The Evil Within - What Happened?

[@MattMcMuscles]

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[@charlescaulkins8306]

Kill the past? God reminds me of what Star Wars The Last Jedi tried to preach...

[@eddee4806]

Evil within... My butt! :D

[@stormstrider]

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[@thesackboys9004]

A couple of months ago matt you fully convinced me to play through the first no more heroes, I loved it and is one of the best games I have this year and is one of the most unique games I have ever played

[@eforeyerman]

Do they ship to the US?

[@Czah5]

"With Bethesda to handle the QA" I feel like you can call it an episode right there.

[@Flinch9000]

In the words of myself when I find a funny glitch/bug in Fallout 3/4/NV: “It’s a Bethesda game!”

[@1stCallipostle]

​@@Flinch9000 NV isn't though, not really. It's Obsidian's baby, just in Bethesda's engine that was already a decade old and cracking back then. How that engine still powers things to this day is beyond me.

[@thecaptain6520]

​@@1stCallipostle >he doesn't know about Doc Mitchell's neck game

[@PhysicsGamer]

@@1stCallipostle In all honesty, I am pretty impressed by that fact. Keeping that engine going despite everything is absolutely a huge technical achievement. It's not a good technical _decision,_ but hey. Can't win them all, I guess.

[@PlebeianTheWise]

At “in a very specific role” I would have sworn you were gonna say Takahashi was the guy in the Mega Man costume taking phone calls.

[@GenerationWest]

This game seemed like it was gonna be a massive hit... And it just didn't land or do that well a game, but they so learned from it in Evil Within 2, but it still didn't help them... Such a damn shame.

[@joehayes9767]

Evil Within 2 was so damn good too! Both of 'em really, but Iike you said, A DAMN shame it didn't help.

[@ThootenTootinTabootin]

Dumb story. I couldn't even finish it.

[@RevyaAeinsett]

​@@ThootenTootinTabootinDumb comment. I couldn't even finish it.

[@ThootenTootinTabootin]

@@RevyaAeinsett speaks volumes. It was like 7 words. I would be too embarrassed to admit that. Good on ya

[@TheNickelGhost]

@@ThootenTootinTabootin woosh

[@jamesgibbs3818]

Both Evil games have a warm spot in my heart

[@GamingMyWholeLife]

The Evil Within is my favourite AAA Survival Horror Game to date 🙃

[@Idkwhtpsipto]

Same bro I think they’re great!

[@kilssj2250]

You're all morons. The game was lukewarm garbage in a puddle of water on a concrete factory floor.

[@NostalgiaNet8]

I'm still not over the rediculous decision Microsoft made with Tango Gameworks.

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

Their loss

[@anthonykarnes6804]

They reopened the studio

[@jarg8]

And now the studio has been revived but Microsoft decided to hold onto the Evil Within IP so it can literally do nothing with it ever again. I love corporations...

[@slowpokegarcia6342]

Probably bc they never wanted it. It just came with Bethesda

[@SaltDoesArt]

That move single-handedly made me never want to buy a Microsoft game again. Why should I care about anything they publish knowing that no matter how well it did, the company could just be axed?

[@bearerofbadnews1375]

I enjoyed the original Evil Within it has a lot of flaws, but I enjoyed it for what it was.

[@DZCOSENTRY]

Same. I like what it's going for mechanically. It has a good resource management system where you can find avenues and opportunities to make a lot out of little. It was a very ambitious first title for a new studio. They probably should've worked on something smaller scope beforehand to hone their skills. But Mikami really wanted to bring survival horror back asap lol.

[@Saltedcoil]

I really resonated with the first one, and enjoyed the second. The frustration and flaws somehow really helped me fall in love with the game for some reason, not sure why, but I would definitely argue that the sequel was a better game, but I absolutely loved the first game and it's atmosphere.

[@bearerofbadnews1375]

@@Saltedcoil I especially liked the how fire is used in the first game. Like match’s, Torches, and fire bolts. Being able to instantly defeat enemies and being Laura’s weakness. It ties in nicely to Ruviks backstory.

[@GamingMyWholeLife]

The Evil Within is even better than the RE Remakes of late in my opinion 😃 Fantastic Game!

[@agbrenv]

I really like both, but if I had to chose, I'd pick The Evil Within 1, despite the sequel being a more polished and thought out experience, the first game has a certain charm to it, also I prefer the artstyle for the 1st game

[@gaw0046]

Evil Within 1 is one of those games that feels like is was made for me. Has every Horror Trope I love and then some.

[@GamingMyWholeLife]

Best AAA Survival Horror Game 😎 Even more than the RE Remakes of late

[@travis8106]

At the time, I was fresh off the disappointment of RE6, so Mikami's touch on this game was refreshing because it embodied everything I had missed about the Survival Horror genre.

[@TOMMYDACOMMIE]

​@@GamingMyWholeLifeI definitely don't agree with that. The bosses and their designs I'll give you tho cause they are awesome and actually feel like bosses unlike some resident evil games. Only some of them tho.

[@JutaLovelace]

@gaw0046 same!

[@orchid4590]

I was surprised you didn't mention the Sebastian and Joseph cameos in Hi-Fi Rush!! They appeared in there as very minor side characters, haha. I love The Evil Within so much, it really was a great series, and I'm gonna hold out for The Evil Within 3 for the rest of my days...

[@raulalejandro3891]

Im doing the same for Alice Madness Returs 3 XD

[@Mariodash23]

@@raulalejandro3891 Actually, American McGee is working on a new Alice game. Alice: Asylum. He's making it slowly, and also running a plushie brand, but he's still active with updates on that game.

[@xeno4665]

Wait... .4 real???!¿

[@nekotorin]

​@@xeno4665yes Hi Fi Rush also had the mirror from The Evil Within and it also plays Claire de Lune when approached.

[@nimsay3531]

Alice asylum got cancelled by EA over a year ago, no?

[@mgreen7804]

Aww, I was hoping he'd touch on the marketing campaign. The trailers for The Evil Within refused to give you any idea of what the gameplay was like, and made it look like another Outlast. Meanwhile The Evil Within 2, I barely knew existed. I only found out about it thanks to Maximilian, who turned it from a "oh, that game had a sequel?" to a "MUST BUY!". Played it 3 times over, and may play it again soon. The Evil Within 2 is masterclass!

[@chasejackson7248]

Must be a casual.

[@kenshii9d147]

​@@chasejackson7248not a fan i guess?

[@theketaminekid1241]

It really is a fantastic game.

[@theketaminekid1241]

@@chasejackson7248 What, you think the first is better or something? Absurd.

[@RushBotRock]

I love Jason Bergman. He helped me out in my undergrad about 10 years ago. Great guy.

[@Zorothegallade-rpg]

The Evil Within feels like a perfectly knit-together duology. In the first one Sebastian is trying to survive and just get out of the weird nightmare he finds himself in. In the second not only he's got a clearer objective that makes him go right back into the action of his own accord, but his gameplay gives him a lot more tools to face the horrors of the simulation - the part where you get to fight all the bosses of the first game with your new and improved arsenal is the mother of all cathartic moments.

[@BuiRoyValdez]

Alas we never did get two big answers. What happened to Oda and Ruvik...and why Mobius's STEM booted back online. There was clear set up for a third without needing Sebastian...but now we're unlikely to get the full stories conclusion.

[@StNerevar76]

​@@BuiRoyValdezHint Myra survived?

[@BuiRoyValdez]

@nicolasferreiro4492 possibly. Or ruvik using it for his original intentions. We will likely not know for a long time.

[@lostincult]

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[@troin3925]

Honestly, The Evil Within is one of my favorite video games of all time. The surreal visuals, the concept of STEM and how it worked (I also thought it was really cool how the DLC shows that each person can see things differently inside STEM), the monster designs, the way it combines elements of both Silent Hill and Resident Evil with the monster designs and locations (or at least what little of the Resident Evil series I knew at the time since I was focusing on Silent Hill. I'm still a newcomer though and I'm long overdue on finishing my journey to play the series. I only finished 7 knowing that it doesn't reflect the rest of the series, but I still have to finish Village, Zero and the RE1 remake. I wasn't procrastinating on purpose though), the huge surreal action set pieces and the gameplay. There's just so much I love about it and I loved the DLC, they were satisfying both from a story and gameplay standpoint, with the last one being the most fun. I'm still overdue on finishing the second one, but it's definitely an improvement and I'm glad that people didn't dismiss it because it's a sequel to a game that they didn't like.

[@Based_n_Boredpilled]

It was named “Psycho Break” in Japan? I’m surprised it wasn’t something like “Hazards of Biology”.

[@em5345-]

Then it would be similar to Biohazard, the Japanese name for the Resident Evil series.

[@matthewbreen1951]

That's the joke. "Evil Within" means exactly the same thing as "Resident Evil"

[@e-money9251]

Well japan likes to name their film/series/game’s title based on the theme of each one of them, and the name hazard of biology doesn’t really correlate with what the game’s theme was

[@JoeTAC]

@@e-money9251 Hazard of Psychology

[@jonothanthrace1530]

@@matthewbreen1951 Nah man, "Resident Evil" means "Bad Thing In A House" :V

[@krisisgod666]

Real talk: Evil Within 2 is practically a PERFECT gameplay formula for a Silent Hill/Resident Evil style game. Survival horror semi-open world horror game? Sign me up. Improve on the idea, and BOOM! Fully open world horror game. It’s POSSIBLE, but that’d be a HELL of an ambitious game.

[@nandasaputra8563]

Evil Within 2 had some big silent hill influence on it, hell I even consider it as a silent hill game . A horror game where you can explore widely suburban areas? At night? With monsters sprinklers on it? Come on 😂

[@johnnyag1912]

It would be nice. But my problem with the evil within 2 is just formulaic it felt, even in the demo. I felt I was playing a horror Assassin creed sometimes instead of horror master piece

[@Swodie_Jeetin]

Ok "real talk" TEW2 was not enjoyable to me at all once I got past the linear opening sequence. Open world design kills the tension buildup and release needed for proper impact in horror. Could have been an excellent story-driven linear game with memorable setpieces but Todd & co. were chasing that open world street cred, as was the style at the time.

[@johnnyag1912]

@@Swodie_Jeetin this pretty much is my gripes with the evil with 2

[@HeheSloth]

Alan Wake 2 felt like what a more polished Evil Within 2 could of been

[@hysteriaincarnate6552]

I really enjoyed Ghostwire Tokyo. Criticisms for it aside, I had a ton of fun exploring the city and exorcising souls. Crazy to imagine it had even a slight chance of being Evil Within 3 😅

[@DarkMerc]

Evil Within 2 is still one of the best survival horror games out there and I really hope a third game comes out someday.

[@Idkwhtpsipto]

Looks like 3 became Ghostwire Tokyo

[@mandalorianhunter1]

Can't believe it's been a decade, I miss 2014 so much

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

It was a simpler time, to be sure.

[@nazgulsenpai]

I don't. I was a lot dumber in 2014. And I don't wanna relive COVID stupidity.

[@claudiobizama5603]

I refuse to believe that

[@ArtVandelay592]

Same. I know 2014 is considered one of the weakest years for game releases but I’ve got so much damn nostalgia for that period of my life that it makes me view everything in hindsight in a much better light. Even when it probably doesn’t deserve it tbh

[@Exotac]

Honestly same. I miss the world before it lost its mind post-2016 and its all been downhill from there.

[@sablebranwen2539]

The Evil Within is one of those games that should, by all logic, have been an absolute _masterpiece,_ but just... wasn't, for some reason.

[@RazorBladezX]

I think it fell into that category “ugh zombies again?” Trope . I remember I wanna say around that time seeing like headlines complaining we had to many zombie games

[@sablebranwen2539]

@@RazorBladezX Perhaps, but looking it back, it just doesn't stand out very much against the likes of Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Dead Space. It somehow feels like it borrows the best elements from all three, yet fails to be as memorable as any of them.

[@joncarter3761]

To be honest it was never going to be a masterpiece, especially considering his last game was RE4. TEW was confused, repetitive and frustrating more than anything else... Who puts in traps which need to be disarmed for materials with that much input lag FFS?! By the end of the game I was shooting the traps out of frustration.

[@RazorBladezX]

@@sablebranwen2539 yeah I totally get it!

[@hauntedheathen2732]

Still a masterpiece to me

[@karimgamer7747]

When I replay The Evil Within 2, I still shivering from that white dress lady ghost. One of the most scary ghost in videogames

[@tank1319]

Tango is the rare studio for me where each game they release is a fantastic game. Both Evil Within 1 and 2, Ghostwire, and especially Hi Fi Rush have been nothing but hit after hit and I appreciate each one.

[@Leee275]

HFR is the only one that seems to have an overall positive reception, I hear opinions from all over the place with their previous titles.

[@KosOrSomeSayKosmo]

The Evil Within 2 is a rare sequel that takes the best elements from the first and improves everything else, definitely worth checking out.

[@phabiorules]

With all due respect, isn’t that most sequels? I feel like a majority of games that are the best in their franchise are the second one. Unless it’s a long running franchise with a ton of games, then there might be a better one.

[@Kittysune12]

@@phabiorules overwatch 2

[@alicobosboi]

It sucks that we'll never get The Evil Within 3

[@kvngcjgaming5559]

says who

[@alicobosboi]

@@kvngcjgaming5559 Microsoft still owns it and I doubt they'll do anything with it after trying to shut down Tango game works.

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

Said by..?

[@Doralga]

@@kvngcjgaming5559 Microsoft owns the IP so Tango can't work on it anymore

[@JohnPeterftw]

hey we still could

[@NWAP1337]

The Evil Within 2 is one of the all time best third person survival horror experiences available.

[@DuggyDarko]

I feel like TEW has had a resurgence in popularity of late. I love it. A great game that was very underrated on its initial release.

[@GamingMyWholeLife]

Totally agree! I think it was popular to hate on during launch but with time more players gave it a proper chance and realised like Days Gone, oh wait - this Game is actually awesome, lol.

[@Idkwhtpsipto]

I would opine this actually highlights how bad gaming got. Upon release, the games WERE bad to us and people didn’t like them. As more actual bad games came out, (that started getting really bad, like nearly all new games, Forspoken especially) that made people go back and check out older games, which are indeed way better than current games. 🤔🤷🏼‍♂️

[@amharbinger]

Reminds me of Dead Space. Instead of allowing the franchise to slowly grow given its immense potential they tried to push it too hard to become the next Resident Evil. Make all the money right away or else.

[@IndomitableBeastKing]

Just in case anyone isn't aware, MAN the second Evil Within is SO good.

[@n0isyturtle]

Evil Within has no business looking like a PS4 game on the PS3. It is incredible what they squeezed out of that hardware.

[@GamingMyWholeLife]

It truly is a stunner!! Replaying it now on PC and did a review a few videos back 😍 The ID Engine is actually incredible with lighting and it's Depth Of Field is really convincing

[@XellosNi]

Goichi Suda was a genuis for maintaining his name in numbers internationally. "Suda 51" makes him sound like a freaking secret agent.

[@klawstecno2083]

I love this game and, a few days ago, i completed in the "Akuma" difficult.

[@GamingMyWholeLife]

Daang, well done! I know that mode is hard

[@ratchetxtreme6591]

Can’t believe we nearly lost Tango Gameworks this year after Microsoft had the nerve to shut them down, thankfully it got saved .

[@joshuaremo922]

Wait I thought they shut down!? That’s some good news to me.

[@ratchetxtreme6591]

@@joshuaremo922 Yeah, but luckily Krafton bought them out

[@gtsgreatteacherscathach5550]

I wish we knew why Microsoft would do such a stupid move like that in the first place.

[@johnnyag1912]

Same. I've had car crashes that gave me less whip lash than hearing Tango getting shut down for stupid reasons

[@daschwah]

@@joshuaremo922- I actually just saw this. Apparently, a South Korean company bought them while maintaining their dev deal with MS. Frankly, I’d tell the idiots at Microsoft to stick their support up the chute after what they pulled, but I imagine keeping some version of that deal was necessary. If it gets us Evil Within 3, then a little glad-handing with the devil is definitely understandable.

[@snailthelostcow63]

What I learn from this is that Mikami is an incredible artist held back by unfortunate events And I won't even deny that The Evil Within franchise DID get so much slander at the time beyond just bug issues, but just like God Hand, it was a misunderstood series that now gained a "masterpiece classic" stamp of approval

[@jacobbeam1202]

I’m replaying The Evil Within right now. DAMN good game! I hate that the world won’t experience a third game…

[@karlispovisils5297]

This game takes me back. My dad and I bond our shared interest of survival horror, leading us to play The Evil Within 1 three whole times! Too bad it didn't take off though

[@Thaltas]

Knowing Mikami wanted to make Deadly Premonition 3 with fishing minigames has made me realize he needs to go wild again with his ideas. Hope he and Ikumi can create some awesome stuff together

[@Dominus4776]

The evil within is one of the few games got me to stop playing purely based on fear. I've always ment to finish it

[@allanbroady2970]

Evil within 1&2 are still up there with me as far as action horror goes

[@TheLemonyBard]

I actually somehow missed that Tango and Hi-Fi Rush were saved, so thanks for that slight digression!

[@NukeEmRico]

The Evil Within is a weird game for me because I absolutely love and will defend it even though I hated playing through it the first time.

[@ezrimuldoon]

Man, Concord was such an instant and abysmal failure Matt didn't even see the point in rapidly covering it after its death for algorithm synergy. But yeah, this is way more interesting.

[@connormarchand6302]

No think he just hasn’t gotten around to it yet

[@DrMasterAlex]

There's nothing to talk about yet because everyone there is under NDA and no public info on the dev time dropped and there's still stuff happening behind the scenes Want a 3 min vid thats like "game came out, died, the end"?

[@pcachu]

Concord isn't a great fit for Spooky Month anyway; the only thing scary about Concord is when you realize that someone really believed those character designs would appeal to anyone.

[@rajabuta]

​@@pcachuhey! The yellow barrel was awesome. It's better than AI version of a big boob with metal yellow bras

[@haroldasusus4684]

Better to bide his time until there’s something new to cover

[@King-ci8sk]

This is still the first game I remember buying. Taking home. Opening it from the shrink wrap. And discovering there was no instruction manual in the case

[@asoto718]

It's sucks that there won't be a the evil within 3! I loved the first 2! Such underrated and underappreciated games!

[@bulutcagdas1071]

The 1st game was a really unique experience for me. I really did enjoy my time with it.

[@reedofwater]

Man, the Evil Within franchise, particularly the first one, were very stressful for me. I had played survival horrors before, but that one... it created a tense atmosphere and didn't let go. Could have used some safe spaces to let the player breath a little (that asylum base was sure as hell NOT a safe space).

[@thelasthunter3123]

The man directed 2 banger games? Damn, can't wait to see what he cooks up next, he's one helluva chef!

[@ogto]

Evil Within 2 was such a lean gameplay experience, it's a shame that it didn't get the sales it deserved. a real gem

[@LM-kl3gy]

I don't care what anyone says. It's still one of my favorite among the horror genre. I had no idea it had so many development problems because it seems so well thought out. The way the monsters reflect the mind of the villian is amazing. It's so sad we probably won't get another.

[@BricksOfSteel]

I loved this game SO MUCH! The first TEW really felt like it was tailor-made for me.

[@MidnightMedium]

Dude, the information in this video is sensationally revealing. It's been a bit hard to parse out Mikami, Nakamura, and the rest of Tango's mindset for this game as they seemed a little hesitant about starting it and also during it, but seem to have a hard fought love for what their project became at the same time. Very eye opening stuff. Thanks for doing the work!

[@Elfaia]

The real tragedy of this story is that in the midst of mikami's unused concepts, there could have been 1 that would have grown into a legendary game/franchise that the world has never seen before but because of how management simply wanted him to deliver a rehashed RE4, he was more or less 'coaxed' into making one.

[@GomerJ]

I still think this series is wildly underrated and hope we haven't seen the last of it. Though these days it's only about sales so I'm not holding my breath. The second one still holds pretty solid critical/fan scores but considering I can't even find sales figures it's safe to say it wasn't a smash hit. To be fair, if your name doesn't contain the words "resident" and "evil" most horror games aren't going to sell what these companies want these days. Didn't stop studios from trying for the longest time, but it the current gaming landscape I'm afraid this is a genre that may be left to mostly indies outside of the big 1. (We'll have to see if Silent Hill can get back it's juice). Was quite surprised and happy to see this episode in my feed. Cool to learn more about the history. I adore these games.

[@danielhooper152]

Man, I loved both Evil Within's. I'm really prone to falling off games if they don't get their hooks into me early, but both Evil Within's I finished off within days. I seriously hope it defies the odds and gets a third game to finish off the story; maybe with a grown up Lily as the protag? ...Also, I'm sorry, but I have to bring up one of my biggest pet peeves in gaming. People who've played the Evil Within and don't understand what Green Gel is supposed to be. Not what it's used for, but in the canon of the games what it is. Willpower. Green Gel is willpower. It seems so stinking obvious(to me at least) that's what it is once you realize where the games are taking place, but I remember seeing so many, "What is Green Gel even supposed to be? I don't know; it makes no sense!" takes that I just can't.

[@WhisperingNostrils]

I’d love an episode on Eternal Darkness, considering its move from N64 to GameCube and the legacy it left behind.

[@KitFisto.66]

I remember being super hyped for The Evil Within because Shinji was making a new survival horror game

[@user-gy3gu3ep3p]

I just been binge watching TEW series content and this drops?! Thanks for coming through just in time.

[@troin3925]

Late 2014 truly was the year of survival horror (especially with fixing the problems of AAA survival horror from the late 2000s-early 2010s). Alien Isolation and The Evil Within came out in October seven days apart (even though The Evil Within was marketed as being a return to survival horror, I think Alien Isolation did that better, and this is coming from someone who loves The Evil Within with a passion and would mostly passionately defend it). In August that same year, we got two "indie titles" that revolutionized horror games (I use quotes because one of them pretends to be an indie title before revealing itself to be AAA), P.T. and Five Nights at Freddy's. They both came out 4 days apart from each other.

[@methanolfortheblind]

The Evil Within totally rocks. It's cheesy, and they didn't do much mechanical innovation, but the game looks, sounds, and feels fantastic, the art direction is incredible, and the story is super interesting.

[@GeekdomCentral]

As someone who just finished this game for the first time a few weeks ago… this explains so much

[@sleeplessindefatigable6385]

Learning this was made on idtech 5 answers so many of the questions I had about why The Evil Within *looks* like that. That absolutely atrocious bloom, weird lighting and slimy wet textures all make sense now I know it was built on the engine that powered RAGE. As an aside, the whole STEM thing from EW1 actually really frustrated me as I played the game, because I had no idea the whole thing was supposed to be inside the mind if a serial killer until right at the end, and I thought the game was just throwing weird settings and crazy scenarios at me just to be spooky without having any cohesion. If you didn't know you were inside STEM, the ending really comes off as "it was all a dream" too. Evil Within 2 putting the STEM machine right at the start and saying "hey, you're about to go do survival horror by way of Inception, fuckle your seatbelts" was one of the many, MANY changes it made that make it the best sequel I've ever played in terms of improvement over the first.

[@bertnbirdgaming4315]

I love both of the Evil Within games.

[@amirmohamad2270]

I don't want to say this is Pulitzer Prize journalism or anything but I do appreciate the quality and the fact that when he asks "what happend?" he's actually done research. I say this especially because of what I have seen in many other channels where they just rant for forty minutes about what they think have happened without any real sources while at the same time pretending they are doing "investigations". A good example would be "Death of a game : Concord" by NerdSlayer channel. I unsubscribed from that channel because of this video since for 46 minutes NerdSlayer pretends he's doing detective work and investigative stuff while literally just saying what he thinks about the game without any real inside knowledge from those who were even remotely connected to the project. He released the video just because Concord would get clicks.

[@TheLongestTake]

Both these games aged really well

[@pruittholcombe5674]

I didn't realize the Evil Within games were such financial failures. I loved them both to pieces!

[@DandDFan]

This game features some of the most infuriating gameplay sections I've ever played. It took ALOT of patience to get through to the end.

[@yuzucrypt]

TEW 2 was one of my favorite survival horror games of all time.

[@edmediciN7]

I am just happy that the studio was able to be saved from being closed down. I really enjoyed Evil Within and I find High Fi Rush interesting

[@senormarston]

I'm still outraged for MS shutting Tango Gameworks down, The Evil Within is my fav Survival Horror and it got so much potential. I hope we see a third entry

[@jeremyrichard2722]

I will put it to you this way: I think "The Evil Within" had the major problem that when the VR angle was revealed, people who wanted a supernatural horror experience were deeply disappointed. I noticed interest fall off as soon as these reveals were made, and while I didn't have an issue with it, I do admit I see why many people felt the whole reveal made a lot of it seem to matter less, not to mention the whole "it's VR" excuse meant they didn't have to worry as much about explaining anything or building up a new occult mythology of some sort. As far as why they wanted to shutter the studio, it was created for specific talent, and I don't think there was any desire to run it without them. While "Hi Fi Rush" received a lot of praise, I am not sure if it got the kind of attention, or giant truckloads of cash, that they actually wanted. An investor interested in more mid-range titles seemed to be interested, which is good, but I do see why this likely happened. They built the studio for specific people they hoped would make mega-blockbusters eventually, and those people left, so just keeping it around as a bit player was not what the investment of time or resources was for.

[@russmawson6744]

I didn't like the evil within at first. I bought it again in 2017 just as the sequel launched and loved it with the full screen mode. I played 2 a few years ago on ps5 at 60fps and loved it

[@GamingMyWholeLife]

Even though I loved it from the start, I totally understand where you are coming from. Sometimes I have to reinstall a Game several times before it clicks with me 🙂

[@drinkingrobot2252]

I played this game on the PC and had an amazing time with it. I even played Evil Within 2. I completed both of those games.

[@belltolls1984]

I absolutely loved The Evil WIthin 2.

[@Road_to_Dawn]

I feel like I must have lived in the only place on earth that got advertisement for The Evil Within 2. I saw the trailers a hundred times and was basically counting down the days until it came out. I absolutely loved it. It completely blew my expectations out of the water and IMO improved on the original in pretty much every single way. And then I was baffled when I realized that none of my friends had played it (and still haven’t to this day), and most people online apparently had no idea The Evil Within ever got a sequel.

[@lauriebannion1432]

You should do an episode on Clive Barker's Jericho. It had so much potential to be an amazing and successful game.

[@lornesburnphone2474]

The series took a while to grow on me but its actually pretty cool. I like part 1 for the atmosphere and story. Part 2 had much tighter gameplay and it was more forgiving in combat.

[@Arkhaminmate-0801]

One of my fav horror games of all time. I’ve got the platinum for it and played it more than I can count. It’s up there with re and silent hill for me. I loved the sequel to but ew1 is still my fav.

[@davidjsaul]

I loved both these games, I still play them periodically. Shame we'll never get that third entry.

[@BurnedRetinas]

Whereas i found the first Evil Within to be quite rocky, there was so much promise behind this as a branching series

[@ChristianCTaken]

I lovingly describe the first as my favorite bad game (and I genuinely just love the second).

[@Road_to_Dawn]

Yeah, I wanted to like the first game, and I do like a lot of aspects about it, but I mostly found it very frustrating. The Evil Within 2, on the other hand, is one of my favorite survival horrors ever made.

[@salvadormedina9099]

The Evil Within 2 is a better Resident Evil game than Resident Evil 3 remake. Change my mind

[@da-barrera]

The use of Castlevania and Danganronpa music for this episode is impeccable

[@vashtanerada2731]

This is the only saga I didn't miss the multiplayer like Resident Evil or The Last Of Us that are made for being coop. The Evil Within 1 and 2 did a great job with the gameplay and story to show the psicological horror to feel a second player won't work in this game.

[@key099able]

Btw, Ikumi’s personal health reasons was she was having a child.

[@alastormedial]

When she left Ghostwire? At the time she was pretty open about quitting because it was too stressful trying to balance the needs of her team vs demands from the publisher. IIRC she had a kid the year after leaving.

[@J.Skyler]

my favorite thing about the evil within is the AWESOME rap by Dan Bull

[@DrazenTC]

Into the mind by Miracle of Sound is much better (imho).

[@J.Skyler]

@@DrazenTC just checked it out and came back to say it was quite good!!

[@erbynmuziqlive]

I struggled getting through the first evil within. I started evil within 2 when it was free on ps plus, and immediately got lost in the beginning when u free roam outside and lost interest. I had no idea what i was doing and the story off rip wasn't driving me. I even thought the first story was too much of a headache and forced my way through the game lowering the difficulty as that game was frustratingly difficult at times. Didn't have the fun i was looking for and im a resident evil gamer so maybe i was expecting something more easy to follow 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@LordDragon419]

I actually have really fond memories of this game. Loved the atmosphere.

[@KevinoftheCosmos]

That Grasshopper book set is gorgeous.

[@Reckoning89]

This IP made me fall in love with horror again, I know it had its faults, but I loved every minute of both games

[@mortified0]

I used to not care for The Evil Within that much but upon replaying it just last month learned the error of my ways. There are so many intricacies and layersof mechanical depth. I have a friend that has done the 1-hit-death AKUMU difficulty multiple times and swears it's the only way to play that game and how it is *meant* to be played.

[@lestat23l]

I love how evil within 2 is semi open world with side quests , so good

[@naraiansingh1837]

1:29 why is he wearing a ultraman tiga helmet? Because it makes me happy!

[@Mrjonnyjonjon123]

Damn glad after Tango made a successful game, they will be given a bigger budget for a sequel :)

[@chemergency]

It's sad this franchise never really took off. The Evil Within 1 was a decent game but it was lacking in some areas and I could see why it didn't resonate that well but The Evil Within 2 is a genuinely great game and one of the most criminally underappreciated of the 8th generation.

[@sanninmusic212]

2:27 please tell me you're doing Nights Into Dreams. I was a Sega Saturn kid, and I always love videos based around that console. Last Bronx would be fun, too. That game deserves a remake/reboot.

[@faceurhell]

We need an entire series dedicated to Bethesda Quality Assurance. You could make an entire season on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion’s dungeon design alone!

[@davidscott9257]

you must have been stoked as hell to get that sponsor deal, thats frickin rad.

[@khanofsetta]

The series needs to come back

[@omegaXjammur]

If I had $100 for every time a gaming company got started by a group of ex-Capcom devs, I'd have enough to buy a PS5 Pro, a disc drive and possibly a PS Portal.

[@ThatMetalheadMan]

I only played The Evil Within last year and actually did enjoy it. I have 2 but have yet to play it.

[@slothlife4788]

Great work. I don't know how much story there is but I'd love to see a Doom 3 WH.

[@fyxation]

It says a lot that I watched someone else play Evil Within 1 and later 2, but I never got an itch to play them myself. They should have been right up my ally.