‘Control’ Is a Paranoiac’s Dream Turned Into a Videogame

It’s easy for videogames to be surreal. By the very nature of their design, games are good at abstraction, abrupt changes, and weird settings. Videogames have always been weird. But being surreal in a meaningful way, in a way that’s surprising, that feels truly strange? That’s unusual. Control, the newest title by Remedy Entertainment, is …