10 years later, Firewatch’s critique of masculinity is just a different shade of toxicity

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10 years later, Firewatch’s critique of masculinity is just a different shade of toxicity

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GhaziEnglish · 25 days ago

Acclaimed upon release 10 years ago and still held up as an exemplar of video game narrative, Firewatch dresses up the same male fantasy.

Acclaimed upon release 10 years ago and still held up as an exemplar of video game narrative, Firewatch dresses up the same male fantasy.

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