Control
Most Promising Games of E3 2018
Control is probably the most mysterious new game we’ve seen so far at E3 2018. The game’s stylish debut trailer shows off the female protagonist Jesse Faden as she levitates around a twisted concrete structure, while also manipulating the debris around her in combat. Most notably, she also wields a cool revolver with a barrel that’s able to alter its shape and form to serve different purposes.
We were treated to a rather lengthy look at the game during a closed doors presentation, and were able to discern that Jesse’s just become the new Director of the Federal Bureau of Control. Trapped in the Bureau itself, she has to face a mysterious threat called The Hiss, while also trying to stop it from corrupting even more of her fellow agents. The game’s concrete and geometric aesthetic defies logic and all expectations with the way physics seem to work in the Bureau. Control gave us serious Inception/Annihilation vibes, and we like it.
