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The Evil Within 2 - Gamescom Hands-On Previews

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Dusk Golem

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Arsenic13

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Happy to hear it's better and more focused. The DLC chapters were and they're by the same guy that's the director of the sequel now. Good.
 
Jawmuncher

Jawmuncher

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I'm still uneasy since some other previews are talking about its more or less the same but without the odd tech problems. Though saying there's a bit more understanding of what's going on is nice to see in one of the previews.

I'm still very cautious of the title though. I really don't want another uneven mess like TEW1.
 
SolidSnakeUS

SolidSnakeUS

Member
Jawmuncher said:
I'm still uneasy since some other previews are talking about its more or less the same but without the odd tech problems. Though saying there's a bit more understanding of what's going on is nice to see in one of the previews.

I'm still very cautious of the title though. I really don't want another uneven mess like TEW1.
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The first game really was this. I do hope it actually turns out to be good. But it's a case of "we'll see."
 
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MetalliCabombination

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Halloween this year is gonna be better than Christmas.
Origins, mario, wolfenstien and evil within (yep im gonna hold off on playing this with the friends over the weekend.)
That and bingeing stranger things.
Fook yas.
 
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J 0 E

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I was wondering about the game's coverage, glad we got some details


I love what I'm reading, TEW atmosphere and pacing are better + better gameplay and control overall
 
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derFeef

Member
Thanks for the thread and the spoiler tagging! Sounds super, I am pretty excited for that game, even if I STILL have not finished the first game ;)
 
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RumbleHumble

Banned
Sounds excellent. I'm playing through Evil Within complete right now with boost mode and the whole damn thing feels great. A true successor to RE4 style games in the new generation.
 
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PensivePen

Member
The first was my favorite game of 2014, absolutely loved the art direction and gameplay. If they can nail down those aspects again and iron out the technical side I'll be a happy camper. Can't wait for October.
 
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Gbraga

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HStallion said:
Hmm interesting. Is Mikami just producing or what not? I wonder if he's working on something else directly.
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I doubt it. He's expressed before that he wants to nurture talent in his studio, and that's his main goal with Tango. He already didn't want to direct their first game, but it was directly requested so he did it, IIRC.

The idea is to give his guidance and vision to form a new wave of game directors that share his philosphy. It's a great idea, in my opinion, since that is what gave us Hideki Kamiya.
 
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Samir Sedlar

Member
As much as I am excited about The Evil Within 2, I am worried about John Johanas being the director. I know one shouldn't judge based on the DLCs alone given how small they were, but their ideas were something I did not want to see in TEW. Sneaking around helplessly, being forced into stealth for the majority of the DLCs and having a shootout sections, that was so irritating, I felt like I was forced to run more than try and survive whatever horrors I am facing, at least in the main game sometimes I had the choice to sneak or shot out the enemies, in the DLCs I didn't find such freedom.

On the other hand, the DLCs filled the story quite nicely, and also had some really cool horrific moments, it was full of dread and scary, but still being defenseless was probably its major downfall, I hope TEW2 doesn't suffer such sequences where I am forced to sneak cause I have no weapons. I also hope it doesn't suffer from full blown out action like the first one did in the latter chapters of the game.

Otherwise these previews seem to be quite happy about the game, so that must be a good sign.
 
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Mifec

Member
Samir Sedlar said:
As much as I am excited about The Evil Within 2, I am worried about John Johanas being the director. I know one shouldn't judge based on the DLCs alone given how small they were, but their ideas were something I did not want to see in TEW. Sneaking around helplessly, being forced into stealth for the majority of the DLCs and having a shootout sections, that was so irritating, I felt like I was forced to run more than try and survive whatever horrors I am facing, at least in the main game sometimes I had the choice to sneak or shot out the enemies, in the DLCs I didn't find such freedom.

On the other hand, the DLCs filled the story quite nicely, and also had some really cool horrific moments, it was full of dread and scary, but still being defenseless was probably its major downfall, I hope TEW2 doesn't suffer such sequences where I am forced to sneak cause I have no weapons. I also hope it doesn't suffer from full blown out action like the first one did in the latter chapters of the game.

Otherwise these previews seem to be quite happy about the game, so that must be a good sign.
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Check this out https://bethesda.net/en/article/65CMenZI6Ag4yWkMmKwYwm/the-evil-within-2-customizing-your-experience
 
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HStallion

Now what's the next step in your master plan?
Gbraga said:
I doubt it. He's expressed before that he wants to nurture talent in his studio, and that's his main goal with Tango. He already didn't want to direct their first game, but it was directly requested so he did it, IIRC.

The idea is to give his guidance and vision to form a new wave of game directors that share his philosphy. It's a great idea, in my opinion, since that is what gave us Hideki Kamiya.
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Mostly I was hoping he'd be working on a spiritual successor to Vanquish or God Hand.
 
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Neiteio

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The violence never really bothers me in TEW because (aside from being a videogame) it's all fake even within the game's world. Everything is taking place inside a Matrix- or Inception-like dream world.

This doesn't mean it isn't scary or disturbing. It is. But it definitely makes it more bearable. Scenes like the one described in spoiler tags in the OP are sort of darkly beautiful in the context of the game's story, since you're essentially reading the poetry of someone's soul — as horrifically twisted as their soul may be.
 
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tesqui

Member
Man, this game's out real soon! less than 2 months! Can't wait! I love that bethesda is announcing and releasing games in the same year with this and Wolfenstein. I think this should be the norm.
 
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UrbanRats

Member
Skimmed through the RPS one.
I didnt want to read too much but yeah, this is my most anticipated game, left to come out this year.
 
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tonypark

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Day 1! I am so excited for this one. Loved the first one despites the flaws.
Wonder if this one will support HDR and 4k cb on ps4 pro...
 
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IcyRhythms

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'Consider yourself warned though: this is one of the most beautiful games I’ve ever seen (and with plenty of PC-specific bells and whistles), but it’s also one of the ugliest."

I'm assuming he means because the game is brutal and has gore, right?
 
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Linkura

Member
IcyRhythms said:
'Consider yourself warned though: this is one of the most beautiful games I’ve ever seen (and with plenty of PC-specific bells and whistles), but it’s also one of the ugliest."

I'm assuming he means because the game is brutal and has gore, right?
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Yes. Read the article.
 
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tonypark

Member
IcyRhythms said:
'Consider yourself warned though: this is one of the most beautiful games I’ve ever seen (and with plenty of PC-specific bells and whistles), but it’s also one of the ugliest."

I'm assuming he means because the game is brutal and has gore, right?
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Indeed! In a good way!
 
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The Xtortionist

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Resonance said:
Sounds good, but I was hoping we would also get some gameplay footage
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Yeah, I'm trying to stay mostly dark on the game, but a nice 10-15 minute chunk of gameplay like what we got with chapter 3 or the mansion before TEW1 launched would be swell. Just want to see how the general gameplay loop has been polished from the original.
 
SCB3

SCB3

Member
I finally got round to playing the first game on PC the other week, man it is a poor showing in some parts and a drag to get through in others.


I like the art style and ideas presented in the game though, so will keep my eye on this
 
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