I appreciate this review. I have this game on my radar as part of a scheme to provide emotional context when the time comes for teaching my child about the awful elements of the world. I expect to time this around the same time we dump school history for actual history.
My current prediction is sometime between 10 and 16; I think the most obvious trigger will be something like “showing distress over world events” like a war or famine abroad, or possibly bad riots in the US.
I’m going to push for it before college at least, because having this kind of perception will save so much time when learning anything adjacent to history or politics.
Personally, I’d shoot for 15, judging by the teenagers and children I’m familiar with. But it depends on the kid.
If I had infinite time (which we don’t have) I’d start with King Rat by James Cavell before This War of Mine. King Rat is a novel about life in a prisoner of war camp.
I appreciate this review. I have this game on my radar as part of a scheme to provide emotional context when the time comes for teaching my child about the awful elements of the world. I expect to time this around the same time we dump school history for actual history.
This is a top-notch educational videogame right up there with Kerbal Space Program. The question is “when is your child mature enough for it?”
My current prediction is sometime between 10 and 16; I think the most obvious trigger will be something like “showing distress over world events” like a war or famine abroad, or possibly bad riots in the US.
I’m going to push for it before college at least, because having this kind of perception will save so much time when learning anything adjacent to history or politics.
Personally, I’d shoot for 15, judging by the teenagers and children I’m familiar with. But it depends on the kid.
If I had infinite time (which we don’t have) I’d start with King Rat by James Cavell before This War of Mine. King Rat is a novel about life in a prisoner of war camp.