WW1 adventure 11-11: Stories Untold is raising money for War Child with a "charity DLC"

11-11 Memories Retold

11th November 1916, a young photographer leaves Canada to join the western front in Europe. The same day, a German technician is told that his son is missing in action. Both want to preserve their humanity and come back alive to their loved ones.

Bandai Namco will be releasing a special "charity DLC" for its forthcoming narrative-driven World War I adventure 11-11: Memories Untold. Proceeds from the DLC will go to War Child UK, which aims to "protect, educate and stand up for the rights of children caught up in war."

11-11: Memories Retold is a collaboration between Bandai Namco, Lost in Harmony developer DigixArt, and Wallace and Gromit creator Aardman Studios. It tells the interweaving tales of two men - Harry, a young Canadian photographer joining the Western Front (played by Elijah Wood) and Kurt, a German technician searching for his son (Sebastian Koch) - beginning on November 11th, 1916, and leading to Armistice Day two years later.

It's an intriguing little thing, with an extremely unusual, painterly art style, that brings to mind Ubisoft's wonderful WW1 tale Valiant Hearts. Like that game, 11-11 switches perspective throughout its story, sometimes even showing events from the viewpoint of the protagonists' animal companions. You can get a taste of its action in the 17-minute video below.

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