Valiant Hearts: The Great War by Ubisoft - Preorder available

[1451]

This is a low budget Walking Dead. No point in trying to present it as a proper adventure game, even a simplistic one. It is undoubtedly interactive story telling and it is impossible to deny such an obvious fact.

 

[Tramboi]

There's not a single puzzle in Walking Dead. There are (simple) puzzles in Valiant Hearts.
Ergo, different shit. QED.

 

[Jaesun]

There's not a single puzzle in Walking Dead.

I remember doing a few in the first few Walking Dead games. Could you define "puzzle" for us then?

 

[Tramboi]

Mmmmh. Let's say WD never needed any kind of iteration and retroaction for me (if I remember well, and I'm quite sure about the second season, which I played recently).
VH on the other hand had a few puzzles with real state machines (move the laundry, change clothes, make the dog do something, enter somewhere et get back else). Not Riven but at least I felt like I was playing a game.

 

[toro]

Finished it in like 5 hours. Actually this is the 3rd ubisoft game I finish in 2 days. Yep, cleaning up the back catalogue.

To keep it short: the graphics are exceptional and the story is great - I had tears in my eyes by the end of the game.

It has nothing in common with Walking Dead games. In fact, the puzzle parts are great and in a strange way they reminded me of the old days adventure games ... *Monkey Island* ... *Goblins* ... in a mature setting.

The racing parts and Anna's QTEs are the worst parts or let's say - the weak parts. I guess Michel Ancel input is the reason for mixing different genres - it's similar to Rayman from this point of view.

Anyway, I cannot believe how good this game looks. It could have been an instant classic if they went for a pure adventure. Good game nonetheless.

 

[Rahdulan]

Sequel getting announced allows me to practice some necromancy. Ubisoft and Netflix enter a partnership.
https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/arti...ee-exclusive-mobile-games-for-netflix-members

The first game in the partnership will be a sequel to Valiant Hearts, the World War I-set puzzle-adventure. Directed by the team behind the first game, the new story will launch in January 2023. Also coming in 2023 is a new Mighty Quest for Epic Loot, which will bring Netflix members a roguelite-inspired hack-and-slash adventure.