Asobo Studio and Focus Entertainment have just given players their first look at the gameplay functionality of A Plague Tale: Requiem‘s crossbow, and it’s certainly a powerful, versatile tool.

Watch the crossbow reveal below:

The crossbow’s primary offensive function is to let players skewer their enemies with heavy bolts. it can also be used to launch incendiary arrows to light man and matter on fire. But that’s not all.

The crossbow also features a grappling hook that can be used to manipulate structures and objects, as Amicia illustrates in the trailer by pulling a wooden scaffold down to use it as a stair. One can hope that the crossbow may additionally be able to pull the player towards objects as well (think Arkham), but the video stops short of revealing that functionality.

First revealed back in June last year, A Plague Tale: Requiem is an upcoming action-adventure stealth game and the follow-up to 2019’s A Plague Tale: Innocence. A story trailer for the game was recently released, featuring Amicia and Hugo in their quest to end Hugo’s curse following the events of A Plague Tale: Innocence.

A Plague Tale: Requiem goes live October 18 for the PS5, Xbox Series, and PC. Stay tuned here at MP1st to read our review of the game hitting the site soon.