Firewatch
Firewatch
Firewatch, développé par Campo Santo et édité par Panic, est sorti le 9 février 2016. Ce jeu d'aventure indépendant, fonctionnant sous le moteur Unity, est disponible sur PC, PlayStation 4, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One et Linux. En 1989, le joueur incarne Henry, un homme qui a quitté une vie difficile pour devenir garde forestier dans le Wyoming et surveiller les départs de feu depuis une tour. Son unique contact avec l'extérieur est sa superviseure Delilah, joignable par radio portable, jusqu'à ce qu'un événement étrange l'oblige à explorer la nature sauvage et à faire des choix influençant leur relation. Le titre propose une histoire adaptée aux décisions du joueur et une environnement sauvage à découvrir, avec une durée de quatre heures pour l'histoire principale et cinq heures pour une partie complétionniste.
L'accueil critique a été favorable, avec un score de 81 sur Metacritic et 80 sur OpenCritic. La presse tchèque de LEVEL a salué la combinaison d'une histoire forte, de décors naturels et de personnages bien interprétés, tandis que GamesBeat a qualifié Firewatch de spécial et rare pour la manière dont il utilise le jeu vidéo pour aborder des sujets matures. Certains joueurs sur Metacritic et Steam ont exprimé leur appréciation pour l'ambiance calme et tendue de la forêt ou décrit une expérience à faire en une seule session, même si l'un d'eux a simplement noté en turc que le jeu se termine d'une traite et captive.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« This unconventional game combines strong story, beautiful natural surroundings and fantastically written and played characters. What it lacks in classic adventure mechanics, it makes up in great dialogue system between the main protagonists. [Issue#262] »
« Firewatch is special and rare...It tackles mature subjects, but it isn’t just telling a story. It is using the medium of gaming to say something to the player. Maybe that was especially effective for me because I’ve avoided asking myself the questions that Firewatch poses. But I think it’s important that a developer can wield this kind of power, and I want more of it. »
« A gorgeous, spellbinding game that plays with your thoughts and delivers a narrative throughline that you never see coming. An absolute must for fans of storytelling in games. »
« Firewatch pushes the still-forming first person exploration genre ahead several steps, with wonderful dialogue, sumptuous design, and a story that examines loneliness in unique ways. »
« It is among the very best of the first-person narrative genre, and it reminds us what video game storytelling is capable of in the right hands. It’s a game I can see coming back to every year or two just to revisit its beautiful sights and memorable characters – just like a good book. »
« It offers a real look at developing relationships, choice and consequence, all with the beautifully rendered backdrop of the Shoshone national forest. It's a game that will stick with you beyond the finish and one that you'll want to go back to. »
« Even without much motivation to replay the short campaign, Firewatch is still well worth the $19.99 price tag for the beautiful landscape, compelling mystery, and amazing character development. Firewatch isn’t a game for everyone, but if you love a good mystery, this is a must play. »
« Firewatch is one of those games that you need to take a step back and think about after it’s over. This tense four-hour adventure might lead you to believe it’s going places it never goes, and while some might wish for a grander tale loaded with conspiracy, what’s actually there stands on its own as wonderful. A touching human story sprinkled with player agency, Firewatch succeeds in causing players to consider what it truly means to be alone. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« An incredible game by the people of Campo Santo, with a truly beautiful story that is told in a very particular way. The best thing about this game is how incredibly well it captures the feeling of loneliness and of being watched in the woods. It's just you and a couple of trees, and that is the main point of this game. If I had to mention a downside, it would be that the map is a little too small in my opinion, and exploration can end up becoming a bit boring. Besides that, this game is very good. »
« oyun çok iyi tek oturuşta bitirirsiniz oyun sizi içine çekiyo böyle bir oyun arıyosanız net deneyin »
« El apartado visual es lo mejor del juego. La historia y banda sonora están "ok", pero fuera de eso no hay mucho más. El gameplay es precario y poco insipirado. Entiendo que es un juego "chill", pero creo que hay lugar para mejoras. »
« 白色树木的奇影森林,与烟雾一起生长。是否在溪流 旁,灌木丛,钉与绳的凝结中,找寻自我? 当火蔓延,过去。螺旋桨的到来,慢慢的,死去。再 也不新生,幻影迷失在山群水鸟,浣熊龟壳中。结局选择鼓励戴丽拉去当心理医生,要重新面对现实 与希望。(ps:集美和左们看到异性必选发生关系路线, 最后还要给男主扣一个“出轨”的高帽,试问现在的集 丑们有耐心照顾自己的病症伴侣吗?男主出来工作了 两个多月,集丑也是跳上脚了,当然这已经是集将 的最高智商表现了。) »
« this game is bad in every way possible, words can't describe how BORING and unclear everything about this game feels, slow start, bad pacing and story telling, u basically walk for 2-3 hours in this doing absolutely NOTHING and it's not like the graphics are good, neither are the sound tracks, horrible ending, man i WISH i could take back the time i spent on this garbage game and spend it doing ANYTHING else hell even doing nothing and staring at the celling would be more interesting than this ABSOLUTE HORRIBLE PIECE OF S***, my recommendation ? just DON'T play this game please go do something else in your life »
« Near perfection. The story keeps you engaged the entire 4Hr duration, the characters are written like actual people, not just for telling the story, and the ending while disappointing is ultimately the correct way to end that story »
« For most, the game is perfect until the ending, yet I find the ending the be the most fitting, it's highly missunderstood »
« [SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.] »
