"Metroidvania" er et branchebegreb, som er opstået for at beskrive hvordan semi-åbne verdener udforskes gradvist af spilleren, som nye døre i allerede udforskede områder åbnes, eller nye evner opdages, og dermed kan bruges til at få adgang til nye områder. Det er en måde at gøre en relativt lille åben verden til en konstant ekspanderende labyrint, og det er sådan at Control er bygget op.
I et interview med WCCFTech siger Remedys kommunikationsdirektør, Thomas Puha, at netop Metroidvania er det man skal forvente.
"So the Oldest House is really kind of like a large, interconnected space. There are several different sectors and the deeper you go into the building, the stranger it gets because there are other dimensions that seep into this place of power, which the Oldest House is. And as you unlock the abilities, throughout the main campaign, you might early on be in a certain location and see there's doors and areas that it looks like you should be able to grow but you just can't yet.
"Later, you'll get something, and you'll say; 'maybe I should go back,' and a whole new area opens up and you explore. That is at the heart of Metroidvania, and there's all the gear that you can find. You can equip mods on weapons, and character abilities, you're going to really have to go and explore and fight some of the toughest enemies around, to get the best mods and resources. So there is a lot of exploration in the game."
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