Anyone? This game had me interested when I first saw it a while back. Now I just need to know if it has a decent story.

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Been playing it since yesterday but haven't gotten too far. It's my first walking sim type game and so far it's ok, nothing really amazing but ok. The voice acting is actually quite nice and whenever a tune eventually decides to play it fits the tone of the game and it;s surroundings. Story wise it's alright, definitely has a sob story to tell and though I do have empathy, i don't have too much because I can sort of already tell the plot with the way the characters talk to the actions that are happening.

Also I heard the game doesn't really have much replay value and I caught the first few mins of Jim Sterling playing the game only to find the starting choices he made didn't make much of a difference compared to mine which kinda makes me scratch my head with choice making when they don't give you actual outcomes.

Still it;s priced a lot better than the Witness for an indie game and I'd say go for it. The PC version even sports being able to have your photos taken in-game to be printed by the devs themselves and sent to you (or be like me and take them to your local photo/copy store).

Wow. Seriously? While Firewatch seems a great game (I intend to play it), it's only maybe 6 hours of gaming for 20€ to see the end, and it's just a walking game (mostly).

On the other hand with The Witness at 36€, you'll need maybe 30 hours to see the first end, more than 50 hours if you want to real end. And the game is already considered by many a masterpiece of game design, looks indie, but it really feels AAA when you play the game because It's incredibly polished (8 years to make this game!).

And the Witness is much better technically too on PS4 and runs at a very impressive consistent 60fps. They use a in-house engine they specifically made for this game (not your typical Indie!) and it shows. When Firewatch use the disapointing Unity engine.

One mans garbage is another man's treasure as they say. YOu may call it a masterpiece while someone else may not see it that way, especially one who might have a thing for puzzles and happens to get through them all with ease, that can happen for some people like it or not.

Don't know why you threw in that last part though.

Sorry for having a different opinion I guess?.

Cool, keep us updated. But no spoilers. :P

Please I wasn't shitting on Firewatch which seems like a great game, my kind of game really. I just think The Witness has actually a better value.

The Witness, "Garbage"? Thanks for you input.

Technically it's really an objective fact: Firewatch runs like shit like all Unity games (they plan to patch the game to improve framerate), The witness is basically a locked 60fps game 99.99% of the time, both games are equally really pretty though.

"To get through all with ease" ? Really? Do you even know what kind of game The Witness really is? I platinumed the game and like 99% of people who did it I can assure you that you don't "get through all (puzzles) with ease". LOL

You seem to be taking the phrase to heart a little too much. I didn't even remotely claim the Witness was garbage, I was merely using the phrase to tell you how people see things differently, you think one game is a masterpiece and I se4e it differently, same can be said for when I see a game as a masterpiece and you're very likely to tell me differently.

You are acting pretty hostile for me not sharing your enthusiasm for a game you clearly love.

Firewatch runs perfectly fine for me and so far PC reviews haven't pointed out technical issues and it's also rated quite well. You can go on about Unity being objectively shit compared to a game that was 8 years in the making on an entirely different engine but it;s still not the point here, the point is that the OP wanted to know if it was a good game and worth the money and I told him as such and included the price point as a benefiting factor. You more or less just saw me include the Witness and decided to go all ham, just like you did the last time you and me exchanged words. This is going to go nowhere I tell you this right now.

I'll try not to spoil, but just in case:

Just finished it...it's, let's say, more of an experience than a game.

The world is gorgeous, dialog is witty and voice acting is pretty good, but ultimately its story is not what (I presume) most players have expected out of it...maybe that's on purpose, but it left me somewhat in "meh" mood in the end.

I think it's something that should be experienced, but given its 4-5 hour length and no replay value, current price is a bit too high (plus I hear there are currently lot of frame rate issues on PS4).