A Plague Tale Requiem Release Date, Trailers, Gameplay Details, And More

A Plague Tale: Innocence was one of the most unexpected indie masterpieces that we got in 2019. Three years later, the Asobo Studio team is back with the sequel, A Plague Tale: Requiem. If you plan on playing the game, you must know about A Plague Tale: Requiem’s release date, trailers, gameplay details, and other info to make sure you are prepared to embark on the heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world set in 14th Century France, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Continue reading our guide as we discuss A Plague Tale: Requiem’s release date, trailers, gameplay details, its arrival on the game pass, and other things.

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A Plague Tale Requiem Release Date And Platforms

A Plague Tale: Requiem will release on October 18, 2022, on next-gen platforms including PC, Xbox Series X and S, and the PlayStation 5. So far, developer Asobo Studio has shared no info on delays or such. So, you can consider the initial 18th October release date as the final. 

While A Plague Tale: Requiem was revealed during E3 2021 by publishers Focus Entertainment, the game got its official release date during a stream that aired in June 2022. And as mentioned earlier, there are no changes to the release date. 

A Plague Tale Requiem Trailers

A Plague Tale: Requiem got its first reveal trailer on June 14, 2021, during the E3 Showcase event. It was a one-minute and forty seconds long CGI trailer that showed glimpses of the aftermath of the first game, A Plague Tale: Innocence. While giving a sneak peek at the new journey and challenges players will experience from the eyes of Amicia and Hugo in A Plague Tale: Requiem.

One year later, in June 2022, we got the second trailer, an extended gameplay trailer for A Plague Tale: Requiem. It was a twelve-minute extended gameplay sequence where you follow “Amicia and Hugo as they make their way through a massive ochre-red quarry overwhelmed with soldiers eager to capture them. Fortunately, the duo has many new tricks up their sleeve and doesn’t shy away from getting their hands dirty.” 

We got the third trailer for A Plague Tale: Requiem in August 2022. It was a gameplay overview that showcased the different landscapes and locations Amicia and Hugo journey through in the south parts of 14th century France in search of a cure for Hugo’s illness. 

The Story Trailer for A Plague Tale: Requiem got released in September 2022, making it the fourth trailer for the game. It was a full CGI trailer featuring Amicia and Hugo as “they set out to find a mysterious island in the hope of ending the curse which runs through Hugo’s blood, they find themselves having to rely on the help of the people they meet.” 

The most recent trailer for A Plague Tale: Requiem was released on October 3, 2022, and was titled “Lucas and Sophia.” The trailer’s main focus was to let players know that in this new journey, Amicia and Hugo can count on old and new friends to help them on their journey.

A Plague Tale Requiem Gameplay Details

The gameplay of the first entry in the A Plague Tale series, A Plague Tale: Innocence, was more focused on stealth, indirect confrontations, chase sequences, environmental puzzle solving, and other such things. 

A Plague Tale: Requiem expands the original gameplay notion of the first game while adding nuances like lethal action combat with the addition of Crossbow and Knife, a non-linear approach to set pieces with bigger maps and different paths that lead to the objective.

Is A Plague Tale: Requiem Coming To Game Pass?

Yes! A Plague Tale: Requiem will come to the Game Pass subscription service on day one, which is October 18, 2022. If you are a Game Pass subscriber, you can pre-download the game before its official release. 

A Plague Tale: Requiem Pre-Order Bonus

A Plague Tale: Requiem has a lot in store to offer you if you pre-order the game ahead of its October 18, 2022, release on the PC, Xbox, or PlayStation platforms. You get cosmetics for Amicia, a bunch of Crafting Materials to make your life easy while playing the game, and an exclusive crossbow skin.

Here is what you get when you pre-order A Plague Tale: Requiem:

• The Red Damsel Crossbow Skin
• Bonus Crafting Materials 
• 13 Exclusive Cosmetics for Amecia

That concludes our guide on A Plague Tale: Requiem’s release date, trailers, gameplay details, and other details. 

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