Rats to That
This past weekend, publisher Focus Entertainment offered up the first gameplay footage of its incoming next-gen sequel A Plague Tale: Requiem. If the grim-looking footage piqued your whiskers, but you still aren’t sure whether the franchise is for you, then you’re in luck, as Team Asobo is offering up a time-limited demo of original release A Plague Tale: Innocence.
The demo offers up to 50 minutes of gameplay or the entire first chapter, (whichever comes first), of the 2019 stealth adventure. This will give curious rat fans plenty of time to learn about aristocratic siblings Amicia and Hugo de Rune, along with the horrifying events that leave them out of home and hunted down like dogs — stalked by both The Inquisition and a devastating plague of black rats. More than enough opportunity to check out the gorgeous and gloomy adventure.
The A Plague Tale: Innocence demo is available to all PC players via the Focus Entertainment Store, and is powered by the cloud. Thus you need not worry about any downloads, just boot up the client and let the misery into your world. Yes, even more. Now a couple of years into its lifespan, the full game can be bagged for a relatively modest price on most platforms. You don’t need to hear, once again, that I really dig this title, but I also appreciate it might not be for everybody. At least now you can find out if it’s for you.
A Plague Tale: Innocence is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC platforms. A Plague Tale: Requiem is currently in development for PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, and Nintendo Switch via cloud gaming.
