FBC Firebreak rejects live service tedium and embraces unique co-op chaos

A co-op FPS set in the reality-bending universe of Control? It sounds like a great concept, but I had my reservations about FBC Firebreak when it was first revealed. We’ve seen a lot of multiplayer spinoffs of single-player diamonds that have been mediocre at best, and flops at worst. If you’re PlayStation, you’ll cancel most of them before they even get out the door. As a result, I treat any game like FBC Firebreak with apprehension. However, after learning more details from Remedy and watching some extended gameplay at a recent preview event, I think I'm now swaying more toward optimism than pessimism.