The Evil Within 2: 6 Major Updates You Need To Know About

6. Character Is Being Focused On

Speaking to Gamespot, Pete Hines, Bethesda’s Vice President of Public Relations and Marketing, accused Sebastian of being "kind of an an a**hole whom players could not identify with".

Noticeably the understatement of the century, Sebastian was instead quite animatronic. True, he was a rather beautiful chap with a particular set of skills which would make Liam Neeson blush, but his commitment to maintaining a stiff-upper lip became a running gag, and he was as heavy and stiff as a tank.

This time, thankfully, Sebastian is not just an idiot whose sole purpose is to slowly open closed doors so that we all hide our faces behind our cupped hands. Instead, he is a Stephen King-like protagonist on a personally-driven endeavour to find his thought-to-be dead daughter Lily. This willingness to do anything to find your child is something players can understand and latch onto, and it will hopefully give Sebastian moments of weakness and humanity.

With everyone already aware that Sebastian is one of many features Tango Gameworks need to improve, it is reassuring to hear that the Japanese-based developers understand that the nonchalant detective was not important to the story and could’ve been replaced with anyone.

Justifiably, they are making amends this time around.