The mountain skylines, bodies of water, and picture perfect skies are a wonder to behold. Vibrant foliage covers the hills, making hiking a visually appealing task. To what degree I will leave for those now eager to play, but it all ties into the story at hand.Įxploring the Shoshone is breathtaking. By the end of my playthrough, the two bonded over the summer. She pairs well with Henrys easy going approach on life, and they are the type that would easily get along in a local bar. She’s a tequila and crossword loving realist who finds humor in almost any scenario. You have the power of choice, and it seems to play an important role in his and Delilah’s relationship.
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He is a good, honest man if you so choose him to be, or he can be more of a selfish man. In many cases, you get to pick the responses of Henry, which flow easily from choice to choice. Estranged from his wife, he finds solace in the forest, as well as in Delilah (voiced by Cissy Jones.) Their dynamic is impeccable, never missing a beat. Henry, voiced by Mad Men's Rich Sommer, is a stable but emotionally weary man. From somber to serious moments, and a whole lot of comical ones in between, each line and the emotion behind it comes off incredibly natural and believable. Their chit chats throughout the days of your watch become more engaged with each passing moment. Henry and Delilah are a dream team of a duo. Their connections and banter are what drive the game to its heights of narrative greatness.
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This is normally a fairly lonely job, but on the other end of his radio is his sole contact Delilah. It’s the summer of '89, and he has taken up a job as a fire lookout for the Shoshone National Park to get away from his troubled life in Boulder, Colorado. Players take control of Henry, an emotionally conflicted outdoorsman.
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But I am glad it did, and I am even more glad that Campo Santo gave me the chance to play it, because it is one exhilarating piece of work that puts emphasis on a character driven narrative that nails emotion in a realistic way.Īt the heart of Firewatch lies an extremely well written and delivered thriller, though from an outside perspective it’s a straightforward, semi-open world walking simulator. I didn't know that it was going to make me emotionally attached to multiple characters without ever seeing their faces. I didn't know that it had about five hours worth of some of the best scripted and most natural sounding dialogue you will have heard this year in gaming. I didn’t know that it was home to wildly colorful scenes of nature landscapes.
#WHO MAKES FIREWATCH GAME PS4#
I knew that earlier this year it released on PS4 and PC to much high praise, and was primarily a first person narrative driven experience. I knew very little about Firewatch going in. Released on September 20th, 2016 on Xbox One (Also available on PS4 & PC)ĭeveloper: Campo Santo Publisher: Campo Santo