Leave It To Control Resonant To Make City Buses Scary

Consistently haunting me in Control Resonant is an enemy called the Hiss Transporter. Simply put, it’s a demonic-looking bus that hits hard and spawns waves of Hiss Passengers--enemies horrifically fused with bus seats. This recurring miniboss is not only a long slog to fight, but it’s also terrifying. It consists of the front end of a city bus, floating vertically and emanating a threatening red glow. Its hull shakes erratically, as do the Hiss Passengers sticking out of its windows, appearing forcefully crammed halfway in, forever bound to a fate of damnation. As the noise of its loud, distorted horn rings through the city streets, it slams into the ground to damage you with shockwaves, while overwhelming you with additional Hiss Passengers. You’ll have to dispose of the Passengers exposed on both sides of the bus before executing this Transporter in a glorious and fulfilling explosion. Despite my hatred of these bus fights (pun intended) from a play perspective, I can’t help but love the idea and imagery. The Hiss Transporter is a simple concept that is executed majestically, and it’s only one of many examples of how developer Remedy Entertainment turns familiar objects and ite…