{"id":5019,"date":"2022-08-23T20:10:32","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T01:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghostgamer.news\/?p=5019"},"modified":"2022-08-23T20:13:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T01:13:10","slug":"is-a-plague-tale-innocence-worth-playing-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghostgamer.news\/is-a-plague-tale-innocence-worth-playing-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Is A Plague Tale: Innocence Worth Playing in 2022?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I\u2019ll admit it: When this game came out I didn\u2019t give it much of a chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was riding high on open world games, and was clinging hard to Ghost Recon Wildlands. Breakpoint was coming later that year, and all I wanted to do was shoot bad guys and explore a huge world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Just one small point in a big story<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A short, linear, non-combat-focused game just wasn\u2019t in the cards for me, despite my love for stealth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I finally got my hands on a PS4 the game was bundled with it, and after finishing Ghost of Tsushima I opted to finally give it a shot.. And never finished it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With A Plague Tale: Requiem coming very, very soon, I decided I needed to finally put some time into the game.. And I am very glad I did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Playing a linear game in a sea of open-world adventures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Plague Tale: Innocence is laser-focused on 2 things: Great storytelling, and puzzles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The main character, Amicia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I could give you some grand summary of the story, but really what you need to know is this: You, the big sister, and Hugo, your little brother, are on an adventure to survive during the onset of the plague.. And there is a lot more to it that I refuse to risk spoiling for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This game is full of cinematic gameplay delivered very, very well<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hugo, your brother, is sick. Your mother is trying to treat him, but with little success it seems at the moment. You spend most of your time with your father, and barely have a meaningful relationship with Hugo or your mother..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is one of the tamer scenes showcasing the plague.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

..And that\u2019s when things go off the rails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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..And yeah, it gets pretty gross.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019re trying to escape: First the inquisition, and not much later the plague itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Death is chasing you constantly, nipping at your heels, urging you forward. If it\u2019s not the soldiers of the inquisition, it\u2019s the rats, or Hugo\u2019s own illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The bad guys are pretty obvious, but not as heavy handed as other games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The delivery of this story is immaculate, and the fact that the game IS linear is what makes it work flawlessly. I can\u2019t imagine it working if you had a big world drawing you this way and that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Making friends is an important part of the game, too.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The puzzles aspect of the game is good too: They aren\u2019t anything super challenging, and if you do struggle with them the game will give you some prompts. Most aren\u2019t time-sensitive, and the ones that are tend to be pretty obvious, so you won\u2019t be too stressed, reloading constantly because you can\u2019t figure it out and end up rage-quitting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thankfully, checkpoints are common<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There are choices, however, and most often those choices are tied to the core gameplay mechanic: Stealth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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