bendy and the ink machine chapter 5 ending explained

You could be experiencing the story, riding the whirlwind of horror, intrigue, and exploration provided by the stellar writing, then come to a screeching halt as you fumble around with poorly veiled fetch quests, even more key hunting, and hiding in closets from the randomly spawning one-hit boss enemy (bits which I lovingly refer to as “jank Outlast”). Due to this, Bendy and the Ink Machine has trouble finding a consistent pace. But despite all the improvements, the game always seems to fall back on the same generic padding provided by the first chapter: drudging through repetitive hallways for more randomly placed keys.

On top of that, they also went back to initial chapters, adding more fluidity in the controls, artstyle consistency, and eventual connections to future chapters. From Chapters 2 to 5, we get more and more interesting combat options, impressive lighting effects, scripted setpieces, new locales, and more context to the creepy happenings at Joey Drew Studios. Thankfully, since this game was developed over the course of 1 and ½ years, chapter by chapter, the devs were able to respond piece by piece to many complaints. It’s lazy, uninteresting, and hard to overlook despite the strong art direction. Puzzles consist mostly of backtracking through samey looking copy-pasted areas hunting for small keys and waiting for the next stilted jumpscare.

For the initial chapters, level designs are boring, empty, and lack interesting elements beyond their art style. It’s very clear from the start that this is the developer’s first 3D game. It’s just a shame that you have to actually play the game to experience any of it. The rubber hose animation aesthetic is portrayed very well however, with a nicely realized, albeit repetitive, 3D-2D art style and a foreboding backstory that helps to expand the plot beyond its simple inception.

Creepy old cartoons coming to life in an old animation studio is all you get (to start with). Bendy and the Ink Machine, however, can go right back where it came from.īendy and the Ink Machine’s premise doesn’t have a lot of complexity, but it doesn’t really need it to catch your passing interest. Whether they gain notoriety through popular YouTubers like Markiplier, who get millions of views on videos where they overreact to a flacid jump scare, or they become instant classics, being shared around among horror enthusiasts and gaining popularity through word of mouth, the modern “horror walking sim” seems as though it’s here to stay. Indie horror games have turned out to be one of the most successful genres of the last eight or so years.

Bendy and the ink machine chapter 5 ending explained