Control always felt like Remedy's version of the Dark Tower. A story that acts as a nexus for all other places within the Remedy verse. I'm interested to see if future Remedy games reference it.
Oh you bet your bippy it was referenced heavily in Alan Wake 2. Alan Wake 2 will also have a second DLC released for it much like Control did, and it's going to be a DLC that leads in to Control 2 much like the AWE DLC directly lead in to Alan Wake 2.
having been a kid in a small town i can say with 100% certainty that kids will play in virtually anywhere they can (i think this dump was not a garbage dump but a dump for old furniture appliances and swing sets and things like in my home town we have one we called the rubble site)
I have the worst case of isolation revolving around this goddamn game. I was obsessed with it for years (still think its amazing) and just. nobody. else. had. played. it.
agreed, the lore/universe is just mindboggling and the gameplay is fun. Control made me feel more like a Jedi than any Star Wars game. I am so excited for Control 2. but being an EGS exclusive at first really hurt them on PC.
I love the lore in Control. It's world building through the FBC is something that's just, I think, tremendous and has so much potential for far-reaching stories inside of that universe. Love it!
What i do love that in a document you find, they discuss that weapons of mythical legend such as Thors Hammer and Excalibur were all possibly real and might have been Objects of Power
I glad we finally gained clearance after the previous seminar. I have been trapped in the filing rooms for... How long has it been? I don't remember... Anyway, higher clearance! Yay!
Don't get me wrong i love Remedy, i absolutely adore the Max Payne 2, and still remember it to this day. I love most of their games, but CONTROL is rather bland... It has very nice mechanics, but never truly explored... It's such a shame too..
I LOVE Control! Absolutely one of my favorites. I have always liked the SCP stories, so a game clearly inspired by them was immediately on my radar. Also, gotta say, when it comes to the levitate ability, they did a great job capturing this dream-like sensation.
This video is a FANTASTIC explainer of the events of Control, a game I've played through twice and still did not completely understand what was happening.
I am so grateful for this lore video because as much as I love Control, the game really punishes you for not reading every single document. I had zero awareness about the stuff with Neil and Trench’s daughter. I really hope Alan wake 2 is more forgiving because the stories are so interesting.
I'm pretty sure. Dylan and Jesse are the same person. There is some more about it in the game where there wasn't really records of two children prior to this event happening. Jesse was extremely lonely as a kid so this event caused her to almost split. Dylan alludes to as much.
Dylan can be talked to and he will go into random rants and monologues, but in one of them, he talks about a dream he had. In the dream, he wasn't a boy, but a girl. A girl that was lonely but safe. One who had dreams and was happy in spite of it all. That girl's name was Dylan. When I first heard that, it made my head swim. Dylan? Jesse? These are incredibly ambiguous names. Who is supposed to be who in this story? Is Dylan telling us that the two of them are the same person, or is he dreaming of an alternate reality where that is the case? The game is is very vague about this but the breadcrumbs it leaves are amazing. UPDATE: I found a video of all of Dylan's dreams and I am definitely misremembering some details, but holy cow those scenes are amazing.
greatest lore/story video about Control I've seen so far, and I've seen a handful of them because it's both confusing and intriguing to me. Well done, lady!
I'm so happy the algorithm brought me here. Your narrative style is exactly what I was looking for. I'll be browsing the playlists until pt 2 is out. Good shit 👏🏿
the most interesting, and telling part for me, about the lore in the foundation is that the cave paintings were carbon dated to being done AFTER the FBC arrived, but were made in a way to imply that they'd been there forever. the manipulations started basically right away
Thank you for doing Control and Alan Wake. Not sure why I was recently recommended these videos, but I'm so glad I watched them (and then Death Stranding, the wild trip that game is). I'd watched a playthrough of AW (when I wasn't able to drag myself through it) and beat Control, but these videos really solidified concepts and made things make more sense for me, and they were thoroughly entertaining, to boot. Thank you, Tiptoe!
It isn't clearcut but IMHO Max Payne is also a Parautilitarian with his abilities centred around perception. Bullet Time is that feeling of time slowing down during an adrenalin rush made real. The fact that he has been shot to hell and back but still lives? He takes pain killers, doesn't Feel hurt and hey presto, now he is fine again. Also fits with how he still very much can die, too much physical trauma in one go will kill him before he can grab his pills.
This games breaks the 4th and 5th walls while telling you the gamer that’s some of the characters are aware of you playing their story, made by an author, written by writers, and put into affect by developers.
@TiptoeTheTank Keep an Eye out for an upcoming podcast, The Magnus Protocol, produced by Rusty Quill. It draws inspiration from Control and, if the writer's past work is anything to go by, is something to Look forward to.
I loooooooved this game & Im so glad to have found a channel thoroughly going over its lore. Instant subscribe haha looking forward to the next part as I go through your catalog of other lore videos!
Played this game for the first time two years ago and I finally picked it back up to beat it recently and what timing!!!! I can’t wait for these to come out while my obsession for this game is high! Lolol
SAM LAKE is genius or yes his writing makes him an actual max payne which still makes him one of the best shoulder to shoulder with KOJIMA for me & the highlight of this game that made me a fan is matthew poretta aka dr jesper darling aka ALAN WAKE voice actor. his performance is outstanding so much so that i didn't played the game but rather than seeing the gameplay i seen his video footages of this game which i always adore.
There's a lot of old WhiteWolf-era Mage:Ascension flavour to the game. Avoid the latter stuff, but if you like the game you might like that tabletop RPG.
this video is awesome by the way... and it gets me excited to think what remedy has in store next... I love their Lovecraftian based storytelling... top notch s*** here
Your HRA will not help you in the bathroom.
Why are they to busy making chocolate? And did I miss a baking stream?
I knew it
Dang
No shit?!
Oh no,
We're doomed
Control always felt like Remedy's version of the Dark Tower. A story that acts as a nexus for all other places within the Remedy verse. I'm interested to see if future Remedy games reference it.
This is how I view Control and the Oldest House as well. It’s the hub that holds all the spokes of the Remedyverse together.
Oh you bet your bippy it was referenced heavily in Alan Wake 2. Alan Wake 2 will also have a second DLC released for it much like Control did, and it's going to be a DLC that leads in to Control 2 much like the AWE DLC directly lead in to Alan Wake 2.
Literally in my eyes control is triple A version of SCP foundation. Literally some of them are inspired by them.
The answer is very much and early yes.
Well you should definitely play Alan Wake 2 if you haven't.
"...the GENIUS mind himself, Dr. Casper Darling-"
_[Dr. Darling making spooky flashlight shadows]_
23:38
having been a kid in a small town i can say with 100% certainty that kids will play in virtually anywhere they can (i think this dump was not a garbage dump but a dump for old furniture appliances and swing sets and things like in my home town we have one we called the rubble site)
For sure. My friends and I played in multiple places kids have no business in, like dumps and sawmills.
One of the best games I've played in recent years that isn't talked about enough. Really happy you made a video on this!
I have the worst case of isolation revolving around this goddamn game. I was obsessed with it for years (still think its amazing) and just. nobody. else. had. played. it.
agreed, the lore/universe is just mindboggling and the gameplay is fun. Control made me feel more like a Jedi than any Star Wars game. I am so excited for Control 2. but being an EGS exclusive at first really hurt them on PC.
@@lucieeatssnekkers2756 worse; they play it and don't understand it. Now you look crazy.
I love the game, personally I wish there were larger breaks between combat (It can get quite exhausting after a while) but other than that I love it
I love the lore in Control. It's world building through the FBC is something that's just, I think, tremendous and has so much potential for far-reaching stories inside of that universe. Love it!
consider watching "The Lost Room"
6:25 i love the Lazlo voice when you say "NeW yOrK cItAYYY"
What i do love that in a document you find, they discuss that weapons of mythical legend such as Thors Hammer and Excalibur were all possibly real and might have been Objects of Power
They're all manifestations of the same OOP.
@@armchairgravy8224 The Service Weapon
@@armchairgravy8224 if Excalibur and Mjolnir are all the Service Weapon, would that make King Arthur and Thor previous "Directors"?
I absolutely love the lore of control. Totally criminal there isn't some kind of a new game plus for this title.
I read somewhere that they are going to make a second game I can’t remember when it said the game would come out
I glad we finally gained clearance after the previous seminar. I have been trapped in the filing rooms for... How long has it been? I don't remember... Anyway, higher clearance! Yay!
You can say this series is going to be dynamite
Well the game is good so its not that hard rly
Mite it not?
@@dirtyoldmano with all it’s got?
Best part lmao
Dr Darling for parautilitarian album of the year
Everytime I revist this game I am stunned with how underappreciated it is by the mainstream. Probabably in my top 5 games of all time.
Darling just being swole for no reason needs a lore disection.
You've got to love Remedy entertainment.... they put out passion projects which create the best games... such a great studio
Don't get me wrong i love Remedy, i absolutely adore the Max Payne 2, and still remember it to this day. I love most of their games, but CONTROL is rather bland... It has very nice mechanics, but never truly explored... It's such a shame too..
This bonkers universe. My body is ready
I LOVE Control! Absolutely one of my favorites. I have always liked the SCP stories, so a game clearly inspired by them was immediately on my radar.
Also, gotta say, when it comes to the levitate ability, they did a great job capturing this dream-like sensation.
Im almost positive that this game came out before SCP got really popular and mainstream.
@@StealthlessGaming it did not. It came out in 2019. I was already watching the Volgun's videos on YT at that point.
Aye the lore of Control, nice. I’ve never actually played Control nor Alan Wake but both have very interesting lore to me so I already love this.
If you get the chance, you should try it out, getting emersed with knowledge of some things makes the game that much more interesting
It's honestly one of the best superhero games out there. My advice if you want to play it, telekinesis beats everything.
Play Control 100%
Do yourself a favor: Play it (them). Especially if you enjoy things like The X-Files, SCP, ghost stories, etc.
Super happy to see someone going over the lore of this masterpiece. I love this game's story so much it would make for an amazing TV show on like HBO
It is inspired by twin peaks
So so happy to see you come back to this game! Your old Control video was how I found your channel and the reason I initially subscribed.
This video is a FANTASTIC explainer of the events of Control, a game I've played through twice and still did not completely understand what was happening.
That indoctrination video was my first video from this channel, so stoked for the full lore break down
Control is my favorite game ever!! I love everything about the remedyverse. They are the GOAT
I am so grateful for this lore video because as much as I love Control, the game really punishes you for not reading every single document. I had zero awareness about the stuff with Neil and Trench’s daughter. I really hope Alan wake 2 is more forgiving because the stories are so interesting.
Man, it bugs the hell out of me when great games hide their stories and lore. It's a sin of storytelling!
it's a great feat, like Dark souls, its what gets people hook instead of shoving it down their throats@@TiptoeTheTank
You have covered many horror stories... that [REDACTED] was the scariest
thanks so much for making this!
Control's universe is very comfy to me, and your narration is great, so listening to it is very fun and pleasant ^^
I'm pretty sure. Dylan and Jesse are the same person. There is some more about it in the game where there wasn't really records of two children prior to this event happening.
Jesse was extremely lonely as a kid so this event caused her to almost split. Dylan alludes to as much.
Dylan can be talked to and he will go into random rants and monologues, but in one of them, he talks about a dream he had. In the dream, he wasn't a boy, but a girl. A girl that was lonely but safe. One who had dreams and was happy in spite of it all. That girl's name was Dylan.
When I first heard that, it made my head swim. Dylan? Jesse? These are incredibly ambiguous names. Who is supposed to be who in this story? Is Dylan telling us that the two of them are the same person, or is he dreaming of an alternate reality where that is the case? The game is is very vague about this but the breadcrumbs it leaves are amazing.
UPDATE: I found a video of all of Dylan's dreams and I am definitely misremembering some details, but holy cow those scenes are amazing.
@@felixfeliciano7011 Jesse Dylan faden. Dylan Jesse Faden. Funny how both work as middle names or first names huh? Interesting design choice.
Control/Alan Wake are one of my favorite games and universe. So im hyped for these videos
greatest lore/story video about Control I've seen so far, and I've seen a handful of them because it's both confusing and intriguing to me. Well done, lady!
This channel deserves more attention, there's so much quality in each video
Just as I was wrapping up my second playthrough of Control. You have impeccable timing.
That might be the best and weirdest in-video ad I've ever watched. You just earned yourself a subscriber and binge viewer.
Honestly the FBC is starting to sound more like the SCP foundation start
The game director said that it was heavily inspired and he even wrote an SCP article (I sadly can't remember which one) as a commemoration
I'm so happy the algorithm brought me here. Your narrative style is exactly what I was looking for. I'll be browsing the playlists until pt 2 is out. Good shit 👏🏿
And that is how you do a cliffhanger, im pumped for part 2❤❤❤❤
This game needs to be made into a series, so much potential!
Nice! I’m excited to start this one, the lore in this game is BANANAS
the most interesting, and telling part for me, about the lore in the foundation is that the cave paintings were carbon dated to being done AFTER the FBC arrived, but were made in a way to imply that they'd been there forever. the manipulations started basically right away
That ad was awesome/inspired/terrifying!
Oh, now I've got Laszlo's voice again stuck in my head.
Thank you for doing Control and Alan Wake. Not sure why I was recently recommended these videos, but I'm so glad I watched them (and then Death Stranding, the wild trip that game is). I'd watched a playthrough of AW (when I wasn't able to drag myself through it) and beat Control, but these videos really solidified concepts and made things make more sense for me, and they were thoroughly entertaining, to boot. Thank you, Tiptoe!
Remedy's world building is in a league of it's own.
Loved this game so much, platinumed it on PS4 & PS5. So glad that it tied into Alan Wake with bits of info in the main game, then the DLC
I love your explanation.
The wet sings to us! Behold, more Lore!
Well, time to throw on my favorite 10 hour Dr Darling music video loop
Dude... listening to your vidoes makes me feel like im 7 and youre a perky, fun mom telling me stories xD
Giiiiiiiirl. UA-cam needed your take on this game. It's gonna be fun
Love this game. And Super glad you've come back to this one. Cheers!
It isn't clearcut but IMHO Max Payne is also a Parautilitarian with his abilities centred around perception.
Bullet Time is that feeling of time slowing down during an adrenalin rush made real.
The fact that he has been shot to hell and back but still lives?
He takes pain killers, doesn't Feel hurt and hey presto, now he is fine again.
Also fits with how he still very much can die, too much physical trauma in one go will kill him before he can grab his pills.
Please please please continue this series!! I was so sad when you discontinued the previous Control series
The show Severance reminds me of Control so much
Your self-promotion was full of chocolate, and then u got an ad for Compartes. Good teamwork!
This games breaks the 4th and 5th walls while telling you the gamer that’s some of the characters are aware of you playing their story, made by an author, written by writers, and put into affect by developers.
This game
Hooboy was i surprised with this one ♡♡
Wow this video was insanely good. Better than anything ive seen on TV. Keep up the fantastic work
Great video! Definitely helps to bring a better understanding of the game. Looking forward to pt 2.
Control is the best SCP game ever made.
I don't personally believe Northmoor went into the sarcophagus willingly
Great stuff
The altered item is the gloves.
Now to see if I got it right.
I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCH
I found my way into your channel through your control presentation, I am so happy that you are presenting this series!
11:24 Took me ALLL the way out, omg 😂😂
Love the NE-YUUU YORRRK CITAYYY impression of Matt Barry
Oh boy I’ve been waiting for this video!!!!!
30:17 Them playing at the dump was their parents faults for not keeping an eye on them.
Yesssss i was wanting and waiting for this!!!
12:52 is the funniest thing I've seen all day. Love your example of a parautilitarian lol, truly a fearsome power!
@TiptoeTheTank
Keep an Eye out for an upcoming podcast, The Magnus Protocol, produced by Rusty Quill. It draws inspiration from Control and, if the writer's past work is anything to go by, is something to Look forward to.
YES
I'm so glad you decided to revisit this game. That Control video you did years ago was great.
One of my favorite channels doing lore on 1 of my favorite games, it's gonna be a good day.
I loooooooved this game & Im so glad to have found a channel thoroughly going over its lore. Instant subscribe haha looking forward to the next part as I go through your catalog of other lore videos!
I love the weirdness of Control and lore of it!! So happy for this series!!
Yessss yes yes yes
The lore is so detailed i cantttt
I love this game so much, great breakdown!
Yassssss
I love this game
Loved this game!! Can’t wait to hear you talk about it!
I've played Control 2x. I am still glad I'm currently watching this series. I missed a few pieces of lore here and there.
this is perfect. thank you, o' lady of lore
Theres so much you can do with this plot. I hope and pray they make another game.
Control is amazing. It needs more love.
I love how Control drops horrifying details and just carries on.
Played this game for the first time two years ago and I finally picked it back up to beat it recently and what timing!!!! I can’t wait for these to come out while my obsession for this game is high! Lolol
SAM LAKE is genius or yes his writing makes him an actual max payne which still makes him one of the best shoulder to shoulder with KOJIMA for me & the highlight of this game that made me a fan is matthew poretta aka dr jesper darling aka ALAN WAKE voice actor. his performance is outstanding so much so that i didn't played the game but rather than seeing the gameplay i seen his video footages of this game which i always adore.
I AM SO HAPPY! When i saw that you discontinue the other control series. I was a bit sad but im so happy your picking this up again!
Gripping storytelling, thank you for this video. Enjoyed every minute
Definitely coming back for this once i finish the game
River chicken station! Spider time! Hail a lady!
I think my favorite part about the fbc is that theres a non-zero percent chance that they only exist because of Alan writing them into existence
No one ever seems to care when I point this out, but Dr. Darling is Will Scarlett from Robin Hood Men in Tights.
Holy shit blast from the past,i had no idea.
Loved your Resident Evil videos! I’m sure these will be great too 🎉🎉
There's a lot of old WhiteWolf-era Mage:Ascension flavour to the game. Avoid the latter stuff, but if you like the game you might like that tabletop RPG.
this video is awesome by the way... and it gets me excited to think what remedy has in store next... I love their Lovecraftian based storytelling... top notch s*** here
I absolutely love this game universe. Allan wake and control are so good. I desperately want a sequel to control or a game where you’re in the FBC.
AMAZING work on this video. Thank you 🙏🏻 😊
Fun Fact: Excalibur as a gun has been done before in Stephen King's The Dark Tower.
I’ve been waiting for something like thisss
The motel reminded me (and possibly was inspired by) a very good miniseries, The Lost Room.