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Control Resonant's shift from gunplay to melee

GameRant gives Remedy's game 9/10, praising its deep buildcrafting and bosses while noting that performances sometimes fall short.

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GameRant says Control Resonant trades gunplay for melee and opens up Manhattan. Its 9/10 review praises deep buildcrafting and “wild” bosses, though the outlet says performances sometimes fall short. A user-shared review roundup dated September 18, 2026 lists a wider spread of scores, including 10s from VGC and VICE, an 8 from IGN and a 4 from ComicBook.

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8.8K likes170 comments404 saves810 reposts

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MP1st@MPFirstControl Resonant is another excellent game by @remedygames even if it deviates from its predecessor by a lot. Our review: https://mp1st.com/reviews/control-resonant-review-sensing-a-pattern22d
GamesRadar+@GamesRadarControl Resonant review: "Deeply weird with wondrous supernatural vistas, but bafflingly repetitive combat leaves me cold" https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg/control-resonant-review/22d
KAMI@Okami13_CONTROL Resonant is another banger from Remedy Entertainment. 10 - VGC 10 - VICE 9.5 - Critical Hits 9 - Gamespot 9 - Giant Bomb 9 - GameBlast 9 - PSX Brasil 9 - Screen Rant 9 - GamingBolt 8.5 - DayOne 8.5 - DualShockers 8 - IGN 8 - Push Square 8 - New York Times MC - 86 OC - 84 Seems like the switch to a melee action RPG has paid off, and the visuals and art direction are top notch as usual. Congrats to Remedy!22d
Eurogamer@eurogamerControl Resonant is a more action-RPG oriented follow-up to Control, but in leaving the Oldest House it also leaves behind some of what gave the original its magic. Our review: https://bit.ly/4rllHMm22d
Digital Foundry@digitalfoundryReview: Control Resonant: Remedy's Tech Makes the Leap to a Wider Urban Sandbox https://www.digitalfoundry.net/reviews/control-resonant-remedys-tech-makes-the-leap-to-a-wider-urban-sandbox22d
GameRant@GameRantControl Resonant: 9/10. @remedygames trades gunplay for melee, opens up Manhattan, and delivers what feels like Control's Mass Effect 2 moment. Buildcrafting is deep, bosses are wild. https://gamerant.com/control-resonant-review/?taid=6aad4f3dfacebd0001508803&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem-GR&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_source=Twitter22d
Idle Sloth@IdleSloth84_Control: Resonant | Reviews 10 - VGC 10 - VICE 9 - Gamespot 9 - GiantBomb 9 - Screen Rant 9 - GamingBolt 9 - COGconnected 9 - MondoXbox 8.5 - DayOne 8 - IGN 8 - Insider Gaming 8 - GamePro 8 - TechRaptor 7.5 - Press Start 7 - Gameliner 6 - GamesRadar 4 - ComicBook OC: 85 MC: 8422d
Ryan McCaffrey@DMC_RyanIGN's Control Resonant review is up, courtesy of my Podcast Unlocked partner Michael Higham. He loved it! https://www.ign.com/articles/control-resonant-review22d
GamesIndustry@GIBizControl Resonant critical consensus: The sequel to 2019's Control has impressed critics with its shift to an open world and melee combat, though some felt it lacked the contained charm of its predecessor https://bit.ly/4AlBuyO22d
IGN@IGNControl Resonant is nearly a picture perfect PC port, with gorgeous visuals and stellar performance on almost every PC we've tested it on. https://bit.ly/4xxYyb221d
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    18 Sources

    MP1st@MPFirstControl Resonant is another excellent game by @remedygames even if it deviates from its predecessor by a lot. Our review: https://mp1st.com/reviews/control-resonant-review-sensing-a-pattern22d
    GamesRadar+@GamesRadarControl Resonant review: "Deeply weird with wondrous supernatural vistas, but bafflingly repetitive combat leaves me cold" https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg/control-resonant-review/22d
    KAMI@Okami13_CONTROL Resonant is another banger from Remedy Entertainment. 10 - VGC 10 - VICE 9.5 - Critical Hits 9 - Gamespot 9 - Giant Bomb 9 - GameBlast 9 - PSX Brasil 9 - Screen Rant 9 - GamingBolt 8.5 - DayOne 8.5 - DualShockers 8 - IGN 8 - Push Square 8 - New York Times MC - 86 OC - 84 Seems like the switch to a melee action RPG has paid off, and the visuals and art direction are top notch as usual. Congrats to Remedy!22d
    Eurogamer@eurogamerControl Resonant is a more action-RPG oriented follow-up to Control, but in leaving the Oldest House it also leaves behind some of what gave the original its magic. Our review: https://bit.ly/4rllHMm22d
    Digital Foundry@digitalfoundryReview: Control Resonant: Remedy's Tech Makes the Leap to a Wider Urban Sandbox https://www.digitalfoundry.net/reviews/control-resonant-remedys-tech-makes-the-leap-to-a-wider-urban-sandbox22d
    GameRant@GameRantControl Resonant: 9/10. @remedygames trades gunplay for melee, opens up Manhattan, and delivers what feels like Control's Mass Effect 2 moment. Buildcrafting is deep, bosses are wild. https://gamerant.com/control-resonant-review/?taid=6aad4f3dfacebd0001508803&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem-GR&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_source=Twitter22d
    Idle Sloth@IdleSloth84_Control: Resonant | Reviews 10 - VGC 10 - VICE 9 - Gamespot 9 - GiantBomb 9 - Screen Rant 9 - GamingBolt 9 - COGconnected 9 - MondoXbox 8.5 - DayOne 8 - IGN 8 - Insider Gaming 8 - GamePro 8 - TechRaptor 7.5 - Press Start 7 - Gameliner 6 - GamesRadar 4 - ComicBook OC: 85 MC: 8422d
    Ryan McCaffrey@DMC_RyanIGN's Control Resonant review is up, courtesy of my Podcast Unlocked partner Michael Higham. He loved it! https://www.ign.com/articles/control-resonant-review22d
    GamesIndustry@GIBizControl Resonant critical consensus: The sequel to 2019's Control has impressed critics with its shift to an open world and melee combat, though some felt it lacked the contained charm of its predecessor https://bit.ly/4AlBuyO22d
    IGN@IGNControl Resonant is nearly a picture perfect PC port, with gorgeous visuals and stellar performance on almost every PC we've tested it on. https://bit.ly/4xxYyb221d
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