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What. IS. FIREWATCH?!

YaYaYaYa Decent.Registered User regular
it's the question on everyone's minds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfsY-hkBmh0

but it's okay! the developers can tell you!
Tell me about Firewatch!
Firewatch is a single-player first-person video game where you, as a man named Henry, explore the Wyoming wilderness after taking a summer job as a fire lookout. What is supposed to be a peaceful respite from your complicated life takes a turn when you start to question some of the things that are happening to you.

Your only human connection is over a handheld radio, which you’ll use to speak with your supervisor Delilah about the things both of you are experiencing.


actually that still sounds pretty vague

here's a trailer?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXWlgP5hZzc

the guys who wrote the good season of The Walking Dead and Olly Moss made it? it's getting great reviews?

but I guess the best answer to "What is Firewatch" is:

let's find out. It's out today on PC and PS4!

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  • EncEnc A Fool with Compassion Pronouns: He, Him, HisRegistered User regular
    Man, I've been waiting for this game! Very excited to play soonish.

  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
  • LasbrookLasbrook It takes a lot to make a stew When it comes to me and youRegistered User regular
    Don't we already have a MOBA thread?

  • RobonunRobonun It's all fun and games until someone pisses off China Registered User regular
    Huh, I always thought firewatch was how the military reminded recruits that sleep is for the weak.

  • CelloCello Registered User regular
    I'm going to play this video game today!

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  • WeedLordVegetaWeedLordVegeta Registered User regular
    what firewatch is is preloaded on my pc

  • Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    Alright fine I bought the Steam version with the soundtrack

    I just want those photos, you guys

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  • Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood My baby's in there someplace She crawled right inRegistered User regular
    its me

  • nicopernicusnicopernicus Registered User regular
    Firewatch is... a game I can't afford to buy right now. :(

  • seasleepyseasleepy Registered User regular
    edited February 2016
    Robonun wrote: »
    Huh, I always thought firewatch was how the military reminded recruits that sleep is for the weak.
    I think the Campo Santo guys have a twitter search up for Firewatch all the time, and I remember one of them posting a few months ago "In hindsight, maybe we shouldn't have named our game the same thing as something universally loathed, because most of the time this column only shows that apparently firewatch is the worst."

    seasleepy on
    Steam | Nintendo: seasleepy | PSN: seasleepy1
  • Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    Apparently Campo Santo and Jonathan Blow's studio are neighbors

    Lotta good games coming out of that block of San Francisco!

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  • Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    Hey this just went live on PS4

    The theme, too

    It's a real good theme

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  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator Mod Emeritus
    Oh that's just what I need, a videogame about living in Wyoming

  • BillyIdleBillyIdle What does "katana" mean? It means "Japanese sword."Registered User regular
    I think it's super cool that pictures you take using an in game camera can be mailed to you from the developer.

    PSN: BillyIdle_
  • PsykomaPsykoma Registered User regular
    It looks like it's going to be scary

  • WeaverWeaver Breakfast Witch Hashus BrowniusRegistered User regular
    Just nabbed this, preloading now.

  • WeaverWeaver Breakfast Witch Hashus BrowniusRegistered User regular
    edited February 2016
    Robonun wrote: »
    Huh, I always thought firewatch was how the military reminded recruits that sleep is for the weak.

    It also teaches you to not trust anyone, as you have to stay awake at least twenty more minutes after waking up the next guy in the rota to make sure he doesn't just hop back in bed with the plan of saying he was never woken up in the first place.

    Weaver on
  • Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited February 2016
    I love that whatisfire.watch directs you to their website.

    Edit: fuck, just realized I can either start this and play about an hour tonight, or have to wait til tomorrow.

    Mx. Quill on
  • WeedLordVegetaWeedLordVegeta Registered User regular
    Firewatch. Is. Out.

  • Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    Steam version of this game pretty much sucks

    It won't work with basically any controller I have, and even when I unplug them it just keeps spinning

    I think I'm returning it and moving to PS4

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    This should be on my PS4 by the time I get home
    The future!

  • SniperGuySniperGuy SniperGuyGaming Registered User regular
    Mr. G wrote: »
    Steam version of this game pretty much sucks

    It won't work with basically any controller I have, and even when I unplug them it just keeps spinning

    I think I'm returning it and moving to PS4

    Does it suck in any way other than controller support? That's in no way a dealbreaker for me, given that it's a first person game.

  • AtomicTofuAtomicTofu She's a straight-up supervillain, yo Registered User regular
  • WeaverWeaver Breakfast Witch Hashus BrowniusRegistered User regular
    KBAM play seems fine to me

  • StiltsStilts Registered User regular
    The opening sequence of this game is

    Rough

    In a good way

    But, you know. Rough.

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  • AtomicTofuAtomicTofu She's a straight-up supervillain, yo Registered User regular
  • nicopernicusnicopernicus Registered User regular
    Damn that is gorgeous.

  • godmodegodmode Southeast JapanRegistered User regular
    Stilts wrote: »
    The opening sequence of this game is

    Rough

    In a good way

    But, you know. Rough.

    Yeah, I just came to say the same thing. It's one hell of a way to start a game.

  • Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    SniperGuy wrote: »
    Mr. G wrote: »
    Steam version of this game pretty much sucks

    It won't work with basically any controller I have, and even when I unplug them it just keeps spinning

    I think I'm returning it and moving to PS4

    Does it suck in any way other than controller support? That's in no way a dealbreaker for me, given that it's a first person game.

    It didn't even work for me when I unplugged controllers and tried to play with keyboard

    I returned it and bought the PS4 version

    Hey guess what guys

    This game is fantastic

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  • FawstFawst The road to awe.Registered User regular
    I don't know anything about this game other than what I saw in the brief trailer from I don't even know how long ago. I'm going to keep it that way and buy it tomorrow when my tax return comes in.

  • WeaverWeaver Breakfast Witch Hashus BrowniusRegistered User regular
    Game is starting to play with my paranoia. It's good, just, second guessing myself a bunch.

  • Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    This is maybe the first "choice" game where I'm actually comfortable being kind of a dick
    Cause I'm seeing Henry as a guy with anger issues, and is aware of it and feels bad about it, but still flies off the handle sometimes, especially when put under pressure

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  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    edited February 2016
    Boy this game has some framerate issues on ps4

    Speed Racer on
  • WeedLordVegetaWeedLordVegeta Registered User regular
    i'm having some crashes but that's because I'm trying to play it on a ten year old laptop, I'm sure it'll run fine on my tower whenever I have a chance to get that back

  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    Basically anytime I turn quickly it becomes a slideshow

  • godmodegodmode Southeast JapanRegistered User regular
    I've had no problems on Steam

    I'm almost two hours in and I'm hooked. This story is really good.

  • 101101 Registered User regular
    I am loving this game

    Just got to
    The research site.

    I keep going back to the overheard conversation. Delilah can't be in on this right?

    Game is making me hella paranoid

  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    AtomicTofu wrote: »

    I dunno if this is worth $20 that seems a lot for a theme...

  • WeaverWeaver Breakfast Witch Hashus BrowniusRegistered User regular
    Steam version had an almost 300MB update earlier, but has been running fine for me.

    Exploration and possible story spoilers
    That old cliffside lookout shack where it's never explicitly stated, but you can tell the lookout fell asleep while smoking and set their cabin on fire.

    Also when you find the backpack full of rope, hanging from a tree, you look up and there are two short climbing lines hanging over the cliff. The backpack belonged to a father & son.

  • AtomicTofuAtomicTofu She's a straight-up supervillain, yo Registered User regular
    AtomicTofu wrote: »

    I dunno if this is worth $20 that seems a lot for a theme...

    It's 3.49

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