The Evil Within 2

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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1998 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 93 out of 1998
  3. Negative: 262 out of 1998
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  1. BENAN
    Jun 3, 2019
    10
    The Evil Within 2 redeemed the first one on every aspect, superior to any RE game in the last years, Shinji Mikami truly make things right this time .
  2. 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
  3. VigilanteOito
    Sep 17, 2021
    8
    O primeiro é muito bom.
    Esse ta dublado em pt-br, tem graficos bons.
    No inicio é bem legal, ate me lembrou o primeiro SIlent Hill, mas na metade do jogo o negocio fica meio estranho, parece que tem mais cutscenes do que gameplay.
    E a historia me parece ser menos interessante do que a do primeiro.
  4. Cappif
    Dec 8, 2019
    10
    This is one of the best games of survivor horror ever created! Great history , nice graphics and one of the best soundtracks for a horror game , actually one of my favorites games of all time
  5. Platon31
    Aug 24, 2021
    9
    Awesome game!
    - Story better than first game. Finally Seb become a really good character, he have senses and good Motivation.
    - Gameplay good too... More guns, interesting character's levelup. A tiny different monsters, but that not serious and not enough boss fights, but this fights really good. - Graphic - good for 2017. ...and of course this game really creppy! In total, we have    Awesome game!
    - Story better than first game. Finally Seb become a really good character, he have senses and good Motivation.
    - Gameplay good too... More guns, interesting character's levelup. A tiny different monsters, but that not serious and not enough boss fights, but this fights really good.
    - Graphic - good for 2017.
    ...and of course this game really creppy!
    In total, we have a very good sequel, i like that.    … Expand
  6. ghosttoyou
    Feb 5, 2022
    8
    Классная игра, не пожалел проведя в ней 18 часов. Много тут плюсов в этой игре , но и минусы тоже есть которые в итоге сыграли свою роль на моей оценке. Начну с минусов. 1 не интересная система прокачки. После пару часов игры я в принципе не знал что качать , потому-что вся прокачка выглядела не интересно, либо же бесполезно, как к примеру ветка для прокачки стабильности прицела, ну типоКлассная игра, не пожалел проведя в ней 18 часов. Много тут плюсов в этой игре , но и минусы тоже есть которые в итоге сыграли свою роль на моей оценке. Начну с минусов. 1 не интересная система прокачки. После пару часов игры я в принципе не знал что качать , потому-что вся прокачка выглядела не интересно, либо же бесполезно, как к примеру ветка для прокачки стабильности прицела, ну типо блин, я и без неё хорошо стреляю)))Или ветка прокачки близкого боя, которая по итогу вообще не повлияла на нож, я все так же то с двух ударов выносил челиков, то с 6и) Оружие кроме магазина и дэмэджа в других ветках тоже проку нету качать. 2 Очень бесило много валяющихся *якобы мертвых* челиков, которых нельзя было раздавить или просто воткнуть нож в голову пока он не встал, нож вообще бесполезная тема, как я ранее сказал даже когда он был прокачен, он был никакой. 3. Затянутая концовка. Под конец я как-то сильно уже устал от игры, она казалось очень затянутой, + пиздец заебало бегать чуть ли не 5 глав без патронов и гениально было токо в одну главу вставлять 3 чела на которых literaly все патроны всаживал, да их конечно можно было и не убивать, но блин, они лутатся не давали никак, 2 чела так вообще нужны были чтобы скрафтить огнемет, который по итогу оказался залупой если честно.
    Теперь про плюсы.
    1. КастелАнус получился крутым персом, харизматичным , но кстати временами туповатым) 2.Атмосфера. Страшная, с красивыми видами, с мрачными и нагнетающими саундтреками, граммотно подобранные , не типичные скримеры, игра со стороны как хорор отличная и примерная. 3. Боссы и мобы крутые и необычные. 4. музыка найс. 5. Гриндилка не знаю почему но мне понравилась, я оббежал всю карту везде, даже на удивление понравилось заново лутать город второй раз. 6 Интересные резонансы через которые легко вникаешь в сюжет , + документы которые не лень читать. 7. Интересный сюжет, хоть местами и предсказуемый. 8. Интересно сделаны лутбоксики, медсестра, мини игры.
    Хорошая игра, жаль до 9и всетаки не дотянула, хотя очень хотелось 9ку поставить, но минусы этой игры все таки очень бесили    … Expand
  7. LostGreenie
    Jun 26, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. it is a very good survival horror game. One of my favorites. The gameplay is way better than in the first opus and I enjoyed a lot exploring the more open areas. I loved the ost and sound design too. The story was good, even if a bit cheesy sometimes imo. Still didn't prevent me from playing it multiple times and waiting eagerly for a sequel (hello mysterious cliffhanger)… Expand
  8. juanjose90
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    I just create a account here to say how much i love this game, for my this is the best survival horror i had ever play since re 4 and i gonna said it, it's much better. The gameplay, the story, the feeling that u create with sebastian just wast great i'm hopping that the 3erd parth doesn't take too much time to release.
  9. LironesAlviento
    Jul 24, 2021
    8
    Gran juego de terror, una ida de olla considerable en el argumento, cosa que a veces me ha sacado de la historia, tanto en el primero como en este pero que no ha conseguido que deje de disfrutarlo.
  10. Koraay
    Aug 1, 2020
    10
    Great open world,great enemies,great shooting,great story.İ even didnt said boss fights.Boss fights are masterpiece.And not that hard to play too.This game is masterpiece of horror games.
  11. mclovinok
    Mar 25, 2021
    9
    Action,horror,gameplay everything is great about this game.I'm looting all places and i am playing on survival mode yet still sometimes i'm having bullet problems.Play wisely!
  12. L140
    Oct 28, 2020
    7
    wwwwwww eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr tttttttttttttttttttttttttttt sss
  13. BeeSting1
    Jan 1, 2021
    9
    Great survival horror with a fair amount of action.

    During my first hour of gameplay, I was really questioning what direction the game was going. The was a main world hub, side missions, and a lot of open space. It felt like I was playing a Far Cry game. But as the game progressed, there were more survival horror parts, and I immediately had a sigh of relief. There's definitely a lot    Great survival horror with a fair amount of action.

    During my first hour of gameplay, I was really questioning what direction the game was going. The was a main world hub, side missions, and a lot of open space. It felt like I was playing a Far Cry game. But as the game progressed, there were more survival horror parts, and I immediately had a sigh of relief.

    There's definitely a lot more action in The Evil Within 2, compared to its predecessor...BUT all the action is mixed in very well. There were some problems with the cover and stealth system in the first game. Luckily, it's all fixed up in this game. The cover system works similar to Assassin's Creed. You can hide behind cover and sneak kill enemies. You can walk along cover, and swap cover. It works well. The enemy AI is also fixed. In the old game, the enemy would notice you despite the fact that you were crouched and behind cover. This time around, the enemies had more predictable movement, and it was easier to make stealth kills.

    Consequently, this also made the game much easier than the first. On top of that, Sebastian comes across more ammunition, has more stamina, more health packs, and is able to craft ammo and upgrade weapons virtually after every mission.

    I am impartial about the changes. Despite the game behind less focused on the scares, the action, and the pace of the game is done very well. It's scary enough to still stand strong as a survival horror game. The bosses are still awesome, and there are a variety of enemies just like the first game. Though I do miss the amount of hallucinations and unexpected trip out scenes that Sebastian has.

    The story in The Evil Within 2 is really, really good. The way it unravels is great. The cutscenes and dialogues that tell the story is fantastic. There are some emotional moments, which touch on family ties, which were done very well. I just wish they talked about some characters from the previous game. I though Joseph Oda had survived, and what every happened to Leslie Whithers?    … Expand
  14. Anyuta72rus
    Feb 14, 2021
    10
    Шедевр 10/10 , надеюсь будет третья часть
    Получила массу удовольствия и эмоций , отличный сюжет , геймплей и множество способов прохождения , хочется стереть память и пройти еще раз )
  15. Tito8
    Jun 4, 2021
    10
    Un muy buen juego, el juego, la historia, es uno de mis mejores juegos, agradezco a Shinji Mikami, por esta obra maestra
  16. Brunomk
    Aug 17, 2021
    10
    This Series deserves a third title. The Evil Within 2 learns from its mistakes from the first title and delivers a scary masterpiece with versatile game play mechanics.
    Improvements can be made most of all in the area of dialogue and voice acting, but for its genre the Evil Within 2 delivers in all areas on a very high level.
  17. crookedcritter
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Phenomenal game, one of the best horror games I have played, even one of the best games in general I have played. Such a huge improvement over the first game. They fixed a lot of quality of life issues the first game had. The pc version actually ran well as opposed to the first. The graphics and ambience were awesome. Very creepy and well done horror elements.
    The only con for me is the    Phenomenal game, one of the best horror games I have played, even one of the best games in general I have played. Such a huge improvement over the first game. They fixed a lot of quality of life issues the first game had. The pc version actually ran well as opposed to the first. The graphics and ambience were awesome. Very creepy and well done horror elements.
    The only con for me is the controls felt slightly clunky and could have been more polished, free aiming is a nightmare and I had to really mostly on auto aim, The aim sensitivity did not feel good even when you tried to fine tune it. Other then that this is a must for fans of the genre. Honestly skip the first game, this one is far superior and will catch you up on the story.    … Expand
  18. 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
  19. Chaothic
    Aug 13, 2022
    9
    Ironically the most chill game played in years, right from nightmare, with little to no tryhard and anti-fun design.
    A work of art that also has a story to make you feel something, plus KITTY!
  20. george_bondo
    Jul 24, 2022
    8
    this game is just perfect with that beautiful music , characters and atmosphere
  21. 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
  22. zaninif
    Sep 1, 2018
    7
    Ok, the game is fun to play, but I can't give it a better score because of a few important shortcomings:

    1) Graphics: the game looks dated sometimes, even on Ultra settings. You can't control texture quality on the graphics settings - unacceptable by 2017 standards for PC games. This is a big downer for me. 2) You cannot skip all the dialog and cut-scenes, which becomes an annoying    Ok, the game is fun to play, but I can't give it a better score because of a few important shortcomings:

    1) Graphics: the game looks dated sometimes, even on Ultra settings. You can't control texture quality on the graphics settings - unacceptable by 2017 standards for PC games. This is a big downer for me.
    2) You cannot skip all the dialog and cut-scenes, which becomes an annoying "feature" after the first play through.
    3) Bugs and crashes. Not a lot, but annoying nevertheless. The final scene ("Game Clear") gets stuck, and took me a while to realize that I just had to press a bunch of random keys for the game to resume and enable the New Game+ feature. Btw, that's what worked for me, other ppl reported other ways to unstuck the "Game Clear" screen.
    4) The dialog is repetitive at times. I've lost count of how many times the main character says "what the hell" when he sees something odd.
    5) You cannot raise the difficulty on New Game+, which to me defeats the purpose of a second play through. I like to play Casual first, then raise the difficulty on subsequent play throughs. For whatever reason, the developer thought that it was a good idea to only allow to decrease the difficulty on New Game+. So, let's say you complete the game on Survival, then start New Game+: you can only lower it to Casual? You bring all your weapons and upgrades to New Game+ - so, if anything, I want to raise the difficulty, not lower it. It makes no sense to me.    … Expand
  23. keredd1010
    Jun 7, 2018
    8
    Very nice improvement over the first one. Although the first one was not THAT bad, it didn't even hold my attention enough to finish it. I think I got to chapter 14. However, the mechanics were much improved in this game and although the story was slightly more interesting, I still found it a bit half-baked. How did Stefano and Theodore get in the STEM? What was so special about Lily thatVery nice improvement over the first one. Although the first one was not THAT bad, it didn't even hold my attention enough to finish it. I think I got to chapter 14. However, the mechanics were much improved in this game and although the story was slightly more interesting, I still found it a bit half-baked. How did Stefano and Theodore get in the STEM? What was so special about Lily that they decided to make her the core? A bunch of plot questions unanswered but the game was still fun and I am glad that the ending didn't have that tired cliche cliffhanger. I wouldn't say it was scary scary but fun from a horror perspective. Definitely worth checking out.… Expand
  24. Tomle1202
    Mar 5, 2018
    8
    Despite the occurrence of some new issues, the experience offered by The Evil Within 2 is much more refined, cohesive and intense than that of its predecessor.
  25. beckline
    Jun 13, 2018
    10
    Обалденная игра, лучшее во что играл в последнее время, внятные доп. квесты, приятный трогательный сюжет, ждём длс про Джозефа или продолжение игры, если есть что продолжать)
  26. 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
  27. Noul
    Oct 15, 2017
    10
    Shinji Mikami hit harder with this sequel. The best new iteration they could come over with. A spellbinding atmosphere is at work coupled with a more accurate gameplay. The scenario has been the target of the developers this time giving raise to a much more heady depiction of Sebastian Castellanos. Breathtaking cutscenes, well optimised (running with a 1070), more accurate aiming systemShinji Mikami hit harder with this sequel. The best new iteration they could come over with. A spellbinding atmosphere is at work coupled with a more accurate gameplay. The scenario has been the target of the developers this time giving raise to a much more heady depiction of Sebastian Castellanos. Breathtaking cutscenes, well optimised (running with a 1070), more accurate aiming system and a really fair amount of content. Great survial horror experience.… Expand
  28. BinSouza
    Dec 22, 2017
    9
    Tem seus defeitos mas é um grande jogo, uma boa narrativa e muito suspense.
  29. PhantomBlast
    Dec 14, 2017
    10
    Jogo muito épico contém uma história bem feita e detalhada continuação do "The Evil Within", jogabilidade melhorada em relação ao anterior, personagens marcantes e tudo mais.
  30. Eremyr
    May 21, 2018
    10
    One of the best game i have played in a whole year. The atmosphere is really good, the survival elements where very carefully designed. The story is one of the better parts of this game, a miningfull story, well developed with good characters good script changes, it keeps you all the way to the end on the edge to know what happen next. The gameplay mechanic work very well, little to noneOne of the best game i have played in a whole year. The atmosphere is really good, the survival elements where very carefully designed. The story is one of the better parts of this game, a miningfull story, well developed with good characters good script changes, it keeps you all the way to the end on the edge to know what happen next. The gameplay mechanic work very well, little to none bugs and it feel very satisfying to hunt enemys. The sound of this game is one of the better parts. The bosses are very good to, not too challenging just enough to be satisfying to defeat them. The crafting is one of the best part of the game too. At the end i found myself replaying the game on "new game+" so thats an achivement for any AAA game today.… 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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