They try to survive in the desperate ruins of their once-prosperous city, and in the shadow of their once-idyllic lives. Set in a fictional Eastern European city, the starting scenario tosses three unlikely allies - a football star, a TV chef, and a fireman - together. This War of Mine starts in a squalid manor half-ruined by shelling, and goes downhill from there. This War of Mine: The Little Ones (PS4, Xbox One) Unfortunately, that heart-wrenching message is undercut by shaky mechanics and a console experience that picked up a few wounds traveling from the PC to the living room. It’s a powerful message that is, occasionally, expertly delivered. War is depicted as a monstrous force that chips away at humanity through a combination of savagery, cynicism, and desperation.
The typical eye-popping explosions and bitchin’ guitar riffs are replaced with ruined homes and shivering people huddled together, listening to the static popping of a half-busted radio for any updates on when the siege will end. Inspired by the siege of Sarajevo and originally released on the PC in 2014, this console port/expansion is a grim look at the side of war that usually gets overlooked in video games. This War of Mine: The Little Ones excels in depicting these fragile moments of raw humanity. He spends the day hacking apart the chairs and recliners of the shelter for fire wood. Christo, Iskra’s father, goes hungry and puts on a brave face. She hasn’t eaten in days and the long nights of standing guard are making her edgy.
Marko, who risked his life the night before scavenging in Rebel-held territory, is rewarded with a proper bowl of home-grown veggies and rat meat. She doesn’t like it and complains about the taste, but she’s small and the tiny portion will carry her further than anyone else. Iskra, our little sad-eyed girl, gets the canned food.
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