Bendy and the Dark Revival

This game is the best possible sequel to BATIM that anybody could have asked for. It expands on everything: horror, gameplay, quality of life, combat, puzzles, story, characters, etc. I imagine that BATIF will go above and beyond, bringing the trilogy in for the home run.

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I've got this game from my brother who wanted to help me get into Deadlock but I had to unrestrict my account. This is my second review for a game on Steam, so here's what I have to say... I never played Ink Machine but I seen many Youtubers play it. I never once saw any gameplay nor video on this game until now I have about 8 hours of gameplay. This is... not a good game. The story has potential but they could have done better. The gameplay is trying to imitate Bioshock's core gameplay but you only have 1 power and it's just blinking... except some times you get STUCK on something out of nowhere! There's also the fact that the combat is not good. You just get hit by enemies as you spam the attack button. Speaking of enemies, some of the enemies are just the same exact bad guys you will come across, are just lonely ink people who will roam and attack you, that's it. What about upgrades for your wrench weapon? Just power up charges and no increase in base damage or speed attack. There's also the Ink Canisters that upgrades your stats and it gets annoying backtracking all the time when there's so little fast travel. SPEAKING OF BACKTRACKING: The Ink Demon can kill you and put you back in the last time you saved. And well, I was heading to find the last canister when he got me, that made me uninstall and I'm typing this while watching the finale of the game. There's other characters that were from the original... except most of them are just for exposition or for filler to extend time. Like Alice Angel who came back to torture Audrey and is just an obstacle. Allison (the good Alice) does save us but that's it, she only shows up when Audrey is in danger. Then there is the Ink Demon who is actually a good design but his main shtick is... lackluster and really annoying. He can either be a good guy or a bad guy when the plot demands it. At least we got to see what Henry really looks like though, but he just appears as a cameo... and not to mention "Joey Drew" appearing to help Audrey. Except, he wasn't the real Joey, he's just a manifestation of how everyone saw Joey as the cheerful guy. Oh yeah, turns out he created a clone of Henry to use him as a punching bag but gave up to create Audrey as his ink daughter... all explained in a exposition scene. The story like I said could have used some more work into it, it's not that good but maybe if it took time it could be nice. Like Wilson... he sounds way too villainous it's almost cartoonish given the serious nature of the game. I admit, the ending where everyone Audrey met (and also haven't met properly like Sammy Lawrence) just casually getting out to help her end the story once and for all was a little nice but also was levels of Avengers Endgame. But all I can say now is... the game is better if you watch someone else play it, watch cutscenes, read the story online, anything that doesn't involve playing the game. It just is not worth your time if you want repetitive boring gameplay, ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ mechanics that can set you back, tedious backtracking, and mediocre story-telling.

If I could get a refund, I honestly would

[h2]A great sequel to the original![/h2] Lots of new gameplay elements making this game bigger and better, with a very good plot and a ton of memorable characters. Also runs perfectly fine even with a good enough gaming rig. [b]If you liked the first one, give this one a try![/b] [b][u]Rating[/u][/b]: [i]A[/i]

Bendy and the Dark Revival improves on the original in basically every way possible. The graphics are much more high quality while keeping the unique style that Bendy is known for. The mechanics of the game are much more fun, and this game has so much more replay value than BATIM. The existence of different options you can make create such a difference in the experience. The fetch quests have been severely decreased in favor of real gameplay, which is always a nice thing. I like the intro fetch quest mimicking the fetch quest from BATIM's intro. It's a fun reference and it actually makes sense in the story. The story was greatly expanded in this game, and the reveal of Henry was very cool. The animations in this game make it just fun to look at. Also having a real sprint was nice and the eating to replenish health is very satisfying. I have heard that the game is heavily inspired by Bioshock, so I'll have to check that game out soon. There are only like 2 things that bring this game down a tiny bit, the first being that the combat is still kinda lackluster (I understand that it's not a combat-focused game) and the second is how you get out of certain hiding spots uncrouched, which leads to annoying moments where you keep alerting an enemy.