Shinji Mikami returns to survival horror with a mosaic nightmare in which every chapter shifts mood. The result is uneven, sometimes frustrating, but the monster gallery and horror staging leave a lasting mark on the retina.
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Action Adventure1 player18+
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Japanese version of The Evil Within by Tango Gameworks and Bethesda, Japan October 2014. Detective Castellanos plunges into a psychological nightmare with mutant creatures. Survival with limited resources, stealth and traps, horrific bosses and surrealist environments. Japanese version known in the West as The Evil Within.
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Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Visceral horror with putrid settings, dirty light and nightmarish creatures: Shinji Mikami returns to a survival horror of visceral darkness. The grain of the image and the disturbing transitions compose a constant unease. This visual direction, dark and organic, plunges into a relentless terror.
A survival horror from Shinji Mikami, father of Resident Evil, The Evil Within plunges a detective into a nightmarish, permanently shifting world, blending resource management, traps and tense clashes against deformed creatures. The oppressive tension, the return to the genre's demanding roots and the unwholesome mood win over horror fans. The uneven pace and an improvable technical production weigh on it. A strong title for fans of old school survival horror and Mikami style dread.
