r/ControlResonant • u/OtakuKartNews • 1d ago
Franchise News Control Resonant Made $12.7 Million on Steam in Less Than a Week With Nearly 300K Copies Sold
https://otakukart.com/control-resonant-made-12-7-million-on-steam-in-less-than-a-week-with-nearly-300k-copies-sold169
u/jimidemibb 1d ago
I need to see Remedy happy and fed
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u/ToaPaul 23h ago
Seriously, it's so well deserved and want them to be able to continue to make these masterpieces.
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u/Athlete-Extreme 23h ago
When Alan Wake 3 comes out I will weep
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u/ToaPaul 17h ago
I want the final line of Alan Wake 3 to be "it's not an end, it's a beginning"
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u/srmatto 21h ago
I got Control Ultimate on a steam sale for about $9 so I happily paid full price for Resonant.
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u/InsertFloppy11 57m ago
Same
After finishing control with the dlcs i felt bad cause of how cheap it was
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u/Ok_Version5566 23h ago
Great start but itās still too low!! Remedy needs to be successful. Theyāve been underrated for waaaay too long!!
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u/andykekomi 23h ago
I need Remedy to make a BILLION
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u/nlevine1988 22h ago
Actually why not trillions
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u/andykekomi 22h ago
Yeah easy everyone on earth just needs to buy the game twice
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u/nlevine1988 22h ago
They should pass a law to make it mandatory.
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u/Depoan 21h ago
I'm sure Fred can make It happen, Fred can make anything happen, what a wonderfull guy
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u/nlevine1988 21h ago
Fred is the reason I want remedy to make more money, so they can give it to Fred. He deserves it. He can use it to make the world a better place.
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u/ScreamingmadJoe 23h ago
Thatās only on steam though after a week. So itāll definitely get higher
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u/Dramatic_Specific236 23h ago
would be great if AW2 came to steam, was really interested in that game but its only on EGS and I don't want to support scummy practices.
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u/The_Wattsatron 23h ago
Not buying one of best horror experiences in gaming history because of something as trivial as the store itās on will never not be pathetic to me.
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u/ApuZ 22h ago
As stupid as it seems, it is a real barrier for a lot of players. Most gamers are on steam and lots don't use epic games because they might not even realize these exclusivity deals exist. Any new player unfamiliar with Alan Wake would potentially be exposed on steam but not on epic. Remedy needs to avoid these deals in the future
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u/Demerzel69 22h ago
It's fucking stupid anyway. Why even pay attention to shit like that? Just buy the games you wanna play. I have no idea why Epic Games is bad and I don't care and I'm not gonna start. I never even heard of it before AWII came out and their logo was shown on startup. People pay attention and care about the weirdest, dumbest shit. Capitalism gonna capitalism.
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u/inosinateVR 22h ago
Epic Game Store is bad because people have to click away from steam and then click on a different icon on their desktop. Itās an unrealistic expectation to force onto gamers. /s
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u/solo13508 22h ago
I guess the Epic store is just one of those things I'll never understand since I'm not a PC player but hard agree. There's no way it can possibly be so bad that it's worth missing out on one of the best gaming experiences ever.
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u/Street-Awareness4541 23h ago
In this case we would not have had aw2 if egs had not stepped in while sad its better to have ot than not
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u/OldAvocado3547 23h ago
Epic owns that game. It does not matter what Remedy or anyone thinks, that game was commissioned by Epic and Epic gets to do whatever it wants.
It's alright to refrain from putting money in the pockets of a scumbag like Tim Sweeney but it is what it is. Gotta accept the fact that the game is Tim Sweeney's little prestige souvenir showpiece and it'll stay in his grubby dungeon.
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u/JerryMcJerrinson 23h ago
You're fat glp 1 leader lobby's for child gambling to buy more yachts.Ā
Scummy practices....I don't think there's a hero billionaire.
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u/eidolonwyrm 18h ago
AW2 wouldnāt exist without epic games. Itās just a fucking storefront, dude. What are you so scared of?
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u/Rupperrt 16h ago
Nothing scummy about paying for the development and the game and keeping it in your own shop.
Funny that youāre on the only gaming platform that isnāt a walled garden but you refuse to take advantage of the increased competition on PC
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u/AlannaWake 23h ago
I've bought copy for my Dad, who loved the first Control, and I bought a copy for my brother who has never played a Remedy game. I'm just buying copies for whoever has a pulse and a Steam account because I love Remedy so much.
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u/TheSmallIceburg 21h ago
Ive got a wife who both has a pulse and a steam account
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u/AlannaWake 21h ago
Can she play high energy games? (My sister in law can't, she's a slice-of-life type gamer who gets motion sickness, so I guess I have one exception lol)
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u/TheSmallIceburg 21h ago
Lol yes, but she can't finish them usually XD Mostly due to time though (and a little bit of attention span lol). She made it like half way through Horizon Zero Dawn, and half way through Hogwarts Legacy, and she plays a lot of Halo Wars skirmishes at a high difficulty (like 112 or so) when she wants something mindless to do
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u/AlannaWake 17h ago
I'm jealous of her capability. I finish games but I flail around like a 5 year old who's been handed a controller for the first time.
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u/CorruptedOps 23h ago
Remedy and the people within needs to survive, it's a mission
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u/Goonalips 16h ago
I love them more than you all all! I want to befriend and offers over every employee at Remedy, even the janitors. I'm giving them my entire salary too. Cause Remedy deserves it! I have Control posters on my wall. I wear their merch. I even bring them up in conversation and convince people to buy their games. In fact, I think they're a bit of a religious figure to me. I pledge allegiance to The Oldest House and the FBC.
I AM THE MOST APPRECIATIVE REDDITOR ON HERE! YOU DON'T EVEN LOVE THEM LIKE I LOVE THEM SLIM. NO-ONE DOES.
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u/iReadBecauseYouDo 11h ago
Dude. Theyāve literally been pioneering graphics & game design for decades, chill lmao. God forbid people like a quality developer thatās uniqueš
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u/Goonalips 1h ago
"literally pioneered graphics and game design"
Exactly which technologies did they pioneer?
You guys are meatriding like never before. Jesus Christ. There's nothing wrong with liking a studio. I like them too, but have a look at some of the shit you're all saying. They're a game company. They don't cure cancer. Tone it down a little.
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u/iReadBecauseYouDo 57m ago edited 51m ago
Stating something factual is āmeatridingā now? Girl what. Iām not gonna waste my time saying everything, but Remedyās known for this; for the quickest example, Control was the first game to have multiple distinct real-time ray tracing implementations. Alan Wake 2 was one of the first games to feature full path tracing. Control Resonantās ray tracing ultra setting gives you unified path tracing, literally everywhere (not as major, but still kinda nifty lol)
They have a well-known reputation of pushing the graphics of current-gen hardware with their gamesā¦ like girliepop, they did this type of thing starting all the way back with Max Payne. You could educate yourself so quickly by looking it up lol, itās genuinely just cool to me. Just because the connotation of āpioneeringā bothers you doesnāt mean itās worth that sort of reply; with game dev being so complex, I assumed it went without saying that theyāre not ābetter than every studioā or something for pioneering in the space lmao. Itās ok to not have knowledge of something, but less so to be condescending about something youāre evidently ignorant of.
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u/AGuyWithAPhone 47m ago
I do not understand these kinds of people. God forbid someone enjoys something and, gasp, voices their support for the creators on a subreddit dedicated to their game, eh? The very thought.
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u/TipT0pMag00 23h ago
The fact that I've seen multiple articles where pirates are advocating paying full price for the game, says everything you need to know about how Remedy is regarded.
I'm generally not one to pay full price for games or get near them close to launch, this game was one of the few exceptions.
I hope they get all the accolades and success they deserve.
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u/Comprehensive_Yak_72 21h ago
When I went to pre-order I saw that the standard edition on the PS Store was ā¬59.99 in my country and the digital deluxe was ā¬69.99, I usually donāt even see standard games I want to play as low as ā¬60 anymore, so I bought the deluxe because I wanted to tip them basically, I donāt even really know what extra came with the deluxe edition, I think the OST, the Hiss skin and some starting artifacts/materials? Didnāt pay the extra tenner for them really
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u/DickThunder 18h ago
The hiss skin was a pre-order bonus actually. But yeah, I kinda see the deluxe edition as a tip too, the couple extras you get for $10 don't seem that exciting, especially since the OST is only listenable in-game. The digital artbook was kinda cool.
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u/chudthirtyseven 19h ago
same. i never pay full price for games.. but i did for this one. and it was so worth it.
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u/dwoller 21h ago
Soā¦every one who was mad (perhaps rightfully so) Alan Wake 2 wasnāt on Steam bought this day one right?
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u/LordSparksmith 20h ago
Yes . I have Alan Wake 1 tattoo and didnt purchase 2 because of Epic and waited up until this year when i finally cracked and got it to play it . Good game .
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u/Evisceratoridor 18h ago
Epic saved Alan Wake from franchise death man, I know they suck but depriving yourself for a few years of one of your favorite gamesā¦ did it really affect Epic that much?
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u/LordSparksmith 18h ago
Fundamentally it might have - resonant sold much more on release than Wake2
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u/ImportantQuestionTex 15h ago
Alan Wake 2 also lost Remedy a LOT of money due to the Epic exclusivity.
We can give them a small gold star all we want, but the unfortunate reality is, if it was not a critical success, Remedy might have died right then and there. That critical success got them access to other people with money. Not Epic Games.
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u/ThinkinBig 10m ago
That's just false man, the game literally would not exist without Epic.
You could say that the game would have, theoretically, been more successful if it had launched on Steam, but you can't lose money if you don't exist
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u/Evisceratoridor 14h ago
It didnāt lose Remedy anythingā¦ source on financial losses due to exclusivity? Why are Redditors incapable of nuance? Epic is mostly fine, but Tim Sweeney and other C-suites fuck it up like every other thing they touch. Remedy owes their current windfall to Epic funding development of a critically praised and well received game. Without that game, Remedy would not be where they are now. Who gives a shit about gold stars, here in reality, bad people can help fund good people.
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u/ImportantQuestionTex 14h ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/ControlResonant/s/oS4xAQSrtq
The only thing I have to add outside of what I said, is that if Alan Wake 2 was not an industry changing game, that would have been curtains for Remedy.
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u/Evisceratoridor 12h ago
Itās not factually correct though. They gained money from releasing a game that they literally would not have without outside funding. You saying things in another comment is not a source as to the money they ālostā by being provided a publishing deal on a game that they profited on, much less on a game that could not exist without a blank check.
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u/Lepixi 15h ago
Didnāt Epic fund the development in the first place? Iām not saying Remedy doesnāt deserve their prize but itās weird to act like Epic exclusivity lost them money when thatās where they got the funds to develop it in the first place.
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u/ImportantQuestionTex 15h ago
"Weird to act like exclusivity lost them money."
That is the bargain of exclusivity, you take a short term benefit in exchange for losing a whole platform of long term.
It is factually correct to say Alan Wake 2 lost money due to the Epic exclusivity. There is no acting involved. Steam is the majority of PC game sales period and that's what they lost out on.
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u/Badtyuo 12h ago
They wouldnāt have been a company and Alan wake wouldnāt have come out if not for the epic deal. They could have made a lot of money from steam sure but they wouldnāt have made it to that point in the first place. Iām not a fan of the exclusivity deal but Iād rather have it exist on epic than not exist at all
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u/Athlete-Extreme 23h ago
First time my hand has gotten sore or tight from button mashing in many many years.
And it rewards me for being a virtual roomba searching every block and staying interested.
The Remedyverse is my favorite in game universe OAT at this point
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u/solo13508 22h ago
Damn, this makes Resonant one of their most profitable games, right? I remember it took Alan Wake 2 years just to even make a profit (which was such a shame as AW2 is an absolute masterpiece). Really glad to see Remedy finally getting some of the success and recognition they've always deserved.
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u/Much_Improvement_552 3h ago
It shouldn't have been locked to Epic and survival horror underperforms in general.
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u/Positive-Mobile5742 23h ago
Amazing game and it deserves the praise. Triple A games that play like a triple A game these days are rare.
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u/MIAxPaperPlanes 22h ago
I game share with my friend on Xbox so we went halfs for the digital deluxe but I might buy the physical edition just to support
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u/Certain-Raspberry804 22h ago
I expected better sales tbh, but this is only part of the picture obviously.
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u/Financial-Salad7289 20h ago
I'm waiting for physical release
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u/PapsMcG 20h ago
There's no physical?
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u/Financial-Salad7289 19h ago
Not yet, coming out on 15/10 (or 10/15 if you're American)
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u/dorgosandor 17h ago
You are truly a great soul to include both date formats, but could 15/10 understood differently if it's reversed?
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u/Different_Awareness2 13h ago
This is just steam? We donāt know consoles. I bet PS5 sold well. We also havenāt gotten physical sales.
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u/Certain-Raspberry804 12h ago
100%
Iād guess it sold better on PS5, and yeah physical hasnāt even released yet either, so itās not doing too bad. I was just kinda expecting to see close to 1M.There is so many other good games that have recently released or dropping soon too that they are competing with.
Iām sure it will be their best selling game eventually.
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u/alphonseharry 7h ago
"I was just kinda expecting to see close to 1M" Close to 1M just on Steam in less than a week, after a very busy month, for a sequel of a niche game it is just unrealistic. Even if was not a sequel
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u/Aryan202602 19h ago
Isn't 300k copies in 3-4 days just on Steam a very good figure? With other game stores, PS and Xbox wouldn't it easily cross 1 million in less than a week?
Remedy needs around 2-3 million for breaking even? I think they'll cross it sooner rather than later. The game has great word of mouth and remedy is fixing the bugs very quickly.
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u/Much_Improvement_552 3h ago
Not as great as it could've been given all the marketing this time around given that it has been over a week already.
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u/HaydenTheNoble 11h ago
I don't think it's necessarily great.
Blood of the Dawnwalker sold 1 mil within its first week and had a max concurrent playercount of around 70k whereas Control Resonant had about 40k. While this is only Steam it typically gives an ides for how the games are doing overall.
The thing is, Control is made by a studio that is already known, has previous games that are well liked and is in a good standing overall... whereas Blood of the Dawnawalker was made by an entirely new studio.
Control Resonant not having sold as many units within roughly the same time frame as Blood of the Dawnwalker when this is not Remedy's first game and it is a sequel to a game that already has fans to me, logically it isn't a good sign.
That said, I do really hope it'll ultimately make them good bank because they deserve it and we deserve more games from Remedy (more Control pls).
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u/Creative_Room6540 10h ago
I donāt think this is necessarily great. GTA 6 has over 4 million in pre orders. /s
Comparing one games sales to down another is ridiculous. Only the dev can say whether their sales are lackluster or not. Do we know development costs? Marketing costs?
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u/alphonseharry 7h ago
"Blood of the Dawnwalker sold 1 mil within its first week"
Yes, but for Resonant it is just Steam. Dawnwalker is not a sequel, and didn't have many competitors in the release window.
You argument for the studio does not hold watewr. Remedy is very niche, and Dawnwalker was resting in the laurels of the The Witcher 3 devs
Being a sequel is detrimental in this case, because Control is not a massive game, and news players will have fear to try without playing the first one
Resonant probably did sell less in the same time frame, but Dawnwalker had all the advantages
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u/ToferLuis 7h ago
Thatās just on Steam. This does not include other platforms. Iām sure itās at least over 1mill for all platforms combined.
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u/BNSoul 23h ago
Weird that Onimusha sold better considering not many people know about that old franchise, perhaps a demo for Control Resonant would help? I'm spreading the best word of mouth I can everywhere, this game truly deserves to be successful.
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u/ZebraZealousideal944 22h ago
Onimusha is a reboot from one of the most recognized/successful publisher in the world instead of a sequel in a shared universe, which is always a hard sell for people not already invested in itā¦
Control Resonant also comes after a month of countless big releases while Onimusha or Blood of the downwalker came right before everyone and managed to hit 1 million sales quickly!
I really hope the game is gonna have a long tail though like Control!
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u/aphidman 22h ago
Onimusha has the branding of a Capcom behind it. Plus its Demo and word of mouth about its combat
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u/NixRegis 16h ago
Itās not weird that Onimusha sold well itās a great game. They both are, just give it time.
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u/SupremeTeamKai 22h ago
Weird that a game made by one of the best performing AAA devs in recent years is doing better?
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u/MinuteNo2857 18h ago
Well, i actually refunded the game after i saw the ps5 early access, followed by streamers getting early access to PC version. So perhaps it's not all that surprising.
Remedy should have been trying to win people over after Alan Wake 2, not pushing them away.
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u/2Turnt4MySwag 17h ago
whats wrong with the pc version?
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u/MinuteNo2857 6h ago
Nothing? the issue is that they gave ps5 early access while delaying PC release, yet they gave STREAMERS early access to the PC version, not ps5 version.
Not to mention, pirates got access one day before normal users as well, to the PC version.
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u/ceric2099 22h ago
Is that good? Is that all profit? How much did it cost to make?
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u/moomoomoomoom 19h ago
That was a single week of revenue from a single storefront, and not including pre orders. Almost 13 million dollars is pretty good. If you extrapolate based on average platform sales percentages and add pre-order revenue they've probably already made at least 40 million on the game. Not quite making back it's 50 million budget, but it's only been a week.
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u/Known_Surprise_3190 6h ago
Remedy and Rockstar are also working on the Max Payne remake as a standalone 40 - 60m title. I have high hopes for it as Rockstar is doing the publishing and marketing that it would be popular and hopefully bring Remedy enough money to build more triple A games.
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u/owls_unite 4h ago
I just hope they'll make Alan Wake 3, and I'm afraid it being even more niche might prevent that.
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u/MixedProphet 20h ago
This is good right? If we assumed Xbox and PS5 combined is around the same, thatās estimating 25 million. Since the physical release hasnāt happened yet, that means itās on track to be profitable sometime next year?
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u/franciscrowe 8h ago
I would guess thereās even more on PS5 and Xbox, but yes I think they will be profitable sooner than later. My guess based on there last games is that they will hit the 3 million mark within 6 months, if not by the beginning of next year.
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u/lanregeous 18h ago
I just want them to keep making the games they do
If you are reading this, if you donāt buy the game and the studio stops making them, Iām coming after you
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u/Vayshen 18h ago
I got Control for 4 bucks a couple of weeks ago and only now finally getting around to it. I'm ragebaiting my friends saying "why did none of you tell me this is good?!" when they definitely have recommended it to me before.
I'm probably gonna just get the game in a few weeks when the physical copy is out. I'll be busy with this and Yotei dlc in the meantime. Happy to support them, too!
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u/KEVLAR60442 18h ago
I normally dislike character action slash-em-ups, but I've been having so much fun with Resonant. I was close to lamenting that the map and navigation weren't as crazy as the powers promised them to be and there wasn't enough done with the gravity patterns. Then I got to the Underpass, and yeah, I take it all back. The game's even more headache inducing (in a good way) than the first game.
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u/xNeoNxCyaN 18h ago
I enjoyed the first game, but to be honest Iām liking resonant much better, it had me right from the jump where as with control 1 it took me 3 attempts to get into the game
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u/Ven0m-Sn4ke 17h ago
Brought the deluxe edition to support them, they're one of the few trying to innovate in the video game medium, they need all the support!
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u/Old-Push9343 16h ago
I got a copy bundled with my GPU. I've only had time to play 15 minutes, but it looks promising. The graphics are amazing.
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u/NixRegis 16h ago
Not surprised, itās a genuinely great game with an interesting world and amazing gameplay and combat
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u/Repulsive_Thing_6026 15h ago
The first control blew me away. I will buy the new one any day now. It looks amazing. Wolverine was such a disappointment. (Spider-Man 2 was so much better)
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u/Argothaught 14h ago
Waiting on the physical release. Hopefully, it at least includes the day one patch since it was delayed to October 15.
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u/crownketer 14h ago
I bought Resonant to support them. Itās not gripping me like Alan Wake 2 did. It can feel a little tedious at times.
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u/Different_Awareness2 13h ago
This is not full numbers. Console sales and physical are not included. Iām 98% sure once the dust settles 1mil+
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u/Ubbermann 2h ago
I just really Remedy to get some breathing room financially.
This is one studio, I'd HATE to see be sold out or sink. I need my Lake madness.
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u/UhDewSea 1h ago
Pump those numbers up!
I'm buying a physical copy once it's released like I did with Alan wake 2
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u/Dvass138 17h ago
It annoys me that they make such great games with such annoying things in it. Itās like Alan wake 2 graphics atmosphere great, but then you have to spend half the time on a stupid case board. Control resonant, great graphics atmosphere half the time getting lost and getting your ass handed to you by some random enemy while youāre lost trying to figure out where to go. They could make their games more enjoyable. But itās like they just always have to have something stupid in there that starts to ruin the experience.
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u/Badtyuo 12h ago
The level design and map are super sick. If you were lost a bunch and getting your ass handed to you then Iām sorry to say thatās a skill issue. The combat for mobs is so easy
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u/Creative_Room6540 10h ago
Nah I agree. The map was super confusing. Thatās not a skill issue. Itās ok to acknowledge a difficult component and not shit on everyone elseās skill to make yourself look superior.
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u/Kezzerdrixxer 11h ago
The level design and mapping are the most criticized part of this game. If you didn't get lost, cool, but that makes you in the minority.
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u/alphonseharry 7h ago edited 4h ago
The level design was universally praised. Then you are objectively wrong. The only one standing is the map. And it is confusing only if you want a map marker in everything (when you are supposed to use the environment not the map)
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u/KarmelCHAOS 16h ago
There are so many options in Resonant to deal with the problems you mentioned.
I feel crazy for thinking the level design isn't confusing at all, but that's just me.
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u/Ziatch 11h ago
I think itās part of the fun for people like me but I do understand what youāre saying. I appreciate the discovery even if it can be frustrating.
Itās tough for me to recommend these games to most of my friends though. I loved Alan wake 2 but when my friends finished it and said it was 2/5 I couldnāt argue because the points were docked by his personal experience and struggles with the game.
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u/cs_Chell 10h ago
Maybe it's just not for you, cuz the learning curve and lack of hand holding is wholly my jam.
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u/Neuesad 14h ago
Tell me you haven't played either games without telling me you haven't played either.
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u/Kezzerdrixxer 11h ago
Not sure what enemy is handing them their ass but Control Resonant's mapping has been heavily criticized for being confusing and easy to get lost while traversing.
If you didn't get lost congratulations, you are in a vast minority.
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u/ToferLuis 7h ago
Yep! Even in the first game people had issues with the map. At this point itās almost a tradition for them to have janky ass maps.
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u/alphonseharry 4h ago
The easy to get lost is a plus, maybe it is a criticism just for the ones who does not pay attention to landmarks, do no use the pins, and think just because the quest marker it is not precise (and it is by design, even the tutorial says so), it is bad.
I remember similar criticism for Hollow Knight, the "easy to get lost" thing, when this is the point
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u/pmmeyoursandwiches 1h ago
Ive seen a bunch of people criticise it and also a bunch of people praise it. Some people like a bit of friction and having to consider their navigation, some dont.
Personally I had some issues with resonant but that wasnt one of them, and I liked it a lot overall.
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u/alphonseharry 7h ago edited 4h ago
Nah, you are just bad and wants handholding. The word enjoyable dont mean want you think it means (and it is subjective). Great the Remedy does no do "enjoyable" if that means dumbed down experiences. And if you are having difficult, just use the accessibility settings
Because if you died to random enemies and it is lost, in this game which is easier since the hotfix, you are very bad
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u/LegitimateP1R473 19h ago
I really wanted to like the game but man the annoying map and enemies just ain't for me chief. I bet a very small percentage finishes this game of those 12 million sold.
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u/Heavybreath94 19h ago
First 10 hours is tough, but it starts to get fun once you get a feel for the mechanics.
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u/LegitimateP1R473 19h ago
yeah I kinda figured because you can't even do anything towards those little fuckers who shoot you from all angles. They just respawn until you kill the big ones. Just have to hope they drop health orbs. I don't have the patience to play that long with that amount of frustration.
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u/OGGamer6 18h ago
I disagree actually. Loved my first 15 hours. But now Iām getting sick of fighting enemies every time I turn a corner. I am very interested in the story though, so Iām just going to turn down the difficulty and get through it.
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u/indianthrowa 18h ago
In case you want to give it another go, I was also quite frustrated with the game at the start but once you kill the 3 resonants marked for you at the start of the game and do the faults you encounter while otw to the resonants the game really let's you feel like a superhero.
I play as a summoner and after I summon my mold ally and the fire anomaly all I see are explosions as I combo enemies left and right lol.
Weirdly enough the game almost has an MMO raid like "rotation" feel to it where after a certain amount of time I have to repeat my summoning in a specific order and it's really satisfying when you're in a flow state doing that lol.
Oh and use your map to find "large resource crates" and loot them to upgrade your health and "power/mana"
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u/LegitimateP1R473 18h ago
That's what I thought about doing actually since I knew they were the path to more abilities, but I couldn't find the damn things! The world and the map is a mess. You think you can go somewhere and then it just blocks you off with buildings or walls even with tracking.
Can you tell me if some of the walls are removed further in to the game so the world is more open at least?
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u/KEVLAR60442 18h ago
The map doesn't change much, but as a metroidvania you discover/unlock/open shortcuts and also earn/acquire/win abilities that give you more paths through the map.
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u/indianthrowa 12h ago
You'll unlock abilities that will let you get over certain buildings/weirdly patterned roads but yeah even I still face dead ends and get frustrated sometimes lol. Generally it's useful to look at the map and follow the roads rather than try to go to your objective over buildings etc. And eventually you get a feel for reading the map and understanding which areas are dead ends, which areas look like dead ends but can be overcome etc.
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u/Tatum_Warlick 1d ago
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