Comments on: Editorial Miscellany: Shovel War

By: Ethan 'Ethos' Pipher

Ethan 'Ethos' Pipher — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 13:20:50 +0000

@Imitanis/Mel – Although you’re talking about different games, it’s strange because with BD, I was not tempted to overpower myself at all during my first playthrough, only turning up the encounter rate for a short time to compensate for the few times I would turn it off altogether. But now that I’m playing it a second time, I’m enjoying blasting through the game in the way that Mel talks about playing Shovel Knight his second time.

By: Andrew 'Mel' Melcon

Andrew 'Mel' Melcon — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 06:03:09 +0000

~~Ahh~~, Shovel Knight. So much love put into that game and translated successfully when playing it. When that massive list of cheat codes hit the net I went right back to the game and blasted through it in God Mode just for shits.

THAT hasn’t happened for me in a loooooong time. Blasting through a game as a reward for beating it used to be almost half the fun for me!

By: Scott 'Imitanis' Mundy

Scott 'Imitanis' Mundy — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 20:33:28 +0000

I still need to play Bravely Default, but I think the fact that I can make myself overpowered is holding me back – I’ve quit games for similar reasons in the past.

By: Ethan 'Ethos' Pipher

Ethan 'Ethos' Pipher — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 15:42:06 +0000

@Lusipurr – Agree entirely, and it’s why I was disappointed in Valiant Hearts, because it felt like it was just reinforcing people’s perceptions of history despite its earnesty and accuracy, but I do also hope that it encourages more games of its nature on the topic. Also, while the fact that its story and character are par for the course in gaming is in one sense unfortunate, in another it means that many might look past it as they are used to doing and see the Great War in a new light because of the game.

By: Dancing Matt

Dancing Matt — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 12:11:48 +0000

I want to see a game based on the Falklands War. Make it happen!

By: Lusipurr

Lusipurr — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 04:22:19 +0000

I understand the Valiant Hearts does improve later on. Unfortunately, I don’t know that it ever reaches truly spectacular heights. I think the best that can be said for it is that it does a serviceable job of opening up to gaming a long-ignored section of recent human history. The Great War is the defining moment of the 20th century–the pot in which was cooked all of the bitter brew that the 20th century was forced to drink. We’re still living with its aftermath today–simply look at the middle east.

I’d like to see more games set during the Great War, and I don’t mean grey-brown shooters (as appropriate as that colour schema would be, in fact).

By: DiceAdmiral

DiceAdmiral — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 00:21:42 +0000

Bummer about Valiant Hearts, I thought that looked pretty good.