The launch day for FBC: Firebreak is with us. Announced ever so casually by Xbox Game Pass: “Okay, back to work.” Suddenly, bam! New game alert. Uh, okay, is it any good? While the reviews are heavily mixed, sit down, and allow us to analyze the game before you hit that download button.
First off, what even is FBC: Firebreak? From what we tell, multiplayer experience-co-op, maybe? Competitive, maybe? The fine details are a little foggy, though people have been diving in and then… Reviews are mixed: A few are backing it, saying it’s weird but fun; more said they played for 20 minutes and bailed. Ouch; there is been the debate, “Where is the third player?” because apparently, it might be much harder to just get a full squad than it is to beat the game.
And looks like the launch is a mess, as there is very rarely a smooth launch. People are reporting all sorts of issues popping up; the highlights included the game simply crashing on launch and Xbox Cloud Gaming running into errors. The classic day-one chaos.Highlight of this hellish first view of Xbox Game Pass were the crashes on launch and the errors in Xbox Cloud Gaming. Please solve the bug soon when games are not released on the release day and release time,” one frustrated player pleaded. That one line expresses frustration with which we can all relate.
But hey, it isn’t all doom and gloom. Some are loving the game; basically calling it a delightful experience filled with a lot of potential-needs more content; then there are… the other dramas. Oh boy; some comment sections did become battlefields over-the-wait for it-that Xbox promotional image featured a Black woman. Like, seriously? People really mad over diversity in 2024? One guy went on some rant about how Xbox has “no connection to their audience” because of it, while others fired back with “you see a Black person and your first thought is anger? Weird.”
Meanwhile, the HellDiver 2 fanbase remained salty, demanding from Xbox to add it into GamePass like they’re placing a fast-food order. “Lower the price or add HellDiver 2,” demanded one player, as if Microsoft was just going to snap its fingers and make it happen. And then you’ve got the usual suspects in the mix: requests for free codes, cries to stop charging for online play, and your classic “Is this a game or a movie?” confusion. Never change, internet.
So, is it worth playing FBC: Firebreak? Well, if you can shrug off day-1 launch issues and are up for a weird, perhaps clunky multiplayer experience, then go for it. If you were expecting a magnum opus polished to perfection… Might want to hold off until patch one and two are out, or just start screaming at Xbox to give Helldivers 2 instead-a more popular one might.
