r/theevilwithin

We can only guess

We all know that there is quite a bit of overlap between the two franchises, for a number of reasons. But seeing how we have no hope (at the moment) of the third instalment, you absolutely should play RE Requiem.

I won't list all the similarities, as to not spoil the game for those who have not yet played, but this is the first game in the RE franchise that hit all the notes for me, a player that considers EW games to be the pinnacle of survival horror. So many times I've gone through a part of the game and said to myself : "Wait, I already did this before...in Evil Within!" The only thing missing for me was the BAE Nurse.

Most people criticized the original Evil Within for being cryptic or disjointed on release, but as a surreal, psychological horror story, it’s an absolute masterpiece. Trapping Sebastian Castellanos inside the fractured mind of a disturbed psychic forces the narrative to operate on fever-dream logic where trauma, guilt, and grief physically distort the world around you. Unraveling the tragedy of Ruvik’s past while watching Sebastian fight through hell to stay sane gave the game a haunting, oppressive atmosphere that modern horror rarely achieves. It deserves so much more appreciation.

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I feel like am going crazy about that.

In the mission "A Crack in the Slab" in Dishonnored 2 , you can play on Aramis Stilton a song that sound really similar to TEW music and end with an effect from that music .

I know there is a Dishonnored reference in The Evil Within , the trophy "You Can't Hide" is in the French version "À la Corvo" cause Arkane Studio is located in France , Lyon .

I have found No informations about the reference in Dishonnored 2 , i feel like am the only one who recognize that song . I need help , Am i true or just crazy ?

I’m not a psychologist and it’s so fucking clear that he’s a psycho, mf is obsessed with death, he almost killed himself to capture a picture of a dying soldier, he also was heavily criticized by the media, Hoffman should’ve easily knew she’s letting a psycho in STEM

I recently finished the first game and all the juli kidman DLCs and i loved them! whats the general consensus on them though?

I thought juli was a very well written character who felt realistic! it also gives us a whole new persepctive that makes a lot of sense- she seems like an enemy in base game, aswell as being kinda uh useless, especially when shes saying theres too many of them on in the building until we learn shes fighting the light woman in her reality! How cool! I also loved the gameplay it was a nice break from shooting and allowed me to build a different skill haha. Although like the base game some parts area bit repetative i.e safe head in base game becomes so annoying but i still enjoyed it. also by far the scariest part if the game and dlc is when juli fights herself- they juli's are so uncanny i was so unnerved- I loved it!!

edit: im so happy other people enjoyed it!!! shes such a good character- like I feel i and persuade her moew than Sebastian but to be fair they're doing such different things its hard for his lore to be as prevalent when he's always almost dying.

Pretty much the title. Does anyone know if tew3 even was worked on? Like, i doubt that project would have gotten the greenlight. But maybe there was an idea for the plot? Concep art if we are lucky?

It sucks because the first game isn’t on PS Plus, but the 2nd is. The 2nd has been on my list for a while and I’m gonna play it soon, but it just kinda bums be out I’m missing the first entry to the series. So I’m curious, how does it compare and stack ip to the 2nd game? Is the 2nd better or is it worse? And how much will I be missing from not playing it? I’m thinking about maybe watching the cutscenes on YouTube from the first game beforehand to get a feel for the story.

Players know: we were left with an entire container full of unanswered questions. It would definitely make for a great discussion. What would you add to the list, and what interests you the most?

• What does Ruvik’s mark actually mean?

Anyone who enters STEM eventually ends up with a mark on their hand. This later became the symbol of Mobius as well. It also seems to have a deeper meaning, as Ruvik hints at in the Kidman DLC documents. He basically suggests that there is no real escape from “his world,” even if you manage to leave the machine and the reason is that mark.

• What exactly did Ruvik hide about STEM?

The DLC documents reveal that Ruvik secretly built certain things into the STEM system and kept some of its functions completely hidden from everyone else.

Everything seems to suggest that STEM gives its core certain abilities, and we see hints of this toward the end of the game. Ruvik can cause Sebastian to experience headaches to get out of his field of view. Mobius is unable to find him when he is inside Leslie’s body, and Ruvik even suggests that the machine has made him immortal, almost as if he has access to every STEM system Mobius creates. Ruvik also always seemed pretty unimpressed when the Administrator clearly told him that they were going to take his maschine away from him.

That could also explain the ending of The Evil Within 2. Some people even believe that Ruvik might have the ability to teleport and create illusions in the real world just like he can inside STEM. It would be interesting to know whether the same could also apply to Lily.

• What is actually going on with Leslie’s consciousness?

In the main game, the brain is gone from the tank when Seb leaves STEM. But in the DLCs, it is still there in the glass tank and connected.

The Keeper takes place after the main story and the Kidman DLCs, and Leslie must be is still there. So does Leslie actually own the world now, even though he is not visible?