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CONTROL |OT| Welcome to This Oldest House of Leaves
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You can do it! Pierce and launch all the way. You can retreat to lower platforms too and there's no time limit. Also, you don't need to clear out the enemies, you can just go for the antenna cleanse, but if you get hit it cancels the animation.
Whining on the internet always helps. At the final credits now after a sequence that made my eyes feel like I'd played with the Virtual Boy for half an hour.
Gonna leave a lot of the final third sidequests for a later time. Need to stay away from this game for a bit to forget about some of the encounters I found incredibly annoying. Those are not the parts I want to stick with me when thinking about this game.
Gonna leave a lot of the final third sidequests for a later time. Need to stay away from this game for a bit to forget about some of the encounters I found incredibly annoying. Those are not the parts I want to stick with me when thinking about this game.
so Poets of the Fall (they did *that track* during *that section* of the game) did a new track and video which takes inspiration from Control, including the gorgeous Hotline phone. I also saw chatter elsewhere wondering whether some of the glitches and code might be hints and clues to things to do with the game.
The song was in Control, as well. The Bureau had some kind of strange set-up where they were testing if it had any paranormal effects.
ah good call. i remember that bit, with chair in the room facing the speakers. i didn't clock that it was the same band at the time.
edit: ok lol they did alan wake too.
also... hmm, that's not the first time they did track under the in-game band name Old Gods of Asgard. Not sure if this has been pointed out before. probably.
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So I beat Tommasi first try. Pretty easy, as long as you dont charge up launch it hits him everytime.
Also the first time you hear that song in Max Payne 2 is a janitor singing it while he's listening to his headphones.
aaaah my mind is glowing too much interconnectivity and call backs
Isn't he also the dude who drops the "neighbor of the beast" line that Darling says? Callbacks within callbacks!
Yeah, Remedy's pretty big on interconnectivity. Alan Wake wrote the Max Payne (Alex Casey) books, too.
Platinum trophy done.
The anchor gave me trouble but the real issue was going back and forth from the checkpoint each time i died. Used the "technique" someone mentioned in here (sorry i don´t remember your handle) of going clockwise.
Beat the mold1 in a few tries, not too bad. Just look to the ceiling and you have the exploding mold stuff, just grab those and throw it to the boss.
Now, time to replay Alan Wake :)
The anchor gave me trouble but the real issue was going back and forth from the checkpoint each time i died. Used the "technique" someone mentioned in here (sorry i don´t remember your handle) of going clockwise.
Beat the mold1 in a few tries, not too bad. Just look to the ceiling and you have the exploding mold stuff, just grab those and throw it to the boss.
Now, time to replay Alan Wake :)
I'm at
Kinda curious as to how far I am because it feels like the whole thing's just getting started but I'm also certain I'm a really decent chunk into the game (5+ hours, easy, probably more).
Not sure if I wanna know how far I actually am lol.
But I had like... 1 boss so far, so... That's weird.
I keep doubling back to check things and do stuff and so I keep killing the story's momentum. It feels like the game's dragging out, even though it isn't, really.
I love Emily's character, so much. For some reason the animations and stuff, her voice, her clipboard, etc. all just clicked really well with me. Darling's, well, a darling, as well.
I love the world building so far but I also feel like I wish this was an immersive sim just so that I could interact more with the world and find more things to read. But a first person perspective would make all the blocky visages harder to appreciate. Ah well.
the entrance to the black rock quarry.
Kinda curious as to how far I am because it feels like the whole thing's just getting started but I'm also certain I'm a really decent chunk into the game (5+ hours, easy, probably more).
Not sure if I wanna know how far I actually am lol.
But I had like... 1 boss so far, so... That's weird.
I keep doubling back to check things and do stuff and so I keep killing the story's momentum. It feels like the game's dragging out, even though it isn't, really.
I love Emily's character, so much. For some reason the animations and stuff, her voice, her clipboard, etc. all just clicked really well with me. Darling's, well, a darling, as well.
I love the world building so far but I also feel like I wish this was an immersive sim just so that I could interact more with the world and find more things to read. But a first person perspective would make all the blocky visages harder to appreciate. Ah well.
Just enjoy the game, i regret knowing before starting the game how many chapters there were :(
The game doesn't have many bosses in the traditional sense in the main story.
Those are done in the side quests.
I have a quick question, just finished the game and I think all side quests. But in the Panopticon there is a room on the left hand side of the map with three question marks, how the hell do I find and access that room? I cant seem to find it myself.
edit - nevermind, I bloody found it as soon as I posted this.
edit - nevermind, I bloody found it as soon as I posted this.
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it's definitely annoying to get through 4 levels of it, die and start over. but it's still not as bad as the final Quantum Break boss.
Shotgun is your friend. And grab the exploding stuff from the ceiling. Helped me a lot.
It's optional. You can come back with endgame level mods to fight it. Seen some aggresive strats with levitating near it and just blasting it away with shatter. But I found a slower paced attrition battle was easier. Chip it down with grip and use shield and the cover to defend yourself. You can also throw the exploding pods on the ceiling and when the boss causes them to drop.
Yeah, leave it for a bit later in the game if you're really struggling with it. I came to it fairly late in the game and beat it at my first attempt, I think maybe my approach is the aggressive one you're talking about. Not really a strat, just the way I played the entire game :)
I'll put the video in spoiler tags in case anyone thinks the thumbnail (which shows the boss) is a spoiler:
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Also, keep in mind that shield works not only against bullets, but every projectile thrown by the enemies, big your small.
Sort of, it's more 'inspired' by House of Leaves. Jesse can seen as an 'editor' of the Oldest House in a way, or maybe Ahti is the editor and Jesse is the writer. Either way, they both have similarities.
I can't remember how you initiate the mission - I'm pretty sure I started it elsewhere by finding something.
Note that not all editions have that mission. I believe it's PS4 only (currently), and I think it might require the season pass or digital deluxe edition.
If you're on PC there's a way to edit it into the game though.
I had no idea you could use Shield during levitating, was quite useful in Research sector and Mold-1 boss fight.
Before levitating, it's kind of useless because you can't do anything during it.
Before levitating, it's kind of useless because you can't do anything during it.
Ok so are board countermeasures permanently lost if abandoned? I had one that I wad supposed to hand in that I might have accidentaly thrown away as well.
I used pretty much the same strategy as with the previous boss - evade/levitate non-stop and throw things at him. But as soon as he starts hitting with his tentacles, it's over. I get killed by other enemies on the ground, exploding pods, or subsequent tentacle hits.
Not yet, I'm pretty sure the content roadmap just said "Fall 2019."
Ok thanks. That's the one thing that's holding me back from getting this game or rather why I'm waiting to do so.
Check out post #4873 for a video of how I did it. Get in its face.
The boss fight against you know who is one of the most fun and intense I've encountered outside the human-sized fights in Soulsborne games! That whole sequence before it in the Synchronicity lab is so cool too, and then the two audio recordings on either side was hilarious. Reminded me of Ninja Gaiden Black where you're both equally equipped and not afraid to use your abilities.
Not sure which route you're talking about, can you post a screeshot?
its the one that ends right in front of that Fast Travel Point in Maintenance
This game is so good I just picked it up yesterday and have been seriously impressed with it so far. I've only seen Ahti like twice but he's my favourite character of the year so far.
It's been so long since I've played something so visually striking. Really loving the whole vibe the game has going on even though I have no idea wtf is happening lol
It's been so long since I've played something so visually striking. Really loving the whole vibe the game has going on even though I have no idea wtf is happening lol
I've been playing on the pro for a while, so far it running great, only real problem for me is the loading times (regular pro HD), i think the last patch fixed most of the slowdowns the game was suffering.
Ah, this one goes to the NSC energy converters, it's on a catwalk in the rafters there. On the top level of the room with the giant central pillar that needs the energy cubes on it. There's a mission in the Maintenance sector that it opens up in, if you missed it and the door cannot be opened again, I wouldn't worry. It's literally just a staircase going down to that door in Ventilation, no chest or secret in it.its the one that ends right in front of that Fast Travel Point in Maintenance
EDIT: It's the door on the left here, let me know if you get it opened.
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Thanks for the reply, found in the meantime but strangely got red lights on both sides when I reloaded again. No big issue, I have now my platinum thropy 💪Ah, this one goes to the NSC energy converters, it's on a catwalk in the rafters there. On the top level of the room with the giant central pillar that needs the energy cubes on it. There's a mission in the Maintenance sector that it opens up in, if you missed it and the door cannot be opened again, I wouldn't worry. It's literally just a staircase going down to that door in Ventilation, no chest or secret in it.
EDIT: It's the door on the left here, let me know if you get it opened.
anyway, thanks for the help.
Hey I guess I'm stuck. I am working on "The Face of the Enemy" but for me the security check will not open. It's locked.
According to this guide it supposed to be open: https://www.ign.com/wikis/control/T...ogram_.28Best_Fast_Travel_Point:_Logistics.29
wonder if my save got corrupted somehow unless I missed a step somewhere but not sure how
According to this guide it supposed to be open: https://www.ign.com/wikis/control/T...ogram_.28Best_Fast_Travel_Point:_Logistics.29
wonder if my save got corrupted somehow unless I missed a step somewhere but not sure how
Nice, glad you got it, but that is weird both are red now... gameproff
If I recall correctly, you don't just go through the security gates, you need to do a little side area to open the gates up. Should be something to the right, it's not in the medical wing to the left I'm pretty sure.
It opens from the other side. You passed the unlock button on your way to the Panopticon. You'll have to travel around it through Medical again. When you come out of the staircase from medical into security you'll be facing the gate from the other side. You can open it up then for any future use.
Thanks a lot! Was driving me crazy