Hey gamers


I'm pretty much right down the middle on A Plague Tale: Innocence. For everything I liked, there's another equally inferior aspect that evened my experience out. It looks technically fantastic, but the character animations are worse than Mass Effect, a game that came out over a decade beforehand. The first half of the story was engaging, the second half was not. The score was great, but the characters were bland. I loved the rat mechanics, but the stealth and combat mechanics were shallow and jank.


I've heard much better things about Requiem, so I'm excited to play through it next.

Passei a última semana jogando esse jogo, e posso dizer que realmente gostei dele. A história dele tem alguns plots previsiveis, mas ainda sim é bem legal de acompanhar. O som/música é muito boa. A jogabilidade fica meio repetitiva, pois se baseia só na atiradeira até quase o final do jogo nesmo ganhando "munições" diferentes. Ele é um jogo com bastante foco na narrativa, mas seus puzzles são bem repetitivos e com pouca criatividade. Uma comparação que posso fazer é que, quem jogou sabe, enquanto em God Of War Ragnarok a gente chega no puzzle e Atreus já sai dando dicas, aqui eu chegava nos puzzles e já sabia como resolver. Mas joguem, é um bom jogo e estou ansioso pela sua sequência e ver como seguiram com a história.

I thought the story of this game was intriguing and almost comforting in a way despite it being about rats and death, but it lacked depth and complexity. Definitely falls in the bucket of "game you complete in a weekend and never really think much about again". You're really forced to stealth around for much of this game, but it never feels too difficult and there are plenty of tools at your disposal but its almost like you never really engage with half of them. Some of the characters are cute and charming, like the main relationship between the MC and Hugo. I hope the sequel builds upon some of the interesting mechanics debuted here.

A Plague Tale: Innocence is a game that I have been looking forward to playing since it came out. 3rd person linear games are my jam, especially ones with a heavy emphasis on story. Did this game blow me away? No. But I think that it is a great, solid game that does a lot of things right.

I felt that the premise was just a bit generic, yet the presentation was great. Pacing is good, with just the right amount of high-intensity sequences leaving you breathless when they're done. Voice acting is some of the best I've ever heard in a game, with believable performances making me empathize with the characters. The game is also visually stunning, with detailed environments evoking emotion of fear or calm when needed. The soundtrack also sets the tone of the game beautifully. Gameplay-wise, the game is engaging, with stealth sequences, puzzles and a basic combat system. There are also many interesting craftable upgrades and ammunition, encouraging you to stray from the beaten path whenever possible to collect materials. Collectibles also have interesting backstories and commentary by the characters, encouraging me to go for a second run to 100% the game.

However, I have 3 main gripes

1. The way the dialogue works in the game. You ever play a game where you have an NPC saying something, then something happens that causes their dialogue to stop, then once that distraction is over they keep talking? Not here. There were many times when I was playing the game, sometimes at the pace it seemed to push me, and a character's line would get cut off by their next line, sometimes affecting an entire conversation between characters. It's beyond annoying, as I'm a stickler for story and details. At times I would restart to the last checkpoint to hear the full dialogue, which is sometimes worsened by my second issue...

2. Checkpoint placements. Like I was saying with the dialogue issue, sometimes I would play the game at its pace, a whole 10-20 seconds of dialogue is cut, and I would reload to the last checkpoint, only to load to a point after the dialogue took place. It breaks the flow of the game. I know this is a minor issue and many people won't notice, but having only one checkpoint/save slot could be quite annoying when this happens. Checkpoints are also sometimes placed before a big sequence, but there would be plenty of items and optional paths to explore from that point before you trigger the sequence. So having to do all of that stuff every single time you reload after a screw-up during the sequence is quite annoying, as you essentially can't go back once it is completed.

3. My final gripe is with the lipsyncing. It's quite bad. That's all.

"A Plague Tale: Innocence" impresses with its stunning graphics and atmospheric visuals, immersing players in a hauntingly beautiful medieval world. The game features engaging mechanics, particularly the use of stealth and puzzles involving hordes of plague rats, but these can feel repetitive as the game progresses. The story, while intriguing, leaves room for improvement in terms of depth and character development. Level design is mostly exceptional, offering a variety of environments that enhance the gameplay experience, though some sections can feel sluggish and disrupt the pacing. Overall, "A Plague Tale: Innocence" is a good game worth the money if you enjoy its unique setting and mechanics, despite some repetitive elements and storytelling shortcomings.