Control Resonant vs Silent Hill: Townfall

Control Resonant

• The combat wins players over.

  The fights are fast character action, and players who expected a shooter like the first Control end up enjoying them most.

• Many call it Remedy’s best.

  Recent reviews are short and glowing, and several name it their game of the year. The level design and the art direction get the most praise.

• Manhattan is a step up for most.

  Players like the scale of the new city and its stranger set pieces.

Silent Hill: Townfall

• The atmosphere carries it.

  Players who recommend it lead with the fog, the sound design and the score.

• The puzzles rank with the series’ best.

  They’re tied to the island’s old technology, though some players find the last ones tedious.

• The mystery pays off.

  Players who reach the end say the story comes together there, even if some find it plain on the way.

Control Resonant

• Fights repeat, and enemies soak up hits.

  Players say enemies take a long time to kill, bosses most of all.

• Some find it simpler than Control.

  The few negative reviews describe flatter weapons, plainer side quests and characters that don’t stay with them.

• Returning fans are split on Dylan.

  Some find him a deeper lead than Jesse. Others find him too passive.

Silent Hill: Townfall

• Stealth decides the verdict.

  Much of the game is spent hiding while enemies patrol, and the pursuer you can’t kill is the part players hate most.

• PC performance is uneven.

  Some players still report crashes and shader stutter on PC, and about as many say it ran well for them.

• Some fans say it doesn’t feel like Silent Hill.

  They find no tie to the town of Silent Hill or its cults, so the name feels borrowed.

Control Resonant

Pick Control Resonant if you want fast fights, a big, strange city to explore and the warmer reception of the two.

Silent Hill: Townfall

Pick Townfall if you play horror for atmosphere and puzzles, and you don’t mind long stretches of hiding from an enemy you can’t fight.