The Evil Within 2

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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1998 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,643 out of 1998
  2. Mixed: 93 out of 1998
  3. Negative: 262 out of 1998
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  1. 21grams
    Oct 19, 2017
    7
    The Evil Within 2 has a truly great concept and story to tell, in my opinion it's one of most original horror action games you can buy. It's twisted and will mess with your mind a lot. It has decent enough gameplay (Sebastian - main characters could be less clumsy as former cop/detective) and good exploration - where unlike prequel, this game has few open hub areas and it serves the gameThe Evil Within 2 has a truly great concept and story to tell, in my opinion it's one of most original horror action games you can buy. It's twisted and will mess with your mind a lot. It has decent enough gameplay (Sebastian - main characters could be less clumsy as former cop/detective) and good exploration - where unlike prequel, this game has few open hub areas and it serves the game well.

    Now I would rate it higher but I can't - because.... BETHESDA!!! The game is built on the same, slightly modified engine as the first one - and it's truly is not a great engine and this game comes with problems. As of date of this review, fullscreen doesn't work - regardless what it says you are put in borderless window, GPU is not being utilized - game uses up to 80% GPU horsepower, very often far less than that, some players experience micro-stuttering on some hardware configurations. Despite it's a lot better from technical perspective than first game, I cannot ignore problems and have to take those into consideration when rating a game (-1 from rating).

    As for non-technical problems, voice acting quite bad for some characters (mostly side characters) and dialogue animations are straight terrible - luckily it's not RPG so there is not that much of them. Also one open zone is reused with just tiny variation and you have to dig through it twice. So this also have be reflected on final score (-1 from rating).

    All in all, it's great game and one you must experience because honestly it's one of the kind, especially if you like **** stories and and twisted storytelling. If you don't mind small but relatively apparent technical problems - grab it now, otherwise - wait maybe for sale, maybe they will patch thing or two until then, but i strongly recommend to any fan of genre to experience the game, it's really worth!    … Expand
  2. kingofkoopas
    Sep 27, 2021
    7
    'The Evil Within 2' improves in many ways over the original. However there are still a few major issues that keep this game from achieving greatness.

    The original game was difficult but mostly due to the awful controls and the abominable x100 zoom-in when aiming your weapons. Once the enemies flanked you, it was over, blame the enormous amount of zoom-in the game provided. The controls    'The Evil Within 2' improves in many ways over the original. However there are still a few major issues that keep this game from achieving greatness.

    The original game was difficult but mostly due to the awful controls and the abominable x100 zoom-in when aiming your weapons. Once the enemies flanked you, it was over, blame the enormous amount of zoom-in the game provided. The controls in Evil Within 2 are still a bit bad, especially when enemies get up close to you. The aiming however is vastly improved, it is still not what it should be, but it is a significant improvement over its predecessor.

    The game starts out awfully slow, forty minutes worth of cinematics including the kind that make you walk through them. Nothing like taking control from the player to break immersion. I don't mind and actually enjoy cinematics, but I only ask that it doesn't have me walk at a snails pace through them. Why can't I run anymore? Why can't I aim my weapon? Every time I was getting sunk in the atmosphere, Sebastian's headache again, here comes the wobbly walls and camera, time for the scripted ghost "chase" again.

    I never thought the original was scary but the game did manage to create some tension. This was mostly thanks to the bosses. But in Evil within 2, aside from the Buzz-Saw Stalker and the things that crawl, there isn't anything else that can get your adrenaline going. The enemy Ai is still pretty awful, while the stealth is pretty solid, it's not entirely needed, enemies will stop chasing you after a few seconds.

    There is also the problem of ammo, even on new game plus I never had full ammo on anything until near the end of my second play-through. I started new game plus and relied on brass knuckles for the vast majority of that play-through to save ammo. Bad guys have been dropping green slime since new game plus even though I no longer need any. They could have gone the extra mile and eliminated green slime once the game recognized that all augments were completed and have the slime be replaced by AMMO!

    It still manages to be a good ride for the most part. I got it on sale for $20. Had I paid full price I would have rated this game on the red zone. Get it on sale and it will be worth it.    … Expand
  3. jelikey
    Aug 26, 2022
    7
    Great game. Way better than the first part. Loved most of it. I still didn't like the running away sequences or the sneaking stuff, but the fighting was great. Also the story was amazing... so was the sound. Pickens approves!
  4. SuperkenGaming
    Oct 15, 2017
    7
    The Evil Within 2
    Not enough of its own thing
    The Evil within 2 a quote unquote Survival horror game where you once again play as Sebastian... This time however the story is much more personal and therefore miles better than the original as you’re out to save your daughter instead of chase after a lunatic… The story has some touching moment and is greatly told… easily the best part of    The Evil Within 2
    Not enough of its own thing
    The Evil within 2 a quote unquote Survival horror game where you once again play as Sebastian...
    This time however the story is much more personal and therefore miles better than the original as you’re out to save your daughter instead of chase after a lunatic…
    The story has some touching moment and is greatly told… easily the best part of this experience…
    The rest of the game though for the most part in my opinion is a step in the wrong direction…
    This game calls itself a horror game, but to me this 12 and a half hours felt more like an action 3rd person shooter zombie game with sprinkles of horror.. especially compared to the first…
    there are the occasional monsters like the first game, and there are a few really great chapters here, especially in the beginning…
    But The Evil Within 2 went more the route of an open world supply gathering stealth game than a linear puzzle solving horror game like the original..
    The makes for a really good action game... not for a very good horror games as I find zombies to be more annoying than they are scary…
    The Evil Within 2 is essentially taking Resident Evil 4, Silent Hills, The Evil Within, and The Last of Us and throwing it into a blender, but never quite being as good as any of those 4 parts…
    The first half of the game is more open worldy, where you’re in a creep town called union..
    There are side quests all around this town that will lead to creepy encounter, enemies to kill for their goo... but more importantly weapons…
    IF you want all the weapons in this game you have to actually work for them…
    I didn’t dislike this section of the game… I just could’ve definitely done without it…
    I was tense while exploring this tiny town trying my hardest to not alarm enemies, kill them for their goo get what I can and get out… go back to the safe house, upgrade my weapons with the scraps I found a round a get back out there…
    Which is where the last of us influence comes into play…
    The light crafting system here for ammo and medpacks is heavily inspired by the last of us, and you can craft items on the go, but doing so at a crafting table uses less materials, so is worth searching for..
    Speaking of the green goo...
    the nurse lady in the mirror is back to help you on your journey to save your daughter... letting you upgrade your health, combat, and stealth in a skill tree in exchange..
    You’ll also be able to take to a shooting range for rewards to help upgrade your character...
    Stealth this time around feels a little clunky to me and enemies are annoyingly unpredictable… where I found them turning around right before I was ready to get them from behind with a quick kill…
    though combat isn’t too difficult, as most will go down with a couple nice headshots, ammo seems to be pretty readily available, and you’re able to pick up axes that work as a 1 hit kill melee attack.. .though you do have a knife if you’re out of ammo or materials to craft more... which is a situation I never found myself in…
    Especially thanks to the safe houses in this game where you can stock up on a few bullets and refill your health with a cup of coffee so you can save your syringes and med packs for boss fights…
    The best part of this game is when you get back into the main storyline…
    There are a great number of characters you’ll run into, hate, and even care for…
    And some of the missions do the cool layers of fear thing where you turn around and the room is changed or there’s a door there that wasn’t there before… really creeping you out…
    Sadly these creepy moments only exist in the first half and the horror aspects completely disappear until something else happens for a brief moment that ties into the first game that I won’t spoil, but it just reminded me of the potential of this series and made me sad when the game continued and I was just back to feeling like I was Nathan drake with none of the charm having a weird nightmare…
    I was a huge fan of the original evil within until a game breaking bug stopped me from completing it…
    Thankfully the evil within 2 is much more polished and I ran into 0 bugs the whole time…
    It’s just not what I wanted from it…
    The Evil Within 2 feels like a completely different game than the original..
    It’s just lacking in the horror field... I’m tired of zombies…
    But for what it is, this is a really good action game…
    I give The Evil Within 2
    a 7.5/10    … Expand
  5. elitepredetor99
    Jan 15, 2018
    7
    Story:

    Great game to begin with: The story was a bit absurd and exaggerated which left me with so many questions and I felt like it didn't fit the game, it felt very different from the original which was all about being inside the stem with no idea if what was happening real or not. It would of been better in my opinion if it carried of from number 1 with Ruvik. However i guess that    Story:

    Great game to begin with:

    The story was a bit absurd and exaggerated which left me with so many questions and I felt like it didn't fit the game, it felt very different from the original which was all about being inside the stem with no idea if what was happening real or not. It would of been better in my opinion if it carried of from number 1 with Ruvik. However i guess that story's next par is for another Evil within game or a DLC.

    One thing i really like about this game though is the references to the original game which felt really connected and really made the game feel like the game was a close sequel to The evil within 1 with a different story. References such as Safe Head, Laura, Sadist, Flash backs, talks about the previous events, Beacon hospital references and so on, also the return of Tatianna which in this game is properly done, in this game the nurse has a proper character and interacts with Sebastian a lot more, we get to learn so much more about her and why she is what she is.

    Gameplay:

    I found this game way too easy, i completed my first play through on Nightmare and it felt nothing like the originals difficulty, it was even easier than survival on the original in my opinion, and the reason for the has to be the overpowered skills such as a stealth perk which completely breaks the game and removes basically all need to use any other weapons towards 75% of the enemies. apart from it being too easy i found it really enjoyable especially the open world sections with all the side quests and loot gathering.

    Cons:
    I have a couple minor cons about this game.

    one of the main being the terrible mini bosses in my opinion, none of the mini bosses were able to match the mini bosses from the original such as safe head and Laura. actually the enemies all together felt like a step back from the original, the game was lacking in enemy variety.

    the progression. Another con i have for this game is the progression. the reason this is a flaw is because i found that the progression in this game was far too fast and easy, within the first 2 hours i was able to get my character set to finish the whole game with ease. i was able to make it to the final boss with 600+ gun powder, 70+ Herds, Full ammo including bolt in all weapons and pouches, i didn't even have to craft a single syringe in my Nightmare play through, and crafted minimal ammo which i only did craft towards the end because i felt like i was saving so much resources for no reason.

    And my final con is how fast the game skipped chapters, some chapters literally took 15 mins to pass.    … Expand
  6. Michelov
    Jan 29, 2019
    7
    Довольно надоедливая сюжетная линия и твисты. Фантасмагория, визионерство главного героя тоже наводят скуку. все выглядит не аутентично и нудно. 7/10 за полученное состояние проникновения драмой.
  7. TheGameIsALie
    Oct 5, 2018
    7
    Apesar de seus fatos negativos, The Evil Within 2 chega para mostrar porque veio. Sua experiência apesar de tudo é incrível e desafiadora, e em certos momentos você pode deixar de lado alguns pontos incompletos da história para simplesmente se divertir (ou entrar em pânico simplesmente). Apesar de tudo, é sim um jogo importante para sua prateleira.
  8. rezo_21
    Sep 18, 2021
    7
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  9. 666999
    Jul 18, 2020
    7
    this is a good game but if you played the first game you will notice this game are less horror, darker and not that difficult on the normal difficulty. the big plus of the game is the story and the character development of Sebastian, where in the first game the story was more focused on the villain.

    it is a good game,but i enjoyed the first one more. still i can't complain about this    this is a good game but if you played the first game you will notice this game are less horror, darker and not that difficult on the normal difficulty. the big plus of the game is the story and the character development of Sebastian, where in the first game the story was more focused on the villain.

    it is a good game,but i enjoyed the first one more. still i can't complain about this after all i got the game cheap and still fun to play.    … Expand
  10. L140
    Oct 28, 2020
    7
    wwwwwww eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr tttttttttttttttttttttttttttt sss
  11. WellEvil
    Jul 31, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game with a huge focus on story, characters, and world-building. I don't remember the last time when the story absorbed me so much. Yes, there are a few bugs here are there, but nothing game-breaking. Usually minor visual glitches.… Expand
  12. realWhiteMan
    Apr 9, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My rating is based on my impressions of the game. This is not an objective review. I play quite a big number of titles per year and decided to review them as a peace of art and not as a product.… Expand
  13. Vixremento
    Nov 13, 2017
    6
    It's, okay: I enjoyed the start of the game more than I expected to, the middle-portion started to wane quite a bit and by the end I had started to get bored with it.

    Initially it had a bit of a Silent Hill 2 feel to it (I never did play the first Silent Hill) and I was hoping that it would open up in the same way with exploring various areas and finding out via "brute force" where you    It's, okay: I enjoyed the start of the game more than I expected to, the middle-portion started to wane quite a bit and by the end I had started to get bored with it.

    Initially it had a bit of a Silent Hill 2 feel to it (I never did play the first Silent Hill) and I was hoping that it would open up in the same way with exploring various areas and finding out via "brute force" where you could or couldn't go. Sadly TEW2 instead have me a lot of "points of interest" that turned out to not actually be that interesting.

    The weapon and character customization are pretty cool however the lack of weapons and actual "abilities" made this all feel sort of tacked on. I ended up with an over-powered pistol that left me hardly ever using my shotgun or crossbow; fun for an experiment but too cumbersome to bother with unless you like counting your steps between doorways.

    Another thing that started to really annoy me was the slowed down pace at many points...I'd just had an adrenaline-fueled shootout or encounter and then I was forced into a slowed down walk to a gate, a jump to an alternate "alternate" reality that did nothing but frustrate me (because why slow down the action so quickly to almost halt it entirely)...

    It tries to be a lot of things but fails to actually master any of them. At one point an AI enemy ran away from me but forced my character to move very slowly (appeared like lag) until it had exited the area...the what now?

    Nothing really scared me either so while it does have some really nasty looking subjects I really almost felt as if I was in a cheap horror movie more than something making me want to run away.

    Your character will almost always start with saying "What the hell...". It gets stale really quickly.

    Anyway enough with this review. It was okay but not worth picking up at full price and if you're okay with everything I've mentioned above then you'll probably enjoy portions of it as I did but at the same time don't expect it to be all fun and games.    … Expand
  14. cmfrip
    Jun 29, 2020
    6
    Here is how I have ended with a mere 6/10 for metacritic.

    Even though the grand Plot of the story is better on EW2, and the game is very playable as a story experience, EW2 is a step down from EW1 in so many ways: 1 Story is forgettable where it matters i.e. in actual localised story and script and it's cardboard cut-out villians 2 Colour schemes/art and atmosphere is a significant    Here is how I have ended with a mere 6/10 for metacritic.

    Even though the grand Plot of the story is better on EW2, and the game is very playable as a story experience, EW2 is a step down from EW1 in so many ways:
    1 Story is forgettable where it matters i.e. in actual localised story and script and it's cardboard cut-out villians
    2 Colour schemes/art and atmosphere is a significant step-down from EW1
    3 Weapons are considered secondary to the stealth 'executions'
    4 Most of what made EW1 combat Wonderful and interesting has been removed i.e. environmental traps like tripwire mines and bombs, unique traps
    5 Open world is dull and offers nothing more than busy work -which is the definition of an open world done wrong.
    6 Combat is made dull by points 3, 4 and 5 being so Massive to the operation of the game
    7 This is compounded by reusing the same map again i.e. revisiting an open world area, and re spawning a new set of similar mobs
    8 Horror atmosphere is distinctly lacking
    9 Player death sequences have been removed 99% of time, except in minor exceptions
    10 Whiny characters scripts
    Somethings that are decent about the game:
    1 Over branching Plot is nice concept
    2 Game is very playable, in general for the story experience
    3 Open world exploration is rewarded
    4 Generally well optimised - i had no issue with graphics and performance
    5 Certain modernisation of game, like :
    *In game-games at hub - though these seem compltely out of style with the rest of the game, almost as an escape...
    *In-game skill system for character and weapons does helps and does work
    * Upgrade economy , although repetitive is still ok

    I reviewed this on steam a long time ago, but my conclusion was a DONT RECOMMEND. The more I think about it more, the more this game is compltely missable and especially how the stealth + open world have completely ruined it - let alone the completely weak horror element with poor use of colours and atmosphere.

    As far as I'm concerned because so much is missing from the 2nd that was in the 1st, they have ruined what made EW1 good - and so we have the generic, story game - the horror story line is quite conservative too, a story of a father and his daughter.    … Expand
  15. Aginagala
    Nov 5, 2017
    6
    Although being a great game the controls of it felt very clunky and at times frustrating. The gun controls are very difficult to control and actually getting off shots is very difficult at times making me frustrated with the game rather than actually enjoying it. However it is a very immersive horror experience, and I do feel properly scared when I'm playing it, that aspect of the game,Although being a great game the controls of it felt very clunky and at times frustrating. The gun controls are very difficult to control and actually getting off shots is very difficult at times making me frustrated with the game rather than actually enjoying it. However it is a very immersive horror experience, and I do feel properly scared when I'm playing it, that aspect of the game, worked very well.… Expand
  16. Svetlendrius
    Jun 19, 2020
    6
    Compared with the first part, it sags greatly in optimization, in the plot and in the villains, the slurry in the end is of course in general.
  17. Ratingss
    Apr 5, 2023
    6
    A mixed bag of other iconic games from the genre, a big slice of Resident Evil 4, a splash of Silent Hill, and even F.E.A.R. You can disable all elements of the hud individually to make it more atmospheric but the game just fails to be scary as it fails being a good action game or a good stealth game, it tries to be all of those but does neither well enough.
    The hub sized map at first    A mixed bag of other iconic games from the genre, a big slice of Resident Evil 4, a splash of Silent Hill, and even F.E.A.R. You can disable all elements of the hud individually to make it more atmospheric but the game just fails to be scary as it fails being a good action game or a good stealth game, it tries to be all of those but does neither well enough.
    The hub sized map at first makes you feel compelled to explore every corner, every enterable building has something going on, this is the strongest point of the game but then you are introduced to the awful map transitions through a computer, and the game becomes more linear and weaker.
    Your empty guns will suddenly have ammo on cinematic fights, boss fights have ammo respawns, so much for the game trying hard to make itself less fun by not giving you ammo and forcing you to use the weak stealth, where you can just toy with enemies that get stuck easily, this just felt like a way they figure out to make the game last longer.    … Expand
  18. h3is3nb3rg
    Dec 11, 2022
    6
    A decent sequel. Not as scary as the first one. Nightmare difficulty felt pretty good. Also there are no memorable villains like the Box Head guy from Evil Within 1.
  19. sashang
    Dec 21, 2017
    5
    Gameplay is slow and clunky. This is the problem that consoles have brought to gaming. Game designers have to design the action sequences around the speed of the response time that people can manage with the crippled input devices that are on consoles. Character motion is so awkward and imprecise. I feel like I was moving through sludge.

    The skill tree is basically crippled. 1/2 way    Gameplay is slow and clunky. This is the problem that consoles have brought to gaming. Game designers have to design the action sequences around the speed of the response time that people can manage with the crippled input devices that are on consoles. Character motion is so awkward and imprecise. I feel like I was moving through sludge.

    The skill tree is basically crippled. 1/2 way through the game I leveled up the predator skill thinking yay here's something I can use, but I never activated once. The help says sneak up behind someone and watch for the red marker. You do that and the red marker never appears. So you just stealth kill them as pre-level predator.

    Is it scary? Well for me Dead Space 1 and 2 set the bar in scary action games. The Evil Within 2 might be scary if you haven't experienced a scary action game before. Maybe I am immune to scares after playing Dead Space. Although it does have some weird bukakke like monster, if I wanted to watch porn, I'd watch porn.    … Expand
  20. singlungchan
    Nov 8, 2017
    5
    This game is one big wannabe. That's all it is. Like any other fake product, it tries to copy a lot of epic games, but fails just short on all points. Some of those games are resident evil, the last of us, tomb raider. It feels like some of the levels where directly influenced by one of those games. Like a cheap version of them which at first looks similar but ultimately lacks the realThis game is one big wannabe. That's all it is. Like any other fake product, it tries to copy a lot of epic games, but fails just short on all points. Some of those games are resident evil, the last of us, tomb raider. It feels like some of the levels where directly influenced by one of those games. Like a cheap version of them which at first looks similar but ultimately lacks the real substances which makes those games great. Some of the problems are as follows:

    The story lacks any suspense.
    The plot has twists which feel like the next random event.
    The game-play, while not bad, is more often a struggle rather than fun.
    Environments that have no atmosphere.
    Companions which doesn't have any personality - only bad acting.
    Protagonist who is boring.
    Effect-oriented scenes that are just that - for effect. Like an uninteresting movie with a good car-chase.
    The game just tries too hard.

    Overall: it's worth the try, but don't expect to be immersed in this mediocre game in the skin of a block-buster    … Expand
  21. Deadraque
    Jan 6, 2018
    4
    That crafting **** in every single game has to stop, i stopped the game because of the crafting, it has nothing to do in this kind of game.
  22. Bellybutton
    Oct 28, 2017
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What bothered me the most is the repetitive storytelling with needles plot twists.
    I actually felt the urge to die vs the last boss, since our main character can´t protect anything a long the entire game; shots at his own mates, has no clue what was and is going around him and manages to kill the only one possible survivor from the primary team, by roasting his brain. Also don´t forget that tons of innocent people got killed too, since "even the toilet cleaners had a chip implemented"
    Probably the worst person to "take care of" other people
    Felt like watching a very cheesy action movie in which the hero is not the smartest guy around    … Expand
  23. Soloux
    Feb 9, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first game was a terrible hack but with "ok" gameplay and I had a good laugh out of it.
    The second one is madness. Maximum hack job on the level of The Mystery of the Druids.
    Everyone noticed that they are ripping off Silent hill and Resident Evil, but there is soooo much more..
    - Ripping off whole ideas from Psychonauts, Bioshock, Diablo II and many more. Somthing that is very recognizable and yet they have audacity to copy bit by bit.
    - Dialogs from a number of movies Visuals from other games and movies like Matrix, Actually, they are ripping off in a very bad and laughable way Matrix since the first game
    - Recycled bosses from the first game all the way to the end.
    - Beside tiresome and boring changing of the scenery every 20 seconds you are in danger to get brain damage from the story. It looks like it is written by some schizophrenic, of amateur, who was watching some movies and thought he can be writer.
    Nothing make sense and the game never ends because they do not know how to end it. It is always "something" and our hero's comment is always: "What the"...
    At one point our main guy discovers that his wife is still alive and she was undercover for years {!!!}, to recover their daughter that is 4-5 yo. With years?! For what?! They are soaking wet in the bath tab all the time... But the kid is 4-5 year old... My brain hurts.
    - But the end is comedy gold. For some reason this hacks thought they are very clever, so they try to add emotions in the game. Our undercover mother "sacrifice" herself to destroy the bath tabs of the organization that is evil. From within the nightmare! {Or whatever is this dim world}. She was working together with another girl, Kidman, from the previous game, but she helps us this time. Kidman is not bathing like the rest. She lock herself in the room with the tabs and all this while no one can kill the sleepers in the tab...
    This organization never had a plan B to have some poison or similar thing for this kind of situations, never had a plan to restrict access from OUTSIDE the doors.
    But even now, the guards can play cards in front of the doors until our brave heroes die from hunger or thirst,..
    But no. They try to cut the nuclear blast door with a torch... You can't make this up. I'm telling you - comedy gold like The Room.

    As a bonus, this pretentious hacks were kissing Bethesda's ass and troughout the game you can find toys from games like Doom, ESO, Fallout, Wallenstein...

    Do not give money to this hacks. Do not listen the kids with perfect 10/10. Stay away from this garbage.    … Expand
  24. MacheteDontText
    Oct 15, 2017
    3
    To sum up : Michael Bay made a game for Dinsney and they dare to call it survival horror.

    I wanted to play and review this, but after 10 minutes of "gameplay" I find myself gathering the willpower to press on. One thing is clear, this is a supernatural horror flick, not a horror game. I was forced into a story I give zero **** about, why cant we have some sense of mistery? This thing    To sum up : Michael Bay made a game for Dinsney and they dare to call it survival horror.

    I wanted to play and review this, but after 10 minutes of "gameplay" I find myself gathering the willpower to press on. One thing is clear, this is a supernatural horror flick, not a horror game. I was forced into a story I give zero **** about, why cant we have some sense of mistery? This thing starts like a **** episode of Supernatural, shoves **** in your face instead of subtly building tension. The controls feel abysmal as well, you thought the Witcher 3 had clunky movement? This is way worse, and why the **** is this in third person to begin with, isnt this supposed to be immersive? I m going to play a bit and finish this review, but I bet the enemies will be scripted as **** barely reacting to things you do, there s gonna be a ****ton of explosion, gore and bright flashes, maybe it evolves into a decent action game like Dead space 3 ( i quite liked that).

    Okay, played 5 seconds and I m pissed off. The guy manifests in an another world and the first door he encounters he kicks in. This would be hilarious in Machete 3, but I want to feel terror, not be **** John Wick in a horror game...    … Expand
  25. Steyraus
    Feb 15, 2021
    2
    Boring Stealth. No bullets so you have to always creep areound. Just like EW1s trash DLC.. Game may have a good score but word of mouth made sure people knew how dull and rubish the gameplay is, cause it barly even sold.
  26. Val-835
    Oct 14, 2017
    2
    Here we are. 2017. After playing "Prey" over the summer ( what a great game ), I was dumb enough to give this one a try. Rinse and repeat. Rinse and repeat. What a boring game. Lousy story. Predictable action. I had to try hard on this one to keep going. What's annoying with these game developers is their cynicism. The same formula over and over again. Nothing new. And then they complainHere we are. 2017. After playing "Prey" over the summer ( what a great game ), I was dumb enough to give this one a try. Rinse and repeat. Rinse and repeat. What a boring game. Lousy story. Predictable action. I had to try hard on this one to keep going. What's annoying with these game developers is their cynicism. The same formula over and over again. Nothing new. And then they complain about poor sales. Can't say nothing more. I gave it a 2 for graphics. That's about it. It's 2017. And game developers are still stuck in 2001. Let's hope Virtual Reality will change things.… Expand
  27. bestreviews2020
    Nov 13, 2020
    2
    Just came here to say, here's my negative review for this awful game............
  28. vova22379
    May 4, 2023
    2
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  29. coldasStone
    Feb 17, 2018
    0
    Very SUX game

    evil within 1 is Best Game of 2014
    But evil within 2 is almost worst games at 2017

    no horror no mise en scène
    and WTF open World??
    Resident evil series is not GTA
    japanese TPS game dont need Open World
    i think reason of why evil within 2 SUX
    Cos of Director
    Come Back Mikami Plz!
  30. Dokdo
    Dec 23, 2017
    0
    Polygon is a disgrace. 10 out of 10? lol wtf... this broken release of a game is nowhere near a 10 out of 10.

    This is how is should have been reviewed...

    "Will you more than likely see buggy bs in every match you play more than once per match?"

    "Yes you will! 0 out of 10"
  31. Never342
    Jan 15, 2022
    0
    The first game was way better in terms of story, atmosphere and enemy designs. The story of this game is terrible, it retcons the first game so much. Some main characters from TEW1 are not even mentioned, which is so weird and unsatisfying. Save your daughter storyline is really lazy and boring. It’s like a cliche movie from 80s. None of the antagonists in this game have interestingThe first game was way better in terms of story, atmosphere and enemy designs. The story of this game is terrible, it retcons the first game so much. Some main characters from TEW1 are not even mentioned, which is so weird and unsatisfying. Save your daughter storyline is really lazy and boring. It’s like a cliche movie from 80s. None of the antagonists in this game have interesting backstory like Ruvik. And it really offended me that TEW2 treated almost all of women characters so badly. Buy The Evil Within 1 instead.… Expand
  32. hyunwest123
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. dont like predictable outcomes and boring story. the mother has turned insane but once she is knocked to her senses she has to kill herself in ordre to destroy STEM. but STEM magically reactivates itself at the end of the game anyway. so unoriginal.… Expand
  33. luminous15cf
    Jan 31, 2022
    0
    I played this on PS4 and I hate this game's story and direction so much that I put negative review here as well. If you loved the first game, you would be disappointed with this game.
  34. Otohanoyama
    Sep 20, 2021
    0
    Such a disappointing sequel to the amazing first game. Mikami’s absence is very clear, gameplay is smooth but uninteresting, the plot is just bad. Myra exist just for shock value, Lily is just a mcguffin and Seb’s character is worse than the first game. The Castellanos family was the most boring, gross and shallow family I’ve ever seen in video games. Meh.
  35. nanakobagu53
    Sep 20, 2021
    0
    Just one word is enough to describe this game; trash. Gameplay is not fun or tense at all. The first game, especially AKUMU mode, was a lot better than this one. All you have in this game is lazily made open area, but boring bosses and characters. None of the bosses in this game was interesting as Ruvik and it’s even impressive that literally every character in this game is one-dimensional.
  36. Nighy
    Sep 20, 2021
    0
    I just hate this game so much. TEW1 was a very lovable game but I can't like this game, at all. The plot is very bad and misogynistic and like a 70s American movie, the game is not as interesting as the first game and it hurts to see they kill off so many characters in this game.

    And who the f is this game's protagonist? He is supposed to be Sebastian 3 years after the first game but he    I just hate this game so much. TEW1 was a very lovable game but I can't like this game, at all. The plot is very bad and misogynistic and like a 70s American movie, the game is not as interesting as the first game and it hurts to see they kill off so many characters in this game.

    And who the f is this game's protagonist? He is supposed to be Sebastian 3 years after the first game but he just doesn't look like Sebastian. And he is not heroic or attractive anymore. This game's Sebastian doesn't really care about other people, he just want his daughter back as his property. It's so sad Sebastian became **** protagonist in this game.    … Expand
  37. 02450ephiz
    Sep 20, 2021
    0
    Okay gameplay, meh atmosphere, boring boss fights and **** story. Sebastian really lost his charm in this game, now he is just a cliche Hollywood protagonist. Many good elements from the first game is missing in this game.I loved the first game, but I don't care for this franchise anymore.
  38. Deux67xues
    Dec 6, 2021
    0
    The first game was better in every way. The Evil Within 2 is just a disgrace to the original in my eyes, it's so sad.
  39. houxh
    Oct 6, 2021
    0
    I've heard some people saying like "the first one is a better horror game and the second game is a better action game", but eh part 2 isn't even good as an action game imo. Honestly the action in this game is just like a copy and paste from other games and map design, AIs and bosses etc were far better and memorable in part 1.
  40. beautifulforest
    Oct 11, 2021
    0
    + smoother gameplay than 1.

    - boring antagonists. - worse level design than 1. - too stealth heavy. - horrible scripts and voice acting. - doesn't follow up the first game's storyline. - Sebastian being a whiny bastard, who doesn't really care about anyone. - tropy, male-centric, terrible writing that white American dudes would love. Seriously, overprotective and selfless mother    + smoother gameplay than 1.

    - boring antagonists.
    - worse level design than 1.
    - too stealth heavy.
    - horrible scripts and voice acting.
    - doesn't follow up the first game's storyline.
    - Sebastian being a whiny bastard, who doesn't really care about anyone.
    - tropy, male-centric, terrible writing that white American dudes would love. Seriously, overprotective and selfless mother figure of Myra was really outdated I can't believe this came out in 2017.
    - overall really really soulless.    … Expand
  41. Electrosw
    Oct 22, 2021
    0
    This game is a downgrade from the first one in every way. Like a weaker sequel of Silent Hill Downpour. The “open” map wasn’t well made. The writing was one of the worst ones I’ve seen in video games.
  42. Halo4Forever
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    Worse than first game in every way possible, only people who like this are people who actually don't like horror.
  43. Cool_Gamer99
    Dec 12, 2021
    0
    Way worse than first game. I have finished first game over 10 times, but could hardly push myself to finish second game. It was so boring. All the horror elements were gone, semi-open world was awful idea, unique locations from first game was way better. It's so obvious that this game had different director. Hopefully Evil Within 3 will be better (if they even make it).
  44. LegoBatman
    Dec 12, 2021
    0
    It's simply bad, way worse than first game, idk what happened, but this is pure action. If first game was like RE4, then this game is like RE6.
  45. HioriK
    Feb 1, 2022
    0
    Sadly, this game is not as fun or interesting as the first game. We can clearly feel that they ran out of time, money and ideas in the development.
  46. Leonhalt
    Jul 24, 2022
    0
    The worst sequel I've ever played. The story is just boring and not related to the first game at all. Even Sebastian is so different from the first game. The villains are all weak and boring. The gameplay lacks qualities. Such a disappointment.
  47. wealthygamer
    Oct 6, 2022
    0
    Worse than first game in every way imaginable. Anyone who says that this one is better than first, must hate horror games or simply doesn't understand what horror game is supposed to be. This second part is not scary at all, enemies are very generic and bosses aren't even comparable to masterful creativity of the first game. No wonder they still haven't made part 3, because this one justWorse than first game in every way imaginable. Anyone who says that this one is better than first, must hate horror games or simply doesn't understand what horror game is supposed to be. This second part is not scary at all, enemies are very generic and bosses aren't even comparable to masterful creativity of the first game. No wonder they still haven't made part 3, because this one just killed the series. Thankfully first game still exists and i can finish it for the 10th time.… Expand
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#71 Best PC Game of 2017
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#26 Most Discussed PC Game of 2017
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#97 Most Shared PC Game of 2017

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Riot Pixels
    Feb 28, 2018
    73
    Fans of Silent Hill and Resident Evil should definitely try The Evil Within 2. Even with all its annoying flaws, the sequel is better than the original game. Slowly but surely, Tango Gameworks is working its way towards a perfect formula for a modern horror game.
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  2. Games.cz
    Jan 2, 2018
    80
    This time devs cleaned up their act. The Evil Within 2 fights with immortals in a richer, better-designed and well-crafted action. It is not just a thoughtless brutality, as it may seem. Good ideas are rewarded by a pleasantly long game time.
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  3. PC PowerPlay
    Dec 1, 2017
    70
    A definite step above the original but still not without its problems. [Issue#268, p.60]
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