The Evil Within - Review. Review of the game The Evil Within

Now in games not very much like to frighten, try as little as possible to strain the gamer, so that he got more pleasure, with a minimum of effort. This is a severe and sad truth of modern gaming. Only some developers continue to release hardcore games, which are really capable of patting nerves. Naturally, in such conditions, the genre of survival horror has almost died out - no one wants to target a rather narrow audience, refusing millions of those who are ready to pay money for simple and understandable games. Therefore, every project that comes out in this genre has high hopes. And, unfortunately, not always these hopes are justified. Even such giants as Resident Evil or Silent Hill, were marked by disastrous episodes. That's why the game The Evil Within, a review of which will be shown below, was highly anticipated, this project promised a lot. But what did he really give? Could he keep his promise?

What is The Evil Within

The fans of the genre expected the release of this game with impatience - here were promised and an unusual story, and a wonderful presentation, and a sea of originality. All this was to fit in one project - The Evil Within. The review, unfortunately, will demonstrate only that only in some aspects this game was able to meet the expectations and fulfill all the promises. In many respects, it was not at the highest level, but it is only judged after you have tested it yourself. So what are you waiting for? In this game, you have to ask questions about what is real, and what is the fruit of the imagination of the protagonist? But the most important of them is how to survive? After all, the level of complexity in The Evil Within is amazing. You can not walk with the machine at the ready and put all the enemies, they are all very strong, but your character can die from one or two strikes. In general, all in the best traditions of survival-horror. But if everything is so rosy, then why can not you call this project a masterpiece? Why does not he become one with all the big names in this genre? Everything should be told in order in order to get the most complete picture of what the Evil Within is. The review will give you an opportunity to familiarize yourself with all the key points of the game, pay attention to all the advantages and disadvantages. And then you can decide for yourself whether you want to try your hand. Or you would prefer some other game.

Similarity with famous games

As always, the fans of the genre will not be able to perceive the new horror, without comparing it with other masterpieces in this area. Naturally, first of all it is worth looking at Resident Evil and Silent Hill, especially considering that one of the game developers of the first title worked on The Evil Within. Of course, this does not go unnoticed in The Evil Within (the review will help to understand this). It is immediately evident that the mechanics of the game very much resembles the latest games of the RE series, many opponents even move like. But it should be noted that at the beginning of the drive there is much less, since the number of patrons can be called scanty, but the strength of opponents is much higher than in previous projects. As for another loud title, there is an influence in the plot plan, more precisely, in plotting the storyline. As in the well-known series, here the plot is based on a combination of reality and subconsciousness, in which the most severe confrontations take place. As in Silent Hill, the protagonist of the protagonist is a psychopathic maniac, and it is his subconscious mind that becomes a battleground, which otherwise can not be called fierce. So, it's time to continue the review of The Evil Within - a game that, although it demonstrates its similarities with famous projects, but remains relatively unique.

How it all starts

The beginning of the game is the most pleasant and incredible. You will be told a story from which the head may spin. You will fall into a cycle of events that will keep you in suspense for a long time. All this will not be able to describe the review of The Evil Within - a game that very strongly captures its introduction. Already here you will understand how difficult everything will be, questions will be opened for you to try to find answers in the future. From the very beginning you will be forced to apply absolutely all the skills that you have to survive both in the real world and in the subconscious. And it will be very difficult to do this. All reviews and ratings of the game The Evil Within make you think about whether you should start if you are not used to and are not ready for such a hardcore. And really, if you do not have the appropriate skills that would allow you to cope with serious difficulties in computer games, then you should practice on simpler projects. And then you can return to The Evil Within, where for every turn you are faced with a serious struggle for survival.

What next?

If during the entire game process this project supported the level of entry, then the world would see a new masterpiece in the genre of horror. But, unfortunately, soon enough the rate decreases, the tension decreases, you are faced with a difficult, but rather trivial task - to survive. Any review on the game The Evil Within will openly tell you that this task is reduced to finding cartridges, running around from strong monsters, straining to shoot weak, unraveling story stories that do not shine with uniqueness. Therefore, the gameplay becomes quite predictable and a little dull - you do not even try to scare it with any original methods. This horror more tends to the subgenre of the slasher, and you can only be horrified by how this or that monster looks. But that he caught you off guard, scared to hell or forced to jump on a chair - it's unlikely that you will not be pampered by the game The Evil Within. User feedback on the game remains at a fairly low level, especially when it comes to personal computers. Initially, the game was released on consoles, and then ported to a PC, and the port turned out to be pretty bad, which did not add to the popularity and so not the most chic game.

Fighting monsters

As already mentioned, one of the biggest pluses and at the same time the most impressive drawbacks are monsters. If we talk about the pros, then here you can immediately identify hardcore, that is what fans of this genre like. Naturally, it is worth noting and the originality of the monsters, combined with their depiction - all this causes horror and disgust. Be careful, when you meet with some of them you have to seriously take care of your rich inner world. The review of The Evil Within is by no means intended to scare off potential players - on the contrary, he who seeks horror and disgust in games will find them in plenty. But the most interesting thing here is a difficult confrontation. With strong bosses it will be very difficult for you to cope, especially given the constant shortage of ammunition. If you talk about different opponents of lower rank, then you can kill them with a few shots. But the problem here is that your character most often dies after two or three strikes, so that it will be very difficult to fight. If you decide to save cartridges, then be prepared for the fact that all monsters will need to hit also several times, constantly dodging their attempts to destroy you. Even the preliminary review of The Evil Within has already demonstrated the complexity of this project. The final version in this plan did not disappoint, in principle, as in the graphic.

The Evil Within cover

Given the capabilities of modern graphics, the appearance of large games are waiting for a lot. In this plan, the project did not disappoint - everything is drawn just fine, the world looks pretty harmonious, and sometimes completely horrifying. All monsters are really nasty and disgusting, so there are no questions to The Evil Within. The review of the game for the fans of the genre is still pretty positive, so it's time to pay attention to the shortcomings.

Methods of overstating complexity

About the hardcore level of complexity in this project has already been said earlier. But so far there was not a word about how this level is achieved. Unfortunately, this is done very crookedly and deliberately, that is, the desire of developers is striking to make it difficult, and not difficult to harmonize. You are not given a normal aim, your character is awkwardly running around and is instantly tired, you can not use the elements of the environment in the fight. This is extremely depressing, but things get worse by the end of the game.

Unanswered Questions

Remember how this game began, and shed tears. After all, during the gameplay you seem to have tried to find answers, solve problems, defeat the main enemy. And in the end, you stay at the broken trough - a lot of questions are asked, the answers are only for a few, some are simply abandoned, some of them were remembered, but not very active. As a result, it is interesting to play only the first half hour, and then everything becomes quite boring and standard, and the ending is generally greased.

The result

What is there in the end? Durable surrendered horror with beautiful graphics and a vigorous start. But in the end, it merges into a dull and boring action that does not result in anything more or less reasonable. Fans of the genre simply have to pay attention to this project, because it is not terrible - it simply does not stand out for anything special, and therefore it is unlikely to be remembered and will cause a desire to repeat the passage.