Control Resonant has been available to players for a month now and has received a score of 8.8 from Metacritic users. Fans of Remedy Entertainment noticed the absence of the fictional rock band Old Gods of Asgard, behind which is the collective Poets of the Fall, who have appeared in the studio's games since Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003). In the new game, only a concert poster can be found.
In an interview, director Mikael Kasurinen explained that this was a conscious decision.
Less is more. We are focused on that, making sure we are moving along the right emotional path.
When we use music... if you remember the Ashtray Maze, that whole sequence is built around it. In Resonant, it's different: these moments are ultimately about the story, and in Dylan's case, music just happens to appear to set the right mood, so it's not the focus.
It was just a slightly different approach, a different direction in working with these elements of the game. Dylan's story is ultimately built around himself, other heroes and antagonists – everything revolves around that.