Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy

“The combat mechanics have all the necessary parts like parrying, dodging, counter etc., but there is a lack of fluidity which leads to the fights becoming quite repetitive after your first few encounters.”

“I did enjoy the game but not as much as I wanted to or would have liked; graphics are great, combat is really stylish and responsive and plenty of it for half of the game until you beat Faro. Then the game becomes more hide and seek, running away from a creature and the combat becomes very limited. Compared to the 1st and 2nd games this was a massive let down in gameplay and story line. Although I did know it was different, because the first 2 were so good, I believed that it would still be worth playing, but it becomes boring and tedious and to be honest I couldn't wait to complete and delete. This game could have been so much more and such a disappointment after 2 successful previous games. I'm giving this game a 4/10; it does have some good things and if you like that sort of futuristic contrast with medieval style enemies then you might like it but it wasn't for me.”

“From the mid-game onward, the constant, repetitive hide-and-seek mechanics with an unkillable monster get old very quickly and turn into a tedious routine.”

“Highest possible graphics settings, and somehow even the opening scene is full of stiff characters, unconvincing animations, glitching hair and other little things constantly pulling me out of it.”

“I had a lot of performance issues, characters not loading correctly in cutscenes and t-posing, gliding through instead of running, the world not being loaded correctly, lagging were all things I had to deal with even after I drosseld the frame rate, decreased the physics amount, changed the graphic settings etc.”

“This game relies heavily on outdated graphic techniques such as baked lighting and SSR or cube maps for their reflections. I also want to raise a flag on the textures used and the models used within the graphical presentation below.”

“And the "music" is just some sort of medieval chanting through the entire game.”

“After restarting, I selected continue, but this time the game loaded without any background music. No matter how many times I restarted the game or loaded the checkpoint, the music simply refused to come back. So I ended up finishing the entire game with absolutely no background music, including during the credits.”

“It definitely wasn't bad, I was occasionally vibing to it, but it's not really a soundtrack that would stick in my memory or make me want to listen to it on Spotify on repeat.”

“The story feels more like a narrative pretending to be a game, delivering 10 minutes of a boring tale about a boss woman in the making.”

“All women are portrayed as powerful and brave, but the main character lacks depth and soul.”

“Side characters die before you even know if they were important or if you should care at all.”

“I had a lot of performance issues, characters not loading correctly in cutscenes and T-posing, gliding through instead of running, the world not being loaded correctly, lagging were all things I had to deal with even after I lowered the frame rate, decreased the physics amount, changed the graphic settings, etc. The audio also had a few problems, mainly that the first voicelines often played delayed, making the character mouth nothing and then overlapping with the next line as well. The music in the background was cutting in and out a lot, but only the music itself since I could still hear voicelines, sfx etc.”

“Steamdeck optimization is really bad, don't recommend buying until fixed!”

“Performance issues, particularly in outdoor areas or particle‑heavy sequences, frequently disrupt gameplay, and the heavy blur during transitions makes stealth encounters harder than intended.”

“Despite dramatic events and time pressure, the characters just cannot shut up and focus even for a second, feeding the player with constant small talk which spoils the atmosphere.”

“There is no story or intimacy of the first, no action or spectacle of the second, and this instance lacks design, storytelling, atmosphere, and simply talent.”

“An other negative I had when going in was that in the first two games the atmosphere is very gripping, creepy, and scary from the very first few chapters; here it takes much longer, and even then, with the ability to fight back, it is not as good as the first two games.”

“From the mid-game onward, the constant, repetitive hide-and-seek mechanics with an unkillable monster get old very quickly and turn into a tedious routine.”

“By the end, I wasn't playing to have fun anymore; I was just forcing myself to finish a tedious, annoying experience.”

“I did enjoy the game but not as much as I wanted to. After beating Faro, the game becomes more hide and seek, running away from a creature and the combat becomes very limited. Compared to the first and second games, this was a massive letdown in gameplay and storyline, becoming boring and tedious.”

“The only negative feedback I have is that there are still some glitches within the game. Most are minor and don't affect the story, but a couple of times your partner gets 'left behind' because they are stuck or won't walk with you, causing you to miss dialogue, whether idle or important.”

“The only downside is that after chapter 9 it is not possible to play on Steam Machine due to constant freezes.”

“Shortly after the fat character ally friend dies, the game freezes.”

“Maybe it could use more character development and downtime moments to get to know everyone better and thus feel more towards them and their struggles.”

“The musical composer did a wonderful job, but the problem was the lack of character development, and that brings me to my next point.”

“The introductory narrative is somewhat weak, and the story feels a bit lackluster at the start; character development feels rushed, and the emotional impact may not be as powerful as the Amicia-Hugo saga.”

“Even if the game is still quite linear and lacks replayability potential, I would play it after some time, just to go back to all those incredibly beautiful locations (yeah, the creepy ones too).”

“The other Plague Tales were largely focused on the audio/visual journey as well, with no real replayability or focus on gameplay but this is to the most relative extreme within the series.”

“However, $50 for ~14 hours with no replay value is pretty rough when it’s on Game Pass and September is so packed with other releases (like The Other Resonance that is coming out soon).”

“Cash grab”