The first episode of The Evil Within's two-part story DLC will release in early 2015, Bethesda has confirmed.
Titled 'The Assignment', the episode tells the tale of Sebastian Castellanos' partner Juli Kidman and sheds additional light on the "lore of Ruvik, STEM and the characters while asking (and answering) a whole new set of questions regarding Juli and her mission".
"Probably two of the biggest inspirations [for The Assignment] were Chapter 5 and 9," explained Tango's Jon Johanas. "Chapter 9 had you uncover past stories by solving puzzles and exploring and there is a lot of that in the DLC. Overall, Juli's adventure is rather story driven — Juli tends to 'discover' these things by her actions and by solving puzzles. But at the same time, the atmosphere and progression is similar to Chapter 5, where you were trapped in a very oppressive area and the 'horror' element was at its strongest.
"However, I would say there’s quite a bit of variation in her encounters so I wouldn't want anyone to think 'Oh, it's just another Chapter XX.' Even the 'horror' element has a different feel! Juli’s experiences are much more dark, lonely, and claustrophobic."
Juli is a "much livelier" character than Sebastian, Johanas adds, telling players to expect "a bit of banter and commentary as you play".
Details on episode two, The Consequence, and a third DLC featuring Boxman will be revealed next year.
