{"rewrite":{"id":"r_00cbad9225143a11a7d87017","clusterId":"c_4a35150c6dfe3c797c11fce6","slug":"control-resonant-launches-september-24-shifts-to-melee-combat","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"CONTROL Resonant Launches September 24, Shifts to Melee Combat","summary":"Remedy Entertainment announced during the June 3 State of Play broadcast that CONTROL Resonant, the sequel to the 2019 supernatural action game CONTROL, will launch on September 24. The game is set in a Manhattan devastated by a paranormal disaster, where reality, gravity, and physics are distorted. Unlike the original, which focused on gunplay with a transforming firearm, Resonant centers on melee combat. The protagonist is Dylan Faden, brother of the previous game's lead Jesse Faden. Dylan wields a transforming melee weapon called the Aberrant and confronts an unidentified cosmic entity. The game is described as a paranormal sci-fi action RPG that expands the scale, systems, and tension of its predecessor. It will be available on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.","whyItMatters":"The shift from ranged to melee combat marks a fundamental gameplay change for the series, while the switch from Jesse to Dylan as protagonist reframes the story around a character previously portrayed as an antagonist.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe new trailer shown during the State of Play broadcast confirmed the appearance of \"ominous creatures\" in the Manhattan setting, according to GAME Watch. The game is described as a \"paranormal sci-fi action RPG\" that inherits the direction of the original CONTROL while expanding the scale, systems, and tension, per 4Gamer.net.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAutomaton notes that the previous game featured protagonist Jesse Faden facing the otherworldly threat Hiss, which had taken over the Oldest House headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Control, and her brother Dylan, described as a \"powerful parautilitarian consumed by madness.\" In Resonant, Dylan becomes the protagonist, a shift from the character's prior role as an antagonist. The melee-focused Aberrant weapon replaces the transforming gun from the original game, which was primarily a shooter.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game was announced during the State of Play broadcast that aired from 6:00 AM on June 3, 2026. It will be available on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"CONTROL Resonant swaps guns for a transforming melee weapon called the Aberrant. Dylan Faden, not Jesse, is the protagonist this time. Out September 24 on PC, PS5, and Xbox.","twitterPost":"Dylan Faden goes from possessed brother to playable lead in CONTROL Resonant, launching September 24. The sequel trades gunplay for melee combat in a Manhattan twisted by paranormal disaster.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Remedy Entertainment revealed CONTROL Resonant, the sequel to CONTROL, during State of Play. It launches September 24 with a new protagonist, Dylan Faden, and a focus on melee combat using a transforming weapon called the Aberrant. 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