Reviews

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  Battle_Smurf

  Feb 25, 2022

  Supporting Ukraine.
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  Nick Werter

  Mar 1, 2022

  War sucks.
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  Andariel Halo

  Mar 20, 2022

  Very obviously buggy. Almost right away you notice that certain things in the game just come to a stop as a result of having a child in the house, and not in any realistic way. Sometimes for some reason, a survivor will freeze up and not move. This almost always happens as a result of them going to talk to a child and for some reason the action being interrupted or otherwise failing. They will be stuck wherever they are, unable to go anywhere or do anything until you end the day. Sometimes for some reason, the child will freeze up and not move. Sometimes this is related to the above action, sometimes it will just happen out of nowhere. As for the children themselves; they are neat in some cases, in that they initially are essentially a burden but can be taught to perform household tasks like cooking, making fuel and filters, and building their own toys. However that's basically all they can do. Despite the fact that other children regularly come to your house begging for things, and one of the DLC campaigns features a child scavenging for supplies, you cannot send children out for any reason, and you cannot teach them to use weapons for household defense. As it stands, this would have been an average enough addition to the game if not for the bugs mentioned above. For that reason alone, it's not worth it.
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  Poomer

  Jun 2, 2016

  It's practically the same game with kids, but it gave me way more drama than the based game. One scenario put me as a father with his daughter alone, I started to play normally like I do every time I played the game: looting, building, crafting, until one day a bandit hit my home while I’m out for supplies. Aside from stealing our foods, he also hurt the kid too. I went from feeling clam to panic at the instant, after that day I was guarding home in the night hoping that someone will come to join in a few days. Roman joined us two days later, I was both relief and worry at the same time because I know that our house is unbreakable, but also I have to keep Roman happy too, so he won’t hurt the father like when he beat up Bruno in my previous scenarios. The problem is we’re running out of cigarettes, I have to find more to keep Roman’s bad mood at bay. Now, I’m starting to think about stealing from innocent people which normally I always leave them alone. This DLC will put you into parents’ shoes, it already gave me an insight of my parents that will they do the same for me if I were a kid in the warzone? The price is debatable, but for me the price is not matter because TWoM is one of my favorite games ever. I believe this DLC doesn’t has any new locations, but it add 9 more characters which are 6 kids and 3 parents and maybe it contains new visitors too, I met a guy who give us 20 woods and might ask for a favor later. PS: For anyone who missed the board game version’s kickstarter, they will make late pledges at some point. I’m sure it will give much more experiences in addition to the game. The board game will have children in it too. :)
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  Hendrick_X

  Jun 2, 2016

  Well, It's nice DLC. The kids in fact are quite usefull to cheer up your other survivors. ALso, the kids are quite easy to make happy, you just need to build a few toys. It is a little bit annoying that you NEED to make them play. They kids cannot guard or scavenge, but you can teach them how to do somethings ( like cook , collect water, set traps) A little bit overpriced and i expected more things, still a nice DLC 7/10 Marko: Hey Misha have you ever wanted to be a hunter? Misha: Yeaii, do I get a rifle? Marko: Err... no Give the children a rifle, please
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  Grey!

  Jun 3, 2016

  I would highly not recommend this DLC. First off the children added in this game are highly unrealistic compared to children who really are at war torn countries. The children in this game can only do 4 things, talk, eat, sleep and play. Seriously they can't do anything else. Where are these special snowflake children who happened to travel here came from? I would have thought that this DLC would add something else, sure there are a couple more new characters to go with the kids but really? Not much is added to this DLC other than the additional dialog lines and minor details. So here comes the part that I am sure most of you will disagree. This DLC costs too much compared to what it added to the game. Most of you will argue that I mainly bought this DLC to help out the War Child charity. It sounds more like the developers trying to leech out money from the players by playing the sympathy card. Perhaps if the developers would consider donating $4 to the charity compared to the measly $1, I would be on board. Tinfoil hat time bonus - Check out the charity that is supported by this game, apparently it's co-founder was busted for being involved in the arms lobby for Bosnian muslims in 2001. Maybe after they got busted the first time they would be very careful so who knows what else is happening behind the scenes. I would have asked for a refund but I want to believe that there might be something I missed out in the DLC so I'm only going to consider after giving it 2 more playthroughs.
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  Nyx

  Jun 5, 2016

  Sale Recommendation: -10% Off. The fact that a dollar of each purchase goes to the War Child charity only made the decision a bit easier to make. So I'm treating this as an $8 purchase rather than a $9 one. So far some reviews seem really bent out of shape that you cannot turn your war orphans and street urchins into child soldiers to party like it's Kony 2012. The children have limited abilities: Initially presented as a burden to the player to keep them fed and amused, the younglings can be taught to participate in the household survivalism by preparing firewood and water filters, or farming and cooking a good rat burger. Some suggest the new dialogue is overly simplistic. I beg to differ, it seems rather true to everything my father described to me about growing up during the siege and occupation of Poland: Children are resilient, capable of playfulness and imagination even in the darkest of times. Only when they are hungry and bored does their world fall apart. Aside from the difficulty and the touch of added gameplay, there are new achievements and characters. If none of this is enough to convince you... won't somebody please think of the children.
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  [KOTN] Baby-Eating Dingo

  Jun 12, 2016

  I absolutely love This War of Mine. I really wanted to love The Little Ones as well, but unfortunately in its current form it simply is not worth the price. While the new characters do add some more variety, the addition of the child doesn't actually change gameplay in any way, and the fact that the children can't be killed (they magically just disappear if things get bad, essentially) really takes away from the message they were trying to send. For $10, you're hardly getting any new content, and diluting the intense emotional experience of the core game. If you really must play it, get it on sale. It might be worth it at $3.
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  Mindmage

  Jun 14, 2016

  I really love this game and play it quite often. That being said there is only so many times you can play through the same situations. Is the Little Ones DLC worth it? For it's price I'd say sure but future DLC will HAVE to add more new locations and scenarios if I'm going to end up buying it. -----PROS----- - New characters and a few new kid-related items. - Portion of DLC purchase goes to charity. -----CONS----- - No new shelters. - No new locations. - No new scenarios.
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  Flavvy

  Jun 23, 2016

  [h1]This War of Mine: The Little Ones[/h1] This adds children to the game, which offers an interesting variant to any given storyline. The kids will play and boost adults' morale by talking to them. You can also teach them various tasks by showing it to them once (e.g. cooking, gathering water, growing vegetables, etc.). It's a bit pricey, even considering the charitable aspect, but ultimately I'd recommend it. It adds a whole new dimension to the intensity of surviving, and teaching and interacting with kids are ultimately welcome additions to gameplay.
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  Hawkass

  Jul 20, 2016

  Bought the DLC because I thought it would be a good addition to the storyline. I mean, what better way to feel more motivated to survive when a child is depending on you for their survial as well, right? With this DLC: You get a few new child characters with backstories and several new things to make (mostly toys that can increase a child's enthusiasm for life.) Doesn't seem like much and a little overpriced for $9.99, but it's not so much about content as much as it is what you take away from it. As someone who immerses themselves in a role when playing a game and a teacher for actual little ones, it really made an impact on me. If this were a real scenario, what would I do? Here's my first hour into TLO DLC: It's after we run out of food and winter takes a turn for the worse that your jubilant, hopeful child resident goes from playful to depressed and you start feeling the weight of making this time of war into something more enjoyable so this child will no longer suffer. They're hungry; there's no food, it's cold, and when you come back to the shelter with only a handful of materials to burn for firewood because snow is blocking all safe resources of food, you hear a child crying upstairs and no happy face is there to greet you like there used to be. No happy little voice singing the itsy bitsy spider, no joy found from clapping games or rock, paper, scissors. Maybe you came home and the child is there waiting, crying, and showing you an injury from bandits that raided your shelter. "Did you bring food, Aunt? I'm so hungry." "I don't want to be here anymore, Aunt. I want to leave!" "Bad people broke into our house last night and stole our things..." "Are we going to die?" You've never killed before and you never wanted to, especially with a child to make an influence on, but as you're hiding behind a stack of boxes in an abandoned warehouse in hopes of making it past the hostiles to the fridge where their food stock is, you realize it's either them or you. Them or the child who depends on you for survival. You pull out a knife, take your first life, but despite the guilt weighing on your mind as you raid the fridge, you know that when that child is no longer hungry, maybe the war will get a little bit easier. The sun is rising and you run for the exit; you run as the timer ticks down and you hope that you're fast enough because you have to get home. And if you don't make it home, what will happen to the child you left behind? 10/10 keeps me up at night
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  bevfilm

  Aug 17, 2016

  I highly recommend downloading this DLC if you are looking for a riveting and emotionally immersive experience. If you notice, recently there have been mixed reviews on this DLC. I have a theory about this--there seems to be a divide between gamers looking for emotionally powerful experiences and gamers looking for experiences that provide fantastical escapism. The Little Ones dlc creates a VERY realistic experience of what war looks like, not just through the eyes of a child but through the eyes of a parent or anyone taking care of that child. The Little Ones will make you truly feel the pressure of what it is like to be a civilian during war. I found myself so worried every night that my child would be gone or harmed when I returned from scavenging. I also was worried about my child being left with a stranger when it was my turn to scavenge for supplies. I literally felt this in my body, a feeling that the base game alone does not provide. Although the base game is excellent, the Little Ones takes it to the next level. I've only played the DLC for a few hours but this is what I've found: *There are areas of the shelter that allow the child to play. The child will play hopsotch or draw on the wall. They will also run around and sit on tables, hang out in the treehouse and play in the dirt. *You can craft more toys using the workshop. So far is I see a jump rope, ball, and a swing. *You can teach the child how to do various chores--gather water, cook, make filters etc. *The dialog for the child is EXCELLENT. Dialog is one of the things I felt the base game was lacking because it always felt that the residents of the shelter never talked to each other unless one of them was depressed. With this DLC you can talk to the child and play with them even if they aren't sad. I would love to see more dialog options between Adult residents. Overall, you won't regret buying this DLC. It is well worth the $9.99 they are charging. I'm glad I didn't listen to the negative reviews.
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  Insenced

  Nov 29, 2016

  Emotional rollercoaster....damit little guy.. eat the last can of dog food. The rest of us will hope for a rat to get trapped.
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  Jeremus

  Jan 2, 2017

  This War of Mine is the favourite game of mine in whole Steam, maybe even life. So, i'm buying this DLC with closed eyes. Whatever it gets :) It got enough for me. Game is really different with children and new scenarious and characters were really needed for me, after playing 85 hours. So, I recommend this DLC for people who really like this game. You will enjoy.
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  Ibis Sly Biz

  Jun 11, 2017

  The message of this DLC "imagine if you were a child in a war torn country. Now imagine if your parents never came back"
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  CCL sama

  Aug 1, 2017

  Not a bad DLC, but not really necessary. It does make the game even more realistic and boost the immersion a bit. A child can sleep with someone in a single bed, does not consume a lot of food and can perform certain tasks. Children are very good at decreasing sadness, but they can't defend your base and you can't take them with you to scavenge stuff. [h1]What you get in this DLC:[/h1] - Additional custom scenarios with kids. - Random events involving with kids. - The ability to teach your child to do a certain task like cooking and so on. - Crafting toys for you kid. - The Little Ones achievements. My advise would be to buy it on sale. The full price is a bit expensive imo.
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  jcbvickers

  Oct 15, 2017

  The DLC adds quite a bit of challenge to the game but more importantly in my eyes, it donates to the charity. I can't possibly give this game or anything to do with this game a negative review.
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  SinVII

  Nov 17, 2017

  So I was reading the wikia page and when I saw the information that this DLC provides 2 new locations to serve as the shelter, I headed here to purchase the DLC right away. After at least 20 restarts (because the game gives you random shelters), it's still the same 2 shelters like before. So I searched around more carefully and learned that it's a PlayStation exclusive. The wikia page doesn't state this. So disappointed. But, I won't let that affect what I think about this DLC. It's alright. 7/10
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  SereneK

  Dec 12, 2017

  Now you too can raise a child in your booze-cooking, weapons-dealing den of axe murderers.
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  theworld

  Nov 29, 2019

  Children in this game are literally IMMORTAL. If a child is about to die of wounds or disease, an adult will leave the shelter with a child and that's all. No loss, no grief, no nothing. This is a very bizarre and unrealistic thing in a game about war, especially when you can quite easily die with an adult if you are not careful. Even worse, during actual gameplay children frequently break immersion because of how clunky the mechanics of interacting with them feel - if you click from far away, your characters will leisurely walk all the way, while the opposite party simply stands in place. The other point is that when your child greets an adult that's coming home from a scavenge run, if you interrupt this, then your adult just stands still like an idiot until the animation completes.