Review: Valiant Hearts: The Great War (PS4)

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Review: Valiant Hearts: The Great War (PS4)

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World War 1 meets World War Fun. Wait, what?

Review: Valiant Hearts: The Great War (PS4) review

On the other, it seems sure that during the Somme a man in a vest fought a comedy German Baron on top of a tank in no-man's land, before QTEing him the fuck out.

This tonal inconsistency is the main problem at the heart of an ambitious, unusual, and outright interesting take on war, from Ubisoft, of all people. It makes The Room look like The Old Man and the Sea. It exposes you to a conflict which reduces Vietnam to little more than an extended episode of Pee-Wee's Playhouse, then you're throwing grenades at Baron Wario in a Metal Slug zeppelin, or partaking in Wacky Races style...