Valiant Hearts: The Great War (2014)

Developer: Ubisoft Montpellier
Publisher: Ubisoft Entertainment
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Rating: 4.1 of 5, 444 player ratings
Main story: about 6.0 hours
Completionist: about 13 hours
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

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A tender, sorrowful wartime story told through gentle puzzle-platforming, balancing tragedy with moments of warmth.

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About

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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