{"rewrite":{"id":"r_244315abd3a09d78135dbff1","clusterId":"c_cedd8f0bdde77ec3b33f13a3","slug":"control-resonant-opens-at-83-on-metacritic","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"CONTROL Resonant Opens at 83 on Metacritic","summary":"CONTROL Resonant released on September 24, 2026 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. At the time of writing, the PC version holds a metascore of 83 across 45 reviews, the PS5 version 83 across 76 reviews, and the Xbox Series X version 81 across 11 reviews. Reviews split on the shift in genre, protagonist and setting, with several citing late-game monotony in combat.","whyItMatters":"Remedy changed genre, lead and city for this sequel, and the scores land in the low 80s with the same complaint about repetition, so the studio's eccentricity carried the reviews rather than the combat did.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eRemedy Entertainment\u0026#39;s sequel moves the series to a Manhattan infested with supernatural phenomena and hands the lead to a new protagonist, changes reviewers repeatedly flag. The high marks go to the city itself: PlayStation Universe calls it an astonishingly stylish kaleidoscope, and The Wand Report notes the recreation is vast and grand. The low marks cluster on the second half, where Oyungezer asks for the monotony to be reined in and CGMagazine says the game loses momentum entirely by the end and calls it the weakest Remedy title in roughly the past decade.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The genre shift in CONTROL Resonant splits reviewers hardest in the late game, where combat turns monotonous. The 83 metascore hides that curve: strong early hours, diminishing returns.","twitterPost":"CONTROL Resonant reviews agree on the early hours, diverge on the late game. Combat monotony is the fault line under the 83.","threadsPost":"CONTROL Resonant swaps genre, protagonist and setting, and reviewers say the loss shows in the late game. Combat turns monotonous once the novelty fades, which is why the 83 metascore splits by platform and by hour played.","newsletterBlurb":"CONTROL Resonant, out September 24, 2026 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, opened at 83 on PC and PS5 and 81 on Xbox Series X. Reviewers agree the changed protagonist, genre and Manhattan setting keep Remedy's eccentric streak intact. Several add that the combat turns repetitive in the second half.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/28/172859.html\",\"title\":\"Changing genre, swapping protagonists, and moving the setting, yet still retaining the charm of its predecessor - Overseas review high score for 'CONTROL Resonant'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4754,"outputTokens":585,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791230833,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T20:03:39.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T20:06:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T20:06:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_cedd8f0bdde77ec3b33f13a3","canonicalTitle":"「ジャンルを変え、主人公を替え、舞台を移してもなお、前作の魅力を失っていない」海外レビューハイスコア『CONTROL Resonant』","representativeArticleId":"a_1f65f4d2c7dd0d53eaf217bb","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"CONTROL Resonant\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"review\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-28T08:30:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-28T08:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T20:06:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/28/172859.html","title":"「ジャンルを変え、主人公を替え、舞台を移してもなお、前作の魅力を失っていない」海外レビューハイスコア『CONTROL Resonant』"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["CONTROL Resonant"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"review","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}