Firewatch shipped five years ago today, which feels like an eternity ago and like yesterday. Thanks to everyone who helped us create it, and to all of you who played it.
New on the blog:
@thatJaneNg
writes about creating Zora's hair! How did we create what you've seen so far in the In The Valley Of Gods trailer, what's important to us about getting it right, and what's next:
Congrats to
@panic
for announcing
@playdate
, their tiny game console full of big surprises! The first surprise: It was right in front of us this whole time...
Each shot in the
#InTheValleyofGods
trailer went through a number of iterations before ending up in the final cutโhere's the progression for the opening vista, by our art director
@shoomlah
:
1. rough storyboards
2. color/composition studies
3. final concept
4. final shot
At
#PAXWest
? Come by Booth 6516 and play Firewatch on the Nintendo Switch, and also check out our incredible booth, put together by
@panic
!
Weโve also got a new Firewatch shirt designed by
@shoomlah
, and some sweet Forrest Byrnes pins.
On Thursday we put out a trailer for our new game, In the Valley of Gods! We're very proud of it, and it's been a while since we reintroduced ourselves, so here is a look at the team worked together to build it: (Thread!)
An even more rarely seen piece of Firewatch: How closely have you dug into the Nintendo Switch version of the game? Have you truly completed everything on that cart?
The folks at Keep It Public are hosting their first annual summer event this Saturday in Denver, CO and we had our new friend
@MarcAspinall
do this limited edition print to commemorate the event. Learn more about Keep It Public here:
Also at the PAX booth, we're debuting a new excellent Firewatch t-shirt, designed by
@shoomlah
! (We'll have better photos once the show's started and we've unpacked.)
Sometimes we talk about creating new Firewatch merch, but the conversation always devolves. It always devolves in a VERY consistent pattern. Here are some proposals from
@shoomlah
and
@ollymoss
, made years apart, which we'll call Exhibit A and Exhibit B:
The good news: Everything in the Campo Santo store is 50% off for the next week! The bad news: After this week, the store is closing up for good.
Thank you everyone who bought Firewatch goods over the years! To all of you who haven't, now's the time!
Thank you for your thoughtful feedback, which we have incorporated into our forthcoming production, โIn the Valley of Gods.โ Please enjoy the trailer:
Stuck inside but want to explore the Shoshone with a friend? We've enabled "Remote Play Together" for Firewatch on Steam. When friends Remote Play Together you can stream, chat, and pass the controls back and forth like you were sitting on the same couch.
Yes! Come play Firewatch for the first time on Nintendo Switch at the
@panic
booth โ
#PAXWest
Booth 6516 โ and say hi to our good friend and neighbor, Untitled Goose Game.
Our incomparable art director,
@shoomlah
, designed a new Firewatch shirt -- we sold most of the stock at PAX West 2018, but we have a few left up on our store!
Firewatch hits the Nintendo eShop at 9 AM Pacific time in all regions. That's just over an hour from now!
While you wait, pass the time by reading this article on the legend of "your friend's uncle who works at Nintendo" who knows when the games come out