![]() ![]() The beautiful setting of the Wyoming forest and the dialogue between you and Delilah kept me wanting to progress the story, but it ended up falling flat at its conclusion.Ī copy of this game was provided by the publisher for review purposes. I wasn’t really captivated by what I played in the end. Upon completing Firewatch, I enjoyed the journey, but it didn’t leave a strong lasting impression. Firewatch isn’t unplayable on PS4, but the performance issues are both noticeable and disappointing. At one point the game completely locked up forcing a restart. The frame rate throughout most of the game is all over the place and noticeably chugs while jogging. The gorgeous environments, soundtrack, and small details add to the immersion of the game, but frame rate issues consistently pulled me out of the experience. The soundtrack nails the important sections of the experience and it is what I’ll remember most about Firewatch. Through the majority of the game, there is no music, but when the soundtrack of Firewatch kicks in, it’s incredible. ![]() There are some sections of walking without dialogue, allowing you to just soak in the world around you. There’s also consistently new things to talk about with Delilah that helps keeps things interesting when walking through the same area numerous times. It can feel like backtracking, as there are some long stretches of walking through the same area, but thankfully there is a jog button you can toggle to speed up travel times. Each environment you’ll visit is unique, and you’ll visit some locations in the game numerous times. The map has an indicator on it showing where certain points of interest are, including where you currently are located. To navigate the forest a map and compass will aid you. Finding some supply caches aren’t mandatory, but you’ll want to look on your map to find them all as they can hold some really interesting items.Įxploring the forest around the lookout tower is where the majority of your time will be spent. Smaller maps can be found in supply caches to mark on your map to clearly outline the paths you need to take to progress. These sections break up the walking segments, but after a while, they can feel monotonous. Rappelling from rock cliffs is a gameplay element that occurs several times throughout the game. Some items are necessary for progression, such as a rope to rappel from rock cliffs, while a flashlight found early in the game can be completely missed. It really add to the believability of the world and helps with immersing you into the forests of Wyoming. I appreciate the nice touches the game includes such as a pennant that resembles the University of Wyoming, and the “Don’t Tread on Me” doormat. Books, bleach, soap, cans of food, and more are available to pick up and look at though most objects don’t offer much to advance the story. Your home in Firewatch is a lookout tower with various objects in which to interact. ![]() However, some plot points never really get resolved, and I didn’t feel like the story came together in a satisfying way. Stories about other characters and happenings in the forest play into sections of the plot. Some options are needed to progress the story, but the majority of them are optional and can be skipped if you so choose. ![]() When exploring the forest you’ll come across points of interest that’ll open up more dialogue options. These objectives are related to the job as a lookout put a stop to teens setting off fireworks, gather supplies from a nearby cache, and so on. Delilah, who has many more years of experience in the field, will give you various objectives that you’ll need to complete. The way their relationship progresses throughout is perhaps one of my favorite aspects of the story. The dialogue between the two is great and the way the two play off each other kept me interested. Henry and Delilah’s conversations occur over a walkie-talkie which is where most of the story segments happen. His only contact for the summer is another fire spotter, Delilah, stationed in the Northern area of the park. This decision, to keep things vague, comes from a desire to take a break from a very stressful period in Henry’s life. More money is allocated to fire spotters and our protagonist Henry accepts a job in the forests of Wyoming as a lookout for the summer. Posted by Collin on February 8th, 2016 | 0 Comments | Tags: Firewatchįollowing the fires in Yellowstone National Park in 1988 the amount of care taken to avoid more fires has been increased. ![]()
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