It's Control Resonant review day! Ahead of the game's release next week, the first reviews have just started to go live across the web, and we're also working on one here at Pure Xbox that you'll see in the near future.
For those who haven't been keeping track, this is the next entry in the Control series from developer Remedy Entertainment, although it's quite a different "action-adventure RPG" compared to the original game from 2019.
So, here's what some of the first reviews are saying about the game so far:
"Control Resonant gambles on a new genre and it pays off. A stellar cast and some of the strongest art direction you'll find in a game this year make for a sequel that builds on the promise of the original, and delivers even more special moments. Make time for Control Resonant this year. You won't regret it."
"Control Resonant is Remedy’s take on a semi-open-world character-action game, and that might sound like an experience you’ve had before, but at the transdimensional intersection of its impeccable combat design and the studio’s signature strangeness stands something unforgettably unique."
"Control Resonant takes a lot of risks, and almost all of them pay off. It features a new protagonist, a very different feel to its action, and a far larger game that keeps taking audacious chances throughout. Still, it feels like a Control game in all the most important ways, building beautifully on the original. It sits comfortably among the best games of 2026."
"In the end, Dylan’s story is an entirely atypical sequel that dares to introduce a whole new genre to the IP, and it works wonderfully because, despite all the changes, its core remains deeply tethered to the 2019 original. It is a must-play for anyone who appreciates the studio's craft, and the perfect way to establish Control as one of Remedy's premier flagship franchises. Who would have thought I’d end up enjoying walking upside down on ceilings so much?"
"Control Resonant is an impeccably confident and tantalising sequel that has all the hallmarks of a Remedy classic. It’s endlessly stylish and playful; it looks gorgeous, especially on the PS5 Pro, and it manages to address many of the woes that I had with the original Control. Repetitive combat is the big hitch, however, holding the game back from true greatness. Ultimately, though, it's not enough to overrule all that Remedy is doing right with this sequel."
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