Henry interacts with Delilah using his walkie-talkie.įirewatch is an adventure game played from a first-person view that takes place in the American state of Wyoming in 1989. By late 2016, the game had sold over a million copies. Firewatch won the award for Best 3D Visual Experience at the Unity Awards 2016, Best Indie Game at the 2016 Golden Joystick Awards, Best Narrative at the 2017 Game Developers Choice Awards and Debut Game at the 2017 British Academy Games Awards. However, the presence of technical issues and the game's ending were both subjects of criticism. The game received generally positive reviews, earning praise for its story, characters, dialogue, and visual style. The design draws inspiration from New Deal advertisements by the National Park Service and field research conducted in Yosemite National Park. The game's environment was modelled by Ng, based on a single painting by Moss. The game was directed by Olly Moss and Sean Vanaman, written by Chris Remo, Jake Rodkin, Moss and Vanaman, and produced by Gabe McGill and artist Jane Ng. His exchanges with Delilah inform the process by which their relationship is developed.

Henry interacts with Delilah using a walkie-talkie, with the player choosing from dialog options to communicate. A month after his first day at work, strange things begin happening to him and his supervisor Delilah, which connects to a conspired mystery that happened years ago. The story follows a fire lookout named Henry in the Shoshone National Forest, a year after the Yellowstone fires of 1988. The game was released in February 2016 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, and PlayStation 4, for Xbox One in September 2016, and for Nintendo Switch in December 2018. * Secrets and discoveries to be made over every hill.Firewatch is an adventure game developed by Campo Santo and published by the developer in partnership with Panic. * A tailor-made story: the choices you make shape the narrative and build relationships. Includes * A stunningly beautiful wilderness environment that expands as you explore. If you plan on playing with a younger gamer, that might be good to know going in. A Note: Firewatch is a video game about adults having adult conversations about adult things. But when something strange draws you out of your lookout tower and into the forest, youll explore a wild and unknown environment, facing questions and making choices that can build or destroy the only meaningful relationship you have. Your supervisor Delilah is available to you at all times over a small, handheld radioyour only contact with the world you've left behind. An especially hot, dry summer has everyone on edge. Perched high atop a mountain, its your job to look for smoke and keep the wilderness safe. You are a man named Henry who has retreated from his messy life to work as a fire lookout in the Wyoming wilderness.

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