A Plague Tale: Innocence
Developed by: Asobo Studio
Published by: Focus Home Interactive
A Plague Tale: Innocence is awesome! The game is dark, depressing and incredibly well designed. The story is unique, and on a technical level the graphics, sound design, and soundtrack are all great. I clicked with this game from the start. A Plague Tale: Innocence is primarily a stealth game and from my point of view the developers nailed the gameplay. The gameplay felt “tight” and engaging. In A Plague Tale: Innocence the player controls Amicia, a French nobleman’s daughter who gets tasked with protecting her younger brother as they are chased down by The Inquisition. I wasn’t expecting much from this game when I decided to check it out because I saw it was on Gamepass and I’m glad that I did. This game blew me away. I have some minor gripes with the way the game wraps up but detailing what those gripes are would require me to spoil the story and I don’t want to do that. If you’re a fan of stealth, and/or horror games I can’t recommend this game enough. It’s definitely worth checking out if you’re a GamePass subscriber.
Pros:
The narrative/story
The art design and overall graphics
The game play
Cons:
Completionists can easily miss collectibles if they’re not thorough
Played on: Xbox Series X via Xbox Game Pass
Review score: 4/5
Developed by: Asobo Studio
Published by: Focus Home Interactive
A Plague Tale: Innocence is awesome! The game is dark, depressing and incredibly well designed. The story is unique, and on a technical level the graphics, sound design, and soundtrack are all great. I clicked with this game from the start. A Plague Tale: Innocence is primarily a stealth game and from my point of view the developers nailed the gameplay. The gameplay felt “tight” and engaging. In A Plague Tale: Innocence the player controls Amicia, a French nobleman’s daughter who gets tasked with protecting her younger brother as they are chased down by The Inquisition. I wasn’t expecting much from this game when I decided to check it out because I saw it was on Gamepass and I’m glad that I did. This game blew me away. I have some minor gripes with the way the game wraps up but detailing what those gripes are would require me to spoil the story and I don’t want to do that. If you’re a fan of stealth, and/or horror games I can’t recommend this game enough. It’s definitely worth checking out if you’re a GamePass subscriber.
Pros:
The narrative/story
The art design and overall graphics
The game play
Cons:
Completionists can easily miss collectibles if they’re not thorough
Played on: Xbox Series X via Xbox Game Pass
Review score: 4/5