History VideoGame / Firewatch

''Firewatch'' is an indie adventure game. It was released in February 9, 2016.

Henry is a middle-aged man, happily married to his wife, Julia. Ever since he learned that she was suffering from early onset dementia, he has been struggling with his new life. One day, he finds an ad for [[TitleDrop firewatch]] in Shoshone National Forest. Once he starts working in the park, something dark starts happening.

* {{Anticlimax}}: Played deliberately. [[spoiler: The major drama the entire plot seems to be building up towards ultimately turns out to be nothing more than a Red Herring, seemingly making a point about how bored and lonely people turn mundane events into giant conspiracy theories. Henry never even confronts the actual culprit, who [[VillainExitsStageLeft exits stage left]] after leaving a tape recording giving a half-hearted apology to him. The final days also involve what has to be the most relaxed forest fire in video game history (although this is because the fire isn't close enough to be an immediate threat, and all the characters know that they'll be long gone by the time it arrives.)]]

* Anticlimax: Played deliberately. [[spoiler: The major drama the entire plot seems to be building up towards ultimately turns out to be nothing more than a Red Herring, seemingly making a point about how bored and lonely people turn mundane events into giant conspiracy theories. Henry never even confronts the actual culprit, who [[VillainExitsStageLeft exits stage left]] after leaving a tape recording giving a half-hearted apology to him. The final days also involve what has to be the most relaxed forest fire in video game history (although this is because the fire isn't close enough to be an immediate threat, and all the characters know that they'll be long gone by the time it arrives.)]]

* TheAlcoholic: Henry tends to drink a bit. Delilah as well.

* ChooseYourOwnAdventure: The game focuses a lot on choices you make. Think carefully about what you can say or do. It could alter the path you take.

* TheVillainKnowsWhereYouLive: Whoever you piss off, whoever you encounter, they all know you live at the Two Forks watch tower.

Henry is a middle-aged man, happily married to his wife, Julia. Ever since he learned that she was suffering from onset dementia, he has been struggling with his new life. One day, he finds an ad for [[TitleDrop firewatch]] in Shoshone National Forest. Once he starts working in the park, something dark starts happening.

** Henry's nickname for Julia is "Jules".

* AffectionateNickname: For some reason, Delilah calls Henry "Hank". She claims that she chose it because it rhymes with "thanks".

* ParanoiaFuel: Without meeting another person face to face, and having lots of alone time to think over the meaning of what people say, you quickly learn to distrust everyone and everything.
** [[spoiler:This is probably what Ned was trying to do with the Wapiti site. There were observation reports, which went in great detail about their characters and their personal lives. For a while, he did succeed in scaring them.]]

* TeensAreMonsters: The teenagers that Henry encounters on his first day are more than disrespectful. They insult him when he asks them very nicely to not fire anymore fireworks and they cut the phone line on the second day.
** [[spoiler: Or do they?]]
* UncannyValley: Forest Byrnes, a park ranger mascot, is unnaturally creepy. Henry says that he was always creeped out by him as a kid.

* TheVillainKnowsWhereYouLive: Whoever you piss off, whoever you encounter, they all know you live at the Two Forks watch tower.
* UncannyValley: Forest Byrnes, a park ranger mascot, is unnaturally creepy. Henry says that he was always creeped out by him as a kid.

* CrosswordPuzzle: What Delilah does in her spare time. Henry will even find crossword puzzle books in her tower.

* BearsAreBadNews: A "Problem Bear" is alluded to on several occasions, Henry thinks its proably more than a problem.

* SerialKiller: [[spoiler:Subverted. Turns out Ned didn't kill the girls, they just got lost; the only person he ''may'' have killed was Ben, and Henry believes him when he states it was an accident.]]
* ShownTheirWork: Delilah mentions a budget increase the Forest Service got the previous year after a fire was allowed ot burn raged out of control. This actually happened, exactly when she said it did (1988).

* TeensAreMonsters: Subverted. The teenagers that Henry encounters on his first day are more than disrespectful. They insult him when he asks them very nicely to not fire anymore fireworks and they cut the phone line on the second day.

* UncannyValley: Forest Byrnes, a park ranger mascot, is unnaturally creepy.

* Area51: Alluded to with Wipati.

* TheAlcoholic: Henry tends to drink a bit.

* CrosswordPuzzles: What Delilah does in her spare time. Henry will even find crossword puzzle books in her tower.

* ForestFire: Henry's main job is to prevent this from happening. [[spoiler:This inevitably happens and Henry and Delilah are forced to evacuate.]]

* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Henry with Julia.

Henry is a middle-aged man, happily married to his wife, Julia. Ever since he learned that she was suffering from onset dementia, he has been struggling with his new life. One day, he finds an ad for [[TitlteDrop firewatch]] in Shoshone National Forest. He quickly discovers that something is amiss in the mountains and

''Firewatch'' is an indie adventure game. It was released in February 2016.

Henry is. One day, he finds an ad for [[TitleDrop firewatch]] and he decides to take it up. However, things don't go as well as he hopes as dark and sinister things start happening to him.

* BadassBeard: Henry has one. Since the game is show through his eyes, his beard is only shown during pictures.