Remedy's new CEO doesn't want to "change the DNA" of the Control studio, but he does still think their games "could give a lot more"

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• explodIng_lIme@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Control should indeed have sold more. I only have it a try last year when the full bundle was 10 bucks or something after seeing a game analysis and a snippet of the ashtray maze. It is so incredibly good, can recommend everyone give it a try. Very hyped for Resonant whenever that hits Steam.

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  • samus12345@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I loved the worldbuilding and atmosphere, but hated the difficulty. I soldiered through it because I wanted to see what would happen next. They fixed it with difficulty adjustments a year after it came out.

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  • djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    ehhhh should have is a strong word. That game is like 90% worldbuilding. The actual gameplay was mid to frankly bad, and Jesse’s personal story wasn’t nearly as interesting The Oldest House.

    Maybe it’s rose-tinted glasses, I certainly haven’t gone back to them recently, but I remember Max Payne being a fun shooter. It’s kinda wild that Remedy’s gameplay has been the weakest link in everything they’ve made since.

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    • Coelacanth@feddit.nu ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Max Payne does still hold up. I disagree on gameplay in Control though, I thought there was plenty of action and the action was good. I do agree though that Jesse was a fairly weak protagonist. The focus is clearly on the Oldest House, and they wanted a straight man lead to contrast with the weirdness, but to me it didn’t quite work as they ended up with a protagonist that wasn’t all that compelling. I still loved the world building.

      Also, Alan Wake 2 is a very competent survival horror mechanically. Remedy can do really good gameplay. Hell, even Quantum Break was alright gameplay wise, despite mostly being a dress rehearsal for Control.

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  • LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It took me a couple tries but Control eventually sucked me in. Such a slick and satisfying game.

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  • fleem@piefed.zeromedia.vip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    agreed. such a universe in there

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• Big_Boss_77@fedinsfw.app ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  inb4 control live service game….fml

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  • Chronographs@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You mean fbc firebreak, their live service game which already got its final update 9 months after it launched?

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    • Big_Boss_77@fedinsfw.app ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Gonna be honest, didn’t even know that was a thing lmao

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