The publisher provided me with two keys so a friend could join in to test the multiplayer, where the real meat of the game is. The "bad guys" are a Canadian competitor to Embr called "Hosr", and upon meeting their overly polite thick-accented leader I snorted Coke Zero right out of my nose.Įxploding heat bubbles can do serious damage to you and your companions, so spray them from afar. The advertisements both in the game and on the loading screens are comedic and tout the commercialization of other socialized services such as law enforcement and libraries, all helping contribute to the game's absurdist nature. There is an inherent silliness to taking capitalism to its extreme end, even if it's a defense mechanism to keep ourselves going in a world where a private firefighting force is starting to sound like a real thing. As such, each mission you undertake will yield a reward, anywhere from $200 if you flub it real bad to over $1000 if you knock it out the park. The cute, cartoonish avatars you control are employees of Embr, a company that is finally bringing firefighting to the modern age. The world of Embr exists in a hyper-capitalistic society strangely akin to that of The Outer Worlds, where all services are privatized and all goods are premium. The fact that your in-game phone's battery is always red is probably the most alarming thing in Embr.
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