The biggest compliment I can give The Evil Within 2 is that is problably the closest another video game studio has come of making a Remedy style narrative, the flow of the storytelling and the style of story is very comparable with Remedy games.
The game director John Johanas also directed the DLCs of the first TEW which you can see the influence of Alan Wake with the shadow motifs and gameplay of using the flashlight to solve puzzles with light and shadows. In the first The Evil Within STEM was almost an excuse to make weird dreamlike scenes, however the way STEM works in The Evil Within 2 is very reminiscent to how remedy used the Dark Place in Alan wake, even when there isn't a logical explanation they make the dreamlike logic work for the characters (Remedy subsequently evolved this with the Oldest House in Control).
The game director John Johanas also directed the DLCs of the first TEW which you can see the influence of Alan Wake with the shadow motifs and gameplay of using the flashlight to solve puzzles with light and shadows. In the first The Evil Within STEM was almost an excuse to make weird dreamlike scenes, however the way STEM works in The Evil Within 2 is very reminiscent to how remedy used the Dark Place in Alan wake, even when there isn't a logical explanation they make the dreamlike logic work for the characters (Remedy subsequently evolved this with the Oldest House in Control).
Reviewed on Dec 25, 2022