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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.

Art from The Evil Within. Courtesy of Bethesda Games — All that blood there? Barely the tip of the gore iceberg.
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.

Boxman. Creepy. SO CREEPY. Courtesy of Bethesda. — Boxman. Creepy. SO CREEPY.
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

Bethesda previewed, BattleCry, their new free-to-play multi-player combat game at E3 and it looks bloody awesome! BattleCry will be a mix of melee and ranged fighting and will be a 32 player online game. It is going to be fast and fun where different kinds of players can jump in at any time.

BattleCry is set in an alternate history where there is no gunpowder. Instead of going to war, countries send warriors to specific “war zones” to fight out there differences. The game developers wanted a very stylized world and were inspired by graphic novels. There is a wonderful contrast between the beauty of the environment and the brutality of the fighting. The world is also somewhat surreal to reflect the state your character is in – constantly on the verge of death.

Right now there are two warrior factions: The Royal Marines (British) and the Cossacks. There are three warrior classes within each faction: Enforcer (brute strength), Duelist (speedy and sneaky), and the Tech Archer (can play a cat and mouse game). By the launch in 2015, there will be two additional warrior classes. There are currently two supporting warrior classes as well: the Gadgeteer and the Brawler. Each class has a special ability and you can use adrenaline (which costs energy) to be essentially super human for a short period of time.

There are many customizations for your character too. You can earn iron (currency) to alter your appearance and you will keep your character for each battle (no starting over every time). Eventually, you will be able to unlock both genders for all characters.

This game features an intimate 3rd person camera and you are able to move around slowly or go rather quickly. After the game ends, you can salute people who you felt played well. You get rewarded for saluting your opponents and they get recognition – it’s a win win situation.

If you are looking for a cool looking fast-paced game, then you will want to check out BattleCry!

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