Both are really good.
The Evil Within has some rough performance issues (and those dumb black bars), but the notion that the game is cheap or unfair is some grade A "bitch get better at the game". It feels like a throw back given how a lot of that game is "figure it out type design" and knowing when and which tools to use. Like how some of the people struggle with the boss fights while they have explosive bolts, harpoon bolts, and freeze bolts, blows my fucking mind. That's not even counting a shotgun/sniper rifle.
Alien on the flip side has this brilliant cat and mouse game going on with you and The Alien itself, it's awesome as ****. Some what frustrating, but gratifying all at once. The actual sneaking around the androids and humans? mediocre as hell, but the atmosphere, production value, and the gameplay with the Alien? fucking terrific.
Neither game is all that scary, but Alien actually feels like a horror game to me, and Evil Within is more a good action game with horror atmosphere (basically every Resident Evil ever). So yeah both are worth a spin.
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