Firewatch

Before I got to the end I would have given this 4+ stars. The game has a nice interesting story and is ideal if you're looking for something chilled out and casual to play. The game ability to create an interesting and intriging story using just voice acting, ambience and music is very impressive but the ending is pretty terrible and makes me feel like I've just wasted my time playing. Remember when you finished watching season 8 of Game Of Thrones and you were like "Really?! Really?! That's how they're ending it?! That's what they came up with?". Yep that's Firewatch. Start an awesome journey and end it feeling disapointed.

I was postponing to play this game for a long time because of the controversial reviews. Finally got it on sale, DRM free, and played it, thankfully there is a native version for Linux! It worked smoothly and I enjoyed it thoroughly! The ending is indeed controversial, but when you reflect on it you understand how masterfully you have been played by the game. It didn't take an epic turn at the end as many expected, but I think it's for the better, it felt way more natural and actually deeper this way. Play it and judge it for yourself! You might love it like me or might hate it - but I hope you will enjoy the journey ;-)

Beautiful imagery, despite being a bit old in 2024. I did not like some of the limitations of movement (only white-painted surfaces can be climbed, while other seemingly approachable places cannot be reached), but overall controls were OK. What let me down completely is the story. It develops in a very promising way and leads to a climax that just is not there. The story peters out completely and is not up to the visuals: lots of smoke but no fire.

Played well into game and now it will not open.

Spent one hour trying to put my hat back on the hat rack. didn't make it (delilah is a baddie though)