144: Control (with Nick & Will - Friday Night Gamecast)

Remedy Entertainment have built a sort of extended universe by this point, but 2019's Control is both the piece that introduced a lot of people to their world and the key that unlocked the possibility for an extended universe in the first place. Control's Men in Black-meets-SCP Foundation setting is ripe for creative sci-fi storytelling and Remedy took full advantage of that. Despite some hiccups in the story and gameplay that may wear out its welcome, Control is an undeniably cool game.

Guest info: Nick & Will from Friday Night Gamecast.

TIMESTAMPS

Intros/Personal Histories/Opening Thoughts 0:22 Story Setup 16:21 Presentation 52:02 Gameplay 1:02:50 SPOILER WALL 1:39:50

Music used in the episode:

Take Control (Old Gods of Asgard) Counterfeit (Petri Alanko & Martin Stig Andersen) Sankarin Tango (Petri Alanko & Martin Stig Andersen) Voces Ignotas (Petri Alanko & Martin Stig Andersen) Poram Ad Inferno (Petri Alanko & Martin Stig Andersen) Nihil Es Simplex (Petri Alanko & Martin Stig Andersen)

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