Firewatch

The game's graphics, voice acting and general presentation is really good. However, its also extremely linear and forces the player to walk over the same ground many many times, The story makes up most of the game and honestly it was going really good until the end when it completely fell short of what it could and should have been. The whole time the story is building up suspense only to waste it on an awkward unfulfilling half baked excuse for an ending. It almost seems like the devs ran out of time or money or both.

Thankfully It's not a climbing simulator? Yeah, there is a lot of climbing, and spelunking in this game - which is not a bad thing after all! I also love the story, especially "the conversations" - the whole thing feels really natural. The crime mystery in the background keeps you going forward, and it reminds me of the best TV series. The graphical style is not for everyone, but for me it felt good, and it was a real pleasure to explore.

Game is buggy, simple, and just plain dumb. Hard to believe this is recomended by anyone.

Being an action game fan (Metro, Uncharted, Diablo) I've never played any games based only on narration, this is the game that changed my perception. I honestly didn't expect such depth and beauty in a game. The narration really worked on me because the game is cleverly imagined to guide you through the story while letting you move freely and make some important choices. Speaking of choices, I loved the fact that you can restart a day if you srewed up an answer (like I miss-click pretty much all the time) and not having to go through till the end with a bad choice. Very good game, very beautiful design !

Firewatch is a first person adventure game. The core gameplay mechanics consist of walking around a lush and beautifully realized national forest park while clicking on objects and communicating with the primary NPC exclusively via walkie talkie. The player character, Henry, has only a map and a compas to navigate around the park, and that's all you, the player, have as well. I thought this helped put me right in Henry's shoes, though at times I did find it frustrating and confusing. I would have appreciated being given some slightly clearer means of knowing where I was supposed to go and how I was meant to get there. The game is rather short, but this eliminates the concern of anything overstaying its welcome. The story is paced tightly and it's interwoven into its environment flawlessly. We're given a serene, quiet opening that builds to a gripping thriller. Some have found the ending disappointing, but I'm not among them. This isn't a story about getting you want. We aren't meant to be satisfied. And while I would argue the $20 price tag is worth the product on offer, I would understand wanting to wait for a sale.