E3 2014: Sneak Peak at The Evil Within
Evil Within (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda)
From Shinji Mikami–the twisted mind that brought us the Resident Evil series–The Evil Within is a survival horror game brought to surreal life with the new id Tech 5 engine.
The game follows Detective Sebastian Castellanos down a dark rabbit hole, to a helter-skelter world with twisted monsters, brutal traps and a unrelenting amount of gore.
Courtesy of Bethesda Games
Touted by Bethesda as the return of pure survival horror, Evil Within has a world which can change in real time–doors disappear, corridors stretch on endlessly, threats can come from anywhere, at anytime.
And it is scary. We screamed a little bit during our play through. And at one point, as we were sloshing waist deep through thick, congealing blood attempting to solve a puzzle to get to the next room, we were certainly viscerally affected by the well-realized world. Stealth and sneak attacks are preferred; noise and light draw unwanted attention. And the zombie/monster/box-man creatures? Only stay dead after you burn them. And matches are in short supply.
Courtesy of Bethesda.
Is it a huge departure from the Resident Evil world? Well, yes and no–it has a very similar feel to Resident Evil Four, but not so much to five and six. We didn’t get to play much, but what we did play was a well-done, well-executed survival horror from the master of the survival horror genre. Ground breaking? Maybe not. But fans of the genre have something to look forward to on October 21st, when The Evil Within hits stores.
The Evil Within will be available on PC/Xbox360/Playstation 3/Playstation 4/Xbox One.
Check out the trailer below and stay tuned for more post-E3 info!
http://youtu.be/1EpsOf0Yt1A
