🌲 Firewatch released 7 years ago to a mostly positive reviews. Since then, the game has been largely forgotten. This video essay is to critique the game and examine why this happened. 🌲
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Timecodes:
Introduction
0:00
Gameplay
2:34
Choices, Choices, Choices
10:53
The Prologue
24:43
Prologue Analysis
30:05
The Narrative
34:24
Narrative Analysis
1:07:33
The Ending
1:26:26
Outro + Montage
1:36:45
💡 Videos/Sources that were used for this essay 💡
Subscribe animations by @produced_by_eugene
Pepe Silvia Green Screen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPOLvBSteS4
Walter White Kicking The Door Green Screen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuVMwL8TOkw
Gamer Max Channel's Heavy Rain Playthrough:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSVKf37ucNI&t=6830s
Geek Remix's video on Firewatch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpKFxN1tukg&t=316s
Gentle Zacharias' Essay on Firewatch https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/what-everyone-missed-about-firewatch/ (Recommend reading this by the way!)
Polygon Interview with Sean Vanaman https://www.polygon.com/features/2017/4/3/15144298/firewatch-interview-sean-vanaman
Outro song by Phil Dillow on Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/music/beats-lofi-heavy-chill-bass-keyboard-543/
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