The Evil Within Review - Delightfully Scary In Every Way
'The Evil Within'
is filled with terror straight from the off and we could not get enough of it!
We play as
Sebastian Castellanos, a detective of Krimson City Police Department, who has
fallen into a strange world driven by Ruvik. Ruvik is troubled man with a
troubled past. Ruvik's primary goal is to continue his research into the human
mind to seek his revenge!
Ruvik's world is overwhelmed with foes that truly question the
sanity of both Sebastian and Ruvik. Leaving your heart pumping for most of the
game but gave a sense of accomplishment once complete!
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| Ruvik - The Evil Within |
Good Points
Graphics
The graphics in this game prove that next-gen consoles are here.
The scenery could be beautiful at times and terrifying the next. We loved the
touch of evil where ever Sebastian would end up. With Ruvik appearing ever so
often out of nowhere, to the changing scenery, it gives us a truly unique twist
on an old genre of gaming.
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| Terror Within - The Evil Within |
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| Beauty Within - The Evil Within |
The Enemies
Each enemy in 'The Evil Within' had their own strengths and
weaknesses throughout the game. Not only that the boss battles forced you to
use your head and change your strategies for each one, for example one boss
could be most affected by fire, where another boss could be immune to it. This
made us very wary of what ammunition to save, as you never know when, where or
which boss you were going to encounter. Not only were they well thought out,
but with their ability to instantly kill you no matter how much health you were
on, as well as their speed. Strategies were a must have. During these
particular fights it gave you no time to slow down and kept your heart rate up.
Here are our favourite bosses within the game.
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| Reborn Laura |
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| Amalgam Alpha |
The Story Plot
We loved the story line of 'The Evil Within'. It was proper
psychological horror which could make Dracula tap dance to the rhythm of your
heart beat. Ruvik truly makes you feel that you’re not getting out of this
alive. we feel Bethesda has created one hell of a villain. People may say
that the game play is similar to other survival horror games such as 'Resident
Evil' and 'Silent Hill'. But story was totally unique. Even though at times it
was super poop-yourself scary, the story would keep you coming back for more. The
story line also keeps you guessing at what's going to happen next, or who the
main culprit is. Like watching an episode of Miss Marple! With the
disappointment of recent story lines we feel this game came just in time. Good
job Bethesda!
Bad Points
The Glitches within
Unfortunately this game did experience a lot of glitches. From
enemies falling into the map, to the sound completely disappearing. There are a
few glitches that may have you pulling out your hair. Although from our
experience with 'The Evil Within' the glitches did not put us off the game but
some parts had to be replayed.
Melee Lock-on
As ammunition was rare in some chapters of 'The Evil Within' melee
attacks did come in handy. However we felt that a lock on was needed as
sometimes Sebastian would swing his fists around without making contact with
anything. Which did get very frustrating.
Dodging
With
encountering enemies that can instant kill you, dodging should have been an
essential part of the game. Many times we found ourselves stuck in a corner
with no way out, with a dodge button on the controller this could have helped
in certain situations.
This
might just be us picking out faults however and didn't take anything away from the
playing experience we just felt these bad points were enough to mention to you
guys!
Rating
Were really hoping there will be another Evil Within after that
ending! To watch our progress of 'The Evil Within' check out our walkthroughs
