The FBC Is Falling Apart and I Have So Many Questions
WE JUST CLEANED IT ALL UP.
After watching the recent Control Resonant trailer, I can’t stop thinking about how oddly coincidental everything feels with FBC: Firebreak underperforming and the Oldest House being breached.
From what I remember, there’s even dialogue in Firebreak where the characters talk about how it feels like the team isn’t really making progress, not in some meta sense, but as an actual team dealing with the situation. Then we get this trailer with Arish telling everyone still surviving in the Oldest House that the lockdown has been lifted while basically begging Jesse for help. That is crazy to me.
Especially because Jesse is absent throughout Firebreak, and now she seems to be absent at the beginning of this follow up too. I’m sure it’ll all come together eventually, but it’s wild to think about. The last two games seemed like they were gradually resolving the conflicts inside the Oldest House, and yet somehow everything has apparently gone completely to shit anyway 😭
And what happened to the supporting characters from FBC: Firebreak? Hank and Jerry? Where’s Langston? We know Underhill was technically a temporary worker, the Mold lady, if you didn’t know, now you know, but I really doubt she just packed up and left after the lockdown was lifted. She seemed way too invested in everything happening and like she wanted to become more involved.
Also, Ahti’s absence probably has something to do with his presence in Alan Wake 2. For those who don’t know, there’s secret dialogue from him during the power outage at the Valhalla Nursing Home where he seems to be experiencing some kind of dementia or confusion about being in Bright Falls. Honestly, I found it kind of sad and concerning because we’ve always expected Ahti to be above the powers that be, but he suddenly seems vulnerable. It almost feels like he might actually be subject to the Dark Place somehow, or maybe he’s just genuinely lost.
And if the Hiss apparently isn’t responding to the HRAs anymore, then what the hell is actually protecting everyone exactly?
I guess we’ll have to wait and see. Drop your theories, community. What do you think happened to Jesse, Ahti, the Firebreak crew, and everyone else between the end of the Oldest House lockdown and the beginning of Control Resonant?
