A Plague Tale: Innocence

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  1. AltairMorhen
    Dec 14, 2020
    10
    One of my prefers titles, A Plague Tale: Innocence it's a game who shows us a history of a devoted sister that, beyond everything, wants the best for her brother. The game is passed in the Great Plague, where the Inquisition controls everyone and everything, and Hugo has the power to control the rats, so, he became to a objective of papal forces.
    The gameplay is intuitive, there's a few    One of my prefers titles, A Plague Tale: Innocence it's a game who shows us a history of a devoted sister that, beyond everything, wants the best for her brother. The game is passed in the Great Plague, where the Inquisition controls everyone and everything, and Hugo has the power to control the rats, so, he became to a objective of papal forces.
    The gameplay is intuitive, there's a few cinematic moments, leaving the player with the total control of the history, even being a linear story. With stealth mechanics, crafting items and most of all, an incredible plot, this game became to be one of my most cared about of all time.    … Expand
  2. Anatoliy_DeVile
    Feb 15, 2021
    10
    В последнее время большинство разработчиков игр идут по пути улучшения графики, занимаются более детальной прорисовкой игрового мира, укрупняют масштабы событий, но при этом совершенно забывают о чем-то новаторском, по сути продолжая бег на месте. Французы Asobo пошли именно по второму пути. Не назовёшь ведь A Plague Tale: Innocence эталоном графического исполнения или игрой с богатымВ последнее время большинство разработчиков игр идут по пути улучшения графики, занимаются более детальной прорисовкой игрового мира, укрупняют масштабы событий, но при этом совершенно забывают о чем-то новаторском, по сути продолжая бег на месте. Французы Asobo пошли именно по второму пути. Не назовёшь ведь A Plague Tale: Innocence эталоном графического исполнения или игрой с богатым красочным миром, да и управление местами кривовато, особенно это касается передвижения всевозможных телег. Но, и это «но» перебьёт любые мелкие недостатки этой игры - геймплей этого невероятного стелс-экшена от третьего лица безумно увлекателен, и мне однозначно не приходит на ум ничего с чем бы я мог его сравнить. Время действия игры 1348 год, Франция. Играем мы за пятнадцатилетнюю девочку Амицию, рука об руку по большей части происходящего путешествующую со своим младшим братом Хьюго. На них упали все тяготы и страдания преследования инквизиции, которая убила отца детей, уничтожила их родной дом и жаждет завладеть малышом в виду исключительной редкости и особых свойств его крови. Франция вовлечена в тяжелую изнурительную войну, страну изводит чума и бесчисленные полчища крыс. Мрак, боль и отчаяние - всё это с блеском удалось передать в А Plague Tale. А что есть у нашей несчастной Амиции, чтобы противостоять этой нескончаемой безнадеге? Праща, чуток алхимических секретов, горстка друзей и последние крохи храбрости. Как оказалось этого вполне достаточно, чтобы преодолеть все трудности. Я вот даже не хочу расписывать все подробности секретов борьбы наших героев с врагами ибо в данном случае это всё спойлеры, тут ведь каждый элемент открывается постепенно и реально удивляет и доставляет удовольствие в процессе. Одно лишь скажу, что здесь от вас не потребуется по большей части сиюминутных решений, в основном балом правит тактика и продуманность дальнейших действий, скорость здесь практически ничего не решает, ну разве что время от времени. Итого по игре: сюжет великолепен, геймплей удивительный и нетривиальный, героям сопереживаешь с первой до последней минуты. Однозначные рекомендации для любителей нуарных стелс-экшенов от третьего лица с неординарным подходом. Шедевр!!!… Expand
  3. Pradejonero
    Feb 13, 2021
    9
    Great game. Good music and fantastic graphics. You feel inside a mediaval film.
  4. Jacho29
    Jan 4, 2021
    6
    Game story with big potential, totally screwed up. Imo game is too long, sometimes pretty boring. Girl can kill armoured guard by throwing a rock.. cmon
  5. Demonrex
    Apr 20, 2021
    9
    This is THE GAME. If you think that God of War (the new one) was a brilliant example of love between family members I am more than sure that you have never played A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Story: A consistent, thrilling and moving story that makes a grown-up man cry. Beautiful example of love between sister and brother, mixed into medieval age with a bit of fantasy. 10/10 Gameplay:    This is THE GAME. If you think that God of War (the new one) was a brilliant example of love between family members I am more than sure that you have never played A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Story: A consistent, thrilling and moving story that makes a grown-up man cry. Beautiful example of love between sister and brother, mixed into medieval age with a bit of fantasy. 10/10

    Gameplay: Overall great experience with one weakness - the controls sometimes feel sluggish. Oh, and it's only 30fps, even on Xbox Series X.

    I do recommend this game to everyone. It's better than 90% of AAA games.    … Expand
  6. KillSugarDad
    Jun 28, 2021
    10
    The story is very good full of suspense, sometimes very easy but very enjoyable and good graphics runs perfect on the console... creative boss system
  7. Pokshyvka
    Mar 7, 2021
    10
    Rats, rats, rats, rats.
    There are more rats. Rats everywhere.
    Rats eating people, it's horrible! (But GAME IS AWESOME!!!)
    My wife watched the whole gameplay like a really well-made movie. (Minus for her, that I was looking for loot everywhere) Try it.
    The story is very engaging, soo emotional, wife was crying at some parts.
  8. Sarian263
    Mar 15, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This was a game that was recommended to me by someone else and after seeing it on Xbox Game Pass, I decided to give it a go. I was so glad to try this game out as it is really fantastic. Without giving away the story you play as Amicia De Rune, a french girl during the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) and events unfold as you have to go on the run with her little brother Hugo. The game does rely on stealth and more so being careful and thinking about how to take down enemies rather than run head on. There is a very cool mechanic with the light vs darkness with the "Plaque" and it works well. Overall a fantastic game, Fantastic story and overall well worth a look at.… Expand
  9. Iamgiannhs
    Jul 26, 2021
    8
    It's a really good game but it could get even better. It has an original story and you get into the medieval atmosphere quickly. Something i really liked is the way The game divides into chapters.
    Also,The new 4K 60FPS upgrade on the Xbox Series X is amazing.
    complaints: 1.When you aim at someone with the sling, sometimes the sling doesn't work as at should and the enemy doesn't get    It's a really good game but it could get even better. It has an original story and you get into the medieval atmosphere quickly. Something i really liked is the way The game divides into chapters.
    Also,The new 4K 60FPS upgrade on the Xbox Series X is amazing.
    complaints: 1.When you aim at someone with the sling, sometimes the sling doesn't work as at should and the enemy doesn't get killed.
    2.After a while the game gets repetitive but it doesn't get that boring.
    Overall It's a Great game especially if you get it with Xbox Game Pass.    … Expand
  10. Petrogan
    May 4, 2021
    7
    I enjoyed the setting, story and overall atmosphere quite a lot. However, the gameplay itself can not be called smooth. I guess it would be better for the game to make emphasis on the immersion and get rid of badly done and dull upgrade system and looting.
  11. Yequet
    Aug 25, 2021
    8
    J'ai beaucoup aimé ce jeu. Il est prenant et l'histoire est bien écrite, quelques phases un peu répétitives mais dans l'ensemble, le jeu est agréable à faire. Durée de vie correcte, ni trop long, ni trop court. J'attends le second qui à l'air plus aboutit !!
  12. Burzyk
    Nov 1, 2022
    8
    Good graphics and pretty cool story combined with kinda booring stealth gameplay. Good for Xbox Game Pass.
  13. mlnsn
    Jul 22, 2021
    8
    Gameplay : 9/10
    Design (video + audio) : 8/10
    Story : 9/10
    Technical aspects : 8/10
    Repeatability: 8/10
  14. zezeljmare
    Jun 21, 2021
    9
    EN:
    A game that appeared suddenly and which showed large studios how to make good and extremely high quality games, even with a smaller budget. A phenomenal story, which is breathless, dark, combined with phenomenal mechanics and good music. The game does not have any microtransactions, just a pure story that everyone will enjoy. Praise for optimization team, I haven't played a game for a    EN:
    A game that appeared suddenly and which showed large studios how to make good and extremely high quality games, even with a smaller budget. A phenomenal story, which is breathless, dark, combined with phenomenal mechanics and good music. The game does not have any microtransactions, just a pure story that everyone will enjoy. Praise for optimization team, I haven't played a game for a long time that didn't have any bugs or performance drops.

    SRB:
    Igra koja se pojavila iznenada i koja je pokazala velikim studijima kako se prave dobre i izuzetno kvalitetne igre, čak i sa manjim budžetom. Fenomenalna priča, koja ostvalja bez daha, mračna, ukombinovana sa fenomenalnom mehanikom i dobrom muzikom. Igra ne poseduje nikakve mikrotransakcije, samo čistu priču u kojoj će svako uživati. Pohvale i za optimizaciju, dugo nisam igrao igru koja nije imala nikakav bag ili pad performansi.    … Expand
  15. JorgeDM
    Aug 13, 2021
    10
    Juego único no hay otro cómo el, personajes únicos qué te hacen meterte en su piel, villanos únicos, ambientación acertada, todo es excelente en mi opinión es el mejor juego del 2019
  16. MestreVaz
    Aug 24, 2021
    9
    história do jogo e extremamente boa, jogabilidade e excelente e uma ideia de jogo diferente de muitos. um jogo que você tem que raciocinar coisa que eu não curto mas mesmo assim merece minha nota 9.
  17. karablestraitel
    Aug 30, 2021
    8
    дуже цікава подорож по середньовічній франції, особливо якщо грати з французською озвучкою. графіка хороша, сюжет доволі цікавий, хоч і дуже фантастичний, особливо в кінці. працездатність вище віляких похвал - вилітів, тормозів помічено не було. особливо зацікавив геймлпей щурами, таке рідко зустрічається. пройшов на одному диханні.дуже цікава подорож по середньовічній франції, особливо якщо грати з французською озвучкою. графіка хороша, сюжет доволі цікавий, хоч і дуже фантастичний, особливо в кінці. працездатність вище віляких похвал - вилітів, тормозів помічено не було. особливо зацікавив геймлпей щурами, таке рідко зустрічається. пройшов на одному диханні.
  18. 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.
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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.
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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.
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. ustunab
    Nov 21, 2022
    9
    A plague tale innocence is a aa game with AAA game quality. Graphics, sounds are dialogues are amazing.
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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.
  32. 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.
  33. 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
  34. 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.
  35. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    8
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! apt
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Awards & Rankings

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#24 Best Xbox One Game of 2019
14
#14 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2019
9
#9 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2019

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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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