Control Resonant Spills Paranormal Chaos into the Streets of New York
Key takeaways
- Remedy Entertainment's 2019 game Control is a brilliant mix of third-person combat and paranormal government intrigue.
- Fans will get a chance to discover more about the game themselves on September 24 when the game comes out.
- Control Resonant picks up seven years later, and despite Faden's best efforts (alongside agents, as seen in FBC Firebreak), the Hiss have broken containment and flood the streets of New York City.
Remedy Entertainment's 2019 game Control is a brilliant mix of third-person combat and paranormal government intrigue. But the question remained: Where would the story go from here? I've gotten playtime with the sequel, Control Resonant, which spills the story into a chaotic Manhattan and follows the redemption of the first game's final villain.
Control's story left off with the new director of the Federal Bureau of Control, Jesse Faden, trying to stamp out the infestation of extradimensional beings, called the Hiss, which possess agents and her empowered brother Dylan, who she defeats in a climactic showdown. While it was unclear what would lay in store for the sequel to Control when it was confirmed in 2022, the first trailer of Control Resonant, which debuted at The Game Awards last December, confirmed that the new game would star Dylan. Fans will get a chance to discover more about the game themselves on September 24 when the game comes out.
Control Resonant picks up seven years later, and despite Faden's best efforts (alongside agents, as seen in FBC Firebreak), the Hiss have broken containment and flood the streets of New York City. Dylan, awakening from his cell, exits the agency looking for his sister -- and perhaps some revenge on his former possessors.