Nov 15, 2020
Our humble adventurers run from
their troubles, only to find themselves alone in the forest with
nothing but a walkie-talkie in their pockets and a conspiracy on
their hands.
Episode Breakdown:
- In
today’s episode, we answer the question: What’s the dumbest thing
you’ve spent money on? (Link
and
Link) (00:02:46)
- We
Introduce Firewatch (Steam) - the story, the characters, the gameplay.
(00:14:19)
- We
discuss our experience with the game and share our general
thoughts. (00:20:19)
- We
then discuss our interpretation of the meaning of the game and we
compare Henry, the protagonist, with the other characters.
(00:36:38)
- We
mention the 'alternate endings' to the story and we talk about our
opinions of the ending. (00:40:19)
- We
dig a bit deeper into Delilah's character and her side of the
story. (00:47:59)
- We
talk about the location in which the story takes place, the
Shoshone national forest and whether we think we could enjoy taking
a job like this. (00:59:01)
- We
summarize our thoughts about the game. (01:08:00)
- We
then take a vote and see whether Firewatch belongs in our
CQEG or not!
(01:09:45)
- We
close the episode by introducing the subject of our next episode -
U2’s War (Allmusic). (01:18:54)
- We
have a quick message to the listener about the Givewell
Organization. This message will be added at the end of each of our
future episodes. (01:25:52)
- Today’s promo is for the Cold Callers Comedy
podcast (@coldcallers), check it out! (01:27:43)
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This episode’s intro bit
features our good friend, the very talented Cassie from the Happy
Hour Gets Weird podcast (@HHGetsWeird), as Delilah, alongside our very own Baryo, as
himself.
Cover art by Azeecreations
.
‘Celebration’ theme by Alexander
Nakarada ( www.serpentsoundstudios.com ).
The episode was recorded on Oct.
23rd, and originally released on Nov. 15th, 2020.