Firewatch - A decent walking simulator? [Spoilers pg 3]

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nait2k4 написал:

I wish I was that thin and handsome.

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nait2k4 написал:

Hall didn't just ditch the Mod, but he ditched the standalone as well. He is working on a new title due to never be released at some indeterminate point in the future when he gets bored.

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"nait2k4' написал:

GGG could hire him to work on an Auction House, the nerds would be happy as shit because they think they are getting an AH, and the game will be fine because it would never actually be finished and ready to patch in.

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Rachel_GGG написал:

Did you end up finishing Firewatch nait? If you did, what did you think?

Overall I think the game was worth the price (especially with the Lunar Sale ;P), but I'd hesitate to vehemently recommend it to anyone else.

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I was crying in the first few minutes (anyone who's played will know why). It was just as, or possibly more heart-wrenching than the beginning sequence of 'Up', and more believable/relatable in my opinion.

After that I really enjoyed the story and the interactions of the characters. I won't go into more detail for those who haven't played it (this game is all about the story, after all). What brings this game down for me is ending. It was suuuper disappointing and kind of left the story hanging in a not-hanging kind of way. That sounds confusing, what I mean to say is that the story very obviously concluded in an unsatisfying way that had no closure.

So, while most of the game was great, I would only recommend it as a 'if you have a free afternoon you might enjoy this' kind of way, not in a 'you need to go buy this right now and not do anything else until you've finished it' way.

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Rachel_GGG написал:

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nait2k4 написал:

Yeah, I finished Firewatch. At first I was a bit let down, but I thought about it for a while and realised that it made sense.

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I kind of figured that the actual game was played in the first few minutes that you mentioned. The rest - the whole conspiracy plot, the outcome of Ned and Brian, and even most of your interaction with Delilah, are all just part of a scene transition between the beginning of the game and the unseen epilogue where Henry finally realises that he has to face the reality that is created at the start.

The game is the few choices you make at the start, the gameplay itself is like a fantasy filler until Henry finally wakes up from his dream of not having to face his life. Kind of ironic, in a way, that one of the few Walking Sims that has a run button is mostly about learning not to run from things.

I'm in the same boat as far as recommendations go. If you like these kind of games, you'll probably really like the first part of the story. Which is not too bad, because the job is done at that point, and the rest doesn't really matter.

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I did some more reading after I finished it, sort of hoping I'd find some continuation or mini-story, a bit like Pottermore fleshed out the Harry Potter world (although on a much larger scale).

Anyway, I came across a review that said the ending was perfect because it was realistic. We know this isn't a supernatural game and that it involves two normal people. Yet when the story starts escalating, we jump on the conspiracy train along with Delilah and Henry. Then at the end of the game the characters and player are brought back to reality very quickly, and of course in reality not everything is wrapped up nicely with no regrets for past actions or qualms about changing the nature of a relationship.

In the rush to get on the helicopter, and the haunting revelation that she could have

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saved that kid's life

Delilah makes a split decision that she doesn't want to wait to meet someone who probably knows too much about her for her liking, and is also running from their own past. I can't blame her, I'd probably do the same.

Of course, that might just be an excuse for a poor ending, but it sort of made sense when I finished the game at 5am :P

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Rachel_GGG написал:

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nait2k4 написал:

Yeah, I finished Firewatch. At first I was a bit let down, but I thought about it for a while and realised that it made sense.

Скрытый текст

I kind of figured that the actual game was played in the first few minutes that you mentioned. The rest - the whole conspiracy plot, the outcome of Ned and Brian, and even most of your interaction with Delilah, are all just part of a scene transition between the beginning of the game and the unseen epilogue where Henry finally realises that he has to face the reality that is created at the start.

The game is the few choices you make at the start, the gameplay itself is like a fantasy filler until Henry finally wakes up from his dream of not having to face his life. Kind of ironic, in a way, that one of the few Walking Sims that has a run button is mostly about learning not to run from things.

I'm in the same boat as far as recommendations go. If you like these kind of games, you'll probably really like the first part of the story. Which is not too bad, because the job is done at that point, and the rest doesn't really matter.

Скрытый текст

I did some more reading after I finished it, sort of hoping I'd find some continuation or mini-story, a bit like Pottermore fleshed out the Harry Potter world (although on a much larger scale).

Anyway, I came across a review that said the ending was perfect because it was realistic. We know this isn't a supernatural game and that it involves two normal people. Yet when the story starts escalating, we jump on the conspiracy train along with Delilah and Henry. Then at the end of the game the characters and player are brought back to reality very quickly, and of course in reality not everything is wrapped up nicely with no regrets for past actions or qualms about changing the nature of a relationship.

In the rush to get on the helicopter, and the haunting revelation that she could have

Major spoilers

saved that kid's life

Delilah makes a split decision that she doesn't want to wait to meet someone who probably knows too much about her for her liking, and is also running from their own past. I can't blame her, I'd probably do the same.

Of course, that might just be an excuse for a poor ending, but it sort of made sense when I finished the game at 5am :P

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nait2k4 написал:

Tried Vanishing of Ethan Carter.

Don't like it. Graphics are nice, didn't get hooked into the story even slightly.

Ran around for a while, did a few things, found a spaceman, followed him, ended up in space, ended up in a treehouse, completely missed any hint of symbolism, got bored, stopped playing.

Very disappointed, so many good reviews. I wonder what I did wrong.