This War of Mine
| This War of Mine | |||
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| Studio |
 11 bit studios
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| Publisher |
 Deep Silver 11 Bit Studios |
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| Senior Developer | Pawel Miechowski | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
November 14, 2014 | ||
| platform | Microsoft Windows , Mac OS , Linux , Android , Apple iOS , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One , Nintendo Switch | ||
| Game engine | In-house engine | ||
| genre | Business simulation , tactical game | ||
| Subject | Civilians at war | ||
| Game mode | Single player | ||
| control | Mouse , keyboard , gamepad , touchpad | ||
| system advantages preconditions |
Windows XP (SP3) or newer, Core2Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 512 MB graphics card from Nvidia GeForce 9600 GS or Radeon HD 4650, DirectX 9.0c, Internet connection | ||
| medium | DVD-ROM , download | ||
| language | Multilingual, also German | ||
| Current version | 1.4 | ||
| copy protection | Without ( GOG.com ) / Steamworks | ||
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This War of Mine is a computer game from 11 Bit Studios that was released on November 14, 2014. It is a 2½D survival simulation in which you control a small group of people who are trying to survive in the ruins of a city that fell victim to war and is now in chaos. The city is mostly occupied by other survivors, the military and bandits trying to make the best of their situation. On January 29, 2016, a version with additional missions and characters for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One was released under the title This War of Mine: The Little Ones . In November 2018, a version of the game for Nintendo Switch was released as This War of Mine: Complete Edition .
Gameplay
The game throws the player into the action relatively unprepared. A short text tells how the protagonists came together. These are determined randomly at the start of the game, or from version 1.2 also manually. Then you can begin to search the ruins in which the survivors have found refuge for usable materials, clear rubble aside and produce the first objects for survival. The creation of better items uses larger amounts of resources and takes longer. At the end of each day it is possible to assign activities such as keeping watch, sleeping or looting to the protagonists. In the latter, the player takes control of a protagonist and can visit a place in the area, for example a family house or a hospital. As the game progresses, new and more closely guarded locations are added. In doing so, the player sometimes encounters non-player characters who help the player, ask for help, enable the trade in items or are hostile.
The aim of the game is to survive until the war is finally over.
Extensions
On June 1, 2016, the DLC "The Little Ones", which was already included in the versions for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One , was released, in which, among other things, children were inserted as playable characters, also for PC.
In November 2017 the first of three story DLCs was released with “Father's Promise”, in November 2018 the second with “The Last Broadcast” and in August 2019 the third with “Fading Embers”.
production
Production by the Polish 11 Bit Studios also took place with the support of veterans .
reception
Reviews
“11 Bit Studios is trying to create something that leaves you with a lasting, emotional understanding of what warzone survival truly entails. It's ambitious, but so far the ideals aren't let down by the execution: it is aiming for a very, very difficult balance, and at least in the preview, is hitting it dead on. [...] [T] he designers have built something in which it's possible to survive, but only just ... "
“The 11-bit studios are trying to create something that leaves one with a lasting, emotional understanding of what surviving in a war zone really entails. This is ambitious, but so far these ideals have not been neglected by the implementation: The goal is a very, very difficult balance, but at least the preliminary version hits the target completely. The developers have built something in which it is possible to survive, but only exactly that. "
“Building beds, distilling vodka, sacrificing friends to save family members. […] This War of Mine and is not only tough and direct, but also a self-contained economic simulation with production cycles like DayZ . This War of Mine is much more sober and minimalistic than the first trailer suggested. But the concept already looks very exciting because we have to bring a surprising amount of technical knowledge, combine and tinker with it. Why? Because the real civilians in bombed-out cities have no plans on how to build beds, stoves or stills, we first have to acquire this know-how. Interestingly enough, the game doesn't want to be a moral index finger at all, but rather depict an actual state: We at war, what to do? "
Awards
- SXSW Gaming Awards
- Matthew Crump Cultural Innovation Award
- German Computer Game Award 2015 in the categories "Best International New Game World" and "Best International Game"
Financial success
The game was also a great financial success for 11 Bit Studios. The production of the game cost around € 500,000, the money was brought back in sales after two days. The cost of an 11-bit share rose from € 2 to € 20 overnight. By mid-2015, before it was released on Android and iOS, This War of Mine had grossed € 2.5 to 3.5 million. The company is in the best financial condition it has ever been in, said Karol Zajaczkowski, press spokesman for 11 Bit Studios.
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Benedikt Plass-Fleßenkämper: "This War of Mine": The saddest game of the year . In: The time . November 10, 2014.
- Marcel Schellong: Less of a little is no more - “This War of Mine” and the lack of freedom of choice (one review) . In: Paidia - magazine for computer game research . November 24, 2014, accessed May 22, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ↑ This War of Mine - "The Little Ones" DLC released for PC. gamestar.de, June 2, 2016, accessed on November 17, 2018 .
- ↑ This War of Mine: First story expansion "Father's Promise" brings new content. pcgames.de, November 15, 2017, accessed on November 17, 2018 .
- ↑ This War of Mine: Stories - Second additional story "The Last Broadcast" on air. 4players.de, November 14, 2018, accessed on November 17, 2018 .
- ↑ This War of Mine - Third Story DLC Released: Fading Embers. 4players.de, August 7, 2019, accessed on August 22, 2019 .
- ^ Charlie Hall: Meet the Iraq veteran helping to make an unconventional game about war , polygon.com, September 4, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ↑ Mary Hamilton: This War of Mine - gaming's sombre antidote to Call of Duty , The Guardian - Website, October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014. (English)
- ↑ Benjamin Kratsch: This War of Mine alluded to: Civilians in Permadeath Danger , PC Games website, March 20, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ↑ Dragon Age Inquisition Wins Another Game of the Year Award
- ↑ Diverse, colorful, excellent: These are the winners of the German Computer Game Prize 2015 - press release, April 21, 2015. Accessed April 22, 2015.
- ↑ Robert Purchese: The people behind this war of mine have big plans for Their next game. In: eurogamer.net. Eurogamer , June 3, 2015, accessed October 1, 2015 .