▲ 261 ▼ "You're swimming against the tide making games like this": Why more developers didn't copy Firewatch's reactive storytelling (www.rockpapershotgun.com) submitted 4 months ago by Agent_Karyo@piefed.world to c/games@lemmy.world 63 comments fedilink hide all child comments Firewatch was meant to spark a subgenre but its influence didn't spread. A decade on, we ask why Roblox and Minecraft are more
[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 71 points 4 months ago (1 child) Firewatch was such an awesome game, bit short though. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Flatfire@lemmy.ca 36 points 4 months ago (1 child) I feel like it was the right length so as not to overstay its welcome. It's a nice narrative experience, with a unique dialogue, but had it kept going I think I would have grown tired of it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Agent_Karyo@piefed.world [S] 9 points 4 months ago (1 child) I also wanted more, but I think you are right, it's paced exactly right for what it is. Sometimes less is more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 30p87@feddit.org 2 points 4 months ago Would've got more, but Campo Santo was bought and basically immediately scraped. So no Firewatch 2 for you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Flatfire@lemmy.ca 36 points 4 months ago (1 child) I feel like it was the right length so as not to overstay its welcome. It's a nice narrative experience, with a unique dialogue, but had it kept going I think I would have grown tired of it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Agent_Karyo@piefed.world [S] 9 points 4 months ago (1 child) I also wanted more, but I think you are right, it's paced exactly right for what it is. Sometimes less is more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 30p87@feddit.org 2 points 4 months ago Would've got more, but Campo Santo was bought and basically immediately scraped. So no Firewatch 2 for you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Agent_Karyo@piefed.world [S] 9 points 4 months ago (1 child) I also wanted more, but I think you are right, it's paced exactly right for what it is. Sometimes less is more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 30p87@feddit.org 2 points 4 months ago Would've got more, but Campo Santo was bought and basically immediately scraped. So no Firewatch 2 for you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 30p87@feddit.org 2 points 4 months ago Would've got more, but Campo Santo was bought and basically immediately scraped. So no Firewatch 2 for you. permalink fedilink source parent