Firewatch is a very different type of game. Walking around as protagonist Henry, you’re armed with little more than your walkie-talkie and some truly sharp wit, tasked with keeping the forest you call home safe from wild partying teens, reckless fire starters and perhaps a mysterious murderer out to get you all. You really don’t know.
And we really don’t know either, which makes Firewatch all the more intriguing every time I see it. Underneath the sharp writing and unique premise lies a compelling mystery. One that has Henry chasing shadows in almost every trailer we’ve seen for the game, accompanied by no one else other than a crackling voice on the other side of those radio waves you keep sending out. It’s eerie and unsettling, even if the first twenty minutes of the game don’t really sell it that hard.
Firewatch is almost as much about the adventure as it is about Henry and his new employer, who exchange some truly brilliant lines in the opening minutes. It’s not just funny, it’s real – coming off more as a genuine relationship between the two characters that you’ve literally just been introduced to. Nothing expresses that more than this:
“The code is 1234. It’s…uh…actually that for all of them.”
“Secure.”
“Shut up.”
Consider me sold on Firewatch. It’s out on PS4 as a console exclusive and PC on February 9th.
Last Updated: December 10, 2015
Ottokie
December 10, 2015 at 10:39
Seems kinda fun actually 😛
Kromas untamed
December 10, 2015 at 11:01
Indeed. I may just get this come feb.
The Grand Admiral Chief
December 10, 2015 at 10:52
DragonSpirit009
December 10, 2015 at 13:19
My friends think this is what’s going on in my mind when I act a little bit different at times
The Grand Admiral Chief
December 10, 2015 at 10:54
DAT………LOAD……..ING……..T………IM………E
Kromas untamed
December 10, 2015 at 11:01
Dat ps4 loading time. 😛
Hammersteyn
December 10, 2015 at 11:02
Duh, it’s on console
The Grand Admiral Chief
December 10, 2015 at 11:05
Duh, was a jab at that obviously…
Hammersteyn
December 10, 2015 at 11:08
Never gets old.
Hammersteyn
December 10, 2015 at 11:03
Me, I’d just sit and watch everytihng burn
The Grand Admiral Chief
December 10, 2015 at 11:05
*everything
Hammersteyn
December 10, 2015 at 11:07
Console spelling
The Grand Admiral Chief
December 10, 2015 at 11:34
C….o…..nso……le…..spell………………………ing
Corrie
December 10, 2015 at 12:07
C….o…..nso……le…..spell………..day 1 patch………….season pass…………micro transaction……….you failed to give Sony and Microsoft even more money to play online kicking you back to the home screen….
FTFE
HvR
December 10, 2015 at 11:30
Like to see more games like but just a little more in depth like with ARK resource and crafting. Giving you a millions ways to skin the racoon ….. literally.
DragonSpirit009
December 10, 2015 at 13:19
Seriously want to get this game! My curiosity is peaked!
RinceThis
December 10, 2015 at 15:49
Coooool. Was intrigued the first time I saw this. You know you’ll find out that there is no one on the other side and he is the murderer tehehehe