Firebreak in response to middling critiques and participant suggestions

Treatment has shared its plans to enhance FBC: Firebreak, the brand new multiplayer Management spinoff, following a string of less-than-stellar critiques that criticized the sport’s tough early hours. FBC: Firebreak was announced in October 2024 as the primary on-line multiplayer recreation from Treatment, and one other pitstop on the best way to an eventual Control 2.

The full patch notes for Treatment’s first replace can be found to view on Steam, however briefly, the largest change the developer is making is to how missions are unlocked. Beforehand, Firebreak required gamers to play an easier, shorter model of the sport’s missions (like coping with multiplying post-it notes or pink goo, for instance), earlier than a extra advanced model of the mission grew to become out there. Now these full-fat missions can be found from the beginning, and finishing one unlocks the following kind. Treatment’s replace additionally rebalances the price of cosmetics and makes it simpler to see and discover in-game collectibles, amongst different tweaks.

The developer is planning to make bigger adjustments to how FBC: Firebreak explains the synergies of in-game weapons and talents, however these onboarding enhancements will take longer to implement. Future updates including new missions and cosmetics the place already deliberate for the sport, so fixes will presumably be labored into the prevailing roadmap.

We loved our hands-on time with FBC: Firebreak, however reviewers report a much less rosy image after taking part in the sport over an extended time frame. Eurogamer discovered Firebreak charming in Treatment’s typical oddball method, but additionally inconsistent when it comes to problem. GameSpot famous related messiness within the recreation’s mission design, and in addition the overall lack of rationalization for weapons and talents. The extra damning and existential downside highlighted by TechRadar is the dearth of story within the recreation, one thing that Management usually excelled at. Treatment would not seem to have a plan to handle any perceived narrative shortcomings in FBC: Firebreak, and since it is a multiplayer recreation, the corporate could have completely different targets.

FBC: Firebreak is obtainable now for $40 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection X/S and PC. When you pay for Xbox Recreation Go Final or PlayStation Plus Recreation Catalog, you’ll be able to play the sport at no further value.