<s>
A	B-Application
Plague	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
:	I-Application
Requiem	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
stealth	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Asobo	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Focus	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
A	B-Application
Plague	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
:	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
(	O
2019	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
siblings	O
Amicia	O
and	O
Hugo	O
de	O
Rune	O
who	O
must	O
look	O
for	O
a	O
cure	O
to	O
Hugo	O
's	O
blood	O
disease	O
in	O
Southern	O
France	O
while	O
fleeing	O
from	O
soldiers	O
of	O
the	O
Inquisition	B-Application
and	O
hordes	O
of	O
rats	O
that	O
are	O
spreading	O
the	O
black	O
plague	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
18	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
being	O
a	O
cloud-based	B-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
control	O
of	O
Amicia	O
and	O
must	O
face	O
off	O
against	O
both	O
soldiers	O
from	O
the	O
French	B-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
and	O
hordes	O
of	O
rats	O
that	O
are	O
spreading	O
the	O
black	O
plague	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
largely	O
similar	O
to	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
though	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
is	O
significantly	O
expanded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amicia	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
knife	O
to	O
stab	O
enemies	O
,	O
a	O
sling	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
throw	O
rocks	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
crossbow	B-Application
which	O
allows	O
her	O
to	O
easily	O
defeat	O
armoured	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crossbow	B-Application
bolts	O
,	O
throwing	O
pots	O
,	O
and	O
rocks	O
can	O
be	O
combined	O
with	O
alchemical	O
mixtures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Ignifer	O
and	O
Extinguis	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
light	O
and	O
extinguish	O
flame	O
respectively	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
introduces	O
tar	B-Application
,	O
which	O
increases	O
the	O
radius	O
of	O
the	O
light	O
source	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
ignite	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
rats	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
light-averse	O
,	O
play	O
a	O
huge	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
months	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
siblings	O
Amicia	O
(	O
Charlotte	O
McBurney	O
)	O
and	O
Hugo	O
de	O
Rune	O
(	O
Logan	O
Hannan	O
)	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
their	O
mother	O
Beatrice	O
(	O
Lucy	O
Briggs-Owen	O
)	O
and	O
her	O
apprentice	O
Lucas	O
(	O
Kit	O
Connor	O
)	O
,	O
seek	O
refuge	O
among	O
an	O
organization	O
of	O
alchemists	O
called	O
the	O
Order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
Medieval	O
France	O
in	O
the	O
14th	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Plague	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
:	I-Application
Requiem	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Asobo	O
Studio	O
and	O
publisher	O
Focus	O
Entertainment	O
during	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
E3	O
2021	O
press	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
October	O
2022	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cloud-only	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Plague	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
:	I-Application
Requiem	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
