Back in 2016, Remedy Entertainment officially ended the studio's long-standing partnership with Microsoft to bring their games to the market with 505 Games. The first project that will use this new opportunity is Control, a project we've been hearing since 2017, when Remedy announced that their new game will run on a new engine, Northlight, and will introduce players to a brand new universe.
The game was announced earlier this month, during PlayStation's problematic E3 2018 media briefing. Control surely looks interesting, and last year's job listing suggest that Project 7 / Control will keep the studio’s usual cinematic focus while incorporating some PUBG and Destiny-like online elements.
According to Creative Director and the face of every single Remedy's game Sam Lake, "Metroidvania is a good description in some ways. You are unlocking the world as you go and discovering new places.” Considering that Control will take place only in one, huge and ever-changing location, The Federal Bureau of Control's headquarters, The Oldest House, there will surely be room to explore.
Metroidvania is a subgenre of the action-adventure genre, inspired by the Metroid and Castlevania series. The so-called Metroidvania games generally feature an interconnected world map to freely explore, though access to parts of the world is often limited by doors and bigger obstacles. The map is typically divided into sectors, more in an aesthetic fashion to denote that the denizens and dangers will be different. Aside from the elements of exploration, the actual gameplay of those games vary widely.
After a secretive agency in New York is invaded by an otherworldly threat, you become the new Director struggling to regain Control. This supernatural third-person action-adventure game will challenge you to master a combination of supernatural abilities, modifiable loadouts and reactive environments, while fighting through a deep and unpredictable world.
Control is coming to PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One in 2019.