Bendy and The Dark Revival is the sequel to the ever popular mascot horror, Bendy and The Ink Machine. In this game you play as Audrey, an animator at Arch Gate Studios who thanks to the creepy janitor Wilson, finds herself sucked into the inky abyss players will be familiar with.

This game is an absolute improvement over the first game in every single way and I mean it. There is nothing about this game that I believe is worse than the original.

This game keeps the same style as the original, but also enhances it, which is to be expected by a newer release. The style was the only part of the original that I liked, so seeing it return and be even better than before was comforting.

The gameplay in this game, while still simple, is more fun to do. Alongside just hitting things, players now have access to stealth mechanics such as sneaking and stealth kills. Plays now have access to this warp dash ability that helps that cross large gaps which is important in some puzzles and accessing certain areas. Players also have the ability to upgrade these abilities as they see fit.

From the very beginning, the story of this game felt a lot more direct and important than it did in the first game and I'm happy with that because I felt noticeably more interested in the events of this game than I did with the first one.

The voice work in this game is better in my opinion, my favourites being Erin Lehn as Audrey and Sean Crisden as The Ink Demon.

This formula still has some polish left to go, but I'm excited to see what Joey Drew Studios have planned for Bendy 3.

Reviewed on May 13, 2024


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