Downtown

CONTROL Resonant guide · Entered upon stepping outside the Bureau in the early story ✓ Checked against sources

After stepping out of the Oldest House into a reality-warped Manhattan, Dylan Faden traverses collapsed streets and construction zones to restore power via electrical charges. You fight off invading Hiss forces, locate hidden facilities, and complete early orientation tasks before the city fully opens up. The area culminates in a mandatory showdown against the district's boss to unlock your next progression paths.

Achievements here

ParautilitarianDefeat The Artist in Downtown during the main story and choose your first Combat Ability to unlock this achievement.

Artistic LiberationDefeat the story Resonant boss, The Artist, located in the Downtown area.

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Items

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Untapped Lost Prescription: Purchased from the Vendor located in an alleyway south of the Oldest House and the basketball courtBeach Day: Located at a construction site in the northeast near Lookout Point; inspect the blue tarp and place the nearby beach chair and umbrellaPower Upgrade: Inside an FBC crate at the bottom floor of a construction building wrapped in orange netting southeast of the Oldest House

Secrets

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Testing Facility Reade — Enter a drop-in pipe inside the construction site on the ground floor of the Deserted Area to find a subterranean testing lab where you transform carrying objects into soda machines along yellow floor lines.

Enemies

The Artist

Weak to Weakness: None (attack the exposed face between attack animations)Steal / drop Notable drop: Reset Item

The introductory mandatory Resonant boss encountered at the conclusion of the early Orientation quest.

Shops and people

Downtown Vendor: Sells Nostalgic Echoes, Quiet Echoes, Aberrant Slivers and Splinters, the Untapped Lost Prescription artifact, and the Reading Glasses cosmetic item from an ice cream truck.

Tips

Maintain aggressive melee pressure up close because melee attacks directly regenerate your Combat Ability resource and fill the enemy Falter bar for executions.

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