1.5 trophies per hour tho
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Firewatch Review Thread
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1.5 trophies per hour tho
JetSetRadio
Banned
It's likely longer than 4 hours, the average seems to be 5-6 hours.
4 being the absolute smallest number and you used that in your post
And $20 is not steep for a game that length.
Diprosalic
Banned
it's only 4h? now i'm interested.
$5 / 1 hour of entertainment? Hell, that is cheaper than going to movies over here.
Nameless
Member
Even with Fallout you saw Jim Sterling come out and say his experience was fine, while Jeff Gertsmann found his to be abysmal. GAF's opinions were similarly contradictory.
But yeah, whatever. If I have to put the game aside for a while fine. We'll see.
Our review on GameGrin - http://www.gamegrin.com/reviews/firewatch-review/
9/10 - The first truly must play of 2016.
9/10 - The first truly must play of 2016.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Yeah, you're right. I'll ignore them from now on.
Diprosalic
Banned
agreed.
there's like 2 games a year that are still interesting past hour 5.
XCOM 2 10/10 am cry
Sounds absolutely perfect to me. I was hoping this wasn't 10-15 hours or something like that... knowing it is only 4 hours long guarantees that I will buy this some day. I watched the IGN review and wasn't sure how "enjoyable" it was to do what you do in the game... but this makes me feel much better about playing it.
I guess you could say Destructoid..destroyed the suspense.
paragonpro
Banned
Why does that even matter?
Here's my review of Firewatch: http://www.savingcontent.com/2016/02/08/firewatch-review/
EDIT: It's spoiler-free. I dare not to ruin this experience for you in any way.
EDIT: It's spoiler-free. I dare not to ruin this experience for you in any way.
aggienader
Member
Can't really read a whole bunch right now, do the PS4 issues effect the gameplay?
noomi
Member
Just skimmed through the page, and there was just one thing I wish I didn't read :/
It's my own damn fault, I should have just stayed away like I saw I was going to do.
Soyongdori
Member
Wasteland 2
Corpse Party Blood Drive
Dreamfall Chapters
and whole bunch of random indie Steam games that I won't go into detail (ok, Dark Reid, but that's it)
and many more
Of course. Go check out the following on consoles and you'll find awful, unstable performance...
Grow Home
Oddworld New n' Tasty
Gone Home (not Grow)
Galak-Z
Roundabout
The Last Tinker
Ziggurat
Never Alone
...and there may be more but those are the ones I've played. Performance is wildly unstable in all of them. They judder and lurch around horribly and, you know what? Some of them are bad on the PC as well.
It's not always bad. Ori and the Blind Forest, for instance, looks and runs well on XO (with minor slowdown and some crash bugs). Cuphead is awesome looking in person and seems to run well. Escape Plan was fine. The issue is, 80% of the time, when a game is built in Unity you can expect issues. Games like Jazz Punk, Kairo, Grow Home, Roundabout, Ziggurat and Galak-Z on the PC all run at 60fps no problem - but they have inherent issues with camera movement that results in a jerky looking experience. Why? Who knows, but it's not something you see in other engines. It's something I only started encountering as Unity blew up.
So, yeah, it has actually prevented me from enjoying games too many times now for many reasons and I've grown to hate the engine or at least approach with caution. I've even made a game in Unity before (unreleased) and can say it's nice to use - but UE4 is so much better. Heck, I'd rather work in UDK or CryEngine.
Tatsumi Oga
Banned
I heard that apparently according to the developer if people want it enough, it can come to Xbox One as well. Is this correct?
richard4481
Member
Here is another Crash Landed - Firewatch review - 4/5
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Deleted member 325805
Unconfirmed Member
Good reviews, can't wait to play it.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Like $3-4 cheaper than movie prices in my area. The length shouldn't be a big issue.
My only remaining concern is the PS4 performance.
Compsiox
Banned
Yayyyy great to hear. Thanks a bunch.
Lion Heart
Banned
2016 is smashing it so far for PC/PS4, and we are only in February.
I will day 1 this when I get back from vacay.
I will day 1 this when I get back from vacay.
FallenGrace
Member
I'm in for both this and Unravel.
Now Unravel is an example of a technically well programmed game. Perfect 60fps experience on all platforms and beautiful visuals. The Witness was also rock solid.
Seemingly an odd engine choice for an indie dev, but it worked out well for them, it is hard to argue against the results.
Well it's free to use, Journey and flower were made on PhyreEngine. So was Gravity Rush.
finalflame
Gold Member
So there are PS4 performance/stuttering issues? This was day 1 for me, but guess I'll hold off for a little while :/
Bumbletron
Member
I've been reading a lot about Unravel today, thinking about picking it up tomorrow. Should I do PC or PS4? I have an i7 and a 290x.
So excited for the amazing Firewatch reviews. I've had it preordered since last week, and knew I was going to pick it up since the trailer at E3. Now all I need is Cuphead and I'll have my top three "Indie" games for this year (Barring any, albeit welcome, surprises).
Well, for Unravel, you are guaranteed a stable 60fps at 1080p on PS4. Probably also on the PC, unless there are some unforeseen issues. Either way, you should be good.
Honestly, my biggest issue (unlocked frame-rates) isn't something that is going to bother all people. It absolutely drives me insane but I could see how someone could completely ignore it.From Alex at GB
Wouldn't say The Witness was rock-solid (PS4)... managed to get it to tear quite badly in some spots. Still, very competent game, and Unravel seems to be competent as well. Too bad Firewatch turned out bad from a technical perspective though.
Ah, news to me. I never tested it but, after playing for a whole mess of hours, I never once saw tearing...but I still have a LONG ways to go in the game.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
From Alex at GB
So nothing terrible then.
He's not really someone that cares much or is sensitive to performance issues. He's made that very clear on the beastcast!
Sure, but they were working on Sony projects. I wonder what the support for it is like for randoms...
KennyLinder
Member
From Alex at GB
Which from Alex probably translates to "constant framerate issues throughout" (not saying FW has that, but Alex has a poor eye for performance).