One of Control and Control Resonant's most memorable stylistic choices is how The Board - an alien entity whose true nature is a mystery, and whose morals and motivations are never made clear - communicates with the player.

Clearly, developer Remedy knew exactly how The Board should sound coming out of your speakers. While there's no consensus, many have theories about what The Board is truly saying - and that's in part because of the way it sounds.

Except, it turns out what you hear shouldn't be taken very seriously.

"An important part of the design is that The Board is basically gibberish, not affiliated to any language," Control Resonant audio lead Lucas Pierrot told Gamespot . "So, when you hear a word, you tend to hear what you want to hear… and that's pretty neat in terms of audio design, as players can fulfill their fantasies."

The Board speaks an oblique language and in a very bassy voice, making it hard to make out what's being said from voice alone.…