CONTROL Resonant

CONTROL Resonant Walkthrough

CONTROL Resonant Walkthrough

Follow the story without losing track of quests, Resonants, Faults or ability gates.

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Where are you now?

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Example: I just reached the subway and can't cross the gap.

Your next step

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Main story progression

Quests branch and gate each other. This is the order that keeps the story moving.

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Step 1

You are here

Recommended quest and area order

Recommended, not mandatory. Quests can be completed in a different order.

  1. Downtown
  2. Central
  3. Evacuation Zone
  4. West Incursion Zone
  5. Underpass
  6. The Unknown
  7. The Park

Downtown

Main progression
Important side content

Next recommended area

Central

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West Incursion Zone

Main progression
Key unlocks

Next recommended area

Underpass

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Underpass

Main progression

Next recommended area

The Unknown

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The Unknown

Main progression
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The Park

Optional area
Main progression
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Questlines

Three main lines gate each other.

Contain the Crisis

The main story spine.

11 steps
Main quest
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Starts inCentral
Required forEnemy of My Enemy
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Main quest
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Starts inThe Unknown
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Search for Jesse

Traversal and ability unlocks.

3 steps
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Defeat the Resonants

Resonants gate the main story.

5 steps
Resonant
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Starts inWest Incursion Zone
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Resonant
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Starts inThe Park
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Resonant
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Starts inThe Unknown
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Why isn't the story progressing?

The most common progression problems and what to check first.

No new objective marker

Check prerequisite quests

Can't cross or reach an area

Check traversal ability

The quest asks you to defeat more Resonants

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Quest marker disappeared

Check known issues

An area is inaccessible

Check the route and ability gate

No marker?

Plan of Attack doesn't progress like a normal single-objective quest. You need to finish its linked progression requirements first.

Check requirements

Side quests worth doing now

Available content that helps your current progression.

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Central

Reward

Artifact

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Central

Reward

Related progression

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Downtown

Reward

Collectible

Finished the story?

Continue with the content that stays relevant after the epilogue.

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