The Evil Within Series Examined

[@BoulderPunch]

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[@dollmaker6599]

The matches were actually cause of plot reasons, since Ruvik became severely scarred by fire which also killed his sister. If you notice the first time he’s harmed at all was when Seb threw his lantern and burned him. This explains why the enemies were so vulnerable to fire, likely cause of his traumatic experience. Wouldn’t make much sense to bring them back without him being the core again. Would’ve been nice to see a replacement though.

[@williamtodd8212]

Wait but wasn't lily killed or injured in a house fire as well?

[@dollmaker6599]

@@williamtodd8212 The house fire was just meant to be a cover up for her capture, Lily was gone already.

[@reakefit7304]

Yep, it would have been definitely been a good idea to replace them with something else on the sequel. Or bring them back saying that now sebastian associates matches with a way to protect himself from monsters after using them so much before in the stem, kinda like how he now has a safe area that resembles his old office and his trauma manifests flashbacks of the first game. I don't know something like that, cause the matches were a nice addition the first game had and it is a shame for them to be gone now

[@ainsel.]

when Sebby said "but there's EVIL WITHIN, TOO..." then they slowly looked at the camera. man, chills! ...seriously, that made me laugh

[@blueplanet...]

Man, The Evil Within 1 was scary af when I first booted it. I was absolutely scared shitless when the big guy (in the very first part) chased me, lol.

[@josedorsaith5261]

Especially when your character starts limping. Don't think I've felt so stressed in a long time 😅

[@ramrodbldm9876]

Well your name is joezay door saith, you probably jump at your own shadow

[@ramrodbldm9876]

​@@josedorsaith5261 the archipelago playlist lmao I know a fruit when I see one

[@josedorsaith5261]

@@ramrodbldm9876 Had a stroke?

[@phant0mdummy]

Yo my got grade school tits.

[@golemofwill4728]

Evil Within 1 I like more because of just how many different enemies they throw at you and all the fun weapons. Evil Within 2 has the better story but I really did not enjoy the open world and more grindey feel. Best part of EW2 is the ghost enemy you can completely miss your first run. Both did have great enemy design, the visuals for them was great even if they weren't all scary, I was amazed at what I was looking at.

[@Hiihtopipa]

And lots of cum in 2 too. Not a fan.

[@vector3802]

Agreed , but i think when it comes to weapon designs i prefer the more modern Ew 2 weapons rather than Vintage EW1 WW2 inspired weapons

[@DaddyAnarky]

I actually have the ghost enemies "Anima" singing as my ringtone.

[@well-being2608]

Nah the second game had such poorly written generic story.

[@ついつい-s2p]

The story was much worse in the second game. I hated how they treated every women character like shit. They all existed just for comforting Sebastian. That was gross in my opinion.

[@LadyAsmodeus]

you can understand the story without playing the dlc, so its not a "scummy move to get people to buy the dlc" - you have to read the notes, audio logs in the main story, and just by watching the ghost segments, you can easily piece together what happened - it has a really cool story, I love the idea of being inside a killer's mind by linking everyone's brains together - its a premise that makes you go investigate every piece of environmental storytelling and actually read all collectible text

[@roberthartburg266]

You don't even need to read the notes, audio logs or watch the ghost segments. If you are a fan horror media and have seen a lot of horror movies, it becomes very clean at the start of the first game that The Evil Within copies the storry of horror movies like "The Cell". Which is also one of the biggest problem The Evil Within series has, it's extremly predictable for experienced horror content consumers, yet it takes hours for the games to reveal the plotpoints those experienced horror content consumers had already figured out at the beginning. This makes the games frustrating and a chore to play.

[@honoramongscars649]

On the topic of Evil Within 2... originally Oda + a Ruvik possessed Leslie were supposed to be a bigger part of the game (with concept art for both existing) but were scrapped during development.

[@cappedminer369]

i wonder how that would go.

[@ZeroOhNine]

Man, that sucks. :(

[@gumbomanmash6762]

I will defend these games with my life, they are fantastic

[@SpicySkeleton]

I absolutely love both games. It's really upsetting that he probably won't get a 3rd game. I'll have to do a new game plus on both games one day

[@nin_tendo6458]

Personally I love this series and how the two games differ so much. I think the way the story unfolds from the main plot of the first game, to the dlc, and then to the second game is pitch perfect. I wouldn't change a thing about it, especially the second game. While I understand why others don't feel that way, I just enjoyed the second one so much I can't bring myself to imagine anything different.

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

The 2nd TEW was still a massive flop all things considered. Given the unexpected and massive success of Hi-Fi Rush and Shinji Mikami leaving the studio... very unlikely a 3rd TEW will materialize anytime soon. A 2nd Hi-Fi Rush will most likely be the studio's next priority going forward.

[@nin_tendo6458]

@@mr.sinjin-smyth I really wouldn't want a third one personally. I think games moving away from being these long spanning franchises and more into one or two off experiences is better.

[@BlondeMcGuinn]

Evil Within is the second PS4 game I bought, I was so excited for a horror game from the director of Resident Evil, and it really let me down. The amount of insta-kills is such a turn off. RE4, one of my most beloved games, has some insta-kill moments too, but they are few and far between. EW just has too many of them. Plus, I really don’t like stealth in games and EW doesn’t do it very well. And I’m not a fan of EW’s upgrade system either. Great video! I’ve been enjoying your content for a long time and look forward to all your videos. Big Ups man! I wish you the absolute best.

[@brainrich1358]

Alot of creators are making videos about EW series. I feel this is a game that will gain a jump of popularity right now. I do love this series. Still hoping for an Evil Within 3

[@hardbody2072]

Me too

[@Road_to_Dawn]

Same. It’s crazy how overlooked the series is. I don’t personally know anybody who’s played them, but the second game is one of my favorite games to come out of the last few years.

[@RickyForITZY]

I was much more a fan of The Evil Within 2 than 1. I think what made it much better to me is that the story was much more understandable and personal. The characters especially Sebastian had far better a character. It was also less frustrating than 1. I liked you have a lot of room to look and run around though I think it is hard at the start to kill groups of enemies and one needs to run and hide a lot. Enemies can gang up on you. I enjoyed running around though and learning the area. Reminded me a bit of Alan Wake games. I also liked the voices a lot and the look of the game was much better, where for example Kidman looked less defined where here she looks much better. I also liked finding the extra bits all around. Kidman also felt much more personal here and I enjoyed her character interactions with Sebastian and her subsequent plots. Main enemies also tend to be not just monsters but have their own stories going on and the nurse being more personal and speaking to us like a psychologist is very helpful interesting here as well.

[@5000Seabass]

TEW2 was way more polished, better story, and less outrageous bullshit. But like Dead Space 2, was less scary than the first, but still had its moments. I much prefer the second over the first

[@Safersephiroth777]

This series was amazing. I played them recently and they are good. But man they didn't sold well. Oh well.

[@aurancrash4654]

Glad you enjoyed it but your standards for quality are low

[@Safersephiroth777]

@@aurancrash4654 I care only if I have fun playing a game. All other things don't matter.

[@steelbear2063]

@@Safersephiroth777 Based

[@aurancrash4654]

@@Safersephiroth777 I can respect that. I have games that I know are bad but that didn't stop me from enjoying them

[@GodotWait0]

@@Safersephiroth777 as it should be

[@themayhemcalling4099]

I actually like the slow stealth scene, I wish it were used more or at least made more of a mechanic

[@MARKNIGHTMAR3]

One of my favorite things about anima is if you play it on ps4 her singing comes through on your controller and is proximity based. The first time I encountered her I didn’t realized it was coming from there and it was one of the few moments in a horror game that actually scared me

[@arthurdurham]

The Evil Within 2 is one of the most underrated games imo. It's like a great mashup of RE and Silent Hill. I wish there was a 3rd that expanded on the semi open world horror idea. Bc those were my favorite moments in the game and is a very unique idea. I don't think I've seen another horror game with random events and side stories you can stumble on.

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

Given the unexpected and massive success of Hi-Fi Rush and Shinji Mikami leaving the studio... very unlikely a 3rd TEW will materialize anytime soon. A 2nd Hi-Fi Rush will most likely be the studio's next priority going forward.

[@xlucky7x]

The Evil Within series reminds me a lot of The Condemned series. Unique and interesting games, could've used another game or two, but was lacking something.

[@video631king]

This game is incredible. Blows RE out of the water. They totally need to make a third already.

[@dami_mage]

I mean, The Evil Within has quite the charm, but it has confusing narrative (which doesn’t mean that it doesn’t make sense, just that it seems to be told confusingly just for the sake of being messy), some clunky and questionable mechanics and not really compelling character development (except maybe for Ruvik and Kidman). RE, especially in the remakes, got much better at developing characters and narrative. It’s super campy and horror B-movie kind of narrative, yes, but it works. Not to mention that the gameplay is more polished, which okay it’s kinda obvious since the remakes are more recent that TEW1, but I definitely hope for a TEW3 so we might get a game with more polished mechanics

[@NachozMan]

As someone starved for good Horror games made by big studios, I loved these games, a LOT of issues across them both, but I love them still.

[@theblobconsumes4859]

Tango Softworks has a tragic history of 'design by committee'. Ghostwire Tokyo suffered from it the most IMO, it's a shame what Nakamura went through with its development. I'm glad they're in a better place now, having formed her own indie studio. If TEW1 is to be played, it should be the Microsoft Store or Game Pass version, as it offers significant improvements. Just wanna randomly throw out there; The Executioner DLC is underrated, having replayed it recently. Extremely flawed to the core but once you understand how it all works, there's something special in there and lots of unrealized potential. I suppose that describes all TEW games, in a way. I personally hate the first game's campaign and enjoyed 2. Have yet to replay the first game since its release however. I remember the biggest problem with the Spencer mansion homage being the pursuer and instant kill zones that get in the way of proper exploration. A bad kind of pursuer. That said, Ruvik reminds me of The Suffering for whatever reason. (Also, hey, modern God of War, while I'm not a fan, does offer lots of gameplay if you seek it via the open world stuff. TLOU2 is a more egregious example, only 4 to 5 hours of enemy encounters in a 25 to 28 hour long game..)

[@josedorsaith5261]

Thanks for the tip, man. I wanted to replay it but have been warned about the Steam port being janky

[@ramrodbldm9876]

@@josedorsaith5261 you're janky, just like your m. Tell that btch that she still owes me from the crk rock she bought, tell her pay or backhand

[@cappedminer369]

what do you mean they're in a better place ? what happened to them ?

[@theblobconsumes4859]

@@cappedminer369 They formed their own game studio, called Unseen.

[@cappedminer369]

@@theblobconsumes4859 oh, i thought for a moment you meant they died.

[@CRISZTO]

I played this game when I was young, it was a whole lot of fun and I want to replay it. After this review I don’t wanna ruin the magic

[@_xntrk]

I actually really enjoyed this game. The second is not really my jam, but I did finish. I would suggest it to anyone looking for a bit of a retro feel and some endearing jank.

[@TexasDragon]

Great video. Love the way you describe the games you do your videos on. I really hope you do The Callisto Protocol eventually. Because whoo boy there’s certainly stuff to talk about there. And I’m honestly curious to hear your thoughts on it

[@ReaverSenpai]

RE: Revelations 2 reminded me so much of The Evil Within. Almost like a response to it in a sense.

[@vibrantfox9563]

I think the whole match system and burning enemies was a lore thing. Ruvik, the core of the first game, had a traumatic fear of fire, hence the enemies in the first game, especially Laura, were weak to fire. That’s why you don’t see it in the second game.

[@AntiNihilist]

EW1 is by far the most memorable. The stuff with the save room, the tense horror, and the bosses were far superior to the sequel. EW2 has a more concrete story, but it's not worth remembering. EW1 not having fears and backstories with characters was by far the biggest let down of the whole series. The way it did that, when it did, was totally better than anything in the Silent Hill series.

[@Road_to_Dawn]

Eyyy, Boulder Punch is talking about one of my favorite modern horror games, and its prequel! (You read that right) TEW2 reportedly sold terribly, and that breaks my heart. I don’t know anybody who’s played it, and the comments I read online about it, almost everyone kinda hates it. IMO, it fixed everything I didn’t like about the first one. I’m just dying for a third game D:

[@gaaradara]

genuinely same!! it's a true shame that it isn't as loved as it should be bc TEW2 needs a whole lot more love :( it's really such an amazing series and if we ever do get a third i'd be unbelievably happy about it

[@JudgementNutter]

A long time ago there was a fantastic series of horror games that had alot of action and shooting in them and then that team and head developer ended up leaving their original parent company, and moving on to make a completely new company so they could follow their dreams. And by follow their dreams I mean their new parent company told them to make the same game they made the last time. So they work really hard on it and it came out to middling reviews, lost focus, unfavorable comparisons to the last game they made and a wide string of technical issues and that game was -Callisto Protocol- EVIL WITHIN Patrick Boivin, 2022

[@qriderjoe9793]

Really enjoyed the first title. The GamePass for PC version has an exclusive first person mode. It makes some boss battles a little more challenging but i enjoyed the new perspective. The sequel is a better game mechanically but just didnt stick with me like the first did. Eventually i will finish the sequel but i still hope for a 3rd game

[@barrymchawkenhugh2696]

I have it one Steam and it has the FPS mode, played most the game like that. Did they remove it?

[@raresmacovei8382]

Not only is Evil Within 3 not likely, it's confirmed we won't get a sequel. Ghostwire Tokyo started as TEW3, then development pivoted.

[@Artersa]

That’s not a confirmation. See, Devil May Cry’s relationship with RE4.

[@NinjaMaster-og8ti]

That's not really a definitive answer, that's just the devs deciding the tone and atmosphere works better as a new IP rather then a sequel. TEW3 could eventually happen. The right people at tango could revive the series, and the little Easter egg in Hifi Rush at least confirms that they haven't forgotten the series exists

[@jarg8]

So glad you're reviewing these!!

[@asdfghjkl-qo8bp]

I love the longer videos! Awesome video as always ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@TheCoolCore]

Both of The Evil Within games are intriguing, though they often feel middleware, which is by far the main issue with the series. A third game would be nice, but there's little chance of that.

[@LAVATORR]

Evil Within always seemed like a hilarious case of "throw every horror trope we can into a blender and assume something scary will happen." What if a MUMMY covered in CHUCKY DOLLS had sex with YOUR MOM???

[@rhyspatterson679]

I think the reason they removed the fire from evil within 2 is that was keyed to ruvik his trauma and past, his weakness. You could argue the house fire for seb as way in but then it would be a trauma weakness so why would he be using it and not have it used against him. The agony crossbow was tweaked a bit because it was no longer a tool of ruviks. He made the original but over time with seb using it it became a part of him and his power. It’s why it’s less ornate. It’s a tool like any other to him it’s not supposed to look fancy just do the job. I think the flame thrower enemies are their attempt to keep the fire themes that made evil within stand out. From a writing a world building sense it’s consistentcy here that really made the second game a better story for me. Still want that 3rd though

[@RoadRunner1980]

22:32 "Not the most practical footwear seen the circumstances" Minutes later she pins a dude with her heels...nice ;-)

[@crozraven]

I love TEW series & honestly I would rate both of this games higher than RE3R & REVIILAGE. It just have a bigger fear factors & arguably a suitable mix of RE x SH horror atmosphere imo. Still hoping Microsoft & Bethesda come to their senses & give another chance for Tango Gameworks to work on TEW3.

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

Very unlikely a 3rd TEW will materialize anytime soon and the 2nd TEW was also a massive flop. Given the unexpected and massive success of Hi-Fi Rush and Shinji Mikami leaving the studio... . A 2nd Hi-Fi Rush will most likely be the studio's next priority going forward.

[@bakunika1]

9;00-9:02 literally why i fucking hate this game so much perfect aim with the cursor locked onto its head and you still randomly miss shots even with full upgrades

[@Ett.Gammalt.Bergtroll]

Game started out promising with the whole hospital opening scene and following village section… too bad it quickly went down the familiar RE route of forgoing survival in favour of action as you got further into the game.

[@Legather]

I had a better time in EW2 than EW1 in that there were bits I liked in 2 vs bits that were ok in 1. Stealth felt better, the open hubs were legit a lot of fun, the creepy small town America vibe, upgrades were better... overall it was a better, more cohesive experience. If I had to sum up EW1 in one word it would be inconsistent, for example I didn't miss the matches because they didn't do what they were supposed to half the time!

[@LadyAsmodeus]

the characters are not flat at all, Ruvik is a character for example that an insane amount of people love to this day, and there are tons of fans of all the other characters too - you just need to listen to their stories and keep an open mind to understand them

[@naryanr]

Oh your first and second favourite game are *_Resident Evil 4_* and *_Deus Ex_* ! Mine are *_Majora's Mask_* , *_Deus Ex_* , then *_Resident Evil 4_* .

[@MartyMcFly88]

Evil Within 1 and 2 are amazing! I want a part 3!!

[@TheUtterchaos]

Great video Boulder Punch!

[@Smoofyful]

Oh my God, that's an update I didn't need to have, DSP having a new girlfriend. Last time I checked he was with a woman nicknamed Panda. It seems that Mikami doesn't appreciate what he created with the comment on tank controls and the camera. It's probably why The Evil Within is chasing trends. Sometimes people will having something amazing about them but not appreciate it. Shade was great in design but was awful to fight. The movement isn't quite erratic. It seems that she has a tether to you and will always move according to certain patterns depending on you position relative to her. It's the kind of enemy that knows you're there but not really.

[@antiproductive4131]

My man, that's his wife. I know. What a messed up world we live in but ig some people are just hardcore masochists

[@Smoofyful]

@@antiproductive4131Wow! DSP has a wife. DSP as survived most other gaming channels like TBFP, he survived jerking it on stream, he survived the cooling of the sun and the heat death of the unvierse. He will be reborn in the next just like Galactus.

[@JeanIouise]

Love your analysis! Great work

[@jermainefernando7852]

This video in a nutshell: well, its not resident evil 4

[@chrisb4131]

With Shinji Mikami leaving Tango Gameworks, the likelihood of getting a 3 is pretty much nonexistent.

[@cartoonvideos5]

Tango Gameworks shut down, so now it's guaranteed to never exist

[@TheFloodFourm]

Evil Within is like a modern day Siren.

[@jonbourgoin182]

9:27 DSP with a woman sitting next to him? Wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it. This had to be the same night he accidentally left the camera rolling after she left.

[@kyoki86]

Beat and played the 1st one on the ps3 still have it, it's amazing

[@GTurner2K]

I played RE4 and TEW 2 for the first time at the same time.

[@Nick_Harrell80]

I prefer the first evil within,its more fun in my opinion and the art direction is so much better

[@cloverfieldmonster7599]

[@Streifen1911]

Horror & open world don't work. It eliminates all horror from the game. The only legit scary parts in Evil within 2 were the ghost girl parts. That was good atmosphere & eeriness. First one is was more scary & yes i do hope the series continues. No more open world crap though.

[@swagwolfgang]

Im genuienly upset that we probably wont get the evil within 3

[@well-being2608]

Loved the first one but man The Evil Within 2 was horrible sequel and I still hate it passionately.

[@briancoulombe4517]

I hope they make a third game just so we can find out what happened to Joseph

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

Given the unexpected and massive success of Hi-Fi Rush and Shinji Mikami leaving the studio... very unlikely a 3rd TEW will materialize anytime soon. A 2nd Hi-Fi Rush will most likely be the studio's next priority going forward.

[@PublishedLeaf]

Evil With is in my top 5, definitely worth 5$

[@Dmitrisnikioff]

Yeah I gave up on one just after finally burning the limb-girl to bits. Just dragged on and hadn't hooked me.

[@aerwicktv]

And we will never know as tango game works was closed forever. Thanks Microsoft.

[@Jolis_Parsec]

Cry moar! 😂

[@phant0mdummy]

Weird reply.

[@Nero-zq6ic]

Was hoping youd do this title eventually.

[@icedragon3329]

I’ve always wanted to get into Evil Within, for me the gameplay isn’t enjoyable so I can’t bare to play the game.

[@raccoonhatcity7627]

I play evil within every October.

[@BiohazardRay]

How reborn laura can kill you if she touches you is a failure to game design

[@Louie_Daponi]

Ill think Ill try the second TEW the first one I hated with a passion. Traps were OK, the difficulty on survivor was ridiculous, ammo was TOO sparse I mean 1 shotgun ammo how about just don't give me ammo at all. Upgrades were worthless especially upgrade ammo space when the game barely gives you ammo at all and the flashing and teleporting in stem was annoying as ****. Too many issues and not enough fun but I heard the second game fixed a lot of that stuff so Ill download tonight.

[@GTurner2K]

The Evil Within 2 was my GOTY when it came out

[@bunathan2485]

There needs to be part 3.

[@iwanttoseemrshow]

The first one was an absolute pants-crapping scarefest masterpiece. The 2nd one felt like it was made by an entirely different company and it kind sucked. The End.

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

Given the unexpected and massive success of Hi-Fi Rush and Shinji Mikami leaving the studio... very unlikely a 3rd TEW will materialize anytime soon. A 2nd Hi-Fi Rush will most likely be the studio's next priority going forward.

[@DinoDave150]

The Evil Within is the definition of jank. On it's own merits it's a perfectly fine game but a lot of questionable design choices and technical issues hold it back from being a classic. Honestly, when this game goes all out on the action is when its flaws are most apparent. Again, it's not bad. Just frustrating. In more ways than one. It's actually more fun on New Game Plus runs when you have your stuff upgraded (especially your inventory). As of typing this, I'm enjoying Evil Within 2 so far, but as you stated in the video it's still not perfect. But overall I would say that 2 is an improvement over 1. It appears that history repeats as another triple A game coming from a well known developer in the horror genre came out to a lukewarm reception (Callisto Protocol). BTW I freaking LOVE Vanquish.

[@xipetotek8366]

I love these games. Laura and the ghost in the second one are some of my favorite creature encounters in games

[@matrix255]

I read somewhere Ghoswire: Tokyo was suppose to be TEW3 so I won't hold me breath about a third entry arriving any time soon.

[@5000Seabass]

Well whoever said that was full of shit, TEW 3 is already confirmed

[@onearmedwolf6512]

Dude you gotta drain the blood in ch 4 before triggering the haunted

[@herbertbaruc]

The Evil Within is absolutely amazing! A survivor horror, psychological terror masterpiece. People talk too much crap and tend to get influenced by other crap reviewers. #Pampers

[@suripto746]

Next alan wake series ❤❤

[@helltioeverygames]

Confusing STORY!!!!??.A guy wanted to do evil things in revenge,you send to investigate bad things in a mental hospital,you get in his way and he will try to kill you and the rest of the team,what´s so difficult to understand in that?.The only thing i didn´t like about the game is the papers,if you don´t grab them all you won´t understand the story,but as for me,fuck the story,the game was amazing,geez i also didn´t complained about the running thing running out fast,i enjoyed,still,thanks for those stupid complains about story we had dlc´s that also are awesome haha.

[@swagwolfgang]

I honestly really like the first one but i prefer the sequel

[@finnish_hunter]

Odd that you didn't even MENTION the first person mode this game got after it's initial release.

[@mranthrope]

FPS Doug reference

[@azuredominion]

38 minutes, evil two within

[@watthell]

The first one was okay (in my opinion), but the second one was really good - wish it received post launch content like the first one did.

[@IncorrigibleBigotry]

I agree. I really found the whole Twin Peaks atmosphere of the town in the second one very enthralling :)

[@watthell]

@@IncorrigibleBigotry Yeah, I also loved the exploration and rewards. I liked how it was just enough to not feel overwhelming and that it wasn't a repetitive collect-a-thon a la Ubisoft.

[@Road_to_Dawn]

Same here. The first game for me was an exercise in frustration with its janky bosses and all the one-hit-kills. The second game was so rewarding, and they took the imaginative nature of the STEM to its limits.

[@Liamx-00]

The evil within 2 is one of my favourite games it’s so close to getting many things perfect and it still looks incredibly good almost 6 years later

[@hivemind514]

the intro section to first evil within might not be the best in terms of pacing, but it teaches you stealth, which is a very important feature of the game, but i do agree that stealth does get very frustrating in DLC. In what world RE4 has great pacing? That's like one of the few issues the game actually has, later parts of the game (i.e. island) drag way too much. Chapter 9 is absolutely great, the combination of having a backtrackable layout, a few puzzles you need to solve, mixed with regular enemies and one unkillable foe make it easily one of the best chapters in Evil Within. Ruvik copies are last test of players knowledge of stealth and how to use enviroment to your advantage, you actually start getting them since chapter 3 if you play on harder difficulties i also think the story stands on it's own, without dlc. Yes it doesn't have answers, but you find out more and more with each playthrough and it feels like you're getting closer, but still not close enough, which i suppose is a part of what Sebastian feels through the whole game. It's one of the most unique, bizzare and frankly underrated stories in gaming. I don't want to even talk about EW2, because i only played it once on release, but one hill i'm willing to die on is that stealth in the first game was better and more balanced that in EW2. Perhaps they patched it, but back then stealth upgrades actually changed how enemies would notice you, and without upgrades stealth was straight up useless, but by the time you got it to max level you could literally walk in front of enemies and they wouldn't pay attention to you.

[@GaiasRebirth]

no instead they made the very boring ghostwire and now that beat based game hi-fi rush... i hoped for a evil within 3... we still have to save moira... TwT

[@kissshot2400]

I still think The Evil Within 2 is one of the worst sequels ever made.

[@slide2989]

Ruvik best villan

[@Demigod_3scrub]

The Evil Within is the real successor to Dead Space. Not Callisto Protocol. TEW is absolutely Terrifying , a psychological action survival horror title. That will give you nightmares.. The gothic atmospheric tones and violent delivery. Will make you question if you wanna boot up the game tonight.. That's when you know a game is doing its job. 15:02 just looking at the Dlc gameplay is making me feel uneasy. Like wtf is that chasing Kidman? Jesus Christ..

[@Coccyx69]

This series, dishonored, Wolfenstein, and mass effec treally made me realize the 360/ps3 era just wasn't for me in any way

[@Zeronum2]

In what way

[@RyanCarbo96]

God I've always hated these games but loved the video as always

[@NotTomorrow1]

8:38

[@captainyasopp154]

What's crazy is this game didn't have Japanese so I played it on French and it was actually amazing I played the second game in French to and hearing the English voices is very cringe it isn't rite.

[@geofff.3343]

No you're not wrong, the shooting of Evil Within 1 is not tight. I don't know if it's by design or flaw though.

[@joncarter3761]

I really didn't enjoy EW1, the start was way too slow (the stealth mechanics were especially awful), the story was mid, the characters were pretty bland/generic with poor dialogue and the game kept switching between slow survival horror then suddenly turning into RE4 enemy spam which really hurt the pacing of the game. Traps were a major part of why I hated the game though, trap spam all over the floor just made one 'run away from safe head' section awful, not hard just unnecessarily frustrating. Then you get into the explosive traps, cool idea BUT used way too much and as the game has noticeable input lag the one shot nature of them made end game traps not worth disarming, was better to waste a bullet to shoot them than risk a heal for some scrap. It also didn't help that the game ran like crap on release and it took far too long for the PC port to be acceptable (I played it on PC so my opinions are based on that port). Evil Within 2 was amazing though, all my issues with the first game were gone, the pacing was good, the story was far more interesting, Sabastian was far better written and the tone of the game was solid and consistent. It's just a shame so many people were put off by the first game that the sequel sold poorly, I would have much preferred EW3 to the short/boring crap that was Tokyo Ghostwire!

[@nosodiumsalt]

The Evil Within is such a guilty pleasure of mine. It scratches that stealth itch that Resident Evil doesnt really offer but also gives us some unique monster designs that Silent Hill hasn't offered in a while

[@interestingusername306]

It's all the most stupid and fun over the top horror and 2010s gaming tropes thrown together into one big charming thrill ride. I love it.

[@josedorsaith5261]

It harkens back to a time when games could be campy without the need to explain themselves. Today when there are games with "ironic" and "self aware" writing, games like Evil Within get praise because they're games first and foremost

[@josedorsaith5261]

@@Shawn_Raz_87 You missed the point of my comment. I wasn't saying it lacks a story, I was saying that the writing and gameplay are confident enough not to need ironic humor to justify the story.

[@ItsYaBoiV]

I really like Evil Within. They felt more like old Resident Evil titles (obviously) but they also create a cool world that I think would make a good setting for other games.

[@dougdynamo9398]

Obscura oughtta be talked about as one of the greatest horror designs in gaming. She nails that noire grindhouse feel that movies like Seven and the first Evil Within have. I wish she was in the first Evil Within than the 2nd.

[@gre3nishsinx0Rgold4]

Evil within was quite the hidden gem back then. It was there on a very dry season in horror survival games.

[@TheGrayEsteban]

A gem, yes, but nothing too hidden about it (it was pretty hyped up and didn't live up to the insanely high expectations)

[@vector3802]

@@TheGrayEsteban gotta agreed on that i saw the trailer has million views but most of the comments was disapointed due to some poor performance and lack of characterizations

[@Dev_Astral]

« Hidden gem » lmao

[@MarkerMurker]

And then Alien Isolation completely outshined it

[@stealthbastard8837]

@@TheGrayEsteban i had high expectations and wasn't disappointed. Love TEW1.

[@alanlee67]

I had never heard of dsp before I started watching boulderpunch. Now I know everything about him

[@BoulderPunch]

Nothing I could do dood!

[@Jolis_Parsec]

*honks and snorts can be heard faintly off in the distance, followed by the Pigroach himself blaming the game of the day for his own failures*

[@mateusgreenwood1096]

​@Jim internet cockroach

[@bbbbbbb51]

​@Jim streaming lolcow. You're better off just not knowing more.

[@ramrodbldm9876]

​​@@BoulderPunch You're on that mans hammer

[@sikevillain]

I love the Evil Within Series. I think the first one is still my favorite cause it felt like playing a OG Classic of a survival horror game with a pretty great psychological horror factor. I love the 2nd one for it's semi open world structure that made it feel different from the first game but also improved on some aspects that honestly I feel made the second game better from a gameplay point of view from the first.. man I wish we could of gotten The Evil Within 3..