Attentat 1942
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the GameAttentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure told through the eyes of World War 2 survivors. Many moral dilemmas and existential struggles await you on your way to discover the troubled past of your family. Written and made by professional historians.
It’s 1942 and Reinhard Heydrich, the ruler of the Nazi occupied Czech lands appointed by Hitler, was assassinated. Nazi retaliation was brutal. Your grandpa was among the victims, sent to a concentration camp.
But why? What role did he play in the attack? Why didn’t he tell his family? Was he brave or reckless?
Immerse yourself in a story about love, friendship and heroism among the horrors of a world conflict. Confront witnesses, experience the everyday life under Nazi rule and uncover the fate of your family in this award-winning game about World War II.
- dive into deep-branching dialogues, where your choices matter
- experience history through interactive comics and memories, hide resistance leaflets from the Gestapo or flee from a Nazi prison
- explore rare digitized film footage and historical items
About Us
Charles Games is a Prague-based studio focused on exploring the narrative possibilities of video games with strong emphasis on serious games.
Steam User 3
This review is specially made for those who like to get all the achievements in games.
Some gameplay spoilers ahead.
Description:
Attentat 1942 is a FMV / points and click game about WW2 but more focused on the Czech perspective and the assassassination (Attentat) of the Nazi governor of the Czech territories.
The story is told mostly through video interviews for the events happening in the present and animation for the things that happened in the past. Both are well done, but the actors playing the survivors are very convincing and competent.
There’s also an encyclopedia, you can access when you pause, that is well organized and lets you check all bits of information you unlock as you speak with the characters. The events are told through the eyes of the survivors and their perspective, but the encyclopedia entries are more neutral and try to be as historically accurate as possible.
In terms of gameplay, most of it is just picking the right questions to get the answers you need to uncover the full story. There are a few interesting mini-games where you need to accomplish different tasks and completing them will grant you coins that you can spend to replay the interviews and get information you might have missed.
Achievements:
How many: 17 Achievements.
How much time: Around 3 hours, without a guide.
Game difficulty: Very Easy, you really have to fail in a lot of interviews to miss the ending of the game.
Achievements’ Difficulty: Easy, most are story related, but a few can force you to repeat the interviews a lot of times. Still none are missable because even if you run out of coins the game lets you restart and still saves the entries you unlocked before. The ones related to the mini-games can be replayed without spending coins.
Overall opinion:
Attentat 1942 is a very educational game about WW2, from an unusual perspective but with limited P&C gameplay. The story and the characters are captivating and will motivate you to keep gathering info to uncover what really happened. Recommended.
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Steam User 1
Pro všechny co se zajimají o historii , Protektorát Čechy a Morava a atentát na Reinharda Heydricha rozhodně doporučuji , Hra ma mnoho zajimavých informací které mužete ale i nemusite vědět a to i s dobovými zaznami takže pro vizualizaci kontextu paradní . Hudba i styl uměni jsou skvělé a sedí k tematu hry , mini hry jsou pěkné , kreativní a každa dodava menší spestřeni k přiběhu postavy . Herci co hrajou postavy také odvedli skvělou prací . Pro mě 10/10 . hra podle mě splnila svůj ukol a všechno perfektně sedí , a je to skvělá náučna zkušenost a taky musím moc ocenit všechny kresby , umění , obecně kreativitu co byla do hry vložena .
Steam User 1
I LOVED THIS. Not sure how it is in other languages but in native czech its a great blend of documentary and point and click game.
Steam User 2
Well this was just depressing.
Steam User 1
Not the longest of games (if one can call it a game) but very moving, honest and educational. Characters and dialogue are superb.
Don't pass on this.
Steam User 1
Interesting historical game. Real footage and real actors were used for this game. Interesting concept and a chance to learn a fascinating story. Looking forward for further games from this developer.