A sequel that gets all its rats in a row.
Never work with children or animals, the old showbiz adage goes. And while the sentiment doesn't usually stretch to games, it's a brave developer who would place an impulsive five-year-old at the centre of a harrowing action adventure, or try to construct logical systems atop a horde of ravenous rats. Yet Asobo Studio managed exactly that with A Plague Tale: Innocence, and its bold sequel raises the stakes with an even defter touch.
Naturally, the group's fortunes soon take a turn for the worse, and it's not long before you're knee deep in slurry, cadavers and beady-eyed rodents."Nothing ever stays nice," Hugo says, succinctly. Requiem excels in these contrasts, though, flooding the screen with vibrant joys one minute, despair the next.
With all this extra room to develop, many human encounters become stealth sandboxes, peppered with hiding spots, vantage points and shortcuts. These are more expansive than their equivalents in Innocence, and gift you more material to work with. Once again, you collect ingredients to craft into throwable chemical compounds, such as fire starters, extinguishers and rat bait, but it's easier to locate and combine what you need.
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