A PLAGUE TALE: REQUIEM

Given the indefinite article and colon of the title, a

Plague Tale sequel was perhaps always to be expected. The first game was a kind of miniature

The Last Of Us that told its story well, but also showed off Asobo’s technical nous – something we’re now much better acquainted with after the studio’s work on Flight Simulator.

The stars of the original are back – Amicia and Hugo, yes, but also the swarms of photophobic rats – now transplanted to what looks like the Mediterranean coast. It’s an opportunity for beautiful scenery and even denser waves of rats, apparently not dissuaded by the sunshine. Despite its place in Microsoft’s showcase, this is a multiplatform title, and it’s telling that the Switch version is being delivered via cloud streaming – expect another technical showpiece, and one of the first real thirdparty efforts of the new gen.