Firewatch
Game » consists of 8 releases. Released Feb 09, 2016
A first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness developed by Campo Santo, where the protagonist's only lifeline, emotionally and physically speaking, is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
fratteker's Firewatch (PC) review
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I Kind of Want to Be a Fire Watch Volunteer Now 0
Firewatch manages to be both fundamentally derivative and wholly original in the same breath. While it clearly takes notes from the derisively dubbed "walking simulators" like Gone Home or Dear Esther, it does so by taking the best of both and transforming that into its own beast, one predicated on totally isolating you, the player, and leaving you to your own devices.You may be controlling an over-the-hill, heavily bearded, and possibly unhinged man named Henry whose decisions have led him to t...
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A tale of two story angles turns into a tale of missed opportunity and incredible disappointment. 0
Stories in gaming vary from light-hearted, to dark in tone, and anywhere in between, and many take twists and turns in order to surprise the audience, subvert expectations, or to keep things fresh and intriguing as the player progresses. Firewatch certainly changes its story arc and expectations partway through, but it ends up doing so in a confusing and flaccid manner that acts as a betrayal of its original intentions rather than a heightening of interest. This ‘hiking simulator’ co...
2 out of 2 found this review helpful.