Evil Dead The Game GOTY Edition Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · Published May 2, 2023 · Updated April 27, 2023

Join our Evil Dead The Game GOTY Edition Review as we step into the shoes of Ash Williams or his friends from the iconic Evil Dead franchise and work together in a game loaded with over-the-top co-op and PVP multiplayer action! Play as a team of four survivors, exploring, looting, managing your fear, and finding key items to seal the breach between worlds in a game inspired by all three original Evil Dead films as well as the STARZ original Ash vs Evil Dead television series.

Evil Dead The Game GOTY Edition Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
15.76GB download size.
Steam achievements.
Steam trading cards.
GOTY edition also includes six DLC packs.
PvP and PvE gameplay.
Full controller support.
Controller settings – Invert axis and sensitivity sliders for both first and third-person perspectives.
Graphics settings – Gamma slider, resolution scale, view distance, v-sync, shadows, textures, effects, tessellation, shading, and post-processing. Screen resolution can be changed when in windowed mode.
Tutorial play mode for each type so survivor and Kandarian Demon.
Four survivor roles – leader, warrior, hunter, and support.
Missions are little 10-minute single-player bite-sized experiences with key moments from the franchise.
Has a humor element to it.
Takes characters, Items, and locations from all the films and TV shows.
Nine characters – Annie Knowby, Ash Williams, Scotty, Henry the Red, Kelly Maxwell, Ed Getley, Cheryl Williams, and two other versions of Ash.
Weapon rarity levels – common, rare, epic, and legendary.
The game does go for shock value and jump scares.
Powerful soundtrack.
Fully Voiced characters.
Amulets work like a shield giving you extra protection against attacks.
Combat is very hack and slashes with heavy and light attacks, finishers, and dodge.
Mark items in the world for other players to see.
Shortcuts for health and items.
Well thought out the tutorial.
Love the tutorial pop-ups as they look built into the world.
Upgrading within the level is quick and simple and can be done at any time.
As a survivor, you need to find the pieces of the map so you can find the lost pages of the Necronomicon and the Kandarian dagger.
Supply crates (loot chests in-game) come in rarity aswel and are the same as the weapons.
Pink F can be collected and used to upgrade stats for the rest of the game.
Pop up over items for a brief description, Weapons give a red or green number to say if it is better or worse.
Demons can drop items.
You use the pages to find the dagger then use your dagger to fight the Dark ones that then have you defending the Necronomicon until victory.
Fear plays a big part and you have a bar that fills up, and lights fires to decrease fear.
Three types of demons – Warlord, Puppeteers, and Necromancer.
Nine demons to choose from, three of each type.
When in spirit form (demon) you are invisible and can move quickly.
Your job as a demon is to stop the players from getting the pages of the Necronomicon.
Infernal energy is needed for Demon attacks and you build this up by finding orbs around the location.
Possession of Deadites or survivors is possible if you have enough Infernal energy. You can at any time drop the possession and return to spirit form.
Portals can be placed by Demons and act as a spawn point, the unit’s and unit’s effectiveness is determined by upgrades/buffs applied.
Four types of portals can be cast – basic, proximity basic, elite, and proximity elite.
Vehicles can be driven by survivors but also possessed by a demon!
Possess an evil tree and lay down traps.
Booby trap supply crates – Ash’s hand trap will scare (fear) and damage you whilst mini Ashe’s trap will scare (fear) and steal items from you.
Proximity portals are traps that once triggered will spawn enemies.
Demons can gain upgrade points to make them deadlier and this is done by scaring survivors and raising your threat level.
Daemonic dash into a survivor to raise their fear significantly.
Dripping with atmosphere thanks to the lighting and impactful soundtrack.
Demons can summon and become the boss to which you then must destroy the final Necronomicon sequence.
Overall player rank with unlock rewards.
Five ways to play the game –
- Play as a survivor. (online)
- Play as a demon. (online)
- Exploration.
- Play as a survivor. (Vs Ai)
- Play solo. (vs Ai)
- Private match.
- Splatter Royale.
The collection menu lets you see each survivor’s skill tree and outfits.
Deadites are Ai enemies unless possessed.
Can rebind controls for the keyboard.
Crossplay support.
Handy mute button in-game for individual players.
A very intense experience.
Hilarious yet gory finishers and executioner moves.

Evil Dead The Game GOTY Edition Review Cons:

No matter what the game is dark.
There is no tutorial or I fo on what all the modes are especially the splatter Royale mode.
Cannot rebind controls for the controller.
Doesn’t allow any save migration from the Epic Games Store version.
When in spirit form the motions are really floaty like you are on a boat in a storm with a drunk captain at the wheel.
You have to hold down the button to pick up and interact with things.
The Mark system isn’t like pinging, it’s a hard lick on and stays marked until you mark a new thing.
The first few games will constantly bang-up text and icons trying to help.
Fear builds up really fast.
Vehicles are hard to drive and far too squirrelly.
The camera is all over the place.
Just feels like you go from one wave-based encounter to the next with some light looting in between.
Execution moves cannot always be done as the final blow which is kinda the opposite of the point.
The mouse cursor stays on the screen when using the controller.

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