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Control - Launch Trailer
- Thread starter Theorry
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It says 27th August for me when I visit the store. Where are you located? I am in Germany.
My RTX 2070 Super order is ready for pickup, I got the game free with the card. Really looking forward for it
I think, for some reason, the themes unlock only on the 27th. We were giving out digital themes at Gamescom and those only activate on the 27th.
I see. By the way how are unlock times on EGS? Different than Steam?
One concern I had was that the combat looked kind of same-y in the trailers and gameplay. Those who are playing, is there good variety in encounters and enemies? Also how are the upgrades for weapons and abilities? Substantial changes to your combat style, or just general "10% more damage"-type stuff?
No idea, this is the first game I bought there. Grabbed the free games they've given, but never played any of them, so this will be my first experience with their launcher. Hopefully everything works smoothly.
One thing I thought was interesting is that apparently the game changes the encounters in places you've already visited after you get new powers to take advantage of that, so there will be some surprises when backtracking.
EDIT: That's something I've read a while ago, though, not sure if that's still part of the final game.
It has some variety. I just finished writing my review. One part I'll share for those concerned.
Most games with powers tend to get lazy with late game challenge.
Traditionally most developers just start introducing enemies that are immune to your powers outright.
They avoid that in Control entirely. Instead they throw a large amount of enemy variety at you, which then force you as a player to take advantage of all the tools and powers you posses. It's awesome, and even at the 20
hour mark combat is still fun to do.
Also upgrades for your powers do have small percentage based stuff like what you described but some upgrades add new functionality to powers which really take them to another level.
Hope this answer helps!
Wish people with review copies would not tease anything. You've got the game for free. We get it.
To get you guys more hyped for this, here's a cool interview with Remedy regarding the game's 'new-weird' style and unorthodox narrative. The writer of this article even says the game is "the movie Die Hard, but directed by David Lynch."
How Remedy's Control Will Trust Players To Figure Out Its Unreal Story
How Remedy's Control Will Trust Players To Figure Out Its Unreal Story
To each his own, I hate it when characters are alone and constantly feel the need to talk, like modern Tomb Raider or Horizon, it made me actively hate the main characters. Terrible writing also didn't help. But we'll see how Control pulls it off, I have way more faith in Remedy than I do Crystal Dynamics or Guerrilla Games.
You are getting the wrong idea here. Nothing she says is distracting. When Jesse says something, it's mostly reactive to what you would think someone would say something about. She is not some cartoon figure yelling "BOOM BANG BANG" or "HEADSHOT WOHOOO" or something.
Well that's good then. I've been avoiding most media for the game, so I didn't know. It's just when I start hearing things like that I get a bit anxious as most AAA games have no idea how to handle a lone character.
Store says 27th, but game in library itself says 28th.
EGS not so hot with whole game release things.
So it's tuesday or Friday? :(Store says 27th, but game in library itself says 28th.
EGS not so hot with whole game release things.
Damn that is confusing. I hope 27th is the real date.Store says 27th, but game in library itself says 28th.
EGS not so hot with whole game release things.
Yea, a couple of folks mentioned that, not sure why mines worked fine haha. Just took the leaflet with the code on it in the box and punched it in on the store and it went through fine, got the themes, the suit/outfit and mods
Hm somebody should ask Remedy or the support of Epic store via Twitter. I hate it when there is no clear communication.
Trying to find out.
Pretty sure the 28th is just a mistake since as people have written here, the information page says the 27th which is correct.
I tried ping them via few different accounts yesterday, radio silence for now.
One people I gave heads up to was Puha and he just above said he is looking into it :))
I was on the fence about this game but watching gameplay on Twitch has sealed it for me. Just have to decide which system to buy it for.
Store says 27th, but game in library itself says 28th.
EGS not so hot with whole game release things.
Strange mine says the 27th for both. US here btw.
i am well over 6 hours and there is so much stuff i havent unlocked (in the skill tree) and 3 big areas on the map are still locked. no way you can finish this in 6-7 hours.
Please make it so that it unlocks at midnight.
This is also an alternative.
This is also an alternative.
It probably all depends all on how good you are, how badly you are trying to rush it and if you're doing side stuff or not.
Yeah I think it's bs as well. If street date is broken digital store fronts should be free to release it as well.
Knew nothing about the game but for some reason I feel I'll like the game alot.
Count me onboard.
weird and not bloated sounds excellent to me. i REALLY dont want every damn game to be 25+ hours.
i guess i gotta play this at some point.
i guess i gotta play this at some point.
To jump in this game length discussion, I have to say I strongly disagree with this "the longer the better" attitude. Indeed, I feel a lot of games today, mainly open worlds, are way longer than they have to be. They use repetitive design, quests and combat to do that and it sucks. I can finish the entire Mass Effect trilogy in the time it would take me to finish a game like AC:Odyssey. That's plain wrong. (most of the times).
Have to agree with this. It's funny, there's quite a few games this gen I've enjoyed the first time through when they were new and fresh and the plot or world pulling me through but then felt that hit hard when I revisit or replay. Obviously, when a game asks $60 there has to be a certain level of content there, but there's nothing wrong with a game knowing what kind of experience it wants to deliver and giving a good ten hour tight focused experience. In the same turn, there's been some cracking games this gen that go on for over 100 hours and remain exciting but by and large I don't find length indicative of value.
To be fair, Kasurinen did mention that one of their goals was to have a game that would last people longer, and not something they put years and years of effort into and people blast through in a weekend.
So, while I personally wouldn't mind even if it did last me 6~7 hours, I'd say it's fair to be disappointed in it.
But that's obviously not the case, as mentioned by multiple people before, that the only way to finish it in 6 hours is to rush it like crazy and ignore every single piece of optional content.
Like, you won't even get most of your powers if you don't do any sidequests. I can't imagine a lot of people will want to do that.
I also really appreciate games that have most of their lenght in a first playthrough as the player just figuring things out, instead of a rigid structure that forces a similar playtime no matter how much you know. Dark Souls 1 took me 80 hours on my first playthrough, Sekiro took me 61. I can finish both of them in less than 2 hours now. And I LOVE this, it's an incredible feeling to see you getting better with each playthrough reflected in the time it takes you to beat the game.
So the fact that people finished it in 6 while others aren't even at the halfway point with the same amount of hours is promising.
So, while I personally wouldn't mind even if it did last me 6~7 hours, I'd say it's fair to be disappointed in it.
But that's obviously not the case, as mentioned by multiple people before, that the only way to finish it in 6 hours is to rush it like crazy and ignore every single piece of optional content.
Like, you won't even get most of your powers if you don't do any sidequests. I can't imagine a lot of people will want to do that.
I also really appreciate games that have most of their lenght in a first playthrough as the player just figuring things out, instead of a rigid structure that forces a similar playtime no matter how much you know. Dark Souls 1 took me 80 hours on my first playthrough, Sekiro took me 61. I can finish both of them in less than 2 hours now. And I LOVE this, it's an incredible feeling to see you getting better with each playthrough reflected in the time it takes you to beat the game.
So the fact that people finished it in 6 while others aren't even at the halfway point with the same amount of hours is promising.
Some games are great when they're super long, like the Witcher 3. Some are not (imagine any of the Uncharted games if they were 100 hours long). It's totally fine that this game is what 10-15 hours? That's a great length. Good enough to get a solid story going without overstaying its welcome.
