Interestingly, while Capcom has recently seemed intent on turning the Resident Evil series into a bombastic triple-A rollercoaster ride, the father of survival horror, Shinji Mikami, chose to take the genre back to its roots. He did so with The Evil Within, which, while a little rough around the edges, was a wickedly crafted lesson in terror, taking players on a journey through the mind of a psychopath.
The first of three planned DLC releases, The Assignment adds another four hours’ worth of madness and despair, this time in the shoes of Juli Kidman – the rookie sidekick of the main game’s Sebastian. The gameplay shifts focus away from the combat and traps of Sebastian’s game, and Juli is forced to rely on hiding and deception to stay alive. It’s not the most ambitious DLC chapter, but is a worthy supplement for those with the stomach to handle it.
