A Plague Tale: Requiem Will Feature 300,000 Rats on Screen at Once

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WhenA Plague Tale: Requiem launches later this month, it will be able to display a staggering 300,000 rats on screen at one time. A Plague Tale: Requiem is the highly-anticipated sequel to the hit game A Plague Tale: Innocence, continuing the story of Amicia and Hugo as they attempt to survive a world ravaged by vicious plague rats.

One of the defining characteristics of A Plague Tale: Innocence was its swarm of rats. Throughout the game, players encounter massive rat swarms that are capable of stripping humans to the bone in a matter of seconds. Besides serving as an obstacle for players to get around, these rats are also incorporated in the game's puzzle-solving elements, as players have to utilize them in various ways to take out enemy guards and progress through the story.

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According to Nicolas Becavin from Asobo Studio, A Plague Tale: Innocence could showcase around 5,000 rats at a time. However, A Plague Tale: Requiem increases that number to a jaw-dropping 300,000 rats at once. Becavin revealed as much in a recent interview with Xbox, where he also explained how the rat swarms will move differently in the sequel. This time around, the rats won't appear swirling tornadoes, but rather a «giant wave,» with Becavin likening the creatures to a «tsunami of rats.»

Part of the reason why Asobo Studio has been able to dramatically increase the number of rats on-screen, while also improving their AI, is because the game is a next-gen only title. A Plague Tale: Requiem won't be held back by older hardware when it launches on October 18, as it's only coming out for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X, with a Cloud version available for Switch owners to try. This makes the game one of the only true