The Hiss has been giving the first responders on the FBC: Firebreak team some trouble. The Hiss shows up, plasters Post-It Notes everywhere (which is apparently a very bad thing) and forces the Firebreak team to clean it all up. With bullets. Lots of bullets. But also with unidentifiable equipment that looks like it was thrown together after a HAZMAT response rig tipped over on the highway.
Conventional weapons are cool, I guess. But if we're blasting bad guys with firefighting foam and, like, negatives from an old slide photo reel (?), and electrified hydraulic presses (?), then I'm in for a good time. Some of these things might be real. But I work at a fire department and I'm not recognizing most of this stuff. Maybe that's because I'm just an EMS supply guy.
The biggest barrier to entry is finding two other friends to handle the three-player co-op. There are also random players you can be thrown together with. But fighting fires—the Hiss—is more fun with friends.
You will also run into "corrupted items" that need to be brought back under Federal Bureau of Control, uh, control. If you've played Control, this is an exciting prospect. "Corrupted items" are haunted, basically. But in Control, these are often some wacky items. This trailer shows a stoplight. Maybe not spooky on paper. But can you imagine the chaos a haunted stoplight could create? Put it down, Firebreak team! Also, maybe deal with that sticky-note leaf blower of a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
FBC: Firebreak will be my first co-op shooter since maybe Left 4 Dead, so it's been a while. Firebreak launches June 17 on Steam, Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Additionally, it'll be on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, PlayStation Plus & Premium—all on launch day.
