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Through the Darkest of Times

Ignoring history means repeating history

One out of five stars. That's what it says at this very moment. So it must be a bad game, right? Yes: Far-right. Because that's the root of these one-star ratings. Because the far-right feel caught red-handed. Again. If some group always jumps at anything that has to do with warning about the cruelties of nationalist fascism and anything that has got to do with human rights, it cannot be ignored that there is something to it that they strongly reject human rights, social justice and a free society at all. There is nothing „controversial“ about this game. It shows what we as a people went through, what „our Vaterland did“ - and how it affected millions and millions of lives. The game is spot on when it comes to historical accuracy. It delivers it in the exact disturbing atmosphere the events happened in. The presentation is stylish, yet artful. Making the player feel in constant danger in the face of fascist insanity is a far cry from all games that utilize WWII, but ignore the horrors Hitler's regime caused. Finally, may I add. Of course it wil make the far-right cry (as you can read in the other reviews), but this does not make the game irrelevant (quite the contrary), nor „bad“. Developing the whole thing as an adventure game ensures that the player can dive much deeper into this world than would be the case with a first-person shooter, e.g. With its artful design, self-explanatory control AND the spot-on horrors and the permanent threat that anyone against the Nazi regime hat to face, it is a game that is far more than „just a game“, but an experience that is much needed these days.

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