Ahhh yes....back from a long hiatus, battling the mind about the future and what it holds. Seeing my new horizons. But one persons horizons id never want to witness. I am of course talking about Sebastian Castillanos. Just another routine day, going with his partners Joe- (Who Markiplier wittingly called Jo-Jo through the entirety of his play through) and Juli. This was the biggest mind enduring horror ride of my century. Now im sure there are some better scares out there, but I am one to not play too many horror games. I DO ENJOY THEM, but they are scarce on my list....kind of. Basically to throw you some plot without spoiling it as Evil Within 2 was just announced, you play sebastian, on a mission to find out what happened at Beacon mental hospital. A mass murder occurred. But who caused it? Go replay, or play for the first time, i refuse to spoil too many scares on this game.
My play through played with my mind every step of the way. I personally suffer from PTSD and Depression, and this did trigger some of those. The fact Sebastian lost his family, me losing my mother, and jump scares causing me to not conserve ammo out of panic and watch my heart rate increase. All in all though. It was a frightening good time. The cinematics were stupendous. And the traps, when failed....grousome...Not to mention every nightmare you could think of coming to life....This game preyed on you having to really survive. Ammo was scarce and it was a Godsend every time i found a single bullet. Not only that, but the chase scenes, you know you wanted to look back....but if you did you were dead, This game really did play with your mind, psychologically, through terror and panic.
This game had a few flaws, such as disabling traps sometimes my controller wouldnt respond or Sebastian would stand up all the sudden and get blown to bits. Forcing me to load a save file, or i couldnt pick up items and i watched as my corpse was obliterated. Small things like that could of been fixed, but i understand this game had to be released due to the hype it received. And a lot of people had biased opinions of it. Though it had small errors here and there. Mine was positive for the most part. So positive it is one not THE REASON but one of the reasons I will be coming back to playstation someday.
The soundtrack.....calmn yet haunting....especially at certain points it loses its calm and reminds you that you are no longer in control of what happens. You have to give into fear and grip ahold of that base of instincts we all as the human race hold dear to us when SHIT hits the fan. Survival. The tension kicks in, you have to run faster but OH NO your tired, do you keep walking and regain your stamina, or do you turn and unleash your arsenal that you spent so much time saving for the next big enemy but you have no choice. You have to kill them now, or your dead yourself. This is the game, and how it pressures you in every situation, yet you have to find better ways. How do i save this ammo i worked hard to get...? Use your head, just dont get lost in it.
My Final verdict of this game.....4/5 maybe even 4 and 1/2. It really did grip whoever played it. I even remember playing this at a friends house. We ran through the whole thing. However it was met with screams, him leaving the room a few times with “I cant right now with this game my mind is playing games on me!” Etc. This is truly an enjoyable experience for those that enjoy madness, tricky puzzles, limited ammo pick ups and true survival. Pick this up if you haven't and get ready for the sequel which is coming out October 13th this year.
This will be a great birthday treat....and ill be sure to sleep with the lights on for a few days because of it.
Thanks again for the patience folks and bearing with me to get back into the swing of things. I am back to do reviews, i may have a job very shortly but it wont stop me from doing this. Because ill be working with what i love and writing about what i love. Games. Till next time guys, it was enjoyable getting Stupid with you, Once again.
