This makes for a far more honest portrayal of confronting oneself than if her role had been that of a cackling villain. Delilah becomes your confidante and potential lover but also occasionally your accidental foil. It’s notable, too, that Delilah is never the antagonist. How long does it take to complete Firewatch?įirewatch will take around six hours to complete, dev explains. This is not a horror game, it’s more of a very slow burning psycho thriller. But nothing that suddenly jumps into your face, and no sudden sound effects that are meant to shock you. There are a few scenes scenes that might be a bit creepy.
Almost every character in the game has a troubled past they are trying to flee from, mistakes they are trying to avoid facing, all of which are inescapable facts of life. It’s about running away from real life, from it’s hardships, from your mistakes. … Firewatch then doubles down on its narrative ambitions with the ending scene.įirewatch is all about escapism. He wasn’t snatched by the government, he died due to an accidental climbing accident, when he was left to explore without supervision.
However What happened to Henry after Firewatch? As the story wraps up, Henry stumbles onto Brian Godwin’s corpse in an abandoned cave. … It is among the very best of the first-person narrative genre, and it reminds us what video game storytelling is capable of in the right hands. Firewatch is available February 9th on PC and PS4.įirewatch is amazing for many reasons, but above all because it’s an adult game that deals with serious issues, with realistic adult dialogue to match. Firewatch is a game about the quiet of the wilderness, silence, and the sounds that follow it. They probably never meet again, but for that one summer, they had each other.īut the setting, in all of its vast loneliness, elevates a spooky story to downright scary and stressful it’s not a horror game, more of an interactive thriller. Henry and Delilah’s relationship isn’t meant to be forever, or blossom into a story where love overcomes all obstacles – that’s never what Firewatch was about.
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