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Reviews and video

When the CONTROL Resonant reviews were allowed to go live

Reviews of CONTROL Resonant were held until an embargo lifted. Reports put that moment at 13:00 UTC on 18 September, six days before the digital unlock.

What an embargo is

A review embargo is a publisher's set time before which reviewers may not publish. It applies to critics only; the unlock time for players is a separate matter, covered on the release date page.

The timeline

  1. Before 13:00 UTC on 18 September: reviews held. Gamemag.ru reported that Remedy's PR manager, Thomas Puha, gave the time as 16:00 Moscow time, which is 13:00 UTC. Reported by Gamemag.ru: when the reviews arrive (relayed on Steam news) Notebookcheck gave it as 3 PM CEST, which is the same instant. Reported by Notebookcheck: report on the review embargo time
  2. 13:00 UTC on 18 September: the embargo lifts. Rock Paper Shotgun's review page shows a 1 p.m. publication time that day, which fits the reported hour. Shown on Rock Paper Shotgun: CONTROL Resonant review DSOGaming's PC analysis opens by saying the studio had just lifted the embargo. Stated in DSOGaming: CONTROL Resonant PC performance analysis
  3. 24 September, 14:00 UTC: the digital unlock. Steam user reviews can start to build up after that. Before it, the Steam store page shows none. Shown on the Steam store page (appdetails API)

Where to read the reviews now

Every score and the lines critics agreed and disagreed on are on what the reviews say, outlet by outlet. Critic scores and player reviews are two separate sets, and only the critic set exists before the unlock.

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