K, never buying from GOG again
I'm going to keep this review fairly brief. Firewatch still stands as one of the most engaging narrative, "walking simulator" that I've ever played. There are plenty of games that tried and failed to catch the magic that this game offered me. The one game that makes you believe has these merits would be the Playstation exclusive, The Last of Us. Read a review on TLOU and remove that game from that review and place firewatch in its stead. The connection between the characters, and the overall believability is groundbreaking. I can only name a handleful of other games that scratch the surface of real human interaction that this provides. From beginning to end, this provides medium defining narrative that completely captures real conversation, character progression, suprising turn-of-events, and a real desire for lust. The game is just remarkably beautiful. Using the power of intense lighting effects, a perfect-for-genre color pallete, and a filled in world. I've seen this game on multiple display technologies, such as IPS LCD, OLED, VGA CRT and HD CRT. This game is just magical on every single type. The textures following a more simplistic design, but using incredible post processing technology to create sharp images and eye catching sunsets. The beauty of this game is one of it's greatest aspects. At this point in my life, I'm well aware that I'm hard to please when it comes to video games, movies and other forms of entertainment. Firewatch grabbed my attention that few games have, or even captivating movies have. The ending captured the magic completely, and many of you wouldn't understand or might even dislike it. The game has no flaws from my subjective opinion. I can't tell you that you will enjoy this game, but I sure did.
