A Plague Tale: Innocence, on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, tells the grim story of two siblings fighting together for survival in the darkest hours of History. This new video game from Asobo Studio sends you on an emotional journey through 14th-century France, with gameplay combining adventure, action and stealth, supported by a compelling story. Follow the young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, who face the brutality of a ravaged world as they discover their purpose to expose a dark secret. On the run from the Inquisition's soldiers, surrounded by unstoppable swarms of rats incarnating the Black Death, Amicia and Hugo will learn to know and trust each other as they struggle for their lives against all odds.
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Honestly, story games don't appeal to me that much, but this one managed to capture me in a very positive way, I just don't give it full marks, because the game has some flaws in the combat, which slightly hinders it at times, but it's still a very good game.
Finally getting around to this game and it was a solid enough experience. The game is consistently throwing new mechanics at you almost until the final two levels to keep things interesting. The final bit does get a bit unforgiving with the one-hit kills and sometimes rough checkpoints, but it's solid enough. I give them kudos for having every boss in this game have a unique mechanic to beat.
The story is fine. I think the personal relationships between the characters is better than the overall story. Way too much of it feels like something it's either waiting to show me in the sequel or expects me to listen very intently to every bit of random dialogue enemies say. It's not bad, but it's passable. The relationship between the main character and her brother are top tier though.
The story is fine. I think the personal relationships between the characters is better than the overall story. Way too much of it feels like something it's either waiting to show me in the sequel or expects me to listen very intently to every bit of random dialogue enemies say. It's not bad, but it's passable. The relationship between the main character and her brother are top tier though.
Honestly, I hate kids so it's a testament to the quality of this game that I played it and liked it and I only truly hated one or two of the characters in it.
I like this game
Anche questo gioco è stata una sorpresa, avendoci giocato senza aspettarmi quasi nulla.
I had a great time with the first "A Plague Tale" game !
Granted, it feels rough around the edges in a bunch of ways. Some tinier (overlapping voices in dialogues, some unbalanced gameplay mechanics) and some bigger (the game drags in the last half, the presentation and voice acting can be spotty).
But overall, the relationship of the main siblings works quite well ! It doesn't aim to be as deep and nuanced as a "Last of Us" and that's fine. It succeeds in what it's trying to do, and I cared way more than I thought I would about the cast.
The game is mostly puzzles rather than action sequences which I quite enjoyed, no matter how simple they were. They always had me thinking at least a little, and there's surprises until the very end which I didn't expect.
Although it's not the best game ever, it was a welcome little adventure that had some great, if clumsy ideas. Can't wait to see where the second one goes !
Granted, it feels rough around the edges in a bunch of ways. Some tinier (overlapping voices in dialogues, some unbalanced gameplay mechanics) and some bigger (the game drags in the last half, the presentation and voice acting can be spotty).
But overall, the relationship of the main siblings works quite well ! It doesn't aim to be as deep and nuanced as a "Last of Us" and that's fine. It succeeds in what it's trying to do, and I cared way more than I thought I would about the cast.
The game is mostly puzzles rather than action sequences which I quite enjoyed, no matter how simple they were. They always had me thinking at least a little, and there's surprises until the very end which I didn't expect.
Although it's not the best game ever, it was a welcome little adventure that had some great, if clumsy ideas. Can't wait to see where the second one goes !