Gotta respect the writers for having the courage to have a sad/bad ending. Everyone wants a happy ending but things don't always end that way. Sometimes a sad ending fits better.
I gotta admit that the ending crushed my soul and left me sad asf. BUT, it's not an obvious ending, and as the games was already unique in its own way, the ending just added a huge extra value to it, with the message that even if you try your hardest, sometimes you need to know when to stop. It's harsh, but that's real, true and it made the great game we all enjoyed. One of the best plots I've experienced are indeed in A Plague Tale games :)
It's hit me so hard because I truly expected that amicia would save Hugo and she, him, and Lucas could live together in the mountains and be happy but nope. The ending felt like a punch to the heart
@The Quiver I feel really weird and sad like this story was very well don to the point where it makes you feel the same way the characters felt in many situations and especially when you had to kill Hugo...man this is depressing
Hugo: I cant stop myself, only u can stop me. I love you, i have been happy with u, good bye Amicia....these words break by heart into thousands pieces & It's been five days today to complete the game, but theee words stuck in my mind😥😭😭😭😭😭
Correction: Arnaud was a knight and fought alongside the count, in a battle the Count abandoned Arnaud and his squad including Arnaud's son which led to his son's death, for that reason Arnaud holds the count responsible and seeks revenge. Its mentioned in the final fight between Arnaud and the Count when he mentions his son to which Arnaud replies "Do not speak of him, his blood is on your hands" then Count says "it was war!" Arnaud replies "You abandoned us to the enemy"
It's very strange and abrupt that Arnaud (the mercenary) was hunting Amicia and wounded her, only for him to turn coats immediately afterwards and join forces.
@@Avantime That's human emotions for you. They aren't really rational. They never were. You cannot really know what goes on behind the head of another. One moment someone is all nice to you the next he tries to kill you with a brick. The opposite can also happen when the motivation of the person changes through circumstances. It just goes to show that his revenge for his son and his hatred for the Count way overshadowed the feelings he held for a little girl. He saw Hugo's magical-like powers and got tempted using them to do what had been out of reach for him this far. All he had to do to get his hands on this power, was holding his hands to slay a little girl. She was just a little inconvinience belonging to the deal he stroke with Hugo. I can see Hugo hugging his legs and beg Arnaud to save his sister while promising to do whatever he wants in the heat of the moment and Arnaud having seen his power jumping on the occasion. The rest were unplanned feelings blossoming and maturing over time. It only feels rushed to us because we didn't really get to see how this allianz came to pass through Amicia's black-out and us not really knowing anything about the man named Arnaud. Thus, it caught us by surprise just as intended and woke the interest in us players to know more about Arnaud and why he did an 180 suddenly. I don't think it was badly written.
@@Cyon2012 I am still unclear, however, what Arnaud and his men were doing in the area originally. They were the 'mercenaries' at the beginning of the game? Was there not a line close to the fall of the Red City that the Count(?) or the mercenaries were taking advantage of the plague to take the city?
The Ironic thing in the series is. Amicia has doom many Inoccent people to die with her knowing it, by always clinging on the hope Hugo can be cured, while on the other hand when Hugo realise the water can't heal him he was soo depressed, he just want everything in his life to be over, but Amicia keep draging what basically a living WMD around for the Vain hope of curing Hugo. In the first game Amicia doesn't know Hugo pretty well since he was born, but throught this Journey the bonds between the two grews to the points where in the second game, Amicia goals to cured Hugo has become more and more of an Obsessions. The truth has been written on the wall and told many times in Second game that whatever she do, Hugo is doomed but Amicia refuse to accept it. The most Ironic thing is In the game the Protecter job isn't too protect the Carrier, in fact it was too protect the people from the Carrier.
Yes! Finally someone who also understands! I know I wasn’t the only one that saw Amicia was in denial about hugo being cured, there is NO CURE but she refuses to acknowledge it and in doing so dooms thousands.
that's why in the end Hugo made Amicia realized that curing him was impossible, that she is clinging for something that is inevitable. but I do understand Amicia for caring so much for his brother in the end Hugo died in peace knowing that Amicia loved him so much and would destroy anything in her path to do so. unlike Basilius who died sad and vengeful. I hope that this game would have part 3.
I’m hoping Hugo will be reborn as the kid in the end with the macula in the next sequel into a different timeline bt this time not to die ..shld tell the makers that
@@rahuljacobgeorge573La Cuna'daki resimlerde Hugo'nun olduğunu görüyoruz. Ayrıca Milo " Sen resimdeki kızsın." dediğinde bunun da Amicia olduğu ortaya çıkıyor. Demek istediğim bütün taşıyıcı ve koruyucular farklı adlar taşısalar da Hugo ve Amicia'ya benziyorlar
yeah and the macula would stop from reawakening if the last carrier would live peacefully. I think the plot for the third game was that. the end of the macula curse.
The Count and Countess twist the logic of their cult to their own ends to a bizarre degree. Does it never occur to them that killing the family of the ‘child of embers’ will not endear the child to them but instead achieve the opposite?
Well the count knows it's fake, as he made it up, and the countess is using it to cope with PTSD and depression from past abuse, so isn't exactly thinking logically.
I'd criticize the writing of that bit if it weren't for the fact that I've seen real people believe in crazier things. The Countess seriously believed Hugo was a godlike being rather than a real child with real emotions, and likely assumed that he would look passed the deaths of his blood relatives to accept his "true" parents. This is what happens when someone who's as broken as Emilie was gets taken advantage of by someone like her husband.
they are building up to some assassins creed level of story here with the generational interconnection and super power magic stuff and hidden orders forming around it
The first game was easily one of my favourite games in the past decade purely on story and characters. I'm always a sucker for games about family because this game reminds me of my older sister and I. Haven't played Requiem because I can't afford it at current price but leaving a comment for the algorithm and to support the video. Hoping to come back to this video one day.
Love thise story driven games too. If the game has good game play as well it comes full circle. Some games doesn't but still, because of the investment they put into the story, characters and all the aspects concerning the formentioned it's a good game on my list, and a few of those has really managed to make an impression on me. Talking about the games that has that "little extra" not like a very good game, like cyberpunk or gta5 which I will say is very entertaining but didn't have that.. extra. For me those games is The last of us 1 A plaguetale innocence Assassins creed black flag Life is strange 1 Dragon age 1 I have absolutely no clue of how many times I have played thise games through and through countless times, just to attempt to achieve that same feeling I had during the first playthrough of them, but unfortunatly it's just a once in a lifetime thing.
I absolutely love both games and I understand why they went with this ending. To me personally though, this ending does feel really unrewarding the whole journey Hugo and amicia made to live a happy life, amicia went through all the struggle to keep Hugo alive and in the end it was all in vain, and Hugo tried to cling on to hope he would get healed, even when he got disappointed so often. As I said I understand why they ended their story the way they did, possibly having to do with the reincarnation theory, and I still loved every part of it. But for amicia and Hugo themselves I hated to see that heartbreaking ending.
That's the point. There was never hope for them. It was an illusion. The real message is the moments you have through life. Hugo never went outside his whole life, Amicia never knew him. Through their journey they got to live together. To love each other. He was never going to have a happy ending. That would be cliche garbage writing
The whole point of the game was that it was that them living happily was never going to happen. You could sympathise with them wanting to save Hugo, but from an outside perspective it should have been obvious that they where ultimately doing more harm and it was never going to have a happy ending for them. The vision at the end was Hugo showing Amicia that she couldn't fight this and needed to accept that her role wasn't to protect the carrier, but to protect everyone else from the macula.
It might help to consider that cyclical prophecy stories generally should have three acts; the story, the reprise (which is the lowest point of the story), and finally the triumph. There should still be one more act.
I'm pretty sure its in regard to blood relation as to why and who the Macula choses. Basically, Hugo is most likely related to Basilius and it was why Hugo was able to dream of the island where Basilius died. Family blood is mentioned a few times in the game to somewhat hint that the de Rune bloodline have been the bearers of the curse for centuries.
Hugo is not related to Basilius. Macula travels in more than one family’s bloodlines, De Rune family being one of them. Basilius and Aelia were not related either.
@@kitsuu6677 You mean Basilius and Aelia ? Basilius was abandoned by his parents and was taken in by a church. Later, when Macula signs started showing up the Order found him. They brought him to La Cuna and appointed a knight to him who was Aelia. They were not related and Aelia was in La Cuna before him. This is all cannon and written in a special edition book by Focus Ent. It is all in French though.
amicia de rune is a fantastic character and im sad knowing we'll never see her again. but i know with hugo gone her story has ended, and I felt the ending we got was satisfying
@@42_cc87 I believe Asobo was originally a support studio for other studio's projects. A Plague Tale Innocence was their first outing with their own original IP. I'm sure if Requiem does well we can expect a 3rd game! That teaser after-credit seems to hint at a possible sequel. Fingers crossed they keep going
I believe the island dream sequence's Phoenix is actually foreshadowing to something stretching more than just the entire game of Requiem. At the very end we get the glimpse of the macula awakening once again in the age of medicine and science and finally being able to understand germ theory and the spread of diseases. If you consider that "the pond" is not real place in space, but instead a place in time, then it starts to make more sense. The remedy for the macula (The Pond) can only reasonably be found in the future, since that is when scientific advances were so developed to be able to create cures for so many diseases. To add to this, bodies of water are what were first tested with the invention of the microscope. And a petry dish is what is used to see into the microscopic world. In other words, a tiny pond. It's really brilliant symbolism and shows the foresight that the team could be setting up for the last entry in the Plague series. I could be wrong, but the idea of The Pond being symbolic of the petry dish observations of microscopic diseases seems to resonate with the very last scene of the game.
This story broke me. It's probably one of the saddest tales ever. I really sympathized with hugo. He new he was a danger to everyone, he wanted to live but not if it caused everyone harm. His sister wouldn't listen, until it was far too late. He even begged her.
I think they'll create a third game where finally the macula is destroyed and the reincarnated Hugo and Amecia both survive. The first plague the protector dies first, in this game's plague the carrier dies first. I think in the protector will finally be able to save the child destroy the macula and ggez gameover.
Yea i hope Amicia and Hugo is reborn bt this time the outcome wld be different by overcoming the macula ..bt it wld be in a different modern world today as it respawns after every 800 years ..
Poor siblings... I feel sorry for them... I hope the next game finally puts an end to the curse so that the ones affected by it can finally rest in peace... This game is beautiful the background view is breath taking...
Cross my fingers for the sequel of this game to come to fruition I'm such a sucker for mythological theories for magic (for this instance Alchemy) be brought to the modern setting, played around with the lore and build upon. It simply has so much potential story wise and game mechanics to add in relative to the modernism in the setting with the right people developing the game
Fun Fact: There was Latin in the game! For example, Prima Macula which means "first spot" another is the book that "cured" Hugo Sanguinis Intinera which means "Deep Blood"
@@carterisgod22. Not actually that simple; Latin was still spoken and used by many people, but rarely was it used as a more casual language after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.
Amicia got sliced by sword, got hit by an arrow and still alive? I personally think that Amecia and Hugo both are recincarnation of Aelia and Basilius respectively. Hugo's dream is the memory of Basilius used by the Macula to lure Hugo to them.
I absolutely ADORE your channel, Harry! I especially enjoyed the video you did on “The Dark Descent”. Please keep up the good work! Sending all my good vibes and warm regards ✨
@@checkb0y985 killing joel was a mistake, it can go both ways, all depending on what has been and what they choose to do with it going forward. But killing a main character people has invested a lot of shit into is often gunna end poorly. In my case, having spent all that investment into joel, his story and journey in the first game and his development throughout, and seem his change and love for and with ellie grow. Then just to have it all fucked up in the start of the second game was just not at all a good feeling and on top of that, I didn't even get to avenge him and feel justice served where justice is due. It just left me feeling like someone gave me a big fuck you in the end of it all. Where everything I have done in the game is to get revenge, but when I finally get the chance, the whole build up just leads to nothing. The whole reason and goal with the game is to find abby and avenge joel, but when you do.. nothing... I get it, they wanna show that forgiveness wins in the end and all that. But it just felt like I had carried a giant boulder up a steep mountain but when I get there someone just grabs it and throws it back down.
@@checkb0y985 Some people like garbage storytelling (like the Last Of Us 2), and that’s okay. But just because some people like garbage storytelling, it doesn’t mean what they like is good. You like garbage storytelling, and that’s okay.
I thought the count killed his son indirectly, when they are fighting Arnaud is talking about how he is a coward and such with the count arguing we were at war. (As in he was leading them all in and retreated the army leaving Arnaud to die with his son and whoever was in the front ).
Perhaps the third game will emulate current events. Since the Macula is manifestation of the Black Death and the Justinian plague in history. The plague (Yersinia pestis) is bacterial infection that is now treated with antibiotics. Perhaps the curse would mutate in the next game.
We know Part three is coming! I can’t wait! Requiem was GTOY material! This game made my holiday season real nice! I started playing Requiem in mid November trying to balance it with God of War. I actually found myself having a difficult time leaving Requiem. It got to a point where I just went with Requiem! It’s one of my all time favorite games!
This game deserved at least one award, at the video games of the year, at the level of scenario, at the level of scenery, at the level of music and at the level of acting. It deserved at least one in any case Goty in my heart, even if I liked Elden ring and God of war. in addition for an AA it manages perfectly to face AAA.
I'd like to watch this video now, Harry, but I don't want the story spoiled as I plan to play this game and Innocence when I get a chance. They both look great. Anyway, here's +1 engagement for the channel. Keep up the good work.
I thought the last of us part 2 would be the only game that could stomp on my soul and leave me emotionally traumatized, but a plague tale requiem was like: hold my sling
They should release a DLC based on the adventures of Beatrice and Lucas on how they found Amicia, etc. But I'm wondering, how did the stoic, determinable, mother Beatrice in Plague Tale Innocence got captured and put on a sacrificial pole? She handle herself well in combat in the first game, so... what happened? Guards overwhelmed her? I suppose that.
part of me theorize at first that they are somewhat related that the curse is transfers through bloodline but then it could easily be stopped by choosing not to have children... so i guess this could be like Avatar where it's random? But reflecting about the story and it's focus i also realise that they lean more in to Science and Alchemy than Magic so we don't really know 100% and maybe the 3rd game will fully reveal it. maybe the series adaptation will too..
Requiem recently came out on PlayStation plus, I didn’t even know there was a second game so I replayed innocence and then recently finished playing requiem. I’m a fully grown man but I was up at 3:40am crying my eyes out. I don’t know what it is about both of the games but it’s just a purely different story telling that I’m use to it’s beautiful well written and well designed and I wish more developers would take notes. That’s my person opinion though.
I thought the ending would be like, Amicia finally found hugo's island.. hugo and amicia is happy they proved hugo's dream as being true.. hugo is healed and live a happy life with the others.. I wasn't expecting any of these :(
The game was so amazing! I actually learned some history and some LATIN in the game! One of the first games I call educational! I'm glad I know the story now!
It’s kind of an ‘Of Mice and Men’ ending. Amicia puts Hugo out of his misery for the sake of him but also for the sake of everyone Hugo was putting into danger and ultimately killing, albeit she does it far too late, and by that point the damage that’s been done is irreversible. The irony of it all is the Amicia and many others spent so much time and effort, putting their lives on the line, just in the end for Amicia to kill him herself.
After seeing Hugo's dream i was waiting to see him healed.. even at the end when he told Amicia that she knows what to do i was hoping i can just shoot the chains and free him.. and i cound't.. the last shot was a hardest thing to do in this game. My heart was broken, same as Amicia's heart 😢 i really hope they make new plague tale where we can follow Amicia story that she left for us and we can heal that newborn from the plague
Hugo’s death is very sad but I think Beatrice’s death is even more tragic because she died thinking that Amicia was gonna be killed next and that Hugo would destroy the world due to her and Amicia’s death
That was pretty good though I was hoping you would have more theories on what could the next games be , even though I know they haven't really given much evidence for a lot speculation. Man it made really sad that Hugo diedeven after amicia and him had been through hell and back. I really want them not to change the characters honestly for one more game , maybe make some plot twists that way, cause I haven't gotten my closure from this game yet lmfao
We can guess a pattern. Where the first one was 800 years ago. This game takes place in the14th century. Ergo, 1300 + 800 = 2100 ish. Which also makes sense as clearly the baby at the end of the game is on something electronic. Putting it into modern times. Also, at the end Amecia is laying hints out to the next Protector/Carrier. We would likely be exploring her works. And if you add in this is a genetic line, we could even get the same voice actors but with new characters which would be interesting. And possible flashbacks (if Hugo's dreams were actually memories).
Thanks for this video! Although I loved this game, I'm still confused about a bunch of things like how the Macula works, and what the actual cure for it really is...like, what should the protagonists have done? I apologize in advance for this extra long comment... The first game showed that even with Hugo comfortable at home, he was sick, and the rat plague was already starting (i.e. Amicia's dog getting killed by rats). He was also happy and content at the Red City when they arrived, although suddenly felt bad without anything triggering emotional distress. I also wonder if it's fair to say that Hugo "brought" the plague to the Red City by going there since it seems clear that the plague was well underway before they even got there. Authorities had all the time to isolate the sick, blackout information, and tally the dead. I think the same could be said about La Cuna, which was the epicenter of the Justinian plague. The slavers already knew about the rats, and were actively trying to attract them. How does the Macula work in terms of time? Amicia seems to think she could find the next carrier within her lifetime. I also wondered if the Macula was dormant after the Justinian plague because it was sated, or because subsequent carriers over hundreds of years either died early, or lead relatively stress-free lives that didn't trigger the final threshold, or were able to resist the Macula. What is the actual "cure" or solution to the Macula? Would a safe, happy environment for the carrier be enough? Like, maybe the early symptoms and a smaller epidemic of rats might still happen, but a full-blown plague could be avoided if the carrier were kept safe and happy? People have said they should have just killed Hugo early on, but clearly the Order wasn't a group of assassins who went around killing Macula carriers, so that probably wasn't a practical solution for the Macula... And finally, on a much smaller note, what's the deal with those beekeepers in the beginning? Do we just brush that off as Medieval era craziness? Haha. Again, thanks for the video. :)
The origins of Macula are still unknown.......Maybe in the third release which likely be set in the modern era will give us insight into how the Macula came into existence and why it only affects certain family bloodlines.........
@@JitzyJT The order seemed to be benevolent in the first game...and the De Rune family was connected to them somehow. But yeah, the second game revealed them to be quite nefarious... if they were powerful enough to build all those structures, they probably also wanted a return on that investment.
I believe killing Hugo early on would not have stopped the Macula. As you mentioned, rats were coming out of the ground and killing everything in site at the beginning of the first game, before Hugo had the ability to control the rats that way. Only when Hugo merged with Macula at the end of the 2nd game, only then would killing Hugo stop the Macula, at least for the next 800 years or so. So it was Amicia's job, as the protector, to keep Hugo alive, until that final stage. Her dream of living a peaceful life with Hugo would've just postposed the inevitable, because it's impossible to live a life free of anger and stress. The Macula behaves like a virus that can stay dormant in your body for years, until you have a stressful event, which causes your immune system to weaken. The virus seizes that opportunity and attacks. In the case of the Macula, it's a supernatural virus that can control infected rats on its own, but it needs to merge with a human host, the carrier, in order to achieve its most powerful form and block out the sun, its one weakness.
@@N0obusMaximus Hm, yes, I think that's probably how it works. Thank you. Although my hopeful side thinks maybe living in peace could prevent the most severe aspects of the Macula. Perhaps there would still be some rats, and maybe Hugo would eventually die before reaching adulthood, but a full-blown plague would be avoided. I don't think he has to be completely free of stress or anger. Just free of the type of stress that comes with getting tortured, or his sister being threatened or killed. The two biggest changes came when his mother was murdered, and when he thought Amicia was dead. Also important to note that Hugo was a gentle soul, only pushed to murderous rage in the most extreme situations (not like that goat that surprised him suddenly got devoured by rats, lol.). So yeah, maybe the job of the Protector is to keep him alive long enough so he could sacrifice himself willingly somehow. I'm just leaning towards a more optimistic interpretation.
Don't buy it, it's a waste of time and money. Hugo dies in the end, killed by Amicia. Good job writers. Similar bullcrap to the Last of us 2. Another franchise in the garbage can.
For some reason my brain says it's related to the mark of Cain. Cain murdered his younger brother and was cursed by God with a mark. Would be a twisted kind of justice if Cain's curse was the cursed blood, and his descendants are cursed to die as children at the hands of their older sibling/protector.
For your point about how the magdula chooses its carrier. Maybe it’s linked to the protector. Considering it needs the host to be alive to be alive to spread and not be immediately killed and every time the plague turns up there has to be a protector it probably seeks out a child with someone like an Amecia or aelia around
There´s a little mistake in the video. When Milo died, he did not look at Amicia, thinking she is the protector girl from the picture, but at Sophia. He just sees himself getting killed by a woman, thinking that this woman must be the one whos with the boy, just like in the picture. Well thats how I saw it when playing that part of the game.
god, requiem... finished it on pc a few days ago... still sad for hugo. The soundtrack, graphics and world building by Asobo was impressive and emotional
I really hope the reincarnation theory is holding true and that a new game will be in progress building on it. I would also be really curious how this story would depict itself in a present day setup. The protector would most likely use guns and chemistry and whatnot. Who would it be Amicia is reincarnated next? Will all of this just remain wishful thinking? I hope not. I hope they make this game! Of course this time they better not make the ending the very same. Alone for story purposes they cannot use it TWICE! But a modern setup might be a greater challenge than the middle ages for the developers since people have so many more possibilities. In the end I just want to know what happened to Amicia and the rest. Only another game can give me that answer.
Amicia and Hugo's story would most likely be used as important historical context just like how Ezio and Altair especially are viewed. They could even have Amicia as the historical protagonist and a new protagonist in the modern day setting and these 2 interchange similar to what we have in GTA 5 in order to tell the story. They might not even have to depict a 21st century. They could easily set the sequel in the 30's or 40's.
Loved, loved this game. I wondered the whole game if there would have been a different outcome if Amicia hadn’t given herself over to rage and revenge so much. So many times she went on rampages instead of fleeing - no doubt Hugo was influenced by that. The entire buildup to finding Bacilious is heartbreaking - Hugo comments the entire journey underground that he wants to leave and doesn’t want to go further. Amicia is so focused on saving Hugo that she seemed blind to his other needs - thus, exposing him to the grim corpse of Bacilious. She definitely seemed to lean into the “risk millions to save the one” side of things. If they make a third game I’ll probably play it, but I’m not sure how the modern day setting will be. I fear it will be too jarring compared to previous games - plus( the medieval setting is just so cool. PS. Arnaud was right the entire time, lol.
I just finished requiem and now downloading innocence. damn. i didnt expect it to be this good. i knew i would like the theme, wich was the main draw, but didnt expect it to be this deep. The entire time i was hoping the ending would be good, yet whenever hugo told little fragments of what will happen i was like: yeah probably its gonna end badly, but maybe it will be happy? please be happy.. and then it hit. An emotional rollercoaster.. a masterpiece. The entire story engulfed in hope.. a hope about something that cannot be achieved.. also the fact there were no markers and all the objectives you had to do were revealed in conversation with the characters is fucking brilliant. also the visuals... damn... 10/10
I hugged my son tight after finishing the game, and I'm still affected days after that. Gosh that was a really heartbreaking ending but kudos to the developers for making such a great game! Curious how the next game will turn out.
I was thinking about it too! Because to me it doesn't look like Basilius was killed, more like he died "naturally" (if that's the right word). And since the rats were there, nobody wouldn't be able to even get there to kill him, bacause his protector that he loved was dead too! (unlike when Hugo let Amicia pass the rats). Possible plot hole? We get the info that the Macula took over Basilius and that it "condemned them all", but that should've caused the Nebula like with Hugo.
Maybe the place that was build to hold Basilius and the Macula inside did its job and they couldn't feed/feed their host with energy and he died because of that? It looked like the rats couldn't breach the walls or maybe since Basillius was locked away in a dark underground facility the rats/host were disoriented and was only consumed by anger/hate/fear not really giving the rats some commands but just to protect the host? Just guessing though
Aelia were said to bash into basil's prison. But because there were way too many guards surrounding her, she unfortunately failed. Which angers and saddened basil. That's how the macula took over him. I'm not sure who killed, maybe the macula shocked him which caused him to die?
I think the macula eventually feeds off the hosts energy, soul and life force. It's mentioned at the start of the game that when the final stage is reached he will die. Basilius gave into the macula and the room would have contained the nebula from reaching its full potential. However he died because eventually the macula possibly feeds off of you. Similar to being angry or sad if u dont have enough fight in you then the macula can't survive either. Eventually one will have no strength left. When the hosts eventually dies then everything collapses. No one was there to help basilius like Amicia did for Hugo to release him. I think the plague went on until his strength and energy faded. He is also locked in a room to contain all this. There is no where for the nebula to expand on go possibly feeding off of him even faster to survive. Thus the pods in his room they were hibernating for centuries. Another alternative is after the macula bring defeated killed basilisk realizing he is trapped and has no where to go and will die anyway. Just my thoughts.
It would be interesting to see one in modern day where the macula no longer reigns supreme. Where we have better pest control, and better command and control, communication and coordination, as well as better technology and equipment to deal with large infestations.
@@ackyduck No because in that the aotans still were tops which kinda sucks, my idea is that humanity surpasses these old things and gets stronger. Just imagine the Rumbling gets destroyed by artillery and bombs, so it fails because humanity was stronger.
That sounds extremely naive; As was already pointed out in both games, only light can actually hinder the Macula rats from their destruction. Nothing else will do the job. However, we don't know if that means electricity is also included, or if it's specifically relegated to just fire and sunlight. Besides, even in the modern day, we still have to deal with quite a few old foes in terms of diseases.
I have my own answer about this. Hugo and Barsilius had been chosen by nurgle's herald. As the messengers of the plague. The first manifestation of nurgle, 40 thousand years back in the past. Sorry, had been playing Darktide and this came to head
Hugo and Amicia story is more like the 1720 plague than the 1347 plague. 541 AD Justinian plague (videogame) - 541 AD Justinian plague (REAL LIFE EVENT) 1347 Macula plague (videogame) - 1347 The Black Death Plague (REAL LIFE EVENT) 1720 The Great Plague of Marseille (REAL LIFE EVENT). (Taken from a website) Western Europe’s last major outbreak of medieval plague began in 1720, when a “mortal distemper” seized the French port city of Marseille. The disease arrived on a merchant ship called the Grand Saint Antoine, which had picked up infected passengers during a journey to the Middle East. The vessel was quarantined, but its owner-who also happened to be Marseille’s deputy mayor-convinced health officials to let him unload its cargo. Plague-carrying rat fleas soon spread across the city, sparking an epidemic. People died by the thousands, and the piles of bodies on the streets grew so large that convicts were conscripted to dispose of them. In nearby Provence, “plague walls” were even built to try to and contain the infection, but it still spilled over into southern France before finally disappearing in 1722. By then, it had killed roughly 100,000 people. Hugo and Amicia story is more like the 1720 plague than the 1347 plague. Boat to Marseille, Rats and Walls.
Personally I liked the first game better than this one. I feel as though the first one really captured an atmosphere and never lost it, beautiful but dark visuals and the perfectly done French accents were awesome. It also was a beautiful story all around. The second game just didn’t recapture that feeling for me, but still an amazing story and game regardless. In short, first game is in the top 3 of my favorite games, the second was an amazing experience.
Played the game, everyone loved it, I loved it too but felt very dissappointed, Sometimes I wish the ended the story at the 1st game since that had a very happy ending. This one feels like tragedy and tragedy. Young boy and girl dissappointed again and again.... The end journey felt pointless...
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Gotta respect the writers for having the courage to have a sad/bad ending. Everyone wants a happy ending but things don't always end that way. Sometimes a sad ending fits better.
fr i was expecting it to be some marvel like story where the "good guys" always win but no i was suprised
And they wrote the ending perfectly! Love this game just as it is, such an epic journey
I gotta admit that the ending crushed my soul and left me sad asf. BUT, it's not an obvious ending, and as the games was already unique in its own way, the ending just added a huge extra value to it, with the message that even if you try your hardest, sometimes you need to know when to stop. It's harsh, but that's real, true and it made the great game we all enjoyed. One of the best plots I've experienced are indeed in A Plague Tale games :)
It's hit me so hard because I truly expected that amicia would save Hugo and she, him, and Lucas could live together in the mountains and be happy but nope. The ending felt like a punch to the heart
Ok but see look better witch sad end
Amicia: But when you're gone
There'll be nothing else
I'll be alone
All alone...
I've felt that after finishing the game
@The Quiver I feel really weird and sad like this story was very well don to the point where it makes you feel the same way the characters felt in many situations and especially when you had to kill Hugo...man this is depressing
@The Quiver same
This game was beautiful and the ending had me in tears it took me about 4 days to get over it.
Hugo: I cant stop myself, only u can stop me. I love you, i have been happy with u, good bye Amicia....these words break by heart into thousands pieces & It's been five days today to complete the game, but theee words stuck in my mind😥😭😭😭😭😭
Watching Amicia being forced to live alone without Hugo is 10x more depressing than anything tragic on the news.
Correction: Arnaud was a knight and fought alongside the count, in a battle the Count abandoned Arnaud and his squad including Arnaud's son which led to his son's death, for that reason Arnaud holds the count responsible and seeks revenge.
Its mentioned in the final fight between Arnaud and the Count when he mentions his son to which Arnaud replies "Do not speak of him, his blood is on your hands" then Count says "it was war!" Arnaud replies "You abandoned us to the enemy"
It's very strange and abrupt that Arnaud (the mercenary) was hunting Amicia and wounded her, only for him to turn coats immediately afterwards and join forces.
@@Avantime i agree, writers just rushed it
@@Avantime That's human emotions for you. They aren't really rational. They never were. You cannot really know what goes on behind the head of another. One moment someone is all nice to you the next he tries to kill you with a brick. The opposite can also happen when the motivation of the person changes through circumstances.
It just goes to show that his revenge for his son and his hatred for the Count way overshadowed the feelings he held for a little girl. He saw Hugo's magical-like powers and got tempted using them to do what had been out of reach for him this far. All he had to do to get his hands on this power, was holding his hands to slay a little girl. She was just a little inconvinience belonging to the deal he stroke with Hugo.
I can see Hugo hugging his legs and beg Arnaud to save his sister while promising to do whatever he wants in the heat of the moment and Arnaud having seen his power jumping on the occasion. The rest were unplanned feelings blossoming and maturing over time.
It only feels rushed to us because we didn't really get to see how this allianz came to pass through Amicia's black-out and us not really knowing anything about the man named Arnaud. Thus, it caught us by surprise just as intended and woke the interest in us players to know more about Arnaud and why he did an 180 suddenly. I don't think it was badly written.
@@Cyon2012 I am still unclear, however, what Arnaud and his men were doing in the area originally. They were the 'mercenaries' at the beginning of the game? Was there not a line close to the fall of the Red City that the Count(?) or the mercenaries were taking advantage of the plague to take the city?
Thanks for explaining. I was unable to pay attention to their conversation because there were hundreds of guards trying to kills me
The Ironic thing in the series is. Amicia has doom many Inoccent people to die with her knowing it, by always clinging on the hope Hugo can be cured, while on the other hand when Hugo realise the water can't heal him he was soo depressed, he just want everything in his life to be over, but Amicia keep draging what basically a living WMD around for the Vain hope of curing Hugo. In the first game Amicia doesn't know Hugo pretty well since he was born, but throught this Journey the bonds between the two grews to the points where in the second game, Amicia goals to cured Hugo has become more and more of an Obsessions. The truth has been written on the wall and told many times in Second game that whatever she do, Hugo is doomed but Amicia refuse to accept it. The most Ironic thing is In the game the Protecter job isn't too protect the Carrier, in fact it was too protect the people from the Carrier.
Yes! Finally someone who also understands! I know I wasn’t the only one that saw Amicia was in denial about hugo being cured, there is NO CURE but she refuses to acknowledge it and in doing so dooms thousands.
@@edguy9767I'd do anything for a chance of a cure if that was my brother so I'm biased towards Amicia lol
@@falconeshieldme too, I rather let millions of people die then giving up on family. I can understand Amicia.
that's why in the end Hugo made Amicia realized that curing him was impossible, that she is clinging for something that is inevitable. but I do understand Amicia for caring so much for his brother in the end Hugo died in peace knowing that Amicia loved him so much and would destroy anything in her path to do so. unlike Basilius who died sad and vengeful. I hope that this game would have part 3.
That's a perfect take imo 🤌
The fact the macula also keeps kind of rebirthing like a phoenix makes the phoenix in Hugo's dreams kinda make sense?
like a corrupted version of it.
I’m hoping Hugo will be reborn as the kid in the end with the macula in the next sequel into a different timeline bt this time not to die ..shld tell the makers that
@@rahuljacobgeorge573La Cuna'daki resimlerde Hugo'nun olduğunu görüyoruz. Ayrıca Milo " Sen resimdeki kızsın." dediğinde bunun da Amicia olduğu ortaya çıkıyor. Demek istediğim bütün taşıyıcı ve koruyucular farklı adlar taşısalar da Hugo ve Amicia'ya benziyorlar
yeah and the macula would stop from reawakening if the last carrier would live peacefully. I think the plot for the third game was that. the end of the macula curse.
The Count and Countess twist the logic of their cult to their own ends to a bizarre degree. Does it never occur to them that killing the family of the ‘child of embers’ will not endear the child to them but instead achieve the opposite?
When faith and religion takes over
@@JitzyJTcorrection: FAKE religion
Well the count knows it's fake, as he made it up, and the countess is using it to cope with PTSD and depression from past abuse, so isn't exactly thinking logically.
I'd criticize the writing of that bit if it weren't for the fact that I've seen real people believe in crazier things. The Countess seriously believed Hugo was a godlike being rather than a real child with real emotions, and likely assumed that he would look passed the deaths of his blood relatives to accept his "true" parents. This is what happens when someone who's as broken as Emilie was gets taken advantage of by someone like her husband.
@@MrEsphoenix
You don't need to say "depression" twice, it's already mentioned in the last letter of the abbreviation.
just finished this today. All i wanted was for Amicia and Hugo to catch a break for once. The rest did come but not the way I expected....
Same , I just finished it!! and I AM NOT OK T_T
they are building up to some assassins creed level of story here with the generational interconnection and super power magic stuff and hidden orders forming around it
Medieval Fantasy 101.
My exact thoughts while watching the video
Except reincarnation is a thing here
The first game was easily one of my favourite games in the past decade purely on story and characters. I'm always a sucker for games about family because this game reminds me of my older sister and I. Haven't played Requiem because I can't afford it at current price but leaving a comment for the algorithm and to support the video. Hoping to come back to this video one day.
It’s on gamepass dawg
Good luck fam
Game pass. Go for it, don't wait.
You will love this game the 2nd one really put the game on tlu status
Love thise story driven games too. If the game has good game play as well it comes full circle. Some games doesn't but still, because of the investment they put into the story, characters and all the aspects concerning the formentioned it's a good game on my list, and a few of those has really managed to make an impression on me. Talking about the games that has that "little extra" not like a very good game, like cyberpunk or gta5 which I will say is very entertaining but didn't have that.. extra.
For me those games is
The last of us 1
A plaguetale innocence
Assassins creed black flag
Life is strange 1
Dragon age 1
I have absolutely no clue of how many times I have played thise games through and through countless times, just to attempt to achieve that same feeling I had during the first playthrough of them, but unfortunatly it's just a once in a lifetime thing.
The final moment with Hugo is so so well put together
had to shed some tears :(
Im satisfied
I absolutely love both games and I understand why they went with this ending. To me personally though, this ending does feel really unrewarding the whole journey Hugo and amicia made to live a happy life, amicia went through all the struggle to keep Hugo alive and in the end it was all in vain, and Hugo tried to cling on to hope he would get healed, even when he got disappointed so often. As I said I understand why they ended their story the way they did, possibly having to do with the reincarnation theory, and I still loved every part of it. But for amicia and Hugo themselves I hated to see that heartbreaking ending.
That's the point. There was never hope for them. It was an illusion. The real message is the moments you have through life. Hugo never went outside his whole life, Amicia never knew him. Through their journey they got to live together. To love each other. He was never going to have a happy ending. That would be cliche garbage writing
@@Slowdough99 there was tho, its only because hugo thought amicia was dead he gave himself over to the macula.
Yea I think asobo studios just scarred a bunch of people for life lol.
The whole point of the game was that it was that them living happily was never going to happen. You could sympathise with them wanting to save Hugo, but from an outside perspective it should have been obvious that they where ultimately doing more harm and it was never going to have a happy ending for them.
The vision at the end was Hugo showing Amicia that she couldn't fight this and needed to accept that her role wasn't to protect the carrier, but to protect everyone else from the macula.
It might help to consider that cyclical prophecy stories generally should have three acts; the story, the reprise (which is the lowest point of the story), and finally the triumph. There should still be one more act.
I'm pretty sure its in regard to blood relation as to why and who the Macula choses. Basically, Hugo is most likely related to Basilius and it was why Hugo was able to dream of the island where Basilius died.
Family blood is mentioned a few times in the game to somewhat hint that the de Rune bloodline have been the bearers of the curse for centuries.
Hugo is not related to Basilius. Macula travels in more than one family’s bloodlines, De Rune family being one of them. Basilius and Aelia were not related either.
@@newbimalfoy9051really? How come they lived in the same home if they werent related?
@@kitsuu6677 You mean Basilius and Aelia ? Basilius was abandoned by his parents and was taken in by a church. Later, when Macula signs started showing up the Order found him. They brought him to La Cuna and appointed a knight to him who was Aelia. They were not related and Aelia was in La Cuna before him. This is all cannon and written in a special edition book by Focus Ent. It is all in French though.
@@newbimalfoy9051wow
amicia de rune is a fantastic character and im sad knowing we'll never see her again. but i know with hugo gone her story has ended, and I felt the ending we got was satisfying
Do you know if they’re ever going to make another game and if the studio is working has made any other games?
@@42_cc87 I believe Asobo was originally a support studio for other studio's projects. A Plague Tale Innocence was their first outing with their own original IP. I'm sure if Requiem does well we can expect a 3rd game! That teaser after-credit seems to hint at a possible sequel. Fingers crossed they keep going
In the start and most time amicia was kinda dumb, but idk she become way better at the final
Aren't they working on a 3rd one? There is also a major tease with an after-credit scene.
@@X5J2UY prolly but its seem to take place in a modern setting so prolly new characters. I kinda hope we get to see amicia again though
I believe the island dream sequence's Phoenix is actually foreshadowing to something stretching more than just the entire game of Requiem. At the very end we get the glimpse of the macula awakening once again in the age of medicine and science and finally being able to understand germ theory and the spread of diseases. If you consider that "the pond" is not real place in space, but instead a place in time, then it starts to make more sense. The remedy for the macula (The Pond) can only reasonably be found in the future, since that is when scientific advances were so developed to be able to create cures for so many diseases. To add to this, bodies of water are what were first tested with the invention of the microscope. And a petry dish is what is used to see into the microscopic world. In other words, a tiny pond.
It's really brilliant symbolism and shows the foresight that the team could be setting up for the last entry in the Plague series. I could be wrong, but the idea of The Pond being symbolic of the petry dish observations of microscopic diseases seems to resonate with the very last scene of the game.
This story broke me. It's probably one of the saddest tales ever. I really sympathized with hugo. He new he was a danger to everyone, he wanted to live but not if it caused everyone harm. His sister wouldn't listen, until it was far too late. He even begged her.
I think they'll create a third game where finally the macula is destroyed and the reincarnated Hugo and Amecia both survive. The first plague the protector dies first, in this game's plague the carrier dies first. I think in the protector will finally be able to save the child destroy the macula and ggez gameover.
you might be right, Amicia would have left clues to future Protector on what should be done
I would to like to see the origin of the prima macula game on the first carrier
Yea i hope Amicia and Hugo is reborn bt this time the outcome wld be different by overcoming the macula ..bt it wld be in a different modern world today as it respawns after every 800 years ..
Poor siblings... I feel sorry for them... I hope the next game finally puts an end to the curse so that the ones affected by it can finally rest in peace...
This game is beautiful the background view is breath taking...
Too much damage was done so many innocents died because of it
King Hugo will live on forever in our hearts 😭
Hugo forever ❤
Cross my fingers for the sequel of this game to come to fruition I'm such a sucker for mythological theories for magic (for this instance Alchemy) be brought to the modern setting, played around with the lore and build upon. It simply has so much potential story wise and game mechanics to add in relative to the modernism in the setting with the right people developing the game
Fun Fact: There was Latin in the game! For example, Prima Macula which means "first spot" another is the book that "cured" Hugo Sanguinis Intinera which means "Deep Blood"
It makes it very clear that there is Latin.
Not really a fun fact when it's well known also this takes place in the 14th century when Latin was very alive and well
@@carterisgod22 oh come on, not everyone really knows that.. give this guy a break
@@carterisgod22. Not actually that simple; Latin was still spoken and used by many people, but rarely was it used as a more casual language after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.
Amicia got sliced by sword, got hit by an arrow and still alive?
I personally think that Amecia and Hugo both are recincarnation of Aelia and Basilius respectively. Hugo's dream is the memory of Basilius used by the Macula to lure Hugo to them.
I absolutely ADORE your channel, Harry! I especially enjoyed the video you did on “The Dark Descent”.
Please keep up the good work! Sending all my good vibes and warm regards ✨
Not since Last of Us 2 did a story devastate me like this one. I finished the game 2 days ago. It was extremely well done. Great video!
The last of us 2 is terrible sorry telling.
@@Bacadami It's not terrible storytelling. It just wasn't for you.
@@checkb0y985 killing joel was a mistake, it can go both ways, all depending on what has been and what they choose to do with it going forward. But killing a main character people has invested a lot of shit into is often gunna end poorly. In my case, having spent all that investment into joel, his story and journey in the first game and his development throughout, and seem his change and love for and with ellie grow. Then just to have it all fucked up in the start of the second game was just not at all a good feeling and on top of that, I didn't even get to avenge him and feel justice served where justice is due. It just left me feeling like someone gave me a big fuck you in the end of it all. Where everything I have done in the game is to get revenge, but when I finally get the chance, the whole build up just leads to nothing. The whole reason and goal with the game is to find abby and avenge joel, but when you do.. nothing... I get it, they wanna show that forgiveness wins in the end and all that. But it just felt like I had carried a giant boulder up a steep mountain but when I get there someone just grabs it and throws it back down.
@@checkb0y985 it's terrible storytelling
@@checkb0y985 Some people like garbage storytelling (like the Last Of Us 2), and that’s okay. But just because some people like garbage storytelling, it doesn’t mean what they like is good. You like garbage storytelling, and that’s okay.
I thought the count killed his son indirectly, when they are fighting Arnaud is talking about how he is a coward and such with the count arguing we were at war. (As in he was leading them all in and retreated the army leaving Arnaud to die with his son and whoever was in the front ).
I just finished the game and I Was left confused and depressed Thank you for explaining the story
i wish the plague tale would be a continuous game like resident evil, cuz it's GOOD, DAMN GOOD.
I have a funny feeling,it we'll be countine
Same. Can't wait to continue the story. But what happened to mellie?
@@ThaGh0stInside420She just left 🤷♂️
Perhaps the third game will emulate current events. Since the Macula is manifestation of the Black Death and the Justinian plague in history. The plague (Yersinia pestis) is bacterial infection that is now treated with antibiotics. Perhaps the curse would mutate in the next game.
@@bloodyrose1985 curse probably would something like resident evil and we can finally use guns 💀
man i am soo addicted to this videos! im glad you uploaded again, instant like!
We know Part three is coming! I can’t wait! Requiem was GTOY material! This game made my holiday season real nice! I started playing Requiem in mid November trying to balance it with God of War. I actually found myself having a difficult time leaving Requiem. It got to a point where I just went with Requiem! It’s one of my all time favorite games!
is a part 3 really confirmed?
Yo!!! the baby in the end- credit scene is in a modern-day hospital!!! Thats so hype!!! I cant wait for the 3rd game\
Great video, you gave the most concise explanation of the game I have seen. I will share your channel with others!
This game deserved at least one award, at the video games of the year, at the level of scenario, at the level of scenery, at the level of music and at the level of acting. It deserved at least one in any case Goty in my heart, even if I liked Elden ring and God of war.
in addition for an AA it manages perfectly to face AAA.
I'd like to watch this video now, Harry, but I don't want the story spoiled as I plan to play this game and Innocence when I get a chance. They both look great. Anyway, here's +1 engagement for the channel. Keep up the good work.
Good decision. I waited for 2 weeks so that I could beat the game. Came back here immediately after i beat it.
Excellent video as always! And wow, these games look amazing. And emotionally devastating.
I thought the last of us part 2 would be the only game that could stomp on my soul and leave me emotionally traumatized, but a plague tale requiem was like: hold my sling
those, including red dead redemption, killed me
I got really hyped when I saw the medieval beehives and started losing my mind at the historically accurate beekeepers suit.
Lore & Order with Coffee, solid start to the Weekend 🤘🏽game was dope imo! Excited to watch your video Harry!
The macula black veins kinda looks like the effects of Malichor plague from GreedFall 🤓
My man back with another banger
Or should I say smanger
They should release a DLC based on the adventures of Beatrice and Lucas on how they found Amicia, etc. But I'm wondering, how did the stoic, determinable, mother Beatrice in Plague Tale Innocence got captured and put on a sacrificial pole? She handle herself well in combat in the first game, so... what happened? Guards overwhelmed her? I suppose that.
part of me theorize at first that they are somewhat related that the curse is transfers through bloodline but then it could easily be stopped by choosing not to have children... so i guess this could be like Avatar where it's random? But reflecting about the story and it's focus i also realise that they lean more in to Science and Alchemy than Magic so we don't really know 100% and maybe the 3rd game will fully reveal it. maybe the series adaptation will too..
Requiem recently came out on PlayStation plus, I didn’t even know there was a second game so I replayed innocence and then recently finished playing requiem. I’m a fully grown man but I was up at 3:40am crying my eyes out. I don’t know what it is about both of the games but it’s just a purely different story telling that I’m use to it’s beautiful well written and well designed and I wish more developers would take notes. That’s my person opinion though.
I stopped playing the first game when the dog died, so these vids show me what I’ve been missing
That's literally the first 10 minutes of the first game!? I hate it when animals die too but its worth to keep going in the first game!
yep that foreshadowed the shite ending we got now. u're better off Not having played it mate.
Bruh
@@oulangkous718. That is your opinion.
Keep up the good work man, need more indie horor explained
OMG I JUST finished this last night and am going again to get every collectable lol but really, that ending is a HUGE wtf moment!
I knew there probably wasn't gonna be a happy ending.......... BUT MAAAAAAAAAAAAN I was hoping there was XD
I thought the ending would be like, Amicia finally found hugo's island.. hugo and amicia is happy they proved hugo's dream as being true.. hugo is healed and live a happy life with the others.. I wasn't expecting any of these :(
@@rr_renNot every story has a happy ending. But with a reincarnation angle who knows
The game was so amazing! I actually learned some history and some LATIN in the game! One of the first games I call educational! I'm glad I know the story now!
It’s kind of an ‘Of Mice and Men’ ending. Amicia puts Hugo out of his misery for the sake of him but also for the sake of everyone Hugo was putting into danger and ultimately killing, albeit she does it far too late, and by that point the damage that’s been done is irreversible.
The irony of it all is the Amicia and many others spent so much time and effort, putting their lives on the line, just in the end for Amicia to kill him herself.
After seeing Hugo's dream i was waiting to see him healed.. even at the end when he told Amicia that she knows what to do i was hoping i can just shoot the chains and free him.. and i cound't.. the last shot was a hardest thing to do in this game. My heart was broken, same as Amicia's heart 😢 i really hope they make new plague tale where we can follow Amicia story that she left for us and we can heal that newborn from the plague
I knew this video was coming up. Great work.
Hugo’s death is very sad but I think Beatrice’s death is even more tragic because she died thinking that Amicia was gonna be killed next and that Hugo would destroy the world due to her and Amicia’s death
That was pretty good though I was hoping you would have more theories on what could the next games be , even though I know they haven't really given much evidence for a lot speculation. Man it made really sad that Hugo diedeven after amicia and him had been through hell and back. I really want them not to change the characters honestly for one more game , maybe make some plot twists that way, cause I haven't gotten my closure from this game yet lmfao
Well from the post credit scene it is hinted that the next game will take place in modern times.
We can guess a pattern. Where the first one was 800 years ago. This game takes place in the14th century. Ergo, 1300 + 800 = 2100 ish. Which also makes sense as clearly the baby at the end of the game is on something electronic. Putting it into modern times. Also, at the end Amecia is laying hints out to the next Protector/Carrier. We would likely be exploring her works. And if you add in this is a genetic line, we could even get the same voice actors but with new characters which would be interesting. And possible flashbacks (if Hugo's dreams were actually memories).
It makes me sad that Hugo dies but the story is really good
Thanks for this video! Although I loved this game, I'm still confused about a bunch of things like how the Macula works, and what the actual cure for it really is...like, what should the protagonists have done? I apologize in advance for this extra long comment...
The first game showed that even with Hugo comfortable at home, he was sick, and the rat plague was already starting (i.e. Amicia's dog getting killed by rats). He was also happy and content at the Red City when they arrived, although suddenly felt bad without anything triggering emotional distress.
I also wonder if it's fair to say that Hugo "brought" the plague to the Red City by going there since it seems clear that the plague was well underway before they even got there. Authorities had all the time to isolate the sick, blackout information, and tally the dead. I think the same could be said about La Cuna, which was the epicenter of the Justinian plague. The slavers already knew about the rats, and were actively trying to attract them.
How does the Macula work in terms of time? Amicia seems to think she could find the next carrier within her lifetime. I also wondered if the Macula was dormant after the Justinian plague because it was sated, or because subsequent carriers over hundreds of years either died early, or lead relatively stress-free lives that didn't trigger the final threshold, or were able to resist the Macula.
What is the actual "cure" or solution to the Macula? Would a safe, happy environment for the carrier be enough? Like, maybe the early symptoms and a smaller epidemic of rats might still happen, but a full-blown plague could be avoided if the carrier were kept safe and happy? People have said they should have just killed Hugo early on, but clearly the Order wasn't a group of assassins who went around killing Macula carriers, so that probably wasn't a practical solution for the Macula...
And finally, on a much smaller note, what's the deal with those beekeepers in the beginning? Do we just brush that off as Medieval era craziness? Haha.
Again, thanks for the video. :)
The origins of Macula are still unknown.......Maybe in the third release which likely be set in the modern era will give us insight into how the Macula came into existence and why it only affects certain family bloodlines.........
Also I think the order wanted to weaponize the macula.
@@JitzyJT The order seemed to be benevolent in the first game...and the De Rune family was connected to them somehow. But yeah, the second game revealed them to be quite nefarious... if they were powerful enough to build all those structures, they probably also wanted a return on that investment.
I believe killing Hugo early on would not have stopped the Macula. As you mentioned, rats were coming out of the ground and killing everything in site at the beginning of the first game, before Hugo had the ability to control the rats that way. Only when Hugo merged with Macula at the end of the 2nd game, only then would killing Hugo stop the Macula, at least for the next 800 years or so. So it was Amicia's job, as the protector, to keep Hugo alive, until that final stage.
Her dream of living a peaceful life with Hugo would've just postposed the inevitable, because it's impossible to live a life free of anger and stress. The Macula behaves like a virus that can stay dormant in your body for years, until you have a stressful event, which causes your immune system to weaken. The virus seizes that opportunity and attacks. In the case of the Macula, it's a supernatural virus that can control infected rats on its own, but it needs to merge with a human host, the carrier, in order to achieve its most powerful form and block out the sun, its one weakness.
@@N0obusMaximus Hm, yes, I think that's probably how it works. Thank you.
Although my hopeful side thinks maybe living in peace could prevent the most severe aspects of the Macula. Perhaps there would still be some rats, and maybe Hugo would eventually die before reaching adulthood, but a full-blown plague would be avoided. I don't think he has to be completely free of stress or anger. Just free of the type of stress that comes with getting tortured, or his sister being threatened or killed. The two biggest changes came when his mother was murdered, and when he thought Amicia was dead. Also important to note that Hugo was a gentle soul, only pushed to murderous rage in the most extreme situations (not like that goat that surprised him suddenly got devoured by rats, lol.). So yeah, maybe the job of the Protector is to keep him alive long enough so he could sacrifice himself willingly somehow. I'm just leaning towards a more optimistic interpretation.
I ADORED a plague tale: innocence, and can't wait to play requiel when (hopefully), price tag goes down a little.
It was a day one release on gamepass, incredible game. So fun it made me go back and get all the achievements too
Don't buy it, it's a waste of time and money. Hugo dies in the end, killed by Amicia. Good job writers. Similar bullcrap to the Last of us 2. Another franchise in the garbage can.
@@Ignisan_66 you are going around this comment section complaining about the ending lol
If he wants to discourage people from buying games then he just should get a job working for IGN 😂
@@Ignisan_66Do you throw away Shakespeare for not having happy endings in his stories?
HARRY ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON HEK YEEEE, love your work, big ups
For some reason my brain says it's related to the mark of Cain. Cain murdered his younger brother and was cursed by God with a mark. Would be a twisted kind of justice if Cain's curse was the cursed blood, and his descendants are cursed to die as children at the hands of their older sibling/protector.
21:30 Lol subtle character breaks like this are hilarious.
For your point about how the magdula chooses its carrier. Maybe it’s linked to the protector. Considering it needs the host to be alive to be alive to spread and not be immediately killed and every time the plague turns up there has to be a protector it probably seeks out a child with someone like an Amecia or aelia around
So much sneaking. Beyond exhausted of stealth games
That little kid has a hell of a k/d ratio
There´s a little mistake in the video. When Milo died, he did not look at Amicia, thinking she is the protector girl from the picture, but at Sophia. He just sees himself getting killed by a woman, thinking that this woman must be the one whos with the boy, just like in the picture. Well thats how I saw it when playing that part of the game.
god, requiem... finished it on pc a few days ago... still sad for hugo. The soundtrack, graphics and world building by Asobo was impressive and emotional
I really hope the reincarnation theory is holding true and that a new game will be in progress building on it. I would also be really curious how this story would depict itself in a present day setup. The protector would most likely use guns and chemistry and whatnot. Who would it be Amicia is reincarnated next? Will all of this just remain wishful thinking? I hope not. I hope they make this game!
Of course this time they better not make the ending the very same. Alone for story purposes they cannot use it TWICE! But a modern setup might be a greater challenge than the middle ages for the developers since people have so many more possibilities. In the end I just want to know what happened to Amicia and the rest. Only another game can give me that answer.
Amicia and Hugo's story would most likely be used as important historical context just like how Ezio and Altair especially are viewed. They could even have Amicia as the historical protagonist and a new protagonist in the modern day setting and these 2 interchange similar to what we have in GTA 5 in order to tell the story.
They might not even have to depict a 21st century. They could easily set the sequel in the 30's or 40's.
@cbgg1585 40s would be great. Somehow we need to remember Na*i were very, very bad guys.
Aww Rodrick!! Still reeling from that one from the first game 😣
Loved, loved this game.
I wondered the whole game if there would have been a different outcome if Amicia hadn’t given herself over to rage and revenge so much. So many times she went on rampages instead of fleeing - no doubt Hugo was influenced by that.
The entire buildup to finding Bacilious is heartbreaking - Hugo comments the entire journey underground that he wants to leave and doesn’t want to go further. Amicia is so focused on saving Hugo that she seemed blind to his other needs - thus, exposing him to the grim corpse of Bacilious.
She definitely seemed to lean into the “risk millions to save the one” side of things.
If they make a third game I’ll probably play it, but I’m not sure how the modern day setting will be. I fear it will be too jarring compared to previous games - plus( the medieval setting is just so cool.
PS. Arnaud was right the entire time, lol.
Thank you for the video, Harry! It made my rating of the game go up from 5/10 to 7/10 :)
This is a GREAT game! I finished it last night and it was a fantastic emotional rollercoaster. Loved it‼
Awesome a new lore & order ~
My heart is still heavy from the ending
I just finished requiem and now downloading innocence.
damn. i didnt expect it to be this good. i knew i would like the theme, wich was the main draw, but didnt expect it to be this deep.
The entire time i was hoping the ending would be good, yet whenever hugo told little fragments of what will happen i was like: yeah probably its gonna end badly, but maybe it will be happy? please be happy..
and then it hit.
An emotional rollercoaster.. a masterpiece.
The entire story engulfed in hope.. a hope about something that cannot be achieved..
also the fact there were no markers and all the objectives you had to do were revealed in conversation with the characters is fucking brilliant.
also the visuals... damn...
10/10
Loved the story, heartbreaking but satisfying ending.
Would be really interresting to see the story continue in the modern era.
Yes! Its here and its a LONG one! :D
That thing that releases rats and controls Hugo it looks like the Megamycete..
Agree
That was one crazy historical reenactment
Hi, G.H. great work. Somehow A Plague Tale is not really my world, but I always like to hear your summary. Got the message about the PS5 win.
I hugged my son tight after finishing the game, and I'm still affected days after that. Gosh that was a really heartbreaking ending but kudos to the developers for making such a great game! Curious how the next game will turn out.
Been binging the shit out of your content mate. Very good stuff
So how Justinian plague ended? If Basilius was left alone shouldn't Macula have ended the world? or did someone killed Basilius like Hugo?
I was thinking about it too! Because to me it doesn't look like Basilius was killed, more like he died "naturally" (if that's the right word). And since the rats were there, nobody wouldn't be able to even get there to kill him, bacause his protector that he loved was dead too! (unlike when Hugo let Amicia pass the rats).
Possible plot hole? We get the info that the Macula took over Basilius and that it "condemned them all", but that should've caused the Nebula like with Hugo.
Maybe the place that was build to hold Basilius and the Macula inside did its job and they couldn't feed/feed their host with energy and he died because of that? It looked like the rats couldn't breach the walls or maybe since Basillius was locked away in a dark underground facility the rats/host were disoriented and was only consumed by anger/hate/fear not really giving the rats some commands but just to protect the host? Just guessing though
Aelia were said to bash into basil's prison. But because there were way too many guards surrounding her, she unfortunately failed. Which angers and saddened basil.
That's how the macula took over him. I'm not sure who killed, maybe the macula shocked him which caused him to die?
I think the macula eventually feeds off the hosts energy, soul and life force. It's mentioned at the start of the game that when the final stage is reached he will die. Basilius gave into the macula and the room would have contained the nebula from reaching its full potential. However he died because eventually the macula possibly feeds off of you. Similar to being angry or sad if u dont have enough fight in you then the macula can't survive either. Eventually one will have no strength left. When the hosts eventually dies then everything collapses. No one was there to help basilius like Amicia did for Hugo to release him. I think the plague went on until his strength and energy faded. He is also locked in a room to contain all this. There is no where for the nebula to expand on go possibly feeding off of him even faster to survive. Thus the pods in his room they were hibernating for centuries. Another alternative is after the macula bring defeated killed basilisk realizing he is trapped and has no where to go and will die anyway. Just my thoughts.
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It would be interesting to see one in modern day where the macula no longer reigns supreme. Where we have better pest control, and better command and control, communication and coordination, as well as better technology and equipment to deal with large infestations.
That sounds like Attack on Titan
@@ackyduck No because in that the aotans still were tops which kinda sucks, my idea is that humanity surpasses these old things and gets stronger. Just imagine the Rumbling gets destroyed by artillery and bombs, so it fails because humanity was stronger.
That sounds extremely naive; As was already pointed out in both games, only light can actually hinder the Macula rats from their destruction. Nothing else will do the job. However, we don't know if that means electricity is also included, or if it's specifically relegated to just fire and sunlight. Besides, even in the modern day, we still have to deal with quite a few old foes in terms of diseases.
So, the one thing I didn’t understand- what is the nebula? Why can Hugo control reality towards the end of the game?
Keep up the good work!
I keep double tapping the left side of my phone's screen at the beginning of this video. It's addicting.
I have my own answer about this. Hugo and Barsilius had been chosen by nurgle's herald. As the messengers of the plague. The first manifestation of nurgle, 40 thousand years back in the past.
Sorry, had been playing Darktide and this came to head
This game is a masterpiece is world design and story telling. Definitely a game that will stick with me for a long time.
FAV ♡
Hey so outlast closed beta is out and it’s really fun and a lot of lore would you be doing a video about it or even play the game?
Thanks for the recap!
Yup - both current and ‘past’ Harry… killin it. 💯🔥🙌
Hugo and Amicia story is more like the 1720 plague than the 1347 plague.
541 AD Justinian plague (videogame) - 541 AD Justinian plague (REAL LIFE EVENT)
1347 Macula plague (videogame) - 1347 The Black Death Plague (REAL LIFE EVENT)
1720 The Great Plague of Marseille (REAL LIFE EVENT).
(Taken from a website)
Western Europe’s last major outbreak of medieval plague began in 1720, when a “mortal distemper” seized the French port city of Marseille. The disease arrived on a merchant ship called the Grand Saint Antoine, which had picked up infected passengers during a journey to the Middle East. The vessel was quarantined, but its owner-who also happened to be Marseille’s deputy mayor-convinced health officials to let him unload its cargo. Plague-carrying rat fleas soon spread across the city, sparking an epidemic. People died by the thousands, and the piles of bodies on the streets grew so large that convicts were conscripted to dispose of them. In nearby Provence, “plague walls” were even built to try to and contain the infection, but it still spilled over into southern France before finally disappearing in 1722. By then, it had killed roughly 100,000 people.
Hugo and Amicia story is more like the 1720 plague than the 1347 plague.
Boat to Marseille, Rats and Walls.
wonder if the last scene of the game is covid
Personally I liked the first game better than this one. I feel as though the first one really captured an atmosphere and never lost it, beautiful but dark visuals and the perfectly done French accents were awesome. It also was a beautiful story all around. The second game just didn’t recapture that feeling for me, but still an amazing story and game regardless. In short, first game is in the top 3 of my favorite games, the second was an amazing experience.
Played the game, everyone loved it, I loved it too but felt very dissappointed, Sometimes I wish the ended the story at the 1st game since that had a very happy ending. This one feels like tragedy and tragedy. Young boy and girl dissappointed again and again.... The end journey felt pointless...
Rip roderick!! That man deserved to see the end.
Thank you sir! Love your content
Awesome games, the latest one being a GOTY contender. More than the future story, I'd love to play and live Aelia's and the previous carrier's story.
Damn.. such a sad ending for Arno. Sets out to avenge his son, cheats death multiple times, just to get a chest piece from the same man.
R.I.P. ✊🏿
I think this game is actually the origin story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
Just want to say Harry, your attention to detail to these videos never ceases to amaze me! Happy Halloween to you! 🎃