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I’m not sure if this issue is only on the Nintendo Switch version, but hopefully it will be patched in the future. Having this occur at the end of the final two chapters of the game left a sour taste in my mouth, as losing progress in this way one of the most frustrating things a gamer can endure. It’s upsetting to have the immersion shattered at the moment of the crash, but the sadness quickly turned to frustration upon the realisation that after booting the game again it hadn’t saved, meaning I had to defeat the boss again and hope it wouldn’t crash. However, after defeating the bosses in both chapters and loading into the cutscenes that followed, the game crashed, booting me back to the Nintendo Switch home screen. Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 both end with boss battles followed by additional narrative progression, which you obviously would want to see, considering how engaging the story is. My biggest frustrations with Bendy and the Ink Machine had nothing to do with the gameplay, but with the game’s borderline unforgivable crashes. The cans can heal you if you’ve taken damage, but other than that, they serve only as collectibles required to unlock trophies and achievements (or nothing if you’re playing on the Switch) There are also collectibles to obtain in the form of the Bendy sponsored Bacon Soup cans, which can be found in numerous places throughout the studio. The context of the narrative at this time allows for consecutive fetch quests to make sense, but if you are not a fan of completing simple tasks, this small period of the game may be a little frustrating. Chapter 3 however, in which you are completing a bunch of fetch quests and objectives for the psychotic Alice Angel, is a period in which the constant backtracking to complete objectives starts to feel a bit long in the tooth. None of the puzzles are overly difficult, but they serve well as missions to complete whilst pushing the narrative along. When you aren’t fighting or hiding away from the monsters created by the ink machine, you’ll be doing fetch quests for items, or completing puzzles required to proceed to the next area. The studio’s projectionist Norman Polk, who you hear about in the audio logs strewn throughout the studio, roams the halls as a horrific half-human-half-projector monstrosity known as the Projectionist, and other staff members also appear as twisted figures based on their role within the company. What makes the enemies of Bendy and the Ink Machine so interesting is the fact that some of them are seemingly former employees of Joey Drew Studios who had come in contact with the Ink Machine.
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For example, when Bendy is around haunting music will play, leaving you to find the best safe spot to hide, whereas enemies such as the Searchers and the Butcher Gang members can be dealt with by attacking them with whatever weapon you may have at the time. Bendy and other foes are on the loose in the studio, with different characters requiring different actions in order to get away or kill them. The gameplay of Bendy and the Ink Machine is pretty simple, but that doesn’t really take away from the game. Overall, the story and characters of Bendy and the Ink Machine are top notch, and thankfully the game is pretty damn fun to play too. Whether it be the employees’ thoughts on Joey Drew, or their complaints about the oddities occurring at the studio, I always found myself eagerly listening in. Generally speaking, audio logs in games are hardly ever worth listening to (in my opinion at least), yet all the logs you listen to in Joey Drew Studios are there to add more weight to the narrative. Even the characters you only hear on the audio logs manage to provide something to the narrative.
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The same can also be said for Alice Angel who, despite not being at all friendly to you, has struggles that you find out about that makes her anger understandable. Boris (a wolf who resembles Disney’s Goofy) manages to be a character you care significantly about, despite the fact he does not speak at all. The characters of Bendy and the Ink Machine are brilliantly animated and well realised, with a substantial depth that endears them to the player.