Control (2019)

Just started playing this today after I finally picked up the platinum trophy in Nioh.

I'm loving the overall vibe so far: the '60s aesthetics mixed with sci-fi technology, the dialogue, the combat.

Everything's clicking right now, so I'm expecting this to be another one of my favorite games this year, and it's certainly a nice change of pace from Nioh.

Who’s up for trying out the streaming version of Control on Switch?

Update: in case anyone is curious, it works fairly well. Graphics mode looked pretty good, complete with raytracing so reflections and light looks great, but performance mode was pretty smooth, especially for Control. Although performance mode lacked the shiny perks of raytracing, playing Control at 60fps felt pretty good.

Anyone playing the demo should be warned, you have a limited time to play. I logged into performance mode first and played just past the first tutorial section for the gun object of power before switching to graphics mode. I then played the same section in graphics mode. When I went to switch back to performance mode for one last comparison I was locked out due to my time having expired. Altogether I only played about 30 minutes or so.

There is also apparently a queue to play the demo, but I didn't experience a waiting period.

Finished this up the other day. It was a solid experience but I really felt that for a story-driven game it needed a difficulty setting so people could play and just enjoy the story.

I don't feel I was particularly bad at the game but some sections were absolutely brutal and seemed to really punish curiosity as you went off the beaten path.

The Control Ultimate Edition debacle continues...

Control’s PS4 owners get — then lose — Ultimate Edition granting next-gen upgrade: Launch date gaffe on PlayStation Store makes a fishy explanation even fishier

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Owners of Control’s Digital Deluxe Edition on PlayStation 4 reported Thursday that they briefly had access to the game’s recently launched Ultimate Edition — which contradicts an explanation publisher 505 Games gave in August for why Digital Deluxe owners could not be upgraded to Control’s version for the next-generation consoles.

Users in a couple of ResetEra threads first noticed the access early Thursday morning, around the time of Control Ultimate Edition’s midnight Sept. 10 launch. One commenter reported that PSN told them they owned Control’s Ultimate Edition, and after deleting it from their console in order to test what would be re-downloaded, found that the console was receiving the Ultimate Edition and that the game’s Deluxe Edition was gone from the store.

“So it seems like it’s not even a different SKU it’s literally the same bundle as what was previously offered,” wrote ResetEra user eZipsis. “It would be pretty shitty if base game + season pass holders are left out of this ‘upgrade.’”

About 12 hours later on the PlayStation Store, someone “flicked the switch to prevent access that they previously allowed,” said ResetEra user Chaserjoey.

“If you’re going to insist I buy it again, 505, at least give me a new trophy list to complete,” said commenter Billfisto, pointing out another way in which the Digital Deluxe and Ultimate Editions are basically the same thing on PlayStation 4.

Control’s Ultimate Edition to include free upgrade to Series X and PS5 ports, current owners not included

Anyone who buys Control Ultimate Edition will get a free upgrade to the next-gen version of the game when it comes out later this year. According to the Control website, the free copy of the game will be a “digital upgrade” to the next-gen version of the game for players that buy the Ultimate Edition on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. Players who already own the original version of the game won’t be eligible for the free upgrade. (via Polygon)