This week, Remedy hosted their first hands-on previews of CONTROL Resonant, marking the beginning of their international media tour. Admittance was by invitation only, with select media and influencers handpicked to check out the game in advance. Over the course of their exclusive preview, attendees had the chance to check out the first three hours of the game's opening and speak to the members of the dev team.
In the hot seat for interviews were Mikael Kasurinen (Creative Director), Sean Durrie (Actor, Dylan Faden), Anna-Maria Krönroos (Lead Level Designer), Thomas Puha (Communications Director), and Elmeri Raitanen (Art Director).
While a few websites were able to visit Remedy before their flight to Los Angeles, it was across the ocean where things really kicked off. In LA, previews were held at Annapurna Pictures HQ, coinciding with Summer Games Fest. And in the coming weeks, the team are set to head to Mexico City, São Paulo, London, Berlin, and Warsaw.
The first previews have started to roll in over the past few hours, and as always, we'll do our best to collect as many as possible as they're published. Keep an eye out for updates!
Written Previews
- Game Informer: Control Resonant, Hands-On With Remedy’s Surreal Take On Stylish Action by Marcus Stewart
- PC Gamer: I was worried Control Resonant wouldn't be Control enough, but then I got lost in an infinite bedroom dimension by Morgan Park
- IGN: Control Resonant Hands-On Preview: No Guns, No Problem for This Melee-Action Sequel by Mitchell Saltzman
- Polygon: After 2.5 hours, Control Resonant is a bolder sequel than we ever could’ve expected by Giovanni Colantonio
- Engadget: Control Resonant's take on New York feels like the Backrooms by Alessandro Fillari
- The Verge: Control Resonant is a sequel — and also a starting point by Kallie Plagge (w. Mikael Kasurinen)
- Eurogamer: Control Resonant is how video games should be done by Chris Tapsell (w. Sean Durrie and Mikael Kasurinen)
- VGC: Control Resonant’s gravity-shifting combat sold me after just one hands-on session by Jordan Middler (w. Sean Durrie and Mikael Kasurinen)
- VGC: Control Resonant was ‘deeply’ inspired by Attack on Titan and Neon Genesis Evangelion, says director by Jordan Middler (w. Sean Durrie and Mikael Kasurinen)
- GameSpot: Control Resonant Deals With Trauma And Redemption by Tamoor Hussain (w. Sean Durrie and Mikael Kasurinen)
- Polygon: Remedy explains the terrifying draw of liminal spaces Control Resonant's creative director knows why you're so scared of Backrooms by Giovanni Colantonio (w, Mikael Kasurinen and Sean Durrie)
- GamesBeat: Control Resonant’s melee shines in altered gravity | hands-on gameplay by Dean Takahashi (w. Anna-Maria Krönroos, Thomas Puha, and Elmeri Raitanen)
- TechRadar: It was always the plan to make a Dylan-focused game, says Control Resonant art director, but creating a 'high level' world came first — 'We create the world, and then there are opportunities to have these different lenses into it, or different stories' by Demi Williams (w. Anna-Maria Krönroos, Thomas Puha, and Elmeri Raitanen)
- TechRadar: Remedy says Control Resonant's shapeshifting weapon was conceptualized for the first game when it considered enabling Jesse's gun to turn into a sword — 'We really needed to make sure that this is something that works and is fun on a very visceral level' by Demi Williams (w. Anna-Maria Krönroos and Elmeri Raitanen)
- GamesRadar+: Control Resonant has what it takes to stand out in an exceptionally crowded September release window by Josh West (w. Mikael Kasurinen)
- [Video] GameRant: CONTROL Resonant Dives DEEP Into Character Action - Hands-On Preview
- [Video] GameSpot: Control Resonant Hands On Preview by Tamoor Hussain
- [Video] GamesRant: CONTROL Resonant Dives DEEP Into Character Action - Hands-On Preview by Anthony Taormina
- [Video] James Willems: We played Control Resonant early. Here's what we thought.
- [Video] IGN: Control Resonant Mixes Control, Devil May Cry, and Doom | IGN Preview By Ryan McCaffrey and Mitchell Saltzman
- [Video] Ilta-Sanomat: Pelasimme odotettua megapeliä – tällainen on suomalainen Control Resonant by Henrik Kärkkäinen, prior to event
- [Video] GameSpot: Control Resonant Was 7 Years In The Making (w. Mikael Kasurinen and Elmeri Raitanen)
- [Video] Level Up Norge: Control Resonant-reportasje – bli med Tanya og Rune til Finland! (w. Mikael Kasurinen), prior to event
- [Video] inderestv: Control Resonant: Mikael Kasurisen haastattelu ja pelivideo (w. Mikael Kasurinen), prior to event
