Analysis of Devil Inside Us: Roots of Evil

Nothing and no one is what they seem in Devil Inside Us: Roots of Evil…and evil lurks everywhere

Life is hard, especially for those who earn their salary as exorcists. Cleansing every house of impurities, facing demons and coming out of a thousand nightmares is something I don’t wish on anyone. Fortunately for the protagonist of The devil in us: the roots of evil It’s a job he’s been doing since he was very young and he’s got the situation under control… Or maybe not?

74 years old and without a pension, it’s a nightmare

Mr. Skull Game Studio makes us a proposal survival horror very brief but interesting. We will have the role of Aughust Heylel, an exorcist who aims to end the evil plaguing a house and its surroundings. To put an end to the devil, we’ll only need our crucifix, our health kits, a few caffeine pills to recover if we run a lot… and well, the occasional gun. It’s not a lot of material, but it will be enough to deal with the curse that keeps the tenants from sleeping.

Although we are faced with an independent game, and in its visual part remains latent, He has some really good ideas that I found interesting. To start, Almost all the action takes place in the same house. There will be closed doors that will require a key, but by exploring and opening the drawers we will find the items. Little by little, we’ll become familiar with the house, and that’s a double-edged sword in Devil Inside Us.

Paranormal activity

There’s nothing worse in horror games than trusting yourself. And here it happens often. When you know each room and go through them, you eventually lose that fear of knowing what’s going to happen. And this is where the game surprises and scares you. For example, every evening you pick up the phone to inform customers of the situation. Well… the fifth time you do the same thing, suddenly something happens that unsettles you. And so on at different moments of the adventure.

It’s true that almost all scares are typical “fears”. There is nothing psychological or mind-bending. On our way we will encounter black creatures and angry dogs which we will confront using the crucifix. It is our weapon with which to face the devil, and as a weapon itself, Should we fill it with sacred power? looking for new crossovers on stage. This seems a bit stupid, but I assure you that in The devil in us That works.

Senile thoughts

In addition to finding keys, there are also puzzles across several specific areas. Unfortunately, they do not shine with their complexity and are carried out automatically. Many of these will involve searching for a cursed object and freeing it from its ordeal. That and the search for levers that open up new parts of the scenario for us. It is a shame that this section was not highlighted, because The game gives you plenty of space to explore and search for clues in each room. to solve a puzzle.

Look at the shadows

As I mentioned before, The devil in us: the roots of evil It does not stand out precisely by its graphics section. We have before us a well decorated house, with several floors and rooms… but it does not reach other great ones of its kind like Resident Evil VII. It doesn’t come close or come close to it, nor is it its intention, of course. But despite its visual state, the game performs very well.

The gameplay is good and the control of our beloved Aughust Heylel is smooth and smooth. There are many aspects to improve, such as a HUD that doesn’t warn you when you’re low on health, and missing a more optimal or natural way to “recharge” our crucifix. Too bad too lack of translation and/or dubbing in our language, Even though there isn’t excessive text, it’s always good to delve even deeper into the intrigue surrounding this house. But hey, that doesn’t have much influence on the barely two hours that the game lasts and I think that we rarely get lost looking for the right path.

The Devil in Us: The Roots of Evil Conclusion

For players who love horror games and want a short but interesting experience, they may find suitable the proposal that the guys from Mr. Skull Game Studio bring us. Exploring the cursed house we work in as a 74-year-old exorcist is priceless. And despite our great age, we will not lack the desire to confront demons with our sacred crucifix. In total we will have two hours of very interesting adventure that does not shine with its graphics, but which shines with the concept of gameplay and staging.