Posted on: September 12, 2018

Jt0

Spiele: 1 Rezensionen: 1

Weak game and weak story

I got Firewatch on sale, and I'm glad I did. The game starts out strong; I'm not faulting it for being a walking simulator. The problem is that there are so many mechanics and so many plot points that are absolutely inconsequential, and the game still has tons of technical issues. It feels appropriate for a game made by 3 people, not 12. I'll be specific: - There's a bug in the Linux version where the game stops detecting certain keys. I ran into this problem multiple times while playing, and the only solution is to remap the keys and find some that aren't dead. - The animation is horrible. There's a notable lack of interaction with other people or animals in the game. And as the game moved on, I found myself hoping I wouldn't meet another person because the immersion would be shattered if they had to animate anything that wasn't a tree or a bush. - The story starts out great, but the ending is a complete letdown. I won't spoil anything here, but no matter what your expectation is for the ending, you'll be let down. The character development completely stops about halfway through and the ending is very rushed. - So many game mechanics and plot points are completely inconsequential. They don't matter, at all, and won't affect your ability to complete the game or to enjoy the game. - For a game where getting to explore a wilderness with "miles of trails," the map feels very small. In large part that's because it's not about exploring; there are well-defined paths you're meant to follow. And while I liked the artwork, it's just not enough to make me slow down and take a picture and enjoy the walk. The game would have done much better either by not having a story at all, or by not making the story the singular driving point to the game. If you're not performing an assigned task, there's nothing to do. And if you focus on completing the assigned tasks, you'll be done with the game in about 4 hours. Wait for a sale if you really want it.

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Posted on: November 1, 2018

TheGrouchDnD

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Spiele: 47 Rezensionen: 1

Skip this

Barely a game, really more of a walking simulator. Rest assured, all your choices are meaningless, and the ending isn't worth the effort.

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Posted on: June 19, 2019

mcflyle

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Spiele: 27 Rezensionen: 1

Top, schön, entspannend!

Kurz aber top! Es ist mehr wie ein gutes Buch, als wie ein Spiel und genau das macht es so faszinierend. Wer mal etwas entspannte Zeit verbringen will, mit guter interaktiver Story, ist hier genau richtig. Nur länger wäre schön, mehr als 3-4 Abende ist nicht drin, aber das schaffen gute Bücher genauso schnell ;)

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Posted on: October 14, 2020

xr011er

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Spiele: 169 Rezensionen: 6

One-time empty walking sim

You know the main difference between Firewatch (FW) and The Stanley Parable (TSP)? Even with the lower budget, TSP creates way more solid storyline than 'open-world-officially / linear in fact' FW. First. Almost literally every step in TSP is narrated, some of these with few further lines itself. Take a step away from main line in FW aaaaand... right - you're welcome in 'Silently Nowhere'. There's no live even anywhere nearby the main line. And because of that, with all declarated open world stuff, in fact - this game is linear as straight line from point A to point B. Second. And it was mentioned many times before me. Intro choices changes nothing. They try to create some emotional bond with main character. But in my case it was a failure. I had more feelings with my hopes that somewhere in cliff hopping main character will broke his leg or something similar.. just anything to change this boring animation, seriously. Finale. I cannot and will not blame level designers, art creators, sound designers and all other dev who creates 'the meat of the game', the problem is in the 'glue' (narrative) which must create solid game in the end. So: - lack of narrative coverage, which one leads to - - lack of empathy to literally everything in the game - lack of some 'breath of live' around ruins the game experience. Once you've understood that - you will just run towards the end without any distraction for this open empty world.

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Posted on: July 5, 2021

FrostPlatinum

Spiele: 3 Rezensionen: 1

Fun and fascinating Game

Played Firewatch a few months ago and i can tell you that every hour you put into this game is worth it, the story gets more interesting the more you play it, the game isn't perfect but it is truly breathtaking, the beautiful graphics with it's textures just looks amazing. If you're looking for a short game that's fun and has a good story, I would highly recommend trying this game out, you will enjoy every moment of it.

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