Content overview: “Control Resonant Devs Reveal The Board’s Cryptic Dialogue Is ‘Basically Gibberish’”. Fans of Remedy Entertainment’s Control have long dissected the cryptic messages from The Board, the enigmatic alien entity that guides protagonist Jesse Faden. But according to the developers behind the upcoming spin-off Control Resonant, players shouldn’t read too much into those strange, stilted p But according to the developers behind the upcoming spin-off Control Resonant, players shouldn’t read too much into those strange, stilted phrases.
In a new interview, the team reveals that much of The Board’s dialogue is intentionally nonsensical — “basically gibberish” — designed to feel alien and unsettling rather than to hide deep lore. This confirmation may disappoint lore hunters who have spent years theorizing about hidden meanings in lines like “< We/Us approve/endorse this message .” The Board’s fractured syntax and shifting pronouns have become a signature of the Control universe, but the devs say the primary goal was atmosphere, not puzzle-solving. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.