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Music is considered art. This game has inticing music. Graphics (paintings) are considered art. This game has great graphics. Books (story telling) is considered art. This game has well written story telling. This game is a piece of art.

The story starts off strongly and definitely brutally. I'm not exaggerating, they definitely did a good job at showing how brutal and disgusting the Black Death was. However even such horrible event cannot surpass how some people were more disgusting to each other and in some cases they use the tragedy for their own benefits. The game portrays that very well.

In that horrible world we find the sister and the little brother who have that innocent and adorable bond. As the story evolves I felt so attached to Amicia, it could be the cute accent, but I think it was also how the character evolves to the point where she would risk anything just for the safety of her brother and that basically is how Amicia grew so charismatic and heroic to me.

Masterpiece.

The first time I launched A Plague Tale: Innocence it engulfed me. I would compare the experience to a dark Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice.

The environment of medieval and Black Death-ravaged France, where the game takes place, is shown really well. From the beginning you can feel the gloomy atmosphere and from some scenery there is a chill running down your back.

Among other things, the game won me over with its characters, who will experience a lot. In terms of story, it's nothing revolutionary, but thanks to the characters, you're guaranteed to be interested in the story. I would see another positive in the soundtrack, which is not for normal listening, but always fits into the given situation.

Plague Tale suffers from the classic problem of stealth games - AI is sometimes really stupid (a guard doesn't see a person hidden in grass one meter away), but sometimes he sees through a wall.

The game is definitely not perfect, but it offers a gloomy historical-fantasy world, so if you are a fan of games with a dark atmosphere, I can only recommend it.

Positives: Characters, atmosphere, soundtrack, graphics

Negatives: Artificial intelligence.

The captivating story line will have you on the edge of your seat the entire play through. From scene scapes to character developments everything was beautifully designed. The music was deep, dark, Erie but very enjoyable. Thank you for such an experience!

A beautiful experience that will surprise the hell out of you at how good an engaging the story is, in a year that most games felt flat for me this one really moved me with it's wonderful voice acting and amazing graphics that will grab you from the start and you really care for amicia the protagonist of the game and her little brother hugo, their relationship is so touching and innocent that you really want them to survive in their cruel world and to be perfectly honest this is easily behind RE 2 reamke and DMC 5 as one of the best games of 2019.

Every thing was amazing -graphics -music -amazing Its an amazing video game

This game caught my interest directly. The story, music, stealthing, fighting, emotionality. Everything was there!

I can't wait to play the sequel.

The best game! Fantastic story, incredible music, awesome gameplay and unforgettable emotional moments. Excellent work, Asobo!

The game start off to an amazing start with the tutorial mixed up in the story (like any other game) but as the story advances it just gets mind-blowing and fantabulous. I feel sorry for myself that I did not enjoy the game earlier but now that it is here I am overjoyed.

The 1 star is for a plot in story which was not that good ( I won't spoil it for you) . But rest the game is just worth it.

Not a bad game at all, its mix of combat, stealth, exploring and puzzle solving is a welcome combo which keeps the chapters varied and engaging. There are a few irritatingly frustrating sections and attack pattern boss battles which are a little tedious but on the whole worth a look.....if it's on sale.

The Game have a poetic side. Its a video game place in the medevial time. It is very original. We are Amnicia who after a tragic incident, need to survive with Hugo (her brother). I cant say more about the whole journey because it need to lived. I really enjoyed the video game. It s clearly my favorite video game of the year, by far!!

First of all, this game has good moments but its not as good as people let it out to be. Its not a "bad" game but I don't see a reason to be playing it really. The graphics are good but the art style aren't as good as they gcould have been. Also, I think the gameplay isn't good at all. Its extremely linear, but to a ridiculous degree. Not that there is anything wrong with linear but this is just way too much. Now, the only thing that remains is the story, and it isn't really any good in my opinion. I think many of the elements that the writters were trying to portay just did not hit as much as it could have if it was designed differently.

Overall, its not a bad game but I don't really see any reason to play it.

From the very first scene I was in awe of how beautiful the game looked and character felt. Taking cues from TLOU and God of War it's a journey of survival, a full linear story driven game. Although the game has no difficulty settings it's an easy game mostly stealth base system. The PS5 version really shines with 4K 60fps and added DualSense features adds value to your overall experience. This is one of few games that fully uses DualSense new features. The environment and settings really pulls you into the story and provides relatable experience. The game can be compared to AAA titles.

Greetings from Lithuania.

A Plague Take: Innocence is AA budget game with great story, simple yet tough characters and great gameplay. I loved the general idea and concept. Gameplay mechanics were also great - there are puzzles in this game but they are not annoying and always felt real. Combat mechanics were also very inventive and superbly made. There is even a crafting and upgrade of tools system which i enjoyed.

Overall, Innocence is a great game in every aspect. It's basically a stealth game but done right. I'm not into stealth games but this one i highly enjoyed. Will check for a second instalment now. Highly recommended.

A horror, survival, stealth game with action. The ending is appropriately operatic, and challenging, not a let down.

This is another textbook game dev example of how to take one new game mechanic and tweak it 20 different ways--within a story--and with engaging characters. Masterful

As it's female-led, it has many similarities in look and feel with the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot. This is high praise in my book. Plague Tale probably has the better narrative, better story, clearer story and more masterful narrative direction. Again, high praise in my book.

It has as comparable believable world creation to Horizon Zero Dawn, high praise again. The sense of a real world, with real locations, over a great landscape is similar. Environments are not as detailed; yet, the reality and feel of interior spaces and rural villages is AAA professional

Plague Tale is more horrific than either Tomb Raider or HZD. It uses many horror and plague tropes as gameplay elements. So be prepared for gratuitous landscapes of carnage, death and destruction If this doesn't bother you, the gameplay is AAA.

A PLAGUE TALE: INNOCENCE (2019) was a super great play, in my opinion. Top notch and of the highest quality, the game was somehow both gorgeous to behold and darkly disturbing all at once. This game was exciting, twisted, haunting, creative, morbid, poetic and sweet...full of action, a compelling story, fascinating characters, beautiful music, great writing and storytelling, and insanely good graphics. Overall, this game is a genuine work of art.

Being a fan of historical settings in games and in fictional tales, finding this game was a huge win for me. There aren't nearly enough games with historical premises, besides a select few (most are in the Assassin's Creed series). While the rat parts were definitely overly exaggerated (In the game as in real life...Bad hygiene, toxic human waste, stagnant water, unburied decomposing dead, and insects were the main carriers of plague combined with eradication of cats in Europe, which led to higher rat populations that the insects inhabited, carriers for fleas, targets for mosquitoes and blood born diseases as well, etc. All at the same time, which led to a perfect storm for the Black Death.) Still, it made for a good "inspired by history" game. Not overly accurate in that sense, but giving it a excellent horror element I found enjoyable. Much of the darker scenes bordered on paranormal to me, but made it quite interesting to say the least, along with aspects of alchemy.

The only few complaints I have is that sometimes the mechanics were a bit awkward and I wish there was less limitations with fighting, (ie. New weapon choices later in the game). I did really enjoy using the Sling Shot however, as it is a weapon rarely used or seen especially in games, where swords, guns and bows dominate. This complaint really didn't bother me enough to lower my rating. I suppose I enjoyed everything else more than enough.

Another positive note, is that I really enjoyed all the characters. The writing was excellent and dialogue meaningful. It was especially touching to see siblings' Amicia and Hugo's new found relationship struggle to bloom during such horrific events that take place during the course of the game. I can't wait to play the sequel "A Plague Tale: Requiem" as it seems to be a continuation of Amicia and Hugo's tale. Play this game if you enjoy dark story-driven puzzle games with lots of twists and turn, action and sneaking, great characters and story, great writing, amazing graphics and music score. Overall, this is an A++ game that I really loved. Don't know why I waited so long to try it out. Give it a chance!

STORY: 10/10 GAMEPLAY: 10/10 ART DESIGN: 10/10 MUSIC: 10/10 OVERALL RATING: 10.

A beautiful video game, but deeply disturbing. Siblings Hugo and Amicia struggle to survive in a world populated by horrid people and even more horrific rats. There are bloody and deeply sad scenes throughout the game with little positivity.

So much of this game is spent sending animals and friends to their deaths that I was deeply depressed by it. If you want a medieval horror that does a fairly good job showing how awful life was during times of sickness and corruption, this is it!

Pros: The characters and graphics are nicely realized. Hugo is a bit of a whiner, but he's little and going through major trauma.

Cons: At least for me, this game was just too dark. Don't play it his if you're already sad.

Amazing game story, music, reactions, voice actors etc

I feel a little bit surprised by the reviews calling this a 10/10.

The game is quite nice, actually, but it's far from being perfect. Both the story and the gameplay start quite slowly, and it takes a few chapters for the game to reach an interesting point. Also the relationship between the main characters feels very underdeveloped and a little cliché.

The game is mostly a puzzle game with a few survival elements (mainly gathering the components for the ammunition) and a couple of action segments.

As mentioned, the gameplay starts slowly, and for every new mechanic the game spents an exaggerated amount of time introducing it, up to the point where only half of the puzzles are actually interesting and changeling.

Despite all this flaws, the game its actually worth your money (specially the second half of it), and you won't regret purchasing it..

Though a great looking game, A Plague Tale fails to become more than that. The story is enjoyable for a while, but doesn't make much sense. The characters are poorly-written, do not develop while the gameplay is the worst I have seen in a while. Could be a good game for a younger audience, but it definitely fails if you try to find more in it.

I love, love, love these single player 'adventure' style games, and this ranks up there with the best of them.

This has to be one of the best games I've every played. I've only played around 3 hours so far, but it is just simply phenomenal how well the game can suck you into the story and you genuinely care for the girl and the boy. Actually I was more worried that the boy got hurt every time my character had to make a decision.

Wonderful atmosphere, the music, dialogues are absolutely spot on to suck you into the world and feel the pain and struggle the characters are going through as they venture across the storyline.

I highly recommend it to anyone really.

A Plague Tale tells the story of a girl named Amicia and her brother Hugo, who travels through 17th century France to seek out a cure for Hugo's mysterious illness. It's not an easy journey, as France is threatned by the black plague, and the british inquisition.

What makes the story so appealing is tied directly to the characters. You end up really caring about Amicia, the brave heroine who will do anything to protect her little brother, both from deadly rats, and evil knights. Her sling is in my opinion one of the greatest weapons I've ever had the pleasure to use. It sounds plain, but wait till you see what it can do, and you will be just as impressed as I was.

Amicia is in my book one of the best female protagonists of all time. I'd put her up there with Ellie from The Last of Us and Clementine from TellTale's The Walking Dead, and that says a lot.

If you want to play a story rich game, with stunning graphics and top notch characters, look no further, A Plague Tale's got it all.