Gaming News A Plague Tale Requiem: A Foreshadowing Name For The Future Of French ‘The Last Of Us’?
Starting tomorrow, the French studio Asobo, now known worldwide for its A Plague Tale license and its exemplary work on Microsoft Flight Simulator, unveils the sequel to the tragic adventures of Amicia and Hugo in a medieval France ravaged by the plague and the Inquisition . . To mark the launch, the studio spoke through the voice of Kevin Choteau, the game director, about the future of the license. Does this second part sound like a requiem for the franchise? Here is the answer!
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- A slap made in France for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
- Asobo’s swan song for Amicia and Hugo?
A slap made in France for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
In May 2019, Studio Asobo stood out A Plague Story: Innocence. For many players, the title of the French company turned out to be very successful: an enthusiastic reception that prompted the developers to put a sequel in the works. Formalized at E3 2021, we had to wait another year to finally know the release date and at the same time learn that A Plague Tale: Requiem would be added to the Xbox Game Pass catalog upon release. A boon for Microsoft gamers who can get a comparable title at a lower cost The last of us de Playstation. Its universe, as dark as that of Naughty Dog’s hit, has once again not gone unnoticed and the game has never stopped impressing players throughout its communication campaign.
We’re just hours away from the official release and there’s no shortage of qualifiers to sum up this sequel: a gripping story, increased immersion within the universe thanks to the PS5 and at the Xbox series etc a gameplay even more striking than its predecessor ! On our site we have finally been able to share with you our test as well as our definitive verdict on the French studio’s title. But if we’ve enjoyed browsing this sequel so much, we’re already wondering if we’re going to embark on a new quest alongside Amicia and Hugo.
Asobo’s swan song for Amicia and Hugo?
Inevitably, when we discovered the subtitle of this suite, namely “Requiem”, it was immediately clear to us that we were not going to embark on a very colorful and joyful quest. As a result, doubts hung over the franchise’s future, and it wasn’t until the eve of D-Day that we finally had the answer to that awful question: will Requiem be the last A Plague Tale? In a post published on PlayStation Blog, Kevin Choteau, the game’s director, took the time to talk about the future of the license, among other things.
Unfortunately, players risk discovering this sequel with the ball in their stomachs as it was meant to end the siblings’ story. Well, that’s what the director thinks” for the moment “. According to him, still The door is never closed ” and the future of the license depends in large part on it ” the reception of the players “. At the moment, the Asobo teams wish above all ” See her reaction before you decide anything “because they are them” the engine of our production “. This nuanced answer doesn’t really close a book, it turns a new page: Whether the enthusiasm of the players is sufficient enough to write a new chapter in the future remains to be seen.
