I'd like to preface this review by saying that i am a massive fan of Evil Dead and out of all these old horror franchises that have gotten 4 v 1 multiplayer games (Friday 13th, Predator, Alien) Evil Dead is my personal favourite.
But i must say I'm rather disappointed with where they decided to go for a Evil Dead game. I feel like a multiplayer looter shooter was the last thing i imagined being associated with Evil Dead, i mean the franchise screams for a modern resident evil style survival horror game right? But regardless i still went in with a open mind since i hold this franchise dearly, and i must say i regret my purchase.
There is alot to like here, locations are fairly detailed, there's some great gore, Bruce Campbell is great and it's clear the developers love the Evil Dead franchise. But there is only so much sheen you can put on what is ultimately a fairly hollow, uninteresting and kinda janky experience.
These games are a dime a dozen and Evil Dead really doesn't do much to change the formula and it feels so mismatched with this type of game. I mean Evil Dead isn't exactly the most popular franchise, and i don't think anything gameplay wise is done here that is interesting enough to attract and hold the attention of people outside of the Evil Dead fandom.
The enemy grunt deadites are mostly generic zombies and don't even really resemble what they are in other Evil Dead media, they just grunt and run at you whereas deadites on the show and in the films would mock people and would voice their sadistic pleasure from torturing people.
There is also a lack of a real single player mode, i mean you have these missions but they just have slideshow cutscenes and drop you into a multiplayer map and give you a fetch quest with very little to change up the formula.
Everything here has been done before and better in other games and the only aspect making it stand out is the Evil Dead license. Not a terrible game just so mediocre considering what else could have been done with the Evil Dead license in video game form.
But i must say I'm rather disappointed with where they decided to go for a Evil Dead game. I feel like a multiplayer looter shooter was the last thing i imagined being associated with Evil Dead, i mean the franchise screams for a modern resident evil style survival horror game right? But regardless i still went in with a open mind since i hold this franchise dearly, and i must say i regret my purchase.
There is alot to like here, locations are fairly detailed, there's some great gore, Bruce Campbell is great and it's clear the developers love the Evil Dead franchise. But there is only so much sheen you can put on what is ultimately a fairly hollow, uninteresting and kinda janky experience.
These games are a dime a dozen and Evil Dead really doesn't do much to change the formula and it feels so mismatched with this type of game. I mean Evil Dead isn't exactly the most popular franchise, and i don't think anything gameplay wise is done here that is interesting enough to attract and hold the attention of people outside of the Evil Dead fandom.
The enemy grunt deadites are mostly generic zombies and don't even really resemble what they are in other Evil Dead media, they just grunt and run at you whereas deadites on the show and in the films would mock people and would voice their sadistic pleasure from torturing people.
There is also a lack of a real single player mode, i mean you have these missions but they just have slideshow cutscenes and drop you into a multiplayer map and give you a fetch quest with very little to change up the formula.
Everything here has been done before and better in other games and the only aspect making it stand out is the Evil Dead license. Not a terrible game just so mediocre considering what else could have been done with the Evil Dead license in video game form.