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i was expecting a bit more going into this game, as i’d seen little hope and man of medan and knew they weren’t great instalments, so i had semi high hopes for the devil in me. i found that the opening was very strong, i loved the use of the animatronics and finding out du’met wasn’t who he said he was, but after about 4 hours it is simply just walking around and then conveniently finding yourself in a trap, getting out or killing a character, then walking around again.
i was initially scared whilst playing this game (i’m quite jumpy) but the more i played it the less on edge i became, simply because things were getting predictable. the cast was okay, i didn’t namely dislike anyone but i didn’t have strong feelings towards them either, except maybe erin and jamie.
i loved the story about sherman and munday and the use of the tape recordings however i thought that it was told too subtly, one missed secret item and you could miss a whole chunk of the subplot. i found du’met as a villain intimidating to begin with, but again after several hours you just expect him to pop up out of nowhere, unfortunately he is a villain that is seemingly immortal, which i found irritating after many times he could’ve died. i wanted more personality of his, and i wanted it shown, not through collectibles found but through him actually talking or even showing his face.
another thing that broke the immersion for me was the implementation of the mechanics, such as the “balance” feature or the characters using their “gadgets”, it just immediately took me out of the experience.
after finishing the game i felt that nothing had really happened, i didn’t feel particularly accomplished or anything, and i was annoyed as i had killed mark right at the last second on the boat. loved the addition of the dog though, big up connie.
all in all, the devil in me had a great opening and build up but it all fell flat once you get halfway through the game, most of the gameplay is characters walking around and random QTEs which can so easily get your characters killed. i wish the story was told more boldly instead of having to read through the lines. a decent instalment to the dark pictures anthology (better than little hope or man of medan due to the actual real villain) but i won’t be replaying.
i was initially scared whilst playing this game (i’m quite jumpy) but the more i played it the less on edge i became, simply because things were getting predictable. the cast was okay, i didn’t namely dislike anyone but i didn’t have strong feelings towards them either, except maybe erin and jamie.
i loved the story about sherman and munday and the use of the tape recordings however i thought that it was told too subtly, one missed secret item and you could miss a whole chunk of the subplot. i found du’met as a villain intimidating to begin with, but again after several hours you just expect him to pop up out of nowhere, unfortunately he is a villain that is seemingly immortal, which i found irritating after many times he could’ve died. i wanted more personality of his, and i wanted it shown, not through collectibles found but through him actually talking or even showing his face.
another thing that broke the immersion for me was the implementation of the mechanics, such as the “balance” feature or the characters using their “gadgets”, it just immediately took me out of the experience.
after finishing the game i felt that nothing had really happened, i didn’t feel particularly accomplished or anything, and i was annoyed as i had killed mark right at the last second on the boat. loved the addition of the dog though, big up connie.
all in all, the devil in me had a great opening and build up but it all fell flat once you get halfway through the game, most of the gameplay is characters walking around and random QTEs which can so easily get your characters killed. i wish the story was told more boldly instead of having to read through the lines. a decent instalment to the dark pictures anthology (better than little hope or man of medan due to the actual real villain) but i won’t be replaying.