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The Evil Within Update Lets Players Remove Letterboxing, Eases Casual Mode
When The Evil Within was released last year, reception to the game’s visual presentation was mixed. Some liked the cinematic letterboxing that placed black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. Others wanted to make use of their entire screen real estate.
With a new title update today, you can have it your way. Console players can now remove the cinematic letterbox entirely.
The update also tweaks the casual difficulty (for all platforms, including PC) to give those players more ammo and increased health. For more on The Evil Within, you can read our review.
[Source: Bethesda]
Our Take
I didn’t mind the letterbox, but I can see the appeal of going fullscreen. If I do go back to The Evil Within, I might start over on the casual difficulty. I wanted to tough it out, but I found the game a bit too challenging on Normal.
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