War is ugly… but you wouldn’t know that from many of today’s games. Our obsession with the perfect headshot, Michael Bay explosions, and the race to accumulate the highest body count has turned military-themed gaming into a glorified blood sport. And because of its lack of clear-cut villainy, such as the Nazis of World War II and the faceless terrorism of modern warfare, the video game industry has typically shied away from one of the greatest architects of human misery in the last century – the First World War. Ubisoft Montpellier’s latest title is a rarity, but not only in its tackling of the seldom-visited events between 1914 and 1918. At its core, “Valiant Hearts: The Great War” is a story about family, love, and camaraderie – about how tragedy of such a colossal scale thrusts the spirit to the brink of madness and tests the tensile strength of the ties that bind us. The outcome? One of the most sensitive, emotionally evocative depictions of war ever attempted in a medium that, sadly, often eschews more human experiences for the exaltation of slaughter. “Valiant Hearts” largely succeeds due to its heartbreaking narrative; riveting, historically inspired scenarios; gorgeous artistic direction; and its simple yet diverse side-scrolling, puzzle adventure gameplay. My review of the game Valiant Hearts: The Great War for Philippine news site, GMA News Online! :D gmanetwork/news/story/371836/scitech/reviews/tales-of-tremendous-sacrifice-enshrined-in-valiant-hearts-the-great-war
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 04:26:45 +0000
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