Oh wow... accessibility options in VN, yes please! The writing was way wayy more interesting then I was expecting, especially descriptions of sensations. Was a bit concerned that the characters will be too much of edgy, but they were pretty balanced. Music is as magical beautiful as the landscapes and character designs, surely something I would love to listen outside of the VN. Also few sound and vfx effects to make it less of the digital comic. Choices felt a bit of arbitrary but I didn't mind it. I played with voices acting, and it greatly improved the experiences, as the performance was good and fitting characters.
The gameplay reminded me of Hellblade in that there were quite a few walk&talk/reminesce sections between more actiony scenes. There are puzzles that rely on your companions' abilities ala Tale of Two Sons, while the protagonist sneaks around and uses a sling and different flavour of amunition thereof. I do feel it suffers in the latter part of the game with the addition of "Heavy" enemies which can only be taken down in two specific ways, both of which were very wonky and caused me to have to repeat a few encounters numerous times. The game is very linear and self-contained levels, which to me is a big plus as you don't have to agonize over where to go next or wander through generic locations. There's not that many collectibles to gather, but we only found half of them (If that!) Graphics wise, Plague Tale is simply a gorgeous game with excellent music and sound design. It gives off the illusion of a world beyond the narrow confines of the map far better than any open world game ever did. Or ANY game, in fact. The story is pretty engaging, but it gets very wacky and increasingly supernatural towards the end (Culminating in a final confrontation that neither me nor my partner could take seriously with how ludicrous it was). Still, even with the latter goofiness, the story was enjoyable, in huge part thanks to the likable and well voiced characters. Of note is the fact that you can freely swap the language of the game audio, subtitles and game menus separately. Overall, a great purchase!
