https://alinuxuser.com/tags/firewatch/ Recent content in Firewatch on alinuxuser https://alinuxuser.com/%3Clink%20or%20path%20of%20image%20for%20opengraph,%20twitter-cards%3E https://alinuxuser.com/%3Clink%20or%20path%20of%20image%20for%20opengraph,%20twitter-cards%3E Hugo en-us Wed, 13 Oct 2021 07:18:00 -0500 https://alinuxuser.com/posts/2021/10/reviews/firewatch_review/ Wed, 13 Oct 2021 07:18:00 -0500 https://alinuxuser.com/posts/2021/10/reviews/firewatch_review/ <p>This is not a feeble attempt to be a contrarian, but I fail to see how this game has received overwhelmingly positive reviews. It is possible that I am missing something?I don&rsquo;t see how. Allow me elaborate.</p> <p>My first introduction to walking simulators was with Dear Ester. I thought it was an interesting game, but I cannot recommend it at the asking price of $9.99 (at the time of this writing). There was absolutely no replay value, and the game is over in about 4 hours. It was an amusing experience, but it felt more like a level in a Half Life game, than a full fledged single player game. Nevertheless, I felt the genre had potential to be great. I heard good things about Firewatch and I wanted to play it, because I thought it was going to be a much better game.</p>