Firewatch succeeds in creating a relationship over a handheld radio between two people who have never met that feels real. He has only one person to talk to, his supervisor, Delilah. The stunning interface and visuals can be seen even on the game’s official website with the perfect use of colors and great typography.įirewatch, set in the late 80s, tells the short tale of Henry, a man trying to move away from his past who is living in the Wyoming wilderness in a fire lookout tower. There’s also the best in class UI for the game done by Jake Rodkin. The reason Firewatch is being featured here, is because of the absolutely gorgeous visuals by Jane Ng and Olly Moss. A single playthrough will leave out a lot of dialogue and hidden things, so keep that in mind. Over the last few days, I’ve managed playing Firewatch twice while trying to consume every little bit of dialogue that has been carefully placed in this world and have come out impressed for the most part.įirewatch is a first person exploration adventure game that will take you about 4 hours to finish. Combine that with music by Chris Remo (who I loved in Gone Home) and the involvement of Panic (One of our favorite studios out there) and my interest grew multiple times. Every trailer since then has looked absolutely stunning and the screenshots are basically excellent fodder for wallpapers. I’ve been excited about playing Firewatch ever since Campo Santo first revealed it. It creates what could be seen as an interactive movie, but the participatory nature of the game makes it stand apart from other media in a way that needs to be experienced first hand to fully appreciate.In Featured, Game, Mac, Windows Firewatch - Pyromance This is paired with fully voiced story (including a role for Rich Sommer of Mad Man fame). It captures what it's like to be a forest lookout in real life. The game is beautiful to look at and explore. It's a theme that applies to the watchful role of the forest lookouts as well as our main character's relationship with his mentally ill wife.

'Somethings we can't stop from happening,' one of the characters says in the game. While many games put you in powerful positions, Firewatch is about powerlessness and empathy. You slowly uncover a story about loneliness, mental health and catharsis in a grand, sun-drenched landscape. A relationship evolves between the two of them through just these interactions. As you talk on the radio to your controller, you learn more about your character. It has a relational and conspiracy undertone similar to the podcast/radio drama and Netflix show Homecoming.

Firewatch is an explorative adventure where you play a fire lookout in America’s Shoshone National Forest.

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