Glad I finally decided to go back to clean up/finish this game. I can’t remember why I didn’t originally finish it but finishing Control Resonant made me really want to! Amazing game, I loved all the callbacks to the original game and I’m definitely going to 100% the DLC stuff as well.

Also a huge shoutout to u/Large-Tourist320 for helping me with one of the online trophies!

Difficulty is definitely 10/10, even on the 1.00 update

Rate my platinums until now 😉

I want to create a playlist for the Lego games 😂

I genuinely enjoyed this game, I think most of the criticism people were saying was over exaggerated imo.

I really enjoyed the combat, felt abit like the old God Of War games which I very much liked.

The story is also pretty good, I don't know if its just recency bias but I think aspects of it were better than Spider-Man 2's story.

Other than that it was an enjoyable Platinum and I hope Insomniac is able to make a sequel especially with that Apocalypse tease at the end.

To be short and precise : the game feels just right. Gameplay and movement feels so good (had some inFAMOUS flashbacks), combat is fast and responding, the story is fun and sometimes moving and overall the game is a really good addition to the Remedyverse.

Took me 39h without changing any difficulty settings. If you can’t decide between playing it or not, trust me, play it (but pleeeeaaaase play the first CONTROL before).

So now for a longer review :

The game in itself is a nice new point of view on the world of CONTROL. We learn a lot about the entities previously encountered in the first game and the lore and the collectibles are satisfying to discover and analyse. But that’s where I find a first “negative” point : the game doesn’t have enough disclosure I think. Sure the main story is great, the archives helps a ton of hardcore fans to understand what’s truly going on, but we don’t get to see the full picture or the end of the Manhattan chapter. Per example :

The state of Jesse at the end of the game is for me disappointing. I understand the stakes, her willing to protect her brother after watching him being in a coma for seven years, but I feel like it’s a bit easy. I mean now they can redo the installement of Resonant but with inverted protagonists. And again I understand, it leave an open door for Remedy, as they should do, but it felt a little under underwhelming, especially after all we’ve gone through.

Another thing I with they could’ve explored more is the Resonants. They’re the heart of the game and they’re all great (except for the last two but that’s another point to get to) but I feel like they could’ve been used more. Yes they shape the world, yes they give Dylan powers, but once finishing the game I felt like I could’ve used more of them. Maybe one or two side quests with secret resonant, or a boss rush mode (hopefully it’ll come one day). But that’s not a bad thing, wanting more, it proves that the game is well designed.

Secondly, I feel like the game could use a bit more balance, especially for the abilities. I think Inferno is a good example, it works too well and you can just get it 5 hours into the game and not care about other abilities. And you shouldn’t, the variety of build, a little under my expectations, is still good and gives you plenty of room to play with.

To talk about gameplay and balance more, I wish the Resonants were more than what they are. Some of them , especially the Co-Director and the Hedron were a bit disappointing, especially for endgame boss fights. The Hedron could’ve been so much more than just a field filled with adds to kill, and despite the fact that the ending is great, it doesn’t fit well (for me).

Some other thing could’ve been a bit more, but overall this is for me the best game I’ve played this year, without a doubt. And I tell that things could’ve been more, but it’s more, not better, I just wish to get more of this game. I haven’t talked about the map that is mind blowing, the sound design is top notch, visuals are incredible. Give the game a try, you’ll be in for a ride. Hopefully Resonant will get the same treatment as CONTROL and we’ll get 2 DLC’s.

Heard the reviews and platinum for this was better from previous years. Did enjoy it, particularly Team Career. Gameplay and sounds were clean and all trophies can be done solo. Plat #160 in 38 hours.

This is my very frist time playing a HD 2D game like this and I got to say im both addicted and now inlove with this genre of games, the platinum was a grind but man its fun....anyone looking for real time information on how to platinum the game feel free to ask, I know powerpyx has the guide but there's alot of details he didnt mention where as I will.

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This summer I decided to attempt completing games in my backlog. P5R was one of the first games I bought digitally on PS4. I'd heard it was amazing. On my first attempt back then I made it maybe 20 hours in, just past the first palace and really enjoyed it up through that. Life happened, another game came out, etc. and I put it down for years. Came back again at some point and did about the same, got to the second palace, then put it down. But THIS TIME, this was going to be different. I was going to beat it no matter what. I looked up the platinum guide and it looked like a pretty easy plat if you just play through the game and don't miss things, so I started a new game on PS5...

Well, once I got about 50 to 60 hours in, I realized "huh, I don't actually like this game that much." I enjoyed the combat and palace/memento segments, but they get increasing spread out by the time you get to summer. And those gaps are filled in with the high school social sim aspect of the game. At first I didn't mind it, and found some of the characters fun and interesting. But it just goes on and on and on. There's was a period where there's no action, just social sim, for a full month in in-game days.

I'm a dad who works full time and I get maybe 1-2 hours of gaming a night. I started this ill-advised 3rd attempt back on July 5th, and just finished last night. I wanted to quit and move on so many times. But I'd already invested so much time already, might as well push through and finish, right? By 70 hours in I was fast forwarding and skipping all cutscenes and dialogue. I cannot stress how much I did not give a fuck about these characters and their problems by that point.

Am I glad I beat this and got the plat, mostly out of spite and stubbornness? Not really. The lesson I learned from this game is that it's ok to quit a game you're not enjoying, no matter how far you're into it. The hours get harder and harder to come by and life is too short to waste time playing a game you don't enjoy.

Having said all that, I am not saying this is a bad game. I can see the appeal. It ultimately just wasn't for me.

I’ve already got it, but I thought I’d see how highly everyone else rated the game, especially those who platinumed it too.

Let’s just say I almost threw my controller when collecting feathers (with a guide) and still coming up with 99 feathers in the end.. Took like another hour of backtracking my steps to find the last one in Venice. The controls were clunky too but the story kept me going. Exploring Firenze was pretty fun since I’ve visited the city myself years ago.

I will keep playing the rest of the PS3 titles even if platinums aren’t possible (damn online/mp trophies)

Trying to crank out as many platinums as i can before gta 6😭 hopefully i can get 6 more somehow, but anyways W game, mercenaries gamemode is actual cancer

I don't understand why this game exists. Who ever asked for a Lego Horizon game? And I say this as a huge Horizon fan. Love the Horizon games. I've platted Zero Dawn, Forbidden West AND Zero Dawn Remastered. But this game pissed me off to no end.

First of all: EVERY SINGLE line of dialogue in this game is complete and utter cringe. I get that Lego games tend to be on the kiddy side, but it was just ridiculous to the extreme in this game.

The gameplay wasn't exactly riveting either. Very little enemy variety, very little move variety, janky movement, virtually nothing other than combat.

And the trophy list for this game also has some baffling trophy requirements. Mainly the trophies that require maxing out the characters' levels. There are four characters in this game. The max level is 20. But even if you NEVER swap away from Aloy, you STILL won't get her to level 20 by the time you finish the entire story. And that's not even mentioning the other three characters, who join you at level 8, 10 and 12.

So how do you get them all to level 20? By doing HOURS of runs through the same levels over and over again. Luckily, this can be cut down on if you have a second controller. You can use co-op play and turn on character invincibility to at least level up two characters at the same time, but if you only have one controller, you are in it for the long haul.

At least the game looks good for a Lego game. That's really the only positive thing I can say about it.

Remedy has yet to miss in my book. Really enjoyed where they took the story of control. I have a few issues with combat but overall a really enjoyable experience. Can’t wait to take control again.

I’ll do the new game plus at another time. The game is gorgeous looking and a fairly easy plat. Looking forward to the 3rd!

Happy to have finally reached this milestone after twelve years! Technically Gtav is on there twice (ps4 to ps5), but in the meantime I have already unlocked the platinum for Insurgency: Sandstorm and payday 3 since it took me a while to make this post. I’m just happy and wanted to share it with you all!

I love this game so bad. Truly feels so epic to have it fully completed now

What was your longest time for first trophy to platinum for a game? Whether it was long, tedious, beat the game and never platinumed it for a long time....or played a couple hours and never went back for a long time?

For me: God of War 2018. Played it at December 2019 and didn't platinum it till May 2025.