A direct continuation of The Evil Within’s superb first story DLC The Assignment, The Consequence is torn between wrapping up a complicated story and delivering a stylish stealth experience. Thanks to gorgeous environmental design and great boss battles it's still a compelling experience, but it's also a disjointed one.
As protagonist Juli Kidman is propelled by malevolent forces toward her fate, the team at Tango Gameworks have clearly rushed to tie up the first installment's loose ends. I continue to appreciate The Evil Within’s nutty psychological horror concept for what it is, but ghostly real-time flashbacks and encounters with Juli’s ominous boss are too frequent here, taking on an air of insistent - and lifeless - pantomime.
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As protagonist Juli Kidman is propelled by malevolent forces toward her fate, the team at Tango Gameworks have clearly rushed to tie up the first installment's loose ends. I continue to appreciate The Evil Within’s nutty psychological horror concept for what it is, but ghostly real-time flashbacks and encounters with Juli’s ominous boss are too frequent here, taking on an air of insistent - and lifeless - pantomime.
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