Things are heatin’ up with Remedy’s FBC: Firebreak, set to drop on the 17th of June for the PS5, all part of that PlayStation Plus Game Catalog fun. Chatted up some insiders – Communications guru Thomas Puha, design wizard Teemu Huhtiniemi, and the boss man Mike Kayatta. I dunno why, but the weird behind-the-scenes stuff fascinates me. Maybe it’s their quirky tales? Or just my love for chaos? Who knows.
So, anyway — yeah, no, wait — first things first. What neat-o PS5 tricks you got? Thomas blabbered about 3D Audio, aiming for 60 FPS. Shoot for the stars, right? Tech jargon like FSR2 and PSSR — my brain just glazed over. It’s all about crisp, clean visuals or something.
Now, they’re fiddling with DualSense. Remember the zaps and tugs from Control? Yeah, that. Good stuff.
Switching gears a little. Mike, the head honcho, confessed to bingeing on TV shows. Ever think a reality show like Dirty Jobs would inspire a game? I mean, scrubbing filth in mad places. Oddly zen, until BAM! Zombie. Suddenly cleaning feels therapeutic, or maybe that’s just me dreaming?
Then there’s multiplayer cat herding. Anssi says it’s like trying to play tag in the dark. One player sees monsters; the other’s just flailing. “What you shootin’ at, dude?” Classic hilarity.
Favorite moments? Oh, Teemu’s all about systems coming alive. It’s layers of chaotic beauty. Ideas morphing from dusty papers to “Whoa, it works!” moments. Mike chimed in with tales of trailers and nail-biting reveals. The world’s judgy eyes can be intimidating, no doubt.
Ideals? Or maybe daydreams? Mike throws around ideas like “Could this only live at Remedy?” Essentially, what makes it uniquely theirs, beyond the ho-hum shooters. Keep it weird and unpredictable, you know?
Chaos embraced. Wholeheartedly. Teemu says it’s a feature, not a bug. Like baking. You mix too much, you fail. Embrace the madness, voilà — magic (or burnt edges, but who’s counting?).
As for the name, Firebreak. Like nature stopping fires, yet topographied into their wild world. But FBC, to nudge but not hijack Control fans. Someone tried pitching “Housekeepers.” Yeah, that sank. Imagine scrubbing floors in the Oldest House. Hard pass, right?
So there it is, FBC: Firebreak on PS5, June 17. PlayStation Plus Game Catalog awaits, if you dare.
