Shattered around the place are tape recordings which help tell the story and the weird things that happened after you left the place 30 years prior. The greatest thing about Bendy and the ink machine is the story that slowly evolves with each new area you find. Bendy and the Ink Machine – Bendy popping up! Story-telling Bioshock style Once you start up the titular Ink machine, you start seeing the Bendy cardboard following you, leaving you to feel watched.
Although Bendy looks quite Mickey Mouse like, you get the feeling something’s off. The only things remotely alive are the cardboard cutouts of mascot Bendy that keep popping up all over the place. After 30 years the studio looks rundown and upon entering there seems to be no sign of life. You get a letter from Joey Drew to come visit the studio. In Bendy and the ink machine, you are Henry Stein a former member of the animation team behind Bendy the demon, Boris the wolf and Alice angel among others. Bendy and the Ink Machine – Weird drawings Scary cardboard cutout But after playing it, I can safely say Bendy and the ink machine is an immersive horror story where every scare is needed to propel the story. Bendy and the ink machine could easily be another jump-scare filled excuse of a game so a 25-year-old Youtuber could scream at it like a little girl – I’m looking at you Five nights at Freddy’s. In this day and age of sponsored videos I often wonder what is still genuine and what is (over)hyped. I’m probably a bit cynical but when I first hear from a game because some Youtubers made it popular, I get suspicious. Youtube/twitch made it big, but does it live up to the hype? Console owners can now also enjoy the gloomy story of Bendy and the Joey Drew studios he was created in. A whole line of merchandise already followed the conclusion of the game on the PC.
The game made so much heads turn that it outgrew its PC roots. Originally released episodically, Bendy and the ink machine had its fanbase rise rapidly. Bendy and the ink machine, a survival horror game, has gained an almost cult following since its original release in 2017.