The 'The Last Taxi' side story in Control Resonant requires players to locate and interact with seven supernatural taxi cabs scattered across Manhattan. Each taxi presents a unique puzzle that must be solved to progress and ultimately help rescue an individual trapped within this bizarre threshold.
Solving The Last Taxi Puzzles
To begin any of these puzzles, players must first enter a taxi within the main New York overworld. Successfully completing a puzzle is indicated by a short cutscene of a traffic light turning green. While the specific puzzle encountered might vary by location, the solutions remain consistent for each type.
Taxi Puzzle One Solution
This puzzle, often found in the West Incursion Zone, involves navigating by streetlights. First, answer the phone in the back alley to the left of the main road. Then, enter the taxi beneath the flashing streetlight. Next, select the taxi under the only non-flashing streetlight. Finally, choose the taxi under the flashing light that is out of sync with the others; it may be directly to your right at the start.
Taxi Puzzle Two Solution
Encountered in the Central Zone, this puzzle requires identifying taxis based on their illuminated state. After answering the phone in the back alley, enter the taxi that has its headlights, backlights, and taxi sign all lit up. For the second step, enter the taxi with only its taxi sign illuminated. Lastly, return to the taxi that has all its lights lit up.
Taxi Puzzle Three Solution
Found in the Underpass, this puzzle involves timing and light changes. After answering the phone, wait for the streetlights to flicker off. Enter the taxi that remains fully lit (headlights, backlights, and taxi sign). Next, wait for the streetlights to flicker off again and enter the taxi with no lights on. For the final step, find the taxi with no lights on, but watch for its lights to flash for a second when the streetlights flicker, indicating the correct choice.
Taxi Puzzle Four Solution
This Downtown taxi puzzle focuses on the illuminated 'Taxi' sign. After answering the phone, enter the taxi with the 'Taxi' light on. Then, approach each taxi until you find one where the 'Taxi' light remains illuminated when you are near. For the final step, scan the taxis until you spot one with its 'Taxi' light on.
Taxi Puzzle Five Solution
The Park taxi presents a more interactive puzzle involving mold and car parts. After answering the phone, you will need to destroy clumps of mold before placing car parts onto the taxi. For the second step, place the yellow car bonnet cover and two wheels onto the taxi. The third step requires destroying three clumps of mold, including those hidden within the main growth covering the taxi. Finally, assemble the taxi by placing the correct parts—a yellow car bonnet cover, taxi light, yellow front side part, dark yellow boot cover, and back grill—while avoiding incorrect items like police lights and a light yellow car bonnet.
Taxi Puzzle Six Solution
This puzzle in the Evacuation Zone involves taxis flashing in different patterns. After answering the phone, enter the taxi that flashes out of sync with the others. Next, choose the taxi that flashes its lights twice instead of once. For the final step, enter the taxi that does not turn its lights on.
Taxi Puzzle Seven Solution
The Unknown taxi puzzle requires using a light to identify correct shadows. After answering the phone, use the provided light and shine it on the taxis to find the one that does not have the shadow of a different vehicle. For the subsequent steps, continue using the light to identify the taxis that display a shadow matching a taxi.
Once all seven taxi puzzles are completed, a final interaction with a phone in an alley will conclude the side story.
Control Resonant Taxi Locations
West Incursion Zone Taxi
This taxi is located in a small car park behind the Empire cinema, near the subway route to the West Incursion Zone Resonant. You may need to manipulate gravity to reach it.
Central Taxi
In Central, head through the building to the right of the Field Office to reach the area with the Patterned Factory. Continue forward and take the first road to your left. The taxi is at the end of this road, near a lorry.
Underpass Taxi
Progress through the 'Recursions and Iterations' mission until after crossing the chasm. Follow the relays in the Underpass until you reach the reappearing research camp. The taxi is on the north-eastern side of the camp, flashing its lights and sounding its horn. You can reach it by climbing a ledge.
Downtown Taxi
Found in the Deserted Area of Downtown, this taxi is located within a traffic jam in the most northerly section. You will need to climb over the wall separating this area from the main Downtown Zone.
The Park Taxi
This taxi is in the car park near the central area of The Park. To access it, first reach the car park's roof by climbing a wall of mold. From the roof, jump onto a lower level of mold within the car park to reach the taxi.
Evacuation Zone Taxi
Located between the road to the Unauthorised Mines and the road between the Sinkhole and the Evac Building. Head down an alleyway with Hiss Spikes at its entrance, found on the road closest to the Evac Building. The taxi is past these Hiss Spikes.
Unknown Taxi
This taxi is situated on the island containing the Evac Building. Access to this island requires progression through the 'Pope's Research' side story and the 'Sever the Hedron Links' main mission. Once on the island, the taxi is located at the end of a road to the right when facing the Evac Building.
