You can gather the full list in about 3-5 hours. The AchievementsAs another attraction to our readers, Firewatch is also an easy 1,000 Gamerscore. There's so much more to say about the game but it rests heavily on spoilers, so as the title suggests, in case you missed it, fix that. There's a lot of heart to Firewatch, from its tear-jerking text adventure introduction straight through to the end of Henry and Delilah's summer in the watchtowers. The dialogue and voice acting are nearly unrivaled in the games space, which explains why both actors were nominated for Game Awards in 2016. In fact, after the initial surprise of its ending wears off and no matter how you feel about it, give yourself time to reflect on the game's themes and you may come to appreciate it more than you first believed, or at least better work out why you didn't like it. The game is more than just an ending too.
While I can't guarantee you'll come away having enjoyed your time with Firewatch, I can assure you it's nothing if not memorable. There's a vision for this adventure that the game's creators had for it. Firewatch's finale is polarizing, but that's what makes it so interesting. Sometimes it feels like everything can hang on the ending of a story. As a game, it's not inherently better for lacking space marines, but the industry as a whole is certainly better off making room for diverse and emotional stories such as this. Firewatch is a poster child for this trend. Games in which people are just people and have people problems aren't what everyone wants from the medium, but given the writing and a beautiful low poly art style, this deserves to be an exception for those interested in discovering the new wave of adventure games.Ī lot has been said about the avenues for storytelling now available thanks to a strong indie market. In Firewatch, the drama is personal and relatable, often melancholic while other times heartening. There's no world to save, no hero to rise. There's nuance to the way the story is told, often leaving things unsaid for the player in a way only these sorts of games really try to do, and to that end, in a way Firewatch does better than its counterparts. It's fascinating to get to know Henry and Delilah and the game does a great job at both letting you affect their relationship as well as shape Henry's personal history. It's one part mystery, one part human drama, and the ending really exists as the junction at which these two lines, running parallel for so long in the game's five hour story, finally divert from their paths and collide. It's highly unpredictable and deeply personal all at once. It's not just that it's a story-driven game for people who like those.
If you've enjoyed games like Gone Home or What Remains of Edith Finch, you really should not miss Firewatch. The HookAs is the case with most games of this sort, Firewatch sells itself on its narrative backbone. Throughout the game, players will explore the forest, getting to know Delilah and themselves as Henry, and even watch for fires. They've both taken the lonesome and rather eccentric job for their own personal reasons which you'll learn. The gameplay is built on dialogue options between Henry and his boss on the other end of his radio, Delilah.
After a days-long trek deep into the forest, he arrives at the tower where he'll spend his summer in isolation - well, sort of. In Firewatch, you play in first-person as a middle-aged man named Henry who, in 1989, takes a job in a fire tower in the Wyoming wilderness. The BasicsCan Firewatch be considered a walking simulator? I suppose, but if that label isn't inherently reductive, it is at least so here.
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