It was heart breaking pressing the thumbs down button for this one. I have been following the development of FireWatch for around a year and have been looking forward to it's release since my first stumbing across it. However, the story leaves so much to be desired. Bland and somewhat convoluted at times even though you get the feeling it wasn't trying to be. I stuck pretty close to the story and got a little over three hours out of it. At the current price tag, that's just not enough game play.

It has to be said though, the game is stunningly beautiful and does a fantastic job of making you care about Henry and a distant lit up tower in Delilah. The banter between the two feels real and is well written. It just seems that after around an hour and half someone told the developers you can't keep doing the banter and must tie in some awkward mystery story to end this game. That shift in story and the very disappointing ending after such a short amount of game play is what turned the game towards a thumb down for me.

Super bummed about this thumbs down.

It was heart breaking pressing the thumbs down button for this one. I have been following the development of FireWatch for around a year and have been looking forward to it's release since my first stumbing across it. However, the story leaves so much to be desired. Bland and somewhat convoluted at times even though you get the feeling it wasn't trying to be. I stuck pretty close to the story and got a little over three hours out of it. At the current price tag, that's just not enough game play. It has to be said though, the game is stunningly beautiful and does a fantastic job of making you care about Henry and a distant lit up tower in Delilah. The banter between the two feels real and is well written. It just seems that after around an hour and half someone told the developers you can't keep doing the banter and must tie in some awkward mystery story to end this game. That shift in story and the very disappointing ending after such a short amount of game play is what turned the game towards a thumb down for me. Super bummed about this thumbs down.