A Plague Tale: Requiem - Story Explained 

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.

The fact the macula also keeps kind of rebirthing like a phoenix makes the phoenix in Hugo's dreams kinda make sense?

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?

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"

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 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.

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....

The final moment with Hugo is so so well put together

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

King Hugo will live on forever in our hearts 😭

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"

Playing this game was so emotionally draining to me, and physically too. I played this when stuck at home resting from the C-virus. At the end I truly broke down. What an amazing ending. I really enjoyed my entire play through.

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 just finished the game and I Was left confused and depressed Thank you for explaining the story

Just want to say Harry, your attention to detail to these videos never ceases to amaze me! Happy Halloween to you! 🎃

i wish the plague tale would be a continuous game like resident evil, cuz it's GOOD, DAMN GOOD.

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 ).

Yo!!! the baby in the end- credit scene is in a modern-day hospital!!! Thats so hype!!! I cant wait for the 3rd game\

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 ✨

Great video! I haven’t played it, but this entry seems like a rare case where the 2nd is able to build a deeper lore and story. Awesome! Looking forward to the next chapter, setting it in modern day would be a fun backdrop

man i am soo addicted to this videos! im glad you uploaded again, instant like!

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!

Excellent video as always! And wow, these games look amazing. And emotionally devastating.

Lore & Order with Coffee, solid start to the Weekend 🤘🏽game was dope imo! Excited to watch your video Harry!

Great video, you gave the most concise explanation of the game I have seen. I will share your channel with others!

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!

I knew this video was coming up. Great work.

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!

This is a GREAT game! I finished it last night and it was a fantastic emotional rollercoaster. Loved it‼

Yup - both current and ‘past’ Harry… killin it. 💯🔥🙌

Thanks for the recap!

Awesome a new lore & order ~

I got really hyped when I saw the medieval beehives and started losing my mind at the historically accurate beekeepers suit.

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.

HARRY ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON HEK YEEEE, love your work, big ups

Thank you sir! Love your content

My man back with another banger

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.

You are doing sone awsome content here. Keep it up

This channel is golden. Golden I tell you!

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 makes me sad that Hugo dies but the story is really good

Keep up the good work!

Aww Rodrick!! Still reeling from that one from the first game 😣

Thank you for the video, Harry! It made my rating of the game go up from 5/10 to 7/10 :)

Awesome video good Job I in joy it

So much sneaking. Beyond exhausted of stealth games

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 ADORED a plague tale: innocence, and can't wait to play requiel when (hopefully), price tag goes down a little.

Been binging the shit out of your content mate. Very good stuff

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.

My heart is still heavy from the ending

Very good story, thanks for this :)

I knew there probably wasn't gonna be a happy ending.......... BUT MAAAAAAAAAAAAN I was hoping there was XD

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.

That was one crazy historical reenactment

I stopped playing the first game when the dog died, so these vids show me what I’ve been missing

Yes! Its here and its a LONG one! :D

You do amazing work. Thanks. Glad to know I shouldn't be expecting a ps5 😆

Thanks for the video!

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

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..

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.

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.

That little kid has a hell of a k/d ratio

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 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.

Loved the story, heartbreaking but satisfying ending. Would be really interresting to see the story continue in the modern era.

Great watch as per 🙏🏿

Great video 😁

21:30 Lol subtle character breaks like this are hilarious.

love your works, please also make a project for RE: shadows of rose too

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

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

Solid content as always

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

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. :)

I keep double tapping the left side of my phone's screen at the beginning of this video. It's addicting.

love that RE4 (11:00) reference

That thing that releases rats and controls Hugo it looks like the Megamycete..

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.

Rip roderick!! That man deserved to see the end.

Thanks Harry

So basically, the Count was just a MASSIVE simp

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.

hi , i played and ended right now , then now see your video , for better understanding. its all good. i think the next episode of game will in Present time or 20th century.

One of the best video games I've played in years! ❤ I'm currently stuck on what I think is the last group fight? 😢

What a great game.plague tale requiem was one of my favourite games of last year I played it right after I beat innocence and I preferred requiem killing Hugo was a bit sad but also he was a bit annoying.10/10 game

I played the games is ether you keep the host happy and calm so the blight won’t take hold or… end it before it takes hold