Control | A Complete History and Retrospective

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• YO

  @YourFavoriteSon1 · 3 years ago · pinned

  How do you feel about Control Dad? 😎😎

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• TH

  @theexchipmunk · 3 years ago

  The SCP shorthand has to be an SCP itself for how often I hear the full name stated wrong. SCP stands for Secure Contain Protect.

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• SA

  @sarahtonin6367 · 1 year ago

  &gt;Inspirations include the SCP Foundation and House of Leaves<br><br>Oh that explains SO fucking much.

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• JA

  @jackdearman5880 · 3 years ago

  Shoutout to Control for being one of the rare games that seems to understand that majority of accessibility issues are solved if you have an infinite life option.

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• LO

  @LockeTheCole · 3 years ago

  My favorite part about the Old Gods&apos; Take Control song is it spells out the entire plot, including the ending but upon playing through the maze you really don&apos;t realize it. It&apos;s not until finishing the game that it becomes clear if you go back and listen to it again.

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• JA

  @jakoov81 · 3 years ago

  The Motel was also a great shoutout to a miniseries that came out in 2006 called The Lost Room, which involved everyday objects with bizarre powers. Worth a watch.

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• BE

  @betteryou7hanme · 3 years ago

  Bro, I thought the notification said, &quot;Contra: A completely history and retrospective.&quot; and thought we were really about to go deep on 10 pages of plot and lore. 😂

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• JA

  @jacktarot9512 · 3 years ago

  I was introduced to this masterpiece during the 1st Lockdown for COVID-19 during University. I had no lessons, I was stuck living alone during those three months, Control really kept my mind sane by giving me such a gorgeous adventure through the Oldest House. <br><br>I yearn for Control II.

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• TH

  @Theover4000 · 3 years ago

  As an aviation guy, when I found the Catalina floatplane towards the end of the game, I looked over it from a detail-oriented perspective and it was surprisingly well detailed. Just the fact that a one-off prop in the game is so detailed really tells me how much love and effort went into the game, and I&apos;m glad I played it through. I really want to 100% it at some point. Also excited for Control 2.

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• LO

  @louisvictor3473 · 3 years ago

  I think it makes sense that world building outshines the main story. The game is really centred around it, and given the scp strong influence, it is no surprise (scp is &nbsp;basically distilled world building). <br><br>Though I also think that the world building sort of is the story, or actually short stories? I think the game has a good touch of lovecraftian mythos (sans popular aesthetics, which are a mistake anyways), and the mythos is really just about short stories glued by world building.

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• TH

  @ThePeasantsRejoice · 3 years ago

  I played Control a couple of summers ago without knowing much about it beforehand, and it was one of my favorite gaming experiences in a very long time. &nbsp;I look forward to learning more about it. &nbsp;<br><br>Your consistency and quality are a thing of beauty, kiddo.

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• UL

  @UlyssesCrab · 1 year ago (edited)

  Son; I can sum up your intro in 10 words; “Control is not a game, it’s a work of art.” (A sentiment I very much agree with.)

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