While reviewers agree that Asobo delivers a gorgeous, cinematic adventure with strong characters, memorable environments, puzzles, and a fantastic soundtrack, opinions are more divided on its new melee-focused combat, pacing, and heavier fantasy elements. With scores ranging from 6 to 9, the reception suggests that Resonance is an enjoyable evolution of the series, but one that won't necessarily appeal to everyone.
7.9
Average Score (adjusted)
Confidence: High
Divisive
Reviews: 11
Top Review: GamingBolt (9.0)
Spread: 3.0
â 6 / 10
IGNÂ concludes that Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy takes interesting risks with its new protagonist, ancient mystery, new enemy, and shift to melee combat, but many of these changes fall short. The review praises the gorgeous environments, entertaining puzzles, and later tense stealth sections, while criticizing the shallow and repetitive combat, less compelling character journey, underdeveloped supporting cast, and often simplistic puzzles.
â 9 / 10
concludes that
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy successfully reinvents the series with
an excellent combat-focused approach, a compelling story, strong
characters, intriguing mysteries, well-designed puzzles, thrilling set
pieces, and impressive visuals. Its main shortcomings are occasionally
clunky writing and dialogue, along with simplistic, underdeveloped
progression and customization systems.
â 4.5 / 5
Hardcore Gamer concludes that Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is a strong narrative action-adventure that combines a compelling story and expressive characters with agile combat, creative light-based puzzles, and memorable escape sequences. Its main shortcomings are limited weapon variety, artificial restrictions on movement, and an imprecise Chapter Select system for tracking collectibles.
â 8 / 10
Shacknews concludes that Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is a visually stunning cinematic adventure with outstanding art direction, detailed environments, strong performances, and an excellent soundtrack. Its clever light-based puzzles and character-driven story are highlights, while the simple combat and stealth sections can become repetitive toward the end. Overall, the approachable gameplay and movie-like presentation make it an enjoyable experience, particularly for players who enjoy games in the vein of Uncharted or The Last of Us.
â 8 / 10
CGMagazine concludes that Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is a successful spinoff that works both as a standalone experience and as a companion to the previous games. It praises the expanded combat, polished AAA presentation, well-realized narrative, excellent soundtrack, and accessibility for newcomers. However, the high frequency of environmental puzzles can slow the otherwise well-paced adventure and may frustrate players who prefer a more action-focused experience.
â 8.2 / 10
Vandal concludes that Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is a fun and well-designed action adventure, even if it lacks originality compared to its predecessors. Its spectacular combat, evolving puzzles, strong exploration, beautiful Mediterranean environments, excellent soundtrack, Spanish voice acting, and impressive technical presentation are its main strengths. However, the final third introduces less appealing mechanics, including frustrating stealth and repetitive chases, while the story has some underdeveloped characters and less satisfying resolutions. Overall, the game is entertaining and memorable mainly for its mysteries, characters, and spectacular locations.
â 85 / 100
COGconnected concludes that Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy successfully shifts the series toward action and melee combat while retaining its strengths in visuals and performances. Its engaging puzzles, spectacular environments, excellent soundtrack, and narrative focused on memory and loss make for an enjoyable adventure. However, the combat lacks polish, some puzzles can be obtuse or unforgiving, and the pacing suffers after reaching Crete. Overall, these issues do not seriously detract from an otherwise enjoyable experience.
â 4.5 / 5
GamesRadar concludes that Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is a thrilling treasure-hunting adventure that successfully brings the series into action-focused territory. Its snappy sword combat, varied puzzles, strong story, beautiful environments, and smart progression create an exciting and consistently engaging experience. The main limitations are relatively basic combat arenas, limited use of the grapple outside combat, and a tight overall scope. Despite these shortcomings, the review considers it a standout single-player adventure that holds its own alongside Uncharted and Tomb Raider.
â 9 / 10
Destructoid thinks Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is the pinnacle of the series, praising its deep and engaging combat, strong take on ancient Greek mythology, emotional story, memorable characters, atmosphere, environmental storytelling, and soundtrack. The review notes that some enemies and scenes are overused, puzzles can be tedious, and Sophia’s movement during combat feels floaty.
â 3 / 5
Eurogamer concludes that Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is an ambitious and visually impressive spinoff with enjoyable exploration, well-designed light puzzles, tense stealth sections, a flexible progression system, and a memorable new threat. However, its shift toward melee combat feels less compelling, while the excessive trauma and uneven pacing, particularly in the final act, take away much of its impact.
â 7 / 10
Wccftech concludes that Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy succeeds as a visually impressive adventure with enjoyable exploration, platforming, environmental puzzles, a likable duo, and a strong soundtrack. However, its basic and repetitive combat is a major weakness, while the repetitive puzzles, overly long campaign, and shift toward fantasy may not appeal to everyone.