It was interesting. Added a roguelite aspect to the dungeons, which could work if it’s implemented well, but is pretty overdone at this point. The shop part is pretty similar with a few additions. Performance was pretty bad and was unplayable on SteamDeck.
Overall, I’ll wait for the full release and see how the reviews look. I like the developers and hope it does well.
Remedy bought back the rights for Control from the publisher earlier in the year. There’s hope that they could do the same for Max Payne!
https://www.ign.com/articles/remedy-has-taken-back-control-of-the-control-series-from-505-games
This libel suit was settled in March 2023, with a settlement that “provides for a seven-figure payment” from the accusers to Avellone. Concurrently the two accusers retracted their original accusations, stating that “Mr. Avellone never sexually abused either of us,” and that “We have no knowledge that he has ever sexually abused any women.” They also claimed in the same statement that their previous public statements with regards to Avellone had been “misinterpreted”.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Avellone