A Way Out

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 736 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 88 out of 736
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  1. ENDrain
    Mar 24, 2018
    0
    That ending. That damn ending.

    Do you know this joke about two chairs, a cake and a penis? Lemme tell you, it is of substance. "There are two chairs. On one there is a pie. On the other, a dick. You have to sit on one, and eat the other. Which do you choose?” This is exactly the choice this game forces you to make. And when you ask "why the hell am I making this choice again?", the    That ending. That damn ending.

    Do you know this joke about two chairs, a cake and a penis? Lemme tell you, it is of substance. "There are two chairs. On one there is a pie. On the other, a dick. You have to sit on one, and eat the other. Which do you choose?”

    This is exactly the choice this game forces you to make. And when you ask "why the hell am I making this choice again?", the game simply answers, "’cuz". There’s no reasoning. This game, as one reviewer has well put it, plays itself.

    So one may as well play it not.    … Expand
  2. JopaDena5391
    Feb 16, 2020
    0
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  3. Talbis
    Mar 23, 2018
    2
    When a game from the creators of "Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons", a game I loved to death, reminds me more of "Ride to Hell: Retribution" than anything else... you know I'm not going to be happy.

    Let's start with the good things. Only one person needs to buy the game for you and your friend to play it, that is amazingly good practice, especially since the game is tied to EA, the most    When a game from the creators of "Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons", a game I loved to death, reminds me more of "Ride to Hell: Retribution" than anything else... you know I'm not going to be happy.

    Let's start with the good things. Only one person needs to buy the game for you and your friend to play it, that is amazingly good practice, especially since the game is tied to EA, the most greedy bastards ever. Graphics are good, stylised and nice to look at. Music is also good. I have not seen any major bugs and a few I did saw I wasn't able to reproduce, so that's a good thing.

    But none of that matters as two major aspects of this game are terrible - story and gameplay.
    If you ever saw any action movie you can predict every single thing that's going to happen with ease. Cliches and tropes abound in this game and I see no replay value whatsoever. But even that could work if the game was fun... It's not. Did you ever want puzzles with answers so obvious you'd need to be a toddler not to get it? Well, you're in luck! Shooting mechanics are clunky and feel just wrong all the while the enemies are bullet sponges. Doesn't matter if you aim at their toes are do headshots, 20 rounds per enemy... But wait, there's more, as the game basically plays itself with little to no input needed therefore removing any and all challenge and completely nullifying satisfaction. This is nothing more than a movie that requires your occasional input and that would be okay if the story was interesting... but it's not!

    "A Way Out" is a waste of time and money. Technology and the idea were there, but the implementation of gameplay and writing of the story got lost on the way. There's nothing here! Nothing but that empty space where the hype lived once. Sadly, I recommend you avoid the game.    … Expand
  4. theknight7
    Mar 25, 2018
    1
    Had high hopes but this game is so boring.
    You can barely ever actually play the game as most of your 'played' hours is just watching cut scenes.
    The game is also ridiculously easy, there is almost no way you can fail.
    Would've been better if they just made a movie instead of this failure of a game.

    Never been this happy to get a refund.
  5. jonasion
    Mar 28, 2018
    1
    I could write a longer review to sound smart. But really, the ratings for this game needs to change because they're just wrong.

    Pros - Idea - co-op Cons - game play mechanics - no challenge whatsoever / no skill required - boring as fuc* to spend your time on - no story worth sinking that much time into The game had such potential and it looks so great to play that I just    I could write a longer review to sound smart. But really, the ratings for this game needs to change because they're just wrong.

    Pros
    - Idea
    - co-op

    Cons
    - game play mechanics
    - no challenge whatsoever / no skill required
    - boring as fuc* to spend your time on
    - no story worth sinking that much time into

    The game had such potential and it looks so great to play that I just had to with a friend. We have given it at least 5 hours of our time, and the whole time it just felt so... empty. There's absolutely no challenge and the game requires zero ZERO skill to play.

    STAY AWAY FROM THIS GAME    … Expand
  6. DaBootyBandit
    Apr 2, 2018
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is fairly fun in the first half but after that, it tapers off, honestly the best part of the game is the minigames.ontop of the game only has about 6 hours of gameplay that is ridiculously easy that never challenge you (the most difficult thing is probably pressing e at the same time as your partner). In the end, I didn't really care about the characters because The characters survive quite frankly ridiculously unbelievable things from getting shot 20+ times and surviving to the main villain sending his best hitman after you and him missing either of u from about 5 feet away with your back turned. and during the finale, none of your choices matter with it just being who can mash e the hardest, which for me was incredibly annoying when I beat my friend in all minigames except arm wrestling which is who can press e the faster.… Expand
  7. vbm03
    Apr 26, 2018
    0
    No gameplay at all, story was okay at best. one of the worst purchases i have made
  8. viktorlynge
    Apr 26, 2018
    0
    The games cut scenes were way too long and boring. Overall the game was **** :)
  9. mileafly
    May 27, 2018
    4
    Probably the most overrated game I have seen. Played this through with a friend and we where just bored the whole time. The game lacks any sense of challenge or suspense as it becomes obvious from the start that nothing you do really matters. The most fun thing in the game is a minigame you can find in a hangar that is a pong spinoff. That game is great, it is just ironic that the realProbably the most overrated game I have seen. Played this through with a friend and we where just bored the whole time. The game lacks any sense of challenge or suspense as it becomes obvious from the start that nothing you do really matters. The most fun thing in the game is a minigame you can find in a hangar that is a pong spinoff. That game is great, it is just ironic that the real game is trash in comparison to this pong game.… Expand
  10. JamesDigger
    Oct 5, 2018
    1
    A big dissapointment for me and my friend. We had read the reviews and were looking for a decent coop game to play. The problem is, there isn't much playing. The game is 70% cutscenes and 90% timed button-pressing (seriously). The characters and dialogue are corny and the emotions are forced which just makes the whole experience a joke/painful. The action/shooting scenes would be good in aA big dissapointment for me and my friend. We had read the reviews and were looking for a decent coop game to play. The problem is, there isn't much playing. The game is 70% cutscenes and 90% timed button-pressing (seriously). The characters and dialogue are corny and the emotions are forced which just makes the whole experience a joke/painful. The action/shooting scenes would be good in a 2007/8 game, not ten years later. The animations feel robotic and not worthy of a modern title. Basically, if you'd think you'd enjoy watching ( because using the term playing would be wrong) a c rate prison film with clumsy dialogue and awkward animations, go ahead. It's your money.… Expand
  11. 13sins
    Mar 29, 2019
    0
    this is one of the worst games i have ever played.
    -bad graphics
    -boring story
    -unrealistic
    -bad game play
    its the full package.
  12. DougWho
    May 14, 2019
    2
    The only benefit of this game is that it tries to be coop. Scenes of doing trivial tasks to implement a "mechanic." The game is driven by a lackluster story with voice acting below par. It is extremely linear, even though choices in the game seem like there could be an alternative ending, but no. The only option that matters is the end. Working together is just you clicking a button, andThe only benefit of this game is that it tries to be coop. Scenes of doing trivial tasks to implement a "mechanic." The game is driven by a lackluster story with voice acting below par. It is extremely linear, even though choices in the game seem like there could be an alternative ending, but no. The only option that matters is the end. Working together is just you clicking a button, and your partner clicking a button. I've played games with a story-driven concept, but this was just awful to endure. The only time I enjoyed this game was playing the minigames.… Expand
  13. Ayumu
    Jul 23, 2019
    0
    Paid for a co-op but in the end it turns out to be a pvp. Thanks for triggering traumas. **** you.
  14. AWayOutIsBad
    Feb 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. How tf could u do this to us! Why did they have to kill Vincent!!! This game sucks!… Expand
  15. Did-
    Sep 5, 2018
    3
    This is the funniest game I’ve played in ages! Unfortunately, it’s not because the game is by itself funny, more so because it’s so bad it’s funny.

    This is supposed to be an immersive coop narrative game, in which you play two convicts trying to escape a prison, then looking for revenge on a common enemy. What we expected was a great story, good graphics and an immersive environment.    This is the funniest game I’ve played in ages! Unfortunately, it’s not because the game is by itself funny, more so because it’s so bad it’s funny.

    This is supposed to be an immersive coop narrative game, in which you play two convicts trying to escape a prison, then looking for revenge on a common enemy. What we expected was a great story, good graphics and an immersive environment.

    [Contains mid-game spoilers]
    Story-wise, all characters are stupid and make poor decisions, starting with the protagonists themselves:
    “Ok, here’s the plan. I talk to the two guards and say that I need to talk to them in this corner over there, so you can sneak through the door. I don’t see why they’d refuse!” -- They didn’t. They even fell for the “There’s a fight over there, you should both go!” trap, leaving the door unlocked, open and unguarded.
    “Let’s use this wooden boat to escape the cops, I’m sure we’re going to be faster by rowing on this river than them with their cars!” -- It worked. Maybe the cops went upstream.
    “My wife just gave birth. I know we’re known criminals with our face on every newspaper, but I don’t think cops will go to the hospital, right?” -- Cops were there. So unpredictable.
    The game is filled with these unrealistic decisions and NPC reactions.
    It’s also reusing all movies tropes you can find in any prison escape movie, they’re just missing the file in the cake, that’s all.

    Well, the story is bad. How about the other aspects? Graphics are not great, but not too bad. Some animations on the other hand are so bad they’re hilarious, which is really hard to understand knowing they used motion capture for the game.
    The different gameplay phases are poorly done, it sent me back in the early days of 3D gaming when driving games had ridiculous physics and broken collisions.

    At first I was nitpicky about some unrealistic things, because I thought the game was serious. Like how can the toilets be moved so easily in the cell, aren’t they connected to the plumbings? But after a while, I understood the developers just didn’t care about immersion… Or did they? The ending unfortunately confirms their intention on doing a good immersive game with a good story, which is not. That’s kind of sad for them.

    Ok, I’ll drop here some cool things. First, the split-screen is interesting to follow both sides when the characters are not in the same place. Also, some camera transitions are cool and really gives the impression we’re watching a movie. There we go!

    A Way Out is a true nanar, a game so bad that it’s good.
    Still, 3/10.    … Expand
  16. Blueforce
    Apr 2, 2018
    1
    Wtf is this game even?!

    I thought it was a "escapist" type of game, but no, and then the ending is so much dog trash, that i don't recommend, you even spend 1 penny on it.

    Ànd this just makes me hate EA, even more, cause holy **** a way to kill a game, that i was sooo excited for.
  17. downliner
    Apr 17, 2018
    2
    Very strange that the majority of the people who recommended this game started their review with "A Way Out has to be the best game I've played this year by far" or words to that effect which either suggests the same person creating multiple accounts and reviewing over and over which is usually a trick done by the shills of the publisher or it really is the best game they have played.Very strange that the majority of the people who recommended this game started their review with "A Way Out has to be the best game I've played this year by far" or words to that effect which either suggests the same person creating multiple accounts and reviewing over and over which is usually a trick done by the shills of the publisher or it really is the best game they have played.

    If its the latter then those people need to first watch a good prison break movie like Shawshank Redemption then try to complete a few wheres Wally (or in the US Waldo) puzzles. After that come back to this game and tell us its either a thrilling prison break movie or the puzzles are challenging.

    You'll find neither to be true.

    Not saying the idea or even the concept of a cooperative game is a bad one but the way this was executed was as if the target demographic was for children who either haven't seen a prison movie or find anything more challenging than counting to 3 a struggle.

    Patronising i know but really who am i insulting here? Ghost accounts? :P    … Expand
  18. Mindgame
    Apr 17, 2018
    0
    Hahaha wow, so many flaws by EA. Most scripted 'game' I ever played. Or should I say watched since it's all a big cutscene with useless drama that noone cares for. It's about pressing E really. It had a nice concept with the split screen coop but didn't really deliver. At all! It doesn't deserve this good rating, I mean come on people.
  19. Cech
    Mar 23, 2018
    2
    Looks like an epic fail.

    Poor gameplay, awful shooting from 2005, worst story ever with stupidest actions - all the worst in gaming stored here.

    But dev's definitely tried to do better.

    2/10
  20. Kokni_Shooter
    Apr 28, 2018
    0
    Это одна из самых худших игр в которые я играл. Подающаяся как кооперативный экшен-адвенчура, по факту в этой игре кооператива меньше чем в играх серии Кейн и Линч. И возможно было бы меньше претензий если бы в нее можно было играть отдельно. По факту же мы получаем только сплит скрин игру, не зависимо в одной вы комнате или разных городах. Сказать что геймплей плох, ничего не сказать.Это одна из самых худших игр в которые я играл. Подающаяся как кооперативный экшен-адвенчура, по факту в этой игре кооператива меньше чем в играх серии Кейн и Линч. И возможно было бы меньше претензий если бы в нее можно было играть отдельно. По факту же мы получаем только сплит скрин игру, не зависимо в одной вы комнате или разных городах. Сказать что геймплей плох, ничего не сказать. Единственно для чего нужен напарник это отодвинуть мусорный контейнер или открыть дверь зажав одну единственную кнопку, то что мог бы и бот сделать. Очевидно что Юсеф Фарес решил привлечь к "игре" не высоким качеством или сюжетом, а просто запретив играть в однопользовательскую игру одному. Причем, вы всегда видите что делает ваш напарник и что он говорит, из-за чего смысла проходить игру за другого персонажа нет. Причем оба персонажа делают идентичные действия с окружением, которое вообще не нужно. Смешно и то, что игра рекламировала себя как побег из тюрьмы, что мы делаем в первом же этапа. Ну и сюжет. Такого плохого сюжета и непроработанных персонажей я не видел давно. Придраться можно ещё много к чему, но я для себя понял одно Юсеф Фарес это Томи Вайсо мира компьютерных игр, не понятно хотел ли он сделать хороший продукт, но то что получилось, вышло настолько безвкусным и плохим, что очень стыдно что я купил эту ужасную игру.… Expand
  21. mircopetruzzell
    Mar 31, 2018
    0
    Never mind the bugs, the game is short (less than 4 hours) and extremely boring. The interaction is all a bluff, since you only get to interact for an extremely limited time (in the prison). Once you complete the game there is zero scope in replay.
  22. Ciril1a
    Apr 28, 2018
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Игра длится 6 часов.
    Побег - 40 минут. Невнятные события - остальное время. Главный герой пропускает через себя пули, совсем не рискуя умереть. Ваш выбор в игре повлияет разве что на следующие 10 минут игры.

    И вишенка на этом сомнительном торте - концовка, где наш "ДРУГ" оказывается копом под прикрытием.

    Игра, о которой необходимо забыть. 1 3 1 2    … Expand
  23. HampusN
    Dec 14, 2018
    0
    Made an account here just to make this review. It sucks, barely any game-play at all and the story is boring. My friend definitely regrets buying this.
  24. nofunaloud
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    Trash game that forces co-op when you could easily solo all of the content, the second player is just a forced gimmick that ruins the game for no reason other than the person who made the game is stupid.
  25. mcwatter
    Jul 11, 2018
    3
    I cannot believe the great reviews this game gets. My buddy and I have spent the last 20 years playing online co-op games, so this game being co-op only was intriguing and paired with the amazing review everywhere? Instant buy. Huge mistake.

    Holy crap is it a slow, boring game. The puzzles, if you can even call them that, are literally solvable by an 8-year-old. With only a few rare    I cannot believe the great reviews this game gets. My buddy and I have spent the last 20 years playing online co-op games, so this game being co-op only was intriguing and paired with the amazing review everywhere? Instant buy. Huge mistake.

    Holy crap is it a slow, boring game. The puzzles, if you can even call them that, are literally solvable by an 8-year-old. With only a few rare exceptions, the co-op component is so contrived that it's completely meaningless. All of this might be ok if it was at least entertaining as an interactive movie of sorts, but no, it's corny and cliche at best.

    The good? Well, the voice actors did "ok"; not great though. The graphics are pretty decent. The gameplay isn't buggy at least. Oh and one really awesome thing. Only one person needs to buy the game. That's brilliant. Honestly, if we had both paid full price for this stinker, this review might have little more profanity in it. ;)

    My recommendation? unless you're playing with a complete non-gamer partner, I'd avoid this, and even with a non-gamer partner, I'd think twice as this probably isn't the shining example of gaming that you want to use to expose them to your fun pastime.    … Expand
  26. Anomic
    Aug 5, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is dog&#@t , there is nothing interesting to do cooperatively except opening doors at the same time or knocking people out simultaneously.
    The game tries to be story focused and based around choices that you and your partner make but ends up taking a huge dump on those principles at the end for the sake of trying to be provocative but just looks poorly written and thought out.
    The ending is one of the worst endings I've have ever witnessed in a video game, some will probably find it original, I thought it was nonsensical to all the previous event (90% of the game) and insulting to the people who thought it was going to be a bonding experience between you and a friend.

    *SPOILER AHEAD*

    If you are passionate about games and their stories, etc, put your graphics setting to the minimum for this one because at some point, you are going to fight your own friend using the worst 3rd person gunplay, and the story progresses based on that outcome, so basically, if your friend has a great pc and you have an old piece of trash, that will most likely affect the outcome of the story, which is one of the worst concepts I've ever seen in gaming, and especially in a coop game.

    Insulting.    … Expand
  27. Legitplayer
    Aug 7, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is overrated and not a good fit for pc gaming with press that button 2-5 times type of gameplay.
    Story is kind of good typical elements like betrayal,prison,undercover cop but well made.
    We finished the story in 6 hours and If we took the short way without wasting time we could finish in 4 hours considering the price of the game definetly not worth it.

    I was playing the cop and let him die in the last fight because he was a piece of filth posing as a good guy angry over his lame cop friends death which our criminal character didnt KILL    … Expand
  28. 7lad
    Oct 28, 2019
    1
    Жаль потраченного времени. Игра, в которой создана иллюзия, будто от тебя что-то зависит. На деле, задумано только так, что нужно выбирать пути, которых можно было бы избежать. Сюжет не затягивает... Если вы думаете начинать играть в нее - не рекомендую.Жаль потраченного времени. Игра, в которой создана иллюзия, будто от тебя что-то зависит. На деле, задумано только так, что нужно выбирать пути, которых можно было бы избежать. Сюжет не затягивает... Если вы думаете начинать играть в нее - не рекомендую.
  29. zeDolph
    May 3, 2020
    1
    This game has bought it's reviews or has been played 90% by non-gamers, because there is no way this piece of crap has such positive reviews.

    I played it through Origin access with one of my best friends online and we started trying to role play a little bit and go along with the story...but it was impossible. The dialogue in this game is so cheap lousy, that makes the story totally not    This game has bought it's reviews or has been played 90% by non-gamers, because there is no way this piece of crap has such positive reviews.

    I played it through Origin access with one of my best friends online and we started trying to role play a little bit and go along with the story...but it was impossible. The dialogue in this game is so cheap lousy, that makes the story totally not interesting. The voice acting is one of the worst I've come across and there was no sound mixing in this game. Everything sounds so raw and unpolished. The graphics are nothing special overall, but there's one thing that really baffles me...the FACES! They used motion capture for this game and they look SO BAD! This game will repeat some of the most familiar action film cliches and will just NOT STOP repeating them.

    Well...what about gameplay? Non-existent!
    There is no gameplay, just some random clicking in the middle of this TERRIBLE film that is A way out.

    I will give this game 1 star instead of 0 because it was so bad that we actually had some laughs from it, plus the fact that it was just about 6 or 7 hours so not much time spent on it nonetheless.
    If you want to see how NOT to develop a game, give this one a try.    … Expand
  30. 4y4
    Aug 22, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Too easy and simple gameplay. The plot was quite unrealistic and the ending totally ruined the game.… Expand
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#81 Best PC Game of 2018
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#15 Most Discussed PC Game of 2018
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#71 Most Shared PC Game of 2018

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Sep 13, 2018
    60
    An adventure game with an original idea that is diminished by shorter game time, a slightly repetitive gameplay, lower difficulty and a gradual diversion towards action. [Issue#285]
  2. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jun 6, 2018
    75
    Thanks to its purely co-op gameplay, A Way Out is a beautiful experience, which heavily involves both players throughout the adventure.
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  3. CD-Action
    Jun 5, 2018
    90
    Hazelight’s interactive movie sets a new standard for co-op games. It’s varied, thrilling, very pretty and enjoyable for both hardcore and casual gamers. It evokes tons of positive emotions and I can’t remember last time an action game moved me so much. [05/2018, p.50]
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