![]() ![]() So, not exactly prime meat for a videogame, but that is the world in which Valiant Hearts: The Great War absorbs itself, amid the muddy trenches and burning chlorine of the European front. Between the horrific conditions on both sides, the employment of poisonous gas, and the dehumanizing meat grinder tactics, it’s not surprising many consider this war one of the most tragic in history, even if other conflicts claimed more lives. War is often senseless, but the way in which 9 million people were marched to their deaths, often under threat of execution by their own superior officers, was particularly incongruous. This type of combat consisted mostly of sitting in the damp and the filth, feeling miserable, before being forced to run into a hail of machine gun fire where you will almost assuredly die. ![]() ![]() While the Second World War has so many famous offensives, so many thrilling battles across land, sea, and air – all of which make great videogame material – the most famous aspect of World War I is trench warfare. For all the World War II shooters out there, comparatively few games attempt to tackle the Great War of 1914-1918, and it’s not hard to see why. ![]()
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