Please sign in or sign up!
Login:
Pass:  
  • Forget your password?
  • Want to sign up?
  •       ...blogs for gamers

    Find a GameLog
    ... by game ... by platform
     
    advanced search  advanced search ]
    HOME GAMES LOGS MEMBERS     ABOUT HELP
     
    GameLog Entries

    dkirschner's Firewatch (PC)

    [July 24, 2018 10:35:54 AM]
    I started playing this at my mom's house a couple weekends ago with my uncle and 14-year-old niece present. He's a conservative pastor man and so I stopped out of respect when Delilah started dropping F-bombs. My niece, sitting with me reading, says, "Why did you turn it off?" She was enjoying watching. I said, "Uh, because it's supposed to be widescreen on this TV and it's not, and it's not recognizing my controller right." Lame.

    So I booted it back up last week and thoroughly enjoyed the game, though it's not perfect. Certainly the highlights are the dialogue, overall story, and voice acting, which is superb. Henry (main character) and Delilah play off one another so well, and their relationship evolves easily and naturally. I liked Henry's backstory and reason for going out into the wilderness, though I didn't like the ending because that's not what I see myself doing in his situation. The ending also leaves something to be desired in terms of finality. Everything is wrapped up, but nothing is concluded, if that makes sense.

    The Wyoming forest is an excellent environment, and I love that they give you an old camera to play with and take photos. I felt alone, but immersed in the beauty of the mountains. At the same time, I felt connected to Delilah, while still feeling the distance between us, and by comparison, constantly reminded of the distance (physical, mental) between Henry and his sick wife. It's actually quite a sad game, dealing with illness and isolation and alcohol abuse and death and lying in impossible situations, but it weaves in all these funny and happy moments throughout.

    I'm curious to re-play this sometime with the audio commentary turned on. It's not a long game. Took me a little over 5 hours. The main thing I disliked about it was getting stuck on ledges and rocks. It happened upwards of 10 times, and although I never had to reload because of it, it was frustrating. Looking at the map and compass could be a bit cumbersome when figuring out where to go, but I get that it is 1988, and I got used to it. Anyway, worth a shot if you like a good "walking simulator" mystery with excellent writing.
    add a comment Add comment
     
    Status

    dkirschner's Firewatch (PC)

    Current Status: Finished playing

    GameLog started on: Sunday 15 July, 2018

    GameLog closed on: Tuesday 24 July, 2018

    Opinion
    dkirschner's opinion and rating for this game

    Has cursing, so had to stop playing in front of my cousin and uncle. ------------------ Good game. Intriguing mystery, great writing and voice acting. A little slow at times, but worth the play through.

    Rating (out of 5):starstarstarstarstar

    Related Links

    See dkirschner's page

    See info on Firewatch

    More GameLogs
    other GameLogs for this Game
    1 : Firewatch (PC) by AdityaVG (rating: 5)
    2 : Firewatch (PC) by Alex_Tingey (rating: 5)
    3 : Firewatch (PS4) by angelarvizucruz (rating: 4)
    4 : Firewatch (PC) by Cocochanel972 (rating: 5)
    5 : Firewatch (XBONE) by Dalton.Rees (rating: 5)
    6 : FireWatch (PC) by damnlyons (rating: 5)
    7 : Firewatch (PC) by DayBreak94 (rating: 5)
    8 : Firewatch (PC) by dquick (rating: 5)
    9 : FireWatch (PC) by Driver_MS (rating: 2)
    10 : Firewatch (PC) by Dylan Draxler (rating: 5)
    11 : Firewatch (PC) by Equilities (rating: 5)
    12 : Firewatch (XBONE) by granto (rating: 5)
    13 : Firewatch (PC) by Jason Jackson (rating: 5)
    14 : Firewatch (PS4) by jchansen (rating: 5)
    15 : Firewatch (XBONE) by Jdao (rating: 4)
    16 : Firewatch (PS4) by jp (rating: 3)
    17 : Firewatch (PS4) by KevinJRoeder (rating: 5)
    18 : Firewatch (PS4) by kkotter (rating: 5)
    19 : Firewatch (PC) by Maria Mancera (rating: 5)
    20 : Firewatch (PS4) by McKennaCaldwell (rating: 5)
    21 : Firewatch (PC) by r_winzenried (rating: 5)
    22 : Firewatch (PC) by r_winzenried (rating: 5)
    23 : FireWatch (PC) by r_winzenried (rating: 5)
    24 : Firewatch (PC) by SBrianZ (rating: 5)
    25 : Firewatch (PC) by Sego001! (rating: 5)
    26 : Firewatch (XBONE) by Sup3rCondor (rating: 4)
    27 : FireWatch (PC) by Tevin P. (rating: 5)
    28 : Firewatch (PC) by u1064504@utah.edu (rating: 5)
    29 : Firewatch (PC) by u1088451 (rating: 5)
    30 : Firewatch (PS4) by utah1886 (rating: 3)

     home

    games - logs - members - about - help - recent updates

    Copyright 2004-2014