Control Ultimate Edition
Control is another one of the all-timers of the last several years. It’s creepy as hell, but also deeply silly, which is a tightrope act that the developer Remedy Entertainment has been honing for quite some time now. Jesse Faden, the game’s protagonist, is one of the most commanding and assured heroines I’ve ever come across, and is gaming’s best redhead by a mile. I love Control’s constantly shifting walls, the unease that permeates every one of its hallways, and how I never quite feel welcome or in charge in the Oldest House. I love that Control is one big ode to the era of creepypasta fiction that I grew up on, and how it treats that subject material with reverence. I could list near endless highlights from Control, a damn-near perfect video game if there ever were such a thing, but in order to preserve its mysteries, I will simply urge you to pick it up while it’s discounted to $8.
