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Control is out now on Steam, along with its Alan Wake expansionTime to see some fresh new spooks
Time to see some fresh new spooks
If you’ve been waiting forControl’s Epic exclusivity to end, well, wait no longer. Remedy Entertainment’s third-person spook-em-up arrived on Steam today in the form of an Ultimate Edition containing the base game and both expansions, The Foundation and AWE. As fate (read: Remedy’s marketing department) would have it, AWE launched today as well. It’s the long-rumouredAlan Wakeexpansion, which has you exploring a new deep dark area of The Oldest House to uncover more supernatural mysteries.Watch on YouTubeControl is an action-adventure game that plonks you into the shoes of Jesse Faden. She finds herself in a place called The Federal Bureau Of Control, which gets locked down due to interdimensional nasties on the loose. Naturally, it is your job to stop them, and use some cool telekinetic powers to do it.“Control’s battles are enjoyable fling-fests,” Brendy (RPS in peace) said in hisControl review. “It’s a very serviceable shooter. It feels good in the fingerbits, you know? And there are a lot of wobbly visual effects that make your powers feel like smooth Hollywood super-nonsense.“Watch on YouTubeAlice Bee has played the brand new expansion, and tells us that whileAWE doesn’t have loads of Alan Wake, it does have another great monster to spook you.“I would recommend this DLC if you liked Control but have never played Alan Wake,” she says, “because the author himself (who actually I think is a bit of a rubbish writer) doesn’t turn up very often, whereas [the monster] is a constant creepy presence even when he’s absent.“If you’re just after the base game on PC, I’m afraid you’ll have to stick with Epic on that one, as the only version of Control you can buy on Steam is the Ultimate Edition, which with a 20% launch discount is currently£28/$32/€32. Or if you already own the game and are just after AWE, you can find that onthe Epic Games Storefor £12/€15/$15 or inthe season pass, which is currently on sale for £15.
If you’ve been waiting forControl’s Epic exclusivity to end, well, wait no longer. Remedy Entertainment’s third-person spook-em-up arrived on Steam today in the form of an Ultimate Edition containing the base game and both expansions, The Foundation and AWE. As fate (read: Remedy’s marketing department) would have it, AWE launched today as well. It’s the long-rumouredAlan Wakeexpansion, which has you exploring a new deep dark area of The Oldest House to uncover more supernatural mysteries.Watch on YouTubeControl is an action-adventure game that plonks you into the shoes of Jesse Faden. She finds herself in a place called The Federal Bureau Of Control, which gets locked down due to interdimensional nasties on the loose. Naturally, it is your job to stop them, and use some cool telekinetic powers to do it.“Control’s battles are enjoyable fling-fests,” Brendy (RPS in peace) said in hisControl review. “It’s a very serviceable shooter. It feels good in the fingerbits, you know? And there are a lot of wobbly visual effects that make your powers feel like smooth Hollywood super-nonsense.“Watch on YouTubeAlice Bee has played the brand new expansion, and tells us that whileAWE doesn’t have loads of Alan Wake, it does have another great monster to spook you.“I would recommend this DLC if you liked Control but have never played Alan Wake,” she says, “because the author himself (who actually I think is a bit of a rubbish writer) doesn’t turn up very often, whereas [the monster] is a constant creepy presence even when he’s absent.“If you’re just after the base game on PC, I’m afraid you’ll have to stick with Epic on that one, as the only version of Control you can buy on Steam is the Ultimate Edition, which with a 20% launch discount is currently£28/$32/€32. Or if you already own the game and are just after AWE, you can find that onthe Epic Games Storefor £12/€15/$15 or inthe season pass, which is currently on sale for £15.
If you’ve been waiting forControl’s Epic exclusivity to end, well, wait no longer. Remedy Entertainment’s third-person spook-em-up arrived on Steam today in the form of an Ultimate Edition containing the base game and both expansions, The Foundation and AWE. As fate (read: Remedy’s marketing department) would have it, AWE launched today as well. It’s the long-rumouredAlan Wakeexpansion, which has you exploring a new deep dark area of The Oldest House to uncover more supernatural mysteries.
Watch on YouTube
Watch on YouTube
Control is an action-adventure game that plonks you into the shoes of Jesse Faden. She finds herself in a place called The Federal Bureau Of Control, which gets locked down due to interdimensional nasties on the loose. Naturally, it is your job to stop them, and use some cool telekinetic powers to do it.
“Control’s battles are enjoyable fling-fests,” Brendy (RPS in peace) said in hisControl review. “It’s a very serviceable shooter. It feels good in the fingerbits, you know? And there are a lot of wobbly visual effects that make your powers feel like smooth Hollywood super-nonsense.”
Watch on YouTube
Watch on YouTube
Alice Bee has played the brand new expansion, and tells us that whileAWE doesn’t have loads of Alan Wake, it does have another great monster to spook you.
“I would recommend this DLC if you liked Control but have never played Alan Wake,” she says, “because the author himself (who actually I think is a bit of a rubbish writer) doesn’t turn up very often, whereas [the monster] is a constant creepy presence even when he’s absent.”
If you’re just after the base game on PC, I’m afraid you’ll have to stick with Epic on that one, as the only version of Control you can buy on Steam is the Ultimate Edition, which with a 20% launch discount is currently£28/$32/€32. Or if you already own the game and are just after AWE, you can find that onthe Epic Games Storefor £12/€15/$15 or inthe season pass, which is currently on sale for £15.
