Firewatch
Firewatch is an all timer for me. Many folks got hooked on “walking sim” adventure games a few years earlier with Gone Home, but it was Firewatch’s irresistible style that sunk the genre’s claws into me. Henry and Delilah’s late night confessions to one another in the solitude of the Shoshone National Forest are still the best examples of deeply human and natural-feeling dialogue in video games. Firewatch is also masterfully paced, and while many have their reservations against its conclusion, I think the tension it builds in getting to that point is some of the best dramatic work in the medium, thanks in no small part to the game’s writing as well as Chris Remo’s impeccable score. It is, to me, what it looks like when something in the genre is firing on all cylinders. Firewatch is a stunning and haunting game that you should grab, especially considering it’s only $4 on GOG right now.
