Embr platforms5/4/2023 ![]() You’ll usually have to exit the building and then re-enter several times through various windows because before long, big sections of the house will be lost to the flames but if you do have to go through a room that is entirely on fire, it’s a pretty daunting thing. They’ll even cause entire floors to collapse, making navigation even more tricky. The fires do rage with quite a bit of intensity and will cause joists to collapse and block your way. In terms of the core gameplay, it’s actually surprisingly tense. Misjudge it though and they’ll die as they hit the ground. So if you can get them to land on the rescue zone, it’ll be fine. Thankfully, objects and people alike can be thrown (through windows if needed). Initially it feels quite clumsy (we had to tinker with the sensitivity settings in the Controls Menu) but when you get used to it you realise how deliberate the feeling of the controls is.Īfter a while you’ll be able to purchase a nifty grappling hook and better equipment but getting to the survivors is always just half the battle, so while it’s fine Batman-ing your way up to the 2nd floor, getting a survivor out might be tricky. Much like Moving Out/Get Packed, part of the fun comes from how manic everything is and how excitable the physics are. This lets you access upstairs rooms more safely, at least until they catch fire too, but is quite a fiddly process thanks to Embr‘s slightly exaggerated physics. Anything you save has a monetary value and will earn you tips but sometimes you’ll need to take shortcuts and try to throw that TV to safety rather than carry it through the fires downstairs.Īccessing higher levels of buildings is usually possible via staircases but you also have a ladder that you can place and climb. You can also do the same thing with objects in the house. The area is padded so you can throw them out of windows upstairs but if you miss the target, they’ll die which will affect your level rating and money. To do this, you pick them up and have to take them back to the rescue zone outside. You are also equipped with a tablet that highlights the locations of people trapped in the building and to finish a level you’ll need to rescue a minimum number of survivors. You’ll need to be careful around electricity unless you have the right type of extinguisher but using water to conduct electricity is also used for some puzzle solving too. ![]() That said, you’ll really just be clearing a path through fires rather than putting them out as these buildings go up quickly. Axes are used to smash through doors and obstacles and the hose, of course, is used to clear fires. You start each level facing a building fire and are armed with a hose and an axe. The money can then be used for upgrades and new equipment which, hopefully, will improve your performance. The more people, and possessions, that you rescue, the more you’ll get paid. You work as a private contractor and each level is a building that is on fire and your performance translates to progress and, more notably, payment. ![]() The idea here is that fighting fires has gone the same way as taxis, it’s now all through an app (the titular ‘Embr’). There have been a few firefighting games in the past, including a few simulators that are serious in tone but Embr approaches the subject in the same way that Overcooked is about cooking and Moving Out/Get Packed handle furniture removals. Originally released on PC in 2019, the game has finally made it across to consoles and with cross-platform multiplayer to boot. Septemin PS4 / Reviews tagged embr / firefighting / multiplayer / physics / puzzle by RichieĮmbr is a first-person firefighting game that comes to us from New York natives, Muse Games.
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