- Publisher: Ubisoft
- Release Date: Nov 8, 2018
- Also On: iPhone/iPad, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
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Nov 12, 2018Valiant Hearts: The Great War is both touching and educational, a rich experience that lives between two worlds: comics and videogames.
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Nov 19, 2018Valiant Hearts: The Great War is a peculiar videogame, born with rare as noble aims: to use the videogame medium to reconstruct, even by fiction, a complex historical context such as that of the First World Conflict in order to cultivate and preserve its historical and individual memory.
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Nov 14, 2018If you didn't have a chance to play Valiant Hearts yet, go ahead. This Switch version is very good, with untouched graphics and a vast choice of gameplay, with the option of tactile or gamepad controls depending of your liking. We would have loved a new chapter about Georges though.
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Nov 12, 2018Instead of simply running you through various battles of World War I, Valiant Hearts: The Great War uses the story of a French family to build a better understanding of the broader historical importance. This personal story serves as the perfect framing device for the game’s documentary-style presentation. While there are a few missteps and areas where it could have been stronger, it is a beautiful and well-executed game that offers a unique glimpse into one of the deadliest wars in human history.
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Nov 11, 2018Valiant Hearts: The Great War teaches us that even the most difficult situations can be useful to learn something. It offers an emotional story that can be enjoyed from beginning to end, despite its short duration.
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Dec 12, 2018It doesn’t quite underscore the horrors of the war, but Valiant Hearts does a pretty good job of telling a great story while supplementing it with facts about a very harsh reality that occurred a hundred years ago. The puzzle styled gameplay doesn’t seem typical for this type of setting, but the gameplay is balanced in such a way that it works. There are instant-death mechanics, which totally makes sense, but also a generous hint system so I never felt like I was trapped in a certain situation.
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Dec 10, 2018Valiant Hearts: The Great War was a great and necessary story and game in 2014, and that stands for 2018 too. Not everything is perfect and it’s not for everyone, but there is great value in the story it tells and what can be discovered about a time overshadowed by the Second World War. If you want a game that’s doesn’t celebrate War but wants to teach you the futility of War, then Valiant Hearts is that game.
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Nov 22, 2018Valiant Hearts: The Great War is not just a point and click adventure with some puzzles in the middle, it's a game that captures World War I in a strong, unforgettable way and which displays it through a marvelous visual outlook that will involve the player from the beginning to the end. The puzzles could certainly be more challenging but Valiant Hearts focuses on the experience and livelihood and this is something the game undoubtedly excels at.
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Nov 20, 2018Valiant Hearts: The Great War on Switch adds nothing new, but it is - like four years ago - the same wonderful game.
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Nov 19, 2018[Valiant Hearts] perfectly captures the cold, desperate, and horrific moments of World War I.
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Nov 15, 2018Valiant Hearts: The Great War is an impressive and highly educational graphic adventure, now also available on Nintendo Switch.
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Nov 14, 2018Valiant Hearts defies the traditional war game, featuring comical, fluidly animated visuals that tell a somber story about people caught up in World War I. The interactive puzzles, alongside engaging action segments, are effectively interspersed in an experience that is hard to put down. While this slower-paced war title may not be everyone’s cup of tea, it’s worth a playthrough for history buffs, puzzle platformer fans, or anyone who wants a beautiful adventure game with a lot of heart.
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Nov 14, 2018Valiant 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.
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Nov 13, 2018Four years after its original release, Valiant Hearts celebrates the centenary of the Armistice with this Switch release. With the same strong experience remaining unchanged, it still is a pleasure to (re)discover Emile or Kurt's destinies, thanks to the beautiful UbiArt Framework. With only two bonuses taking the form of an animated comic book and a regular artbook, Valiant Hearts still deserves another look, whether or not you already experienced it.
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Nov 16, 2018As you’d expect, Valiant Hearts : The Great War runs perfectly on Switch, and it’s hard to notice any difference with the 2014 versions. This one is strongly advised to any gamer who hasn’t play the original game.
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Jan 22, 2019Valiant Hearts: The Great War is an extremely linear, extremely easy, and extremely… okay adventure game that deals with the real, non-romanticised side of the first World War. Sadly while a product that's deeply engrossing, technically flawless, and simply beautiful to look at, its core, the story and characters, doesn't manage to ever become the riveting war drama that it is supposed to.
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Nov 16, 2018Valiant Hearts is a game that I like more in theory than execution. I give Ubisoft Montpellier a lot of credit for taking a level-headed look at a period of history that usually gets overshadowed, but the gameplay didn’t get nearly as much attention as the aesthetics. If the puzzles had been more unique or interesting they could’ve propped up the story instead of dragging it down to mediocrity. Instead Valiant Heart turns one of the greatest conflicts in human history into a dull, repetitive chore.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 31 out of 41
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Mixed: 6 out of 41
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Negative: 4 out of 41
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Apr 25, 2023
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Mar 31, 2023I loved this game. An occasion to play but also learn a lot. It was entertaining but also very emotional. I am so happy I got the chance to play it.
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Jan 9, 2023