![]() No one in this situation would realistically take time to discuss future plans for coffee or drinks, with some of the secondary, much more pressing concerns afoot that I won’t get into because I don’t want to spoil the mystery for you. Over the course of the game, they develop a deep connection which is well written, but at times feels distracting. This takes place over an ancient style cell phone that works more like a CB or walkie talkie since the narrative takes place during the 90s. Spanning the course of nine days, you’ll guide Nicole throughout the hotel with her only contact being with a FEMA employee by the name of Irving. Much like What Remains of Edith Finch being peppered into Firewatch, the game focuses on exploring the hotel and revealing family secrets, although the title focuses more on the realistic side of this than the stylized levels that made up the bulk of the previous games. A wrench in the form of a massive blizzard results in her being stranded at the hotel indefinitely. ![]() Nicole is rather eager to put this behind her, as this was the location of Rachel Foster’s suicide, which happened to be her father’s pregnant 16-year-old mistress, which set off a chain of events that split her family in two. Per her mother’s request, she’s selling the hotel and must return to inspect the building and sign off on the papers to put this chapter of her life behind her. You play as recently orphaned Nicole, a twenty-something who returns to her family’s hotel that has been mostly abandoned for a decade, with the exception of her recluse newly deceased father whose death is the catalyst for her return. The Suicide of Rachel Foster takes this a step further in showing that it doesn’t just impact those that are close to the person who gave in to the battle with their own personal demons, but extends beyond those close to them in ways they could probably never imagine. ![]() It’s said that when someone kills themselves, the pain doesn’t go away, it’s just passed on to others that have to go on living.
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