![]() ![]() At one point, I would be on day 30 and discover a key piece of information then I would jump forward three weeks. In many ways, it felt like it was a ‘choose your own adventure book’ and my decisions in the game corresponded with the next day I would play through. When you finish part of the narrative, the next chapter appears on a black screen stating the day you are on. Walking through the forest and rocky outcrops was actually really quite peaceful and something the Xbox One version has taken advantage off by adding a ‘free-roaming’ mode for players to simply enjoy. The conversations keep the plot moving and sounds and visuals are beautiful and atmospheric. The story then takes all sorts of twists and turns and goes from creepy to downright strange. From there you spend the time talking with Delilah over the walkie-talkie and generally moving from point A to point B conducting various jobs around the park. On his first day, Delilah, his supervisor, contacts him via walkie-talkie and asks that he investigate illegal fireworks at the lake. Henry’s wife develops early-onset dementia at 41 and Henry is taking a break from care-role whilst his in-laws look after her. You play Henry on his first day as Forest-fire lookout at the Shoshone National Park. Firewatch takes place in the Wyoming wilderness in 1989. After all, it’s much snappier that ‘first-person, combat-free adventure game’. Walking simulator may feel like a derogatory term, but the new first-person, combat-free adventure game genre, have taken it their stride and made it their own. Here is my review of Firewatch, now out on Xbox One. Sure, the game looks beautiful and the voice acting is top notch but emotion… thats pretty rare in a video game these days. Never in my gaming life has a title ever stirred such an emotion. ![]() ![]() Firewatch made me feel so guilty for cheating on my in-game wife, I had trouble sleeping. ![]()
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