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15 in the chart · 2 not in the chart
Positiveチャパログチャパログ｜RPG攻略ガイド＆プレイ日記
Source: Japanese
Our summary: Having not played the previous game, the author is unclear on parts of the story, but enjoys the opening's fluid melee combat, movement, and spectacular destruction of the surroundings, and wants to keep playing.
Why this category?
The author clearly enjoys the early game and gives fluid combat, movement, and destruction as reasons. Reserving judgment on the later game does not make the current favorable overall impression Mixed. The summary also retains the limited understanding of the story.
Author's overall words · original Japanese
序盤を遊んだわしはかなり楽しめている。
Author's stated reason · original Japanese
回避から次の行動へ移りやすく、重たさより軽快さを強く感じた
Published
Impressions after purchasing the game and playing the opening. The author has not played the previous game and is unclear on parts of the story; this is not a final verdict including the later game.
Our summary: Still enjoying the early game, especially its intriguing side quests, while finding that the open world weakens the main story's pacing and structure.
Original may contain spoilers.
Why this category?
The afternoon post explicitly affirms continued enjoyment with side-quest stories as a reason despite pacing criticism. The later post adds a stronger story mission and persistent concerns, without clearly replacing that overall judgment. This is Positive at an early stage, not a final verdict; criticism alone does not establish Mixed.
Author's overall words · original English
I'm still enjoying the game quite a lot.
Author's stated reason · original English
more intriguing and enticing stories out of side quests so far
Published
Early play, not a completed-game verdict. In the same-day follow-up, A Trip to the Evacuation Zone Gives Control Resonant an Infusion of Stakes (the original article's Newer Post link), a later mission improves the narrative tension and bosses remain a highlight, but pacing and easy regular combat still concern the author. Both posts inform this one entry.
Our summary: Recommends it to Remedy fans for rewarding exploration, gravity-driven movement and combat that improves as abilities unlock, despite a slow opening and awkward map and progression systems.
Original may contain spoilers.
Why this category?
The final verdict explicitly endorses the game overall, supported by exploration, movement and later combat. Acknowledged flaws do not override that positive overall position; no numeric score is used.
Author's overall words · original English
I think Control Resonant is very good.
Author's stated reason · original English
Gravity-based traversal and meaningful side exploration are standout features
Published
Played a review copy on PS5 Pro in performance mode; playtime and completion status are not stated. The final recommendation specifically addresses Remedy fans.
Review copy disclosed
Article includes an Amazon link for the original Control
Our summary: Finds its unusual world, combat and emotional storytelling compelling enough to outweigh awkward navigation, uneven progression and potentially tedious enemy durability.
Original may contain spoilers.
Why this category?
The prose verdict endorses the experience and explicitly says its visual design and narrative outweigh the acknowledged quality-of-life and progression problems. This supports Positive without using the numeric score.
Author's overall words · original English
a bracing take on the tired open-world game format
Author's stated reason · original English
eye-popping visual design and persistent narrative genius more than make up for it
Published
Played for 26 hours on PS5 Pro and discusses the final act and postgame. The own-domain article does not establish how the game was obtained.
Postmode describes itself as independent and ad-free and invites reader support.
Our summary: Strongly recommends its combat, progression and strange world for action-RPG fans, but advises avoiding Steam Deck play because of poor performance.
Original may contain spoilers.
Why this category?
The prose conclusion explicitly recommends the game overall. The device-specific avoidance condition is kept in the summary; it does not erase his favorable whole-game assessment or imply that the Steam Deck experience is recommended.
Author's overall words · original English
This is easily a must-have game for anyone who loves Action RPGs.
Author's stated reason · original English
the combat is exhilarating
Published
PC review; completion and total playtime are not expressly established. Early storytelling and some repeated activities disappoint. The same author's September 21 Steam Machine follow-up retains his endorsement and Steam Deck warning while finding the Steam Machine enjoyable with visual/performance compromises. Both articles inform one opinion.
Remedy Entertainment provided the game for review.
SteamDeckHQ solicits Patreon support and displays advertising.
Our summary: The author calls it their favorite Remedy game, strongly praising exploration through the strange city, fluid melee combat, and a story about the protagonist's recovery and growth.
Original may contain spoilers.
Why this category?
The author clearly endorses the game as a whole and gives exploration, combat, and story as specific reasons, supporting Positive.
Author's overall words · original Japanese
一番好きなRemedy作品になってしまった
Author's stated reason · original Japanese
マンハッタンのビジュアル体験と探索、戦闘アクションがとても楽しい
Published
The author completed the main story in just under 60 hours and explicitly identifies as a devoted Remedy fan. The publication date follows the header, but the body refers to September 24 as the next day, creating a date inconsistency. Purchase or supply of the game and the platform played have not been verified.
The site discloses participation in Amazon Associates, and the article contains product links.
The operator's introduction invites review, advertising, and promotional work, but no statement identifying this article as a paid assignment was found.
Our summary: Recommends its fluid melee combat and surreal world, despite technical hiccups and some late-game repetition.
Original may contain spoilers.
Why this category?
At 18:33 the creator explicitly says the game is a buy, recommending it for its melee combat and world. Technical complaints and late-game repetition are retained, but do not change the favorable overall conclusion to Mixed. Numeric ratings are not used.
The fundamental facets of excellent combat, they're all here.Watch at 3:57 ↗
Control Resonant Review (Remedy's Remedy)
Published
English transcript, not Japanese auto-dubbed speech. PC performance observations describe his own hardware/settings, including a 4090 and ray tracing; not a guarantee for other systems. He also notes some hard-to-read enemies and confusing navigation. The closing recommendation remains positive. Transcript times are navigation aids, not exact independently checked audio alignment.
Description says no sponsors and that he buys games even when supplied with codes; this video's precise key provenance was not independently confirmed.
Description contains Patreon, merchandise and affiliate/creator-code links; these are not evidence of publisher control of this review.
Our summary: Finds its gravity-bending exploration compelling despite repetitive combat and an abrupt ending, recommending it selectively rather than to everyone.
Original may contain spoilers.
Why this category?
At 17:32 he explicitly recommends the game to some viewers despite its flaws. The prior creative exploration and story discussion supplies reasons. The qualified recommendation is Positive, not a universal endorsement. Scores are unused.
Author's overall words · original English
flaws and all. I recommend it to some of you guysWatch at 17:32 ↗
Over 30 hours, on PS5 Pro in performance mode; describes both pre-release play and post-launch combat changes. Notes frame-rate dips, limited enemy variety and an abrupt ending. His gameranx Before You Buy review is not an extra person or vote.
Review-copy or paid-title relationship was not established from the inspected description; no independence certification is implied.
Our summary: Still playing, he loves how mystery-rich exploration and fluid movement fit together, despite initially repetitive combat.
Original may contain spoilers.
Why this category?
The opening gives an explicit positive whole-game judgment, sustained by exploration and combat/traversal reasons. Being unfinished does not erase an expressed current verdict. Preserve that provisional context rather than implying final review.
Author's overall words · original English
my favorite video game I've played in a long timeWatch at 0:00 ↗
Author's stated reason · original English
your reward can be a deeper understanding of the worldWatch at 3:07 ↗
Control Resonant Ruined Open World Games For Me
Published
Not a completed-game verdict: at 19:07–19:23 he says he will see how it wraps up and return to it. Early combat can feel repetitive and grueling before more options unlock; some materials are confusing. The current enthusiasm is nevertheless explicit.
Review-copy or paid-title relationship was not established from the inspected description.
Our summary: The creator enjoyed the detailed world and satisfying combat across three-dimensional spaces and recommends the game, while criticizing early difficulty, insufficient explanations, and problems with Japanese voices and subtitles.
Review scope: Main story completed · Advance PC review
Original may contain spoilers.
Why this category?
The creator explicitly recommends the game at the opening and again expresses strong satisfaction from 15:48 onward. Despite several cautions, the overall conclusion is Positive. Scores from other outlets in the title and numeric ratings are not used as evidence.
An advance PC review. The creator completed the main story and some side quests in about 33 hours and played about 43 hours including a second run. They criticize aspects of the Japanese voice performances, mismatches between audio and subtitles, and subtitle timing, while highly praising the translation of in-game documents. The source is their own channel commentary, distinct from their GameSpark contribution; these do not count as two opinions.
The description states that Remedy Entertainment provided a PC code.
Our summary: Not yet finished, he recommends it to Remedy fans for its gripping story, despite repetitive combat and side activities that feel mandatory.
Original may contain spoilers.
Why this category?
The opening explicitly likes and recommends the game within a stated audience. Preserve that scope and significant criticisms. Do not infer Mixed from two audience-specific numerical ratings or from positive and negative aspects coexisting.
this whole story is amazing from start to endWatch at 4:40 ↗
Control Resonant | Brutally Honest Review
Published
About 40 hours and in the final area, but says at 9:39–9:48 that the last boss is not yet beaten. At 0:00–0:22 he likes the game and recommends it for storytelling and existing Remedy fans, rather than everyone. Final numeric scenarios are not used.
Description links the creator's own website, Patreon and merchandise; exact review-copy or paid-title relationship was not established.
Our summary: Recommends its engaging combat and richly crafted world, while warning about high difficulty, awkward document menus and repetition on completionist runs.
Original may contain spoilers.
Why this category?
1:13 explicitly recommends the game and the closing whole-game judgment remains strongly favorable. Difficulty and optional-content repetition are qualifications, not an author-declared Mixed overall verdict. The identifiable narrator is counted once, not each person involved in the channel.
Matt identifies himself at the start. About 53 hours, main story completed and nearly all side quests. This is Matt's signed first-person review, not an unidentified shared-channel verdict or a second vote for partner Jordan. At 19:46 he explicitly says he would not call the whole game repetitive.
Creator states he played an advance copy; provider and compensation terms are not fully established by that statement.
Channel links Patreon support and describes a collaborating partner.
Our summary: Loves the flexible combat builds and fluid movement, but finds navigation confusing at times and wants better performance even on his high-end PC.
Original may contain spoilers.
Why this category?
The narrative verdict at 25:45–26:26 is explicitly favorable and supported by firsthand build/combat/traversal reasons. It is independent of the numeric score also spoken. Performance concerns are preserved and not generalized to every PC.
a gameplay loop that is incredibly satisfyingWatch at 2:40 ↗
CONTROL Resonant Review - Remedy's Best Game Yet
Published
Completed the main story and some postgame, with substantial side content remaining. Discusses demanding maximum PC settings, limited enemy variety and frustrating navigation. Calls the game a strong Game of the Year contender, but not his personal choice. Numeric rating is not used.
Description thanks Remedy for a review code.
Description also includes hardware affiliate/creator-code links.
Our summary: Still playing, he recommends its rewarding exploration and satisfying build experimentation, while warning that its melee focus differs substantially from the original.
Original may contain spoilers.
Why this category?
At 8:32 he explicitly calls it a buy based on his current experience, with exploration and builds as reasons. Positive is bounded to that experience, not a prediction of his eventual completed review.
Is Control Resonant Worth It? - Buy Or Pass Review
Published
Ongoing play, not a completed verdict. Reports PC play after the September 24 patch and says he did not play the pre-patch review build; changes are his reported context, not our causal analysis. Good performance describes only his setup. Cannot yet promise side activities remain fresh to the credits.
Review-copy or paid-title relationship was not established from the inspected description.
Our summary: Recommends it to Control fans as exploration improves with new abilities, despite frustrating bosses, awkward progression and a protagonist he dislikes.
Original may contain spoilers.
Why this category?
At 18:35 he recommends it to Control fans after explaining that his enjoyment grew. Aspect-specific criticism and the phrase mixed bag about upgrades do not establish an overall Mixed verdict. The numerical score at 18:01 is excluded.
Roughly 30 hours or more through the story, with further content remaining. Firsthand personal-channel video; the linked Forbes article is not imported or counted again. Early navigation, costly ability changes, bosses and Dylan draw strong criticism, but the final recommendation for Control fans remains explicit.
Description links his separately published Forbes review; this record uses only his personal-channel video.
Exact review-copy or paid-title relationship was not established from the inspected description.
Our summary: Ten hours into the opening, the author likes the Japanese voices and movement through three-dimensional spaces, but finds the story hard to follow without knowing the previous game and some exploration controls cumbersome.
Original may contain spoilers.
Why this category?
The author gives specific views on Japanese voice acting, movement, and exploration, but explicitly defers assessment of the action and a final review. Listing strengths and complaints does not establish an overall Mixed verdict; these useful impressions remain Other.
Author's aspect evidence · original Japanese
縦横無尽に移動できるのは爽快。
Published
Early impressions after about ten hours. The author is progressing with assist settings to reduce the burden of combat, and defers assessment of the action and a final review until later.
The site discloses advertising through services including Google AdSense and participation in Amazon Associates.
Our summary: Early impressions praise the story opening and city design, while leaving combat depth and long-term variety unresolved.
Original may contain spoilers.
Why this category?
The creator clearly likes the story opening and portrayal of the city, while expressing concerns about combat. Judgment remains reserved even at the end, so this is presented as Other without inferring an overall Mixed or Positive conclusion.
Early impressions, not a completed review. At 7:06-7:32 he praises the opening but remains concerned about combat and whether exploration will sustain its quality. Other because no settled overall judgment is expressed, not merely because he has not finished. Transcript spelling errors do not change these meanings.
Creator states he bought this game himself and received no review key (0:16-0:32).
Positive means liked it overall; Mixed means mixed or just okay overall; Negative means disliked it overall. Each needs the author's overall words and a stated reason. No author score is shown, converted, or used.
Unclear is not Mixed. A list of good and bad points alone is not enough. Other contains readable opinions without a confirmed overall evaluation and stays outside the chart.
Percentages
17 readable opinions = 15 in the chart + 2 Other. Percentages use only Positive, Mixed and Negative opinions. Other is excluded from the denominator. Whole-number labels are rounded to total 100%; the bar uses exact proportions. An empty chart has no percentages.
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