Agreed. Firewatch's biggest strength is how real it is. The voice acting, the work, the plot points... everything. Reality is messy, and more often than we like there are no perfect endings. Firewatch not having one is the ONLY proper way to finish this game, imo.
@@AredioVani Thanks for the suggestion! I always love playing my games like that. First thing I did when playing Breath of the Wild was turn off the minimap.
A really great game that subverts expectations of murderers and government conspiracy to something much less fantastical but much more grounded and real, which helps the message of facing your problems to really hit home and feel much more personal. Every character in the game is running away from something. Henry is running from facing his wife, Delilah is avoiding her boyfriend after the murder of his brother, and Ned is running from having to cope with his sons death. It’s a story that needs multiple playthroughs, and the ending is definitely not a bad thing. This game should be a 10/10
It's a shame there aren't many really good ones. This, The Beginners' Guide and obviously the fantastic Stanley Parable are the only ones I can remember right now.
+paussi00 I just played and beat The Vanishing of Ethan Carter and had a really good time with it. It was short, but very enjoyable. And it's probably one of the prettiest games I've ever played.
paussi00 If your talking npc interaction, very little. The story is told through flashbacks and finding clues to what happened as well as some narration from the player character. If you mean world interaction; it's not on skyrim's level of being able to pick up everything you see, but it was enough where I thought it wasn't lacking in that department.
- SHORT REVIEW - NO SPOILERS - I just completed it a few minutes ago , and I really do agree that the ending is a bit if a let down. I explored and walked around a lot more than a lot of people probably would, but the game still only lasted about 7 hours. I know a lot of people are praising the game for its lack of combat, but without any kind of confrontation in that way, the gameplay does just revolve around walking and talking, which is relaxing (the visuals and voice acting really is fantastic)but there really isn't that much else. It never gets dark enough to be creepy (even inside a cave - missed opportunity there IMO), lack of predator/hostile human encounters mean it's never really that scary/exciting, and the only time my heart rate increased was when I thought I might get to actually SEE Delilah. Also, warning, if you are one of those people that finds yourself easily attached to fictional characters (E.G Elizabeth in Bioshock Infinite, or your partner/companion in Fallout 4), you're gonna leave the game feeling a little heartachey, since your only interaction is over that radio, and also it's a game... Overall it was a really great experience, but its short length, anticlimactic story, and lack of many interesting gameplay features make it more of a £6-10 ($10-15) sort of game, not a £15 ($20) and unless you really want it right now, I would recommend holding off until you can get it on sale, because then it would be REALLY worth it. If anyone has any questions, I'd be more than happy to answer them :)
The game is amazing and I learned to love the ending, sure it wasn't like most other games, it didn't have a breathtaking reveal, but that's what I love about it, IT'S REALISTIC. It's not a fantasy and movie like story, it's supposed to be like the real world and it really shows, it's something that can really happen. I was bummed out when the game finished but the more I thought of it the more I admired the writing and the overall game. Kudos to the developers and voice actors, they made this game feel like it's dripping the word "human" from every crack.
I bought this game on Friday night after having a stressful week as well as a lot of personal issues. This game was the perfect escape... Although I found the ending to be quite underwhelming, I felt like the narrative as a whole circled itself very maturely. The game stayed true itself; meaning that you remained isolated for the entire game without facial interactions, which supported the game's concept and premise well. I also cannot stress enough about the amount of times I had to stop in awe just to soak in the beautiful environment... Great review IGN. A lot can be said about this game, but I feel as though it's best to let each individual experience it by their own terms.
-People who dislike the ending are people who like things to be predictable and don’t like it when their viewpoints are being challenged. -The climax was the moment when the grounded-in-reality truth was revealed, it is anything but anti-climatic. -The reason why these people feel disappointed is that the ending happened outside of their expectations, their previous prediction that they made up in their heads are proven to be absurd and false, and they don’t like it when they’re wrong, the grounded story of the game doesn’t make them feel smart, and these people sure as hell love to feel smart, even without being smart at all most of the time.
+Mike Pipher if I enjoy a game because it has good story, characters and not too difficult gameplay I get my girlfriend to play it, I will probably get her to play this, she's played brothers and the last of us and enjoyed them
In my opinion, this is one of the best reviews IGN has done. Ryan is great, and has explained every aspect admirably. The game seems pretty great. I'd try it out as soon as possible.
paussi00 I know, I just feel like this generation has been really hostile towards indie games, and this year, so many good ones are coming out already!!!
I absolutely loved this game. I think that the ending was both anticlimactic, but also right. There was a moment in the game where I actually annoyed Delilah, driving her away from the radio as a moved through the woods. Occasionally, I caught myself looking at just about everything in my path to make sure that I wasn't missing some sort of extra dialogue from my beloved companion. I then realized that Delilah, and the relationship with Henry and Delilah, just so happened to be the best part of the game. I even went back on a save and restarted the whole day, just because I didn't want to annoy her. It's the little things that draw you in to a game, making you really feel for these characters, that when you make them angry, you truly feel bad about it. I think this is what makes the game so beautiful and so haunting at the same time.
Got this for 6 bones on PSN. My son loves it! The back and forth between Henry and Delilah is so effortless, so in sync that it makes you want to go out and meet new people!
A captivating experience that is probably my favorite story and character focused game since The Last of Us. Really short too at around four hours so it was a perfect game for the weekend.
This reviewer gets it. It's the power of an emotional connection told through storytelling, and this game really nails it. Games like these have the capability to tell a story we can relate to more than a high budget hollywood production can. And on that merit alone, it deserves all the praise it has received.
one of the best games i've played in my 15 years of gaming. I was really hoping for a bit more with the ending. But this will definitely be a classic and developers should take note. no guns, combat or really any violence. Sorry kids.
So I LOVE story mode games....don't NEED the violence, don't NEED the guns to have fun and this game was a great change of pace. IMO this was a game with a GREAT story....could you guys recommend any other games on PC that you would also say has a GREAT story? (Not saying it can't have violence and guns lol just that it doesn't have too)
+B Devine I found it very frustrating in a weird kind of way. When I'm near the lake and I can hear ducks really, really close to me and I'm looking around to see where they are and find none. It just pulls you out of the immersion immiedately.
The constant build up of tension and paranoia without a climax ending is a change of pace from most games. It shows how not all stories "end with a bang", and that's just like real life. Not all stories end with a cliffhanger or satisfying defeat, and this game shows that perfectly.
It isn't. Sure the game looks great, sure the story is awesome, and of course the small dev team worked extremely hard to make it, but in the end, indie dev teams can't (most of the time) create triple A games that have dozens of hours of content. A fair price in my opinion would be 10$ because of the effort the devs went to to make Firewatch, if that. Because of the percentage Valve and Sony are taking from each sale, they had to sell it for 20$ to make any sort of profit compared to how hard they worked on it. (Sorry for long post I can't help myself.)
Well, Wikipedia is not so shy about spoiling the end of the story, nor are they a bit concerned about posting a warning (other than the heading, "Plot".) So go on over there if ya' gotta know. I don't get freaked by spoilers; they often help me decide about a product. Just like how this review sent me to Steam to find Firewatch for myself.
Nice review, just wanted to rebuttal a small critique you made at 1:10 about lack of wildlife potentially breaking the illusion. Having personally backpacked in the Wyoming wilderness for 3 months a few years ago it was crazy (almost weird) the lack of wildlife. Some birds, squirrels and some goats on the Plateaus there it was pretty much desolate of wildlife.
Ryan has been excited about this game for quite a long time now. No surprise it got a very good review. very curious to check it out. he's rarely wrong with his scores
Beautifull game, good music, amazing voice acting, interesting people. Sadly --> Too short, Too expensive, Too little replayability. The ending is 50/50 for me
God, if this game would of had a great ending it would of been a game of the year contender. Great score, characters, voice overs, everything. It was all there. When the ending came my brain pooped.
I could definitely understand peoples' frustration with the "anticlimactic" ending. But I think that plays a huge roll in the message of the game, being that we as humans experience emotions, situations, and more that can affect an entirety of what sometimes could be something viewed as being small in hindsight. Sure, you can't change the ending. But I think with the structure of this game, it ends in a super sad and anticlimactic way the forces you to just imagine and decide for yourself what happens in their futures, given all of the information this game gives you as a whole. But I'll be honest. I was REALLY sad and disappointed about not seeing Delilah.
i dont know why all hate it's ending....i think the ending is what that makes this game more emotional and hearttouching FIREWATCH is a unforgettable experience MUST PLAY
This is the type of game I would have loved to never end. And about that ending... Weird but as a personal ending I loved it. What I didn't like is that mistery which was building up in a very cool and creepy way... had such a mundane uninteresting explanation! Outrageous! It could have been something so much more.
Bought and completed the game within about 2hrs this morning. My thoughts... The writing is mediocre (with unnecessary swearing and sad relationship dynamics), but is hard to notice because the voice acting is superb. What makes a great story is its ending -- the conclusion, the climax -- which is almost non-existent. It felt cheap and contrived, to develop the characters and the plot only to have it end in such a dull fashion. The game's conclusion seemed to betray its own heading. And in fact, the climax occurs in the cave the second time, which is between the middle and end. The game also had identity crisis. I don't know if it was supposed to be about Henry and Delilah individually, their relationship, Ned and Brian, or what (this is exacerbated by the ending). The gameplay is shallow. It's there to facilitate the story. The game has framerate issues, to the point that it froze on me. The sound is good, the environments are pleasant to view but feel empty. I hate to sound negative but it was a waste of time and money. Alan Wake does everything this game does and more at a higher quality.
I think GameSpot's review of this game is more accurate... It is closer to a 7 out of 10 than a 9 out of 10... It is a cool little game but it is nothing ground breaking...
Who destroyed the two teen girls camp? Who called Delilah when you listened to her call? Who knocked you out (prolly Ned), and what was the reason for knocking you out? Why was there 3 beds in the tent where they worked? AND WHY DID NED INSPECT HENRY AND DELILAH, what was his reasons? and who were the other two he was inspecting? Gawd, so many questions. A great game, but a bit short and a dissappointing ending imo.
+RePaperBag Just finished the game and you have voiced every single question i have about it. The call Henry overheard could probably be the developers way of making fun at audiences who constantly watch everything in a movie/series, hoping for any signs of foreshadowing and trying to find meaning in every shot when there really isn't Or maybe it's just part of Henry's character. But the rest.....man was i hungry for more answers!
Am I the only one who was completely underwhelmed by the ending?.. The writing throughout was amazing, then it just falls short in the last 10 minutes or so.
+kabeltelevizio I do feel like they dropped the ball on the whole "surveillance" aspect. We're supposed to believe that all that was going on was just some crazy woodland hobo? He magically built a high tech surveillance compound out of crap he found laying out in the woods? It felt a little too convenient in a otherwise solid game.
@@mikepipher3347 this is 4 years later so I highly doubt you care anymore but Ned was an army veteran with PTSD who now has the death of his son on his conscience so him going crazy and having knowledge of radio surveillance doesn’t seem far off
Cant wait for this, been following Campo Santo for a while now. Vanaman's writing is something Im looking forward too and all the work the rest of the studio has put in.
Jesus this review is piss "Man I didn't like that I had to look at the map, because it made me have to think about where I go" I am he would have loved a glowing gps line of where to go.
Yeah I was wondering how they did that, it's not a small map that you explore, a few frame rate issues though, especially when it saves but really good none the less
Rj Rj the end is amazing. People are just butthurt that they never get to meet Delilah. This is a game about problems, and how people deal with them, not meeting new people
+kevstew26 Same. The disappointing ending as well as how the game is only 4 hours and costs $20 brought it down to an 8 for me. Also the ending of the game created plot holes in the rest of the story which is annoying. It's the relationship between Henry and Delilah, the amazing voice acting, beautiful graphics, and how up until the end the mystery was interesting, that makes it an 8 for me.
Why do people call this game a boring "walking simulator"? And why do people keep calling FPS's "generic shooters"? Can't we just respect each other's taste for games?
McCaffery, how the hell does IGN score this a 9.3, and Gamespot a 7.0?! A 9.3 places Firewatch in elite gaming company; you know, something that could be mentioned in the same breath as GTA 5 without shame... is Firewatch really *that* good? How come your review doesn't mention gameplay mechanics? How do I actually *play* this game, or is it just like a video game version of a book? If Firewatch's "hooks" are not centered around action or puzzles or strategy, then the story and characters must be OUTSTANDING to warrant a great score. Right? And if those elements were not outstanding, which seems to be in question here, why in the world does it get an outstanding review score? I think you need to explain that more clearly, otherwise, I think Gamespot gave a more accurate score, and I bet Metacritic will settle closer to 7.0 than 9.0+.
Not everyone at IGN sat down and reviewed this together. 9.3 is just McCaffrey's score for the game. He can only tell us how much he liked the game.. These number scores are always entirely subjective anyway.. It's way better to just ignore the number scores and just read the review. The actual meat of the review will tell you way more about whether or not you'll like the game.
That's why I addressed my comment towards McCaffery, and I get that he may have really enjoyed the game, but that takes away all objective value of the critique if these professional review scores are gonna be "just my feelings". I can get that from any person on the internet. I'm at IGN for professional reviews from objective, experienced critics, not just it made me feel the good feels at some parts 9/10 "Amazing"!
+Michael Leon thats all reviews are there is no such thing as an objective review they are peoples opinions and people are different so there opinions are different the only way your gonna know if you like the game is if you play it but jumping on others for there opinion is TOTALLY LUDACRIS and a waste of time
+JoannaRice I haven't played it yet, I wasn't planning, your comment confirmed it, it's to bad that they made it this way, probably as you say, the dialogue makes the game going, but yeah if you feel alone and it's repetitive, then isn't worth it! Thank you so much for your comment, it's hard to get one like you did on UA-cam, so intelligent, peaceful and kind, most of the times people here put hate comments or offensive comments... The world needs more people like you! Thank you, have a great day, wish we could be friends in the future
The ending really lets it down in my opinion, I would like an ending which would actually do something with your discovery. It is an amazing plot and really hypes you up for the ending, I really hoped the ending would involve SPOILERS: the CIA or something like that. I mean these kinds of experiments would be something they would do in order to... I don't know, create spies or something like that. Getting rescued is in my opinion just lame when you have this amazing plot.
"these days i tend to enjoy games that are similar to a good book" - best statement of the year
SimpleKhajiit IT really was
Pro trick : you can watch movies at flixzone. Been using them for watching a lot of movies during the lockdown.
9.3/10 "Too much Fire, needs more water" - IGN
+Hans Gruber Made my day!
+Hans Gruber lol
If you're going to quote than quote correcting please.
+Hans Gruber IGN never changes just like its fanbase.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAHHA LMAO
personally I don't think the end was anti climactic, it was very symbolic about how life just has to go on.
You saw her living quarters in the end of the game , that wasn't fake
@@Dullahan_1 you even saw another dude in the chopper at the end.
@@MONTR65 Yeah and the girls at the lake or the flashlight dude during the initial trail
Best comment for 2017 👌
Agreed. Firewatch's biggest strength is how real it is. The voice acting, the work, the plot points... everything.
Reality is messy, and more often than we like there are no perfect endings. Firewatch not having one is the ONLY proper way to finish this game, imo.
If you play this game, turn off the indicator on the map, having to actually navigate and sometimes getting lost made it a lot more engaging and fun.
No! I just finished the game and I didn't know that was an option! I would have loved that :(
+Ghostmonkey747 i would hate that so much
even thou at the end of the game i got used to the place
@@AredioVani Thanks for the suggestion! I always love playing my games like that. First thing I did when playing Breath of the Wild was turn off the minimap.
True :D
I got lost anyway, would've made it too frustrating for me
SPOILER: at the end you find out that you are a storm trooper.
*DUN DUN DUN DUUN*
+E SC you actually find out your a TRAITOR
TR don't die then. He just become This guy.
He's Jason Bourne !!
TRAITOR!!!!
firewatch is the type of game that i wish carried on and never ended just because of the emotional attachment this game gives you
A really great game that subverts expectations of murderers and government conspiracy to something much less fantastical but much more grounded and real, which helps the message of facing your problems to really hit home and feel much more personal. Every character in the game is running away from something. Henry is running from facing his wife, Delilah is avoiding her boyfriend after the murder of his brother, and Ned is running from having to cope with his sons death. It’s a story that needs multiple playthroughs, and the ending is definitely not a bad thing. This game should be a 10/10
i played this today whole. i feel empty inside...
Visatron I know what you mean
Miguel Francis what do you guys mean
iv.dee when something you enjoy ends its like u dont know what to do next
@@JetBazooka21 just finished it in 5 hours i want a new one
Play what remain of edith finch
wow, there seems to be a lot of good games being released recently
Yeah
+noffingsaphuku on ps4 and pc.
no Nintendo >:
+VNGAMING-TV nintendo is bae
yeah i know, xD i dont own a nintendo, but i left out a even shitier concol, xbone
+Fred fredBurger American Truck Simulator, The Witness, Firewatch... In June there will be No Man's Sky, Lego Star Wars The Force Awakens...
This is one of my favourite games ever. It's so well made. The story just grabs on to you, and throws you back to reality at the end.
This game actually seems interesting and deserving of its high praise and score. Unlike other "Walking simulators"
*cough* Gone Home *cough*
It's a shame there aren't many really good ones. This, The Beginners' Guide and obviously the fantastic Stanley Parable are the only ones I can remember right now.
+paussi00 I just played and beat The Vanishing of Ethan Carter and had a really good time with it. It was short, but very enjoyable. And it's probably one of the prettiest games I've ever played.
***** How much interaction is there in it? I haven't gotten around to playing it yet.
paussi00 If your talking npc interaction, very little. The story is told through flashbacks and finding clues to what happened as well as some narration from the player character. If you mean world interaction; it's not on skyrim's level of being able to pick up everything you see, but it was enough where I thought it wasn't lacking in that department.
***** Alright, good to know. How's the writing?
There is a special place in my heart for this game. And they said games will never be art.. Hah!
I love the American forests so beautiful,
- SHORT REVIEW - NO SPOILERS -
I just completed it a few minutes ago , and I really do agree that the ending is a bit if a let down. I explored and walked around a lot more than a lot of people probably would, but the game still only lasted about 7 hours. I know a lot of people are praising the game for its lack of combat, but without any kind of confrontation in that way, the gameplay does just revolve around walking and talking, which is relaxing (the visuals and voice acting really is fantastic)but there really isn't that much else. It never gets dark enough to be creepy (even inside a cave - missed opportunity there IMO), lack of predator/hostile human encounters mean it's never really that scary/exciting, and the only time my heart rate increased was when I thought I might get to actually SEE Delilah. Also, warning, if you are one of those people that finds yourself easily attached to fictional characters (E.G Elizabeth in Bioshock Infinite, or your partner/companion in Fallout 4), you're gonna leave the game feeling a little heartachey, since your only interaction is over that radio, and also it's a game...
Overall it was a really great experience, but its short length, anticlimactic story, and lack of many interesting gameplay features make it more of a £6-10 ($10-15) sort of game, not a £15 ($20) and unless you really want it right now, I would recommend holding off until you can get it on sale, because then it would be REALLY worth it.
If anyone has any questions, I'd be more than happy to answer them :)
@SNYDER glad he answered your question like he said he would. Lol
I have a question about taking pictures, are we going to need it in the future for something crucial or we can just use it as we please?
@@tinmank literally just finished the game and the pictures are only for the credits as far as i could tell
Very helpful thank you
"These days I prefer games that are similar to a good book"
Says it all right there. At least you were upfront about it
"Not enough fire" 9.3/10 IGN
If there’s any game where I could erase my memory and replay again for how the story had me GLUED it would be this game!
The game is amazing and I learned to love the ending, sure it wasn't like most other games, it didn't have a breathtaking reveal, but that's what I love about it, IT'S REALISTIC. It's not a fantasy and movie like story, it's supposed to be like the real world and it really shows, it's something that can really happen. I was bummed out when the game finished but the more I thought of it the more I admired the writing and the overall game. Kudos to the developers and voice actors, they made this game feel like it's dripping the word "human" from every crack.
Anticlimactic...
Yeah, that's how life is.
That how the reality is.
I bought this game on Friday night after having a stressful week as well as a lot of personal issues. This game was the perfect escape... Although I found the ending to be quite underwhelming, I felt like the narrative as a whole circled itself very maturely. The game stayed true itself; meaning that you remained isolated for the entire game without facial interactions, which supported the game's concept and premise well. I also cannot stress enough about the amount of times I had to stop in awe just to soak in the beautiful environment...
Great review IGN. A lot can be said about this game, but I feel as though it's best to let each individual experience it by their own terms.
-People who dislike the ending are people who like things to be predictable and don’t like it when their viewpoints are being challenged.
-The climax was the moment when the grounded-in-reality truth was revealed, it is anything but anti-climatic.
-The reason why these people feel disappointed is that the ending happened outside of their expectations, their previous prediction that they made up in their heads are proven to be absurd and false, and they don’t like it when they’re wrong, the grounded story of the game doesn’t make them feel smart, and these people sure as hell love to feel smart, even without being smart at all most of the time.
Defying expectations doesn't stop it from being anticlimactic, and not everyone who didn't like it only wants things to make them feel smart.
Or they just have a different opinion
We know what's anti climatic and not.
True mate . Its was more like a bitter truth . Nothing fancy , a thing that happens in reality.
I loved the atmosphere in this game, very relaxing and even a bit spooky at times. The ending could have been better though.
Good game, anticlimactic ending
I liked the ending, it slapped me back to reality.
+Dude Bro I was expecting more of a mindfuck
I really wanted a twist, and I was tense ready and prepared, then the credits rolled... Really enjoyed the game though.
+Sam Rodmell I don't regret buying it, and I enjoyed my time with it but I too felt like I was expecting something more exciting for the ending.
+Mike Pipher if I enjoy a game because it has good story, characters and not too difficult gameplay I get my girlfriend to play it, I will probably get her to play this, she's played brothers and the last of us and enjoyed them
it be nice to play in vr
What happens when IGN finds a game that's actually good and not just extremely popular.
not all games
"woods you kindly" .. that pun gave me such a shock ¦D
In my opinion, this is one of the best reviews IGN has done. Ryan is great, and has explained every aspect admirably. The game seems pretty great. I'd try it out as soon as possible.
I'm glad this game turned out good, it looked really interesting. I absolutely adore good storytelling in games, and I wish there was more of it.
INDIE GAMES ARE MAKING A COMEBACK!!!
Indie games have been going strong for years.
paussi00
I know, I just feel like this generation has been really hostile towards indie games, and this year, so many good ones are coming out already!!!
paussi00
Don't forget No Man's Sky
Michael Tepes
Yup.
Zachary Kemp Well, it isn't out yet so we can't know for sure. It's a really ambitious project for such a small studio.
my goodness these comments are horrible when did gamers become so closed minded
has a turtle. 10/10 ign
I absolutely loved this game. I think that the ending was both anticlimactic, but also right. There was a moment in the game where I actually annoyed Delilah, driving her away from the radio as a moved through the woods. Occasionally, I caught myself looking at just about everything in my path to make sure that I wasn't missing some sort of extra dialogue from my beloved companion. I then realized that Delilah, and the relationship with Henry and Delilah, just so happened to be the best part of the game. I even went back on a save and restarted the whole day, just because I didn't want to annoy her. It's the little things that draw you in to a game, making you really feel for these characters, that when you make them angry, you truly feel bad about it. I think this is what makes the game so beautiful and so haunting at the same time.
Got this for 6 bones on PSN. My son loves it! The back and forth between Henry and Delilah is so effortless, so in sync that it makes you want to go out and meet new people!
I got to play the first 2 days, Absolutely loved it so far. Can't wait to see what happens tomorrow!
+TheApexHound more firewatch duty
+TheApexHound heartbreak
A captivating experience that is probably my favorite story and character focused game since The Last of Us. Really short too at around four hours so it was a perfect game for the weekend.
This reviewer gets it. It's the power of an emotional connection told through storytelling, and this game really nails it. Games like these have the capability to tell a story we can relate to more than a high budget hollywood production can. And on that merit alone, it deserves all the praise it has received.
one of the best games i've played in my 15 years of gaming. I was really hoping for a bit more with the ending. But this will definitely be a classic and developers should take note.
no guns, combat or really any violence. Sorry kids.
So I LOVE story mode games....don't NEED the violence, don't NEED the guns to have fun and this game was a great change of pace. IMO this was a game with a GREAT story....could you guys recommend any other games on PC that you would also say has a GREAT story? (Not saying it can't have violence and guns lol just that it doesn't have too)
Shady Mike Gaming i think you will like everybody's gone to the rapture. im playing it right now and its really interesting. hope u enjoy it :)
Game of thrones tell tale game
The Forest or The Long Dark. Both games are excellent. The Forest in particular seems to have me quite enthralled.
I have yet to play the vanishing of Ethan Carter. I have seen previews for it but have wondered if it would be worth buying.
Try No mans sky. That game has me hooked. Has guns and what-not but it is loaded with fun, story and quests.
IGN gives a low score - Everyone goes crazyIGN gives a high score - Everyone loves them
Really surprised by how good this review was, and how totally amazing this game looks
theres no wildlife? its a game where you walk around the woods and there are no animals?
1 elk in the intro. birds and fish can be found. theres a turtle and a dead elk. meh
+kabeltelevizio I see what you did here.....
+B Devine I found it very frustrating in a weird kind of way. When I'm near the lake and I can hear ducks really, really close to me and I'm looking around to see where they are and find none. It just pulls you out of the immersion immiedately.
Raccoon
4:06 A Shanaylan twist?: the fire is coming from INSIDE THE HEADQUARTERS CABIN!
One of the Best games of the decade
This is barely a game
we need firewatch 2 that's continues from the first one. the ending leaves a lot to be desired
Amazing game. Short but sweet. I was completely immersed in the story. Thank you Campo Santo. Cant wait for the next game!
The constant build up of tension and paranoia without a climax ending is a change of pace from most games. It shows how not all stories "end with a bang", and that's just like real life. Not all stories end with a cliffhanger or satisfying defeat, and this game shows that perfectly.
That's true.
Still, I don't think it's worth 20 bucks
It isn't. Sure the game looks great, sure the story is awesome, and of course the small dev team worked extremely hard to make it, but in the end, indie dev teams can't (most of the time) create triple A games that have dozens of hours of content.
A fair price in my opinion would be 10$ because of the effort the devs went to to make Firewatch, if that. Because of the percentage Valve and Sony are taking from each sale, they had to sell it for 20$ to make any sort of profit compared to how hard they worked on it.
(Sorry for long post I can't help myself.)
IbyGTR It's okay. I also have the same thoughts you said (wrote, actually)
I love this game. Everything about it was amazing. I thought the ending was perfect.
Well, Wikipedia is not so shy about spoiling the end of the story, nor are they a bit concerned about posting a warning (other than the heading, "Plot".) So go on over there if ya' gotta know. I don't get freaked by spoilers; they often help me decide about a product. Just like how this review sent me to Steam to find Firewatch for myself.
Bring this for IOS or android
Nice review, just wanted to rebuttal a small critique you made at 1:10 about lack of wildlife potentially breaking the illusion. Having personally backpacked in the Wyoming wilderness for 3 months a few years ago it was crazy (almost weird) the lack of wildlife. Some birds, squirrels and some goats on the Plateaus there it was pretty much desolate of wildlife.
It's a game? I thought it was just some *wallpaper* (thanks IGN)
To extend gameplay: Disable Autosave, Show Location On Map, and Show "New Goal" Alerts. Enjoy!
I really hope this game will be available worldwide and not just Region 1 and Region 2 countries.
Ryan has been excited about this game for quite a long time now. No surprise it got a very good review. very curious to check it out. he's rarely wrong with his scores
I saw this game last year at E3 and it quickly became my most anticipated game if 2016. Cannot wait to play it!
Beautifull game, good music, amazing voice acting, interesting people. Sadly --> Too short, Too expensive, Too little replayability. The ending is 50/50 for me
just bought it fon the steam winter sale for $12, worth it for $12?
skifeizzle I'd say it's worth $12
God, if this game would of had a great ending it would of been a game of the year contender. Great score, characters, voice overs, everything. It was all there. When the ending came my brain pooped.
I could definitely understand peoples' frustration with the "anticlimactic" ending. But I think that plays a huge roll in the message of the game, being that we as humans experience emotions, situations, and more that can affect an entirety of what sometimes could be something viewed as being small in hindsight. Sure, you can't change the ending. But I think with the structure of this game, it ends in a super sad and anticlimactic way the forces you to just imagine and decide for yourself what happens in their futures, given all of the information this game gives you as a whole.
But I'll be honest. I was REALLY sad and disappointed about not seeing Delilah.
I get the feeling Ryan's played too many Xbox and shooter games to realize how many good narrative games there have actually been.
i dont know why all hate it's ending....i think the ending is what that makes this game more emotional and hearttouching
FIREWATCH is a unforgettable experience
MUST PLAY
This is the kind of game that I pray they focus development on for VR headsets. This would be a truly immersive experience on Oculus or Vive.
i dont get it.. there 2 voices... your wondering around the woods the whole time? seams boring.... but 9.3? gosh.
It's a game focused on narrative, so it's not for everyone. The reviewer just really enjoyed it.
+ADucksOpinion Why does it matter if there are only a couple of characters?
+Rilumai Because more = better. Simple logic!
+Reptillian Brother The most simplest of logics!
+Reptillian Brother That must have been sarcasm, right...?
This is the type of game I would have loved to never end. And about that ending... Weird but as a personal ending I loved it. What I didn't like is that mistery which was building up in a very cool and creepy way... had such a mundane uninteresting explanation! Outrageous! It could have been something so much more.
the game was amazing until the end mystery is solved. its a bit underwhelming.
Bought and completed the game within about 2hrs this morning. My thoughts... The writing is mediocre (with unnecessary swearing and sad relationship dynamics), but is hard to notice because the voice acting is superb. What makes a great story is its ending -- the conclusion, the climax -- which is almost non-existent. It felt cheap and contrived, to develop the characters and the plot only to have it end in such a dull fashion. The game's conclusion seemed to betray its own heading. And in fact, the climax occurs in the cave the second time, which is between the middle and end. The game also had identity crisis. I don't know if it was supposed to be about Henry and Delilah individually, their relationship, Ned and Brian, or what (this is exacerbated by the ending). The gameplay is shallow. It's there to facilitate the story. The game has framerate issues, to the point that it froze on me. The sound is good, the environments are pleasant to view but feel empty. I hate to sound negative but it was a waste of time and money. Alan Wake does everything this game does and more at a higher quality.
+Sinistaaah
Seems cool... but what do you actually do in the game? Are there puzzles or what? Or is it just a narrative on a set path?
Don't buy this game. Just watch a walkthrough. No way is it worth the trouble.
Pretty good game ... ending was weird but I definitely enjoyed my time with it
This is the safest 10 I have ever given a game
I think GameSpot's review of this game is more accurate... It is closer to a 7 out of 10 than a 9 out of 10... It is a cool little game but it is nothing ground breaking...
Fears to Fathom Ironbark Lookout brought me here
Same
It was a well wrote game but doesn't deserve a 9.3 I would say a 7 max
Who destroyed the two teen girls camp? Who called Delilah when you listened to her call? Who knocked you out (prolly Ned), and what was the reason for knocking you out? Why was there 3 beds in the tent where they worked? AND WHY DID NED INSPECT HENRY AND DELILAH, what was his reasons? and who were the other two he was inspecting? Gawd, so many questions. A great game, but a bit short and a dissappointing ending imo.
+RePaperBag
Just finished the game and you have voiced every single question i have about it. The call Henry overheard could probably be the developers way of making fun at audiences who constantly watch everything in a movie/series, hoping for any signs of foreshadowing and trying to find meaning in every shot when there really isn't Or maybe it's just part of Henry's character. But the rest.....man was i hungry for more answers!
+RePaperBag Yeah besides the ending being anti climactic it did create a lot of plot holes. Very bad ending to a game that's otherwise really good.
Am I the only one who was completely underwhelmed by the ending?.. The writing throughout was amazing, then it just falls short in the last 10 minutes or so.
+kabeltelevizio I do feel like they dropped the ball on the whole "surveillance" aspect. We're supposed to believe that all that was going on was just some crazy woodland hobo? He magically built a high tech surveillance compound out of crap he found laying out in the woods? It felt a little too convenient in a otherwise solid game.
@@mikepipher3347 this is 4 years later so I highly doubt you care anymore but Ned was an army veteran with PTSD who now has the death of his son on his conscience so him going crazy and having knowledge of radio surveillance doesn’t seem far off
Cant wait for this, been following Campo Santo for a while now. Vanaman's writing is something Im looking forward too and all the work the rest of the studio has put in.
Jesus this review is piss
"Man I didn't like that I had to look at the map, because it made me have to think about where I go"
I am he would have loved a glowing gps line of where to go.
+Atwa That's not all what he said, nor did it show up as a real con.
That's not even close to the entire review, man,
In a paralele universe, we got to see Delilah
This is one of my favourite games of the decade also! Absolutely adored it!
This game looks amazing and it's only 4gb
Yeah I was wondering how they did that, it's not a small map that you explore, a few frame rate issues though, especially when it saves but really good none the less
Seriously, I'm really looking forward to buying this game as a downtime thing...
The ending is depressingly bad compared to the start
Rj Rj the end is amazing. People are just butthurt that they never get to meet Delilah. This is a game about problems, and how people deal with them, not meeting new people
it's not even close to being a 9.3
it's a 7 at best
still we didnt know who delilah was talking to when she forgot to turn off her mic ....
The Ending just ruined it. (More like the lack of a real ending)
Wonder if this will have Oculus support.
9.3? Just beat it and it was good but not a 9.3. I'd say more like an 8
+kevstew26 Same. The disappointing ending as well as how the game is only 4 hours and costs $20 brought it down to an 8 for me. Also the ending of the game created plot holes in the rest of the story which is annoying. It's the relationship between Henry and Delilah, the amazing voice acting, beautiful graphics, and how up until the end the mystery was interesting, that makes it an 8 for me.
Why do people call this game a boring "walking simulator"? And why do people keep calling FPS's "generic shooters"? Can't we just respect each other's taste for games?
McCaffery, how the hell does IGN score this a 9.3, and Gamespot a 7.0?! A 9.3 places Firewatch in elite gaming company; you know, something that could be mentioned in the same breath as GTA 5 without shame... is Firewatch really *that* good? How come your review doesn't mention gameplay mechanics? How do I actually *play* this game, or is it just like a video game version of a book? If Firewatch's "hooks" are not centered around action or puzzles or strategy, then the story and characters must be OUTSTANDING to warrant a great score. Right? And if those elements were not outstanding, which seems to be in question here, why in the world does it get an outstanding review score? I think you need to explain that more clearly, otherwise, I think Gamespot gave a more accurate score, and I bet Metacritic will settle closer to 7.0 than 9.0+.
Not everyone at IGN sat down and reviewed this together. 9.3 is just McCaffrey's score for the game. He can only tell us how much he liked the game.. These number scores are always entirely subjective anyway.. It's way better to just ignore the number scores and just read the review. The actual meat of the review will tell you way more about whether or not you'll like the game.
That's why I addressed my comment towards McCaffery, and I get that he may have really enjoyed the game, but that takes away all objective value of the critique if these professional review scores are gonna be "just my feelings". I can get that from any person on the internet. I'm at IGN for professional reviews from objective, experienced critics, not just it made me feel the good feels at some parts 9/10 "Amazing"!
+Michael Leon thats all reviews are there is no such thing as an objective review they are peoples opinions and people are different so there opinions are different the only way your gonna know if you like the game is if you play it but jumping on others for there opinion is TOTALLY LUDACRIS and a waste of time
+Michael Leon It diserves a 4 in my eyes
Hey guys, anyone knows when Wild is coming out for PS4?
looks boring and why the constant throwing around of the word "adult" Im sure young people can enjoy this game just like an older person could right?
DGKCasper it's adult because the game primarily deals with real world dialogue and situations. Nothing over the top.
The real ending is during the credits. That hit me right square in the feels.
looks boring. wouldn't play it even if it was free.
+Mister M It's not for everyone, its more atmospheric, and story driven game, but I respect your opinion.
This game looks so beautiful. I watched Jeff Favignano play it when I was 16, now I finally get to play it.
Looks very very boring...
+JoannaRice I haven't played it yet, I wasn't planning, your comment confirmed it, it's to bad that they made it this way, probably as you say, the dialogue makes the game going, but yeah if you feel alone and it's repetitive, then isn't worth it! Thank you so much for your comment, it's hard to get one like you did on UA-cam, so intelligent, peaceful and kind, most of the times people here put hate comments or offensive comments... The world needs more people like you! Thank you, have a great day, wish we could be friends in the future
This game or its genre clearly isnt for you if you find it boring.
+Hanni Baroš this game= story, if you are not into that then its not your type of game
+Unbidden island It's not for but everyone, but I understand how people can find it boring.
This game is on a sale right now, I'm getting it over Wolfenstien
Its on sale on PS STORE right now so grab it you got limited time.
Added: 6 years later. THERES something about the games that attracts my fascination
The ending is actually amazing.
flashlight: they should update it, showing hand holding it, for more immersion.
Awesome review Ryan! You nailed it!
I wholly agree with this review, the game is truly beautiful, intriguing, and fun, but the end falls flat and makes you wish for more.
The ending really lets it down in my opinion, I would like an ending which would actually do something with your discovery. It is an amazing plot and really hypes you up for the ending, I really hoped the ending would involve
SPOILERS:
the CIA or something like that. I mean these kinds of experiments would be something they would do in order to... I don't know, create spies or something like that. Getting rescued is in my opinion just lame when you have this amazing plot.
I feel like what my imagination came up with as possible outcomes was much better than what it ended up being.
Then they being tested on makes no sense, but I get your point.