The Making of Valiant Hearts: The Great War

The Making of Valiant Hearts: The Great War gives us an in-depth look at what goes on behind-the-scenes in creating what is sure to be an instant Ubisoft classic.

Valiant Hearts: The Great War is full of amazing art, fascinating history, interesting historical facts, and a deep storyline with compelling characters. This makes it a prime suspect to get a glimpse at what the developers have to do to bring World War I to life in side-scrolling adventure game form!

Behind the Scenes #1 of Valiant Hearts – Art & Emotion Developer Diary
In our first Dev Diary: Art & Emotion, the team talks about how Valiant Hearts came to be and what inspired them from the Great War.

Behind the Scenes #2 of Valiant Hearts – Gameplay Developer Diary
In our second Dev Diary, the Valiant Hearts team talks about the gameplay and designing for emotional impact.

Behind the Scenes #3 of Valiant Hearts – History Developer Diary
In our final Dev Diary, the team talks about the wealth of historical features in Valiant Hearts as well as the careful attention paid to historical accuracy and authenticity in the game.

Valiant Stories Memorabilia Contest Video

To quote Ubisoft: “Here are the winners of our contest where we asked our online community to share their World War I Memorabilia for a chance to have them immortalized in the game for the winners. Here are the results!”

Additionally, here are some tidbits of behind-the-scenes info attached to various photos that inspired the developers to recreate the photographed piece of research and put it in the game.

Valiant Hearts: The Great War Art & Inspirational Photo #1 – Locomotive
All aboard for this first edition of our Art & Inspiration series! Valiant Hearts Art Director, Paul Tumelaire, shows us the images that captured his imagination and inspired his in-game creations.

Valiant Hearts: The Great War Art & Inspirational Photo #2 – Soldier Dog Tag
The second installment of our “Art & Inspiration” series brings us to the front and into the trenches with this soldier’s dog tag from World War I.

Valiant Hearts: The Great War Art & Inspirational Photo #3 – Reims Cathedral Church
The city of Reims and its majestic cathedral, site of major conflict on the Western Front and a key setting in #Valiant Hearts, are illustrated here by Art Director Paul Tumelaire in this third installment of our series “Art & Inspiration.”

Valiant Hearts: The Great War Art & Inspirational Photo #4 – French Soldier Uniform
French uniforms from the beginning of World War I are illustrated here in this fourth edition of our series, “Art & Inspiration”.

Valiant Hearts: The Great War Art & Inspirational Photo #5 – Dog Soldier
Our trusty canine companion, a key character in Valiant Hearts and inspired by real WW1 dog soldiers, is the subject of this installment of our “Art & Inspiration” series.

Valiant Hearts: The Great War Art & Inspirational Photo #6 – The Trenches
Trench warfare, synonymous with the First World War, is the subject of this “Art & Inspiration”. Here, Valiant Hearts’ Art Director Paul Tumelaire takes us into the bleak trenches of Verdun.

Valiant Hearts: The Great War Art & Inspirational Photo #7 – War Pigeon Couriers
Animals played an important role during the Great War. About 500,000 pigeons were regularly dropped behind enemy lines and used as couriers.

Valiant Hearts: The Great War Art & Inspirational Photo #8 – Airplanes
Airplanes were vital during the Great War for field reconnaissance. Here, Valiant Hearts’ Art Director Paul Tumelaire has illustrated these flying beauties in our latest “Art & Inspiration.”