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I'm normally not very into games, but for the last few days I've been playing around with Valiant Hearts. It's a computer game set during the First World War; the format is somewhere between "puzzle game" and "visual novel", which is perfect for me. Anyway, I've been really enjoying it. :D
It was originally made for kids, and there are some parts where it hits you over the head with education - there are pop ups at the start of every level with historical facts - but I don't find that too bothersome; it isn't that intrusive. And the gameplay is not difficult, which is great for me because I suck at games, even ones that are more like visual novels. (Guess who had to use a walkthrough for certain parts of Ace Attorney? Yeah...) Though I must admit, there were some parts where my face was pretty much D: because it was so - well, violent and sad. But that's to be expected of a WWI game, really.
I'm not that far into it yet - my free time is really limited, so I've only been able to fiddle with it for a couple of hours - but so far I really like the story, and I'm so glad that I finally took the time to look into it. I heard someone mention it a while ago, but just didn't feel like I could spare a moment for games.
... There is one disappointing thing, though - my main laptop is too old to run it. Well, not exactly; it isn't a hunk of junk or anything. Still had some time left. It's the graphics card that's the problem; it just can't do it. So I have to play it on the little netbook that I use for writing and travel and... p-pfff. The screen is tiny and sometimes it feels like it's having a hard time running it. BUT it's all worth the fiddling around with a second computer in order to play it. I'm happy with it. <3 (So far, but I don't expect it to change)
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It was originally made for kids, and there are some parts where it hits you over the head with education - there are pop ups at the start of every level with historical facts - but I don't find that too bothersome; it isn't that intrusive. And the gameplay is not difficult, which is great for me because I suck at games, even ones that are more like visual novels. (Guess who had to use a walkthrough for certain parts of Ace Attorney? Yeah...) Though I must admit, there were some parts where my face was pretty much D: because it was so - well, violent and sad. But that's to be expected of a WWI game, really.
I'm not that far into it yet - my free time is really limited, so I've only been able to fiddle with it for a couple of hours - but so far I really like the story, and I'm so glad that I finally took the time to look into it. I heard someone mention it a while ago, but just didn't feel like I could spare a moment for games.
... There is one disappointing thing, though - my main laptop is too old to run it. Well, not exactly; it isn't a hunk of junk or anything. Still had some time left. It's the graphics card that's the problem; it just can't do it. So I have to play it on the little netbook that I use for writing and travel and... p-pfff. The screen is tiny and sometimes it feels like it's having a hard time running it. BUT it's all worth the fiddling around with a second computer in order to play it. I'm happy with it. <3 (So far, but I don't expect it to change)
This entry was originally posted at http://yuuago.dreamwidth.org/3343694.html. You can comment here or at the original entry.