The setup is not-so-simple. Players take on the role of Jesse Faden as she treks into the Federal Bureau of Control to locate her missing brother. Jesse is quickly given the role of Director after she picks up the service weapon of the recently deceased Director. For whatever reason, the Bureau operates on the same rules as
The Santa Clause starring Tim Allen. Oddly enough, that’s not even the strangest thing happening in
Control.
Things get wild pretty quickly. It’s not long before you’ve encountered a mixture of Lovecraftian Eldritch horrors and Jungian philosophies. The Oldest House is still one of the most compelling video game locales in recent years. And it just keeps ramping up from the moment you walk through the front doors.