Youtube's been suggesting more small channels to me lately. This is the first time that the quality of sound, writing and editing did not give it away at all. I was surprised to see the subscriber count. Keep it up and I'm sure your audience will find you.
rotmohawk
I think the ending served the game right. It was a game about grief and the ending leaves you how grief does. You’re waiting the whole game for it to have one redeeming quality and instead of meeting Delilah you get nothing. No satisfaction just a feeling of emptiness. That’s how grief feels.
deathby_shelf
seems like Julia and Delilah are opposite relationships for him. With Julia, she's not as there mentally anymore as she used to be, but she's physically there. With Delilah, she's there exclusively mentally, as she can only express her thoughts to him, but he'll never see her physical self.
spaghetti_man
I’ve come to realize the ending of this game is why it sticks with me. A clean “happily ever after” wouldn’t fit the tone at all—it’d almost feel out of place. The frustration you feel at the end actually pulls you deeper into the experience, making you feel like you’ve been through the same ups and downs as Henry. It’s like you’re left with the same weight he’s been carrying, and that unresolved feeling keeps the story alive in a way a perfect ending never could.
rptrm
During the pandemic, I had my classes online. I met this girl, and we started to talk by messages. We began to talk about personal stuff, and, as you say, the fact of never being in person gave us a feeling of security, so we shared things that probably we wouldn't have done in perso. Eventually, I fell in love with her (I think she also, but I'm not sure), but the relationship reached its end. Once we talked daily, then we began to distance ourselves and one day we just never talked again.
When I saw her in person some years later, it wasn't the same, we both had changed from those teenagers.
When I se back now, I ask myself i it was really love or just an escape of my own problems. Sometimes I really miss our conversations, not in a romantic mood but as a friendship. Now she is only a good remember, one really good.
PD: Sorry if my english isn't good
FernandoGarridoVargas
My wife died of early onset dementia. The guilt arises from being flawed in so many ways in how to deal with it, from feeling so selfish. I sought isolation as a refuge from the day to day humanity. Hiking in nature is not prospective nor retrospective… I went there for introspection and escape from culture. What I found was peace and clarity from within because in the end you are the one you have to answer to. I lost friends and left a career behind. It transformed my life into the most authentic state. Now, my sons are my engine and I get to live. I am not the same as I was once was. I am broken and scarred inside, the strongest I’ve ever been in many ways.
TheBryanmauro
I’ve always hated how people think the ending was lazy or disappointing. That’s the whole point of the game. Accepting what you can’t have and acknowledging and appreciating what you do. Henry learns a valuable lesson
breadloafbrad
When I tell you that the second I made it Delilah’s tower and when she wasn’t there. I sobbed when I played it the first time. I’m typically not a crier for videogames, with a couple notable exceptions. This one was the most emotional gut punch I ever felt in a game. At the time I had a few things in my life I was running from. Nothing as dramatic and crazy as Henry’s life but I had obligations, a recent death in the family I put down and tried to forget before confronting it emotionally, I had been neglecting school and telling my parents I was going to drop out. And when I played it the first time blind, I felt a lot like Henry, that feeling of always running away from something but never fully free. And the angelic voice of Delilah just seeming to play to my emotions perfectly, and it all seemed like it was going so well. And then I never met her. I was heart broken. I saw Henry as finally maybe getting something he wanted, maybe finally getting what he wanted without facing his own issues. It was like a sign that you could avoid your own problems if you just ran fast enough if you just went far enough. Maybe reading too much into that, but regardless, I had grown attached to Delilah. It was almost an emotional need and I desperately wanted to see her banter and chat and just be with Henry, especially after all the small flirts and comments made along the way. But then to just be left so high and dry, literally and emotionally. I was so angry at the time, I hated the game for doing that to me but honestly it’s incredible that it made me feel such a way.
DavidRodriguez-zozk
Great video. You've got yourself another sub. I loved Firewatch. One of my all-time favourite indie games. In addition to your points, I also like how the game makes us reflect, as gamers, why we play games. I've often used games as a form of escapism, and playing Firewatch was no different. So at the end, when we find out that all the "conspiracies" have really rational and mundane explanations, we realise that we, as humans, crave to be at the centre of our own story, with stakes and meaning. And yet, in the cold light of day, most of the stories we tell ourselves are just that: stories. It's a sobering yet important ego check, and one that Campo Santo did masterfully.
ravi_oliver
Dont know this ended up on my reccomended, but i enjoyed it
MNeff-ff
I’ve never heard the dialogue where Henry doesn’t know Delilah isn’t waiting for him at the tower, really adds another layer to hear that
The-Frost
Great audio quality and an immediate mythology and philosophy lesson? Phenomenal. I hope your content takes off and you continue to make bangers like this.
MossOwnsYouYT
I think people really missed one of the main points… Delilah isn’t who you think she is, she was aware of everything that was happening, she knew that guy was out there. She realised how guilty she would feel if she ever met Henry, especially after lying to him so much…
TheRealSpaceC
As others have said, it's nice seeing smaller channels get recommended. These days I can't even get YouTube to recommend channels I'm already subbed to if I just habnr watched them in a few months. It must be brutal for making content. I thank You, for Your time.
MobyShtick
Honestly, this is one of the best videogame breakdowns I've ever watched. Your interpretation of henry´s story is absolutely beautiful, and as a guy who just broke up with his long distance girlfriend, i relate to this story a lot, the way a relationship through a screen is just... empty. Thank you, Lukka, well done.
Cycles_logix
this is probably the best youtube video ive ever seen. i just finished the game today and I absolutely loved it. almost everything i experienced in firewatch was perfect, except for the ending. i was one of the "negative steam review guys" but you made me realize that actually getting the happy ending with delilah would kind of generalized the game/made it more mild (i dont know how to express myself properly, my english isnt great) and it wouldntve left the same impact on me (and surely others too.) thank you for making this video, it really made me appreciate the game more and changed my view on the story.
axelsmaxel
This was on my recommended for a week. Looking at the thumbnail, interested but also didn’t care much.
It’s 4:22am, I just got home from work, parked my car and watched the whole thing in here while I’m stuck in my own life feeling like I work so hard but never get anywhere.
You have a wonderful and interesting way of breaking down the philosophy. Can’t wait for more.
delusionalaaron
I won't even lie, I think this game has become in its own way, a paradox to escape for me while also having a paradox within in the game itself. This is one of my favorite video games of all time, but I only play it when I have my seasonal depression stages in the winter months or even when times are just tough... it's been like this for years now and this video has made me realized that this game has become (as it is put in the title) a "Freedom Illusion"... as sense of freedom from those seasional depression and tough patches in my life. This video covered it perfectly, thank you for making this video!
OfficialMrHyena
Iv recently been going through a few things(who hasn't lol) and finding peace is something I've been struggling with. I kinda need this as a reminder to look inward for peace as opposed to saying "I need to get this done and then I'll have peace."
Thank you, and great work.
jonathen
I love that people are still covering my favourite game I’ve ever played. I played it blind only off seeing the trailer on the PlayStation store and now have around 60 hours in the game 100% completed it and have done multiple playthroughs. 10/10 game and it’s people like you that are still keeping the game relevant today
