I finished Control yesterday and absolutely loved it. It does a great job of connecting the Remedy universe especially Alan Wake, even if the AWE DLC wasn't too great while still telling a story that can stand on its own. Learning about all the different altered objects and altered world events keeps things fresh throughout the game and I'm told by people who know that universe better than me it could just as well be an adaption of the SCP wiki. The main character is incredibly relatable and I don't think the setting would work even half as well without her. Jesse's a very human contrast to the bureaucratic... Bureau of Control. And she also has very human faults which almost get her killed towards the end of the game. Jesse's not the only character that stands out, though, almost every major character does. The Bureau employees all have their own quirks, from Pope's almost uncontainable enthusiasm for her field to Arish's warm-hearted care for his colleagues and Underhill's almost neurotic focus on the one thing she's in the Bureau to do. And of course there's Ahti, can't ever forget about Ahti. I still have the first DLC left to play, which should wrap up Control's own story, though I'd guess that it will not completely tie up all threads since the game does work as the connecting piece between other Remedy games.

I finished Control yesterday and absolutely loved it. It does a great job of connecting the Remedy universe [spoiler]especially Alan Wake, even if the AWE DLC wasn't too great[/spoiler] while still telling a story that can stand on its own. Learning about all the different altered objects and altered world events keeps things fresh throughout the game and I'm told by people who know that universe better than me it could just as well be an adaption of the SCP wiki. The main character is incredibly relatable and I don't think the setting would work even half as well without her. Jesse's a very human contrast to the bureaucratic... Bureau of Control. [spoiler]And she also has very human faults which almost get her killed towards the end of the game.[/spoiler] Jesse's not the only character that stands out, though, almost every major character does. The Bureau employees all have their own quirks, from Pope's almost uncontainable enthusiasm for her field to Arish's warm-hearted care for his colleagues and Underhill's almost neurotic focus on the one thing she's in the Bureau to do. And of course there's Ahti, can't ever forget about Ahti. I still have the first DLC left to play, which should wrap up Control's own story, though I'd guess that it will not completely tie up all threads since the game does work as the connecting piece between other Remedy games.