I recall when this game came out some years ago. More recently, it was in a monthly Humble Bundle This game sat in my queue until I tried it last night. It took me about five or six hours to play it, and I don't know how replayable it is, but it tells a compelling story while you solve a mystery with some red herrings. At the end, I cried, not because it is bad, but because the protagonist's lot in life still sucks. I suppose it is like real life, if you live long enough. That was cathartic.

WRITTEN ON 11-18-2024.
Took me around 6.3 hours, according to Steam - but Firewatch is in the books. Firewatch is a walking-sim type of adventure game, as most of the time you'll be walking around to the next location to find an item, use a certain item, and get the next cut-scene and/or choice. You will make choices, which shape the actual story & lines, for the most part - even if it might not actually shape the actual ending itself.

After a relationship that has had its ups & down, you take a job as a fire lookout in a big watchtower in 1989. All kinds of incidents happen in Wyoming here in this location and you're to take care of them how you see fit. Without giving too much away here, the story's really good & what you decide in the opening stuff and say to Delilah on the radio will shape the journey itself.

The game ran also well for the most part at 1080p at mostly 60fps, except for a few frame-drops here and there w/ the game maxed-out. Not a big deal w/ the frame-drops here and there, as this isn't an action game and it doesn't happen a ton.

Regardless, the story will hit you hard once you get to the end & find out what likely really happened, even though there's so much other stuff Lore-wise that feels like other stuff might or might not have happened or been a part of this madness; depends on how you look at & feel about some of this extra Lore, as it could be there as "red herrings" or actually might be important threads. Some of it, feels up to interpretation - but, maybe extra playthroughs & combing through everything could possibly help that out.

Regardless, this walking sim and story was really good and I certainly enjoyed my 6.3 hours with it or so.

Wonderful game. I do recommend going into it without knowing anything, if possible.