A Plague Tale: Innocence Reviews

A Plague Tale: Innocence is ranked in the 86th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
8.4 / 10.0
May 13, 2019

A Plague Tale: Innocence is a title that we sincerely recommend to all those who are looking for a good story

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9 / 10
May 14, 2019

A Plague Tale: Innocence is a jewel, a narrative and immersive adventure that captures your attention for hours . Artistically stunning, the game is also of great musical and auditory beauty and it is clear that we are in front of a masterpiece.

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May 13, 2019

Equal parts beautiful, repulsive, simplistic, and mature, A Plague Tale: Innocence is difficult to recommend but impossible to dismiss.

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May 13, 2019

A Plague Tale: Innocence is a refreshing single-player game with great action, gameplay and storytelling.

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8.5 / 10.0
May 13, 2019

A Plague Tale: Innocence follows Amicia and Hugo De Rune as they are hunted by the Inquisition while having to deal with the events of The Black Death.

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May 13, 2019

It's unfortunate that A Plague Tale's story falls short of its technical accomplishments.

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May 14, 2019

In the end, it’s doubtful that there’s more to mine from this world, but the developers sure squeezed every last bit of “cool” out of it, and that’s a feat worth admiring.

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Chris Capel
Top Critic
8 / 10
May 14, 2019

One of the most engaging and original story-based games this year. It's dragged down by some trite videogame elements but its characters elevate it above its contemporaries.

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8.5 / 10.0
May 14, 2019

A Plague Tale feels like the sort of game that gets passed over unwittingly, so here’s me suggesting to you, readers, make sure that doesn’t happen.

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Unscored
May 14, 2019

A Plague Tale: Innocence is a well crafted single player game that feels like something different.

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Unscored
May 24, 2019
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GamePro
Top Critic
84 / 100
May 14, 2019

Even though it it lacks claim in terms of gameplay, A Plague Tale convinces with an emotional story and memorable characters.

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9 / 10.0
May 16, 2019

A Plague Tale – Innocence is the type of game that comes around rarely in the risk adverse gaming space. Bleak and beautiful it will leave an indelible mark on any gamer willing to enter its rat-infested world.

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8.5 / 10.0
May 23, 2019

A lot of people are probably going to sleep on, or not even know about, A Plague Tale: Innocence—and that's a shame. It's a gripping, touching, emotional, yet at times horrifying experience, one that feels quite unlike almost any other game out there.

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Unscored
May 24, 2019

A particular strength of the game is that it alternates between perilous action and periods of reflection where the characters process the changes they’ve observed in the world and in themselves.

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4 / 5.0
May 13, 2019

It's important to understand A Plague Tale: Innocence is more story driven than anything else. It doesn't matter if there are some rough patches here or there could be a little more polish there, as it's largely about Amicia and Hugo's journey. When you start to see, not just in words, but how the two interact between scenes, you can start to see how the two develop. It makes for a thrilling ride, even if the opposition can be quite terrifying. Combine that with puzzles and it's a solid adventure for fans of story driven or strategic titles.

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8 / 10
May 14, 2019

Forswearing directness in favour of letting the game build momentum as it goes, A Plague Tale: Innocence weaves a captivating story from many different threads.

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9 / 10.0
Feb 14, 2019

A Plague Tale: Innocence transforms a hopeless period of human history into an intoxicating drama. Personified as a supernatural torrent of rats, The Black Death bookends a brother and sister's struggle to overcome the impossible, giving players a piece of entertainment that is unforgettable in its emotional resonance.

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9 / 10
May 15, 2019

A Plague Tale: Innocence is one of the most compelling adventures I’ve experienced not only this year but this entire generation

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8 / 10
May 15, 2019

A Plague Tale: Innocence tells a magnificent story about hope shining through no matter how bleak life might be.

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