Today's game is Control. I've been wanting to finally finish this after beating Alan Wake II. Today, i 100% Silent Hill 2, and decided to pick it up and give it a try. I must have stopped at the worst time because i stopped right before the ashtray maze, and i finally understand why people love this game. I don't want to spoil it for people who haven't played. But it was super fucking cool.
The game also just generally is pretty, which i appreciate. The quarry reminds me of the Xen from Half Life:
The stars in the sky i love too. I'm a sucker for anything space so i was happy to see the stars.
I also played around with the Photo Mode with Jesse. Here's one i got of her pulling the switch:
I spent so long trying to time it right, i'm really happy with how it turned out.
Honestly this game was/is pretty close to a 10/10 for me. If you have any interest in SCPs Control is probably the best 'triple A' title to associate various SCPs into it's lore and story. Even if you've never heard of SCPs the storyline in Control is unique and very, very well done. It's obviously a gorgeous game as well, if you can't tell from OPs screenshots. It's been out long enough at this point you can usually grab it for cheap on sale, or as another poster mentioned it's free on Epic currently? Haven't verified that though
Also on xbox game pass if anybody uses that
I'm disappointed i sat on it this long, especially with Alan Wake being one of my favorite games of all time and knowing the connection this had too it. Initially i dropped it because i struggled with the combat and stepped away thinking it wasn't for me. I don't know what it is but stepping back into it, it just clicks for me now and i love it. I finished up the main story today and started on the Foundation DLC today.
Heck yeah man! Enjoy! All of it is good, especially if you enjoy the lore.