Firewatch lured me in with its engaging and realistic dialogue from two great performances that immediately won me over. I was stunned by the quiet moments, and I felt that this would become a favorite about 30 minutes in.

The Beginning montage was interesting, with text intercepting the introduction to the tower, and giving insight into the main character's life. I was spoiled the main message it was setting up for which made it not affect me whatsoever. I gave it a pass though because of all the beautiful images and things I see relating to this game.

Delilah and Henry are wonderful characters, if this game was simply about them bonding over having no human interaction and tackling their problems together over images of fire and routine it would have been for sure a much more beautiful experience. I was not a fan of how it attempted to become a conspiracy thriller in the middle, revealing the father and son story which does not add anything to the themes explored between Henry and Delilah. The ending could have been the greatest quiet moment in gaming, but the tension building in the middle was unnecessary and a cowardly move from the writers. I'm very disappointed in this game. (It was really buggy too btw)