The controls are pretty standard and easy to understand, with movement controlled via clicking on the areas of the screen where you want your character to move. The game begins with the traditional tutorial where players can learn to control their character, including the ability to walk, run, melee attack and throw grenades. For the purpose of this review, I tested the game on a Windows 10 PC with mouse controls. Valiant Hearts supports touch screens, keyboard controls, mouse controls and Xbox controllers on Windows 10 PCs. The story is aptly-paced, and kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the few levels I was able to play on the Windows 10 version of the game. I felt very emotionally attached to Emile, reading excerpts from his diary on the menu screen and even as I attempted to outrun German bombardment and dodge bullets in the war-torn setting as I tried to keep my character alive. The story is immersive and very emotional, and it presented to me the true horrors of war in a way no game had done before ( looking at you, Call of Duty). If this doesn't sound epic enough, there is plenty of action to follow with several escape attempts, raids, assaults as well as interesting new characters. Initially, players have to assume the role of Emile, and after completing training, Emile is pitted against the Germans at the Battle of the Marne where his unit is wiped out and he is captured as a prisoner of war, severely wounded. In 1914, the Archduke of Austria, Franz Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo which results in Germany declaring war on Russia. Valiant Hearts is a four-part episodic puzzle adventure game that takes place during the first World War, where gamers can play as four characters, namely the Frenchman Emile, his German son-in-law Karl, a Belgian nurse Anna and an American soldier Freddie.

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