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Control is one of my most favourite games of all time but just haven't been able to muster up any interest in this one. I think it's because they picked the weakest character of the entire game to be the new protagonist and that really killed my curiosity.
and also the fact it's $80CAD. It can wait.
Honestly, it's as good as the original, trades some of the horror elements for cinematic fighter.
But the world is still weird, the patterning effect amazing, and story comes through.
Some of the best character arcs often require an especially pathetic/weak starting point.
It's currently 20% off on steam. My personal GOTY for sure.
I felt similarly about the new main character, and the start of the game wasn't great in that regard, but his arc gets better as the game progresses. By the end I really liked him as his own character and as a part of the larger narrative.
I really liked the previous main character ... so I wasn't as excited with it, but the reviews have been stellar so I wanna pick it up. $80 CAD is what's putting me off of it too...
The price is a very fair point.
I will say I was skeptical as well with Dylan as the MC but this game is very specifically an intimate experience with them building up Dylan as a character and someone to care about coming out from the first Control. I think it would be worth a try once it goes on sale to a price you are comfy with.