Metal Golem: First Contact

Control Resonant is our IGN First for August, and we have a whole new mission of gameplay to kick things off.

In an age where single-player first-person shooters are slowly going extinct because they only make money for their publisher once while multiplayer live-service shooters vie for our time and attention on a daily basis (and often contain lots of bullsh*t, like microtransactions and/or drawn-out gameplay loops), Metro 2039’s single-player-only craftsmanship and attention to detail after my first few hours with it have me already prepared to call it my favorite first-person shooter in a long time.

Disclosure Day sees first contact as disruption. Star Trek sees it as the beginning of something bigger.

We've got more brand new Control Resonant gameplay to show you, as we take a look at one of the game's biggest boss fights.

I played two brand new Control Resonant missions and feel foolish for ever doubting it. Our final preview: