Gareth from TXH writes: "Sequels are funny old things. They feel a bit like Christmas day - you’re so excited about the next instalment that it hurts to think about, but ultimately, after it’s finished, you feel a little bit disappointed. So I was a bit nervous and underwhelmed about the idea of playing the follow up to the great The Evil Within, a game that arrived three years ago. But very soon my fears were quashed and a rare ancient prophecy happened - the sequel is actually better than the original."
The Outerhaven writes: While I hold Bethesda's The Evil Within series as some of the best Survival Horror games available, it's clear that Bethesda has no intention of revisiting the series. While Capcom is still working on its Resident Evil series, I look back at the now-dead survival horror series from Bethesda, wondering why the series was left wide open, and yet still not revisited.
An OK horror series left behind. It had some great ideas, but it never knew how to play to its strengths. Instead, it came out like just another RE4 clone.
I would love for a third entry to come out, but it needs to learn to lean in on the psychological aspect and move away from the generic "pew pew" ideology at the center of the gameplay loop. It doesn't need to abandon it; it just needs to put it into better context, is all.
Also, try a first-person perspective instead. Too many 3rd-person games with nothing to offer but an avatar taking precious screen space. At least make it an actual option and not that janky-ass mess the second game pretended to have.
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