The Evil Within had some interesting concepts that felt kind of clunky in execution. Thankfully, The Evil Within 2 further digs into the horror, implementing a whole range of nightmares from Obscura, a camera with three legs, to Anima, who immediately calls Guillermo del Toro’s Mama to mind. The pacing and combat have also seen improvements but its combination of survival intermixed with these bizarre oddities truly makes The Evil Within 2 a terrifying experience.
The Evil Within might have dropped the ball a little in the game's latter half, but Shinji Mikami certainly delivered the horror factor in droves during its first half. The game had great atmospheric tension, almost reminiscent of the original Resident Evil, really, and wasn't afraid to overwhelm the player with violence and gore whenever it needed