Valiant Hearts
Valiant Hearts will likely break yours. A side-scrolling puzzle game set during the first world war, you follow four characters, all doing their best to discern their place in a war driven by power-hungry men. The quote-unquote “gameplay” varies from scene to scene. Some segments are stealthy and involve sneaking; others are more action-packed, typical warfare fare. But the real draw here is the people you follow, seeing their decisions amid one of the most traumatically violent periods in human history. So often, video games explore this era while looking down the barrel of a gun, a perspective that lends itself more to cruelty than kindness. Valiant Hearts is the opposite. It shows you that people can care.
Rough Average Playtime: 7 hours
