Valiant Hearts: the great war

Betonov · 06-28-14, 04:33 PM

Stumbled across this gem a few days ago and bought it yesterday. I love puzzle games.

Ubisoft decided to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of WWI by releasing Valiant Hearts. A puzzle platform game set during the great war. And don't let the cartoon style fool you, it can be gritty.

You play as French soldier drafted from the farm, an American volunteer in the French army with a personal vendetta, a German soldier with a wife in France and a hot veterinarian student from Belgium that became a medic.

And Walt, the main hero of the story

If that dog dies in the end I'll need a bucket.

You got some lighthearted puzzles like finding a tobacco pipe in a POW camp to exchange for a piece of ham and the taxi chases where the Germans are bombarding you to the tune of Brahms Hungarian rhapsody...

...to searching for wounded in a pile of dead bodies, the bombardment of Rheims and seeing how you helped kill someone who saved your life one mission ago.

And I shot down a Fokker plane with a tank at the Somme

No shooting (apart from some cannon shots), though you do knock out a couple of Germans with a gravy scoop

And last but not least, there's a lot of souvenirs to be found trough the game, everyone with a description what it is and how it's connected to the period and a diary with some historical facts that pop up as you go along.

So, if you like puzzles and would play a war game with no run'n'gun but a good story, buy it. It's only €15 on steam

Betonov · 06-28-14, 04:38 PM

Chad · 06-29-14, 10:28 AM

I also bought this game. It's an excellent history lesson.

Each lesson has real photographs and information behind the location and time of the war you are playing in.

The collectible items are actually items picked by the team that community members had sent in photographs of that were sentimental to them one way or another.

zachanscom · 06-29-14, 03:08 PM

cartoon games. good god. it's wolfenstein 3d era technology

Oberon · 06-29-14, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by zachanscom

cartoon games. good god. it's wolfenstein 3d era technology

So graphics are the only thing important to a game?

Raptor1 · 06-29-14, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by zachanscom

cartoon games. good god. it's wolfenstein 3d era technology

Because modern 3D graphics invariably make a game better regardless of genre, style or theme, right?

EDIT: Damn it!

Oberon · 06-29-14, 03:23 PM

Admiral Halsey · 07-06-14, 07:07 PM

Having in played this I'll give you guys a fair warning. Get some tissues for the ending.

Stealhead · 07-06-14, 11:49 PM

Yeah thanks for that.......spoiler.......not. Now I know that something negative happens rather found out on my own.

Admiral Halsey · 07-07-14, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Stealhead

Yeah thanks for that.......spoiler.......not. Now I know that something negative happens rather found out on my own.

It's not really a spoiler to say a game about one of the most devastating wars of all time has a sad ending.

Takeda Shingen · 07-10-14, 01:16 PM

Great game; educational, good story, love the art style. It is relatively inexpensive so if you can spare $14 US and don't mind installing UPlay (which you will be forced to do, even if purchasing via Steam), I would completely recommend it.

johnpera · 07-10-14, 02:10 PM

Great game! Exciting and interesting! Every minute of the game, it was postponed in my heart and caused a great feeling.

johnpera · 07-15-14, 03:00 PM

Game's story was good but it wasn't really what I expected. Kind of let down there isn't any bayonet usage, and there isn't any combat or more depth gameplay wise, but the story makes up for it.

Biggles · 07-17-14, 02:36 PM

I really really liked this game. It's a great history lesson for those who have little knowledge of the conflict, and it includes aspects and sides of the war one rarely sees in media adaptations of the Great War. Soldiers from Tunisia and India gets some "screen time", and there are many notes and tidbits that explains the nature of the trench warfare. The art design and humor makes a great job of creating vastly contrasting scenes. In one sequence you drive a car to the French Can-Can theme, the next you're wading through a sea of dead, composing corpses.

Only nit-pick I'd give is that it doesn't do much new in terms of gameplay. It's a sidescroller with puzzles. So if you can't stand that then clearly it's not for you. Otherwise, a great game for a great price!

06-28-14, 04:33 PM	#1
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Valiant Hearts: the great war Stumbled across this gem a few days ago and bought it yesterday. I love puzzle games. Ubisoft decided to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of WWI by releasing Valiant Hearts. A puzzle platform game set during the great war. And don't let the cartoon style fool you, it can be gritty. You play as French soldier drafted from the farm, an American volunteer in the French army with a personal vendetta, a German soldier with a wife in France and a hot veterinarian student from Belgium that became a medic. And Walt, the main hero of the story If that dog dies in the end I'll need a bucket. You got some lighthearted puzzles like finding a tobacco pipe in a POW camp to exchange for a piece of ham and the taxi chases where the Germans are bombarding you to the tune of Brahms Hungarian rhapsody... ...to searching for wounded in a pile of dead bodies, the bombardment of Rheims and seeing how you helped kill someone who saved your life one mission ago. And I shot down a Fokker plane with a tank at the Somme No shooting (apart from some cannon shots), though you do knock out a couple of Germans with a gravy scoop And last but not least, there's a lot of souvenirs to be found trough the game, everyone with a description what it is and how it's connected to the period and a diary with some historical facts that pop up as you go along. So, if you like puzzles and would play a war game with no run'n'gun but a good story, buy it. It's only €15 on steam

06-29-14, 10:28 AM	#3
Chad ACE Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,274 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	I also bought this game. It's an excellent history lesson. Each lesson has real photographs and information behind the location and time of the war you are playing in. The collectible items are actually items picked by the team that community members had sent in photographs of that were sentimental to them one way or another. __________________

07-10-14, 02:10 PM	#12
johnpera Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 10 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Great game! Exciting and interesting! Every minute of the game, it was postponed in my heart and caused a great feeling. __________________ PCOS Nonprofit

07-15-14, 03:00 PM	#13
johnpera Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 10 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Game's story was good but it wasn't really what I expected. Kind of let down there isn't any bayonet usage, and there isn't any combat or more depth gameplay wise, but the story makes up for it. __________________ PCOS Nonprofit

07-17-14, 02:36 PM	#14
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I really really liked this game. It's a great history lesson for those who have little knowledge of the conflict, and it includes aspects and sides of the war one rarely sees in media adaptations of the Great War. Soldiers from Tunisia and India gets some "screen time", and there are many notes and tidbits that explains the nature of the trench warfare. The art design and humor makes a great job of creating vastly contrasting scenes. In one sequence you drive a car to the French Can-Can theme, the next you're wading through a sea of dead, composing corpses. Only nit-pick I'd give is that it doesn't do much new in terms of gameplay. It's a sidescroller with puzzles. So if you can't stand that then clearly it's not for you. Otherwise, a great game for a great price! __________________

06-28-14, 04:38 PM	#2
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0

06-29-14, 03:08 PM	#4
zachanscom Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 134 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	cartoon games. good god. it's wolfenstein 3d era technology

06-29-14, 03:23 PM	#7
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20

07-06-14, 07:07 PM	#8
Admiral Halsey Best Admiral in the USN Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: USS Enterprise (CV-6) Posts: 1,740 Downloads: 317 Uploads: 0	Having in played this I'll give you guys a fair warning. Get some tissues for the ending.

07-06-14, 11:49 PM	#9
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Yeah thanks for that.......spoiler.......not. Now I know that something negative happens rather found out on my own.

07-10-14, 01:16 PM	#11
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Great game; educational, good story, love the art style. It is relatively inexpensive so if you can spare $14 US and don't mind installing UPlay (which you will be forced to do, even if purchasing via Steam), I would completely recommend it.