Ubisoft Montpellier's Valiant Hearts: The Great War is a 2D puzzle adventure game that set during World War I, but it's not a war game, according to audio director Yoan Fanise. "It's a game about war," he told Polygon. "About humans during war."
The game uses a comic book art style, all hand-drawn by art director Paul Tumelaire, to tell the story of five characters of different nationalities during WWI who are all somehow connected. There's the French prisoner of war who peels potatoes in a German camp. There's the American volunteer. There's the Belgian nurse. There's the English pilot. And there's the German soldier, who is in love with the Frenchman's daughter.
All the characters in the game play up their stereotypes to lend a light-heartedness to the heavy subject of war. The Germans love their pretzels and beers. The French are frequently seen with baguettes and berets. Then there's the yet-to-be-named dog — completely innocent, always cheerful, with bright eyes and a warm heart — who affects every character in the game.
