A Plague Tale: Innocence

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  1. asdfasdf12456
    Sep 17, 2022
    5
    Trying to love this game, but I cant, it is so boring. The story is mediocre and the characters are uninteresting. Hugo is kinda annoying all the time. The whole game is just a walking simulator, I just can't find any interesting part that is memorable. Graphics are nice though.
  2. pcapinheiro
    Dec 22, 2021
    8
    Gostei bastante da história. Bem emocionante e angustiante.

    Pontos Positivos + História + Personagens cativantes + Visual e som encaixam muito bem. Pontos Negativos - IA dos inimigos nas partes stealth é bem fraquinha. - Eu achei meio longo, principalmente porque a maioria do progresso da história está na segunda metade. - Algumas partes de plataforma e puzzles (alavancas que    Gostei bastante da história. Bem emocionante e angustiante.

    Pontos Positivos
    + História
    + Personagens cativantes
    + Visual e som encaixam muito bem.

    Pontos Negativos
    - IA dos inimigos nas partes stealth é bem fraquinha.
    - Eu achei meio longo, principalmente porque a maioria do progresso da história está na segunda metade.
    - Algumas partes de plataforma e puzzles (alavancas que ativam mecanismos) é meio repetitiva e quebram um pouco o ritmo.    … Expand
  3. auditbadger
    Mar 6, 2022
    7
    I think that this is truly a unique game and I would recommend that if you are a fan of this type of genre then I think you should give this game a try.
  4. SeraphimGRG
    Dec 26, 2022
    7
    Plague Tale: Innocence is an Action/Stealth/Adventure game that focuses mainly on 2 protagonists, Amicia and her little brother Hugo. The game takes place in the country of France, during the 14th century. A great war has broken out and on top of that a strange disease involving hordes of rabid mice trying to devour anything in their path.
    The story focuses mainly on the 2 protagonists    Plague Tale: Innocence is an Action/Stealth/Adventure game that focuses mainly on 2 protagonists, Amicia and her little brother Hugo. The game takes place in the country of France, during the 14th century. A great war has broken out and on top of that a strange disease involving hordes of rabid mice trying to devour anything in their path.
    The story focuses mainly on the 2 protagonists and especially Hugo who was born affected by an ancient curse. His sister Amicia along with him, start their journey with the hope of finding the cure. The chemistry between them is decent - there are some points in game where the dialogue can become a little bit cringe but it remains an honest effort. The plot manages to keep your interest along the way for sure.
    Regarding the game's structure and then its gameplay, Plague Tale: Innocence is quite simple. You have the story which progresses through small cut scenes each time - the cut scenes end, you enter the new chapter and from there on you proceed accordingly. The level design is straight forward since we are talking about a structure that is perhaps the most linear thing I have played in a single player game in recent years! In this one, you don't have 2 and 3 paths as we are used to have in the most modern games these days - but only 1. I would really like to have more variety when it comes to this matter but it is what it is.
    Now, as far as the variety of weapons and equipment, unfortunately the game shows its weaknesses there as well. The ONLY weapon during the entire game is a slingshot which has only a few upgrades to run with. For example: fire pellets, poison pellets etc. - you get the idea. Literally, there is nothing else to experience when it comes to combat or playstyle!
    This results to each new battle feel more and more poor or even monotonous as you keep progressing through the game. Sadly even until the last chapter, it does not change or add anything fresh to it.
    Technically, the game runs flawlessly. I played it on PC at 3k resolution with everything set to Ultra and apart from my FPS being consistently over 60 - I didn't see the slightest bit of stuttering. As for glitches and bugs, I encountered 2-3 points that required the well-known "load to last checkpoint" but beyond that, nothing else. The better the technical field, the better the graphics. Plague Tale: Innocence's graphics are really close to those of photorealism. I stopped to look at the scenery and textures so many times, i lost count. Simply stunning!
    Soundtrack wise the game doesn't have anything crazy but it works as it should, when it should. On the other hand the audio design and quality of the game is where it excels - in combination with its atmosphere, it's a chef's kiss.

    Overall, the game is good with decent characters and an interesting story to tell! For sure it has its weaknesses, it's not something revolutionary or something that will go down in history (not that it needs to be anything like that anyway) - but for the 8-10 hours it lasted, i had fun with it.    … Expand
  5. nitorita
    Feb 6, 2020
    9
    In a word, Plague Tale is different. I knew after I read the synopsis of the game that I would enjoy it, and I was not disappointed. I'm a fan of story-driven adventures, so this one was another wonderful addition to the repertoire.

    Unlike other games, this game is unique as it focuses on a mechanic most games never really flesh out: companions. The majority of the game is a cooperative    In a word, Plague Tale is different. I knew after I read the synopsis of the game that I would enjoy it, and I was not disappointed. I'm a fan of story-driven adventures, so this one was another wonderful addition to the repertoire.

    Unlike other games, this game is unique as it focuses on a mechanic most games never really flesh out: companions. The majority of the game is a cooperative experience where you continually issue your companions commands to progress through the game. The game itself more or less holds your hand throughout the entire journey, but it still gives you just enough to think about so that it is not a total cakewalk.

    I recommend Plague Tale for people who enjoy stories, especially dark ones. If you are looking for action, you are not going to find it here. This game is a narrative experience, and it is by no means difficult. It is an interactive story, and emphasis is placed on such. To enhance your experience, change the voices to French and enable subtitles to add a bit of authenticity.

    Overall, the game is really only worth an 8/10, however, because of how pleased I was with the story and how it has left me desiring more, I've bumped up the score.

    (Side Note: Keep Vertical Sync enabled. If you do not, you may experience BSODs.)    … Expand
  6. gold
    Jun 7, 2021
    6
    Вскоре геймплей начинает надоедать. История хороша.
    Итог: 6.889/10
  7. Luka1998010
    Dec 28, 2022
    6
    A game with a pulling story, gorgeous graphics but frustrating every time I start it...
    It is frustrating because numerous times, the AI just does not work how it should ! They stop at one place, do not help when needed...
    Had to restart from checkpoint a bunch of times because of that or restart the game... The final boss fight was meh... Overall a solid experience... If you want to    A game with a pulling story, gorgeous graphics but frustrating every time I start it...
    It is frustrating because numerous times, the AI just does not work how it should ! They stop at one place, do not help when needed...
    Had to restart from checkpoint a bunch of times because of that or restart the game...
    The final boss fight was meh...
    Overall a solid experience... If you want to go through the story, better just watch a playthrough on YouTube...    … Expand
  8. Moriquendi
    Oct 21, 2022
    8
    Un gran juego me ha gustado la forma en la que se desarrolla la historia sus personajes banda sonora gráficos un gran juego sin duda alguna lo recomiendo, no le doy mas nota por que aun que tenga buenos doblajes viene doblado al frances pero no al Español y podrían haber pulido algún que otro detalle pero el juego en si es increíble y Amacia la mejor hermana del mundo.
  9. BelcrowHD
    Jul 13, 2021
    10
    El juego parece y se ve como un juego de Sony, excelente historia, un Gameplay buenísimo y gráficos como the last of us 2, lo único que le hace falta serían los detalles del entorno y sería perfecto, le doy 10 por que es un indie con mucho más calidad en todos los sentidos que muchos triples A.
  10. Gaudy
    Mar 18, 2022
    8
    Muy emocionante. Me he tirado todo el juego en tensión. La musica es una delicia y la ambientación sobresaliente. Si este juego fuera exclusivo estariamos hablando de un clasico. Graficamente es muy bueno y el doblaje es muy creible. Me ha durado algo mas de 11 horas y es muy poco rejugable, lo cual no me importa pues es muy intenso y lo jugué en Game Pass. Muy recomendado si te gustan losMuy emocionante. Me he tirado todo el juego en tensión. La musica es una delicia y la ambientación sobresaliente. Si este juego fuera exclusivo estariamos hablando de un clasico. Graficamente es muy bueno y el doblaje es muy creible. Me ha durado algo mas de 11 horas y es muy poco rejugable, lo cual no me importa pues es muy intenso y lo jugué en Game Pass. Muy recomendado si te gustan los "pelijuegos".… Expand
  11. arieljbz
    Jul 30, 2020
    8
    Buen juego, buenos gráficos e historia, los personajes considero que son bastante buenos, el gameplay es facil y repetitivo desde mi punto de vista.
  12. llow
    Sep 12, 2020
    7
    Am enjoyable action adventure game that takes place in 1348 during the Hundred Years' War. You are quickly thrown into a journey with your little brother and must navigate soldiers and hungry rats.

    There is some crafting in the game as well as some light environment puzzles. The game is mostly focused on being stealthy while later in the game there is a bit more fighting. Overly I    Am enjoyable action adventure game that takes place in 1348 during the Hundred Years' War. You are quickly thrown into a journey with your little brother and must navigate soldiers and hungry rats.

    There is some crafting in the game as well as some light environment puzzles. The game is mostly focused on being stealthy while later in the game there is a bit more fighting.

    Overly I enjoyed it while the first half of the game was a bit boring and no real challenge. The second half the story picks up and there is some moments leading to the end of the game.    … Expand
  13. jashveerparmess
    Apr 19, 2021
    10
    For an Indie game, it has been able to prove that we can still get much enjoyment in terms of story and gameplay from a linear game
  14. StoiaAlex
    Aug 2, 2020
    8
    It's good. Beautiful. Fun. Creative. Balanced at all levels. Nothings exessive. Just Right.
  15. BulgarianCritic
    Aug 28, 2023
    6
    I will start off by saying that the cinematic and shots that the game provides you with are really beautiful and look amazing while having a pretty somber and great soundtrack to go along with them. The combat was pretty fun (never played a game where using a slingshot felt so satisfying) but there weren't that many enemy varieties. The puzzles in my opinion was one of the worst aspects inI will start off by saying that the cinematic and shots that the game provides you with are really beautiful and look amazing while having a pretty somber and great soundtrack to go along with them. The combat was pretty fun (never played a game where using a slingshot felt so satisfying) but there weren't that many enemy varieties. The puzzles in my opinion was one of the worst aspects in this game, they just felt incredibly samey, tedious and barely requiring any thinking. The human AI was bad and very buggy in most parts while the Rat's AI was pretty good and fun to dick around with. The game is not that long but there isn't that good of a story to make you want to finish it. The Voice acting for Hugo and most of the other characters was pretty great but for the main heroine it was just pretty awful, the VA barely showed any emotion when some **** up **** were happening around her and she felt incredibly bland when speaking (almost like she was bored to be there) which ruined like a lot of scenes in the game.
    Overall it was an ok game but I would suggest getting it while it's on sale, there were also a decent amount of bugs that can make you restart to the last checkpoints (hell even at the start some of the characters were missing their arms lmao).    … Expand
  16. SilverOrlov
    Mar 8, 2021
    9
    Very beautiful graphics that shows the dense and rich environment of the game's World. Appropriate music: Measured like an autumn forest, alarming like a cool rain, and themed, just right for a game story. Items that you can find here, tells little real stories from history... This game is a n example of excellent work with thoughts about gamers in almost all aspects.
    About minuses: Why    Very beautiful graphics that shows the dense and rich environment of the game's World. Appropriate music: Measured like an autumn forest, alarming like a cool rain, and themed, just right for a game story. Items that you can find here, tells little real stories from history... This game is a n example of excellent work with thoughts about gamers in almost all aspects.
    About minuses: Why the heck not to say something that can bring you closer? Always in films or books(well, in real life too, I suppose) characters foolishly ignore such moments and then become conflicts only because they didn't just tell each other very simple words... Another nonsense is that when enemies are nearby, the heroes speak in whispers. But this never works when there is a crowd of enemies between the heroes, and the whisper sounds loudly so that the player would hear everything. "Whispering for the whole World"... Many times I noticed that resources are not well placed(during many locations there was much more crystals than another more needed at that moment resources)... Random bounces. It was awful experience: Due to the fact that the enemy catches you up quickly, kills with one hit, and most importantly, the animation of the killing does not even happen close to the girl's body - dodges are completely useless in this game. And on the other hand, they constantly interfered when you want to climb quietly over a wooden log, and she corny dodges off and makes it noisy... I didn't like that you can't go back to take the loot that you couldn't take earlier... Some skills are totally useless, and cost disproportionately expensive... And I really didn't like that the game didn't tell us any information about that curse.
    ...
    It's not really a problems so it haven't had an influence on my rating. Just some complains: The kid, her brother, sometimes madly enrages me with his behavior... The main line of the game that "Children against grownups" could be a little bit better. I think it would be more interesting for the game's atmosphere of despair to have in story some children-traitors and some good grownups(not 2-3 as we have).
    Even with these minor flaws, I was ready to give "Plague" a top rating for reminding me of what great storytellers of no less great stories games can be. Especially when it is backed up by incredibly beautiful and eerie surroundings, and incredibly thrilling music.
    ...But... than came two stupid film/book/game clichés that totally spoils logic and adequacy only to squeeze a tear out of the viewer's and player's eyes. (1) Part of me was jubilant that in this game, on the contrary, there were many moments that trampled clichéd actions. But on about 3/4 of the game, one of the characters first started doing what was discussed just now... and... then just stopped. As if someone had thrown out of his head what needed to be done and what was agreed just now! ...It was awful, very awful and foolish from the author's side. To my great regret. (2) Epilogue three days later after the game's end. Too ridiculous after all that the whole game has cultivated in our heroes and how it ended in the finale. This epilogue is like the fifth leg of a cat.    … Expand
  17. philzlz
    Sep 4, 2022
    6
    I did not enjoy the game as much as I thought I would. The sneaking segments were very easy, levels too linear and the characters not likeable enough. I enjoyed the music and atmosphere and played this in preparation for part two coming out this year.

    Some checkpoints were frustrating and set me minutes back, other times it would save every few steps. Combat with the sling and auto aim    I did not enjoy the game as much as I thought I would. The sneaking segments were very easy, levels too linear and the characters not likeable enough. I enjoyed the music and atmosphere and played this in preparation for part two coming out this year.

    Some checkpoints were frustrating and set me minutes back, other times it would save every few steps. Combat with the sling and auto aim made it a walk in the park and an abundance of craftable materials resulted in more action than stealth and same voice actors were used multiple times for different characters.    … Expand
  18. MichalWielkopol
    Jun 28, 2020
    9
    Great grounded and touching story for the most of the game. Shame it went into Anime like plot at the end.
  19. VG_Alex
    Jan 4, 2020
    8
    A great action adventure game with a good narrative,not performance well in gameplay,Only throwing stones to attack the enemy is not enough,but the game have a great experience in graphics.

    8.1 Great
  20. gameking
    Mar 21, 2020
    10
    Incredible story. It is one of the rare games I never get bored of any moment. The mechanics very easy. The musics are very good. They give you a real atmosphere. The color changes and all designs are very good. Character relationships are very strong. This game is a masterpiece.
  21. dae126
    Jun 27, 2020
    7
    - Historia: Fuerte carga narrativa, emocionante. Engancha desde el primer momento, pero tiene momentos en los que flojea o se hace poco verosímil.
    - Gráficos: Notables pero no excelentes. Destacable el gran nivel de detalle de los escenarios, brutal ambientación.
    - Gameplay: Falla en muchos momentos el uso de la honda con el XOne controller. Falta mayor inmersión en el sigilo, faltan    - Historia: Fuerte carga narrativa, emocionante. Engancha desde el primer momento, pero tiene momentos en los que flojea o se hace poco verosímil.
    - Gráficos: Notables pero no excelentes. Destacable el gran nivel de detalle de los escenarios, brutal ambientación.
    - Gameplay: Falla en muchos momentos el uso de la honda con el XOne controller. Falta mayor inmersión en el sigilo, faltan consecuencias reales y la opción de poder jugar a puro sigilo, sin matar o arrasando el escenario. Es todo muy forzado.
    - BSO: Preciosa.

    Resumen: Es un buen juego al estilo narrativo. Te suele llevar de la mano introduciendo algunos puzzles que tampoco suponen un gran reto. Una historia para jugar tranquilo con una fuerte carga narrativa.    … Expand
  22. LogTech
    Feb 10, 2021
    10
    Masterpiece, what a amazing story, characters and gameplay!

    Congratulations to our frech brothers of Asobo, this is real european quality!
  23. rezo_21
    Sep 19, 2021
    9
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 91 IIIIIIIIII====================
  24. Soullex
    Nov 15, 2022
    7
    Gayet güzel bir hikaye sunumu ama beni tam içine alamadı...................
  25. GabriMH19
    Feb 3, 2021
    8
    Hace un tiempo vi unos cuantos directos de este juego y en su momento me impacto pero después de haberme pasado el juego es su totalidad tengo que decir que poder jugarlo es una experiencia totalmente distinta. Tiene una historia fascinante con una increíble ambientación que esta muy medida y ajustada a la temporalidad del juego. Cuenta con unas mecánicas ajustadas y simples que hacen queHace un tiempo vi unos cuantos directos de este juego y en su momento me impacto pero después de haberme pasado el juego es su totalidad tengo que decir que poder jugarlo es una experiencia totalmente distinta. Tiene una historia fascinante con una increíble ambientación que esta muy medida y ajustada a la temporalidad del juego. Cuenta con unas mecánicas ajustadas y simples que hacen que el control del juego sea de fácil de aprender. El combate sin ser el objetivo del juego esta bien implementado y es suficiente para poder disfrutar. Creo que en verdad que la intención de los desarrolladores en poder vivir una de las muchas historias que se dieron en esa época mezclando a su vez realismo con ficción. En resumen A Plague Tale: Innocence podría ser uno de esos Indies que pasan desapercibidos pero creo que al ser tan ajustado y plantear todos sus valores de una forma tan adecuada ha podido destacar por encima de otros títulos. En mi caso me ha gustado mucho y creo que siempre lo tendré en mente cuando piense en aquella época que vivió Europa con las Peste Negra. Muy recomendado.… Expand
  26. Lemenir
    Jun 5, 2019
    9
    Что можно сказать ней? Plague Tale, пожалуй, одна из самых качественных и интересных игр, в которые я играл за последнее время. Я точно не зря потратил на неё своё время.

    Плюсы: - Геймплей. Игра заточена на стелс (горшки и камни, расбросаные по уровню, можно использовать для отвлечения противников), хотя, почти каждую миссию можно попробовать пройти, убив всех врагов в открытую при    Что можно сказать ней? Plague Tale, пожалуй, одна из самых качественных и интересных игр, в которые я играл за последнее время. Я точно не зря потратил на неё своё время.

    Плюсы:
    - Геймплей. Игра заточена на стелс (горшки и камни, расбросаные по уровню, можно использовать для отвлечения противников), хотя, почти каждую миссию можно попробовать пройти, убив всех врагов в открытую при помощи пращи - основного оружия в данной игре.
    - Баги. Их нет. По крайней мере лично я за 12 часов прохождения не встретил ни одного.
    - История. Захватывающий сюжет с парочкой неожиданных поворотов гарантирован. Игре получается чуть-ли не с первых минут затянуть тебя в свой мир. Кое-где она может тебя рассмешить, а где-то заставляет грустить и сопереживать героям.
    - Атмосфера. Как я уже сказал, игра затягивает с первых минут. Во многом благодаря своей атмосфере. В основном мрачные и удручающие локации порой сменяются светлыми и красочными. Благодаря этому игра не кажется монотонной и играть становится легче.
    - Музыка. Тут описывать не буду. Сами послушайте. Скажу лишь то, что музыка является полноценной частью геймплея.

    Минусы:
    - Графика. Она не плохая, однако, глядя на системные требования игры, ожидаешь увидеть что-то крутое.
    - Головоломки. Они есть, но их нет. За всю игру всплывает 4-5 "больших" головоломок, которые, однако, можно пройти с закрытыми глазами.
    - Крысы. А точнее их модели. Я понимаю их много, и пк не потянули бы 4к текстуры и высокополигональные модели крыс, но то, что есть, выглядит... не как крыса.

    Подводя итоги, хочу сказать что игра удалась. Как минимум она получилась запоминающейся, а играть в неё было очень интересно.
    9/10    … Expand
  27. Wweald
    Sep 12, 2020
    7
    Really cool game, I loved how scary the rats were. And making paths through the hordes was really cool. The story and characters are solid, but not amazing imo. I wish there were more true fighting parts like the one that happens near the start of the game. For the most part it's just stealth. Really hoping for a sequel as I'll feel they'll take this experience and perfect it next time.
  28. Manzanetti
    Aug 10, 2020
    8
    Incredible storytelling, an awesome experience! Mechanics are cool and don't get old, since the game isn't that long.
  29. Mehrshad_MB
    Dec 9, 2020
    9
    A great game with an impressive story. Great graphics, music and really beautiful designing made me stop at some points of game and just watch the great world made by Asobo Studios. The game takes place in France and in Medieval ages and indeed it delivers great dark atmosphere. Although dying is what frequently happens in game and it's kind of weird to die a lot in these type of games,A great game with an impressive story. Great graphics, music and really beautiful designing made me stop at some points of game and just watch the great world made by Asobo Studios. The game takes place in France and in Medieval ages and indeed it delivers great dark atmosphere. Although dying is what frequently happens in game and it's kind of weird to die a lot in these type of games, but I enjoyed playing every single mission.
    It's definitely one of my favorite games.
    (November - December 2020)    … Expand
  30. nodley
    Sep 12, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolutely awful. The most boring game ever and the biggest disappointment of my life.… Expand
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#69 Best PC Game of 2019
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#13 Most Discussed PC Game of 2019
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#70 Most Shared PC Game of 2019

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. Edge Magazine
    Jan 3, 2020
    80
    It's unlikely Innocence will lead to an epidemic of similarly snappy games, but we'd love this particular contagion to catch on. [Issue#341, p.116]
  2. PlayGround.ru
    Aug 1, 2019
    85
    We’ve got another outstanding adventure game. It’s not without technical flaws, but delivers a pleasant impression. Perhaps the next game of the studio will become a real gem.
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  3. Riot Pixels
    Jul 9, 2019
    72
    A Plague Tale: Innocence makes a commendable effort to mask its somewhat routine gameplay, and in the end, it wins you over with captivating atmosphere, great music, likeable main characters and nice visuals. If you like cinematic games, this stroll through Dark Ages is worth it.
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