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There's a PlayStation 4 exclusive game coming out soon that's incredibly gorgeous

Ben Gilbert
2016-01-30T17:37:00Z
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We're barely one month into 2016 and there are already great new games arriving on the PlayStation 4.

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This is "Firewatch," a new adventure/exploration game coming to the PlayStation 4 and PC on February 9, 2016. It's gorgeous and massive and set in the late 1980s! But what is it? Let's find out!

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In "Firewatch," you play as a man named Henry.

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It's a first-person exploration game — you'll get loads of story from the environment itself.

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The whole game takes place in the gorgeous Shoshone National Forest (which is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshone_National_Forest">a real place</a> in case you were wondering).

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The game's title is also the game's point — your job is to watch out for forest fires and to quickly report them.

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And to enjoy gorgeous sunsets, apparently.

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Much of "Firewatch" is about working with your supervisor, Delilah.

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The choices you make in responding to Delilah impact your relationship with her directly.

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What makes "Firewatch" stand out is both its unique, beautiful art....

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And it's focus on storytelling.

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It's not clear if the player, Henry, ever meets Delilah in person. The only dialog that we've seen so far is over walkie talkie.

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The Shoshone National Forest is represented especially well in "Firewatch."

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The game is set in 1989, just one year after the (real life) Yellowstone National Park fire.

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Which is to say: tensions are running high in this particular line of work.

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Adding to that, there's a mysterious stranger repeatedly found watching you from afar. What's that guy about?

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Did he loosen this ladder that Henry is falling from? Oh no!

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Beyond watching for fires and talking to your boss, there are other missions to take on. Like rescuing this little turtle!

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But much of the game is just about exploring the great wide open expanse of Wyoming.

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And navigation, of course. There's no user interface around the edges of the screen, just a compass in your right hand and a map in your left. How 1989!

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Clearly "Firewatch" will take us places below the forest, where mysteries lurk. It launches on PlayStation 4 and PC on February 9.

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Check out the latest trailer for "Firewatch" right here — it's a beaut!

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