A Plague Tale: Requiem uses new-gen technology for “hundreds of thousands of rats”

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A Plague Tale: Requiem
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A Plague Tale: Requiem’s supervisor has actually disclosed exactly how it’s making use of new-gen technology via leaving last-gen gaming consoles behind.

Speaking to Edge Magazine in its latest issue (opens in new tab), A Plague Tale: Requiem supervisor Kevin Choteau draws back the drape on some brand-new technological information for the follow up. The follow up is a new-gen console unique to PS5 and also Xbox Series X/S, and also Choteau exposes this has actually truly assisted overhaul personality designs and also have their better information stand apart.

“In Innocence, some parts could look a bit like a theatre set due to technical limitations,” Choteau includes. Requiem’s new-gen systems have actually allowed designer Asobo “push the horizon much further”, claims Choteau, including that “all of those advancements are made to serve the narrative.”

That story would certainly be Hugo, and also the countless rats controling Requiem’s landscapes. Innocence included huge amounts of the vermin years earlier, yet Requiem has actually allowed Asobo “consider sequences that were previously impossible,” according to Choteau, consisting of “chases with hundreds of thousands of rats.” Lovely things.

“The rats evolve following Hugo’s illness,” Choteau exposes. Hugo de Rune dropped ill in the initial Plague Tale, and also it looks as though that disease has actually raised its head once more in Requiem, once more connecting bad lead character Amicia de Rune’s sibling to countless rats.

“They are now able to climb and are much more efficient at catching their prey by taking advantage of the environment,” Choteau proceeds. The supervisor additionally exposes the crowds of rats can also bewilder lights sometimes, a newly found capacity which is possibly sufficient to drive horror right into the heart of anybody that played A Plague Tale: Innocence.

A Plague Tale: Requiem’s release date was disclosed last month as October 18, and also it’ll be readily available on PS5, COMPUTER, and also Xbox Series X/ S at launch, consisting of through Xbox Game Pass on the first day for the last 2 systems. Check out our prolonged A Plague Tale: Requiem preview from last month at Tribeca Festival to see what we made from Asobo’s follow up up until now.

Head over to our upcoming Xbox Series X games overview for a complete examine all the titles concerning the new-gen Xbox console.

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Source: gamesradar.com

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