A Loveletter to the Imperfect Protagonist - A PLAGUE TALE Video Essay
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- čas přidán 15. 05. 2023
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Amicia De Rune has a special place in my heart as I haven't felt a closer connection with any fictional character as with her.
But why? What makes her so unique?
In this video essay I try to uncover how the developers created such a uniquely human character by analyzing different aspects of her personality, gameplay, and themes in the narrative.
Thank you in advance for taking the time to watch this loveletter of mine to this amazing character!
Thank you to Asobo Studio and Focus Entertainment for creating these masterpieces!
And thank you to Charlotte McBurney for giving Amicia so much depth and personality!
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Both The Plague tale games. Are real masterpieces. There was clearly a lot of love and care put into both games. They are almost perfection. I love all the protagonist Amicia especially the way that she changed from a young teenage girl to a ruthless protecter for her brother
It's pretty unfortunate that I don't see as much people talking about the games here after the game awards
The writer of The Last Of Us games himself said that these games were their French and medieval equivalent, which is really sad on the one hand because this game did not have as much success when it deserved Really ! Especially for such a small studio, the work provided is colossal.
I always listen to the music from the game and it gives me chills, and sometimes I watch let's plays to relive the game through someone else's eyes.
the person who wrote TLOU2 has no right to compare that game to APT
I mean sure.. except that Last of us 2 is woke garbage.
Equivalent? The level of writing is on completely different level between those two games. I'd pick Innocence/Requiem over TLOU any day.
My favorite games of all time.
I like the depth psychological angle in the analysis of Amicia. Well made video otherwise, looking forward to more such videos!
I just adore Amicia. Although I felt a dramatic change in her character from Innocence to Requiem, nonetheless she acts very 'human'. And the game never makes her insufferable. She just wants to be left alone. She gets aggressive, reckless, but she's vulnerable. Especially at the end when she tells Hugo that when he's gone, she'll be all alone. I wanted to console her at that point. She fought so she'd have family but was left alone...It was a brilliant expression of a young girl's vulnerability
keep in mind that Requiem takes place a while after Innocence, after a period of peace with her family, and suddenly her life is "governed by chaos" once again
Thank you!
What a brillant analysis! Thank you. The psychological talk is the icing on the cake. Have you ever considered a long form of this essay? You stated, you talked to Laura for over three hours...call me crazy, but I would like to hear this talk. :)
It is just an idea that came to my mind, because I absolutely fell in love with both games.
I see Amicia as a metaphor for modern day child soldiers, as it happened in Africa, or normal citizens suddenly pushed into a war by outside forces, like "normal" young women joining the army in Ukraine today. A core aspect of Amicia is, that she is not who she wants to be, and the story is also about her struggle to maintain her humanity, her fight for her own soul (and the soul of Hugo). A struggle that child soldiers or young soldiers pushed into the situation due to an outside aggression are facing every day.
While playing in the 14th century, the story of "A Plague Tale: Requiem" and especially the character of Amicia is very relevant to your modern times. The story of the game is an allegory, and it is rich with metaphors, and while it seems to place itself during the medieval times, it is in fact about the human condition today. The story is about us, and what violence does with us and the inner struggle to not give in and lose your ability to have compassion and feel empathy - to not give into the "Macula", to not be like them, but stay a "de Rune".
A very interesting take on this young lady! Never looked at it like this but thinking about it now, you might be completely right!
@@JorreVanDijck I think one of the reasons why the story and the characters, and especially Amicia, stays with many, is because on a subconscious level we know the story and the characters are about a truth. And by reflecting about them, thinking about the story and its characters, we can learn something about ourselves and the world around us. And the ones making the game knew about it also and went the extra way, like Robyn Wolf and Charlotte McBurney, body, soul and voice of Amicia, and Olivier Ponsonnet, who created her model to ensure it projects every nuance of Robyn Wolf's performance. And Charlotte did not only act, but went through Amicia's real emotions, like channeling Amicia's ghost from the past through her body. Never was it more fitting to say, that Amicia was loved into being by everyone involved creating her. This "game" (more an interactive movie), its story and characters is special.
Awesome essay
I’m sad this is your only video 😢 it was so well done
I am looking forward to looking because I'd love to have a deepee dive into Amicia's psyche.
Amicia = I miss Ya.... 💔💔
10/10 would recommend. The Laure cameo was a suprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
Your work is really good, please do make more videos brother
This video was beautifully done and really said my thoughts on the game. WELL DONE.
Underrated
Insane essay love bro
Fantastic essay! Just subbed.
MORE PLS (!!!)
Simon hier, ik ga Requiem spelen 👍
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