5/5 ★ – TheWolvesDen's review of Control: Ultimate Edition.

Dripping with Atmosphere, dripping with sensational gamefeel. Remarkable. This has some of the best controls I have experienced. It’s snappy, deliberate smooth, seamless. It pairs with just great gameplay. Seriously the way that different enemies force you to use different tools, make certain upgrades more worth it than others? I really honed into the grip and shatter shot, I can only imagine what the gunplay techniques would have felt if I used the others. There aren’t a ton of boss variety, BUT THERE IS A TON OF SETTING VARIETY. The Ashtray Maze lived up to its name. It is a strength where the environment alteration is what makes the gameplay feel varied to what is a really multiple loop of shooting, throwing stuff with your mind, dashing and levitating. This game was extremely difficult, and it felt like it made the Oldest House threatening. Now do I know WHAT HAPPENED? No. But was I nintrigued my the lore, was I intrigued by the side quests time to time to figure out more? Was I enthralled with each Darling video? Was I uneasy each time I went to the motel. Was I truly grateful for Ahti? Is Jesse a great character in this confusing web of the bureau of control? Yes. The location of the Oldest House is just so varied and totally labyrinthine to explore and carries its on character. Also this is the best attempt of trying to be cinematic. It feels so just seamlessly woven into something that just exudes awe inspiring energy. The blend going between different places and having silhouettes of characters and irl video to really pair? Yeah man. This is IT.