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Checkpoint Reached #45

This week Doug and Max talk at length about a bunch of games including Max's love of Bayonetta 2, The Evil Within's uneven quality, Sunset Overdrive's fantastic tone, and a bit about the Vita's big AAA game of the year Freedom Wars.

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The Evil Within Deserved More: A Great Horror Series Left Behind

The Outerhaven writes: While I hold Bethesda's The Evil Within series as some of the best Survival Horror games available, it's clear that Bethesda has no intention of revisiting the series. While Capcom is still working on its Resident Evil series, I look back at the now-dead survival horror series from Bethesda, wondering why the series was left wide open, and yet still not revisited.

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SimpleSlave15d ago

An OK horror series left behind. It had some great ideas, but it never knew how to play to its strengths. Instead, it came out like just another RE4 clone.

I would love for a third entry to come out, but it needs to learn to lean in on the psychological aspect and move away from the generic "pew pew" ideology at the center of the gameplay loop. It doesn't need to abandon it; it just needs to put it into better context, is all.

Also, try a first-person perspective instead. Too many 3rd-person games with nothing to offer but an avatar taking precious screen space. At least make it an actual option and not that janky-ass mess the second game pretended to have.

Venoxn4g14d ago

Love both games, hope that we will get third game

gold_drake14d ago (Edited 14d ago )

i really didnt like the 2nd game.

first game was fantastic

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We Were Oh So Close to Getting Soul Sacrifice 2 from Sony

Freedom Wars 2 was also in the works

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Lexreborn242d ago

That’s so sad to hear because I would love both

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Tango Was Working On New Evil Within Content & Had 6 Months Old Hi-Fi Rush 2 Build Before Closure

Tango Gameworks was working on new The Evil Within content & had a 6 months old prototype of Hi-Fi Rush 2 in the works prior to closure.

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darthv72271d ago

...they didn't close, they changed owners. As far as i know HFR2 is still in the works.

Lightning77271d ago

Hifi 2 is still in development. The devs themselves said what they wanted to do with the sequel.

jznrpg92d ago (Edited 92d ago )

They closed then got new owners

-Foxtrot271d ago

The Evil Within Anniversary Edition?

Good God. We were robbed.

I would imagine they would have improved the graphics and animations to bring them more in line with the second game. Wishful thinking but it would have been really cool if they redid the voice lines from the first game aswell with the same actors from the second, I felt they had more personality in the sequel. The only person I thought gave it a bit more than the others was Jennifer Carpenter as Kidman but the sequels voice actress did a great job aswell.

Microsoft is going to do f*** all with the IP and we'll never see a second Ruvik and Seb showdown.

I hope Krafton goes back and gets it after Hi-Fi Rush 2 if it was only because they didn't want the initial purchase to get complicated.

Neonridr271d ago

I preferred the first game to the second to be honest.

-Foxtrot271d ago

I wasn't really making a point at what game was overall better, just the voices were so flat in the first one and it would be nice if the animations and the like would be improved upon.

FinalFantasyFanatic270d ago

I really got to get around to playing the first one, I really liked the second game.

Venoxn4g270d ago

It hurts so bad knowing that there might have been new content for Evil Within..love those games

CrimsonWing69270d ago

This is one of those things I’ll never forgive Xbox for.

127maXimus270d ago

What a stupid, short sided move by Microsoft. Comparatively it would have been cheap for them to hang onto their only Japanese studio, with actually good games that people want to play. I struggle to understand how Phil Spencer is still employed. At this point it is Kathleen Kennedy levels of failure.

BlackIceJoe270d ago

Well said about him being Microsoft's version of Kathleen Kennedy.

All he has been doing is to destroy Xbox and it is unbelievable he falls upwards.

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