A Plague Tale: Requiem

 PlayStation 5
User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 561 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 438 out of 561
  2. Mixed: 57 out of 561
  3. Negative: 66 out of 561
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  1. Kratos766
    Oct 19, 2022
    0
    It should be a crime to play 30 fps in 2022
    it looks like a joke
    the producer should be ashamed
  2. Myrakls
    Oct 19, 2022
    0
    I paid for a next-gen game, I get a 30fps game on PS5 with lags, even in small areas !
    They asked us to wait for day one patch. Well, we are still waiting and we don't even get any news about the situation.

    Innocence was great so I don't understand what happened.
    If you want to buy it, wait until you have a powerful computer or a PS5 pro ;)
  3. JaroJaro1990
    Oct 20, 2022
    0
    If you liked first one, you'd probably like Requiem too. But... technical side on PS5 is horrible. Only 30 FPS mode with frame drops and stutters is unacceptable. No optimisation whatsoever, no performance mode, nothing. And they didn't even have the decency to let us know before the game was released. Don't buy now... we must boycott such practices and laziness of developers. Shame on them.
  4. TRN
    Oct 22, 2022
    0
    The game itself is fine. It's more of the same but I guess it looks amazing now. However I don't quite understand what the point of looking amazing is if the performance is utter crap. No seriously, PT:R runs at a cinematic 24 fps at times on a PS5. Sometimes it drops down to 20. These aren't one-off stutters either. Some areas and effects just completely tank fps. The game looks good butThe game itself is fine. It's more of the same but I guess it looks amazing now. However I don't quite understand what the point of looking amazing is if the performance is utter crap. No seriously, PT:R runs at a cinematic 24 fps at times on a PS5. Sometimes it drops down to 20. These aren't one-off stutters either. Some areas and effects just completely tank fps. The game looks good but it's horrible to actually play. Why do developers in 2022 STILL prioritize how good a game looks over how good it feels to play it? You're not making a movie, you're making a game.

    I would not recommend picking this up until developers sort out some of these performance issues. It's unacceptable to release an unstable 30 fps game in 2022.    … Expand
  5. GreenhouseSlk
    Nov 19, 2022
    0
    Garbage Dev’s should be ashamed on their **** work. Biggest flop of 2022 this is trash
  6. Rich33
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    NO 60FPS = UNPLAYABLE.
    A number of PS5 games have amazing graphics at 60 - 90 fps and at 1440 resolution. This game looks last gen.
  7. sheldontung88
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    This is one of the worst game I've ever played in my life. A 2022 game visually looking like Witcher 3, running at 30fps on PS5 charging for a AAA game price and, on top of these, sucked at every aspect of game design.
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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 69 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 69
  3. Negative: 1 out of 69
  1. Cubed3
    May 30, 2023
    70
    By the time A Plague Tale: Requiem concludes, it will feel like being dragged by a pick-up truck, across miles of concrete. The world depicted is a bleak and cruel one with no light at the end of the tunnel. Players will be getting their money's worth, as this is a very long game that is punctuated with lots of gimmicky sequences that add value to the package. The story does have a lot for fans to discuss, and the visuals are amazing, even if they came at the cost of a high frame rate. The gameplay is technically better than the first, but it was never amazing to begin with. The over reliance on prebaked contextual actions and the rigidness of simplistic stealth is something most could expect from a seventh gen console title, not a ninth gen console release.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Dec 13, 2022
    90
    If you are on a quest to find a video game that could make you cry, may your quest end right here. A continuation of a story that was fine on its own, Requiem delivers one of the most powerful stories ever conceived in a video game. But be wary of the framerate drops on the PlayStation 5 console, which bring their own set of unforeseen despair.
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  3. PLAY
    Nov 30, 2022
    80
    An essential purchase if you enjoyed Innocence, and an imperfect but gripping starting point if you missed it. Hopefully not the end of the tale. [Issue#21, p.80]
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