A Plague Tale: Requiem

“权势”是这个世界最大的罪恶。

WTF this game brooo THIS ONE OF BEST GAME MUST PLAY THIS GAME

Come il primo narrativa e storia perfette,anche con un po più di azione riguardo il gameplay. Straconsigliato piccola perla videoludica.

Este juego es todo un viaje, uno de esos que solo se hace una vez, pero qué viaje.

I almost never write reviews. This game, being the emotional gem people say it is, made me feel like I needed to write one. The world is beautiful. Amicia’s movement feels smooth. That’s about it for the pros. I also didn’t mind the ridiculous amount of walking for this type of game - that’s something I actually liked, which is why Chapter 9 felt great to me. I liked the first game, Innocence. It wasn’t the best game I’ve ever played, but it had a certain style, a dark ambiance, and a sense of hopelessness wrapped in medieval French settings. The characters, with their accents, were likeable and had soul. Requiem, on the other hand, lacks almost everything I loved about Innocence. I don’t really want to dwell on how the plot drags, how the gameplay (the stealth/killing balance and techniques) might not be perfect, or how the atmosphere lacks depth. What I find truly disappointing is the following. [b] 1. Dialogue structure and what characters actually talk about [/b] Characters never stop talking. And I mean, I love when characters talk and react to the world and what’s happening in it - that’s what makes a game feel alive. Lore clues, connections to current events, character backstories, the history of the places they visit. None of that here. At any given moment, the characters have exactly one reason to talk to each other, and that reason is Hugo. [i] “We must protect Hugo at all costs. This could change the world. Everything depends on it. If we don’t save Hugo, all is lost. We’re doing this for you, Hugo. Hugo, we love you. Hugo, we have to keep going to that horrible place to save you. [spoiler] Hugo, don’t worry about destroying an entire city - it’s not your fault. [/spoiler]” [/i] And every time, they do something that makes Hugo feel worse. In the end, they realize [spoiler] the best decision for everyone and everything would have been to leave Hugo the **** alone and live in the mountains - but by then, half of France is already gone. [/spoiler] None of the supporting characters act like individuals with distinct personalities. They exist solely to talk about how important it is to save Hugo. And maybe to help open some doors from time to time. [b] 2. The fast-food downgrade of the characters [/b] But what I truly hated was how the characters were downgraded - both in appearance (now they look like they walked out of an average Marvel movie) and in behaviour. This brings me to THE CORE issue with the game: the voice acting and direction. First, I should note that I don’t speak French, but playing with French VO is the only way I could enjoy the experience to any meaningful extent. The game still has most of the problems I listed above, but the characters’ motivations, struggles, and relationships become much clearer. In French, Amicia sounds as intended - a young girl, troubled by events, sometimes unstable, trying to protect her brother, struggling to tell right from wrong, unsure who to help or how. She shows a range of emotion. She acts and reacts differently throughout the game depending on what’s happening. But in the English VO, she sounds like a strong, independent woman in her 30s having one long, acute mental breakdown - and she’s fully aware she’s the centre of the story. Like a ****ing Lara Croft im medieval decorations. And for some reason, she has this little brother tagging along, annoying her while she loudly shouts and dramatically overcomes every obstacle in her path. This might sound bitter, especially coming from someone who literally beat the game twice just to get all the achievements. I’m not even an achievement hunter. I guess we all just act irrationally sometimes.

一個偏執狂姊姊與暴躁弟弟的故事。對了，包含DEI

esta bueno el juego, lastima lo mal optimizado que esta