What Happened in Control?

SPOILER WARNING FOR THE END OF THE GAME. The complete story of Control. What happened to the Bureau? What happened in the end? What will happen? All of these questions answered.

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[plusAidan]

The FBC is stupid for torturing Dylan into unlocking his powers. All he needed all along was some free roam exploration and some main story missions.

[campfiretales]

That first roll credits fucked me up when I first saw it.

[seekthegreatness]

My favorite character is the Board. I love the way they talk and communicate with you. Their distorted and muffled voices are so captivating/terrifying.

[HelplessTeno]

Dr. Darling is definitely what kept me invested in the lore. His acting and enthusiasm made all the lore dump videos really fun to watch.

[mrleakonelmstr]

I went into this masterpiece with no expectations and After roughly 4 days of diving into this game and both expansions. I'm in desperate need of a sequel.

[JohannLambert]

Ahti is the "Janitor of the Universe" he's Beyond human powers, able to travel through dimensions ins space and time

[DexterManning]

Clear and concise, great video- thanks!

[ixya_a]

Ahti is the true director and him calling Jessie an assistant was just a subtle way of hinting that the role of director is just second tier to what Ahti actually does and the role he plays. Don’t forget he was (spoiler) there when the oldest house was discovered and seemed to know his way around the foundation. So who knows how long he’s been actually around.

[TastyGamingQc]

Anyone noticed during the assistant hell part, if you did the « talk to plant » side mission, when passing by a plant (most likely a low astral plane entity) they’ll perk up like they recognize you.

[mamosby]

Randomly played this because it was free, and thoroughly enjoyed every second of it.

[robtattersall]

I like the idea that you, the player, are 'Hedron' and the game is breaking the fourth wall in a completely different kind of way. The game world is merely another dimension to our human world, connected by the thresholds mentioned in the game. We, as players are guiding Jesse to destroy the hiss and are the inherent force of 'good' in the game that wants the Hiss eradicated. When the sphere is destroyed and there is nothing inside it's because we have already been bound to Jesse through Polaris as she initially entered the bureau, which also explains why Jesse can break through the Hiss once they infest her with our help. There is also a nice touch at the very end cutscene where Jesse says 'We are in this together, you and I' which I think is referring to us, as the gamer, the entity from another dimension that will continue to help Jesse destroy the rest of the Hiss in the post game gameplay. I know there are holes in this theory given what happened at ordinary but I think it's a cool idea that works quite well for the rest of the game.

[solomonrivers]

My medallion’s vibrating. Place of power. Gotta be.

[SingletonD]

The Board approves/congratulates. We approve/applause.

[Lycrius]

Cool explanation, 2 things though. Northmoor is the reactor core and Trench says in one of the tapes that although burned the slide he kept as a memento still works and the hiss are coming from the burned slide not the hand. And thats what I think the red bubbly effects you see are, the burning projector slide.

[FirstNameLastName-sclm]

Ahti is actually a God. The role of the janitor is a metaphor for what he actually does.

[CompanionIvyChannel]

Re: Northmoor is at the center of the power core, where he burns forever, literally powering the bureau. If you go to the top of the power core, you'll find a control station with monitors. There you will see an image of a man, inside a burning furnace.

[Jellycakelap]

Trench has a message or a file that explains why he shot himself - it wasn't guilt, it was to ensure the lockdown would endure until a qualified director immune or protected from the HIss came along.

[edwardodejesus]

there was so many jaw-dropping moments in this game for me it's beautiful I found myself a lot of times just staring at walls and the decor and how dense the old house is 😩 this game is great.

[joeyjeffrey]

I'm just so fascinated by what went down in Ordinary. I'd take a movie of that.

[TheCozz]

Just what I was looking for before starting the dlc! A great video!