Control is a good game for those who prefer Twin Peaks over superhero shooters.

I didn't fall in love with it right away. The first few hours are dry: offices, hallways, a strange director's chair, and the feeling that the game is more important than the fun. Then the building begins to live by its own rules, and the purpose of it all becomes clear. The ancient building unfolds like a TV show that can't be retold spoiler-free: department after department, case after case, objects from the next room suddenly reveal themselves to be myths.

The combat is serviceable, but not great. Levitation and a shield add the right flavor, gunfights are often repetitive, and cleaning the floors sometimes becomes a chore. Control's strength lies elsewhere: the tone, the radio, the documents, the feeling that a federal agency is keeping secrets even to itself. If you're into red curtains, coffee, and idle conversations that are actually about everything, it'll be warm here. If you're expecting a solid action game about a super-director, you might get tired before the house opens.

This isn't a masterpiece I'm cramming into everyone's hands. But it's a rare, great game with just the right amount of weirdness. For Lynch fans, this is one of the best modern takes on this genre. For everyone else, this is a solid, atmospheric shooter about a bureau that's best left unexplored.