Review of Firewatch

Firewatch (2016 Video Game)
10/10
One of my new favourite games
19 September 2022
(SPOILERS LATER BUT FOR NOW YOUR GOOD) I have played and bought a bunch of games and beaten a lot as well, but even in other 3-6 hour games I normally beat them in 3 or 4 sittings. For this game, I started playing in the morning after eating and as soon as I started I immersed myself into this story that made me completely forget that these characters weren't real people because of how great the writing and voice acting was. I normally give video games the benefit of the doubt when it comes to voice acting even if it isn't great, but this voice acting would genuinely pass in a film. I was very surprised to see how many criticisms this game has in the most helpful reviews such as the gameplay, which is not the center of this game. The gameplay is simple so you can listen to the dialogue while playing. This games story moves forward by you simply hiking around while talking to Delilah. If you had some complex epic combat gameplay you wouldn't be able to focus on the important dialogue. (spoilers from now on) The ending is the biggest criticism, but I think the ending is great. Everybody expects something huge but you don't always need that. You just have a good conversation with Delilah and leave, but it leaves you wondering. Wondering if she was possibly teaming up with Ned, and all the possibilities about the teenagers, but that's the point of the game. It's about paranoia. You fear being watched once you see that shadow figure, it's a really creepy game when you think about it. Overall I'd rate this game a 9.5/10, it should be more well-known and it's extremely underrated.
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