The Art and Making of Control Limited Edition

by Future Press

A beautiful, behind the scenes look at the art and creation of Remedy’s Control
Remedy have long been masters of blending expertly-crafted third person combat with deeply fascinating narratives. With Control they have layered these elements on top of a staggering feat of world building. With both of its expansions now released, Future Press is proud to present the ultimate companion book to Control.

The Art and Making of Control is a truly unique, limited edition companion book for one of the most outstanding games of recent times. Remedy’s world-class art direction is given the treatment it deserves—concept art, sketches and renders are beautifully framed across almost 400 pages of in-depth, behind the scenes content. Take a journey through the game design, VFX work, narrative design, creative direction, costume design and world building that have collectively brought Control and its expansions to life.

Limited Edition with a premium hardcover
Printed on high quality art paper with colored page edges
Thread-sewn binding for maximum page view and durability
Comes in a textured, protective slipcase
Three exclusive Art Cards in a unique folder
Includes unseen artwork from the Foundation and AWE expansions

Genres: Art, Video Games, Nonfiction

416 pages, Hardcover

First published February 4, 2021

Reviews

[Kat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Top notch compilation of art & making of the game Control, heavy on the 'making of'. The sheer volume of information packed into this is insane...absolutely the most detailed, in-depth video game book I've ever read. Each aspect of the game is meticulously broken down to give much more context into the decisions behind it. There's a ton of fascinating concept art. I am so impressed, and you can definitely tell how much love went into this!

[Patrick Lum (Jintor) · Rating 5 out of 5]

An incredible, insightful, beautiful hardback with tonnes of both insights and interviews on the creation of Control as well as gorgeously painted concept art that goes into great detail on everything from design philosophy to storytelling to the (highly in-depth) technical lighting of scenes.

[Paige · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best artbook I own, filled with so much info I read it cover to cover. If you've played Control you should definitely read this.

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

An extensive and insightful look at the design process behind an intriguing and distinctive game. There is an excellent balance between interesting character and environment art, and its creative and technological context, almost exclusively in the form of developer interviews and quotes. Unlike fluffier art- or making-of books, this was published far enough after the game’s release that there is also a good amount of material on the game’s reception and expansions, and the studio’s future goals.

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gorgeous art and fun behind-the-scenes interviews. I don't usually read art books cover-to-cover, but this one merited it.

[Dustin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic look at the making of Control.

This book is also beautifully put together.

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

An absolutely massive masterpiece. The Art and Making of Control is what every behind the scenes material should aspire to be. An exhaustive in-depth look into every single aspect of Control: initial meetings, story, art, environment, sound, graphics, casting, dlc. Everything. And not just explained through dozens of sketches, artwork, photos and screenshots because, as the title says, this is also a “making of” so it includes the equivalent amount of text to complement the pictures thanks to all the interviews to the workers of Remedy.

Reaching over 400 pages, I think there’s very little that could improve this. I’m glad they took the time to perfect this and not rush it. Like lots of Control fans, from Day 1 I knew I wanted to look behind the scenes of such an imaginative concept. Thanks to Future Press and Remedy because they truly delivered.

[Džoni Đi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nema bez razloga najbolju ocenu na Goodreadsu ikad 😂

[Lexi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm not gonna pretend I'm a top-notch reviewer and write paragraphs of details.
I just really really love Control and this artbook sm