The Evil Within is not a game that relies on cheap jump scares. It's driven by a slow, sustained, and deeply pervasive sense of dread that sets your mind racing at every crunch of glass beneath your feet and every distant groan from an unseen enemy.

Striking atmosphere; Tense combat encourages resourcefulness; Rewarding skill progression system

Nonsensical story and forgettable characters; Autosave system has a mind of its own; A few bosses can be very frustrating

"You have an odour of blood about you" chimes the nurse, but she doesn't know the half of it. I'm safe now, though, in this… place . I'm still not quite sure what to make of it yet, drawn to its whereabouts, as I was, by Debussy's Clair de lune – the Frenchman's stirring composition acting as a...

The last thing Krimson City detective Sebastian Castellanos could have expected when responding to a call for backup was that he would be sucked into a new nightmare from Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami.

Almost twenty years ago, Resident Evil released on the PlayStation and quickly became one of the most critically acclaimed horror games of all time. That franchise has become so popular that sometimes it's easy to overlook the mastermind behind the great series of games.

I've been a fan of the horror genre for the majority of my life. From books and comics, to movies, video games, and board games, I'm always on the lookout for something to give me a good scare. However, I've never been a huge fan of the survival horror style of video game.

Often dubbed "the Godfather of Survival Horror," Shinji Mikami has earned his title in the genre. Not only did he create and direct the inaugural entry of the Resident Evil series, he then returned to the series by directing Resident Evil 4, simultaneously reinventing survival horror and creating...

The Evil Within is a new title in a series developed by famed Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami. We first got our hands on the game when we previewed it at this year's E3 ( read more on that here ) .

Concept: Marry Resident Evil 4's gameplay with a much darker, unpredictable world that takes its scares seriously Graphics: A top-notch demonstration of this generation's visual potential, despite occasional texture pop-in.

Tango Gameworks have successfully ticked all the right boxes when it comes to the survival-horror genre and The Evil Within is one of those must play titles

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