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Hello all! Welcome to another week of feeding the Maw, the gluttonous cosmic sinkhole we must keep topped up with videogame news, lest it expand and masticate the entire universe. We’re up against it this week, because no less than two RPS writers are taking holiday, leaving the Maw’s thousand-ton dumbwaiters and condiment howitzers dangerously…

Control Resonant carries on the story of 2019’s Control, featuring that game’s former antagonist Dylan Faden as Resonant’s unlikely hero. Remedy Entertainment/Screenshot by CNET

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Control was just the beginning. The paranatural realm established in Remedy Entertainment’s sci-fi action adventure thriller gets a full sequel in Control Resonant on PlayStation 5, which leaves the confines of the mysterious Oldest House and ventures into a world of terrifying entities, mind-bending cityscapes, and an unfairly incarcerated man with incredible abilities who just…

Seven years after launching Control, Remedy returns to a paranatural Manhattan with Control Resonant.

Control was a criminally overlooked third-person metroidvania about Jesse Faden infiltrating the Federal Bureau of Control’s shape-shifting headquarters to find her missing brother, only to end up leading the Bureau against a reality-warping paranormal invasion known as the Hiss. The surreal plot, infectious dialogue, and otherworldly visuals gave it a distinct identity, and the fast,…

The streets of Manhattan are bleeding in Control Resonant. It’s not because of a swarm of mangy rats or lingering rot from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration but from an aberrant, otherworldly force. The Hiss forces have escaped the infinite confines of the Oldest House and spilled out over the most densely populated borough, corrupting every…

Control Resonant is a risky sequel that isn’t fully successful. Trading in its gun for melee combat, the sequel to Control has you playing as Jesse’s brother instead. It’s not all unsuccessful, as the art design and some story elements still shine, but going from an acclaimed shooter to a middling character-action game that doesn’t…

Control Resonant from developer Remedy Entertainment is one of the more unique, anticipated releases of the last decade. 

Control Resonant is almost here, so it’s the perfect time to talk about how we are taking advantage of the unique opportunities provided by the PlayStation 5 hardware and the DualSense controller.