This is maybe my 5th time playing this game and it’s still just as good. Easily Remedy’s best game and it’s not even close. The setting, The Oldest House, completely dwarfs everything they've done before in terms of pure creativity. There's a moment that happens very early on that made it very apparent that the setting was something special. The idea of a "shifting" building sounds fantastic on paper, but gets a little worrisome when you start thinking about the execution. It's mind blowing to me that Remedy managed to perfect it on their first go-around.

That's not to say that The Oldest House is the only special thing about Control, because there's a lot to love here. The visuals, combat, music, narrative and performances are all spectacular, and the fact that all of that was achieved with an AA budget makes it all the more impressive. The Ashtray Maze is easily one of my favorite sequences…ever? and encompasses everything that's special about Control.