A Plague Tale: Innocence

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Region restrictions

Activates within United States
This game has world-wide activation. No known region restrictions in effect.

Description

Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history. Hunted by Inquisition soldiers and surrounded by unstoppable swarms of rats, Amicia and Hugo will come to know and trust each other. As they struggle to survive against overwhelming odds, they will fight to find purpose in this brutal, unforgiving world.

Story:

1349. The plague ravages the Kingdom of France. Amicia and her younger brother Hugo are pursued by the Inquisition through villages devastated by the disease. On their way, they will have to join forces with other children, and evade swarms of rats using fire and light. Aided only by the link that binds their fates together, they will face untold horrors in their struggle to survive. As their adventure begins… the time of innocence ends.

Characters:

Amicia De Rune: At just 15 years old, Amicia is already a strong woman, independent and physical, trained by her father in the art of hunting. She has had little contact with her brother while they were growing up, but soon their bond will be keeping them alive.

Hugo De Rune: The younger Hugo is a frail child of just five years, afflicted with an unknown disease that has kept him locked in his room for much of his lonely childhood. He has little knowledge of the outside world, but prefers even its dangers to his previous confinement.

The Inquisition: As war and sickness engulf 14th century France, the Inquisition pursue the De Rune children for unknown reasons, out to capture their younger targets. Lacking the strength to defeat fully-grown knights, Amicia and Hugo will require guile and stealth to escape.

The Rats: Rats swarm in uninterrupted waves throughout the territory of France. In the plague-ridden villages, countryside and battlefields, this uncontrollable and voracious mass advances relentlessly devouring everything in their path. Only the light of the flame seems to slow down this swarming menace.
© 2018 Asobo Studio and Focus Home Interactive. A Plague Tale: Innocence is developed by Asobo Studio and published by Focus Home Interactive. A Plague Tale: Innocence and its logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Focus Home Interactive. All rights reserved.

Requirements

Windows Requirements:
MINIMUM:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 7/8/10 (64 bits)
Processor: Intel Core i3-2120 (3.3 GHz)/AMD FX-4100 X4 (3.6 GHz)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: 2 GB, GeForce GTX 660/Radeon HD 7870
Storage: 50 GB available space
RECOMMENDED:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 7/8/10 (64 bits)
Processor: Intel Core i5-4690 (3.5 GHz)/AMD FX-8300 (3.3 GHz)
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: 4 GB, GeForce GTX 970/Radeon RX 480
Storage: 50 GB available space
  • Requires Steam and a Steam Account to play Windows version.

Reviews & Comments

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  1. Amicia and Hugo de Rune are hunted by the most evil they intend to avoid

    Innocence is the beginning of a plague tale. Young siblings were cast off by unfortunate events in 1348 and are constantly in danger of a plague. Amicia and her half aged brother Hugo from de Rune family have become the target of the most evil they intend to avoid. However, the story of two gets more complicated as they must fight these enemies till the end.

    Game is story driven with lots of cut scenes and dialogues in between, heavily based on stealth rather than combat which is streamlined into using sling as a main weapon and alchemy as essential additions. Amicia is able to craft these potions on the go while upgrading her weapon and equipment only at the crafting table found throughout each section of game.

    What story? Great. 5/5 ☑
    Beautifully romanticized tale of evil versus good which is accompanied by great fully voiced performances, new characters giving it the proper spice of feel for believability. It spans to 1349 over the course of chapters towards the end. Game has got real fantasy features, like bloodthirsty rats, secret magic and seems to be set in realistic world. Details of pictures and symbols on the walls are also serving the story purpose, collectibles adding up to the educational level towards historical and factual grounds.

    Game play? Great. 4.5/5 ☑
    3rd person view. Female protagonist. More than a dozen of linear chapters with side roads for achievements and collectibles. There is so much loot all the time, essentially making each situation solvable. Puzzles are rather easy, in any case you have got enough time to think of them, no pressure. Enemies are mostly pretty passive or walking predictable paths with various options to distract or eliminate them. In case of disturbing enemies, there is fast action and movement required. There is no pacifist approach to most situations, making you lose the innocence in the process. However, Amicia leading her brother is teaching him something useful as well. Your inventory items and their respective recipes are being unlocked as you proceed, they are limited by maximum amount which can be improved by crafting bigger backpacks.

    Re playability? Good. 3/5 ☑
    I was looking under each stone besides the first chapter, while avoiding dangers I missed 11 achievements. I could find more flowers, gifts and even more peculiarities. To collect them all might be the reason to play the second time because otherwise the story and approach would be the same, unless maybe taking out more enemies and discovering interesting side stories.

    Graphics? Nice. 5/5 ☑
    Colorful and shadowy environments contrast each other. Sometimes blurry, sometimes very sharp. Daylight giving you chills, nighttime feeding you horrors. The stories are also much more lighthearted once the sun is up, stumbling across the dark areas filled with more scruples to overcome.

    Music? 5/5 ☑
    It is rather dynamic, emotional, mostly in the melancholic background, supporting storytelling and indicating something happening during moments.

    Hardware requirements? Mid range. ☑
    It ran very smooth and probably even lower range gaming PCs might run this.

    How difficult? Easy. ☑ Normal. ☑

    How long? 10-19 hours. ☑

    Verdict
    9/10 Approachable adventure with kids and rich fantasy story with curses, easy puzzles requiring a little bit of patience, your companions will indicate solutions for you, linear world reminded me of Metro Last Light, enough space for running around and collecting interesting objects, beautiful atmosphere, smooth performance.

    by Matej S.4, Ireland - Oct 27th 2019
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