Major Spoilers Alert: Control and FBC: Firebreak Reflection

Okay, so here’s the thing. Back in 2019, Remedy released this game called Control, right? And like, just a year later, bam! They say all their new stuff is part of this "Remedy Connected Universe." Wild, right? I mean, what even is a "connected universe"? Suddenly it’s 2025 and here we are with FBC: Firebreak, part of this big ol’ universe. Five years have buzzed by, and yet… something feels a little off. Almost like a dish you’ve tasted a hundred times but suddenly doesn’t hit the same. You know? It’s in the same zone as Control, the Federal Bureau of Control (obviously!), but its placement in this big timeline thing is just… odd.

Let’s rewind a bit. In Control, players stumbled upon all these nuggets connecting to Alan Wake, like little love letters for fans. Those collectible bits called Alan’s adventure an "Altered World Event." Fancy, right? Then, when they dropped that AWE DLC, fans knew something was cooking between Control and Alan Wake. Sam Lake even slapped an official stamp on it: the Remedy Connected Universe. Dramatic, much? The DLC cemented the bond using characters like Dr. Hartman and popped Alan in, too.

And then Alan Wake 2 was like a sturdy bridge over to FBC Agent Estevez. But now, with FBC: Firebreak, it feels like someone hit the brakes hard. Can you say plot whiplash?

So, where does Firebreak fit in this universe jig? Remedy games love setting their stories in our release year reality. Alan Wake was a 2010 thing, Control danced in during 2019, Alan Wake 2 showed in 2023, and now Firebreak’s chilling in 2025. Boy, six years since Control! But where’s Jesse Faden and her mission? Does anyone else smell stagnation?

In Firebreak, we’re back to the Oldest House after Control’s explosive ending – Jesse shut down that pesky interdimensional gateway, saved her bro, reclaimed the FBC director’s chair, and vowed to kick the Hiss’ ethereal butts out. Yet here’s Firebreak saying all is chaos-town still. So… what gives?

The FBC folks in Alan Wake 2 were more cultural visitors than locals. And Jesse? Not even a cameo in Firebreak—just mentioned as having bigger fish to fry. Like, what fish, Jesse? The Hiss are still the resident evil here and it makes the universe feel like a time capsule rather than an evolving tale. Anyone else confused? Feels almost like my brain trying to remember where I left my keys, just… everywhere.

That’s it. Anyway. Or maybe not. Ugh. Whatever. This Remedy universe thing is intriguing yet frustrating—kind of like biting into an undercooked pancake. You taste the promise, but something ain’t right.