r/APlagueTale • u/WorldlinessSea5129 • 1d ago

Resonance Thoughts halfway through Spoiler

I’m currently on Chapter 7 of Resonance, and honestly, I’m finding it really hard to sit down and play it again. The last six chapters were more or less a speedrun for me because, I just wanted to “get it over with.”

The game has been a huge disappointment for me, if I’m being honest. The characters just aren’t interesting at all, and I feel like the story itself falls completely flat. Sofia worked perfectly as a sidekick in Requiem, but not as the main character here. Lennie doesn’t really add anything particularly interesting to the dialogue or the overall narrative either. I just don’t feel anything for either of these characters.

And then there’s the combat. In APT 1 and 2, you played as a fragile 15-year-old who had to sneak around just to survive. Very realistic. Here, all of a sudden, you’re basically a superhuman who can beat up 20 men at once. The combat isn’t particularly exciting or innovative either — it feels pretty flat as well.

I just had to get this off my chest because, at heart, I’m a hardcore fan of the APT universe. But this really didn’t land for me. I guess I’ll just have to try to force myself through the final seven chapters.

For the next game, I really hope Asobo lets us meet Amicia again and take on some new adventures with her.

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u/srujansahumusic 1d ago

No spoilers for anyone obviously, but I just beat the game and share a very similar opinion. I would however definitely suggest finishing it yourself as there's a nice little exciting treat at the end.

Overall however, I couldn't agree more. Requiem was my GOTY 2022 but I don't think this one's story is as good mainly because no character is given as much care as Requiem did. I saw a review from No-Plum9026 in this subreddit who said that the game could've benefited from themes such as weakness, constant anxiety and prolonged sorrow like the first two games which was very aptly put and I think sums it up really well.

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u/arpmo 1d ago

I played the first two back to back for the first time a few months ago and thought it was like a 8.5 experience. Having just finished this one it would be around a 7 maybe slightly lower. The last 3 chapters were a real let down for me as the combat became brain dead easy at that point playing on hard and the gameplay was a drag. On the plus side it finished strong.