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  1. Dec 9, 2019
    10
    Сюжет, картинка, озвучка, история, геймплей - все на топовом уровне, дайте студии денег пусть пилит продолжение!!!!
  2. Dec 7, 2019
    10
    One of the best games to ever play. Exciting storyline and great graphics..
  3. Dec 4, 2019
    9
    A Plague Tale: Innocence is a very interesting and unique game and I’m happy that it exists.

    The premise of the game seems quite simple a priori: there’s a strange plague and our protagonists see themselves involved on it, and feel forced to learn about all the mysteries surrounding all the weird things that, right from the start, the game throws at us in a very well written and
    A Plague Tale: Innocence is a very interesting and unique game and I’m happy that it exists.

    The premise of the game seems quite simple a priori: there’s a strange plague and our protagonists see themselves involved on it, and feel forced to learn about all the mysteries surrounding all the weird things that, right from the start, the game throws at us in a very well written and directed way of telling the story.

    To be honest, for me this game came out of nowhere, and it was until I read some reviews back when it came out that I started to understand that this could be one of those rare gems that need to be played at least once, and so I finally did, precisely now that we have confirmation that a sequel is in the works, which is amazing news.

    This game also has really amazing graphics, as far as I know the developer, Asobo Studio, is using a custom in house engine for it, and they really did a great job; on the PC, the game runs quite well on my 4690K and GTX 1070, way above 60 FPS on max settings at 1080p, with room for some 130% resolution scale increase even. By default the game has a bit of an aggressive sharpening filter applied, but with some image downsampling the effect is not that apparent, and the game gains a lot of quality at higher resolutions.

    On the controls department, the provided keyboard mappings are not bad, I could remap everything to my liking and all that; have to say that I’m left handed, so that usually makes remapping keys a bit more challenging, but I encountered no issues.

    That said, there’s one small flaw, and it’s the fact that the game doesn’t include an action to walk or move slowly when using keyboard, as far as I know. The other annoyance I encountered with the controls comes in the shape of forced auto aiming, even when using a mouse, which can be set to either a low or a higher amount of auto-aiming, which really feels weird when using the mouse, as the cursor will quickly stick to critical points like heads, lanterns, etc. This is why, in the end, I decided to play the whole game using my trusty Dualshock 4, which is natively supported (although vibration didn’t work for me, maybe because I was playing the Origin version of the game, who knows). The game is not a shooter of any sorts, there are some moments where shooting several times in a row with the slingshot might be needed, but normally the game offers different approaches to combat situations.

    It’s these combat mechanics what also make the game shine: it has stealth, we can use environmental traps, and also our alchemy skills to make special projectiles for the sling or to throw them at enemies or other environmental stuff. This is not an action RPG of sorts, so no melee focused combat here, but I feel the developers did a decent job with the combat mechanics that really suits the theme of the game very, very well. I want the review to remain spoiler free, anyway, but I felt satisfied with how the combat was handled, it requires some thought, instead of just rushing ahead.

    And yeah, the other really amazing point of this game is its story: it’s intriguing, it’s different, it has some twists and, especially, sad moments but these are dark times, with the plague and all, and I believe this game did a really good job on that department.

    I didn’t feel bored in the slightest, it took me like 14-15 hours to finish the game, but I missed several collectibles, so those willing to pay a lot of attention might get a few more hours in, for sure.

    All in all, this game is worthy of all the praise it’s gotten, no doubt, I’m glad they’re making a sequel because it’s a great single player experience, with interesting characters and a very unique atmosphere, amazingly conveyed to the player via the incredible art design and graphics, with really good use of lighting as well.
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  4. Nov 16, 2019
    10
    I absolutely love it! The story is gorgeous and style is unique. The only thing i didn't like is English voice acting with French accent, it's excessive. Change to French in first 20 minutes helped, though.
  5. Nov 16, 2019
    8
    Öncelikle Oyunun güzel yanlarından bahsedeyim.

    Oyun sizi her bölüm farklı bir atmosfere sokarak sizi kendine hayran bırakıyor. Hikaye sunumu olarak oyun gerçekten çok başarılı. İki kardeşim zamanla gelişen ilişkisi oyunda çok iyi aktarılmış. Sadece kardeşiyle olan ilişkimiz değil diğer yan karakterlerle olan ilişkimizde çok iyi. Grafiklere gelirsek Unreal Engine 4 ü gerçekten çok iyi
    Öncelikle Oyunun güzel yanlarından bahsedeyim.

    Oyun sizi her bölüm farklı bir atmosfere sokarak sizi kendine hayran bırakıyor. Hikaye sunumu olarak oyun gerçekten çok başarılı. İki kardeşim zamanla gelişen ilişkisi oyunda çok iyi aktarılmış. Sadece kardeşiyle olan ilişkimiz değil diğer yan karakterlerle olan ilişkimizde çok iyi. Grafiklere gelirsek Unreal Engine 4 ü gerçekten çok iyi kullanmayı bilen bir ekip var oyunun arkasında. Grafikler gerçekten şahane. Oynanış olarak ise genel itibari ile basit bulmacalar çözüyoruz. Elimizdeki sapanla ateş yakabiliyoruz , ateşi söndürebiliyoruz , fareleri çağırabiliyoruz... Bu çeşitlilikte oyundaki bulmacalarla birleşince güzel bir deneyim sunuyor fakat bir süre sonra benzer işler yapmaktan mütevellit sıkılmaya başlıyorsunuz. Bölümlerde daha fazla mekanik çeşitlilik sağlanabilirdi. Loot olayı bu oyunda da var ve ben her ne kadar loot olayını sevmesem de bu oyunda çok güzel olmuş. Müzikler olarak gerçekten çok iyi iş çıkarmışlar. Sonuç olarak elimizde hikaye sunumu ve karakterlerin işlenişi açısından çok güzel bir oyun var.
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  6. Nov 8, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. juego fresco con grandes graficos y buena historia, disfrutable de principio a fin, y no pierde el ritmo, felicito a la desarrolladora por su gran trabajo, juego recomendado si quieres una nueva experiencia... Expand
  7. Nov 6, 2019
    9
    Une production AA au top, pour un "si petit jeu" il place la barre haute.
    Quand t'es déçu par des AAA au budget outrageant, ce jeu est une fraîcheur.
    Rien d'absolument extrêmementz novateur, mais parfaitement jouable, beau et intéressant, sans gros défaut.
    Moi qui suis plutôt blasé des jeux, j'ai été surpris par ce titre
  8. Nov 4, 2019
    10
    This game is perfect for who are focused on the story, sometimes you need to make hard decisions, the graphics are PERFECT and this game is not laggy for an actual game, the story is a lot interesting and you feel the thirst for a revenge, the only problem is the repetitive stealth mode..
  9. Nov 3, 2019
    10
    Awesome game. First of all I really like family-related games, I really like protagonists are young lady and other children. A+ class story, A class visuals, A class gameplay, A+ class sound, voice and music. The only con is the game has no replayability, which is in other ways is even good. Ten of ten, good job, Asobo! Cant wait for sequel.
  10. Oct 21, 2019
    6
    A very irritating game for experienced gamers who can see behind the beautiful graphics and setting. But let's cross off the strong points first:

    * Very nice graphics and movement, I suspect photogrammetry was involved * For me good voice acting, although I've seen that some others like it less * Good soundtrack which gives the game a nice ambience * Great choice of setting and
    A very irritating game for experienced gamers who can see behind the beautiful graphics and setting. But let's cross off the strong points first:

    * Very nice graphics and movement, I suspect photogrammetry was involved
    * For me good voice acting, although I've seen that some others like it less
    * Good soundtrack which gives the game a nice ambience
    * Great choice of setting and time-period with lots of potential

    However if you look behind the appealing surface you'll find:

    * A pretty clichéd and predictable plot
    * One dimensional bad guys who are bad because they are bad
    * A ruined accurate medieval setting with the introduction of magic (black death not scary enough for you??)
    * Corridor like world-building which feels very handholdy
    * Stealth mechanics with pretty bad AI and which rely a lot on trial and error to get through
    * Difficultly curve a bit all over the place
    * Unrealistic encounters (scrawny girl with a sling defeat medieval guys in full armor, sure why not)
    * Rushed and repetitive gameplay, rather than exploring the beautiful surroundings, and getting a history lesson, we mostly find ourselves running through it while being chased or hiding from something

    This might also be a personal thing but I didn't find watching over my little brother especially fun, it's much more of a chore where he's constantly trying to get us killed in one way or another. Am I supposed to have some kind of emotional connection to him that makes up for it? Maybe, but he's kind of dumped in our (the players) lap at the beginning and is mostly a hindrance from a game-play perspective. Compare that to A Tale of Two Sons where you actually felt joy when working together and figuring things out as a team, this game is not that. As it is now I think it would have been much better if our brother had been kidnapped and we have to go on a mission throughout the game to rescue him or something like that. Also cliché perhaps but for me it would have been better than what we have now.

    So it's all a bit of a mess really and the tone of the game is pretty inconsistent. They picked a great setting and time-period if you ask me, there's black death and English knights coming into France. If you can't make a story out of that setting you have problems. But apparently that wasn't enough for them so they felt they needed to ruin an accurate medieval setting an introduce magic, shame. Then instead of enjoying what's left of the setting (or make some kind of magic mystery out it) we're mostly being chased through it, and we have to constantly look after our kid brother which is more of chore than anything.

    So essentially it's a pretty repetitive, and not very smart, corridor stealth game in which we're being chased by one-dimensional bad guys. We also don't learn anything much about the cool medieval setting and we also have to baby-sit our sick little brother who isn't exactly cooperative most of the time. Does that sound like fun to you? Then go ahead I suppose, for me it felt more like work than fun.

    If they make a second one I suggest dropping the babysitting chores, then slow the game down and take some time to actually explore the setting and history. And maybe at least try to give the bad guys some motivation for being bad... how hard can it be?
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  11. Oct 16, 2019
    10
    Please don't skip this one, you need to experience this, its perfect idk what else to say but i sure hope they make a second one. This studio gives me hope for the future of gaming, Also, if u can, play this on an OLED TV at 4k on a GTX 2080 Ti with a ps4 control, by far the most beautiful gaming experience I've ever had....
  12. Oct 9, 2019
    10
    This game is PERFECT! I am so glad to see such a careful game in aesthetics, history, gameplay, and all the little details, and not that current obsession of making eternal games in open worlds. Somehow it reminded me of the game Last of Us.

    Este juego es PERFECTO! Me da tanta alegría ver un juego tan cuidado en la estética, la historia, la jugabilidad, y todos los pequeños detalles, y
    This game is PERFECT! I am so glad to see such a careful game in aesthetics, history, gameplay, and all the little details, and not that current obsession of making eternal games in open worlds. Somehow it reminded me of the game Last of Us.

    Este juego es PERFECTO! Me da tanta alegría ver un juego tan cuidado en la estética, la historia, la jugabilidad, y todos los pequeños detalles, y no esa actual obsesión de hacer juegos eternos en mundos abiertos. De alguna manera me recordó al juego Last of Us.
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  13. Sep 19, 2019
    8
    Its and amazing game, don't get me wrong, but even thought is one of the very best story driven games i've ever played i has some issues specialy in the gameplay and facial animations.
    the gameplay is very simple and quite nice but sometimes specialy because of the level design you can get a bit frustrated with it. About the facial animations well they're bad just bad realy bad. I know
    Its and amazing game, don't get me wrong, but even thought is one of the very best story driven games i've ever played i has some issues specialy in the gameplay and facial animations.
    the gameplay is very simple and quite nice but sometimes specialy because of the level design you can get a bit frustrated with it. About the facial animations well they're bad just bad realy bad. I know that this is not a AAA game but they could have just spent a little bit more on it it would make a diference.
    I really liked the game and it was worth the 35€ that i paid for it (if you like the theme of the story this game is worth around 50€ more than that and there are better games)
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  14. Sep 19, 2019
    9
    Innocence is the beginning of a plague tale. Young siblings were cast off by unfortunate events in 1348 and are constantly in danger of a plague. Amicia and her half aged brother Hugo from de Rune family have become the target of the most evil they intend to avoid. However, the story of two gets more complicated as they must fight these enemies till the end.

    Game is story driven with
    Innocence is the beginning of a plague tale. Young siblings were cast off by unfortunate events in 1348 and are constantly in danger of a plague. Amicia and her half aged brother Hugo from de Rune family have become the target of the most evil they intend to avoid. However, the story of two gets more complicated as they must fight these enemies till the end.

    Game is story driven with lots of cut scenes and dialogues in between, heavily based on stealth rather than combat which is streamlined into using sling as a main weapon and alchemy as essential additions. Amicia is able to craft these potions on the go while upgrading her weapon and equipment only at the crafting table found throughout each section of game.

    What story? Great. 5/5 ☑
    Beautifully romanticized tale of evil versus good which is accompanied by great fully voiced performances, new characters giving it the proper spice of feel for believability. It spans to 1349 over the course of chapters towards the end. Game has got real fantasy features, like bloodthirsty rats, secret magic and seems to be set in realistic world. Details of pictures and symbols on the walls are also serving the story purpose, collectibles adding up to the educational level towards historical and factual grounds.

    Game play? Great. 4.5/5 ☑
    3rd person view. Female protagonist. More than a dozen of linear chapters with side roads for achievements and collectibles. There is so much loot all the time, essentially making each situation solvable. Puzzles are rather easy, in any case you have got enough time to think of them, no pressure. Enemies are mostly pretty passive or walking predictable paths with various options to distract or eliminate them. In case of disturbing enemies, there is fast action and movement required. There is no pacifist approach to most situations, making you lose the innocence in the process. However, Amicia leading her brother is teaching him something useful as well. Your inventory items and their respective recipes are being unlocked as you proceed, they are limited by maximum amount which can be improved by crafting bigger backpacks.

    Re playability? Good. 3/5 ☑
    I was looking under each stone besides the first chapter, while avoiding dangers I missed 11 achievements. I could find more flowers, gifts and even more peculiarities. To collect them all might be the reason to play the second time because otherwise the story and approach would be the same, unless maybe taking out more enemies and discovering interesting side stories.

    Graphics? Nice. 5/5 ☑
    Colorful and shadowy environments contrast each other. Sometimes blurry, sometimes very sharp. Daylight giving you chills, nighttime feeding you horrors. The stories are also much more lighthearted once the sun is up, stumbling across the dark areas filled with more scruples to overcome.

    Music? 5/5 ☑
    It is rather dynamic, emotional, mostly in the melancholic background, supporting storytelling and indicating something happening during moments.

    Hardware requirements? Mid range. ☑
    It ran very smooth and probably even lower range gaming PCs might run this.

    How difficult? Easy. ☑ Normal. ☑

    How long? 10-19 hours. ☑

    Verdict
    9/10 Approachable adventure with kids and rich fantasy story with curses, easy puzzles requiring a little bit of patience, your companions will indicate solutions for you, linear world reminded me of Metro Last Light, enough space for running around and collecting interesting objects, beautiful atmosphere, smooth performance.
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  15. Sep 15, 2019
    8
    Funny game, a bit "easy" since in sometimes the IA is tr*sh and the gameplay is a bit bored. After that visual graphics is amazing, the voice of characters too and immersion pretty well. Recomended for those who want to enjoy a story and not focus on the gameplay
  16. Sep 8, 2019
    10
    One of the most beautiful and polished games I've ever played. Finished it two times within only two weeks and I still want more. Last time I felt this way was during playing Horizon: Zero Dawn. Thank You, Asobo and Focus Interactive. I wish you'd make a sequel, and I'll always have hope for this.
  17. Sep 7, 2019
    8
    В 10 ку игр года эта игра точно должна попасть.
    Атмосфера, сюжет и стилистика на высоте.
    8 поставил только из-за того что игра неудобно играется на джойстике, очень чувствуется что управление заточено под клавиатуру.
  18. Sep 6, 2019
    10
    Superb game.. had a lot of fun with this game very god story and graphics. I recommend this game give it a try you won't regret it.
  19. Sep 3, 2019
    9
    Diversão: 10 / História: 10 / Inovação: 10 / Qualidade Gráfica e Performance: 8 / Jogabilidade: 9 / Arte: 10 / Trilha Sonora: 10
    Esse jogo beira a perfeição, é daqueles que você almeja muito que o estúdio produza uma continuação ou então um game numa nova ambientação seguindo o mesmo estilo. Porque te prende, dá diversão, dá mix de emoções, combate bom, stealth excelente, história muito
    Diversão: 10 / História: 10 / Inovação: 10 / Qualidade Gráfica e Performance: 8 / Jogabilidade: 9 / Arte: 10 / Trilha Sonora: 10
    Esse jogo beira a perfeição, é daqueles que você almeja muito que o estúdio produza uma continuação ou então um game numa nova ambientação seguindo o mesmo estilo. Porque te prende, dá diversão, dá mix de emoções, combate bom, stealth excelente, história muito bem construída e singular. Os gráficos são excelentes, mas peca na performance, uma GTX 1660TI não deveria sofrer pra rodar esse game no high/ultra. Ainda assim, isso não tira o mérito da obra: é um p*ta jogo.
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  20. Sep 1, 2019
    10
    i am hugely impressed by this, Thank you so much to all the staff and developers working in Asobo. I hope i will see more amazing Games like this one done by you :D
  21. Aug 27, 2019
    8
    Nice story and game play but bad optimization and the graphics not very good
  22. Aug 27, 2019
    10
    This game is UNREAL AND UNDERRATED!!! Game of the Year worthy Single Player game with lot of fun. The character's emotions throughout the game is really heartwarming. The guards are more easier to deal with than the rats but overall this game will drive you emotionally and the game deserves lot of attention. If this game was made by ea or other big companies like bioware, this would'veThis game is UNREAL AND UNDERRATED!!! Game of the Year worthy Single Player game with lot of fun. The character's emotions throughout the game is really heartwarming. The guards are more easier to deal with than the rats but overall this game will drive you emotionally and the game deserves lot of attention. If this game was made by ea or other big companies like bioware, this would've been more popular and again GAME OF THE YEAR WORTHY title, like horizon zero dawn, witcher 3, original deus ex etc. The graphics are stunning and the control is great, performs like dream like I've tested this game on a low end and mid end gaming pc with gtx 1050 ti, runs absolutely stunning and the GRAPHICS IS GORGEOUS!! Expand
  23. Aug 22, 2019
    0
    Обещали игру про гримдарк средневековье, а сделали глупую сказочки про "не таких как все" детей и прочие пропагандистские сказочки. Ну и унылый простой геймплей, но это так и ожидалось в общем-то.
  24. Aug 6, 2019
    10
    Perfect single player, story, thrilling game with extraordinary soundtrack and surroudings. Good feeling was interrupted only at the end of the game by hard boss and enemies (in quantity). But, worth for playing! 9/10
  25. Aug 1, 2019
    3
    This game is tedious and very repetitive. Slow paced and no actual combat. Just sneaking and sneaking and sneaking. No directions given at any point. Not that it is a problem to find things out yourself. Just a general sense of direction would make the gameplay more playable because it has the pace of a snail. Controls are so so, crafting system doesn't add anything. Would not recommend it.
  26. Jul 29, 2019
    0
    I rarely write reviews for games but this one 'deserves' one. The gameplay is extremely frustrating, especially in late stages, I had to restart almost every level 2-3 times, but big boss fights took up to 10 restarts. The game is unfair and leaves you without direction in (e.g. a tower of giant rats 'sneak up' on you in late boss fights without any warning or way of realizing it). TrialI rarely write reviews for games but this one 'deserves' one. The gameplay is extremely frustrating, especially in late stages, I had to restart almost every level 2-3 times, but big boss fights took up to 10 restarts. The game is unfair and leaves you without direction in (e.g. a tower of giant rats 'sneak up' on you in late boss fights without any warning or way of realizing it). Trial and error and death after death is the only way to learn that enemies will come from a certain direction and you have to watch out for that. It's a beautiful game with a gorgeous story and 0 in game design. When it's not frustrating, there is not much of a gamemechanic anyway, basically just walking around, running, and something that the game calls stealth but it's ridiculous.

    It also suffers from massive performance problems, on an nVidia 2080ti it cannot maintain 75 FPS and it constantly goes up and down in 3840x1600.
    The audio cuts out completely for a few seconds every minute ruining the otherwise brilliantly immersive atmosphere.

    I regret buying this game, don't commit my mistake.
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  27. Jul 26, 2019
    4
    One of the biggest misconceptions in the history of video games. A non-existent gameplay with a banal story narrated discreetly. I think he took a +2 bonus on the votes just because he was in a historical period that some players like so much.
  28. Jul 21, 2019
    8
    Great visuals, story and soundtrack, but they messed up the gameplay a little. First of all, it's repetative. Yes, the developers tried to add new mechanics as the story goes on by giving the player some new toys, but the problem is - it's all about throwing different stuff at different objects, that's it. No puzzles, no weapons except of Amicia's sling, no interesting interactions withGreat visuals, story and soundtrack, but they messed up the gameplay a little. First of all, it's repetative. Yes, the developers tried to add new mechanics as the story goes on by giving the player some new toys, but the problem is - it's all about throwing different stuff at different objects, that's it. No puzzles, no weapons except of Amicia's sling, no interesting interactions with companions and the worst of all - closer to the end they turned it into a bad action game. This part is not that long, but it's really frustrating because of how aiming works. Since it's meant for consoles, you have auto aim, so it's not challenging at all. Well, sometimes it is, but not because it requires some skill, but because mentioned auto aim decides to drop it's target sometimes, and if it happens, the game counts it as a missed shot even though the stone flies right through the enemie's head. It doesn't spoil the game completely as the plot is still great, but it harms the overall experience.
    It doesn't mean that pure stealth sections are flawless though. The guards are, guess what, blind and partially deaf. When you roam thorough high grass that doesn't cover you at all and make a lot of noise and even whisper, one have to be a legendary retard to not spot you, it just breaks the immersion.
    The other annoying thing is resources and how the need of them interrupts storytelling sometimes. Like you have a pretty dramatic scene, but you ruin it yourself by running all around like an idiot trying to find another piece of leather, great.

    So, yeah, in the end it feels like you have to dig through average and sometimes annoying gameplay just to get a new portion of well written story. With that good graphics, sound and script It could have been a really good interactive movie, but we got what we got.

    I'd give it it 7.5, but since I have to chose between yellow 7 and green 8, I'll give it 8.
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  29. Jul 19, 2019
    9
    Main evaluation criteria:
    -Story: 9
    -Atmosphere: 10
    -Characters: 9
    -Graphics and design: 10
    -Gameplay: 8
    -Sound and Music: 9
    -Bugs: 10
    -Interface: 10

    Аdditional evaluation criteria (Do not really affect the assessment):
    -Freedom of choice: 0
    -Coop in Story mode: 0
    -Multiplayer: 0
    -Mods and the ability to change the game: 0

    Scores from 1 to 10, the higher the better
  30. Jul 15, 2019
    3
    cringefest, boringfest, doing nothing club, buggy, worthless and time wasting simulator
Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 33
  2. 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. 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.
  3. 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.