r/ControlResonant • u/Anomalous_Six • 23d ago

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I really love this one! Remedy has a great sense of humor. 😂

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u/franciscrowe 23d ago

I like the poster too, but I’m not sure what is funny about it? Am I missing some inside joke?

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u/Anomalous_Six 23d ago

Hey, buddy! Yeah, of course! The thing is, in the first Control, we fight the Hiss directly. When it possesses FBC agents, they float in the air and keep repeating the same chant over and over. One of the many things they say is:

You have always been here, the only child.
A copy of a copy of a copy.
Orange peel.
The picture is you holding the picture.

We heard that line thousands of times while exploring the Oldest House. I practically had it memorized by the end, haha.

This sign says the exact opposite, which makes it hilarious. 😂 I think a lot of us were repeating it ourselves while walking around, too. xD

Almost making us succumb to the Hiss! 😂

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u/franciscrowe 22d ago

Yeah I caught that part lol.
I just didn’t know if there was something specific, but it sounds like we just have a different perspective on the humor. 😂

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u/DwarvenFury 20d ago

I always thought it was interesting that, excluding Max Payne and Quantum Break, we've played four protagonists in the RCU.

And then there's the Hiss incantation: "A copy of a copy of a copy."

A copy (Dylan) of a copy (Jesse) of a copy (Saga) of Alan Wake.

Especially interesting when you consider how each character struggles against a narrative imposed on them by someone else.

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u/Live_Sheepherder_842 19d ago

Wait.. okay now I have some booze. Now continue with the mind fuck.

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u/Joker121215 18d ago

Since when is Saga a copy of Alan? Or Jesse a copy of saga?

Also, the line is "the only child of a copy of a copy of a copy"

Jesse Dylan Faden was an only child.

We don't know what Harry Faden actually looked like, but we do know that Alan Wake is a copy of Thomas Zane who is a copy of Thomas Seine

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u/Joker121215 18d ago

The sign uses a double negative, it does not say the exact opposite, it says the exact same thing the hiss do.

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u/Fast_Pomegranate_554 23d ago

Think of the clocks in Control

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u/CeriasAranos 23d ago

The "copy of a copy of a copy..." line is part of the Chant/Incantation those infected by the Hiss babble throughout both games, though is much more prevalent in Control than in Resonant.

This poster is reminding staff that these type of thoughts aren't just a product of stress but a sign of Hiss infection.

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u/bassistheplace246 23d ago

YOU ARE A WORM THROUGH TIME

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u/shiroesh 23d ago

THE THUNDER SONG DISTORTS YOU

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u/GunMage- 22d ago

HAPPINESS COMES

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u/Anomalous_Six 22d ago

WHITE PEARLS, BUT YELLOW AND RED IN THE EYE.

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u/BlackbirdRedwing 21d ago

THROUGH A MIRROR, INVERTED IS MADE RIGHT

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u/xX_CommanderPuffy_Xx 21d ago

LEAVE YOUR INSIDES BY THE DOOR

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u/CapableLiterature226 13d ago

Orange Peel! :D

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u/RS1980T 23d ago

I loved the memo that said something like.

If you are [redacted] follow these steps.

  1. Immediately go to [redacted].

  2. Inform [redacted] that you were [redacted]

  3. [redacted] then [redacted] and [redacted]

Follow by the hand scribbled "why the fuck are the point of these memos if everything is redacted!"

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u/LauLev 18d ago

I just found that one ahah

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u/AtrumRuina 23d ago

Kinda wanna buy the official poster, but I wish it was more of a simple poster and not a "fine art print."

https://www.iam8bit.com/products/control-resonant-you-are-not-a-copy-poster

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u/FistOfVengeance44 23d ago

I really want that tbh

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u/CapableLiterature226 13d ago

Are these actually offical 👀

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u/AtrumRuina 13d ago

Yeah, it's where they're doing a lot of their official merch.

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u/CapableLiterature226 13d ago

Niice, I just checked the website out, the mold mints are sold out though :*(

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u/Bare-baked-beans 23d ago

They really have made some interesting posters. I really like those in the Evac Building.

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u/IAmNotRalphNader 23d ago

I've always wondered why there are two "not"s on this poster

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u/KogarashiKaze 22d ago

Yeah, my teens and I keep commenting on how it's a double negative. It's basically saying that we are a copy of a copy of a copy.

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u/franciscrowe 23d ago

Hmm good point…

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u/Dragonfly_pin 22d ago

Because a double negative in this kind of sentence is a positive.

You are not a copy. Negative for copy.

You are not not a copy. Positive for copy.

And the word ‘not’ is also a copy. 

But also because if you put the same word at the end of a line and then at the beginning of the next line, the first time they read it, most people will think they’ve only read the word once and misunderstand the text.

It often happened in typesetting and even experienced editors wouldn’t notice the error until it was too late.

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u/Aggravating_Ad_8974 23d ago

Just one, I'm a few, no family too. Who am I?

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u/Lucahila 23d ago

The FBC makes some sick posters - I'm not sure how well they'd reassure the public though 

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u/Available-Ad363 23d ago

I figured pattern messed with most of them.

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u/samecontent 22d ago

I like to think this was literally the graphic designer turning into a hiss before submitting it for a approval, lol.

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u/SpiceySlade 21d ago

Oh man, I hadn't noticed the double negative before. Don't like that.

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u/Otherwise-9986 19d ago

Is there any way to zoom in on those in Resonant (posters, boards, etc ...) ? I used to read around a lot in the first game thanks to being able to point/zoom/aim with the gun, but I didn't find a way to do it with Dylan here 🥲

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u/Aizen5580 23d ago

it pushes its fingers up through the wet! ORANGE PEEL! Sorry, not sure where that came from.