Firewatch

After looking through my library I finally decided to finish Firewatch this weekend. What drew my attention to Firewatch was the beauty of the wilderness. I was not dissapointed in this regard. Coupled with the music, the wilderness felt soothing and at times tense to walk around in. I was pleasantly surprised how much I loved the dialogue between the two main characters. Even though I loved walking through the wilderness I had hoped there was more to it than just that. The story of the game starts off intriguing but towards the end it fell abit flat. Overall I enjoyed the time I spent in Firewatch. Though parts of Firewatch could have been better, I would recommend giving it a playthrough.

Well that was a frustrating yet dull waste of 4 and a half hours. In what way was any of this low-res (ultra mode) linear cartoon an open world or simulaltion of anything? All the reviews lied to me. You walk around, a little area at a time, playing 'hunt the spot from which I'm allowed to climb the magic rock' in order to advance the story. Which also won't advance until you've found the plot device. You can't go anywhere else because there's a blade of grass in the way - or something, I stopped caring after the first hour. You can't even enjoy the sub-Skyrim views because you're constantly interrupted by some woman babbling about her love life - or something, I stopped listening after a couple of hours. The best thing about this visual novel is that it doesn't take long.

Great story-based casual mystery game, lasting about as long as it takes to read a mystery novel. With the help of your supervisor, Delilah -- with whom you develop an increasingly close relationship as the game progresses, but whom you never meet in person -- you hike, climb, and sometimes fall into a plot that has both Henry and Delilah growing more and more worried about their choices and their futures. Aside from a couple of the usual red herrings one finds in mystery stories, the gist of the tale becomes clearer as you progress. Having played through the game only once, I can't speak to the value of replay. (With the mystery solved, I don't see much point in replay, for that matter.) You do wrestle with some matters of personal choice and dilmena, but in the end it does not seem to matter much. One factor that kept me intrigued as the game approached its climax was the thought that Henry would finally get to meet Delilah in person. In that regard the game might feel like a bit of a let-down. After all, the mystery is just the vehicle through which Henry and Delilah come to know each other and grow emotionmally connected -- and come to know themsleves a bit better as well. That is the true heart of the tale. But once the mystery is solved, our players exit the stage with a limp rather than a roar, although possibly a bit more humble and slightly wiser. Aside from that final-chapter fumble, it's a pleasant experience and well worth the sale price I paid.

Game is beautiful, plays very well for walking simulator. I do love this game and have 100% it on Steam and GOG. The biggest issue is the story and how it unfolds... Or doesn't unfold. Either way, the game is great but held back by the story. If it's onsale I'd reccomend it, takes a couple of hours to beat and keeps you engaged until the end.

Poor players... Campo Santo couldn't create nothing more than a fiction. They've fooled every player with this repetitive walking here and there, with this very talented "story" and "suspense", with this fake decisions. It isn't worth your time at all. What a joke!