Control 2 Might Keep Jesse Inside the Oldest House

gamerant.com:

Several months ago, Remedy Entertainment formally revealed that it was working on a major sequel to Control. Since then, the game hasn't seen the light of day, but it's still just exciting to know that an ambitious sequel of some kind is in the making. Remedy Entertainment was already known for Alan Wake and Max Payne, but Control really helped define its identity for a new generation of fans. Now that Remedy has found a strong new franchise in the form of Control, it's at liberty to start experimenting with the idea. The Control 2 could feature all kinds of strange new adventures that take Jesse into an even more complicated world than before.

No matter how mysterious or bizarre Control 2's plot is, however, there's a decent chance that Control 2 won't change its setting. Control famously takes place almost entirely inside the Oldest House, a mysterious and ancient building that's often beyond the Bureau's control, in spite of their attempts to do so. The Oldest House already offers such a flexible and deep setting that Remedy may not feel inclined to send Jesse Faden somewhere else, and the plot of Control gives Jesse such strong roots in the Bureau headquarters that it might be hard to justify her leaving for an extended period of time.

Control 2 Might Involve the Search for Casper Darling

Sequels to breakout IPs generally send the protagonist somewhere new as a means of expanding the IP's universe, but Control 2 may not be at liberty to do so. That's because Jesse Faden is currently the Director of the Bureau, meaning she has a lot of responsibilities on her shoulders that tie her down at the Oldest House. If Jesse were to leave the Oldest House and fight supernatural forces in New York City or elsewhere on Earth, then