It might seem quite surprising to read that Remedy's Control has been out for three years; that's because for Switch owners specifically, the game came out in October 2020, a little over a year after its initial release in August 2019. Nevertheless, Remedy is celebrating the bizarre action-adventure title with a rather special fan event (or "Altered-World Fan Event", if you like).
The main attraction is an event called "Fans Ask the Fadens", in which fans have been provided an opportunity to submit questions to actors Courtney Hope and Sean Durrie, who play Control characters Jessie Faden and Dylan Faden respectively. Questions will need to be provided in video form and can be submitted via Remedy's official website; be sure to take note of the restrictions in the image below and submit your question before September 1st!
Additionally, Remedy will be showcasing select pieces of fan art and screenshots, which you can submit via 505 Games' community hub. A few pieces are already available to view, so you can get an idea of what kind of artwork might get featured. Finally, Remedy's merch store is celebrating Control's anniversary with a 25% off sale, including t-shirts, posters, and a pretty sweet over-sized mouse mat.
Control launched on the Switch as a Cloud release back in 2020. Although many understandably take umbridge with Cloud games, we nevertheless enjoyed the experience, with our review stating that "Remedy's skill when it comes to creating a highly-detailed game-world is world-class, and the gloriously dynamic combat is second-to-none".
Will you be taking part in Remedy's 'Fans Ask the Fadens' event? Let us know in the comments below!
[source destructoid.com, via community.remedygames.com]
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Control is a very underrated game, even with events like this I'm surprised it's not talked about more.
Loved Control when it launched. There was some genuinely amazing gameplay to be had in the game and the narrative was beautifully strange. One of a select few games I’d call a 10/10 and it wasn’t even my goty in 2019… what a spectacular year in gaming 2019 was!
I have a couple of qualms with the game design, but Control is so good I still call it one of my favorite games from the past decade. (I played it on PC, though.) I'm kinda sad it hasn't received more DLC, since the concept of the game (and the post-game narrative) lends itself really well to seasonal updates or expansions. Still, what DLC did come out is great and rounds out the game after you finish the main storyline.
Umbridge --> umbrage
FTFY
This game doesn't exist on Switch so why is it even discuss here? Existing on Switch means it had to be an actual game both native digitally and/or physically.
@jump How is it on Nintendo Switch Cloud? I got really burned by the Cloud version of Guardians of the Galaxy.
Celebrating the 3 year anniversary of a 7.5 game.
@TonyTyga90 it's okay. I have played the game to completion on EGS and Steam before and now am slowly making my way through the Switch Cloud version as I soak up the lore to do some fanfic writing. The stuttering is variable and is seldom related to graphic load, and yet it was actually the FIRST version of the game to support full raytracing!
So it looks pretty neat overall, especially with mClassic. I think my biggest foe is not the lag but the fact that I suck playing shooty games without a mouse and keyboard.
Fun fact: the actress whose voice and look inspired the main character in Control (Courtney Hope), is currently on American soap The Young & The Restless.
@jump: Agreed. For me Control was one of the best gaming surprises in 2019 and it remains one of my all-time favorites. It really needs more love.
Loved the demo, but how can you find out when this is on sale? The launcher app is free so won't show as a sale item. Hmmm
@TonyTyga90 it was amazing! By far the best cloud game I have ever played. I played in the high quality version (you can either choose 30 fps with Ray tracing or 60fps). It worked like a dream on the switch. I played the whole game and DLCs on my switch as it's the only console I own. I prefer physical games but the switch could never run the quality that control had. Very good game and a great cloud experience by far.
@Serpenterror no offense but because you said it does? Switch is my only console so I wish there was more cloud games of graphically intensive games.
It's the only game I've ever played where I read every single collectible. I'm enjoying the story, and the gameplay is bloody great at 60fps.
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