
This Spring, take your Nintendo Switch on an outdoor adventure and experience the gripping mystery beloved by gamers and critics alike, the company wrote. And in your hands, your trusty Nintendo Switch. Imagine: The sounds of a babbling brook, a cool mountain breeze blowing through the timber. Also Read - Reliance Jio launches Rs 2,545 Happy New Year offer: Here’s what it offersĬampo Santo, on its website, made the announcement. The game has won multiple awards, that include Best Indie Game at the 2016 Golden Joystick Awards, Best Narrative at the 2017 Game Developers Choice Awards, and Debut Game at the 2017 British Academy Games Awards. The Indie mystery adventure title Firewatch was released in the year 2016, and has sold over a million copies worldwide. Also Read - Google Fit now lets you measure heart rate, respiratory rate using your iPhone’s camera Also Read - Sony PlayStation 5 restock: Here’s when you will be able to buy PS5 in India The acclaimed title from studio Campo Santo, Firewatch is coming to Nintendo Switch. For those playing on other systems? Unfortunately, it's not possible to join in on the fun.Nintendo just come out with some great news for Switch users. You are a man named Henry who has retreated from his messy life to work as a fire lookout in the Wyoming wilderness.

the rest is Nintendo 64-style history."Īn original score and brand new models: the Forrest 64 easter egg is an extensive addition to Firewatch's Nintendo Switch port and right at home with the charming aesthetic of the game. Firewatch for Switch game reviews & Metacritic score: The year is 1989. In regards to the pitch, he added, "What if I ruined Chris Remo's Firewatch music in a hopefully-funny way? Two opening chords here, a little Ol' Shoshone there. Cabel actually wrote the music for Forrest 64. This entire easter egg and all three modes were unveiled by Cabel on Twitter, sharing Super Nintendad's video. The third mode has you running from arrow to arrow across the park to get the best possible time in a race against the clock. Gathering them all plops you into another level with 50 more to swoop up. There are 100 of these to gather up while the clock ticks away in that truly retro-feeling high-score rush. You have to use the cartridge here.ĭoing this will slot you into a very N64 looking game with custom Firewatch collectibles that make wonderfully crisp dinging sounds when popped. He's a short, stout little man with a shovel in hand, wearing a classic, almost Friday the 13th looking counselor outfit. The last we heard was it was coming soon, but it has now been given a 17th of December 2018 release date which isn’t too far away. And in your hands, your trusty Nintendo Switch. The acclaimed independent video game Firewatch finally has a release date for the Nintendo Switch platform.

It's an N64-themed character that Campo Santo has created just for this easter egg. Firewatch is an award-winning first-person narrative adventure available soon for your Nintendo Switch. With it in hand, you need to venture towards a brand new statue that's been added to the park. RELATED: Five Years On, Firewatch's Designer Says Its Choices Were So Subtle Everyone Thought It Was A Linear Game Going here has its very own box to open, one that does in fact contain a cartridge for a game called Forrest 64. On the Beartooth & Thorofare sign, you'll find a little note which adds '1964?' onto your map, nested between Thorofare Basin, Wapiti Meadow, Mulke Point, and Beartooth Point.

Getting it up and running takes some steps but it's easy enough to pull off. It's not just a fun little cartridge in Henry's tower or a shred of dialogue but a fully functioning added game mode exclusive to the handheld console. Available on: PC, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch. An extensive, retro-themed easter egg has been added to Firewatch's Nintendo Switch port which launched on December 17, 2018.
