It's an open secret that I have a Master's degree in War Studies. Having focused on World War II and its portrayals in modern media for my undergraduate thesis, I'm always fascinated by allohistorical videogames - ones which take contemporary settings, and add things like hulking machinery, dinosaurs, and laser guns. Grit and Valor - 1949 does just that, transporting Armored Core-style mechs into a grimy WWII setting where you represent a fragmented resistance that's determined to rise up against Axis rule. Color me intrigued. Continue reading Grungy new roguelike is a dieselpunk, World War 2 Armored Core MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RTS games, Best war games, Best robot games