4 Games that Tricked You into Learning History

Описание: Tomb Raider, Civilisation VI, Pirates!, and Horizon: Zero Dawn... what do they all have in common? Historical accuracy, of course!

Well, in a way. In this video, I look at 4 games that, while perhaps not aiming to be educational, nonetheless taught you about historical people, settings, or concepts. Strap in.

This video contains some spoilers for Tomb Raider (2013) - 0:35 up until about 0:49.

Note: At 2:30 I say, "Mediterranean" when I mean to say "Caribbean". My bad!

Sources and Acknowledgements:

Music: "Hypnothis", by Kevin MacLeod (via incompetech.com)

Images:
“Nihon no ruutsu”, Newton Graphic Science Magazine

A Himiko statue in front of Kanzaki station, in Kanzaki city, Saga prefecture. Uploaded by username Pekachu to Wikimedia Commons.

Classical portrait painting of Queen Himiko by Yasuda Yukihiko.


Video Sources:

Trailer for Tomb Raider (2013):    • Tomb Raider: Official Trailer (E3 2011)  

Screenshots and Gameplay Footage:

Pirates! (2004), courtesy of Steven Bacon    • Видео  

Tomb Raider (2014), courtesy of Crystal Dynamics (published by Square Enix)

Sid Meier's Civilisation VI, courtesy of Firaxis Games, (published by 2K Games)

Horizon: Zero Dawn, courtesy of Guerrilla Games (published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, featuring the voices of Ashly Burch and Tim Beckmann)

Thanks for watching!