A Plague Tale: Innocence

 PlayStation 5
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8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 302 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 251 out of 302
  2. Mixed: 33 out of 302
  3. Negative: 18 out of 302

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  1. Gerald0
    Aug 24, 2021
    10
    Incredible story, characters and setting. Better than Tlou. Can't wait for Requiem next year, day one!
  2. Black_Knight_M
    Sep 24, 2021
    8
    Went in with low expectations, but was amazed by the end. A must play for those who love dark story driven games.
  3. Aquilayouloose
    Jul 18, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. All good until the fight based on energy waves made of mice against the Pope All good until the fight based on energy waves made of mice against the Pope… Expand
  4. Provenance
    Jul 7, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I absolutely loved the game for my first playthrough. Thought the aiming mechanics were a bit wonky during some sequences, but overall everything exuded my original thoughts about the game. I was already interested in the setting of the game as I love history, but it heats up very quickly as you long for information with the events that occur relatively fast. I enjoyed every character mentioned throughout the story although I wish I got to know more about Rodric. Hugo might be my favorite child in a video game, his voice actor was amazing. It was adorable playing as him and playing these characters really made me feel the emotions they had for eachother as a brother and sister connected by a thread. Strong 9/10 from the story, music, sfx, gameplay, and voice acting. 100% recommend.… Expand
  5. Andizzzzy
    Aug 25, 2021
    6
    I grow tired of Indie games getting fantastic reviews, like Plague Tale and Hades. Sure, they deserve praise and accolades, but do they REALLY deserve to have a spot in the same room as legendary titles like; Last of Us, Red Dead Redemption, Skyrim, Witcher, Metal Gear Solid, GTA, etc.

    Metacritic needs to find a way to balance these ratings. This game was fine, but 82/100 and 8/10 fine?    I grow tired of Indie games getting fantastic reviews, like Plague Tale and Hades. Sure, they deserve praise and accolades, but do they REALLY deserve to have a spot in the same room as legendary titles like; Last of Us, Red Dead Redemption, Skyrim, Witcher, Metal Gear Solid, GTA, etc.

    Metacritic needs to find a way to balance these ratings. This game was fine, but 82/100 and 8/10 fine? Well, if a massive game like SkyrimSE is 81/100 (which has over 300 GOTY awards), how the hell does that even make sense?

    The game itself was, like i said, fun. But absolutely garbage compared to Skyrim. So these rating systems don't hold much integrity anymore it seems.    … Expand
  6. Pascal1602
    Oct 1, 2021
    7
    Good game, I think the gameplay feels a bit slow. However the mood and characters are well done. Would definitely recommend to players who enjoy story-driven third person games.
  7. Tritonio
    Jan 30, 2022
    4
    This might have been a 9/10 or 10/10 if only it had a proper save system instead of checkpoints. It becomes insanely tiring to have to replay the same scene ten times and it becomes insanely annoying to accidentally pass through a door to realize there's no going back to get some items while the game autosaves.

    It had some amazing scenes though, especially Amicia's nightmare scenes were    This might have been a 9/10 or 10/10 if only it had a proper save system instead of checkpoints. It becomes insanely tiring to have to replay the same scene ten times and it becomes insanely annoying to accidentally pass through a door to realize there's no going back to get some items while the game autosaves.

    It had some amazing scenes though, especially Amicia's nightmare scenes were really well made.

    The boss fights were ok-ish.

    A ton of wasted potential because of this checkpoint system, it feels like someone is trying to stop me from enjoying this.

    EDIT: I actually dropped this. I can't stand this replaying of scenes anymore. I'll drop my rating from 6 to 4. Waste of time.    … Expand
  8. Tom11th
    Aug 9, 2021
    3
    Broken game design, and poor character control balance! (PS5 Version)

    The last chapter broke the game for me. Starting from the 'pushing cart' part, till the final boss this game is an unplayable mess. Took me about 30 tries to finish the cart part, I was unable to beat the boss. Character controls lack a lot of precision, every single time, when the final enemy was exposed to my    Broken game design, and poor character control balance! (PS5 Version)

    The last chapter broke the game for me. Starting from the 'pushing cart' part, till the final boss this game is an unplayable mess. Took me about 30 tries to finish the cart part, I was unable to beat the boss.

    Character controls lack a lot of precision, every single time, when the final enemy was exposed to my attack, my first shot was always a miss... at a certain point, another character was supposed to help you with the rats, but for some reason he was unable to do so.
    So you run around, try to reach that same moment only to hear that he can't do it because of some arbitrary reasons... It took me maybe 20/25 tries, after that I said F-it, and this was the end of the game for me.
    I am not the best player in the world, although I did a platinum trophy in Bloodborne, Sekiro, God Of War finished on highest difficulty, and yet, A Plague Tale made me rage quit.

    Voice acting ("English" version) in this game is poor and really annoying as well. I understand, it's an indie title, but what is the point of having an English speaking actress pretend a french one? Makes no sense at all. Accents makes sense when the characters speak between each other in a different languages, but here, we have a French people speaking between each other in English with some weird accents. Why?
    From the beginning this broke the immersion for me. Every single time when Amicia and Hugo where talking, it was like nails on a chalkboard! Unbearable, infantile, stylized and unnecessary.

    Oh, and there should be a drinking game, every time you here Hugo saying 'mummy', you 'drink' a bullet to the head. :3

    I was very exited for this game, and in the end it's a title I will remember for a long, LONG time, as one of the most annoying games I've played in a long time. Hype for the second game is gone, will not play it even if it was a free game.    … Expand
  9. NarraMine
    Oct 1, 2021
    2
    Good story, good visuals and dualsense features. But very very poor level design and awful combats. Just waste of time, too much disadvantages.
  10. BattleLoot
    Jan 29, 2022
    2
    Broken game design and mechanics, the episode with the cart at the end of game is just tin, annoys
  11. TheGun
    Aug 18, 2021
    0
    Awesome story, characters, visuals and narration. And awufully bad gamedesing, leveldesing and checkpoint system!
  12. Sheldontung
    Jul 30, 2021
    0
    The most fuxked-up game I have ever played since Order 1886. Delete it at XVI. Just can't stand of the retarded characters, the tedious stealth-all-the-way gameplay and mostly the bloody nonsense C-rank story. Register here just to give it a ZERO. Some said it’s a Mid-Ages TLOU. I'd say comparing this crap to TLOU ( even PART ii ) is an insult to Naughty Dog. Anyway, THANK GOD its a PSThe most fuxked-up game I have ever played since Order 1886. Delete it at XVI. Just can't stand of the retarded characters, the tedious stealth-all-the-way gameplay and mostly the bloody nonsense C-rank story. Register here just to give it a ZERO. Some said it’s a Mid-Ages TLOU. I'd say comparing this crap to TLOU ( even PART ii ) is an insult to Naughty Dog. Anyway, THANK GOD its a PS Plus FREE game. Anyone paid for it must have the same IQ as Arthur.… Expand
  13. rrafemi
    Jul 12, 2021
    9
    Este juego ha sido todo un descubrimiento. Historia interesante, desarrollo impecable, gráficos impresionantes, apartado artístico y ambientación sobresalientes. El salto a PS5 le ha sentado de maravilla y encima a 60 frames. Sabe mantener la tensión de principio a fin sin aburrir al jugador. Me alegro que cada vez mas directores se animen a dejsr de lado los mundos abiertos.
  14. WithFieryTruth
    Apr 30, 2022
    3
    Excellent in terms of narrative and atmosphere, but also one of the worst gameplay experiences of my life.

    The game relies heavily on stealth, but unlike most other stealth games, where combat is an option whenever you're discovered, you will instead be killed instantly in a cutscene as soon as you're caught. The guards runs faster than you despite wearing heavy armor, so unless you're    Excellent in terms of narrative and atmosphere, but also one of the worst gameplay experiences of my life.

    The game relies heavily on stealth, but unlike most other stealth games, where combat is an option whenever you're discovered, you will instead be killed instantly in a cutscene as soon as you're caught. The guards runs faster than you despite wearing heavy armor, so unless you're lucky enough to have a patch of grass right next to you, being noticed is more or less a guaranteed death sentence.
    This means that you'll be forced to waste large amounts of time on replaying the same sequences over and over again, including grabbing all the loot, which you lose whenever you die. It's frustrating beyond belief, and I eventually got so fed up with it that I couldn't be bothered to continue the game, despite wanting to see what happens in the story.

    A Plague Tale: Innocence could've been a remarkable visual novel or movie, but as a game, it's an utter disappointment.    … Expand
  15. RanGom007
    Jul 14, 2021
    10
    The beautiful game has become even better. Thank you to Asobo Studio for an atmospheric adventure. I was happy to try it again two years later and was glad to plunge into the story of Amicia and Hugo again. Applause, I'm really looking forward to the second part!
  16. themightystick
    Jul 29, 2021
    10
    Amazing game with a phenomenal setting and great story. Sometimes i didn’t know what to do but i figured it out after some time. The haptic feedback of the ps5 controller fit very good and made the game much more immersive.
  17. arena94
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    great. Amicia is a flower from paradise. she is really kind and i really love she.
    thanks for this game :)
  18. Jorge_Q
    Jul 8, 2021
    10
    Amazing game! It looks very good! I will score it 10 of 10 and will wait for the upcoming chapter! It's interesting what's going next! Love the stylistics of the game! Setting looks incredible! I haven't chance to play on it at PS4 but on PS5 it looks like a real masterpiece!
  19. Raios-Rogue
    Jul 17, 2021
    9
    a masterpiece of a story it's the biggest strength of this game and the characters are so awesome great voice actors as well i actually heard a few voice actors from the witcher 3 my only comlpain is that this game can have wonky character animations sometimes and i can't turn off chromatic aberrattion no option tu turn down motion blur this game uses heavy motion blur it can result in aa masterpiece of a story it's the biggest strength of this game and the characters are so awesome great voice actors as well i actually heard a few voice actors from the witcher 3 my only comlpain is that this game can have wonky character animations sometimes and i can't turn off chromatic aberrattion no option tu turn down motion blur this game uses heavy motion blur it can result in a blurrier image i saw a bit of screen tearing at the start of the game in the woods but no screen tearing after that and my biggest complain wonky aiming mechanics the game needed more polish towards the aiming the game punishes you a lot for it's broken aiming mechanics you miss quite a lot especially if you try to shoot from close range or on uneven plainfield like stairs and you cant turn off aim assist which does not help there was a few bugs like i got shot with an arrow true the wooden cart in chapter 16 the arrow went true it's like the woden cart was a ghost and it didn't exist as an object to stop arrows the platinum was a joy to get it didn't feel like a chore it was quite fun asobo studio focus home interactive next time be up front is it 4k 60 ot 1440p 60 i'm looking forward to the sequel a plague tale requiem gamers don't appreciate being lied to the dualsense features where amazing i could feel myself running walking swining the sling the rats the 3d audio nothing special if you play this game with your TV sound without the 3d pulse headset your not missing anything trust me returnal has by far the best 3d audio sound so maybe i'm spoiled here by listening to returnal's 3d audio that makes you feel like your in 3d cinema but the 3d audio is okish in plague tale just like i found the 3d audio to be okish in marvel spiderman miles morales nothing too special very emotional story strong brother sister family connection i didn't see the story plot coming at all everything was a mistery every character's role was so well placed and you can relate to every character and get attached to the music was fanastic i really loved the stealth and gameplay was fun but could use a lot of improvement for the sequel 9/10 100% recommend must play it's a hidden gem… Expand
  20. t_thomson91
    Jul 17, 2021
    10
    Damn. Solid story and solid game. Not gonna lie, I went into this one expecting some bad controls and a snooze story, but this game is solid.
  21. fabgo
    Mar 27, 2022
    4
    A great game marred by very poor design decisions. The story is great, if a bit too creepy. I got really tired of fighting thousands of rats all the time. But the checkpoint system is a total failure. The checkpoints are frequently set well BEFORE the action, so you have to redo and redo the gathering and exploration, listen to the same story over and over again, wait for the sameA great game marred by very poor design decisions. The story is great, if a bit too creepy. I got really tired of fighting thousands of rats all the time. But the checkpoint system is a total failure. The checkpoints are frequently set well BEFORE the action, so you have to redo and redo the gathering and exploration, listen to the same story over and over again, wait for the same animations etc. etc. It gets so tedious. The game is also quite finicky and at times really hard. I almost quit quite a few times, but finally gave up, in the very last chapter. I tried a dozen times to get past the point with the archers and the cart, but kept failing. I am sorry I wasted all this time on this game.… Expand
  22. stasweb
    Dec 11, 2021
    1
    The game seemed to be interesting at the beginning, some levels were good looking, but the more time I played the game, the more I hated it. Story is sooooo boring, predictable. Ending is just nonsense.
  23. YokoHugo
    Nov 2, 2022
    9
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  24. Sty1eBender
    Feb 17, 2022
    9
    This game is short, sweet and a very enjoyable on the rails narrative that touches your heart strings with some thrills and bonding moments along the way.

    I got this on PS+ for free and would recommend buying it. I don’t give out 9s often but this one was worth it.
  25. bucklavaa
    Jul 30, 2021
    8
    I got the game by ps plus and really liked it. The game has a good ambient in regard to graphics. Initially, the gameplay resembles the last of us but then it differs. Although some websites mention the game as a horror game, it is not. However, if you have a serious fear of rats and if you think you will get nervous if you see rats in the game then you shouldn't play the game. The musicsI got the game by ps plus and really liked it. The game has a good ambient in regard to graphics. Initially, the gameplay resembles the last of us but then it differs. Although some websites mention the game as a horror game, it is not. However, if you have a serious fear of rats and if you think you will get nervous if you see rats in the game then you shouldn't play the game. The musics and story was also good. I liked the main characters: Amicia and Hugo. These two are siblings. Hugo is a very sweet child who needs care. Amicia is a good sister who takes care of her brother. I also must mention that I am really glad this game is not a sjw propaganda. She is not like a super hero who is very strong and capable of saving everyone. She is only able to use sling in regard to fighting and that's it, which is pretty realistic. Anyway, to sum up I am glad I played this game.… Expand
  26. Alieath
    Jul 15, 2021
    9
    Fell in love... can't help but keep playing and enjoy being in its beautiful world over and over... and over.
  27. PoloBoyKeegs
    Jul 22, 2021
    9
    This was a great game! My wife and I played together. She isn't super into video games (we're both new to PlayStation) but we had so much fun. I would love to find some similar games.
  28. mitsarakos
    Oct 6, 2021
    10
    I have the ps5. This game is amazing and VERY UNDERRATED! It is very emotional and it will touch you. Very similar to the LAST OF US 1, by many aspects. Buy it!
  29. Sabemaru
    Oct 27, 2021
    0
    The game’s second to last level is bugged on ps5 and is almost incomplete able, until this point it was an enjoyable game but until this is fixed my score will remain as low as possible.
  30. awar_7
    Dec 20, 2021
    8
    De lo mejor que he jugado en esta generación: historia interesante, premisas jugables originales y un apartado gráfico y artístico sobresalientes.
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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. GamingTrend
    Jul 21, 2021
    90
    The next-generation upgrade of A Plague Tale: Innocence succeeds in making an already amazing game even better. Fluid 60fps, massively improved load times and clever use of haptic feedback all come together to create an unforgettable experience. If you’ve not played this yet - do it. You won’t regret it.
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  2. PlayStation Universe
    Jul 16, 2021
    90
    The new coat of paint that has been generously lavished across A Plague Tale: Innocence enables an already beautiful offering to stand shoulder to shoulder with some of the best games that the PS5 can offer. Hauntingly alluring and utterly arresting in a way that very few games can lay claim to in the last few years, A Plague Tale: Innocence finds its definitive form on PS5 and in doing so ably preps an all-new audience for next year's much anticipated and likely endlessly terrifying sequel.
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  3. Hey Poor Player
    Jul 11, 2021
    70
    With improved graphics and fantastic use of the DualSense, the PS5 is the best place to play A Plague Tale. This is a unique, interesting story which is well worth your time. I just with that playing it was more interesting. Long sections of the game are only saved by strong atmosphere and your connection to these characters. Linear gameplay and controls that don’t hold up well in intense moments lead to frequent frustration and a game which feels like it goes on longer than it needs to. If you know what you’re getting into, however, there’s still enough good in A Plague Tale: Innocence to be worth your time.
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