The Light in the Darkness tells the story of a working-class family of Polish Jews in France during the Holocaust. It is the first videogame to portray the Holocaust accurately, releasing free for educational purposes.
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An educational, and emotional journey that can be completed in around an hour. And it's completely free, too! No reason not to play through this game.
This is the kinda game that makes Kanye West hate or apologize on jew people
I would never have heard of this were it not for a review of it randomly showing up on my front page here. I became briefly obsessed with the reviewer, someone who would give 1 stars to an educational game about the horrors of the Holocaust because “there were periods after every name in the credits” and “the name of the game doesn’t make sense”. I spent like an hour going through their letterboxd (linked on their profile, i’m not that insane) howling with laughter, a highlight being a 5 star review of Idiocracy “this movie is a perfect depiction of today’s society” literally immediately followed by a 2.5 star review of The Irishman which they only watched half of because it was too long, immediately followed by a 5 star review of Jackass Forever (other 5 stars include Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery - The Movie and Pirates of The Caribbean, which they haven’t seen but liked the world in Kingdom Hearts 2).
Anyway, is this game good? No. Is it an effectively educational experience? Also no. Does it have an easy platinum trophy? Yes. And in a way, doesn’t that make the holocaust all worth it?
Anyway, is this game good? No. Is it an effectively educational experience? Also no. Does it have an easy platinum trophy? Yes. And in a way, doesn’t that make the holocaust all worth it?
O jogo é muito interessante para os amantes de história, principalmente da Segunda Guerra Mundial. O jogo não possui os melhores gráficos, nem a melhor gameplay; o que é compreensivel, visto que o jogo foi feito apenas para mostrar como foi para os franceses na Segunda Guerra. O jogo não promete nada, mas entrega uma história muito bonita.
Sua platina consiste em apenas zerar o jogo (Fiz ela sem querer)
Sua platina consiste em apenas zerar o jogo (Fiz ela sem querer)
The Light in the Darkness has a important historic story, good music and really easy trophies. However, all of that is ruined by the PS1 graphics, slow gameplay, no voice acting but you can't skip the text because the person's lips got to stop moving first and the horrifying character models. The title doesn't really make sense given the context of the story.
What I'm about to say next is going to be a nitpick but it's so bizarre that I want to bring it up just to make fun of the game. Never before have I watched credits and there's a period after every word. There will be a period after the roles and the names of the people fulfilling those roles. Of all the negatives with this game, this stood out to me the most. Probably the most incongruous thing I've seen a video game do.
What I'm about to say next is going to be a nitpick but it's so bizarre that I want to bring it up just to make fun of the game. Never before have I watched credits and there's a period after every word. There will be a period after the roles and the names of the people fulfilling those roles. Of all the negatives with this game, this stood out to me the most. Probably the most incongruous thing I've seen a video game do.
As a game, The light in the darkness is very poor, it is slow paced, has poor controls, no voice acting and is overall not a very fun experience.
But it is obvious that the intention of this game was to provide a history lesson to players. I applaud them for this, however this is a video game, and I have provided it with a rating that I believe to be fair.
In conclusion, I do recommend this game especially you are uneducated on the history of this subject, but as a gaming experience it is very lacking.
But it is obvious that the intention of this game was to provide a history lesson to players. I applaud them for this, however this is a video game, and I have provided it with a rating that I believe to be fair.
In conclusion, I do recommend this game especially you are uneducated on the history of this subject, but as a gaming experience it is very lacking.