Mysterious and wicked fears loom ahead in a world that warps and twists around you. Defeat insurmountable terror and experience the ultimate thrill by discovering The Evil Within. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story weave together to create an immersive world that will bring players to the height of tension. You’ll have limited resources at your disposal as you fight for your survival and experience profound fear in this perfect blend of horror and action. Tension and anxiety heighten dramatically as you explore the game’s tortured world. Shinji Mikami, the father of survival horror is back to direct a chilling new game wrapped in haunting narrative. Turn evil against itself by using the same diabolical devices against overwhelming deadly creatures. Melee combat is used to put distance between yourself and monstrosities that await you – think a struggle rather than an actual balanced fight.įace unthinkable horrors and cruel traps as you struggle to survive against overwhelming odds. You won’t be entirely helpless though, with access to various weapons such as a revolver, shotgun, knife, grenades, and the Agony Crossbow – a projectile weapon that fires bolts capable of freezing, blinding, electrocuting, or exploding enemies.

There will definitely be combat where you fight enemies but it would seem you will rarely be the aggressor.

Thankfully it seems Mikami has avoided overshooting to the opposite end of the spectrum and has opted out of making our protagonist, Sebastian Castellanos, a damsel in distress. Played from a third person perspective the title focuses on scavenging for supplies and getting in touch with your essential fight or flight instincts. Confined spaces, limiting ammunition, and presenting near-invincible enemies are just some of the ways Shinji Mikami and Tango Gameworks hope to move the focus from action and fighting to survival and escape. Survival horror is making a comeback and it is being pioneered by none other than Shinji Mikami, an absolute master of the genre! The Evil Within is poised to truly put the ‘survival’ back into ‘survival horror’, Mikami’s thoughts when approaching the project were “that contemporary horror games relied more on action than survival” and we are so ready for his remedy!Įvery aspect of the game points towards the goal of making the player feel powerless, rather than the all too common ‘slightly inconvienced hero’.

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