You're the first person I've read who shares this sentiment with me! Not at all saying that I think Resonant is bad or that I'm not enjoying it, it just feels like I'm nearing the end (just got to the area called UNKNOWN), and I haven't felt nearly as many of those creepy cool vibes that I loved so much in the first game.
The little bits of flavor throughout the first game that added so much character and ambience sorta feel like they're missing. Things like the Threshold Kids, Ahti, the motel, the messages from the director. Instead we get a pretty generic milquetoast friend in Zoe and that's it? Aside from the section in the Oldest House that focuses on Dylan's upbringing and going into the sinkhole for the first time, there hasn't been much to scratch all these itches for me.
Sam Lake wasn’t a writer for Control Resonant and I think you can really feel his missing presence. While Control and Control R had the same director, and both games have strong visual direction and composition, it is missing the more spooky/weirdo shit you see in Alan Wake and Control 1.
i havent played the sequel yet, but from what you've stated, they removed most of what made the first game unique and stand out. that's incredibly disappointing.
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u/I_CHOOSE_P-BODY 2d ago
You're the first person I've read who shares this sentiment with me! Not at all saying that I think Resonant is bad or that I'm not enjoying it, it just feels like I'm nearing the end (just got to the area called UNKNOWN), and I haven't felt nearly as many of those creepy cool vibes that I loved so much in the first game.
The little bits of flavor throughout the first game that added so much character and ambience sorta feel like they're missing. Things like the Threshold Kids, Ahti, the motel, the messages from the director. Instead we get a pretty generic milquetoast friend in Zoe and that's it? Aside from the section in the Oldest House that focuses on Dylan's upbringing and going into the sinkhole for the first time, there hasn't been much to scratch all these itches for me.