Control: The Foundation
Control Expansion Pack
Release Date: March 26, 2020
Action, TPP, science fiction, TPS, shooters, action adventure, singleplayer
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The first add-on to the action adventure game Control, offering additional missions, locations, enemies and gameplay mechanics. DLC was developed by Remedy Entertainment studio - the authors of the basic version of the game.
Control: The Foundation is the first add-on for the action adventure game Control, released in August 2019. In this expansion we continue the adventure of Jesse Faden, trying to discover the secrets of a new location - The Foundation. The add-on introduces a number of new missions, places and enemies, and more gameplay mechanics. The developers from Remedy Entertainment are responsible for its development - cretors of the main game (as well as the Max Payne and Alan Wake series).
Plot
In Control: The Foundation, we are once again playing as Jesse Faden. The plot focuses on an attempt to find a missing board member, Helen Marshall, who disappeared during the events presented in the main game. This woman follows the orders of Zachariah Trench - Jesse's deceased predecessor (the former director of the Federal Bureau of Control) - who probably has knowledge of the source of all paranormal events in the building where the game takes place.
Mechanics
Control: The Foundation offers a completely new location to explore, which we can access through the director's office (importantly, the content is only unlocked after completing the base game). Jesse can take advantage of the completely new Shape ability, which enables her to influence the shape of surrounding elements - such as pulling platforms or spikes from walls. There is also a new kind of weapon in the game - the Fracture.
Along with the add-on, a large free update was released, which enriched Remedy Entertainment's game with several new things - first of all, improvements to the map, additional power (Shield Rush) and the possibility of resetting the heroine's skill points (respec).
It is estimated that the expansion takes 4-5 hours to complete.
Game modes
Control: the Foundationcan only be played solo. The add-on does not introduce any new game modes.
Technical aspects
Control: the Foundation does not change the visuals of the main game.
Last updated on June 18, 2020
Videos and Screens
[1:00] Control: The Foundation trailer #1
Destructoid: 7 / 10 by Brett Makedonski
It's a pleasure to dive back into Control, and that's why I genuinely enjoyed my time with The Foundation. I still love hunting down every research note and every minute-long audio file -- anything to fill in more of the lore gaps in this bizarre, enigmatic world. This expansion does all of that even if it's ultimately left feeling inconsequential. Ironically, The Foundation fails to build on the excellent structure Remedy already built with Control.
Game Revolution: 4.5 / 5 by Michael Leri
By adding a couple more powers that slightly improve frenetic combat and having collectibles and a story that continually outweird themselves in inventive ways, Remedy has shown that Jesse is fit for the job of director and hopefully just getting started.
Attack of the Fanboy: 3.5 / 5 by Diego Perez
The Foundation provides a decent amount of great content and expands on the base game's fantastic core in interesting, albeit safe, ways.
Control: The Foundation Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows March 26, 2020
PlayStation 5 February 2, 2021
Xbox Series X/S February 2, 2021
PlayStation 4 March 26, 2020
Xbox One June 25, 2020
Developer: Remedy Entertainment
Publisher: 505 Games
Control: The Foundation System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5 GHz / AMD FX-4350 4.2 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 3 GB GeForce GTX 780 / Radeon R9 280X or better, Windows 7 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6 GHz, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 6 GB GeForce GTX 1060 / 8 GB Radeon RX 580 or better, Windows 10 64-bit
Ultra: (ray tracing) Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6 GHz, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 6 GB GeForce RTX 2060 or better, Windows 10 64-bit
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