Control Resonant Sets September 24 Launch, Shifts Series Into Melee-Focused New York Action
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Updated · Game Informer · Jun 5
Control Resonant Sets September 24 Launch, Shifts Series Into Melee-Focused New York Action
3 articles · Updated · Game Informer · Jun 5
Summary
September 24 is the release date for Control Resonant on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC, as a new hands-on preview outlines Remedy’s sharp pivot from third-person shooting to character-action melee combat.
Dylan Faden replaces missing protagonist Jesse Faden, wielding the shape-shifting Aberrant against the Hiss after they spill out of the Oldest House and into a warped New York City.
Three initial weapon forms—axe, dual blades and scythe—anchor fast combo-driven combat, with sidearms, combo enders and rechargeable abilities such as shields, telekinetic throws and summoned allies adding variety.
Remedy pairs that action with an “open-ended” but not open-world city, plus stranger set pieces including a kaleidoscopic sinkhole of repeating apartments and a TV-guided escape through a dollhouse maze.
The preview says the game keeps Control’s surreal tone despite the genre shift, framing Resonant as a riskier but promising evolution for the franchise ahead of launch.