9mo ago

Remedy's multiplayer Control spinoff looks even weirder than I expected: A co-op FPS where you shoot goo and garden gnomes at murderous monsters from another dimension

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I love coop and it is great to see more coop titles. Greatly prefer them to pvp.
- Yes, especially given these tumultuous times we live in, I much prefer anything that reinforces cooperation, rather than pitting us against one another.
Kind of disappointed that it's an FPS game, Remedy has always been great at third person games
- Do people like how do those third person Remedy games control? I was always put off by how stiff they were which is even worse with camera behind the player character. I was kinda excited about the switch to first person since more direct movement is more suited to these kind of controls.
  
  I feel the exact opposite, most FPS games are much stiffer and unnatural feeling compared to a good third person game. I feel like control had a nice flow to the controls in particular.
Puha said FBC: Firebreak is meant to be "a pick-up-and-play experience" that's easy to jump into, and while "a steady supply of new content" is planned post-release, it's not intended to be a game-as-a-service: "This isn’t about logging in every day for some loot or fear of missing out on materials."
It's live service.. Or is that a bad thing? Then it's not! Unless..?
/s Sounds like they're trying to catch the paranormal coop online multiplayer crowd that makes a game go viral every year to ease their financial woes
This goes on the 'might be an impatient gamer for this' pile
- Remedy has been working on this game for years, and it looks like Control, not like a random paranormal game IMO. If you haven't played Control then I can't recommend it enough! It is such a fun game with a unique and incredible atmosphere.
  What financial woes?? I didn't know Remedy had any financial problems?
  
  Big fan of control, that's why I'm willing to give this a go.
  There was news other week about them seeking investment from tencent to finish control 2, they operated at a loss in 2022, 2023 and first half of 2024 and they didn't do layoffs despite the industry trend. They also bought control from 505. They need the money

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