a yoonik! Firewatch review: Baywatch in the forest

User Rating: 8 | Firewatch PC

PROS:

- Absolutely gorgeous (albeit kinda cartoonish) and pretty big forest map that's wallpaper-worthy every step of the way, which is the reward for the large amount of walking you'll be doing in this game, trying to find that cute little turtle

- Superb interactions between the protagonist and the girl on the other side of the radio, funny and intriguing and believable, triggered by a rather large amount of objects in the world

- The deceptive nature of the game, building great tension (and sometimes freight) with every passing moment, which will glue you in until the ending

- The unique intro sequence, which introduces the tragic backstory (and penis) of Henry

Your home, your sanctuary
Your home, your sanctuary

CONS:

- The rather unsatisfying ending and (spoilers) the overall underwhelming denouement to all the tension and mystery the game has built