How The Evil Within Fails at Horror (IGN)

The fact that the player has all these weapons at his disposal makes this non-scary by default.

That's a big claim to make :P

Well we can think of the flaws RE4 had in which this game can improve, and the only flaws i can think of in RE4 was the story was complete crap, and some bosses did become disfigured ramdon tentacles. So if they can put up a better enemy design and a decent story i think it might stand a chance... if it doesn't messes up everything else that RE4 showed the world how to do.

I would like to remind all of you that Resident Evil 4 has become as old as RE1 was when RE4 came out! So, your claims of RE4 being such a classic and the best game of its kind are as valid as those which put RE1/2/3 above RE4 in 2005. In other words, you are not better than the purists of RE1 which would still like this archaic game formula to prevail.

Bitch, slap yourself.

Thats good to hear.

Dead space 1 turned out to be amazing, so I wouldn't judge the evil within till it hits the shelves.

base on what I watch .... I have to agree with IGN's negavive preview ........ Evil Within model characters looks bad .... like the graphic of sega dreamcast ....

This sounds like RE4. Very good news!

Re4 wasnt scary either but at least it added some tension,in my opinion.

I mean.. I do get what you're saying. As nice as those mechanics were in 05 and as well as they still work now, it would be a bit lame to get more of the same 9 years later. RE4 still holds up, but his newest game shouldn't just be a re-skin of what worked then.

That said, RE4 was more than just some tight mechanics. The level design/encounter design and pacing were top notch. If this game can deliver like RE4 did in those areas I'd be more than satisfied.

Here's the problem with the survival horror genre. As you get older, horror gets less horrifying.

It has more to do with the age/maturity level of the gamer, than the actual game.

This and i'm sure mikami will make a solid game. Vanquish was awesome, SOTD was pretty middle of the road ( I blame that on suda) but was still fun to play.
Evil Within if nothing will be an interesting experience in horror. I mean all the people are saying "lol won't be scary" we grew up playing his horror games realizing how scary they were
We're older now and A LOT more desensitized. Nonetheless Evil within will probably have some really outstanding moments.

The original trailers made it seem like a return to real horror games. Players want to be scared. You're only scared if your character is underpowered or has no weapons.

Hard to feel fear when you've got a pump action shot gun in your hand.

You gotta limit weapons and ammo to balance out the fear-power element in the game.

It's a shame that dark souls is a scarier game than most horror games these days.

It's dat old perception vs reality thing again Sean.

Capcom's perception of the Resident Evil franchise(before and after 4): It's a survival-horror game

Reality: it's a fucking action game, with a horror setting. Anyone pretending they got anything more than that loves lying to themselves.

Plus RE4's big pitch and back of the box stuff was "A NEW KIND OF HORROR" or whatever. Which was fine as the idea they were aiming for were enemies that weren't lumbering idiots, but people who focused more on trapping you, using their numbers wisely, setting ambushes, and just being more aware. It's just what RE 4 was actually absurdly good at was great atmosphere tied with excellent pacing and first class encounter design.

That said that recent trailer of Evil Within did more to turn me off the game than actually get me excited. But it's Shinji, and I trust Shinji to make a good game.

the game looked atrocious from the very moment they even showed the slightest bit of gameplay. This is the kind of game that someone like Finalstar would love because it's all style but no substance.

If it's like Resident Evil 4, I'm pre-emptively sold.

Well at least the game looks like it has the gruesome aspect down. Even if a game isn't too scary, I still enjoy it if it feels corrupted and disturbing. Like the Darkness. Not very scary, but the high level of violence gave it a really grim and disturbing atmosphere.

No one cares what you think, Jankarop. Just like any village idiot, we laugh at you and move on.

So I got to watch about 30 minutes of this game at PAX and I must say I was extremely disappointed. Going in not knowing a damn thing about it I was very open to the idea but there wasn't a single thing that was scary about the game nor were the graphics anything to write home about. Gameplay was also meh. Reminded me of Resident Evil and a bad one at that There was this one part where the walls were getting smaller and eventually pushed the character and all he did was slide across the floor. No exclamation like, "What the ****!" or some attempt to speed up his progress through the hallway. If a wall was about to crush my ass I'd be flipping out trying to get to the end.

The game looks half-baked. The only decent part of the wait was The Evil Within yourself station with an attractive Bethesda employee who basically let me turn my face into the game cover. Very disappointing.

@Salt_The_Fries

We like RE4.

@chronoschris: At the very least, it has the look down. Lots of creepy and demented looking enemy designs.

I'm fairly optimistic about this game. I'm guessing it will be something I like, but may not be a thing for all critics, and that's fine with me.

Considering how much your word is worth... I'm definetely buying The Evil Within :)

Anything that you claim is bad can't be that bad

The hit register and what counted as a knock back wasn't great either, but it's way more noticeable when you go knife/handgun only. :P

The game was also pretty tanky, but I could consider that a part of the game, so I guess that's not so much of a flaw. Depends on the person for that.

My vindication appears to be making people angry. Due to me being incredibly right (as predicted).

Why would you say that? Game isn't out yet. That's really a pretty erroneous assumption.

The story was pretty good for a Resident Evil game. It was just as cheesy and stupid as any of the other games, but was actually aware of how cheesy and stupid it was and decided to have fun with it.

"some bosses did become disfigured ramdon tentacles."

Only one boss did that.

But if its still good, would it really matter?

Not really no. Just different to expectation I guess

That doesn't bother me.

Not hard to beat RE4

5 reasons why The Evil Within can't scare anyone:

1. Detached Protagonist

2. Surviving is Utterly Easy

3. Old Fashioned “Scaring” Tricks

4. Repetitive Horror Techniques

5. Enemies are Hardly Convincing

I knew this was going to happen right after i saw the gameplay footage. Will anyone ever make an actual horror game? I'm sick of all this action/horror crap.... If i could make a horror game i would make people shit their pants.

It's pretty hard. Not many games match the level design and overall game design of RE4.

i buy the ps4 version i cant wait

Not hard to beat one of the best games ever made? Yeah, sure

Outside of the tight/well done gameplay and amazing graphics for it's time, RE4 was pretty meh.

"Outside of these things that made it fantastic and many games today still can't get right, it wasn't all that great"

That's how you just sounded

@seanmcloughlin:

Only having amazing gameplay doesn't really make it stand out when it has meh everything else.

Honestly I just wish they went with their original concept of RE4

Meh everything else how? It delivers exactly what it sets out to do

You mean a laughable story (the whole las plagas thing is a fraking joke), meh setting, 0 scare factor and throws ammo/herbs/weapons at you in droves. Then there's Ashley, the worst AI companion ever made.

Well, I do not see how the original concept would have helped. It still looks like it focuses on shooting enemies and has QTE. The only thing that is different is killer baby dolls and a ghost. And you mean to tell me that ghost and killer baby dolls would have been less laughable? I also do not see the big problem with the scare factor. Were you ok the first time you saw that maniac with the chainsaw, the tentacle head, the worm head that eats your head, it mutant with the praying mantis back, or even the regenerators? Honestly, it is all subjective. Your opinion is just as important as everyone elses.

Sean, give it a rest. It's his word against yours. Personally I think RE4 is the epitome of everything what's wrong with video games but I know I won't force my views on other people.

All of those mobs were a joke and did nothing for me, even the "troll" was meh. Don't get me wrong I like RE4 but people love the game way too much w/o actually looking at it's flaws which is why we have RE5 and RE6.

The story isn't the best ever written I'll agree but I still come back to "it delivers what it sets out to". RE games have always had wacky and cheesy stories. Expecting it to be something more is on your end

Scare factor also comes down to what you find scary. Some people hate that tense overwhelming feeling of too many enemies and for them, that's scary. I didn't really get scared playing it either but that's because my idea of "Scary" isnt' the same as someone elses. Doesn't mean the game is flat out non-scary at all though

The ammo and herbs thing is dealt with through the game's dynamic difficulty. If you get too many of them it means you suck at the game and the game supplies you with more to keep you going. I played it recently on PC and while headshottng everyone and barely dying the game gave me barely any health items. The weapons are there for the action side of it, which the game fully promotes itself as "Action Horror"

Ashley I will agree on though. I hated her and wanted her to die

Its going to be great then.