Do you think Firewatch would have benefited from sections where you had to run and hide from a monster (or some kind of lurking entity?)?Playing this for the first time. Based on what I've read here I guess Safe Mode is the way to go? A bit surprising that the Codex isn't more adamant about playing on tough guy gotta prove I'm hardcore mode.
I'm usually not interested in that kind of games (checkpoints + unarmed player + invincible enemy), but there are dozens of them, so some people must be (specially Youtubers)... And some titles are considered very good: Amnesia, Alien Isolation, etc.
Whatever you choose, after Soma, you might want to try this: