Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Reviews
While there are some gaping holes in its story, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy tells a fun, swashbuckling story that stuns with amazing visuals and performances. The puzzles are excellent, but the same can't be said for the basic swordplay that runs thin or the chokingly linear exploration.
On the Tomb Raider reboot scale this is better than Shadow, not quite as good as Rise.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is a prequel spinoff that takes a lot of interesting chances with the series, but only some of its experiments pay off.
Asobo's prequel adds toe-to-toe combat and hands-off puzzling to the Plague Tale recipe to winning effect – but the trauma porn of its second half takes considerable shine off an otherwise smartly paced action-adventure.
Overall, I liked Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy. I think it adds a valuable chapter to the overall mythos of the series, and manages to carve out its own identity in several places without continuing to rely on fan-favorite Amicia or the terror of contending with waves of rats.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy expands on the universe of Asobo Studio's franchise with a story from Sophia's past.
Most importantly, with the insane presentation and character performances offered here, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy goes far beyond being just a spin-off—it’s a worthy standalone entry and a high-quality follow-up to the past two games.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is a fun time. Its simple combat system makes the game approachable for a variety of players, even if it may get a little repetitive toward the end.
Resonance shifts gears and offers a blockbuster adventure that presents few gameplay innovations compared to other similar AAA titles, but perfectly understands that adventurous spirit to offer a captivating narrative and a successful combination of action, puzzles, stealth, and platforming.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is a great game with a compelling and excellently performed story. There are still ties back to the original series for fans, and still plenty of tense stealth section, but this is more action adventure with combat that offers a decent challenge. A new way to adapt the mythology of the Minotaur is the cherry that tops this experience.
It's as visually striking and polished as Asobo Studio's other releases, but is Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy a meaningful evolution for the IP?
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy tries very hard to replicate Naughty Dog's Uncharted magic, and in many ways the game succeeds, delivering solid exploration, well-balanced puzzles, and luxurious visuals, but sadly, the overall package is dragged down a couple of notches by uninspired, irritating combat. If you're willing to take the good with the bland, then Resonance may well be worth a stab, but given how packed 2026 is with big games, I don't see this latest Plague Tale going viral.
A haunting, emotional story is paired with fantastic combat, exploration, and puzzle-solving. Resonance: A Plague Tale solidifies the franchise as one of the best franchises of the modern era and shouldn't be missed.
With Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Asobo has shifted confidently towards action and combat, while preserving their reputation for excellent performances and outstanding visuals.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is an incredible game from a clearly talented studio. While I did not get into the previous two games in the series, I always recognized their quality. This one though, really connected with me, and I loved it from start to finish.
Asobo Studio has delivered a fantastic adventure, leagues ahead of A Plague Tale: Requiem, and a clear demonstration of how much the team has grown. Unique, story-driven single-player experiences like this don't come around nearly as often these days, so this isn't one to skip. Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is absolutely worth playing.
Review in Russian | Read full review
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy takes the series in a more combat-focused direction, and it pays off for the most part. This is a strong, cinematic blend of swordfights, puzzles, and parkour that still looks and feels a lot like A Plague Tale experience. A very slow start and a dreadful frame rate mar the third entry, though Resonance still comes out the other side a solid instalment.
With Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Asobo Studio hasn't just added another major work to its catalog; it may well be its best game to date.
Review in French | Read full review
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy could have been so much more. It could also have been so much less. It's a title that envelops you with its incredible atmosphere, flatters you with the quality of its cutscenes, enchants you with music reminiscent of Homeric myth, then after a few hours brings you back to reality with an almost too-stultifying structure.
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