If you are like me and missed out the first time around, Valiant Hearts: The Great War is an absolute must-play for puzzle-adventure games and history enthusiasts.
Valiant Hearts: The Great War2014
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
2014 Ubisoft Entertainment82Great
Playtime
ShortIt typically takes about 8 hours to finish the game.
Playable on
- Steam DeckPlayable
- Steam MachinePlayable
Included with
- PlayStation PlusExtra
- Xbox Game PassStandard
Available on
- $14.99
- $14.99
- $14.99
- $14.99
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- June 23, 2014
- Developer
- Ubisoft Montpellier
- Publisher
- Ubisoft Entertainment
Overview
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Valiant Hearts: The Great War is the story of 4 crossed destinies and a broken love in a world torn apart. Dive into a 2D animated comic book adventure, mixing exploration, action and puzzles. In Valiant Hearts, the lives of all these characters are inextricably drawn together over the course of the game. Friendship, love, sacrifice and tragedy befall each one as they help each other to retain their humanity against the horrors of war.
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Reception
Press79
Players92
GoodExcellent- Metacritic77from 48 reviews
- OpenCritic80from 76 reviews
Valiant Hearts: The Great War is an elegant mix of 2D adventuring, simple logic-based conundrums, and effective storytelling. Its puzzles are a little uninspired, while the game's QTE segments can grow rather tiresome. But Ubisoft Montpellier has told a poignant story with real spirit and invention, and that makes this an easy one to recommend.
Valiant Hearts is an effective, playable history lesson
Ubisoft Montpellier's take on the first World War is a surprisingly heartfelt adventure.
Valiant Hearts may get repetitive at times, and struggles to find its tone, but I'd be hard-pressed to name a game that better explores the complexities of war. In the end, we're reminded that lives are valuable regardless of their banner. It's rare to see a video game explore conflict with such nuance, and this one deserves commendation for that.