Kotaku - In the last thirty years, there have been (by my count) 59 games, mods, or betas featuring a setting from World War I, otherwise called The Great War. World War II, otherwise called the Second World War, boasts something like 257 of the same.
Some of the game titles have only a good setting and partially repeat the real events of the past. At the same time, some projects are a rethinking of military events, political debates, and trade coalitions. Here are games that have a historical storyline.
That should be "Historical". To think that some peeps walk away with this interface as bing their history lesson. No wonder we have some real sad sacks with shattered realities.
I know what you mean. There are people who actually think 0 black men fought in WWII. The history, of course, is 1.2 million just from the USA. Then there are the people who claimed women didn't fight in WWII. They ignore one of the greatest snipers of all time, Lyudmila "Lady Death" Pavlichenko or the WWII female fighter pilots.
It's like all they learned was the US/UK version of WWII. Then they get triggered because they find out that women and black men fought in the war. But then they are suddenly silent when Ubisoft changed the very real shieldmaiden, Eivor Varinsdottir, into a man.
It's sad that they learned such a shallow, superficial version of "history."
Alex DS. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "Sometimes we all need a good cry. And while a good book or touching movie can do the trick, there’s plenty of video games with emotional narratives and motifs out there that can help work through some complicated emotions or just experience a sad story."
The end? Who cares about the end! Tidus was a baby. What about Jehct, my favorite one arm wielding spirit :'(
How is metal gear solid 3 snake eater not on this list? I was sad for days with that ending.
In this episode of the Left Behind Game Club, Katie, Travis and Jacob learn about the hard truths of World War I in Ubisoft Montpellier’s Valiant Hearts: The Great War.
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"You think WWI gets the shaft? Then you should see how I feel!"
----The Korean War!!
I always assumed WW1 got shafted because there wasn't an instant enemy like the Japanese / Nazi's in WW2 and the older guns. Like I don't think I've ever seen a game set during the American Revolution, since who wants to play a game where you use muskets as your main weapon?
I would say it's because World War I's battlefields simply don't make great set pieces. Trench warfare was a waiting game, most soldiers equipped with bolt-action rifles and being constantly suppressed by machine gun fire. If you look at the maps during the conflict, few advances were made, and event then, they were small and, when compared to WWII, completely insignificant. In my opinion, a game set during WWI is possible, but it should stay away from the battlefields as much as possible and focus on other aspects, like spying for example.