This game's pretty ok.

Jesse's (your character) monologues are sometimes cringey (think Marvel), but I became numb to it after a while. The story, atmosphere, and setting are probably the main draws of Control, and for the most part the game nails these fairly well.

The gameplay, though? ...eugh.

The gun is probably the worst part of this game. There are like 6 different gun modes you gain access to during your playthrough, and all of them have significant downsides that make them equally unsatisfying to play. Baked-in weapon inaccuracy and damage fall-off almost completely remove skill from the picture from half of your options, and long cooldowns or limited DPS ruin the rest. Until you get special mods in one of the DLCs that make a few of the weapons usable, you're pretty much always better off using your jedi powers. If this game didn't have guns and just let you use the force with fewer limitations, I probably would've enjoyed it more.

As far as achievements/collectibles go, nothing in this game is hard; its braindead easy to complete everything. It's just that there's a LOT of stuff to find, achievements to collect, etcetera. Nothing's missable, but if you're the type to obsess over finding everything the first time through, it'll really detract from the experience.

There are connections to the Alan Wake games or whatever, but it wasn't until the DLC parts that I found myself completely and utterly confused on that front (My friends and I had literally never heard of those games until the Epic Games Store started advertising Alan Wake 2 like it was the second coming of Christ), so you can treat this as its own thing, pretty much.

Is this worth 40 bucks? Nah. I waited until it went on sale for 10 to buy it, but I'd say go for it if it's around 20.

This game's pretty ok. Jesse's (your character) monologues are sometimes cringey (think Marvel), but I became numb to it after a while. The story, atmosphere, and setting are probably the main draws of Control, and for the most part the game nails these fairly well. The gameplay, though? ...eugh. The gun is probably the worst part of this game. There are like 6 different gun modes you gain access to during your playthrough, and all of them have significant downsides that make them equally unsatisfying to play. Baked-in weapon inaccuracy and damage fall-off almost completely remove skill from the picture from half of your options, and long cooldowns or limited DPS ruin the rest. Until you get special mods in one of the DLCs that make a few of the weapons usable, you're pretty much always better off using your jedi powers. If this game didn't have guns and just let you use the force with fewer limitations, I probably would've enjoyed it more. As far as achievements/collectibles go, nothing in this game is hard; its braindead easy to complete everything. It's just that there's a LOT of stuff to find, achievements to collect, etcetera. Nothing's missable, but if you're the type to obsess over finding everything the first time through, it'll really detract from the experience. There are connections to the Alan Wake games or whatever, but it wasn't until the DLC parts that I found myself completely and utterly confused on that front (My friends and I had literally never heard of those games until the Epic Games Store started advertising Alan Wake 2 like it was the second coming of Christ), so you can treat this as its own thing, pretty much. Is this worth 40 bucks? Nah. I waited until it went on sale for 10 to buy it, but I'd say go for it if it's around 20.