The Evil Within was supposed to be Shinji Mikami’s triumphant return to form. The creator of Resident Evil had revitalized the brand once with RE4, and The Evil Within promised to be the next big step in the survival horror genre. A new universe from the mind behind some of Capcom’s biggest games should have been great, but The Evil Within failed to meet the expectations set by Mikami’s previous work. Even though Mikami set out to make a horror game, what he ultimately created was a game that’s much better at action than at horror.
Source: Kotaku – The Evil Within Was Better At Action Than Horror