Netflix and Ubisoft’s Valiant Hearts: Coming Home is now available for download on mobile platforms. After nearly 10 years, the latest WWI based puzzle-adventure continues the award-winning story of Valiant Hearts: The Great War. Valiant Hearts: Coming Home is available exclusively for Netflix members as part of the company’s growing video game subscription service.Beginning in 2014, the Valiant Hearts series started with Valiant Hearts: The Great War. Players follow four characters who are tasked with aiding a German soldier in World War I. The story explores heart-warming themes as players solve puzzles by interacting with objects and characters. Valiant Hearts: The Great War was nominated for several awards, including “Best Narrative” at The Game Awards. Reception from the audience was also overwhelmingly positive. Valiant Hearts: Coming Home follows the same pattern as its predecessor as the series focuses on telling stories of “ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances.”Valiant Hearts: Coming Home keeps to the graphic novel aesthetic as players once again follow the story of four “unsung heroes.” Players achieve goals through a variety of gameplay such as solving puzzles, sneaking through enemy lines, playing music, healing the wounded, and more as they unravel another emotional story. Exploring new parts of history is also important to the sequel’s story. Valiant Hearts: Coming Home requires players to revisit historical locations and battles of WWI, such as the Jutland naval battle. While progressing through the story, players will be given detailed information regarding key events of the war with a particular focus on Harlem Hellfighters. So far, the game’s reception has matched that of The Great War with fans once again praising the series’ handling of themes, circumstances, and presentation overall.
Though graphic novel games don’t suit every gamer’s tastes, Valiant Hearts’ approach to educating people about WWI is certainly a unique perspective that sets it apart from the war genre. Ubisoft’s dedication to telling touching tales of ordinary people during those tumultuous times provides an eye-opening educational reminder of the history in a way that will hopefully once again be well-received in Valiant Hearts: Coming Home. No doubt that after almost 10 years players who enjoyed Valiant Hearts: The Great War 'sstory will also want to see what else Ubisoft has to offer in their beautifully constructed series. Maybe the success of the mobile adventures might encourage Ubisoft to create more Valiant Hearts titles exploring other historical events, such as WWII - only time will tell.
Valiant Hearts: Coming Home is now available for mobile.