- Culture
- 11 Mar 16
Tech Review: This War Of Mine: The Little Ones
PS4 (Deep Silver)
Last night Emilia left our abode to scavenge for food in the ruins of a local supermarket. When she arrived there, she encountered a soldier assaulting a woman and tried to intervene, but the soldier shot her.
When news of Emilia’s death reached the shelter, her companions fell into a dark depression. Bruno has not eaten in two days and Katia was wounded after fighting off raiders. Now they are desperate.
Most videogames depict war like a Disneyland theme park ride. But this European indie title is sheer hell. The aim is not to win the war, simply to survive it. Control your survivors and manage your shelter; reinforce the walls to protect yourselves against night time raids, construct radios to hear news from the outside world, barter for food and materials, and craft items. This is The Sims as envisaged through war-torn Sarajevo.
Protecting children in this world is harrowing, but the game places as much emphasis on humanity as it does horror.
8/10
RELATED
- Culture
- 11 Feb 25
Irish creative talent to watch in 2025
- Culture
- 08 Apr 24
Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave returns six months after resigning
RELATED
- Lifestyle & Sports
- 25 Jan 24
WATCH: Gameplay trailer for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, out on February 2
- Lifestyle & Sports
- 27 Dec 23
10 Best Games of 2023
- Opinion
- 22 Dec 23
Technology in 2023: AI and The Big Tech Shakeout
- Culture
- 22 Nov 23
Tech Review: Starfield, Google's Pixel 8 & EA FC 24
- Culture
- 26 Sep 23
Spotify will not ban AI-powered music, says CEO Daniel Ek
- Opinion
- 06 Sep 23