A Plague Tale: Innocence

 Xbox One
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8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 629 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 29 out of 629
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  1. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    8
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! apt
  2. amandil
    Aug 13, 2023
    9
    It has a different perspective and nice storytelling. A game that I thoroughly enjoyed and would recommend to anyone who loves this hound.
  3. Flashyboy89
    May 19, 2023
    9
    A Plague Tale: Innocence is one the best games I’ve ever played in my 30 years of gaming. Amazing in every way.
  4. JLR66
    May 13, 2023
    9
    A Plague Tale : Innocence un juego que enamora y si empiezo asi de fuerte porque desde que comienzas la historia hasta que terminas estas conectado completamente al pesonaje. Los personajes son Hugo y Amicia ambos controlables en diferentes puntos de la historia , historia que se puede decir que esta muy bien escrita, encontraras muchos problemas que gracias a tus compañeros podrasA Plague Tale : Innocence un juego que enamora y si empiezo asi de fuerte porque desde que comienzas la historia hasta que terminas estas conectado completamente al pesonaje. Los personajes son Hugo y Amicia ambos controlables en diferentes puntos de la historia , historia que se puede decir que esta muy bien escrita, encontraras muchos problemas que gracias a tus compañeros podras solucionarlo y se conecta bastante con el resto de personajes . En cuanto a jugabilidad es bastante basica y sencilla puedes hacer sigilo y tu puedes elegir si ser mas bestia o no . Graficamente una pasada , de lo mejor de la anterior generación . Juego muy disfrutable que al menos de salida fue lanzado en el Game pass y vaya sorpresa más buena .… Expand
  5. Outdoorz
    Mar 31, 2023
    10
    Não tem muito oque falar desse jogo né, simplesmente eu fala por sí próprio, jogo excelente de qualidade que vale a pena todos jogarem e ver essa obra de arte, jogo com uma história peculiar e bem curiosa onde te coloca em situações onde você é obrigado a seguir em frente para desvendar os mistérios que vem acontecendo realmente é um excelente game.
  6. Farouk1920
    Jan 30, 2023
    10
    This is a great story driven stelth based game. The story of the game is written in a polished way, and the gameplay is fun. The game delivers you the feelings of the Amicia and Hugo, making you nervous at times and afraid at other times.
  7. AlanGameHD2019
    Dec 28, 2022
    10
    JOGUEM! Jogo que merece tudo que ganhou, história muito bem construída. Puzzles nao enjoativos, custscene com graficos esplêndidos, trilha sonora impecável
  8. TwoLeggedCow
    Nov 30, 2022
    10
    What a wonderful breath of fresh air in gaming. The story is incredible, the setting is stunning, dark and full of life! The whole thing is extraordinary! I simply cannot praise this game enough. It took my breath away on so many occasions and had me hooked from the start. The team who came up with the premise and carried it to completion deserve countless awards! And the music isWhat a wonderful breath of fresh air in gaming. The story is incredible, the setting is stunning, dark and full of life! The whole thing is extraordinary! I simply cannot praise this game enough. It took my breath away on so many occasions and had me hooked from the start. The team who came up with the premise and carried it to completion deserve countless awards! And the music is unforgettable! Play.This. Game!… Expand
  9. ustunab
    Nov 21, 2022
    9
    A plague tale innocence is a aa game with AAA game quality. Graphics, sounds are dialogues are amazing.
  10. pivez
    Nov 18, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Setting and medieval environment are superb. The storyline is very interesting, even if I don't really like how they treated the centre of the plot: the little brother's powers. But what I didn't like the most was the fact that the combat system makes use of the sling only. As an enemy gets to you, you have very few options… Expand
  11. gandolfo1984
    Nov 10, 2022
    8
    Me gusto mucho pero tuve muchos pasajes en donde las mecánicas se hacen repetitivas, solo por eso mí 8
  12. SammyHauguth
    Nov 4, 2022
    1
    When I came to the last chapter when Rodric pushes the cart I had enough of this game... The guards that needs to be taken out... And it's even possible to miss which make me have to see the same sequence over and over when first Amicia then Rodric takes over... And then after what felt like an enternite get to be killed because I missed a F*CKING rock with the useless sling...
  13. Burzyk
    Nov 1, 2022
    8
    Good graphics and pretty cool story combined with kinda booring stealth gameplay. Good for Xbox Game Pass.
  14. ehtaco
    Oct 18, 2022
    8
    One of the most slept-on games of last gen. It's different and it's incredibly well-made. No real issues with it and it's incredibly impressive that, I think, this game is technically a AA game. It's a unique experience and I think all the characters are near-perfect. It's a great time.
  15. porkprism
    Oct 17, 2022
    10
    Absolutely loved this game. From the emotional plot, to the stealth and combat and the setting it was just fantastic.
  16. FelipeLeite
    Sep 12, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Uma história muito bacana, com upgrade de "armas" e itens. Com uma gameplay bastante interessante e que te prende do início ao fim do game.… Expand
  17. dan-man
    Sep 12, 2022
    7
    Good, just good. It really dragged on towards the end, but at least the ending was nice. If the game had focused on more nice moments like that, developing characters and story, instead of the endless repeititve puzzles and murdering of men, it would have been a lot better. Instead we got a medeival simulator where you play as a teenage girl that can somehow murder hundreds of grown maleGood, just good. It really dragged on towards the end, but at least the ending was nice. If the game had focused on more nice moments like that, developing characters and story, instead of the endless repeititve puzzles and murdering of men, it would have been a lot better. Instead we got a medeival simulator where you play as a teenage girl that can somehow murder hundreds of grown male soldiers with a rock from a sling. Not to mention that only male characters suffer and die horribly in this game. Where is the inclusivity when it comes to women suffering? Males truly are the expendable gender. I am tired of endlessly murdering men in games now, and the same old story progression and character tropes, time for a new hobby I think.

    Pros:

    - Lovely music
    - Novel story
    - Pretty graphics
    - Hugo is a great character

    Cons:

    - Awful combat and stealth segments
    - Slightly woke
    - Too long
    - Repetitive gameplay
    - Pretty standard tropes as far as video games go    … Expand
  18. Leniwalg
    Sep 11, 2022
    2
    It could have been a great game but aiming mechanics ruined it, especially during the cart push in chapter 16.
  19. DoctorZid
    Sep 9, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The plot is interesting, the moments where children see or do some terrible things (for example, when they promote rats to a soldier at a closed lattice) are done perfectly and you experience the desired emotion, it is a pity that this does not affect the characters themselves. At the moment when this happens, they certainly say "oh no, what a horror," but after-nothing. It is especially disappointing, in these scenes, Hugo. What he was at the beginning of the game, he remained, except that he learned to control rats.
    Touching upon Hugo's disease, you really want to know what kind of leprosy this is and what secrets their relatives keep. Unfortunately, this was not fully told. Yes, this is an ancient generic "gift," yes, it can control rats, yes, this gift is associated with rats. But there are no details. Even the mother in the chapter for HUGO says that she will explain everything, but alas, she fell into a coma without telling anything. It remains to be hoped that in the sequel this will be told in more detail.
    Amicia's relationship with her brother is interesting. At the beginning of the journey, she does not love her brother, because because of him, she hardly saw her mother, and even more so she did not see him. But in the course of her misadventures, the sister thaws and begins to truly protect her brother. Although there is a big flaw here. When HUGO overhears a conversation between Amicia and their friends, from which he learns that their mother is alive, he escapes from the castle. Not finding him in the castle, waking up, Amicia immediately ran in search of him, but not finding either her brother or his traces, she returns to the castle and it takes three months until he himself comes to them. So easily abandoned his search and just resigned? After all, she knew that their mother was alive and where she was, but she did not tell her brother. And then he ran away. He did not want to run earlier, he had neither reason nor desire. And then, unexpectedly, they find out where their mother is. Of course, if he ran away, then to his mother. It's a pity Amicia hasn't had that thought in her head for three months.
    The gameplay is revealed only in the last chapter, when you already have all the abilities in your hands. Arenas become more diverse and you can go through them as you want. But before that, all locations are boring and uninteresting. You do not have any variety in the passage, they all go through the same scenario that you see with the naked eye. Here he hid behind a rack with fruit, after which he threw a stone into a box with armor, then a stone at the head of a soldier without a helmet and tiptoed to the next rack. All arenas (except the final ones) have one single path of passage, so passing them is incredibly boring.
    Artificial intelligence is amazing. All soldiers have an angle of view as if they are looking through the visor of a helmet. And if you move on your haunches, then no one in the area will hear you, even if you stomp right behind them. If they find a corpse, they will very very diligently look for you for 20 seconds, and then with the words "oh, yes, they left a long time ago" return to their rails and continue to walk from shelf to shelf. The way they react to rats is especially amusing. Game situation: two soldiers are standing nearby, I lure rats to the first handful, which eat him. The second, after 5 seconds, understands that rats have come running and the detection trigger works for him. He leaves to check the place where I seemed to be, and finding nothing, he goes back, straight to the rats, which, of course, eat him. The soldiers don't seem to see them. All they're smart enough to do is yell "oh no, damn rats" run 2 meters away and wait to be devoured.
    Also, I did not understand at all why in the game there is an opportunity to leave HUGO in place or keep it nearby. I never left him in the whole game (except for the first chapter, in the garden, where it is necessary according to the plot), because there is no need for this. With him, your speed does not decrease, you can still shoot from a sling, and if you leave him and move away, he will scream and give you away. So why leave it? Some kind of useless function and an unnecessary feature.
    Shooting with a sling is interesting, the first 3-4 arenas. Then any interest disappears. Auto-aim will do everything for you, but you can’t turn it off, only reduce it (and even then only slightly). There are enough projectiles, but, again, they are only interesting when you have them. You get to a location that is completely built on the use of a new gadget, you go through it, and then you realize that outside this location it is not very useful. Against people you use a simple stone and acid for a helmet (after improving one of the skills, the need for this acid disappears), against rats you use a stone that attracts them. The remaining shells are needed only for "puzzles".
    Sound,music, voice acting and graphics are good.    … Expand
  20. Vitalick
    Sep 2, 2022
    8
    Muy buen juego de sigilio y supervivencia ambientado en la Francia medieval.
  21. kevinbiohazard
    Aug 8, 2022
    10
    Story: 9/10
    Gameplay: 10/10
    Graphics:10/10
    Music: 10/10
    Replay: 9/10
    Buying Advice: 9/10
  22. jnuclear11
    Jul 25, 2022
    10
    Juego fantástico. Ofrece una narrativa muy buena, que me engancho al poco tiempo. Ese detalle con las ratas me hizo recordar cuando era pequeño y vi varias de ellas
  23. Felipe2022
    Jul 11, 2022
    0
    Jogo graficamente fixou bacana na versão series x mas jogo é irritante negócio de esconde esconde chato dos inferno e a mira desse jogo é totalmente casada mesmo com a mira automática ela falha e e absurdamente de orado para efetuar as ações que chega ser irritante espero que a continuação não seja chato assim e que a mira esteja melhor pois desse primeiro e irritante de tão ruim é deJogo graficamente fixou bacana na versão series x mas jogo é irritante negócio de esconde esconde chato dos inferno e a mira desse jogo é totalmente casada mesmo com a mira automática ela falha e e absurdamente de orado para efetuar as ações que chega ser irritante espero que a continuação não seja chato assim e que a mira esteja melhor pois desse primeiro e irritante de tão ruim é de tirar a paciência as mecânicas ruins… Expand
  24. Temapatrick
    Jun 24, 2022
    10
    A wonderful experience you’d probably missed, because of not being a AAA game. The story is dark, and you believe in that story. A number of times the game made me express real emotions: fear, anxiety and slight depression - you won’t probably find this in many AAA projects. The dive is real, and the finale of the game leaves you with warmth inside. The very small disadvantage here is thatA wonderful experience you’d probably missed, because of not being a AAA game. The story is dark, and you believe in that story. A number of times the game made me express real emotions: fear, anxiety and slight depression - you won’t probably find this in many AAA projects. The dive is real, and the finale of the game leaves you with warmth inside. The very small disadvantage here is that you see the budget limitations here and there, especially in face animations of the characters, but these petty flaws are nothing compared to the experience you’re getting. 100% recommended to play, especially if you’re a Game Pass member, it’s free then … Expand
  25. Bochenki
    Mar 22, 2022
    5
    I have t admit that the graphics and the décor of the game is impressive. You can clearly see inspiration from art and architecture history. it feels authentic and real. The characters are well-built the story is pretty interesting. But the gameplay is incredibly boring. Simple mechanics work fine as long as you have something to explore in the world. Here, it's basically a platform gameI have t admit that the graphics and the décor of the game is impressive. You can clearly see inspiration from art and architecture history. it feels authentic and real. The characters are well-built the story is pretty interesting. But the gameplay is incredibly boring. Simple mechanics work fine as long as you have something to explore in the world. Here, it's basically a platform game and the only active elements are those useful for the quest. After few hours throwing stones at enemies and scaring the rats away feels repetitive. Even more so, it was too repetitive for me to finish the game, as the plot was not gripping enough for wanting me to continue. If you lack gameplay, you have to have an incredible story. Here, unfortunately, it's no ore than okay.… Expand
  26. MiddleMufo
    Mar 6, 2022
    9
    Sorpresa total. Un juego del que me habían hablado muy bien y que me acabó sorprendiendo. Personalmente me encantan los juegos de sigilo pero en este juego se le da una vuelta de tuerca a las mecánicas del género y sale un juegazo como este. Estoy deseando que salga A Plague Tale Requiem. Juegazo totalmente recomendado.
  27. Luck126
    Feb 24, 2022
    9
    La historia es muy buena tanto que te atrapa bastante, las mecánicas del juego son buenas aunque considero que se pueden mejorar sobre todo con Hugo. El echo de tener que esconderte para sobrevivir te hace sentir en constante tención y tener que pensar para escapar y sobrevivir hace que tu experiencia jugando sea excelente.
  28. B-Bog
    Dec 14, 2021
    8
    The captivating story with its great pacing and set pieces is the game's biggest strength, but the stealth-puzzle gameplay is also surprisingly polished and addictive. The game often falls flat, though, when it attempts more high-paced combat scenarios, as the controls and the super-slow auto-aim are just not fit for that task. Also, there is sadly very little payoff to finishing the game,The captivating story with its great pacing and set pieces is the game's biggest strength, but the stealth-puzzle gameplay is also surprisingly polished and addictive. The game often falls flat, though, when it attempts more high-paced combat scenarios, as the controls and the super-slow auto-aim are just not fit for that task. Also, there is sadly very little payoff to finishing the game, as the finale is kinda underwhelming story-wise (gotta set up the sequel...) and the lack of a New Game Plus or some other bonus means there isn't any reward on the "game" side either.

    All in all, I'd recommend this for anyone who isn't opposed to linear, story-driven games and stealth gameplay (and I will say that I enjoyed this quite a lot more than Uncharted 4, actually). It's on Game Pass, too, so if you have that, go check it out.    … Expand
  29. robato77
    Oct 27, 2021
    10
    One of the best games I have ever played. I love the era its set in. The game look beautiful and the story is a masterpiece. I recommend everyone to play this game. Also, the soundtrack suits the story so well and I guarantee that you'll add the soundtrack on Spotify.
  30. DzmitryBoston
    Sep 9, 2021
    8
    I did like the game, still, some frustrating moments with weird difficulty jumps are in the game. Couldn't leave a lower score because of the many other things that the game does well. There is no reason not to play it.
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#24 Best Xbox One Game of 2019
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#14 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2019
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#9 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2019

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Gaming Age
    Jul 2, 2019
    75
    The story isn’t terrible, to be fair, but as I said, it’s built around a girl escorting her mostly useless little brother through peril after peril. Even after he gains a few more abilities later in the game, it still doesn’t make for the most compelling gameplay. On a similar note, you’ll really need to enjoy skulking in the shadows and running for your life if you want to get the most out of the game — which, to be completely honest, I just don’t.
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  2. XboxAddict
    Jun 17, 2019
    95
    Asobo Studios needs to be applauded for creating something so stunning and fantastic in every way. It’s not easy to make you care about characters in a short dozen or so hours, and the fact that A Plague Tale will be etched into my memory is no small feat. I don’t like to loosely throw around the term “Masterpiece”, but this is absolutely one of my favorite games that I enjoyed whole heartedly in recent memory. Needless to say, this is one plague you won’t want to avoid.
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  3. GameGrin
    Jun 10, 2019
    85
    A Plague Tale: Innocence wasn’t even on my radar and I’m ashamed because I would have missed out on this great game and now that I’ve told you, don’t make the same mistake I almost made.
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