Control Resonant - The Baffling Adventures Of Three Slide Projectors In A Trench Coat

Storyline (Prologue + Setup)

• Control (Resonance/Resonant) picks up from the “Department of Weird Stuff” premise: you’re caught in the Bureau/Oldest House’s supernatural incidents, especially involving the Hiss—the hostile force that corrupts the world.
• Protagonist identity twist: At the start, the narrator jokes you might be either Jesse (the director from the first game) or something else, since the game’s core premise—slide projector/dimensional events—can shift who/what you’re seeing.
• Main event: The Hiss escape causes Manhattan to become “wobbly” due to an Altered World Event. Communication from the Bureau goes wrong, and agents die.
• Arrival of Zoe Divera: Supervisory Special Agent Zoe Divera takes command, assigning the player to regroup and contain the situation.
• Resonant/parallel-dimension mystery: A strange resonant phenomenon—connected to the city’s shifting refractive/pattern changes—can affect enemies in unexpected ways, including killing Hiss, implying something “other” is containing or counteracting them.
• Jesse / slide projector connection: The player uses slide projector powers to access an “in-between” realm. Memory-like encounters suggest Jesse exists in a parallel state and can sometimes manifest indirect guidance.
• Boss encounter (“the giant head”): A major fight teaches a recurring pattern:
  • bring it down from dangerous positions,
  • hit the vulnerable point (eye popping),
  • survive its phases,
  • then leverage new abilities gained after major threats.
• Dylan Feden / MCD test: The prologue pivots to Dylan Feden, revealed as an escaped class one paranatural entity:
  • Mobile Containment Device (MCD): activates, incapacitates, then kills the wearer after ~15 seconds (calibration-dependent).
  • A test conversation frames Dylan as potentially usable due to paranatural resistance, and possibly tied to the same dimensional/resonance phenomena.
• Why Dylan matters: Research claims that Manhattan’s resonance/patterning are connected. If patterning exists, resonance likely does too—so Dylan’s resistance and slide-related events imply valuable data.
• Key directive: Dylan is assigned a handler (Zoe) and told to head toward areas with resonant patterning, especially the West Incursion Zone.

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Gameplay Highlights & Mechanics Shown

Combat Loadout / Weapon Choice

• The player selects a rare weapon type: the glaive (scythe-like).
• Weapon strengths emphasized:
  • Lock-on + knockback for crowd control
  • Glaive swings handle groups, while a drill-style secondary helps with single targets and staggering

Movement & Traversal

• Jumping (A button) is critical early.
• Slide projector abilities enable:
  • higher jumps,
  • door-like dimensional transitions,
  • in-between/platforming zones
• Later movement includes:
  • double jump,
  • momentum/speed boosts,
  • rooftop traversal to bypass threats

“Wobbly” City Traversal / Altered Reality

• Buildings, streets, and layouts can become mirrored/symmetrical or visually “wrong.”
• The video repeatedly emphasizes: keep moving and adapt, since the world reconfigures mid-session.

Enemy Management & Priorities

• Heavy/elite enemies gate progress:
  • dodge major attacks (especially charges/area moves),
  • then use high-damage options to end the threat.
• Spawning adds: smaller enemies keep respawning until the big target is removed.
• No health regen (implied): recovery is limited to pickups/phase rewards, so pacing must be cautious.

Boss Mechanics (Major Fight Sequence)

• The player learns to:
  • attack during windows,
  • use platforming to reach vulnerable points (often from above/top),
  • watch phase transitions that change attacks (including gun/vehicle/car-like hazards)
• Defeating the boss grants:
  • a new ability (explicitly mentioned as a barrage/ranged option),
  • access to an upgrade tray.

Controls You “Unlock” Over Time

• Progression/testing unlocks systems such as:
  • brain palace / unconscious-wake, improving combo finisher strength
  • combo finishers unlocked via this mechanic

Zone Structure / Objective Framing

The city is divided into zones:

• Central
• East evacuation zone
• West Incursion zone (worst patterning; likely where the “resident” is)

Dylan is directed to head west and investigate resonance-pattern activity.

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Strategy / Key Tips Explicitly Demonstrated

• Use knockback + lock-on to avoid being surrounded (especially with glaive combat).
• Prioritize heavy targets first to stop:
  • progress-blocking enemies,
  • add-spawn loops.
• Save stamina for dodges during big telegraphs; don’t panic in “wobbly” environments.
• Boss “cheese” approach shown:
  • gain advantageous vertical positions (often around the head/upper platforms),
  • repeatedly hit vulnerability points when exposed,
  • reposition via phase transitions rather than trading damage.
• Traversal tip: rooftop routing is often safer than street-level fights in altered districts.
• System/quest pacing: the video alternates between:
  • main tasks (resonance investigation),
  • optional content (Apex fights, exploration for upgrade materials/loot).

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Gamers / Sources Featured (As Mentioned in Subtitles)

• John (channel host): “I’ve been John. This has been many a true nerd.”
• Dylan Feden (in-universe character)
• Jesse (in-universe character)
• Zoe Divera (in-universe character)
• Emily Pope (in-universe character)
• Simon Arish (in-universe character)