I’ve been playing through Control, lately, but I think I’m about to drop it. Now let me preface by saying this: Control is a very well-executed game. The lore is immensely cool, the graphics are gorgeous and really show off what ray tracing can do (I play on PC, no idea what it looks like on consoles), the animation if very good, dialogue is interesting, etc. Control is, as objectively as possible, a very good game.
Now, I bundle control with games like Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal, or maybe Halo, in what I call “atmospheric shooters”. Control does this beautifully: the sound design is absolutely exquisite and the environments are very well crafted to induce that tense, mysterious feeling on the player.
Having said that, I’ve decided I don’t like playing it. I play games to relax, and Control has a tendency to have the exact opposite effect; instead of relaxing, I get more and more tense as I play. I don’t exactly hate playing the game, I …
I was playing Katana Zero, and I was actually shocked when the game ended.
The narrative wrapped up so quickly with many things left unresolved, and it seems like there is much more to explore mechanically.
It feels like a third of the game was missing. I read that there’s maybe DLC coming but by now the game is already off gamepass.
SUPERHOT is also a good example.
The concept and the simplistic style seems like it could lend itself to endless variety, end then the game is just barely two hours and that’s it. The challenges are fun I guess.
Overall though I much prefer for a game to be too short than too long. Realizing that a game drags too long and just isn’t fun anymore so you just abandon it in limbo is much worse than wanting more out of something you liked.
What do you think?
I got game pass as a trial for $1, and wanted to try a few games that I thought I would really enjoy. First up was doom eternal Because of the marketing hype. The game was not nearly as fun as Doom 2016, which isn’t even included in the game pass unfortunately, and it felt like the story was just so unbelievable and ridiculous, but to make things even worse, They scrapped the multiplayer that people loved and enjoyed in 2016 in favor of some left for dead imitation that was just awful. So $80 saved right there. Found out quick and easy that it wasn’t for me.
I’ve also never played Fallout 4 So I gave that a try, and it really was… Yeah, it was really bad. Compared to Skyrim, it felt so awful and like such a waste of my time. I really regretted the data I used from my Xfinity monthly data cap, that it was so bad
Next was the avengers game that everyone craps all over. It’s gotten a little bit better, but it is still obviously a cash grab. Luckily I did …
I’ve been gaming on and off for over 40 years. I’m looking for something fun that’s not going to take over my life!
Some favorites:
GTA 5
COD 4
Halflife 2
Minecraft
Far Cry series, sort of
Ghost Recon, I forgot which one(s)
Counter Strike, but I get wrecked every time
Rust, but I get wrecked every time
Preferences:
FPS (although I won’t rule out third person)
Leveled player matching
Non-linear
I like Survival/Crafting, it adds depth
Not heavy on narrative scenes
Not going to take up crazy disc space or push my system to the limits
Habits:
1-2 hour sessions, sometimes much longer but not often
WIN 10, GeoForce GTX 1050 Ti, two monitors, xbox game controller (not necessarily preferred over keyboarding)
Thanks in advance!