![]() ![]() The extremely bright lights can make objects look washed out and turn Jesse completely pale. Some of the softer shadows seem to have been removed, but it is only noticeable under fluorescent lights. The graphics don't take that severe of a hit to support the framerate, as most of the game is a series of bold colored offices, gray hallways, boardrooms, and mechanical rooms. Google recommends at least a 10Mbps download speed for 720p streaming, 20Mbps download speed for 1080p streaming, and at least a 35Mbps download speed for 4K streaming. According to a Speedtest of my Verizon Fios connection, I had an average download speed of 57Mbps and an average upload speed of 63Mbps. Of course, your milage for smoothness may vary depending on your connection. The High Framerate option did indeed stay at a near-consistent 60FPS, which is crucial to the fast-paced combat and movement. There is a stutter when transitioning from menus to gameplay, but that also occurred when I tested the PC version from the Microsoft Store. I was not able to test the Graphics option since it requires a 4K display, but it would also presumably require a Stadia Pro subscription to unlock streaming at 4K resolution. High Framerate runs the game at a 1080p resolution at 60FPS while Graphics increases it to 4K resolution but at 30FPS. The Stadia version of Control offers two performance presets: High Framerate and Graphics. Control Ultimate Edition: Stadia performance and features It was fun to see Alan Wake narrate over a different game and have it fit, but it's only worthwhile if you were familiar with the 2010 Xbox 360 and PC title.Ĭontrol Ultimate Edition is a solid experience if Stadia is your only gaming platform, but it has been heavily discounted in the past if you have a capable PC or console. The Foundation expansion takes place after the main game and adds the ability to raise and destroy crystalline structures only in the expansion's new area, and the AWE expansion is a tie-in to Remedy's own Alan Wake franchise. Both expansions clock in at almost two hours each, and are not exactly necessary to the main game. However, it is the Ultimate Edition of the game, which comes with both The Foundation and AWE expansions. There are also toggles for immortality and one-hit kills if you would rather enjoy the story and explore without the extended fight sequences.Ĭontrol is an excellent game with an interesting story and fun, physics-based combat, but may be a little steep at $40 for a two-year-old game. ![]() If the game does prove to be too difficult, it does contain an assist mode that allows players to tweak variables such as recovering energy and ammo faster, damage reduction, and auto-aim on enemies. I also got lost a few times in the sprawling office building that spans multiple floors even with a full-sized map, but the game is great with offering shortcuts after exploring an area for the first time thanks to plenty of fast travel points. ![]() The biggest challenges in the game, which caused me to die a few times, were the optional boss fights and the optional timed expedition missions. ![]() It was more efficient than spending energy taking cover or mind-controlling enemies in the heat of battle. Although, I mostly used the launcher and levitating abilities to zip around the room and throw everything at everybody. Both the gun and abilities can be upgraded with mods such as increased damage or decreasing your energy use.Ĭontrol is not an especially difficult game as long as you keep upgrading, but it was always fun to walk into a room and immediately fling some drywall at a poor, demented office worker. Combat requires dashing around and using the environment to your advantage, especially against the shielded and boss types that can take a lot of shots. The combat becomes more fast-paced as you gain more abilities because the game ups the enemy difficulty, and it's easy to be swarmed by enemies. The main feature of the game, however, is the various psychic powers that can used against them such as launching any object or body within reach, raising the floor up as a shield, levitating, and mind control. The main enemies of the game are office workers that have been possessed by the supernatural entity known as the Hiss, and the gunplay against them is serviceable. Source: Android Central (Image credit: Source: Android Central) ![]()
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