Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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TWITTER
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As much as I love Alan Wake, Control is braver in a lot of ways.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00:00 - Flexispot Standing Desk Sponsorship
0:01:12 - Introduction
0:06:40 - SCP-4885
0:08:12 - Jesse is Dynamite(?)
0:23:00 - SCP-3008
0:24:16 - Secure. Contain. Protect
0:36:45 - SCP-127
0:37:58 - Jesse Smash
0:53:54 - SCP-087
0:55:17 - Jesse-vania
01:08:13 - SCP-040
01:09:31 - Goot
01:22:04 - SCP-2598
01:23:13 - Odd-inary
01:37:05 - SCP-XXXX
01:38:25 - Take Control
01:52:26 - SCP-696
01:54:40 - It's Happening Again (The DLC)
02:12:51 - SCP-643
Creative Director Sam Lake took what he learned from Alan Wake and Quantum Break, and bounced into a new tone, style, and atmosphere which felt uniquely… him. And whilst Control also embraces its inspirations – namely the SCP Foundation and elements of Twin Peaks Season 3 – there’s a lot more Remedy in here than there was in Max Payne or Alan Wake. If Alan Wake went Beyond Inspiration, Control, arguably, goes even further.
But for all of the great that’s in here, the game avoids being called a Masterpiece because it doesn’t fully embrace its weirdness in a mechanical sense.
At points it sludges through some really trite, and really dull modern game design which holds it back from being a truly unique experience.
For a lot of people, I know this was their 2019 Game of the Year, and while it’s not mine, I do think it’s well worth that title. It’s a game of peaks and valleys. What it does well it does incredibly well, but when it’s naff… it’s really naff. There’s a lot of freshness in here, like a day-old pear in a fruit-bowl, but it’s sat alongside apples and oranges which are beginning to go soft.
THE SCP FOUNDATION
scpwiki.com
MUSIC USED
Death Stranding OST - Timefall
Death Stranding OST - Fragile
Alan Wake OST - The Writer's Dream
Alan Wake OST - The Clicker
Alan Wake OST - Thomas Zane
Subnautica OST - Stars and Moon
The Turing Test OST - Main Theme
FOOTAGE/REFERENCES
1) The Art and Making of Control
2) VideoGameSource - youtube.com/user/xVideoGamesSourcex
3)Sam Farrell - youtube.com/watch?v=UjI3mqz5TSU
4) Gaming University - youtube.com/watch?v=j5S0zzQhRzQ&t=3s
5) HENI Talks - youtube.com/watch?v=_HlvFEZdg9I
6) Control Behind The Scenes - youtube.com/watch?v=-eDkR2opC7Y&t=5s
Standing desk for Home Office - FlexiSpot E7
bit.ly/3kUkew6
PATREON
patreon.com/montyzander?fan_landing=true
twitter.com/MontyZander
As much as I love Alan Wake, Control is braver in a lot of ways.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00:00 - Flexispot Standing Desk Sponsorship
0:01:12 - Introduction
0:06:40 - SCP-4885
0:08:12 - Jesse is Dynamite(?)
0:23:00 - SCP-3008
0:24:16 - Secure. Contain. Protect
0:36:45 - SCP-127
0:37:58 - Jesse Smash
0:53:54 - SCP-087
0:55:17 - Jesse-vania
01:08:13 - SCP-040
01:09:31 - Goot
01:22:04 - SCP-2598
01:23:13 - Odd-inary
01:37:05 - SCP-XXXX
01:38:25 - Take Control
01:52:26 - SCP-696
01:54:40 - It's Happening Again (The DLC)
02:12:51 - SCP-643
Creative Director Sam Lake took what he learned from Alan Wake and Quantum Break, and bounced into a new tone, style, and atmosphere which felt uniquely… him. And whilst Control also embraces its inspirations – namely the SCP Foundation and elements of Twin Peaks Season 3 – there’s a lot more Remedy in here than there was in Max Payne or Alan Wake. If Alan Wake went Beyond Inspiration, Control, arguably, goes even further.
But for all of the great that’s in here, the game avoids being called a Masterpiece because it doesn’t fully embrace its weirdness in a mechanical sense.
At points it sludges through some really trite, and really dull modern game design which holds it back from being a truly unique experience.
For a lot of people, I know this was their 2019 Game of the Year, and while it’s not mine, I do think it’s well worth that title. It’s a game of peaks and valleys. What it does well it does incredibly well, but when it’s naff… it’s really naff. There’s a lot of freshness in here, like a day-old pear in a fruit-bowl, but it’s sat alongside apples and oranges which are beginning to go soft.
THE SCP FOUNDATION
scpwiki.com
MUSIC USED
Death Stranding OST - Timefall
Death Stranding OST - Fragile
Alan Wake OST - The Writer's Dream
Alan Wake OST - The Clicker
Alan Wake OST - Thomas Zane
Subnautica OST - Stars and Moon
The Turing Test OST - Main Theme
FOOTAGE/REFERENCES
1) The Art and Making of Control
2) VideoGameSource - youtube.com/user/xVideoGamesSourcex
3)Sam Farrell - youtube.com/watch?v=UjI3mqz5TSU
4) Gaming University - youtube.com/watch?v=j5S0zzQhRzQ&t=3s
5) HENI Talks - youtube.com/watch?v=_HlvFEZdg9I
6) Control Behind The Scenes - youtube.com/watch?v=-eDkR2opC7Y&t=5s
