Control: The Foundation

Critic reviews

• ZTGD

  Ken McKown · Jul 22, 2020

  8.0

  The Foundation is a great expansion that I had to wait too long to play. I really hate timed exclusive content, and especially DLC. If not for a review code I might have passed on this simply because Control was so far out of my mind at this point. I am glad that is not the case, and if you are like me forgot this existed, it is time to remember. I cannot wait for the second pack and to once again return to the Oldest House to learn more about the Bureau.

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• NoobFeed

  Grayshadow · Jun 25, 2020

  8.0

  It’s a short expansion that plays on Control’s strengths and works in that regard. The next expansion will have to deliver more in terms of information as Control teases are starting to become vexing. For now, The Foundation serves as a good first step for the future of Control. Providing great combat, supernatural thrills, and lots of weird things to fight.

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• WorthPlaying

  Redmond Carolipio · Apr 22, 2020

  8.0

  I enjoyed a lot of my time with The Foundation, but I'm left wondering how much of a lasting impact it'll have on the Control universe as a whole. It felt more like an entertaining distraction than a large step forward, but I had no problem eating up all the lore, info and strange encounters I could find. If you're a fan of the game and thought it was one of the best games of 2019, you'll see that poking around in the underbelly of the Oldest House is well worth the time.

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• COGconnected

  Jake Hills · Apr 01, 2020

  9.0

  Basically, this all adds up to Foundation elevating Control in every way. It’s not a new game, far from it, but it’s a rollicking continuation and one that leaves you wanting the next chapter. The improvements are incremental, but if Remedy can keep this momentum going, the next installment should be the true masterpiece. There aren’t enough psychic power action titles, and right now, Control is the best game in town.

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• Dual Shockers

  Steven Santana · Mar 31, 2020

  8.5

  Though The Foundation may end with several teases for content yet to come, it’s clear that Remedy has had a clear vision for Control for a very long time, as any casual look through some of the posts within Control’s subreddit will hint at details from Alan Wake and even Quantum Break that show Control has been gestating in Remedy’s creative mind for years. It is refreshing that this isn’t a game whose plot is concerned more with outsmarting its players than it is delivering a narrative you can invest in.

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• TechRaptor

  Samuel Guglielmo · Mar 31, 2020

  8.0

  The Foundation is more Control. If you enjoyed Control, you will enjoy The Foundation. If there was nothing in Control that captured your attention, the same can be said about The Foundation. It's that simple. I had a lot of fun with this expansion, but I'm also hoping that the upcoming AWE will be more willing to take the risks that The Foundation isn't quite doing. Maybe it'll even leave me in awe.

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