I've had enough of this. An entire season in a row is now a failure with more generic stuff to follow, yet the dev's methodology remains unchanged-an engaging idea, a captivating environment, and a thoroughly subpar execution. Just how many wasted efforts it's going to take them to finally wake up to reality? Can't they see that without adopting a new and creative strategy or recruiting more capable personnel, they are destined to fail over and over again?
There isn't a single character in this game whose looks, lines or actions would inspire you to identify with them in any way. Plot-wise, the only compelling portrayal is the killer's, whereas the playable 5 characters are so lame and badly designed, you couldn't care less whether they live or die. As always, the curator's intro is the best part, promising great things to come, but the remainder fails to deliver. The story's core concept and setting are the only driving forces, yet each time it shifts to dialogue or action, it falls flat due to the barely serviceable characters.
The script could use at least a ton rewrites. The musical score and the sound design are laughable, so are the outdated jump scares. As always, the most obvious issue on the surface is that things tend to play out in the most straightforward manner, lacking any subtlety or sophistication.
It's like the devs have completely lost contact with reality. In fact, they're better off renaming the series to "Wasted pictures anthology" because that's exactly what they delivered.
Absolutely no way I'm going to recommend this game, except if you get it for free.
Now add to all this some dire cliches, stolen scenes, technical rough edges, dated textures and clunky transitions, and you'll have the whole picture. The House of ashes was at least visually polished, whereas the Devil in me ultimately cements the dev's lack of commitment to produce anything that rises above average standards.
