While World War II has been the focus of many of these titles, Valiant Hearts’ focus on the horrors of World War I is both a refreshing change of pace, and at the same time a reminder of the horrors of war in a very different setting than the overly-utilized setting of World War II. In the duration of its 6-7 hours, Valiant Hearts shows a wartime tale that brings out the best and worst in humanity under the struggles of battle: our capacity for kindness, cruelty, and adversity in the face of danger, but also doing so through a story that is beautifully told in both its writing and its visual presentation.īetween the dozens of titles from Call of Duty, Battlefield, Medal of Honor, Spec Ops, and the numerous other series that have focused almost exclusively on the horrors of war, Valiant Hearts presents a different kind of game about war than many will be prepared for. Like the global conflict of World War I itself, Valiant Hearts: The Great War represents a massive triumph as well as a test of the human spirit.
