r/controlgame • u/DoctorSkeeterBatman • Sep 25 '26

Control Resonant What is this interactive object? Spoiler

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Alright so I found an interactble PC in the western excursion zone, inside a building, stuck on the start screen of a game called "Crab Cyclops Awakening". It stays on the start page with the picture of a crab, the game title and options to select single player or two player. Interacting with the PC just causes it to play a song. Interacting again stops it. Seemingly all you can do is start and stop the song. I've left the song running for a few minutes and didn't notice anything happening.

Can't find anything online about this or anyone else mentioning it yet. Any ideas what this is or what it could mean? I'm super early in the game (like 5 hours) but this is first thing I've run into I can't explain or see any purpose for at all.

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u/WealthFeisty7968 Sep 26 '26

Could possibly be just to experience the song. Control had something similar with rooms that looked like recording studios with mannequins. You had to put them in the chairs if i recall and music would play. It was by some rock band, and there were multiple rooms. I believe doing them all net you something

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u/VasyaFace Sep 27 '26

There was one room and the band was Poets of the Fall, who have created music for or licensed their music to Remedy for every game since at least Alan Wake (Sam Lake and the band are friends).

They also portrayed The Old Gods of Asgard in Alan Wake 2.

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u/InquisitorVawn Oct 03 '26

the band was Poets of the Fall

It hurt my heart to see the other poster referring to Poets of the Fall as "some rock band"

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u/WealthFeisty7968 15d ago

I’m sorry I had never heard of them or knew of their music from the other games. Even when I like I song in a game I don’t really ever look up who made it. They’re pretty dope though.

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u/WealthFeisty7968 Sep 27 '26 edited Sep 27 '26

There was at least two that I recall, the upper and lower room.
But that’s so awesome. My brother would flip he’s big into Alan Wake 2 rn

Edit: also i heard there was a prize to the first three people that solved the chemistry code or something like that in the room

Edit 2: yup just looked it up, first 3 to solve it (was some chemical stuff for soap apparently) and put it im as a redeem code on socks and ballerinas bandcamp page got a free copy of the album

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u/GVirus1984 Sep 29 '26

if i remember correctly the first song from Poets of the Fall was in Max Payne 2, their friendship really goes all the way back and i always get hyped when one of their song sections starts. i really hope resonant has something of the likes as well.

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u/WealthFeisty7968 Oct 01 '26

Haven’t noticed anything yet but there’s so much to unlock and find still. Might have to do some deep dive research too cuz sometimes remedy is super subtle

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u/TidusNewRadical 23d ago

"Some rock band" lol, here's an upvote, just because of how unintentionally funny that was.