Control: Ultimate Edition Review (Space)
A very interesting game indeed. Gave me massive bioshock vibes, with a sprinkling of metroid prime, all wrapped into a creepy, SCP foundation inspired universe. So if you like any of those things, this game is for you!
You play as Jesse Faden, the new director of the Federal Bureau of Control (FBC) - a US government agency that investigates everything imaginable into the paranatural, located in a hidden, shapeshifting building called the "Oldest House". You arrive at the FBC in search of your long separated brother Dylan, who was taken in by the FBC after a paranatural event in your hometown when you were a child.
Upon being anointed director, you acquire the "Service Weapon" a.k.a. the gun you use in the game. Combine the multiple forms of this gun (think mini-sniper, shotgun, machine pistol...) with powerful telekinetic abilities to eliminate the threat that has overrun the Oldest House, the "Hiss", an (alien?) species who have infected FBC employees and seeped into the fabric of the building.
The game at its core is a 3rd person action adventure game, but the reason I mentioned metroid prime above is because it has a bit of a metroidvania feel as well - since, without spoiling anything, you gain new abilities as you explore the Oldest House, and you sometimes need to backtrack to use these. There is also a (reasonably simple) skill system that lets you invest points into upgrading your character.
For me, the atmosphere of the game was the most enthralling part, just exploring the creepy halls of the Oldest House and soaking the vibe up. Kind of like bioshock as well, the game doesn't really give you the full story by just doing the main quests, you have to explore and find text/audio logs to piece together a more complete picture of the story yourself - which I liked since it felt rewarding to do. The combat is also very fun, as you can get reasonably creative with how you approach enemies and, simply put, you feel like a badass. Voice acting is present with in-game cutscenes, which I personally thought were pretty well done and added to the ambience, even though some of the character animations are a bit stiff.
At time of writing, I have completed the main story + the foundation DLC. Haven't yet completed the AWE DLC, maybe sometime in the future...