control foundation dlc review

Control Foundation DLC Review | A sturdy foundation, indeed

By Michael Leri

Control perfected weirdness with its SCP-style take on an agency built around studying paranormal activity. Developer Remedy ensured that its entire narrative package — from its soundtrack, story, setting, and lore — all came together to produce one of the most cohesive and bizarre worlds in the history of the medium. Control’s expansive lore and nature of its strange…

  • Engrossing new narrative that meaningfully continues the story and adds to the lore.
  • Still the best form of weird.
  • Both new powers are thematically cohesive with the setting and fit well within the game’s fantastic combat.
  • The Foundation is distinct from the main game, but has the same undeniably thick atmosphere and incredible visuals.
  • Checkpoints, while better overall, can still be a little spotty, especially for the exceptional “camera” side mission.

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Michael Leri
Michael Leri

Michael Leri is Evolve's senior gaming editor. He prides himself on playing and finishing as many video games as he can in all sorts of genres from shooters to platformers to weird indie experiments. There's always something to learn from rolling credits and that thirst for experience and knowledge is mostly what drives him. You can find him on Twitter, Backloggd, Bluesky, and Letterboxd as @OrangeFlavored.

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