Tag: A Plague Tale
News Rat-Infested Sequel A Plague Tale: Requiem Surpasses 1 Million Players in Just One Week
Maybe 30fps isn't such a deal breaker after all?
A Plague Tale: Requiem was released last week to positive reviews, and publisher Focus Entertainment has announced that the rat-filled adventure has racked up more than one million players in the days since, and has released a hype-inducing accolades trailer to celebrate. This might not surprise the...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give A Plague Tale: Requiem?
Share your own verdict
It's been just over a week since A Plague Tale: Requiem launched for PS5, so now it's time to share your own views and final review score, presuming you've finished the rat-infested adventure. As a direct follow-up to 2019's A Plague Tale: Innocence, it's mightily impressive what Asobo Studio has managed to achieve in just...
News No Plans for A Plague Tale: Requiem Sequel, But 'The Door Is Never Closed' Says Director
Never say never
A Plague Tale: Requiem is out in the wild, and while the fact that the PS5 title caps out at just 30fps seems to have ruffled some feathers, we thought the game itself was great, nonetheless. It remains to be seen how successful the follow-up to 2019's A Plague Tale: Innocence will ultimately end up being, but at least for right now,...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Caps Out at Just 30fps on PS5, 40fps on 120hz TVs
Feel the power of PlayStation
Well, we were onto a good thing for a moment there, weren't we? Following the news that Gotham Knights, despite scrapping the PS4 version of the game would run at just 30fps on PS5, we learn that will also be the case for Asobo Studios' latest, A Plague Tale: Requiem. We noted this in
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Dev Warns Players as Spoilers Begin to Circulate Online
Rats!
It's a tale as old as time; physical copies of a game are shipped early, and unscrupulous players begin uploading large segments of gameplay, which are then clipped out and circulated online. Such is the case with A Plague Tale: Requiem, with developer Asobo warning fans to be careful if they want to go into the experience fresh as a daisy...
News Lindsey Stirling's Performance Is Suitably Epic in A Plague Tale: Requiem Music Video
The stage is set
Famed violinist and master maestro Lindsey Stirling has lent her talents to an official A Plague Tale: Requiem music video, and the results are fantastic. Her particular style lends itself well to the game's 14th-century setting and its central theme, initially composed by Olivier Derivière. Stirling has gained well-deserved...
News Amicia Displays Her Deadly Crossbow Skills in A Plague Tale: Requiem's Latest Trailer
Take no prisoners
A Plague Tale: Requiem is set to drown us all in rats when it launches on PS5 on 18th October, an adventure which is reportedly quite meaty. The sequel makes some changes to the formula laid out by A Plague Tale: Innocence, chief
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Harnesses the Power of the PS5 to Bring Your Nightmares to Life
Capable of rendering 300,000 rats onscreen
It's been a good week for fans looking forward to A Plague Tale: Requiem, as we have had a gorgeous new story trailer, and learned how long a typical playthrough of the game will take. Let's keep the hype train rolling then, with a look at some of the ways in which developer Asobo Studio
News The World Is Drowning in Rats in A Plague Tale: Requiem's Latest Story Trailer
Beware the vermintide
A Plague Tale: Requiem will continue the cursed tale of Hugo and Amicia, and the next leg of their fraught journey of discovery promises to be a substantial one, almost half again as long as A Plague Tale: Innocence. We learn a little more about what is at stake in a new, rat-filled story trailer. The de Rune siblings set out...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Average Playthrough Will Take 15-18 Hours, and 'There's No Filler'
Half again as long as the original
A Plague Tale: Requiem's 18th October release date is now just weeks away, and as the appointed date draws closer, anticipation builds. We were fans of predecessor A Plague Tale: Innocence, which featured a genuinely gripping narrative only somewhat let down by samey stealth sections. We learned a few notable new...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Casts Voice Talent from Bloodborne
Amicia and Hugo actors reprise roles
Asobo Studio has revealed A Plague Tale: Innocence voice actors Charlotte McBurney and Logan Hannan are reprising their roles for next month's sequel, and will be joined by talent who have lent their voices to Bloodborne and the Netflix TV series Heartstopper. McBurney is once again Amicia while Hannan plays the...
News Anticipated PS5 Game A Plague Tale: Requiem Goes Gold
Out 18th October 2022
The incredibly promising PS5 action-adventure game A Plague Tale: Requiem has gone gold ahead of its 18th October 2022 release date. This means work on the base 1.0 version is complete, allowing Asobo Studio to turn its attention to the day one patch for further polishing. "We can't wait for you to see what adventures await...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Shares Deep Dive into Gameplay
Goes full Rockstar
Ahead of its anticipated PS5 launch on 18th October 2022, Asobo Studio has uploaded a new A Plague Tale: Requiem gameplay video that takes a page from Rockstar's book with a bodiless voice explaining what's happening on screen in a calm and collected manner. Over five minutes of footage reveals new cutscenes, gameplay features,...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Brings Back Rats on 18th October for PS5
Plus lengthy gameplay showcase
A Plague Tale: Requiem will release for PS5 on 18th October 2022, it's been confirmed. Publisher Focus Entertainment shared the news during a gameplay-focused livestream, giving us our latest look at the sequel to A Plague Tale: Innocence. Check it out above. Footage shows off some new characters, weapons, and...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Release Date to Be Announced on 23rd June
Part of the Focus Showcase
Here's why the A Plague Tale: Requiem release date wasn't announced yesterday: the reveal will actually take place on 23rd June 2022 in a short Focus Showcase. The official date will be accompanied by an "extended gameplay trailer" — presumably building off of what we saw yesterday — at 5pm BST / 9am PT / 12pm ET on...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Still Set for 2022 in New Trailer
More combat and movement options shown
Asobo Studio is still saying A Plague Tale: Requiem will release this year for PS5 as the developer shares a new trailer as part of the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase. It was presumed we would get a final date as part of the livestream but a specific day and month weren't shared. At least the game itself...
News Rats Strike TV Deal as A Plague Tale Gets Its Own Series
Will stick to its French roots
Turning games into TV shows and movies is all the rage nowadays, with PlayStation Productions at the forefront of the push. We've already seen Uncharted perform impressively in the cinema, and next year it'll be the turn of The Last of Us on streaming services. One more TV adaptation of a game series that has just been...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Infests PS5 with New Story Trailer
Rats
Right, then: here’s a better look at the rat-infested sequel to surprise hit A Plague Tale: Innocence. Announced earlier in the year, A Plague Tale: Requiem does, admittedly, look like more of the same: you’ll be controlling Amicia de Rune, attempting to keep her (annoying) younger brother Hugo safe. The rich, period backdrop appears to be...
News A Plague Tale: Innocence PS5 Version Confirmed, Rumoured for PS Plus
Coming 6th July
A native PlayStation 5 version of A Plague Tale: Innocence has been announced, arriving on 6th July 2021. The game will utilise a 4K resolution at 60 frames-per-second and include further visual enhancements. There will also be support for 3D Audio. A free PS4 to PS5 upgrade is promised for those who already own the game, but there...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Plagues PS5 in 2022
Rat-filled sequel announced
Update: A Plague Tale: Requiem has been confirmed for PlayStation 5 by publisher Focus Home Interactive, but it will not release on PS4. "Embark on an emotional and breathtaking journey in the sequel to the award-winning A Plague Tale: Innocence," the blurb reads. "Follow Amicia and her brother Hugo, as they do whatever...
News A Plague Tale: Innocence Sells More Than One Million Copies Worldwide
Bring on the sequel
A Plague Tale: Innocence is one of the greatest titles publisher Focus Home Interactive has ever put out and that appears to have translated into a lot of sales more than a year after release. Asobo Studio today announced that the game has sold more than one million copies across the globe, surely making it a successful project...
Rumour A Plague Tale 2 in Development, Planned for Release in 2022
Stripped of innocence
Eek! This is a rumour that gets this particular scribe rather excited. A Plague Tale: Innocence is one of 2019's most underrated games, but that didn't stop people from going out and buying it -- the game and RPG GreedFall increased publisher Focus Home Interactive's revenue by 80%. It's no wonder then that a sequel is...
News A Plague Tale: Innocence's PS4 Story Trailer Is Très Bon
Magnifique
There’s someone at Focus Home Interactive who has the same taste as your humble host, because this author would have greenlit projects like Vampyr, The Council, and, of course, A Plague Tale: Innocence. Developed by Asobo Studio, the story-driven title intends to unravel the yarn of Amicia and her sibling Hugo, who are on the run from...
E3 2017 Rats! A Plague Tale: Innocence Scuttles to PS4
Someone call the Pied Piper
This sounds wonderful on paper, it’s just a shame Focus Home Interactive doesn’t have more than a teaser trailer to show yet. A Plague Tale: Innocence is set in 1349, as a great plague ravages France. You’ll play as a boy and a girl named Hugo and Amicia, as you attempt to outrun the Inquisition and a swarm of...
