To Retroism, the publisher of this re-release - crack your retro games before releasing them digitally after 20-30 years. This is amateur hour. Am I actually supposed to look for a particular word from a particular page of the manual in 2021? You have really though that having people to ALT-Tab from the game, look for the PDF of the manual, and jump through all the ridiculous 90s copy protection hoops *instead* of letting them play the damn game is a great move? What were you thinking? This is insane.
Unfortunately enough, the game comes with an installer that skips several critical files, rendering the title virtually unplayable. Solutions available online might work, but did not work in my case. Buyer beware.
Set in the Kingdom of France during the Hundred Years' War, "A Plague Tale: Innocence" tells the equally compelling and morbid story of young Amicia de Rune and her little brother Hugo, as they are pursued by the Inquisition through a land ravaged by a horrifying blight. Developed by the Bordeaux, France-based Asobo Studio and published by Focus Home Interactive, "A Plague Tale: Innocence" proves to be a bit of a sleeper hit that can be easily overlooked in the deluge of spectacular AAA titles. While this game clearly doesn't have the biggest budget in the world and on occasion one can tell that the developers are punching a little bit above their weight, the effort that has been clearly dedicated to this title is absolutely charming, and it soon becomes obvious that "A Plague Tale" is way more substantial than the sum of its parts. The story stretched over around 8 hours of the campaign is amazingly efficient at tying the consecutive challenges and tasks together, the gameplay is varied enough to cover even for the weakest of its elements, and the consistently solid VO work is almost as impressive as the very clever and creative use of music. While this title isn't perfect, it is definitely worth the time of those who appreciate releases like "The Last of Us", "Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons", and "Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice". In other words - 'tis a game worth plagueing!
