Firewatch

Sweet game, cool story, if you missed it when it release go for it.

Finished it in 3h or so, see it as a big movie

Very cool game ngl it's in my top 10 story games mid ending but VERY cool story and I recommend playing it if you like nature/story games and DONT CHEAT ON UR GF plz cuz she is not worth it

The best thing about Firewatch is how, for lack of a better word, real it feels. The game may be stylized and unrealistic visually, but there's a very tactile, grounded sense to it as you explore. The characters too feel very real. Henry and especially Delilah feel like real, complicated people and I was instantly sold on their interactions. I think a lot of this is due to some very good voice acting.

I know at the time it was controversial, but I'm overall pretty happy with how the game ended. I don't think there was any way for there to be an actual grand conspiracy that wouldn't feel ridiculous in a grounded game like this one. The ultimate anticlimax also serves the game's themes. Delilah and Henry were both so quick to jump to the idea of a grand conspiracy, of the whole world screwing them over because they wanted their problems to be fantastical and not their fault, not the mundane struggles they were trying to escape from. Having it all turn out to be mistakes, paranoia, and pointless human tragedy just reinforces the message that there's no running from the struggles of everyday human life. I think not seeing Delilah is also a good thing. Finally seeing a character you've known only by their voice can be easily screwed up.

I feel like the game could have been longer, and possessed a few more sections that encouraged exploration and isolation. After the beginning, Firewatch becomes very linear and this extends to the game's design. The world is not as open as it looks, and you're confined to very linear paths for a lot of it. It can break immersion, especially when it doesn't look like there should be any good reason you can't access a certain area. This hampers the game quite a bit for me, it makes traversing the same paths back and forth feel like more of a chore than it should in a game this pretty.

I have a handful of other small quibbles. It's a little annoying how Henry refuses to place down any object normally. It almost makes me not want to pick anything up because I know it's going to end up on the floor in a few seconds. It just looks and feels silly. I also wish there was more music. The tracks the game does have are good, but there's just so few of them.

An intriguing and thought-provoking work of art that I can suggest that anyone experience...once at least. "Firewatch" is one of two titles (Along with "Edith Finch") given as examples of great walking simulators and it succeeds well enough that I agree with this consensus. It has the right blend of interactivity, exploration and narrative to carry the short runtime, but I (and most reviewers) agree that the strength of the plot dips near the end. The conclusion not only lacks catharsis but seems nonsensical the more time that is spent thinking about it. Despite this depressing denouement, the core gameplay remains enjoyable throughout and the exploration aspect works. The graphics are more than satisfactory and soundscape is serviceable. On the whole, I would rate "Firewatch" as just about worth a few hours and $2, but the player will probably draw more from the experience of the midgame than the ending.

8.5/10

A good walking simulator that inspired a game I made, people say the ending is disappointing but games are quite boring if it’s all happy endings

The highlight of this game is, of course, the story. It's very clever and, although not complex or rich, does the job just right. It's all about how you tell a story, and Firewatch knows exactly how to do it.

If you're in the mood to watch a movie, play this instead.

Enjoyed the game every single bit of it. Wish i had more and Stuff were a bit changed but its the story! you shared with me and i will forever be happy for it :D

Amazing little game that you can absolutely get lost in if you let yourself. Fantastic atmosphere and soundtrack, great mystery with surprising twists and and a moving story.

simply put. this is the best game i have ever played. do yourself a favor. go in blind and play it

"I came out here for a breath of fresh air and some adventure."

- Henry

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This Game has been in my Library for quite a long time, and I finally was able to play it. Considering the year this Game came out, I gotta say I'm impressed. I really love the Level Design, where the Environment has "natural landmarks" all over the place without you really realizing them, so going from one place to another was pretty easy, even without the Map (still use it from time to time tho). The Mechanics were pretty bland and straightforward, but the Narrative is *chef's kiss*. The Story really kept me intrigued along the Game, and I can say I was sad when it's over, like, I want more. Also, when you really look into it, the Story has a very deep meaning and symbolism about "Life".

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I'm gonna give this game an "Turtle" out of "Turt Reynolds".

Firewatch is a unique & interesting game. The game is so unique that it’s unlike anything I’ve played & the game does not fit neatly into any one genre. I would describe Firewatch as an interactive movie, walking simulator, suspense game. One playthrough of Firewatch took me roughly 9 hrs. But I play games slowly, so a typical gamer could finish the game in 4-5 hours.

Firewatch is polished & high quality. The game has a good frame rate & quality, smooth gameplay. Moreover, the game offers intuitive & responsive controls. Also, the game is easy yet not boring or shallow. And, the game’s art design is stylized. It’s eye-catching & interesting, looking like a realistic painting.

Firewatch boasts some of the best voice acting I’ve heard in a game. The performances are believable & compelling. The stellar voice acting carries the game; the phenomenal voice acting makes the game stand out, given that a major part of the game are the conversations by radio the MC has with Delilah. Since you never see Delilah, the voice acting does the heavy lifting.

Let’s discuss the game’s ending without spoilers. Many people don’t like the ending. To be fair, the ending is straightforward & anticlimactic. But the ending is also surprising, shocking & profound. To me this shows the genius of the developers. I ended up liking the ending once I understood it (I had to Google it as the ending’s meaning is profound & hard to see). I loved that I came away from the game with such thought-provoking & deep commentary on the human condition.

Firewatch does have some flaws. The biggest flaw is the mediocre & disappointing free roam mode. After you beat the game, you can free roam the beautiful game world. But you don’t keep the tools you gained from beating the game. Hence, large parts of the game world are unavailable for free roam. This was a huge disappointment for me.

Another flaw, although minor, is that the game does not have auto-walk or auto-run. So you have manually walk & run. Thankfully, the game map is not huge. Even still, it was annoying & rather tedious to have to constantly hold the movement buttons.

Another minor flaw is that in one aspect, the game suffers from a lack of realism. The game takes place in a forest, yet there are almost no animals. This is unrealistic. Just realize that Firewatch is not an animal watching game.

In conclusion, Firewatch is a prime example of video games as art. It’s amazing to see what the video game medium can produce. I highly recommend Firewatch, especially if you’re looking for something unique & want a memorable experience. I know I’ll be thinking about this game for a long time.

Not just a Walking simulator Game.

Great story, not a ton of replay value, but the pacing and length were great for casual play.

The last part was a rollercoaster for me.

Short story but It's a beautiful and a nice game, Worth playing this game.

Solid walking sim with a good story and characters that are compelling from the first frame. The game isn't life-changing, it doesn't have the ending you might want, but the conclusion holds its own thematically and I appreciate what Firewatch wants to say.

I did enjoy it, but I'd probably grab it on sale. Controls can be wonky and the environment can be counterintuitive.

I can't bring myself to continue playing this game. It basically plays itself, which is a shame because it looks like a lot of work went into the environment. It's just too boring, and the dialogue is annoying.

Game looks nice but it's basically a walking simulator where the controls and clipping suck so you get stuck a lot and does a bad job at even really simple gameplay. I liked the story mostly but it's so short it basically felt like it was just starting to get juicy and then just ends immediately afterwards.

Oh and the game also makes it seem like you should use the camera for "evidence" at some points in the story, which never ends up being a thing so u just waste pics and get lame ones to show up at the end of the game cause it encouraged u to waste them for no reason.

Amazing game.
Top 5 story games of all time.
Its a walking sim but it has an amazing unpredictable story and the navigating keeps me entertained

8.5/10

Delilah why??

Don't go into this expecting a traditional game experience, or else you'll be disappointed like I was. This plays more as an interactive movie/story, and you're intended to take your time with it. I loved the atmosphere, and the way the game immerses you in the story/environment. The music was also great. While the story kept me interested and entertained throughout 95% of the play through. Everything you do in the game, all of the choices you make, and everything that unfolds in the story ultimately amounts to levelheaded and reasonable conclusions. The whole thing is supposed to be an allegory for life's situations, problems and expectations, and their often disappointing or boring resolve. But with that said, I can understand people's appeal, and I respect the writers for attempting to try something different, but it's not really my cup of tea.

2/5 Granola Bars

A game with no gameplay

Good linear story. Manageable game play. Absorbing. Original.

The game was okay, people kept on telling me it was emotional, but in my opinion it wasn't.. it's an open world game, but I easily got lost, and the story was kind of scrambled. The graphics were eh, but for it's time it was okay. I recommend this game though, good game.

First off let me preface this by saying I bought this on sale for $1.99

I liked the game for $2 .... however for $20? No, not worth 20. It's worth 2..

Story was seriously short, it was limited world roaming, and story was basically a micro-level choose your own story adventure via radio communication. Good game, loved the story, loved the small exploration. Perfect for $2.00-

Would have felt pissed even if the story was good for $20.00

Firewatch is a visually stunning and immersive game with excellent voice acting and dialogue. The story is engaging, though the ending feels a bit underwhelming but not terrible. A short yet memorable experience. 10/10.

Beautiful game with a really nice atmosphere and music, the ending was a bit meh but otherwise the game is really perfect

Its okay? Pretty scenery, kinda mid mystery when I figured it out on my own several days from the end. Jeez dude just go see your wife. All the video game ledges kinda got to me when so many got crammed into the last few sections of the game. If you have it already like I do, you could knock it out in 3 or so hours.

Firewatch gave me something to think about as the credits rolled, so that's enough of a success for me. Great voice acting. I took a stupid amount of screenshots for a game I only played for four hours... so if you like game landscapes and horizons this is the one for you. Without getting into spoilers, Firewatch managed a cool experience I wasn't expecting from it at all. A great short game to get through.

Lovely story. Great mystery - some thoroughly heart wrenching moments - and it keeps you questioning and wanting to know that next piece of info. Solid pacing and constant story beats that hit and keep you hooked. Believable dialogue and great writing plus amazing artwork hold this game up as something unique and special!

It took me about 5.4 hours to beat it a bit short and very linear. I remember trying to make early game moral and action choices only to find out they just all end up painting the main guy to look like an a****** so my only thought on that is like why even give us the illusion of choice when you have already decided what he should feel or be portrayed as.
I tryed to find any extras but their really wasnt much to explore and find it almost felt incomplete as a game . the story wasnt bad but i was hoping it wouldve gone in a bit different direction than it ended up going but overall i did enjoy the game i just wish their was a bit more to it than their was. I dont think this game should be selling for 20$ it just isnt worth it for what it offers if it is 5$ than thats well worth it if it is anything more than that it should be a hard pass. even with all its problems i still think it is a good game with a good story I just dont think it is worth more than 5 as it is right now.

I don't leave recommendations often for games and I have no desire to spoil this but I HIGHLY recommend playing this game. You won't regret it.

10/10 game.
Amazing story, amazing graphics and amazing mechanics

Realistic
Eye Opening
Up Lifting
Great Story

Someone knows how to read statistics of real actual life problems thanks :)
3.7 hours yet I'd like to take things slow on this game.

Damn. I will just say that you should play Firewatch. It is an astoundingly good game. A great game. Try to avoid learning much about it. Just enter into it and trust that you will have an amazing experience. Because you will.

This is just a fantastic game. I'm so glad that I played it.

The game is hella beautiful ngl. I really enjoyed the adventure and its story. Gives me the eerie feeling sometimes and i really liked it. Totally recommend it.

I think this is a masterpiece. Great narrative that is as raw as it is beautiful.

Beautiful game with a great story mode. Wish it was longer, still great.

Without the intro, this game has legs. Played the alternative story line where I was the killer. Got a 700m head shot on the teens.

WRITTEN ON 11-18-2024.
Took me around 6.3 hours, according to Steam - but Firewatch is in the books. Firewatch is a walking-sim type of adventure game, as most of the time you'll be walking around to the next location to find an item, use a certain item, and get the next cut-scene and/or choice. You will make choices, which shape the actual story & lines, for the most part - even if it might not actually shape the actual ending itself.

After a relationship that has had its ups & down, you take a job as a fire lookout in a big watchtower in 1989. All kinds of incidents happen in Wyoming here in this location and you're to take care of them how you see fit. Without giving too much away here, the story's really good & what you decide in the opening stuff and say to Delilah on the radio will shape the journey itself.

The game ran also well for the most part at 1080p at mostly 60fps, except for a few frame-drops here and there w/ the game maxed-out. Not a big deal w/ the frame-drops here and there, as this isn't an action game and it doesn't happen a ton.

Regardless, the story will hit you hard once you get to the end & find out what likely really happened, even though there's so much other stuff Lore-wise that feels like other stuff might or might not have happened or been a part of this madness; depends on how you look at & feel about some of this extra Lore, as it could be there as "red herrings" or actually might be important threads. Some of it, feels up to interpretation - but, maybe extra playthroughs & combing through everything could possibly help that out.

Regardless, this walking sim and story was really good and I certainly enjoyed my 6.3 hours with it or so.

I recall when this game came out some years ago. More recently, it was in a monthly Humble Bundle This game sat in my queue until I tried it last night. It took me about five or six hours to play it, and I don't know how replayable it is, but it tells a compelling story while you solve a mystery with some red herrings. At the end, I cried, not because it is bad, but because the protagonist's lot in life still sucks. I suppose it is like real life, if you live long enough. That was cathartic.

A good fast game! I wish there was more, but I don't know what more there would be to add. The atmosphere was amazingly sculpted and the worry I got playing the game was quite intense, which is not something I expected out of this title.

If you are looking for a laid-back, aesthetic game, it's a solid one for you! Absolutely beautiful. Short and easy game.

Sit down for 4 hours and play this game start to finish, you will not regret it and you will not be disappointed. There is a reason people will reference the Firewatch affect or paradox now a days, this game was an instant classic and ages very well.

Nice game, but it wouldve been really nice if they used some more time on making the walking more smooth and less buggy, especially since 99% of the game is spent walking. But other than that the game had a good story and amazing atmosphere

Short sweet game. Visually very good. You would feel like taking screenshot every 5 minutes

Fantastic experience. The dialog is the highlight here and is 10/10. The characters are amazing.

Rushes the middle way too fast and really needs one more full day after the conversations had during the time skip. But the game just rushes to the third act and no chance to let it breathe. The game would be much stronger with just a day or two more time before the conspiracy stuff starts.

very nice, but short game. managed to finish it in a single sitting. kept me on edge, feeling like something was about to happen until the very end

A beautiful walking simulator with great character chemistry and an intriguing mystery. People find the ending a bit polarising, but despite this I think it's a great character study and I love these kinds of story games where it feels like a movie I get to walk around in. If you like exploring just for the sights, this is your game. If you are looking for intense gameplay with immense replayayability to see what you could have done differently I wouldn't really touch it if I were you. There are small things, but the biggest changes you can have is the dialogue. But it's so well written that you do kind of want to go back and see every single outcome. But keep in mind that this will not change the overall narrative.

I got 7/10 of the achievements on my playthrough. I definitly am going to play this game again this year or early next year to get 100%. If you like beautiful games that are intensely based in story and the beauty factor, this is it for you. Buy it full price if there's no sale. If there is a sale and you're on the fence, give it a shot! :)

it]s a nice game but not worth thr hype imo, the suspese build up at the start but in the end it feels like it had no point. It`s a good game but at the same time i don't know what to say abt it

The general atmosphere of the game, with its calm and relaxing forest sounds and beautiful environment, is indescribably comforting, unlike the sad story full of emotions. You won't feel lonely in this game because you’re always talking with the supervisor about everything you see. I enjoyed the mystery in some events and the unexpected ending. One of the best indie games I ever played

I bought this game with 0 knowlodge of what it was about, I had no idea of what type of gameplay it was, I just saw it was wished by one friend of mine and bought it.
And I have to say, its quite good, a good narrative and interesting characters, its a pretty game too