#42
A Plague Tale: Innocence
YoY: NEW
Unquestionably one of my favourite games from the last few years, A Plague Tale: Innocence is a brilliant example of a studio using limited resources to their absolute limit and creating something exceptional. The setting alone is beautiful in its bleakness, and in many ways it is among the most gorgeous games of recent times thanks to its excellent art design. The stealth and combat gameplay are a little on the simple side, but are still satisfying regardless, the story that combines wonderfully written tragic tales with elements of the supernatural is great, and the main character Amicia ended up becoming one of my favourite video game protagonists. I also love how impressively tense the developers managed to script the stealth sections, where it feels like you're just on the verge of getting caught right before you manage to slip past the enemy.
The only real blemish the game had was the final boss battle, which was just kind of frustrating. Otherwise, however, I have very little negative to say about A Plague Tale. The dark, hopeless atmosphere contrasted with moments of joy and happiness, the bittersweet story, and wonderful music make this a great game, and I'm very eagerly waiting for the sequel to release, hopefully next year.
