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Firewatch Discussion (Nintendo Switch) [game]
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06/15/20, 02:27 |
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The game is currently $5.99 on Switch so I decided to check it out.
Played through it in 2 "binge" sessions (it's really only like 4-5 hours long.) It's pretty compelling! Has enough mystery teasing to keep you wanting to see what happens next. And I don't think I'd call it a horror game per se but it sure creates some tension.
The ending. Oh boy. I won't spoil anything but one thing I can say is that I for sure didn't predict that.
But it also felt a bit unsatisfying? I get it, you're getting all caught up on this conspiracy, but it turns out you're just falling for the same thing the two main characters are, reading into things more than exists, etc., and in their case they are doing so because their realities at home are too scary to face or whatever, so they're susceptible to anything that will distract from that... IS THAT THE SAME FOR YOU AS THE PLAYER? Clever.
OR IS IT? I dunno. Because the game sure does a lot to build up this idea that there is definitely some conspiracy going on and then the way it explains why there actually isn't but looked like there was is still a bit far-fetched to me. The red herring of the two girls who disappear just to be like oh, they're fine way later in the game? A women who has done this job for years being completely surprised that a part of the forest is fenced off, and having no idea why? A guy scared that you might figure out his secret going all in on this huge complicated plan to, I guess, scare you off by doing things that would obviously make you want to dig deeper? And of course, finding a body hidden behind a locked area. Heck even near the end end when you're leaving your character starts talking like he thinks there is something he is missing and I "finished" the game and was like 100% convinced it was one of those games were you get a normal ending but have to dig deeper on a second playthrough or something to get the true secret ending, but I checked online and it just turned out... there was no other ending, it was just what it was. I knew there would be some twist, and honestly was expecting some kind of Shutter Island all in your head thing or something worthy of some X-Files episode (that bee sting was definitely because of the X-Files bee stuff, RIGHT?!), but the twist was that things were actually a lot more mundane than you expected?
Bah! But it was still a pretty enjoyable experience, nonetheless. |
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