![]() ![]() I think particular credit is due to the lighting which always feels soft and somewhat hazy. It’s certainly true that many games like this are just sightseeing tours but even so this is one that is at least truly a pleasure to wander around. It uses an almost cartoon-y aesthetic of bright, vibrant colours and sharp contrasts, combined with wonderful lighting and semi-realistic design. Not to completely buck the trend with walking simulators, Firewatch is a very beautiful game. In fact it comes pretty close to getting a complete recommendation but just slipped and fell at a few important hurdles.Īs is always the case with these sorts of games, a large emphasis is placed on the story and so trying to review it without also spoiling it can be a bit tricky, however I shall do my best. Luckily while Firewatch, by Campo Santo, is a walking simulator (of that there is no doubt) it seems far more deserving of the acclaim it did receive, even if in the end for me it falls short of the high praise which has been heaped on it. However, these days far too many games which fall into this category rely too much on the same tricks Dear Esther did. Primarily relying on pretty graphics and a vague, “you-decide-what-it-all-means” story to try and carry themselves to critical acclaim. Personally I feel these things are often in danger of being overly pretentious and actually just not very interesting. The Stanley Parable, for instance is a personal favourite and remains an incredibly smart and amusing game. GTA 5 also received a barrage of negative reviews when developer Take-Two removed modding tool OpenIV.Įurogamer has contacted Campo Santo for comment.Since Dear Esther I have to admit I can be partial to a well-done Walking Simulator. Football Manager 2017 was Steam-bombed when it didn't include an official Chinese translation. This isn't the first instance of fans trashing a game on Steam, irrespective of its gameplay. ![]() Other comments include calling Sean Vanaman a "butthurt SJW crybaby looking to be offended", referring to the developers as "childish" and saying Vanaman should kill himself. One Steam user said, "Game is short, linear, and although can be enjoyable experience, the ending is lacking and unsatisfying, and the developers abuse DMCA laws to penalise let's players they dislike for personal reasons." Another user said "I don't support the abuse of copyright law to censor things". You can see in the graph below (via SteamSpy) the negative reviews increase drastically after the date of Vanaman's tweet. The majority of recent 'not recommended' comments refer to the PewDiePie incident. ![]() Pewdiepie's Firewatch Let's Play is no longer available to view on YouTube and the popular streamer has since apologised - but his supporters aren't happy with Campo Santo, as is evident from Firewatch's Steam page.įirewatch has an 84 per cent overall positivity score on Steam but in the last 30 days only 45 per cent of reviews have been positive. This was the final straw for Firewatch developer Sean Vanaman, co-founder of Campo Santo, who denounced PewDiePie on Twitter and stated Campo Santo would file a DMCA takedown of PewDiePie's Firewatch content. He said: "What a f***ing n*****! Geez! Oh my god! What the f***? Sorry, but what the f***?" Last week Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg, owner of the most subscribed-to channel on YouTube, came under fire for using the N-word on during a PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds stream. Indie adventure Firewatch is being review-bombed on Steam after the game's developer, Campo Santo, filed a DMCA against YouTuber PewDiePie. ![]()
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