackBone at go.playbackbone.com/e/gamingwins

[@theramenshopdvr2470]

Max Payne series?

[@darkiplier3430]

Please do quantum break pls

[@TyingSaturn]

Fun fact, the Oldest House's exterior is meant to be the AT&T Long Lines Building, which is a massive, windowless, brutalist building in NYC

[@nicolaassteenkamp2152]

Is that a fact or just something you made up?

[@ryanq7518]

​@@nicolaassteenkamp2152if you googled you'd know. Although the oldest house resembles brutalist architecture, it's not exactly the at&t building

[@nicolaassteenkamp2152]

​@@ryanq7518 So the architecture is the same but it's not "MEANT" to be the At&T building like OP said?

[@Juanguar]

@@nicolaassteenkamp2152are you just looking for arguments ? Because seriously you’re being annoying

[@nicolaassteenkamp2152]

@@Juanguar No one said you had to get involved, besides I find it annoying when people pull shit out of their asses and pass it on as "fun facts"

[@jasonl8681]

fun fact, in Alan Wake's American Nightmare, released in 2012, the Old Gods of Asgard song 'Balance Slays the Demon' features a section of backwards talking that specifically references the town of Ordinary and warns of the happenings there. It also features the line: "Beyond the shadow you settle for there is a miracle illuminated" Jesse's favourite Tomas Zane poem.

[@NunsenseStudios2110]

I usually never bother with lore in video games. I'm here to kill things with guns or swords or both. But with Control? I read everything. Every report. Every item description. Every enemy profile. There's just something about this kind of story that I couldn't put down. I fell in love at first sight and I'm so glad I got the chance to play this game. There's often the question of "If you could go back and experience one game again for the first time, what would it be" and my answer will always be Control.

[@jolantru3085]

I don't usually get scared by games... and then I watched The Threshold Kids.

[@Lord_Deimos]

Control is one of the very few games that actually felt next gen to me and it quite literally has it all... fun gameplay, impressive visuals, great controls, interesting story, addictive worldbuilding. I haven't been so impressed by a game since Crysis.

[@TheLiamster]

I remember playing this game just to get the achievements and I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was. The story and lore was confusing at times but the detail was very impressive

[@just_that_crazy5179]

I feel the best way to understand the lore is to walk away and just think about it. Kinda the way I figured it out.

[@laundrybaskets4473]

Glad you had fun, but why were you only after achievements at first?

[@dova6207]

Fun fact about Finish tango, while the first verse applies heavily to Alan Wake, I feel the second verse after the chorus applies more to Quantum Break! A nice nod to both games, particularly the latter!

[@BPgamemaster12]

The FBC and all the OOPs/Altered Items stuff reminded me a lot of that old Syfy show Warehouse 13. Was a fun show and I hope future FBC stories take some more inspiration for more crazy stories.

[@lsdxiii]

This is easily my top three favorite games of all time. Such an incredible experience from beginning to end.

[@NekoHibaCosplay]

I loved Alan Wake, and when they reveal that Control takes place in the same universe, as far as saying that Wake was even a candidate to become Director, it totally blew my mind. Sam Lake is totally crazy, one of the best game writers of his generation.

[@dudetheman3]

Couple things that I remember about this game. The ashtray maze sequence was amazing, felt like I was living an action movie! I also remember thinking that the actor for Dr. Darling look familiar and after looking him up, found he played the guy with the knives in Robin Hood Men in Tights!

[@MrDalevich]

That took me by surprise as well. The first bit that pops into my mind when I think of that character is when he shaves down an incoming arrow into dust then breaks the 4th wall "Am I good? I'm good"

[@lewislewis3531]

Can't wait for Control 2! Whether we see a different version of the oldest house under Jesse's leadership of just new rooms/dimensions, I am hyped!

[@TheWaffleHotel]

I finally beat Control a few hours ago so this could not come at a more perfect time!

[@Type_3_Screamer]

I absolutely love this game. I went into expecting something along the lines of SCP and was blown away with what i found. And the fact it ties in with AW is a cherry on top. Control is a genuinely fun game that allows you to actually feel powerful and a sense of progress with your power.

[@penderdysart]

This game was absolutely fantastic and I love that you covered it finally. There's so many details in this game that you have to go out of your way to find. Like the 2nd floor room in the Transportation area that you have to parkour into through a window that has Alan Wake's typewriter and notes about it. Or the music room at the bottom of the stairs in the main area that played My Dark Disquiet by Poets of the Fall. So much love and care went into this game

[@19Rinka86]

The life advice in your videos never disappoint. I’ll start taking “to write this/my book” seriously.

[@corzan721_3]

FINALLY, I went into this game with absolutely zero knowledge or context and it BLEW MY MIND 10/10 can’t wait for a sequel

[@thajocoth]

When you use the Throw ability to slam one enemy into another, would that be "throwing a hissy fit"?

[@justaghostinthesea]

OH MY GOD I've wanted you to cover this game for the longest time! The dream is real!

[@vincentstuart9562]

"-269 questions- nice" *continues speaking* that got me more than I was expecting despite being well aware of the nice joke lol

[@aszher_]

No one ever points it out but when you first meet the janitor, the hallway changes positions on the lobby’s wall, 1:33 and loops around itself. It’s subtle but disorienting and everyone gets distracted by the elevator

[@dudetheman3]

Yeah, I remember playing through the game for the first time and trying to double back into a wall, realizing that the room had changed! That's when you realize it's going to be a trippy game!

[@thajocoth]

This was my first Remedy game. I just played it for the first time a few weeks ago. It's a good game. I get some almost Metroidvania vibes from it (which is my favorite genre), but in 3D.

[@leonielson7138]

28:40 Hedron was a catalyst for the creation of Polaris - it created Polaris and placed her inside of Jesse to help her and Dylan defeat the Not-Mother that escaped from another of the slides. I like to think that Hedron is Polaris' mother.

[@sanafarukhsk6225]

7:21 My thoughts exactly when you said about the dictionary part. RIP James McCaffery, you will be missed.

[@gamgam7979]

God this was such a banger, i almost feel bad that i first played it for free through PS plus

[@Ipavaiva]

On Sankarin tango, the song is actually primarily about all the "heroes" we play as in video games. Chorus talks about how they all very often get beaten down, but must continue soon after with their quest. Meanwhile, First verse is dedicated to Alan Wake, saying how he "mistook an ocean for a lake" and "looks for a path to light, to find his beloved" Second verse is dedicated to Quantum break, while not as 1 to 1 as the first one, it talks about "time shattering into infinity" and "never finding a happy ending"

[@celesteh7374]

I love this game the Maze is what makes it too and the combat is also amazing. And the DLC are quick but fun. And the music9/10

[@ClipsShorts_]

I’ve never heard of this game but I can’t wait to find out everything GREAT about it

[@vincentstuart9562]

Also there's an Old Gods of Asgard youtube channel, it's not very old but has the custom songs from the games on it

[@tirefirejones561]

Dude I literally just finished this game the other day. Crazy good timing

[@johnpaulpomfret5032]

Hope this means we’re gonna get an Alan Wake 2 wins after this one!

[@jdfromda80s]

I really slept on this when it came out. A friend of mine begged me to play it, so I bought it played for about hour & never looked back. That was April 2020. Fast forward to Feb 2021 & it's available on PS+, so I add it to my library, didn't play it til I finally decided to play it in June 2021 & I'm so glad I did. I plat'd it in 4 days then went back & plat'd the PS4 version 4 days after that. I still have to finish The Foundation DLC though. Even got my son to finally play it.

[@williamdevine3070]

Ahti is also in alan wake 2, same character guiding alan, and is later seen in watery

[@Apexassassin141]

This is the closet thing we're getting an SCP and warehouse 13 crossover short of fanfic

[@GhostyShogun]

Alright 1. I want to say thank you he you post amazing content cause you post like you have millions of subs and yet somehow you have 250k which is crazy i have been following forever and I just can't believe that you don't have like million of subs but keep it up people will see how amazing you are. 2. cod ghost is sooo underrated and over hated lmao 😂

[@TheStormbringer8751]

7:26 You mean he never disappoints, right.

[@DEGriffSoc]

One thing I appreciated about the story was that Jesse didn't stay a reluctant hero for too long. She begins with an attitude of 'I'll do what's necessary but I'm just here to find my brother' to not really wanting to give up being director quite quickly and I think that was a good idea. It gives her a motivation for arriving but reluctant heroes are kinda tired so abandoning it quickly, in a way plausible for her character, made the character more interesting. Also, it took me an embarrassingly long way into the game to realise that when Ahti suggests Jesse is there to interview for janitor's assistant, he isn't making a mistake ... That's just how Ahti sees the Director.

[@sid7412]

Thx so much for covering control! It's one of my top 5..loved the little details you pointed out!

[@matthewapril3119]

I was wondering how you did 2 videos back to back. Especially ones so different and control being so open to interpretation. Welcome, Gabe, and also damn control makes way more sense now that I can see the themes behind it.

[@joystiq_7772]

Finished this game a couple of months ago, loved the hell out of it

[@glitchdrno3450]

Fun fact: the ashtray maze also can be interpreted as a reference to the book house of leaves the house in question being on ash tree lane (I got this thought from the comments on the stupendium song)

[@AveryLedwell]

I remember playing this game years ago and man it was an emotional roller coaster. Something about playing it pissed me off, yet it was hard to put the controller down. The mechanics werent the best and the gameplay felt all over the place. I have a love and hate relationship with this game, but Ill give it credit for the insanity that takes place when you begin this story. Anyway glad you did a video on this!

[@special_k_kman]

Always love it when gamingwins drops a video. You should drop a video dedicated to gears of war 2 soon!

[@WordAlchemist5362]

The maze section listening to Ahti's music is off the chain. Even Jesse agrees.

[@sansfangirl4life439]

oh to experience this game for the first time all over again! this game was just a fun ride! and as a big POTF fan, i got so giddy when i found the secret room where u can hear the song My Dark Disquiet, which has a few references to Control, much like how War's music video is for alan wake! and ofc the alan wake easter eggs x3 easily one of my fave spontaneous gaming buys!

[@camwilliams566]

YES IVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO PLAY THIS LETS GOOOOO

[@ladyobsidianblack]

I love this game, and i just replayed it a few weeks back for Alan Wake 2

[@Loseph2l]

I beat the main story in five days. That is how much I loved it. I mained the Charge form and the starter Grip Form, especially after getting the Eternal Fire Mod for it.

[@rileylong5250]

My theory for the motel is its supposed to represent the collective unconscious of the transit point. All the AWE are from a part of our collective unconscious and the motel is no different. Most cultures of a certain size have that, the Chinese and Mongols had waystations on the silk road, medieval Europe had inns along major roads, and modern America has the small motel.

[@mcflurry5266]

Please do Alan Wake 2 I really loved the narrative and how it’s connected with Control with the FBC being in their own universe. I never played the first game but started the second one. I wouldn’t have known about alan wake 2 if it wasn’t for control

[@crooked9542]

Soon my friend ;)

[@shypony5820]

Thank you Gabe and welcome to the Channel.

[@Kimtroverted]

Huh, I suspected Control and Alan Wake 2 occurred at the same time but thinking about it, noticing Ahti's holiday clearly showing Cauldron Lake? Throwing in the stuff about how the FBC can't get in contact with the Oldest House? Yeah, Ahti puts Jesse on the right path and then sneaks off to make sure Saga and Alan have the guidance they need. He's starting to feel a LOT like Hoid from Brandon Sanderson's works. o.o

[@teamvlcn6820]

The timing of this is hilarious, since I just finished the game yesterday. I still have to do the Foundation DLC, though.

[@Razor-so9zk]

there is an entire DLC about board and weird boss you didnt mention. Explains so much about board and what it was.

[@lazerunicorn7809]

The voice actor for Trench also voices Max Payne in Max Payne 3... So yeah, grumpy detective and nine shots in XD

[@shawnknock]

I’ve been waiting for either you or Gingy to cover this game, so thank you

[@skyriderp]

To be honest he should do a video on the infamous games

[@hasturthekinginyellow5003]

Ah yes, "Control" or as i liked to call it "The SCP Foundation: The videogame"

[@maetheron1160]

Also, in Take Control, another of the backwards message reveals how the Koskela Brothers came up with the symbol of the Cult of the Tree, stating that they were drunk, started seeing double a document from the FBC, giving the double inverted black pyramid It's so cool to have details like this 4 years before AW2 was released 🥹

[@justaguy723]

Hello, Gabe. Your work is appreciated.

[@Respawn117]

I still remember requesting for a video on control during the halo 3 stream and my man finally delivered🗿

[@Kinos141]

Also, remember that in a building where the Hiss takes over anyone who's not wearing an HRA, Ahti just has headphones. That's all. Dude is a GOD!!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content!😊😊❤❤❤

[@johnfarmer888]

Remedy has also mentioned the SCP foundation lore was a big inspiration for control

[@jolantru3085]

If you haven't listened to Dan Bull and The Stupendium's Control songs, you REALLY should. They are exceptional!

[@ryanli8371]

Got lucky when this game in ultimate edition was free as part of Playstation Plus back in 2021. Definitely a great game, but very weird universe and hard to understand. It wasn't until I played AWE dlc that I learned that its connected to Alan Wake. After going into Alan Wake 2, I start to appreciate more of Remedy's bizarre universe.

[@camwilliams566]

Darling is the best character in this game i wish i could have an entire game of just his story

[@silentassason]

I just finished the main game recently and loved it. Also went in completely blind and was super happy to effectively playing an SCP game since i don't have a PC to play the actual SCP games lol.

[@princeofpokemon2934]

Everything about this game felt like the SCP Foundation in an alternate timeline

[@BloodBullet0125]

Props on putting that "nice" in there so smoothly Also, welcome to the positivity train Gabe

[@maxlegomaster]

We need a Everything GREAT about Alan Wake 2

[@leonielson7138]

31:04 "And Dylan being the one who killed Trench makes him giving himself up to them hit a lot harder." I don't think it was Dylan who killed Trench, but rather the Board firing Trench for letting the Hiss into the Oldest House. Once Trench used the partially burn slide he'd taken from the Ordinary AWE, the Hiss found a much more capable vessel in Dylan and loosed their hold on Trench, but he wasn't completely free either, so the Board fired him. At no time does Dylan pick up the Service Weapon, because to do so would put him in the power of the Board, which he couldn't use unless he submitted to them.

[@IcyXzavien]

I started playing this game just under a week ago. Been enjoying it so far on the steam deck especially since I can use gyro with it.

[@MrSpartan993]

SCP if it had AAA budget and really good writing.

[@LP-xw7ix]

Got this game on ps plus not long ago didn't know much and omg it was one of my games of the year, the nods to twilight zone and the like were the cherry on top

[@Endgame_01]

Been waiting for this. Are you ever going to cover the Alan Wake games?

[@Death_Trooper716]

Wow. This is great.

[@ThePlumOf]

Holy shit, two GW videos in as many days? What a good week!

[@nahueeiglesias6088]

Please do the inFAMOUS series sometimes, you're gonna love them!

[@lucario774pika]

I just wish this game was more replayable. New game plus, more save slots, something.

[@superslicer6]

The one rule of the oldest house: always, and i mean ALWAYS let ahti do his work. He does it for free.

[@UnicornstalkRGaming]

I actually bought a backbone before seeing this ad Reinforces my decision

[@ABadassDragon]

One of the games i cant wait to play once my new pc arrives, hopefully this week. But first Elden Ring and Baldurs Gate 3

[@SinHurr]

"Live mas." - GamingWins

[@slybananaman5388]

Can’t wait for the 4 hour long video of everything test about baldurs gate 3

[@No_ah_]

So now he's gotta do the Alan Wake games

[@bacon_man21]

Langston is my favorite aside from Darling. He has that "Im so full of this shit" but still shows up to work because no matter how fucked up this place is, all he cares are the benefits better than his previous job.😂

[@RaistliniltsiaR]

I was playing this game free on Luna, and it just got removed. :( I had just banished Hartman from the Fra Mauro AWE. Even if I were to buy the game for myself, I'm not sure I'd have the patience to go through all that again.

[@spooknukem1177]

Now u gotta do both Alan wake games

[@jordanhunter3375]

Well, Ahti seems to always have a mop with him whenever you speak to him, so maybe the water god theory could still....hold water.

[@slybananaman5388]

Another great video

[@priscilabee583]

A fantastic game, i loved the auto reload gun!

[@dwaynem624]

Should have shown the DLC then did Allen Wake 2

[@staidenofanarchy]

I see you sneaking a "nice" in there lmao

[@ContrastCopy]

25:47 this area seems extremely similar to ash lake.

[@jordanhunter3375]

Welcome to the Mad House, Gabe

[@jennifermckay5585]

the two guards with Langston speak in a very stilted and robotic manner. Are they doing it to mess with Langston, out of boredom. Both? Does the FBC have robots.

[@cptcheese9977]

First off GREAT video and also PLEASE MAKE ONE ABOUT MGSV

[@TheParadoxGamer1]

CONTROLLLLL I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCH

[@sleepyhyrule6894]

Hmm is the janitor the dreamer that's conceiving this world?