Control Explained - The Bureau Book Club
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- Опубликовано: 15 фев 2021
- Hello everyone. Welcome back to the Control Explained segment of Gaming University. Today, we focus on something a bit different. Rather than dive into one of the bigger topics in the Control setting, we will look at one of the most well known Sub Plots.
There are literally hundreds of Documents littered around the Oldest House that provide backstory, insight into other AWEs, and sometimes an insight into the day to lives of Bureau Agents. The Bureau Book Club is comprised of four individuals including the famous Phillip from the Containment Sector. Before the Hiss Invasion, they were given a Novel called Unless You by J.D. Brooks. The thing that was different with this one is that the book changed based upon who read it. In this video we take a look at what forms this book took as well as what it says about the members of the Book Club.
Please feel free to have free discussion in the comments section below.
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... I legitimately never thought of the bookclub as as a meaningful addition to the game. I was viewing it as a way to make the world feel real. Huh. Now I should go back and look for all the details I could have missed.
Honestly, I did the same. It was only on replaying it and focusing on each document did I notice this. Enjoy your time going back through it! If you see anything interesting bring it up here. I enjoy hearing everyone's thoughts.
I basically compared it to that dnd party from the game Prey.
I didn't realize anything was up with it until I got the third one, then I was like "Wait...this doesn't sound right..." so I reread the first two and realized they were entirely different stories of entirely different subjective quality. Was a fun moment.
I'm over here screaming because when I read through the book club notes I was just laughing at the devs including their hot takes on YA dystopians. The details about Unless You reminded me of Divergent by Veronica Roth and The Defiance Trilogy by C.J. Redwine. Also, DAMN, RIP Samson. I felt bad witnessing that guys death but definitely didn't connect the two lol.
Haha! I haven't read those but I can imagine from someone who has, you must have loved every second of it.
The Samson one messed me up lol. We see him get hit, go to the Safe Room and find his report which describes it. Lying literally 20 yards from his body. I turned around to look at him thinking, "wait a minute....what?!"
Im glad your making these videos. No one else talks about these details.
Sometimes the little things are as interesting as the big ones.
@@GamingUniversityUoG The little things are more interesting than the big things at times. Im glad you notice the little things. It makes Remedys games more immersive.
@@GamingUniversityUoG One of the best games I've played in years. Such a unique experience! Anyone who just treated the game as a shooter and didn't dive in really missed out.
@@Chris-pt6hh Totally agreed to that ! The game's a masterpiece ! There's no plot holes just things we have to dive in 🤠! Can wait to have a sequel... And a full Remedyverse (AW,QB and Control) !
@@benilinshingoseth2086 There's not exactly plotholes, but definitely things we still don't understand. Like the relationship between Thomas Zane and Alan Wake, so Alan apparently wrote Zane into existence according to the flashes we see in the AWE Expansion? But he was also always a part of Alan, with the diving suit form being just a role he was playing? But if that's the case, then how did Zane and Zane's wife end up in Cauldron Lake, if they didn't exist until Alan wrote about them? Or are there two Thomas Zanes? The original who went into Cauldron Lake and the Zane Alan wrote up in the events of Alan Wake?
This was SO GOOD! While aware of the book club, i never pieced together that the book changed based on the reader! Once again, another great class by The Dean. Already waiting for the next one.
Haha thanks buddy! I have many more in the works. You won't have long to wait.
Amazing how many is still out there, yet to be discovered.
I hope to find out just how much there is out there packed into this story.
I am blown by Remedy's attention to details. I never connected the book club to the actual characters. i wonder what else did we all miss.
We missed way too much. I'm still looking around for new stuff
Wasn't a Battery Cylinder in the game that kills that agent. It's a transport canister for the pneumatic tubes. The room with the Floppy Disc is even labelled as "Pneumatics" on the map.
This has been brought to my attention. I made a mistake on the particular item that was thrown. The similarities are intentional though considering just after witnessing this scene we find that document.
Dang it, I just wrote a comment explaining this, a pointless waste of my time. Ah well, at least I contributed to the channel's watch time more as I had to go back and rewatch the things I missed while typing my redundant explanation. I am not deleting it though, that would be an even bigger waste of effort. Plus I enjoy writing.
Hopefully Penny is still alive, it's sad all of her book club friends died.
If we didn't see a body, it didn't happen lol. I kind of want to see a bunch of these characters mentioned in the pages.
The amount of detail in this game even of minor things is absolutely mind-boggling. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like it. NOTHING is meaningless.
I can’t believe I didn’t know about this game before… This game is one of the best games I’ve ever played. Thank you so much for explaining these things. They add sooooo much to the game!
This game is sooo deep. So many things went right over my head but I knew there was something with those book club documents. I just never pieced it together. Thanks for making yet another fine video.
I'm ashamed to admit I skimmed over the Book Club stuff during my first runthrough and didn't think much about them. It took a bit before I went back.
And you're very welcome!
@@GamingUniversityUoG I mean there is a lot of reading and sometimes you don’t want to break the immersion to stop and read....but then you realize that you have to go back and read 20 documents when you take a break 🤣
Control is one of the most unique games i have played in recent years. I got the ultimate editon. Last month in a Psn store sale it has made me a fan of remedy and their weird and creepy take. On horror games Controls background lore is amazing. I cant wait for Alan Wake 2 whenever that game comes out oh and a little theory i have for the book. The book club was reading Alan Wake has the ability to have fiction become. Reality maybe the writer of Unless you had a similar power to Alan. Maybe they also had an encounter with the Dark presence
Who knows. I find it incredible that the story makes us want to learn more about a flipping Book Club lol. I don't know why but the title makes me wonder... "Unless You learn from the story you're doomed to suffer the same fate."
On my fifth control play through atm, just got my control 400 page book on the making of it just a amazing read, your videos are so insightful in what has became my favorite game I have ever played, hears hoping for control 2 before to long thanks man.
Same here. I'm so looking forward to what Remedy has planned in the future. Cheers!
GU:despite the blood splattered the letter says otherwise
Me: oh Phillip could be alive
"end of video"
Me:0__0
Lmao. I don't think we will ever find out what exactly happened to him. But if it turns out he is still alive and kicking at least he knows the fanbase was with him.
It's 4:30 AM here.... But if I see a GU vid, I click
Haha thanks for the dedication! I'm still trying to figure out why I upload around 2AM here.
I think the book club and the reviews that reflect the fate of those that wrote them is one of my favourite subtle bits of lore in the game, that unfortunately hardly anyone ever seems to notice. Although I'm pretty sure Lopez's recordings were originally in the Mold Threshold, but then they were changed to Quarry Site Beta when Expeditions was released as DLC. I could be wrong, it's been a while though. Maybe Remedy is messing with us on a meta level by moving the lore around, lol.
Speaking of books, I received the Control art book last week and it is incredible. Really goes into detail on the concept and making of the game, as well as lots of great art - a real treat for the fans.
I think the audio logs in the Mold Threshold were from a different range. I'd have to go back and double check but I think I remember him commenting on eating the mushrooms.
I've barely started the artbook but it is awesome. I can't wait to get back to it. This will be the first artbook j got on release from Remedy. The Secret History of Time Travel and Alan Wake Illuminated I found online somewhere.
Gaming University yeah you can tell a lot of care was put into it. I’m thinking about trying to track down the other art books as well, might be a bit difficult nowadays
Sheeesh! I really gotta pay more attention to the game. Deep as hell. Also, rip Phillip, i felt so bad for failing to save him
It's truly amazing hot much thought was put into every aspect of this game, and I'm glad that I found this channel that explains so much of it.
I'm glad you found it as well. I love being able to chat with fans about all the craziness found in this series.
I remember playing and not thinking much of the first review, but when it became apparent that there was multiple I spent so long just looking for book reviews
I almost want to find more. Not just for additional evidence but it is a good way to learn about the characters we don't meet. Flesh out the world more.
"All who listen hear their own song, a unique melody played just for them."
- Panharmonicon, Magic the Gathering.
I haven't played magic in forever!
@@GamingUniversityUoG Same, very fitting though in my opinion.
Reader`s club was the only materials I mostly ignored thinking it might be just a filler, some example of social live in the Bureau. It turned out verything matters. I`m blown away by this game. And your video essay again.
And I was blown away for the second time at the end. Didn`t catch that while playing. I feel sorry for the guy.
I skipped past it too on my first run of the game. It's ridiculous how much depth this story hidden in optional content.
What a great video. I am very attentive when it comes to lore but had never thought the book club could have a meaning behind
I didn't either until the last one with Phillip since his story is front and center with the fridge. It made me think so I backtracked and found it was all tied together. Crazy stuff
I missed all these connections. The details you talk about and the literature, psychology, physics and philosophy connections are enthralling. I love your videos.
Thank you so much! It is good to hear that you've been enjoying this content.
I have long moved on from Control to other games/films, but these bits are still very interesting! I only vaguely remember these pieces of evidence and certainly have not discovered all the connections myself. It seems, here Remedy creates yet another spin on notions of author-text-reader/player-character in the poststructuralist way (or similar). Well done, sir!
I think this is one of those games we will be coming back to for a long time to find new things. So much in such a small package.
Out of curiosity what games are you working on now?
@@GamingUniversityUoG Well, I am not working on them, just playing with an open mind :) but since Control I have finished first two Metro games, Cyberpunk 2077, and I now sporadically engage in Horizon: Zero Dawn. None of them are so dense with meaning as Control. Though If I had to pick one, I will undoubtedly pick CP2077 for its meta-narrative and extra-narrative layers. It is cool to see how its marketing was focused on "becoming a legend" (like an ultimate power fantasy, sort of perverted hero's journey with the-world-is-yours culmination) but the game itself suggests a much bleaker perspective on these concepts and tries pretty hard to subvert them, though mostly through story only.
I really hope those smart details are inserted into the Futurepress artbook of Control
I'm reading through it now. So good so far.
RIP PHILLIP: gone, but not forgotten
I hope our boy ay least got the sandwich back that the fridge stole from him.
@@GamingUniversityUoG he is now one with the panini
I loved the first book club page i found with the guy basically siding with the empire in star wars
Says a lot about Samson and his ideology doesn't it?
@@GamingUniversityUoG it does but is also the kind of person you would want doing security in a place like the fbc
Phillip following orders even after complaining about the character in Unless You doing the same is like some people who watch a film or show, read a book or play a game and when a character makes a mistake the watcher, reader or player says they'd never have done that when really in the situation they don't know what they'd do.
Yeah Hindsight Bias is a real thing
This was an enjoyable watch. I'd personally love to see more of these types of videos - smaller plots and details within the game. There are just so many layers and it's easy to miss these things.
I will keep that in mind. Most likely as I clear out the bigger topics we will see more of these types.
Thanks for making this video I remember when I read the book report for the science fiction guy and then remembered that I had just seen a man get bashed in the face with a cylinder lol. Good to know the fate of the other two too
That was absolutely one of those moments that made me pause and look around to the guy with a nervous expression lol.
I always appreciate the videos you make even the videos of the games I haven't played yet. Your videos are really instructional and have taught me A LOT.
Thank you so much! One of my goals of this channel is showing how video games should be considered worthy of academic discussion. I'm glad that message is getting through.
Yet another awesome video on the hidden details and connections in Control! I saw this in the game and loved it, and I'm so glad you keep doing videos like this. Keep up the good work!
Honestly hearing that all of you enjoy the content and look forward to more keeps me going with it. It's great to know that others share your love of the game.
This channel is disgracefully undersubscribed. Greetings from Ireland, love your work buddy.
I very much appreciate your words! Greetings from a California guy whose ancestors came over from County Galway. Lots of love for the old homeland.
Good to know that Philip tasted weird and for a change, it was the fridge that got hungry.
At least the Former recognized the mistake lol.
@@GamingUniversityUoG I'm curious when does the Former say that line from the end of the video? I just don't remember that moment. Btw, I really like your Control videos. Thanks for your work!
I did not notice this. Glad I found this video!
I hope you got a kick out of it!
Just can't get enough of your vids. Keep it up!
Thanks buddy!
Wow, this was by far the most mind blowong video i saw from Control so far, cause i could understand more or less all the concepts and crazy stuff in this story, but i completely ignored this one.
Maybe it would help if they let all the Book Club close to each other in the same room, so we could make a connection, cause i absolutely wont remember the name of a book in a document i saw 5 hours ago playing, and then realize its the same book when i find the 2nd document and so on.
It is like they require you to printout all the documentation in the game and go over it like an investigator to find how it all fits together. A lot also requires outside research because they reference things that are never explained. But if you go online you can find it. The writers here are nuts with their lore. I love it.
Your analysis about control is amazing!
Please do more about this awesome game.
Subbed as well!
Thank you so much! There is absolutely more to come.
This game has so many hidden secrets. Looking forward to your next videos about Alan Wake and Control!)
It is incredible how much Remedy slipped into this game that can be missed. But it really fills out the setting perfectly.
I didn't find Lopez body .. I didn't make that connection ..
I love how you always bring me details that I fail to notice
I heard from others after the fact that the body randomly spawns. Frankly it could just be a random corpse I showed but it made sense considering the audio log from Lopez was nearby.
Going through the Dead Letters and seeing this video reminded me of a small peevee I had with the game: you couldn't collect their remains for funeral service. This is especially the case for Captain Lopez and Fridge Boy, as their cadavers (assuming Fridge Boy is in fact dead) were lost in thresholds, not the house itself.
If I was in charge, I would send expeditions out into these Thresholds to collect the fallen agents and bring them back. Even if it was only a skeleton or dog tags or something.
I'm going to watch as many of your videos as I can before I return for my 3rd playthrough. Thanks!
Have fun on your 3er runthrough! I hope this gives you some interesting stuff to keep in mind as you play.
Oh interesting, I parsed it as more of a commentary on people seeing and remembering events the way they subconsciously want to, or only noticing and remembering the things they've been primed to, kind of more of a "Rashomon" deal, or like the proverbial blind men and the elephant, rather than the book actually changing for all of them, but in the world of the FBC that distinction might be purely semantic...
lol I definitely noticed the "prophetic" aspects tho. The universe really IS all of a piece-Chicken & Egg, etc...
The main reason to suspect the books are different is because the genre changes and The Fix is different in each story. But yeah it is crazy. I'm wondering if it is intended to be a prophetic story or a cautionary story. Semantically different and one gives the option to avoid that fate
Thank you so much for making these videos!!
You got it!
Thanks so much for these I've watched everyone on control/ Alan Wake the lore is so good in this game
I really appreciate you watching through them! I agree. The story and lore is incredible. So much to sink our teeth into.
Love your videos and your analysis ♡
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoy them
Literally the only person talking about the details in this game!
I dont know why! This game is a theory crafters wet dream.
_dayum._ mind = blown. i knew of the book club but all of these details went over my head completely.
I think the only one I noticed right away was Samson. Other than that it went over my head too during my first play through.
"There's so many stories where some brave hero gives their life to save the day, and because of their sacrifice, the good guys win, the survivors all cheer, and everyone lives happily ever after. But the hero... never gets to see that ending. They'll never know if their sacrifice actually made a difference. They'll never know if the day was really saved. In the end, they just have to have faith. Ain't that a bitch?" -- Leonard Church/Epsilon (Red vs Blue)
I was not expecting the plot twist that Church said this. I havent watched red vs blue in forever.
Damn dude! I never knew this had so many layers! Keep it up dude! I look forward to your videos!
Layered like Ogres... oh I mean Onions. But yeah there is so much stuff in this game it's ridiculous.
Now that I realise that even a freaking book club has this sort of meaning i wonder what else is similar or even bonkers than this!
That would be interesting. Or it could be a cautionary tale thing. 'Unless You' learn the lessons and notice the mistakes the character made you are doomed to the same cycle. I'd be happy either way.
Hey man, I've been following you on reddit for a bit and watching all of your videos. You seem to keep doing videos on a lot of my favorite games!
I had no idea the book club lore went that deep! The attention to detail remedy has in this game is astounding on a visual and informational level that I've rarely seen in gaming. What a standout! And of course RIP Philip :-(
Keep up the great work dude! I can't wait to see what you do next!
Guess we have similar tastes in storytelling in games! Yeah Control has a ton of depth even in the little details. It will keep is busy for years.
Already have a lot more Controp content in the works. Hope to show some off soon.
@@GamingUniversityUoG we do seem to have similar taste in games! I'm also a huge fan of psychonauts and hellblade. I've watched your videos on those games too. Great stuff!
Definitely looking forward to more Control videos! It's easily in my top 5 games of all time. Every time I watch one of your videos it makes me want to replay the game haha. Thanks for doing what you do!
Awww man I loved looking for these.
I feel bad that I ignored them my first playthrough. They were definitely fun to read through.
I have a theory that the girl in charge of Dead letters was part of Blessed. And that the book was actually a man made AI they were testing when the Hiss invasion began.
Frankly, I have been attempting to find FBC agents who are moles for the Blessed Group. I'd imagine there are some lurking about.
@@GamingUniversityUoG well we know that Altered material gets out of the Oldest house somehow…and although it’s totally possible, I doubt they walked off….
That’s another thing…when the building isn’t in lockdown…does it attract AI or do they deliberately stay away from the Oldest house ? I say that bc based on the train wagon it seems like AI have feelings and emotions. Idk if it’s just me but I felt the train was so sad that it derailed and killed all the people on board…almost as if it WANTED to deliver them safely. Which lead me to believe they are conscious at some level.
It’s also funny when you think about how Alan wake ties into this.
I never even thought to include Alan into this topic. I'll have to think about it.
What if the book was written by alan wake under pseudonym?
We would have to wait to find out for sure. Right now we don't have enough info to say one way or another. But if we go down that thought train, what would the motivation for him be? Figuring that out would give us info on other things.
What if it's blank and grants the reader the power to see their future in the form of a story. Being that they were all agents, the hiss would always be a character
I don't think they're batteries, but mail delivery tubes in pneumatics. They still use those in hospitals for delivering samples to pathology labs quickly.
Yeah that was pointed out to me. The imagery is so close that I kind of jumped the gun on it. I know a few banks in my area still has them too. Sending checks and stuff upstairs to where the tellers are.
@@GamingUniversityUoG I've worked a lot in hospitals. The tunnels under hospitals with the tubes running in the ceiling ooze with atmosphere. It also feels so retrofuturistic to pack a sample in a tube and to type the recipient's number in the keypad and see the tube vanish.
Excellent vid. However, and I"m sure someone has pointed this out, Samson is not killed by a battery canister. He's killed by a PPT Capsule ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumatic_tube ). The Bureau uses old tech, and that includes, in lieu of emails, letters sent in capsules through pneumatic tubes. The death happens in the the doorway of the central sorting room, where letters are received from tubes that lead to the senders, and placed into tubes that lead to the intended recipient.
Yes this has been pointed out and an oversight on my part. I guess I didn't really think too deeply on it lol.
Amazing job as always , Sam Lake would be really impressed if he seems your analysis
Thanks a bunch Jinzo!
@@GamingUniversityUoG I am the one who thank you , please keep doing this great work !
Dude. These videos are top notch. I thought I was pretty thorough going through the games and your lore videos melted my brain. (E.g. the NSC. Holy fuck)
Dude it is nuts the kind of mysteries this game has laying around.
@@GamingUniversityUoG keep it up. I'm loving every video
You need to cover researcher 4 and all her conspiracy theories, they are golden especially when considering she works at fbc
She is the one in executive talking to the male researcher closest to the board room door saying things like jesse sold her brothers soul to the hiss, or that the earth is not flat or round but a non euclidean rhomboid
Haha I loved listening to those conversations. I'll have to grab the game script and read all her dialogue options.
You could make AWE/OoP videos similar to SCP videos lol, they’d be fun
Not going to spoil it but we have been working behind the scenes for something like that. Hope it will be worth the wait!
@@GamingUniversityUoG ooooooo I guess we’ll all wait and see then!
"It happened just the way it was on that page"
Exactly lol
I'm very happy I found this, through a fanfic called Ordinary Girl by The_Unqualified1. Never would have noticed otherwise.
This is unrelated to the book club specifically, but I didn't know how else to ask this. So I've been going through a lot of your old videos for both Alan Wake and control and I thought of something. forgive me if you've already spoken about this in one of your videos I haven't quite made it through all of them yet.
I was thinking about the Old Gods of Asgard and how they made the song Take Control. Is there any possibility, due to the nature of the lyrics mentioning the town of ordinary, that the old gods of Asgard could potentially be responsible for setting the events of ordinary awe and Jesse's life In motion?
Just figured you have combed through a lot of this and there's always a chance you have a theory.
Thanks!
Thank you so much for the support! I'm glad you enjoy them.
And to answer your question, The Old Gods I feel are a bit different in this sense, while it may be semantical. One of the things they did is use undistilled water from Cauldron Lake, (An opening to a Threshold) as the base of their moonshine. Drinking this moonshine would send them on vision quests. I think some of their songs were writing down these experiences. So in a sense they are more prophets then creators so to speak. Specifically for Odin Anderson who took his namesake from a god known for gaining knowledge in order to avoid Ragnarok.
So it is hard to say if they created it or simply witnessed and predicted it. Again semantics.
3:47 Those are not batteries, they are pneumatic tube capsules, you put stuff inside them (mail usually but sometimes small objects or money) and put the capsule inside the vacuum tubes. The FBC evidently used the omnipresent vacuum tube system for interdepartmental communication and paperwork filing.
_Edit: I see someone else beat me to it but I wrote this diatribe so I am keeping it. 😂_
Never even knew this happen to them great work
It's crazy that these specific characters get a random backstory.
@@GamingUniversityUoG That's good story building for ya. Remedy trying get those movie deals lol.
The thing kill Smason aren't batteries but pneumatic tubes. The floppy disk is held the area with a buncha those tubes.
Does look like a big ass battery tho
Fair enough. I guess I got excited when I saw that and my brains shut off momentarily lol. Thanks for clarifying though.
Most indeedly.
In the "lore expert play" AW2 series the player states that he likes to switch off subtitles for the first playthru as it moves his attention from the video, especially from facial expressions.
It's the same thing for me as he rips me out of the story by greeting and talking to stream-viewers.
So I've went to a commentless cutscene movie to see the story, and then I'll watch something like this playlist. Bzt I've liked his first part for the effort he will put in it.
I wonder how much of each of the ID/ego/sego amounts in those choices?
Hey, will you ever consider doing videos on The Medium, I think that game and that world is right down your alley, I would love to see some videos from you on that.
I am currently working on upgrading my PC and/or getting a Series X so I can play and record The Medium. Once I'm done I fully intend to discuss it here.
Those are not batteries. They are capsules for sending paper (and other small, lightweight things) through Pneumatic tubes. This was common in office buildings before phones. The Oldest House use them because it has a problem with modern technology, making it break or behave strangely.
Never forget Philip. He deserved better... I hate that their fate was predetermined. Awful, I hate that.
Speaking of books, can anyone recommend some books that have a similar atmosphere to Control? Esoteric cosmic horror? I’ve been reading Lovecraft but after reading like 10 of his stories they start to feel very same-y.
Read House of Leaves if you havent already. It helped inspire Control and also some aspects of Alan Wake. The authors sister even wrote a tune related to the book and that song ended up in Alan Wake as an easter egg. Good luck with it though. It is a unique read to say the least.
Arent the "batteries" pneumatic tube capsules?
Yep that was a mistake on my end.
Im replaying through the game again & taking it very slow, searching everywhere for interesting details. This book, do we reckon its just the book that has power or do we reckon the author has power?
Is the book causing the agents to die in these ways or are the readers lives & futures being imprinted onto it?
If the auther is the one with the power they may have written other books of power.
I see a few possibilities. The book itself changes based upon the reader. The author has a rope in it. Or Penny intentionally gave each person different books knowing the personal issues each person struggles with. I'm going with option A but I try not to rule anything out. I would like to know more about the author though
One thing in Control that's been bugging me is the guy in the red room. It's in Research in a room where there are rooms set up on the left when you walk in and thy are red and yellow rooms. If you go to your left and to the first room, it's a red room, there is a man sitting in the chair. Who is this guy?? Like this so it gets attention. I can't find anything on this guy in the red room.
If I remember correctly one of the Hiss Elevated variants is bound to a chair with the cloth over its head too. These were described as being put there for 'Cognitive Recording' in Parapsychology. It appears they were there when the Hiss invaded and were stuck in those rooms.
Are you going to look into the Tennyson report?
I fully intend to yes!
I was thinking of checking out this game until I discovered how much of it is influenced by the scp stories. I mean they are fine as a writing experiment but they are the very definition of a hat on a hat.
Narratives are magical. Fiction can change the world.
Also, there is a visual novel, that while long, might be something you like ruclips.net/video/72kOpbf8EuA/видео.html
Check it out if you have the time.
I'll definitely check it out. Thanks!
Life imitating art right there
That's exactly it.
@@GamingUniversityUoG I hope we're not ... reading too much into it
Lmao. Love it
That's not a battery cylinder killing Samson, it's a mail tube.
That has been pointed out to me. I was incorrect on that detail for sure. Being caused by a gravitational anomaly is still accurate.
3:44 Aren't those orange things pneumatic tube containers rather than batteries?
Anyways, your point still stands though. He was hit by an object (event if it wasn't a battery) propelled by an anomaly.
You're probably right on that. It is in the Mail Room after all. Guess I didn't pay too close attention. But yeah either way it works for the purposes of the Book Club story.
I'm shocked how this writing deepness is out of attention for most players :(
I think a lot of players push to get to the end of the main story and miss or dont think much on these. The world and side lore is like 90% of Control's charm.
@@GamingUniversityUoG Totally agree. The gameplay loop is good, and I love those brutal and fast combat stages, but indeed, the writing and the setting are the best part of Control.
Poor Phillip
RIP our brother in arms. Hope you find your Panini.
Can you do an in depth analysis of what happend in Ordinary please. It has a lot of information about it just scattered around the game in not very good ways to promote understanding.
I can absolutely do a summary of what happened in some areas including themes within the slidescape. The trouble is we really don't know much.
more content pls
More is in the works!
I am loving these videos and lore disections. But I have to know... WHY ARE YOU ABOUT TO CHALLENGE THE FORMER WITH SUCH SMALL HP??????
Lmao! I think that was my first attempt at the Former during my first playthrough. Who could have guessed a One-Eyed Cthonic demon was in the fridge?! That is more unexpected then the Spanish Inquisition.
Those aren’t batteries, they are message containers for the nematic tube system
This was pointed out to me. You're 100% correct. The basic idea is the same though.
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Looked before posting and couldn’t find the comments, sorry
Atreyu and a recently dead mother, I wonder if the God of War writers were fans of the Never Ending Story, I know the people behind my keyboard app were as the book title was the suggested next words and I have never typed them before.
< Unknown @#$ Former @#$ Yet @#$ Power @#$#@ Underestimated @#$ Understand? >
Hey Former, I'm still waiting for that Panini
Wait... the Former ate Phillip?
More the Fridge did. who knows if it was specifically the former.
@@GamingUniversityUoG Thank you for these videos as the game needs to be deconstructed to be understood.