Remedy's Control Resonant Cites DOOM As Combat Reference
Remedy is carrying over the Oldest House and the FBC as anchors while moving the series outdoors, with combat built on a deliberate no-parry close-range style and art direction kept free of game references.
Reporting from 1 source: Automaton.
Remedy Entertainment's Control Resonant launches September 24 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Art director Elmeri Raitane said the team referenced DOOM for close combat while art staff were told not to reference other games. The action RPG follows Dylan Faden after a coma as he searches for his sister Jesse in a Manhattan hit by supernatural anomalies.
Remedy Entertainment's Control Resonant is set for September 24 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with Dylan Faden as protagonist after waking from a long coma and searching for his sister Jesse in a Manhattan struck by supernatural anomalies.
Speaking with Automaton at Tokyo Game Show 2026, art director Elmeri Raitane said the team cited DOOM as a combat reference, while on the art side staff were instructed not to reference any other games at all. The move outdoors from the Oldest House lets the team use wind, weather, and rain, with gravity anomalies letting players stand on surfaces where rain acts as a compass.
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