‘Bethesda Behind the Scenes’ presents… The Evil Within

How does the creator of Survival Horror define the genre? What films have had the most influence for Tango Gameworks? What scares Shinji Mikami and his team at Tango Gameworks?

These questions, and many more, are answered in a new Bethesda Behind-the-Scenes web series we worked on with Adam Sessler. During a recent trip to Tango Gameworks’ studio in Tokyo, Japan, Game Director Shinji Mikami and other members of the Tango team opened up to Sessler about The Evil Within and their studio culture like never before. Just wait until you see Mikami-san break out into laughter!

To kick off the web series, we’re starting with three videos today. The first (embedded above) is Sessler’s introduction to the series — setting the stage for what you can expect between now and next month.

For a closer look at gameplay, the series’ next video, ‘The Art of Survival’ features Mikami-san and Producer Masato Kimura as they delve into the gameplay mechanics of “pure survival horror” – discussing traps, enemies, and other terrors that await you when playing The Evil Within.

From there, we go “Inside The Mind of Shinji Mikami” — an intimate journey through The Evil Within’s inception as Shinji Mikami discusses the paths he took in creating his newest survival horror game, his philosophies on game design, and how we works with the team at Tango for coming up with ideas.

Next week and throughout October, be on the lookout for more videos explaining the game’s making, monsters, and of course, plenty more Mikami.

Reader Comments

  1. Adam Sessler is back and he still has the magic tongue! In just 20 minutes these interviews have awoken a fascination with this game that the perennial year of pre-release press has failed at, in a genre that I usually avoid. It is a pleasure to listen to Adam again, and I eagerly await the rest of this series.

  2. @ Nikolas I agree! Adam is probably one of my favorite people in the gaming media industry. I always await his reviews. Even if I don’t completely agree with his points, he always articulates his wonderfully. Unlike you, this is a game I have been excited about, but I will agree that Adam has helped make me even more excited! I really hope he plans on coming back in a big way. Last year, all I wanted was to sit down and have an in depth discussion with him on The Last of Us & Bioshock Infinite.