I think Firewatch is a neat game, and I like reading about games that I think are neat. Like I did with Bioshock: Infinite, I’m going to create a list of writing about Firewatch that I find interesting. This list is not exhaustive, nor does it pretend to be, and if you have any suggestions feel free to comment here or contact me on Twitter. You can read my own take on the game here.
Please assume that there are spoilers in the articles I’m listing below.
- Simon Parkin – “With Firewatch, Olly Moss Brings His Subversive Touch to Video Games“
- Emily Short – “Reading the End of Firewatch“
- Laura Hudson – “Playing With Words“
- enduringbeta – “Firewatch and Listening“
- Dante Douglas – “After The June Fire“
- Reid McCarter – “Firewatch, Projection and Isolation“
- “Firewatch: What Storytelling Lessons Can It Teach Us?“
- Olivia White – “Firewatch took away our ability to be good people, and that’s where it shines“
- marginalgloss – “radio silence“
- Robert Yang – “A history (and the triumph) of the environment artist: on The Witness and Firewatch“
- Apple Cider – “Finding Henry — Embodying a Character in Firewatch“
- Mitch Dyer – “Firewatch: Secrets, Spoilers, and Behind the Scenes with Campo Santo” (podcast)
- lycaon – “Firewatch, “Satisfying” Endings, And Why We Like Narratives” (storify)
- Taylor Hidalgo – “Art Tickles: Finding Humanity“
- Alec Meer – “Am I A Good Man? Thoughts On Firewatch“
- Hayley Williams – “In Firewatch Your Choices Don’t Matter, And That’s Okay“
- Holly Green – “How Firewatch Illustrates The Tragedy Of Inconvenient Love“
- Noah Caldwell-Gervais – “Game Natures: Firewatch and The Long Dark” (video)
- Katherine Cross – “Slow Burn: Environment and mood in Firewatch“
- Kent Sheely – “Tourism in 18 Frames or Less“
- “What is it? Firewatch” (video podcast)
- Simon Rankin – “Ignoring Delilah in Firewatch is Heartbreaking“
I still haven’t played Firewatch, so I’m not going to read this yet, but… YES. Thank you. I am looking forward to reading this when I do get a chance to play the game. This is a really great idea for a blog post.