Firewatch

Firewatch has good dialogue, the characters Delilah and Henry are great characters. But that is not enough to make a game. A video game needs something, I don't mind what it is. Could be a story, could be exploration, could be an open world, could be a challenge, could be puzzles, anything. Firewatch as a piece of media asks a lot of questions. That can be a good thing. But when media asks more questions than it answers - that's lazy. Lazy and unfinished are the key feelings this game gave me. Apparently the studio ran out of money making firewatch and it shows. I havn't refunded, these devs can make a pretty landscape and I wish them the best with their next project. But firewatch could've been a short book, a crappy one at that. There was no need for this to be a video game. The whole game is a tease, an edge. It's cheap and falls flat. I get that the point is for there not to be some big unravelling conspiracy - but even if you avoid that, give us something? But if you're not going to give your game a story, why not add gameplay either? It's a linear gated walking simulator with no redeeming gameplay whatsoever. I really do not comprehend what I am missing. Wish I could get those 3 hours back. Please go and play Outer Wilds or Expedition 33 instead.