A game that hooked me almost instantly and I was truly loving up until the end when nothing really connects or concludes in any satisfying way.

There's a lot that works in Firewatch for me. The story is heavy right out the game which helped me connect immediately to Henry. As you progress, I think the chemistry between Henry and Delilah is also really good. The overall setting is also nice and fun to explore for the most part, and the mysteries thrown in at first are intriguing.

However, for me, as these things start to build and these mysteries start to get answered, nothing feels like it connects naturally or with any obvious theme behind it. The choices you make in dialogue you slowly realize doesn't really matter. Whatever you end up choosing won't really change the situation or the outcomes. It's a major disappointment given how strong everything starts off.

Add an annoying to use map in an easy-to-get-lost location and it kinda drags the game down a bit further for me.

Overall though, the game is relatively short, the voice acting and location is pretty nice, and the chemistry is still really good between the two main characters. Enough to say that It's worth giving a shot and trying if you like narrative heavy games that are light on gameplay.