I actually abhor children, but even I cared about Lily.
It’s a really smart direction for the series to take, because The Evil Within 2 does a really good job of making you care about the little girl from the very beginning. The motivation of saving the one good thing in his life carries him through the game. When he was under the impression that she had died in a house fire, Sebastian was a tormented alcoholic. His daughter, who he thought was dead, is trapped within the Matrix-like STEM system, and he has to save her. The biggest improvement to Sebastian in The Evil Within 2 is the addition of a clear goal and driving force. Sebastian will crack jokes from time to time, much like that one guy at the office who wants social interaction, but isn’t quite sure how it works. In The Evil Within 2, Sebastian still doesn’t have much personality, but it’s clear that Tango Gameworks gave it the old college try. But story-heavy games need to have a solid and concrete voice and personality to make it shine.
A lot of times, the point of a video game is for players to put themselves in their avatar’s shoes. In the original The Evil Within, Sebastian was a pretty dull character. Let’s start with one of the biggest ones, the main character Sebastian Castellanos. That seems to be the case with The Evil Within 2, which took a mediocre game and improved on most of its weak points. While they might not be able to fix everything, they can still give it a fair try. Developers nowadays have a tendency to turn to the community and listen to what their concerns are. In an era when sequels, trilogies, and series are all incredibly commonplace, it’s a big deal when one is actually better than the original.