Welcome to our April 2024 #FadenFriday showcase! Once again we’ve been blown away by your talents. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the continued show of support. It really does mean everything to the team at Remedy Entertainment and 505 Games.
Want to be in with a chance of getting featured on our website? Upload your photos and tag us using #FadenFriday on X. Alternatively, link us up to your best captures below and we'll include our favourites in our next blog at the end of July.
Check out our favourite submissions from June 2024 below.
Welcome to our April 2024 #FadenFriday showcase! Once again we’ve been blown away by your talents. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the continued show of support. It really does mean everything to the team at Remedy Entertainment and 505 Games.
Want to be in with a chance of getting featured on our website? Upload your photos and tag us using #FadenFriday on X. Alternatively, link us up to your best captures below and we'll include our favourites in our next blog at the end of May.
Check out our favourite submissions from April 2024 below.
Our March 2024 Faden Friday virtual photography showcase blog is now LIVE!
It’s always a joy putting these together and we’re back today with one of our biggest yet! Once again we’ve been overwhelmed by your creativity and what you’re able to achieve in the land of virtual photography.
Check out our favourite submissions from March 2024 on our website:
If you follow us over on Twitter / X, you'll know all about our weekly #FadenFriday event, which celebrates the incredible creativity of our Virtual Photographers, once a week. At the end of every month, we highlight some of our favourite captures over on our official website! Take a look at our most recent showcase here.
With that in mind, we want to invite our community here on Steam to also take part!
Head into the Oldest House today and leave your best snaps in the comments below. We'll hand pick our favourites on the final Friday of the month and who knows, you may be featured in our online gallery! We'll create an event reminder each month, so don't worry about missing out.
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If you're new around here and haven't yet played Control, now is the perfect time to join the community! Enjoy a huge -75% off Control Ultimate Edition for a limited time as part of the Steam Spring Sale!
Director, we love checking out your most creative photo mode captures and this Halloween, you didn't disappoint. Check out some of the creepiest Control shots we came across yesterday!
Got any spooky shots you'd like to share? Link us in the comments and we may feature them as part of our November #FadenFriday blog.
Director, grab your camera! It’s time to head into the Oldest House and put those skills of yours to the test.
We’re putting together an online Control photo album and we want your help filling it with your best virtual photography.
There will be 5 photo albums in total, each focusing on a different theme!
ALTERED ITEMS CHARACTERS OBJECTS OF POWER PARANATURAL ENTITIES LOCATIONS
Want to get involved? Submit your captures here, along with the theme you’re focusing on and we’ll pick our favorites to be included in the coming days. You’ve got until September 14th 14:00 BST / 06:00 PT to send us your shots.
Have fun in the Oldest House! We can’t wait to see your captures. (We know you won’t disappoint us!)
Even though Control launched a number of years ago, it’s great to see people are still coming on board and joining this incredible community. With that in mind, we wanted to ask our most experienced Directors if they had any top tips or advice to share. And of course, you didn’t disappoint us with your responses!
Here are some useful nuggets of info from those who have already explored the Oldest House.
ADVICE FROM EXPERIENCED CONTROL PLAYERS
Ozzatron - Always save a bit of energy to dodge. While you might want to use every last bit of energy on Launch to maximize damage output, you never know when you will need to dodge a rocket or grenade, or an exploding Hiss. Fully expending your energy creates a delay where you can't use any powers, leaving you helpless.
harvesthawk130 - Level 'health' and 'energy' early on. Level 'launch damage' early as well. 'Seize' is useful to level also. Keep moving. Certain weapon types are stronger/weaker against certain enemies. Use levitate and dodge to get out of bad situations. Remember to backtrack as you unlock higher security clearances. Look up, you'll often find something you can float up to.
Yggdrasil - No shame in turning down the difficulty in a single player game.
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CrazedFoxxo - Learn the enemies. Each one has behaviours and abilities that make them a pain, so learning how to prioritize targets and pick them off swiftly is paramount. Don't forget your powers. You might have your powerful gun, but your powers upgrade more easily and never stops being useful.
JibGold - Crouching behind cover is a surprisingly solid strategy, especially in the early game. Didn't really take advantage of the cover system until my second playthrough and let me tell you, it changes everything. Being able to take cover behind an object, pick up said object and throw it at an enemy, and move up to the next cover while they're stunned feels incredibly good as well.
Electra77 - I think others have stated it very well. You should just enjoy yourself. You can take your time and enjoy the scenery. The reading and exploring are fun, as is the action.
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Mr. P - Side quests are AMAZING, and to get yourself more immersed in the world, I would recommend searching around for secrets, reading some of the creepy documents littered about, WATCH THE DARLING TAPES, THEY ARE SO FUN! This game thrives off of its worldbuilding, and to have an amazing time really get into all aspects of the world and what makes the FBC so [REDACTED].
Grimoire78 - Just enjoy the game and you will find yourself falling in rhythm with the game's combat pacing. Before long, you will be flying- no zooming around and throwing couches at enemies and you won't even know it's happening. It'll be another day in paradise and you won't break a sweat. Just enjoy the world of Control, the Oldest House, the FBC, etc.
"Joker's Reign" - Remember to alternate between defensive and offensive fighting styles. Launch keeps most enemies away and from getting close and paired with the shotgun shot you'll be better at keeping enemies off you in melee. Large groups with guns however I recommend just decimating them with a hail of bullets and launch ability use. Use cover and weave a lot in battle staying still is as good as being dead in battle.
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Dragonbornmab - Practice makes perfect! Go back through areas and fight. Getting used to the unusual abilities in regular fights goes a long way later with the harder fights. Also, do every side mission you can, totally worth the time and effort!
Saaaf - Make sure to get the Shield ability! It's easy to miss, so stay alert when you go out exploring. Make sure to level it up as well, it's great especially against certain bosses, it made their fights so much easier (also, the 'burst' you can make when the shield is almost about to drop, amazing).
A big thank you to everyone who contributed to our latest blog! For more top tips from our players, head here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/870780/view/3702566762264956331
Not yet explored the Oldest House? Now is the perfect time! Enjoy a huge 75% off until July 13th.
What advice do you have for those playing Control for the first time? Share your top tips here along with any supporting photo mode shots and we'll include our favorite responses in a future community blog.
Whether it’s Control fan art or virtual photography, cosplays or streams, your ongoing support never goes unnoticed. Last year, a fan caught the attention of the Community team here at 505 Games and Remedy Entertainment, with her incredibly realistic charcoal portraits of Jesse Faden. Krystine’s work is nothing short of amazing and today, we want to put the spotlight on her amazing talents! We hope you enjoy our interview with this incredibly gifted artist.
INTERVIEW WITH KRYSTINE ART
Krystine, your work is incredible and we have been absolutely blown away with your creativity. It’s a pleasure to be chatting with you! Our first question – Please can you tell us a bit about yourself and how long you’ve been illustrating for?
I’m a French traditional and self-taught artist. Even though I have always drawn, I used to work in the health sector (working with children with disabilities, and also as a medical-psychological assistant for elderly people with mental illness in an institute) but my passion for drawing was much too strong, and now I am more than happy that artist has become my full-time job.
How long does it normally take you to illustrate one of your iconic portraits? Can you tell us a bit about the process?
It takes me about 10/12 hours to complete a single 8×11″ portrait. I often share on the social media videos of my process, showing how I use charcoal in many of its forms, how I make the eyes, the details of the hair, eyelashes, how I work to create shadows and lights on faces.
We can see you’re a huge Control fan. Can you tell us a bit more about that?
Control is just another excellent video game! Remedy Entertainment’s games are so unique and special! When Control was announced, I knew I would play it the first day it was released. I was not disappointed! The gameplay is amazing especially if you like shooters with a touch of supernatural. The graphics and attention to the details simply leaves you speechless. And Jesse! one of my favorite female characters. Can’t wait for Control 2!
Do you have a favourite piece in your portfolio?
I think my latest portrait of Jesse Faden is one of my favorites.
How influential has social media been in getting your work noticed by the community?
Social media has been the best thing to get my work out there. When I created my Twitter account at the beginning of the pandemic, I didn’t know anyone, 0 followers, zero visibility and it didn’t work for me. But I kept posting my drawings every day, and one day Jeff Ross, the Game director of Days Gone, saw my drawings and helped me a lot to get visibility, and after that, several studios were interested in my work. I also think that when studios share our work it helps the artists gain a lot of visibility, which is then very motivating to create new pieces!
What’s next? Any new character portraits we need to keep an eye out for?
I have a lot of new illustrations planned! I’m also drawing Jesse Faden again.
2023 is going to be fantastic with lots of art!
Thank you so much for taking the time to chat with us, Krystine.
Hi everyone! Last month, we invited our Control community to submit their questions for Courtney Hope (Jesse Faden) and Sean Durrie (Dylan Faden) for an upcoming fan Q&A video.
Today, we have that video! A big thank you to everyone that got involved! We received some amazing questions.
Sit back, relax and enjoy our Fans Ask the Fadens community Q&A session!
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