Melee combat is used to put distance between yourself and monstrosities that await you – think a struggle rather than an actual balanced fight.įace unthinkable horrors and cruel traps as you struggle to survive against overwhelming odds. You won’t be entirely helpless though, with access to various weapons such as a revolver, shotgun, knife, grenades, and the Agony Crossbow – a projectile weapon that fires bolts capable of freezing, blinding, electrocuting, or exploding enemies. There will definitely be combat where you fight enemies but it would seem you will rarely be the aggressor. Thankfully it seems Mikami has avoided overshooting to the opposite end of the spectrum and has opted out of making our protagonist, Sebastian Castellanos, a damsel in distress. Played from a third person perspective the title focuses on scavenging for supplies and getting in touch with your essential fight or flight instincts. Confined spaces, limiting ammunition, and presenting near-invincible enemies are just some of the ways Shinji Mikami and Tango Gameworks hope to move the focus from action and fighting to survival and escape. ET.Survival horror is making a comeback and it is being pioneered by none other than Shinji Mikami, an absolute master of the genre! The Evil Within is poised to truly put the ‘survival’ back into ‘survival horror’, Mikami’s thoughts when approaching the project were “that contemporary horror games relied more on action than survival” and we are so ready for his remedy!Įvery aspect of the game points towards the goal of making the player feel powerless, rather than the all too common ‘slightly inconvienced hero’. Interested parties can check out a livestream of The Assignment gameplay on Bethesda's Twitch channel on Monday, March 9, at 4 p.m. The Assignment focuses on stealth more so than The Evil Within. Players step into Kidman's shoes in The Assignment and its forthcoming follow-up, The Consequence, which will be available later this spring.
The Assignment is the first in a two-part series of story add-ons that feature Juli Kidman, the partner of the protagonist from the main game.
and €9.99 in Europe.īethesda followed up last week's brief teaser with a longer gameplay trailer today you can watch it above. It is included in The Evil Within's $19.99 season pass, and players who don't have that can buy The Assignment on its own for $9.99 in North America, £6.99 in the U.K. The Assignment will be available for PS3 and PS4 in Europe on March 11. That date applies for all platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The Assignment, the first add-on for Tango Gameworks' The Evil Within, will be released March 10, publisher Bethesda Softworks announced today.
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