The Evil Within

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1960 Ratings

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  1. beladrim
    Oct 16, 2014
    0
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME ON PC!

    It's a great game and a true successor to RE4. But this game should not have made to the pc platform in its current state. The controls are clunky and unresponsive, you can't bind keys properly and the default keybinding doesn't make any **** sense. If you have a next gen console like the PS4 or the XBONE. Buy this game on one of these and enjoy. On    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME ON PC!

    It's a great game and a true successor to RE4. But this game should not have made to the pc platform in its current state.

    The controls are clunky and unresponsive, you can't bind keys properly and the default keybinding doesn't make any **** sense.

    If you have a next gen console like the PS4 or the XBONE. Buy this game on one of these and enjoy.

    On PC however, stay AWAY from this garbabe port.

    My rating is based on the pc version alone, not the game overall.    … Expand
  2. Fenarid
    Oct 14, 2014
    0
    30 fps ? pathetic. Game is frustrating, repetitive or held back by technical issues and poor, dated games design. Don't make games if u don't know how.
  3. Galneryus
    Oct 14, 2014
    0
    Do not buy this game if you like to rebind your keys to those around the arrow keys instead. The key binding is much like that of the last Wolfenstein game. We can bind multiple buttons to the same function, but the numberpad is not separate from the Insert, End and Delete keys. I use the keys above my hand and to the side. So when I use End above my hand, the one on the numberpad is boundDo not buy this game if you like to rebind your keys to those around the arrow keys instead. The key binding is much like that of the last Wolfenstein game. We can bind multiple buttons to the same function, but the numberpad is not separate from the Insert, End and Delete keys. I use the keys above my hand and to the side. So when I use End above my hand, the one on the numberpad is bound simultaneously and this gives me less of the keys I use.

    The game is also badly optimised for PC! Moving the cursor around feels very much like I'm using an analog on a controller. It's not so bad when I'm "looking" in game. But when I go to aim it's like I'm using a controller.

    I can't bind "interact/confirm" to the enter key. I can't even bind sneak and sprint to my side mouse buttons which is what I would use by default.

    I was really looking forward to this game but I am seriously disappointed in what's been done for those that play it on PC.    … Expand
  4. DeneStacey
    Oct 14, 2014
    0
    One of the biggest disappointments of the year. Certainly one of the worst games I've played in a long time. The cut scenes are 10 years behind, the controls can not be remapped properly, forcing you to use a control. But that is the least of the problems in this turgid mess. The camera is set so you can not see ANYTHING, at almost all times, making combat utterly pointless. It is not, inOne of the biggest disappointments of the year. Certainly one of the worst games I've played in a long time. The cut scenes are 10 years behind, the controls can not be remapped properly, forcing you to use a control. But that is the least of the problems in this turgid mess. The camera is set so you can not see ANYTHING, at almost all times, making combat utterly pointless. It is not, in the slightest scary. It's just frustratingly tedious. A poor stealth game with terrible graphics, a camera angle so bad it will stop you from playing the game entirely, and a convoluted , rehashed and frankly embarrassing waste of time and money. Do your selves a favor, AVOID AT ALL COSTS. This is not the Resident Evil 4 you were looking for...… Expand
  5. FantasicGamer
    Oct 14, 2014
    2
    If you want to ask about the quality of such PC port, this game only worth a zero. Many reviewers already mention the reasons, I won't repeat these.

    The graphic quality of this game is sub-par. Do you still remember the Wolfenstein New World Order? Yes, the game has the same engine as this game. So, what's the problem? Bulky game size with a blurry and low quality texture in game even    If you want to ask about the quality of such PC port, this game only worth a zero. Many reviewers already mention the reasons, I won't repeat these.

    The graphic quality of this game is sub-par. Do you still remember the Wolfenstein New World Order? Yes, the game has the same engine as this game. So, what's the problem? Bulky game size with a blurry and low quality texture in game even with all graphic settings maxed out.

    The game play elements bring nothing new to the table, e.g. some collectibles to collect for upgrading player ability, stealth-oriented game play with insufficient ammo. Generally the game play style is just like the last of us, but with a dull and boring plot. If the terror elements of the story was on par with those classic Silent Hill, then this game could be great. However, the plot element is so thin and the atmosphere is so weak due to repetitive environment and lack in story depiction. So players are left with WTH is going on here most of the game.

    Finally, the game play time for this game is short. Some chapters may only last around 15 to 30 mins. If you are experienced gamer and good at stealth, you probably can beat the game within 5 hours.    … Expand
  6. FATCAT91
    Oct 15, 2014
    0
    Don't waste your money on this broken excuse for a horror game.

    It is a broken product so i can't really give it anything above 0,even after you uperformancenlock the FPS and make it full-screen the game runs like crap and there is no visual quality to justify the horrible .

    it is not even a horror game it is as horror game as is Dead Space 3 is a "Horror" game
  7. theNILE
    Oct 14, 2014
    0
    No lip sync, poor graphics, some awkward moments, and I don't know why but some animations are missing or don't appear. It tries to be a mix of Silent Hill and Resident Evil and was clearly influenced by those horror games, but isn't ashamed to point it out. I really can't take this game seriously. Some of the jump-scares are good and sometimes the atmosphere is good but it is quicklyNo lip sync, poor graphics, some awkward moments, and I don't know why but some animations are missing or don't appear. It tries to be a mix of Silent Hill and Resident Evil and was clearly influenced by those horror games, but isn't ashamed to point it out. I really can't take this game seriously. Some of the jump-scares are good and sometimes the atmosphere is good but it is quickly ruined by pretty much any encounter. Zero polish, clearly a crappy port.… Expand
  8. raporgi
    Oct 14, 2014
    0
    Poorly unoptimized piece of **** The fact that an xbox360 and PS3 versions of this game exist is proof that the bloated PC specs are a load of platypus **** Review embargoes especially for a hyped game like this is a bad sign. Might as well buy this when it goes on sale! This game does not deserve full price.
  9. Chud_Moofin
    Oct 14, 2014
    1
    Although our expectations of "The Evil Within" were low, they turned out to be even too high for this disaster of a game. Not only does this game have the 30fps lock that Bethesda did say (which I might add you can change with some console commands), but the aspect ratio is messed up to begin with, also fix-able, but it should be a setting, not something you have to "fix" per-say. I willAlthough our expectations of "The Evil Within" were low, they turned out to be even too high for this disaster of a game. Not only does this game have the 30fps lock that Bethesda did say (which I might add you can change with some console commands), but the aspect ratio is messed up to begin with, also fix-able, but it should be a setting, not something you have to "fix" per-say. I will say that the graphics did look nice, though the brightness slider in the beginning wasn't accurate at all, even after I "cheated" a bit and made it a bit brighter than was suggested, I still couldn't see anything in some scenarios.

    The gameplay, however, was drab, and boring. Not much fun at all, nor t he least bit scary. It seems to have tried to take the sneaking aspect from games like Outlast or Amnesia, but the AI doesn't function well enough to make the game scary. I'd often find myself hiding out under a bed for five minutes, only to get out when the killer walked away, but have to return to my hiding place when he turned right back around and resumed the same post.    … Expand
  10. Veska
    Oct 14, 2014
    3
    30 fps locker and "movies black stripe" for better playing? Really? It isn funny. This **** is so bad as the first version of Dark Souls on pc. I try to play with K+M and result? Terrible...Moving the cursor is the same as using analog on a contoller. This game on pc i so bad. In year 2014 we have graphic from year 2009, fps lock and other "feature"....If you want play it, buy it on30 fps locker and "movies black stripe" for better playing? Really? It isn funny. This **** is so bad as the first version of Dark Souls on pc. I try to play with K+M and result? Terrible...Moving the cursor is the same as using analog on a contoller. This game on pc i so bad. In year 2014 we have graphic from year 2009, fps lock and other "feature"....If you want play it, buy it on console. And if you want good horor game. Buy new Alien, Outlast or play older games from Resident series.… Expand
  11. Tubey
    Oct 15, 2014
    3
    The real horror of this game lies in how scary bad the PC port is. Just incredible.

    Keybinding is a mess, and it feels like a constant fight against the games desire to be played with a controller. The frame rate is a joke at 30fps. Yes, it can be unlocked, but we shouldn't have to do that, it should be an option in the game, instead of a lazy port which requires you to be a techie    The real horror of this game lies in how scary bad the PC port is. Just incredible.

    Keybinding is a mess, and it feels like a constant fight against the games desire to be played with a controller.

    The frame rate is a joke at 30fps. Yes, it can be unlocked, but we shouldn't have to do that, it should be an option in the game, instead of a lazy port which requires you to be a techie to get the best out of it.

    The controls are outright bizarre. It's a difficult enough game as it is, but when you combine that with having to drag your mouse around like it's stuck in tar and it's a recipe for disaster, and you simply have to use a control to get anywhere close to the meat of the game.

    The game doesn't look too impressive either, certainly for a 2014 game. It feels like a game from the PS3 era. Frame rate drops are persistent too, camera angles throughout vary between making little sense to being utterly stupid in their placement, and this is one of the only games to give me an acute feeling of motion sickness throughout; when a game literally makes you feel like you're going to vomit, you know you've done something wrong.

    But for all that, there's a decent game lying underneath the problems. For PS4/XB1, this could very well be a good title on a platform which obviously demands controller support and therefore doesn't feel gimped by ONLY offering you that option, but PC gamers have different expectations and this title doesn't meet them in pretty much any way.    … Expand
  12. MixedFeelings
    Oct 14, 2014
    3
    Is this how you treat PC gamers? There is no way of playing this game in fullscreen if you have a ultrawide cinema display. You guys force 2.35:1 aspect ratio yet when I run the game on my 21:9 monitor I get black bars all around even when I have the resolution at 3440x1440 in settings. Removing the black bars with the console only remove the top and bottom bars. The game is still stuck atIs this how you treat PC gamers? There is no way of playing this game in fullscreen if you have a ultrawide cinema display. You guys force 2.35:1 aspect ratio yet when I run the game on my 21:9 monitor I get black bars all around even when I have the resolution at 3440x1440 in settings. Removing the black bars with the console only remove the top and bottom bars. The game is still stuck at 16:9 aspect ratio. Points lost.

    Why on earth would you cap the game to 30fps. I almost puked 20 minutes into the game. Not because of the gore but the motion sickness and low fps. Can be fixed in the console. The game should run at 60fps by default. Points lost.

    The only reason why I gave this game 3 points is because its a good game. I was really excited when I saw the trailer for this game. I love survival horror games but I have to be able to play it on my ultrawide monitor or it will lose its immersion.    … Expand
  13. Aventinus
    Oct 18, 2014
    2
    Don't let the title fool you ..this is Resident Evil 4.5, and probably came out about half a decade too late. First of all your probably have heard of all the technical setbacks this game is riddled with...my biggest gripe was with the FOV after changing the aspect ratio through the console...I could see some screen, but mostly a lot of ass. If I really wanted a to get a close up of aDon't let the title fool you ..this is Resident Evil 4.5, and probably came out about half a decade too late. First of all your probably have heard of all the technical setbacks this game is riddled with...my biggest gripe was with the FOV after changing the aspect ratio through the console...I could see some screen, but mostly a lot of ass. If I really wanted a to get a close up of a rear end of some guy I'd venture to a gay bar , with a magnifying glass in hand (vomit).

    This game was supposed to be scary, well it's far from it. Watching the Exorcism backwards on mute is much scarier, in fact, playing Kirby on a monochromatic gameboy is scarier. There's gratuitous amounts of blood though. Gallons and gallons of it. What we have here is a quantity over quality conundrum, so the only way this game is bound to scare you is if you're a hemophiliac.

    Maybe Mikami should get in touch with the developers at Creative Assembly to get some pointers on how a scary game should be made. In fact , if I was Japanese I'd try to lure him into one of those Japanese prank shows, where they scare the living bejesus out of the participants. He deserves it, because he's released such a disappointing schlock of a game that I waited months to come out only to be kicked in the teeth by a steaming turd boot and splashed with 3893829829283 liters of HIV infected blood.

    So in the vein of conan o' brien (clueless gamer)...If a high score was a possessed ghoulish pasty white girl with a rotating head, and a really bad score was a chainsaw wielding inbred brute suffering from acromegaly. Then this game is a little girl that's lost in the woods; she's soiled herself and she's crying for mommy to come save her.    … Expand
  14. LXQUICKJUSTICE
    Feb 12, 2015
    3
    BORING. I've played a lot of games, challenging games, easy games, fun games and frustrating games, and this one most definitely falls into the latter category. The Evil Within is supposed to be scary, but it's ridiculously bad controls make it just excruciating to play. I tried enjoying this thing with a mouse and keyboard, an xbox 360 controller and even an xbox one controller, but theBORING. I've played a lot of games, challenging games, easy games, fun games and frustrating games, and this one most definitely falls into the latter category. The Evil Within is supposed to be scary, but it's ridiculously bad controls make it just excruciating to play. I tried enjoying this thing with a mouse and keyboard, an xbox 360 controller and even an xbox one controller, but the problem is the game, not the input device. The developers wasted an inordinate amount of time animating the player's movements to the point where normal actions like turning around, walking sideways and combat are painfully clumsy. To make matters worse, this game forces you into a bunch of stealth gameplay... That is in third person... Wow, now that sucks. Seriously? You have to decide whether you want to use your lantern to see what the heck you're doing but if you turn it on the monsters see you and ruin your day. Oh but you can't move around in the dark either, because some douchebag mischievously placed bear traps in every level that make you roll your eyes every time you step in one. But it gets even better. There are instant kill proximity bombs all over the place and as soon as they start beeping you're already dead. I said screw this game after the third time one of them blew me up. I could waste 1000 hours of my time trying to learn all the little tiny intricacies of this game just to be able to play it, but I've got to go to work and school. I don't want to play a game if it isn't fun. So to say things in another way, the Resident Evil 1 remastered remake on Steam has BETTER controls than the evil within. Now that's bad. The controls and terrible camera angles completely ruin this game. Enjoy.… Expand
  15. RoOka18
    Oct 20, 2014
    4
    Dear Bethesda,

    I downloaded this game from a torrent site. Why? Because of id Tech 5. I got myself fooled into this engine two times (Rage and Wolfenstein TNO). Let's talk about these: both games are GREAT, especially Wolfenstein. And they are destroyed, only because of id Tech 5. Now you successfully ruined The Evil Within on the PC with that unusable game engine. My problems with    Dear Bethesda,

    I downloaded this game from a torrent site. Why? Because of id Tech 5. I got myself fooled into this engine two times (Rage and Wolfenstein TNO). Let's talk about these: both games are GREAT, especially Wolfenstein. And they are destroyed, only because of id Tech 5. Now you successfully ruined The Evil Within on the PC with that unusable game engine.

    My problems with it:

    - the games are horribly big for nothing
    - the system requirements are unreal for the graphics
    - speaking of unreal, UE 3 looks a million times better
    - games with id Tech 5 are nearly unplayable on AMD cards

    So. I pre-ordered The Evil Within at first, than I looked at its requirements. They were pretty high, but since i don't believe these I checked the engine (yes, because of Bethesda as the publisher). As soon as I saw that it uses id Tech 5 I cancelled my pre-order, and I really hope a lot of people will ask for refunds for this catastrophe. The PC version is basically unplayable. Because of the technical issues I was not able to try the game. No matter what I set in the options it won't go higher that 15-17 FPS, as every id Tech 5 games. That makes the game pointless to play.

    I know that my 60$ won't do any damage to a publisher like Bethesda, but I'm really happy that I downloaded this game from torrent. My 60$ is not burned this way.    … Expand
  16. SuperNaiv
    Oct 19, 2014
    2
    I was really looking forward to this game. I am real junkie of horror survival games and movies. Unfortunately this game is broken on pc. If you don't have Xbox controller, then stay the f**k out of this game. The k+m controls are imprecise. Another technical issue is 30 fps lock; witch makes game almost unplayable, in my opinion. What’s the f******g point buying high end graphic cards ifI was really looking forward to this game. I am real junkie of horror survival games and movies. Unfortunately this game is broken on pc. If you don't have Xbox controller, then stay the f**k out of this game. The k+m controls are imprecise. Another technical issue is 30 fps lock; witch makes game almost unplayable, in my opinion. What’s the f******g point buying high end graphic cards if game developers lock frame rate to 30 fps? And there is this annoying aspect ratio that really grinds my gears. WTF?! It looks retarded and plays retarded. What is worse is that even it is possible to "fix" those issues, with unlocking console controls; the game still plays like crap. The aspect ratio is 2.35:1, by default and by changing aspect ratio, so it is in "full screen" mode, I notice that frame rate dropped significantly and after changing to new aspect ratio, the main character in the game "gets bigger", so much that it almost covers half of the view in the game. It seems like the whole view in the game gets somehow "cropped" or "blown up" It doesn't look nice at all. But how is the game it self. Is it scary in any way? Does it have any interesting story? The game is developed by some Japanese dude and creator of RE series, as you all probably know that already. I never played any of those games so I was kind of new to this. But if this is how those games are, then I know I never will try them. The gameplay is awful and very uninspiring. The texture in the game are just ugly, it is simply awful looking game, and what is worse is that this game is badly optimized for pc and it plays like s***. Forget high frame rates! The game doesn't feel like a survival horror game. It feels more like some clunky survival game, were you must gather some green crap, by killing monsters, so that you can upgrade your character. And then, by some miracle you get more ammo storage, better weapon damage, etc,etc. I really didn't find this kind of upgrade system interesting in survival game. Some people may find it interesting. For me it felt like some kind of unnecessary distraction. Game gets very frustrating because you die a lot, and not because of some tactical mistake made in the game. It is because of this sh***y aspect ratio and controls and all the other technical issues. It is frustrating even to make precise aiming or have any kind of control over any situation. The controls and the aspect ratio really make this game difficult to play. I don't understand what were developers thinking when they decided to make this game so unplayable. What about characters? The main characters in game are boring and sometimes annoying. I didn't care about any of them. The dialogs are boring and just made me skip most of those looong movie cut scenes, which I hate in games. I buy game to be able to interact with it. If I want a movie, I can always watch something on Netflix. Games are made to be interactive. It isn't scary game either. Maybe there are some few cheap jump scares that will make babies and small children cry, but overall, the game isn't scary at all. Though, it is very gory, which may appeal to some folks out there. It feels more like a survival game then a horror game. Disappointing! How about the story? Is it any good? If it is difficult to connect emotionally to the main characters, then the story itself will be less interesting. I got very confused and had problems to get anything meaningful from the story. I felt they were jumping from place to place all the time and I lost track of what was the story about. In the end, I really didn't care. The only thing that I really liked was the creative design of all the enemies . Would I recommend this game to anyone? Not for pc! Don't buy this game for pc. You might regret it.… Expand
  17. vladapn
    Oct 21, 2014
    4
    Like most users say - bad screen aspect ratio and 30fps eclipse almost everything good with this game...
    It killed it for me, at least....
    4/10 i don't recommend
  18. MadJaples
    Feb 19, 2015
    1
    First sneak kill was not a sneak kill.

    Instant kill with game. Don't tell me it's going to be a sneak kill when the guy just turns around and chops your damn head off, you dumb f**king idiot devs. Not recommended. Godawful frame rate on a high end system. No I will not bother with patches. IF you cannot be arsed to produce a game that doesn't work properly first time around, I    First sneak kill was not a sneak kill.

    Instant kill with game.

    Don't tell me it's going to be a sneak kill when the guy just turns around and chops your damn head off, you dumb f**king idiot devs.

    Not recommended. Godawful frame rate on a high end system. No I will not bother with patches. IF you cannot be arsed to produce a game that doesn't work properly first time around, I will not recommend it, I will not give it good marks, I will not suggest that my friends go out and buy a copy.

    You screwed up. Bethesda, stick to your damn Elder Scrolls ffs.    … Expand
  19. xcoders
    Oct 18, 2014
    0
    This game is very bad, definitely one of the crappiest ports I've ever played in my life, and I've been playing for over 20 years, this is ridiculous, totally broken pile of stinking crap, yes we can use console to fix some of the problems, but we shouldn't have to, and developers shouldn't excuse themselves and say that all the broken things were "artistic choices", it's unacceptable andThis game is very bad, definitely one of the crappiest ports I've ever played in my life, and I've been playing for over 20 years, this is ridiculous, totally broken pile of stinking crap, yes we can use console to fix some of the problems, but we shouldn't have to, and developers shouldn't excuse themselves and say that all the broken things were "artistic choices", it's unacceptable and unbelievable that they came up with that excuse. I'm glad I didn't buy it, because I would be even more angry. it was a total waste of bandwidth and time downloading this. Maybe in some future update it'll be fixed, though I highly doubt it :( The score (0) is for the PC port and not the game itself.… Expand
  20. PCMasterRaceFTW
    Oct 19, 2014
    2
    Let me start off with saying that this is a terrible port , my overclocked r9 290 should be able to run this at a constant 60fps without drops no sweat .

    2nd of all you have to go on stem activate the console and type in these 2 commands every time before you play r_swapinterval -1 and r_forceaspectratio 0 , in order to make it a bit more playable but that is still not enough the r9    Let me start off with saying that this is a terrible port , my overclocked r9 290 should be able to run this at a constant 60fps without drops no sweat .

    2nd of all you have to go on stem activate the console and type in these 2 commands every time before you play r_swapinterval -1 and r_forceaspectratio 0 , in order to make it a bit more playable but that is still not enough the r9 290 oc should never go below 50 fps regardless of what is happening . Also you cant change FoV , i think the camera is too close to the person , and of course the graphics look nothing special . This is just like shadow of mordor which require 6gb of VRAM in order to max out . I dont even understand why pc games have to be ported from console even though it should be the opposite .    … Expand
  21. sisho
    Oct 17, 2014
    2
    First things first. The Evil Within IS a crappy port. And keep in mind it's that kind of gamebreaking crappy port, like most of the "AAA" titles this year. This one tough has a pathetic excuse for being broken as the developers said: it's "design choices".

    Technical difficulties apart, there's the actual gameplay. The Evil Within is a cheesy action tittle with some stealth elements that    First things first. The Evil Within IS a crappy port. And keep in mind it's that kind of gamebreaking crappy port, like most of the "AAA" titles this year. This one tough has a pathetic excuse for being broken as the developers said: it's "design choices".

    Technical difficulties apart, there's the actual gameplay. The Evil Within is a cheesy action tittle with some stealth elements that tries in all the wrong ways resemble to the 00's survival horrors. It does have plenty of gore and dangerous creatures, asylum or abandoned towns settings, but it ends there. The deformed creatures are nothing but boring. There's no psychological horror or mystery, just a straightforward linear action/stealth gore. You know everything that's going on from the moment you see it. The atmosphere created is so graphically explicit that has no substantial horror in it.

    You should download the game instead of buying because It is not worth the price, the developers does not deserve the support and you will get tired pretty soon and delete it, forgetting it ever existed.    … Expand
  22. DimebagCaroll
    Oct 17, 2014
    0
    Really bad port Do Not Buy! It's an insult to all PC gamers. 30 FPS cap, no options for FOV etc.
    Next to that the graphics are the same as in 2007.
    It's not even scary it's an sneak and kill mechanic. It has no scary moments, it's a lot of waiting. The controls are even worse. If you get caught, you die. You have no fighting chance because the controls are messed up and you end up    Really bad port Do Not Buy! It's an insult to all PC gamers. 30 FPS cap, no options for FOV etc.
    Next to that the graphics are the same as in 2007.
    It's not even scary it's an sneak and kill mechanic. It has no scary moments, it's a lot of waiting.
    The controls are even worse. If you get caught, you die. You have no fighting chance because the controls are messed up and you end up running into the walls.    … Expand
  23. eelegendo
    Oct 17, 2014
    0
    I'm sure you all have played really old games, like from the 90's, nowadays. Games, where you can't set the resolution above 640x480, so you have a screen with black borders around it and it looks ugly.
    This is that game! AND I have 15 fps on the STARTING SCREEN - nothing happened, you see a black background and you get 15 fps! WTBF? My rig runs Crysis 3 fluently. And TEW looks horrendous    I'm sure you all have played really old games, like from the 90's, nowadays. Games, where you can't set the resolution above 640x480, so you have a screen with black borders around it and it looks ugly.
    This is that game! AND I have 15 fps on the STARTING SCREEN - nothing happened, you see a black background and you get 15 fps! WTBF? My rig runs Crysis 3 fluently. And TEW looks horrendous on top of that! Is this a sick joke? I watch a strip of screen, (all configs turned to low), that is noisy, almost all black, ugly textures and I get around 20 fps. This is an insult :) Do people pay for this? And the don't RMA? Then you can do ANYTHING with them... They won't scream for anything.

    Besides this the gameplay itself is atrocious. Checkpoints, so you have to do 10 mins of repeat, everytime you die. You do everything with space, sit, jump, open, climb, **** etc. On consoles you have only 8 buttons, you have to live with that. But on pcs, you know, we have a lot more of them... This game wasn't ported to the pc, it is just sold to the pc. Back to the game: a trashy C or D movie's script, you basically know everything that wil happen before you install it.
    If you rate this above 0 you either a "friend" of the devs or you are an enemy of (any kind of) gaming.    … Expand
  24. Prfct
    Oct 25, 2014
    4
    I'll completely ignore the fact that the game is locked to 30fps and has 2 black bars but I'm gonna be honest about it, this game is **** and not because of those limitations.

    First of all the game is unnecesary stretched. There are 15 chapters in the game and absolutely nothing important happens from chapter 2 to 8, they play like naruto fillers... there may be some interesting    I'll completely ignore the fact that the game is locked to 30fps and has 2 black bars but I'm gonna be honest about it, this game is **** and not because of those limitations.

    First of all the game is unnecesary stretched. There are 15 chapters in the game and absolutely nothing important happens from chapter 2 to 8, they play like naruto fillers... there may be some interesting sequence once or twice but it could have been condensed in one or two chapters, not 7.

    Chapter 1 is great for setting up the game and really hypes you but after that the game becomes generic third person number 999 with uninsteresting locales like: demolished castle, demolished asylum, demolished sewers and demolished etcetera,

    Chapter 2 to 8 don't deserve any kind of review... really... I think for the first time in chapter 6 someone talks and asks the question they should have asked like 10 chapters ago: what's happening, where are we? etc... funnily enough no one answers.

    Chapter 9 is excellent and it is what the whole game should have been, it has puzzles and great atmosphere, suspense and tension.

    Chapters 10 to 15 are ok... although the ending is ridiculous and so so bad it is not even funny.

    Biggest problem with the game is from the start you know **** is not happening because the story makes no sense and even after finishing it... it still makes no sense. We get glimpses of Castellano's family story through a diary but it doesn't have any kind of impact on the story and the things we learn about rubik are cool but experiments are not explained and we don't know who is working for who or why... it really feels like the game is incomplete lorewise and I'm sure they plan to milk people with DLC, lol.

    Instant Death is horrible and sequences sometimes feel like Dragon's Lair... a tense situation quickly becomes boring and tedious and it really screws with the general atmosphere, you know something is wrong when instead of slowly opening doors you're kicking them open while charging with almost unlimited ammo shooting everything in the head.

    Graphics are really good and character progression (through skills) feels good except for some useless skills like melee... but in the end this game is a mediocre third person shooter, not a survival, that will not scare anyone but children... and will not hold anyone's attention with its stupid lack of story.

    It's like this people really forgot what makes a horror game great: suspense, tension and exploration.

    Shinji retire... or make a whole new game like chapter 9.    … Expand
  25. ProstoTelo
    Oct 16, 2014
    3
    The game is nice and scary but PC version is a total disaster. Black bars they are everywhere. Do not buy it if have PS or XBOX. Buy this game for the console instead.
  26. pirate108
    Oct 21, 2014
    0
    0/0 for trying to sell a broken product. Game, port, graphics, FoV, FPS, you name it, is utter ****. Nothing else to say about this excuse for a game.
  27. GamersLife
    Oct 15, 2014
    2
    One game i really looked forward to.
    but sadly it was a big let down.
    30 or 60fps doesnt matter, the story and gameplay is... well boring.
    its mediocre at best.. and sadly not worth the money.
    Survival horror without the horror, but just alot of "zombie" splatter
    I will say that the damage the monsters take is really cool

    So sad to see this game fail
  28. BrutalBran95
    Oct 16, 2014
    0
    AWFUL il start with pros and cons
    Pro - I didnt pay for it ;)
    graphics arent bad not best ive seen but not worst eather CONS everything literally everything POOR and i mean POOR combat system HORRIBLE camrea you cant see anything more then 100 degrees its a console port so its massivly zoomed in therefore horrible combat / vision 30fps - BUT been told you can put to 60fps by    AWFUL il start with pros and cons
    Pro - I didnt pay for it ;)
    graphics arent bad not best ive seen but not worst eather
    CONS
    everything literally everything
    POOR and i mean POOR combat system
    HORRIBLE camrea you cant see anything more then 100 degrees its a console port so its massivly zoomed in therefore horrible combat / vision
    30fps - BUT been told you can put to 60fps by changing commands WTF why wasnt this already done ... just money rush for pc i notice
    MASSIVE con / black bars about 2 INCH top and Bottom of the screen - aspect ratio again they forgot to change this for pc the master race wtf why wouldnt they put pc first is behond me
    in summary
    expensive
    poor camrea angles make combat awkward
    poor AI very poor
    CRAP STEALTH they cant see you from one foot away
    boring story line - well there isnt even a story line screw reading all books in game to learn it
    look at the red reviews there all correct this is a crap game big let down love horror games this isnt one its predictable    … Expand
  29. rawhide1970
    Oct 16, 2014
    0
    DO NOT BUY THE PC VERSION!!! Maybe the XBox version is good, I can't say. But the PC version is a perfect example of a lazy port. Controls are unresponsive, clunky, and completely drain any enjoyment you might get out of this. The devs should be ashamed!
  30. Jetpil0t
    Oct 16, 2014
    4
    Unfortunately this is a poor quality port of a reasonably good game.

    If you enjoyed any of the Resident Evil games you will know what to expect and quite certainly enjoy what is on offer here. If you look at the finer points of the level, enemy and overall gameplay design you will start to notice while this is a solid survival horror game, the overall design and execution is a little    Unfortunately this is a poor quality port of a reasonably good game.

    If you enjoyed any of the Resident Evil games you will know what to expect and quite certainly enjoy what is on offer here. If you look at the finer points of the level, enemy and overall gameplay design you will start to notice while this is a solid survival horror game, the overall design and execution is a little rough around the edges and becoming a little dated. Still an enjoyable game, but likely only if you already a fan of the genre.

    On PC however, this is a really poor quality port. The framerate is locked to 30fps, aspect ratio and FOV are both locked and the framerate is both poor and inconsistent.
    You can boost the framerate to 60fps by enabling the console, however this has various problems associated with it. Various environmental effects are noticeably still rendered at 30fps, you will get noticeable frame time and stuttering issues, as well the game struggles to stay above 60fps consistently even at only 1080p. Despite the use of a high end graphics card, you will still experience poor performance as the game underutilizes the GPU, as well it is has horribly unoptimized multi-threaded CPU performance to boot.
    Altering the aspect ratio reduces the effective FOV and you cannot increase the FOV, leaving very little adjustment available here.
    The Ultra Wide aspect ratio also will not display full screen on Ultra Wide displays, which is especially horrid as you end up with black bars on top and on the side of your screen.
    The game also crashes infrequently throughout.

    I would recommend this on PS4 or Xbox One, but the framerate drops away from 30fps quite often. So while on one hand I wouldn't recommend this game on PC, as a PC game, I would still recommend it over the console counterparts. Load times on the PC are significantly faster and you will be able to maintain a steady 30fps at a native 1080p with a reasonably powerful PC, just expect to have virtually no level of customization and essentially a console style experience from top to bottom.    … Expand
  31. Koudelkate
    Mar 18, 2015
    1
    Definitely NOT a survival horror.
    Not even a horror game.
    Poor storytelling. You spend your time to don't know what you're doing and why you need to do it. Poor level design. You spend your time to don't know where you are or where you go. You feel lost every-time, and, actually, you are. Enemies are awful, they're buggy and have terrible collisions. You spend your time fighting bosses,    Definitely NOT a survival horror.
    Not even a horror game.
    Poor storytelling. You spend your time to don't know what you're doing and why you need to do it.
    Poor level design. You spend your time to don't know where you are or where you go. You feel lost every-time, and, actually, you are. Enemies are awful, they're buggy and have terrible collisions. You spend your time fighting bosses, one after the other, like in a beat'em'all. You cannot play 5 minutes without having an enemy jumping in front of you.
    Poor game design. No, this it not like "old survival horror games". There is a huge difference between having not much ammo and dodging enemies, and having no ammo and being forced to kill every single enemy. Enemies see you, even when you don't see them. Doors are closed until you killed everyone. Enemies loot stuff.
    That's not fun at all.
    That's a terrible game, and it fails in so many ways.    … Expand
  32. shambles1980
    Dec 18, 2014
    1
    very slugish and underwhelming game play, controlls that cannot be edited to preference, and forced aspect ratios are among the issues with this "game" forced "press this button repetedly to do a basic task, gameplay features also are an issue. then you have the fact that the game just feels horrible. i reduced all the settings to minimum thinking it had to be a hardware issue.. but it isvery slugish and underwhelming game play, controlls that cannot be edited to preference, and forced aspect ratios are among the issues with this "game" forced "press this button repetedly to do a basic task, gameplay features also are an issue. then you have the fact that the game just feels horrible. i reduced all the settings to minimum thinking it had to be a hardware issue.. but it is not. that is just how the game play is. I would not reccomend this game to any one. if you want a decent survival horror type game, you should look at alien isolation. this game is a huge dissapointment from a person who brought some of my fave survival horror games to life. it is a shame.… Expand
  33. Celtish
    Oct 18, 2014
    1
    Absolutely horrendous. I had little to no knowledge about the game prior to playing so I didn't know what expect. Nor did I have high or low expectations.
    I had watched the trailer for it but that's about it.
    The graphics are terrible, the gameplay is stale and repetitive, the AI is appalling, and even after 90 minutes of playing I'm not the least bit interested in the story. If you can    Absolutely horrendous. I had little to no knowledge about the game prior to playing so I didn't know what expect. Nor did I have high or low expectations.
    I had watched the trailer for it but that's about it.
    The graphics are terrible, the gameplay is stale and repetitive, the AI is appalling, and even after 90 minutes of playing I'm not the least bit interested in the story. If you can even call it a story...
    The game is incredibly vague and not even slightly engaging. I was more annoyed than anything.
    It's almost 2015... we're way beyond this standard of game development.
    To summarize, it's nothing we haven't seen before and it's about as scary as a carebear.    … Expand
  34. mulder2play
    Oct 16, 2014
    1
    Was waiting for a nice scare and wasn't disappointed.

    Black bars don't let you see any detail on the monitor and when removed, the image's zoomed in. The character is so close to your eyeball it makes you dizzy in a matter of seconds. When removing the black bars with the help of the debug console the aiming is offset so you no longer shoot where your crosshair is. Niiiice!    Was waiting for a nice scare and wasn't disappointed.

    Black bars don't let you see any detail on the monitor and when removed, the image's zoomed in. The character is so close to your eyeball it makes you dizzy in a matter of seconds.

    When removing the black bars with the help of the debug console the aiming is offset so you no longer shoot where your crosshair is. Niiiice!

    Although the game can be unlocked to 60 FPS, I can only imagine incompetence on the developer's side for this initial setting.

    The PC development skills on the japanese developers are low to none. There are plenty of examples with extremely bad PC ports lately.    … Expand
  35. goodterling
    Nov 20, 2014
    3
    The choice to make your character LIMP through huge parts of the game is a deal breaker for me. It's just too slow to be fun. Also, it's like you're playing as someone's grandma. It's far easier to shoot a gun, dodge a haymaker punch, or just sprint for more than 2 seconds in REAL LIFE than in this game. Developers can increase difficulty through making tougher enemies or throughThe choice to make your character LIMP through huge parts of the game is a deal breaker for me. It's just too slow to be fun. Also, it's like you're playing as someone's grandma. It's far easier to shoot a gun, dodge a haymaker punch, or just sprint for more than 2 seconds in REAL LIFE than in this game. Developers can increase difficulty through making tougher enemies or through gimping your character. Choosing that 2nd option is a recipe for frustration.… Expand
  36. JunkmanUK
    Jan 24, 2015
    3
    Piss poor attempt at horror, cliched, over produced, too much unskippable dialog and forced pacing.

    Buy Outlast instead if you want a proper horror game.
  37. BSim500
    Oct 16, 2014
    0
    As other reviews are saying, the PC version is basically broken. 30fps cap, clunky controls (keys seem to "mimic" a badly ported analogue controller), non-rebindable keys, poor camera control, are the tip of the iceberg.

    The ONLY way they'll stop churning out these intelligence insulting infantile rubbish ports is to stop buying them until they get their act together!
  38. clarky
    Oct 24, 2014
    0
    30fps, a cheap console port. If you are going to take a console game, and say "lets just make it for the pc to sell it pretty much for free on our part" expect these reviews and no less.
  39. Jridgen
    Oct 19, 2014
    0
    To be clear this game is awesome, but I will be repurchasing this on PS4 and looking to get refund for my PC copy if an upcoming patch does not fix the constant crashing issues on my computer. I don't have any other game that crashes my computer the way this one does. I even tried reinstalling STEAM, nothing works. I have a 4770K, GTX 770 with 4GB, an SSD and 16 GB of system RAM! ItTo be clear this game is awesome, but I will be repurchasing this on PS4 and looking to get refund for my PC copy if an upcoming patch does not fix the constant crashing issues on my computer. I don't have any other game that crashes my computer the way this one does. I even tried reinstalling STEAM, nothing works. I have a 4770K, GTX 770 with 4GB, an SSD and 16 GB of system RAM! It should certainly be enough to run this without problems.

    It used to crash about once per chapter, but now I am on chapter 6 (or 7, I forget), it crashes every 5 minutes and I cannot even complete a section.

    The gameplay is awesome, the atmosphere is great, the graphics aren't great, but the effects are okay and Shinji did a good job retaining the awesome elements from RE4 and adding to the forumla. If only I could play the game reliably I would rate it a 9.    … Expand
  40. RealCritical
    Oct 21, 2014
    0
    60€, 30fps base (you can unlock it but newbies don't know how), not good gameplay, so, why the hell does this game cost 60€? Are we crazy? This should cost 15€.
  41. Joe_Friday
    Oct 26, 2014
    1
    A poorly made rehash of Resident Evil 4. Most of the levels even look like the same Balkan village of RE4. The graphics are dull and dated, video aspect ratio is awful, and the controls are a clumsy port from a console. This game is an unplayable disaster that is not even worth picking up on sale in the bargain bin.
  42. scoobers
    Nov 23, 2014
    0
    The fan boys defend shinigaminichi or whatever his name is but most of us credit him for ruining the RE franchise. Just get Alien Isolation instead, runs great, is scary has challenge and looks amazing compared to TEW's playstation 2 gfx with a PS3 character model.
    Dev's unlocked 60 fps, unfortunately the "fix" for the FOV is basically no better than the console command(it probably is the    The fan boys defend shinigaminichi or whatever his name is but most of us credit him for ruining the RE franchise. Just get Alien Isolation instead, runs great, is scary has challenge and looks amazing compared to TEW's playstation 2 gfx with a PS3 character model.
    Dev's unlocked 60 fps, unfortunately the "fix" for the FOV is basically no better than the console command(it probably is the command hard coded). They blew it on the FOV if you love nausea and headaches get TEW! If you love having you character take up 47 percent of the screen space go for it. ALSO not SCARY!!    … Expand
  43. peterf28
    Oct 31, 2014
    3
    very poor game . the first 30 minutes are OK, nice graphics, enigne demonstration, some monster, but then it get very boring. the surrounding is very dark, the story is somehow pooor ... i did not even finish the game . i was very interested in the ID software engine id tech 5 which this game uses, but i am very dissapointed .
  44. Jeek
    Nov 14, 2014
    3
    After the patch when you could put 60fps from options and really play fullscreen i decided to give this game second chance. I really tried but just couldn't really enjoy playing this, it wasn't fun. When you play good game, you don't want it to end, but must say that after 6th chapter i already was waiting this game to end.

    Plot is very confusing and not entertaining. Bossfights were    After the patch when you could put 60fps from options and really play fullscreen i decided to give this game second chance. I really tried but just couldn't really enjoy playing this, it wasn't fun. When you play good game, you don't want it to end, but must say that after 6th chapter i already was waiting this game to end.

    Plot is very confusing and not entertaining.
    Bossfights were boring.
    It's not fun to break every single barrel or vase and watch if you get more bullets or keys.
    And extra minus from Spider-Lady boss. Probably the most hated and the most frustrating boss in this century. Some people likes it, but i couldn't stand it.    … Expand
  45. mpelley92
    Dec 5, 2014
    0
    I played this on a friend's computer after he told me how terrible it was...I can't believe Bethesda's name is on this game...they've really gone downhill. It's amazing what kind of garbage they release...broken games. I didn't even get past the first bit of gameplay because there is no clear instruction on how to do anything...totally ridiculous.
  46. Rushrush2meyayo
    Dec 24, 2014
    4
    What I liked:
    - the creativity and imagination poured into this game is unsurpassed
    - the protagonist reminded me of a certain John Marston - game was very stable - the ending.. at long last What I disliked: - saving the game is very cumbersome and painful - ammo is very scarce that I ended up using the clunky melee attack more than I'd use guns - the handgun/magnum is    What I liked:
    - the creativity and imagination poured into this game is unsurpassed
    - the protagonist reminded me of a certain John Marston
    - game was very stable
    - the ending.. at long last

    What I disliked:
    - saving the game is very cumbersome and painful
    - ammo is very scarce that I ended up using the clunky melee attack more than I'd use guns
    - the handgun/magnum is horrendously inaccurate
    - early encounter with Ruvik is nothing but nuisance
    - some portions where the game locks your camera at a certain angles can be very disorienting
    - very poor visibility in dark areas
    - extreme visual effects can make your eyes and head hurt in epileptic proportion
    - inconsistent damage from fire

    A marriage between Resident evil and Silent Hill, with The Matrix as venue - an experiment gone wrong.

    The game is peppered with cheap traps, cheap deaths, mediocre scares, levers and cranks, and distasteful visual effects that leave your head and eyes hurting.

    The only horror to you'd face here is that curiosity got the better of you to pickup the game.    … Expand
  47. stop9091
    Jan 8, 2017
    4
    A game with potential, marred by lack of polish.

    Between the many flaws mentioned, the camera is truly abysmal. As a player, you will constantly fight against it, which is paradoxical, since camera placement is a foundation of stealth gaming.

    It's a shame, because I liked the atmosphere.
  48. Fuz
    Oct 29, 2014
    1
    Yet another game with that awful, awful shoulder camera. It's sort of a new trend in gaming that I can't tolerate. It makes me feel unbalanced and sick, I have problems aiming, moving around and going straight with it.

    I wish developers would just stick with a perfectly fine and functional centered camera (or at least gave us the option to choose). It works way better.
  49. Diablo92
    Oct 23, 2014
    0
    Just the graphics are the only thing that's amazing. I'm not impressed at all in the story(seen the end in a let's play video). There is a FPS limit set to 30. You need a computer worth as much as $3,000 with two GFX cards each with 3GB and the best ASUS motherboard with an SSD and the 2011 socket intel processor and atleast 8GB(would recommend more) of system ram to make the game runJust the graphics are the only thing that's amazing. I'm not impressed at all in the story(seen the end in a let's play video). There is a FPS limit set to 30. You need a computer worth as much as $3,000 with two GFX cards each with 3GB and the best ASUS motherboard with an SSD and the 2011 socket intel processor and atleast 8GB(would recommend more) of system ram to make the game run smooth on everything high.

    I can't recommend this... middle earth shadow of mordor i gave a shot and I liked it better but that was from just 10 minutes of gaming.    … Expand
  50. WayT101
    Oct 25, 2014
    0
    Contains lots of bugs and technical issues

    Black bars at the top and bottom of the screen that have to be removed using Flawless Widescreen, available from the website NOT Bethesdas terrible console commands that just zoom the screen in, also trying to get a stable 60 FPS using said console commands doesn't happen so i'm stuck at 30! Using matches to burn bodies doesn't always work    Contains lots of bugs and technical issues

    Black bars at the top and bottom of the screen that have to be removed using Flawless Widescreen, available from the website NOT Bethesdas terrible console commands that just zoom the screen in, also trying to get a stable 60 FPS using said console commands doesn't happen so i'm stuck at 30!

    Using matches to burn bodies doesn't always work forcing you to waste your precious resources
    Using bottles to stun enemies and then perform an instant kill doesn't always work again forcing you to waste precious resources
    Controls require a lot of sensitivity adjustment to make the game playable, this does drastically reduce the problem but it is still an issue.

    My first playthrough on the 'survival' difficulty mode was good, too linear for my liking, but still good, however my second playthrough on the harder 'Nightmare' difficulty has been wrecked by the bugs and control issues mentioned.

    I cannot recommend this game with these issues, save your money, or wait for patches.    … Expand
  51. life234
    Oct 22, 2014
    3
    This game is ehhhhh.... Good concept and game play, but dear god what did you do to the PC version of this game!? Wide-screen view and locked frame rate! This game is 360 graphics by far and on steam it say the minimum requirements is an i7 processor? Get out of here with that crap, hopefully there is an HD update to fix this nonsense. Will play once that has been fixed and update my review.
  52. Ludvyse
    Oct 22, 2014
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The performance is horrible, horrible graphics and a horrible gameplay, this port is a waste of money, don't buy this game on PC, Watch_dogs is better lol.… Expand
  53. eduardvictor
    Oct 21, 2014
    0
    Absolute **** garbage.

    Crap controls, crap console port, horribly outdated gameplay mechanics, idiotic aspect ratio, LOCKED AT 30 **** FPS??? Seriously, I have a 4000 **** dollar gaming computer that I built myself and that WRECKS any game I throw at it, and this **** does not go over ~30 FPS even with the hack that disables the bull**** console framer ate lock. This turd should    Absolute **** garbage.

    Crap controls, crap console port, horribly outdated gameplay mechanics, idiotic aspect ratio, LOCKED AT 30 **** FPS???

    Seriously, I have a 4000 **** dollar gaming computer that I built myself and that WRECKS any game I throw at it, and this **** does not go over ~30 FPS even with the hack that disables the bull**** console framer ate lock.

    This turd should have stayed on those garbage consoles where it belongs, garbage and garbage works perfectly together.

    It seems like there is a new, VERY WORRYING trend for these **** console game makers to make a **** PC port on purpose, and lock it's resolution and aspect ratio and FPS, so that the crap "next gen" (BULL****!) consoles don't look like the toy jokes that they are by comparison.

    There is NO **** reason why a computer with 32 GB of 2400 MHz CL10 RAM, an i7 4790k overclocked to 4.8 GHz, two Samsung 840 EVO 1 TB SSDs, an ASUS Maximus VI Extreme and two **** Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 980 GPUS runs this **** looking, SMALL corridor game at just around 30 **** FPS.

    Load of **** garbage, I hope the developer of this overhyped **** goes bankrupt.    … Expand
  54. grimlock73
    Oct 22, 2014
    0
    Amazing graphics..but that's about it, simplistic story and rather bland dialogues that ruins the entire atmosphere, the AI could have used some polishing too.
  55. infin
    Nov 15, 2014
    4
    The Evil Within had a lot of potential. The story centres around a generic type detective who, upon attending the scene of an asylum which has been subjected to an unexplained revolt by its inmates, is drawn inside the asylum to investigate. He is instead captured by the force within and must survive through a range of horrifying and deadly encounters not of this world.

    The problem    The Evil Within had a lot of potential. The story centres around a generic type detective who, upon attending the scene of an asylum which has been subjected to an unexplained revolt by its inmates, is drawn inside the asylum to investigate. He is instead captured by the force within and must survive through a range of horrifying and deadly encounters not of this world.

    The problem with the PC game is that it constantly crashes for me and the frame of view is weird with top and bottom black movie-type banners. Perhaps best to wait to get this one in the bargain bin/Steam sale. Hopefully by that they will have patched all the bugs.    … Expand
  56. ayon13
    Oct 30, 2014
    0
    The worst game I have ever played. A great disappoinment from bethesda. No map,no objective,bad ai,bad camera angle view,movement, the worst gameplay and storyline
  57. StarWing
    Oct 20, 2014
    1
    Sorry Mikami but this Game is ****
    Where the is the Horror in this Game ?
    Chapter 1-7 No Story
    7-12 Game play is good, but Story ?
    12 - 15 Call of Evil like.
    The only good thing on this is Ammo is rare,
    but therefor the last cahpters Full of Action.
    It does not more than Resi 5 and 6,
    Monsters with Maschiene Guns
  58. iseeall
    Dec 2, 2015
    2
    I only tried the demo but dropped it without even finishing because it was beyond annoying and nothing like scary. This isn't even a game, but a clumsy movie where you should be just sitting and watching without ever touching the keyboard. Every minute they take control away from you and show you yet another lengthy animated sequence. The Shift key is supposed to make the character run butI only tried the demo but dropped it without even finishing because it was beyond annoying and nothing like scary. This isn't even a game, but a clumsy movie where you should be just sitting and watching without ever touching the keyboard. Every minute they take control away from you and show you yet another lengthy animated sequence. The Shift key is supposed to make the character run but sometimes it doesn't work - sometimes it does - as the script pleases. The whole game feels like it has no generic gameplay mechanics at all, and all there is is an endless row of special places where you can do the only required things and that's all. No sense of freedom or even choice. The camera is placed at an awkward angle. It's never clear which objects can be interacted with and which can't. The gameplay is about entering a room, getting killed and by that guessing what the designer wanted you to do in that room, and doing just that upon reload. Pathetic.
    It's far, far from Silent Hill or Resident Evil. I have no idea who they made this game for. Still giving it 2 and not 0 because I see the great work artists have done there - unfortunately to no use.    … Expand
  59. Malcolmx
    Nov 3, 2014
    0
    this game is awfall, i've downloaded mine after the Latest Patch, the screen image still doesn't fit 1080p tv.

    it's got the wrong aspect ratio, it's too short in height and far too wide, you can not adjust it, the menu commands are off the screen on the right hand side, you can only see it on a much lower resolution, this is definitely the latest patch because it has 60FPS and also    this game is awfall, i've downloaded mine after the Latest Patch, the screen image still doesn't fit 1080p tv.

    it's got the wrong aspect ratio, it's too short in height and far too wide, you can not adjust it, the menu commands are off the screen on the right hand side, you can only see it on a much lower resolution, this is definitely the latest patch because it has 60FPS and also letterbox removed.

    also, you can see Win 8.1 desktop behind the game, what a total and utter pile of junk....from what i've seen so far the colouring looks wrong too, it's too grey and lifeless

    dont get this on pc just in case you get my buggy version    … Expand
  60. carnivorCactae
    Dec 15, 2014
    0
    Don't get fooled by the praise and the good reviews from suposedly "Horror Fans".
    There is nothing scary or creepy about this game.
    Sure, it can make you feel uncomfortable or stressed, but it's like splashing your face with a bucket of blood and guts and asking you if you are scared. The best definition of scary Horror would be the unknown. Something so surreal that your mind can't    Don't get fooled by the praise and the good reviews from suposedly "Horror Fans".
    There is nothing scary or creepy about this game.
    Sure, it can make you feel uncomfortable or stressed, but it's like splashing your face with a bucket of blood and guts and asking you if you are scared.
    The best definition of scary Horror would be the unknown. Something so surreal that your mind can't handle it and answers with fear.
    Nothing about that here.
    A mad butcher as seen hundreds and millions of times in movies and other games, blood and guts everywhere, thats a cheap effect that wears off quickly.
    "Traps" that are predictable and you allways know that you are gonna make it.
    Everything has been seen before and the missing subtle horror gives this game the feeling of a action game with clunky controls.

    Obviously made for People who think Horror consists of "BLOOD EVERYWHERE, HERE GET SOME IN YOUR FACE!" and Cheap, predictable Jumpscares.

    Someone remembers the Lakeview-Hotel-Level in SH2 ?
    Or the atmosphere that build up and you ran into the "they come" sign?
    The thrilling soundtrack and some
    unrecognizable
    noises around you?

    The feeling that it got worse and worse?

    Nothing about that here!

    The Boring within on the other hand is designed to please the impatient, the "Horror"-Fans who think "horror = gore".
    After the short first third it goes modern Resident Evil Style and you shoot everything on sight.

    don't fall for the hype!    … Expand
  61. Elco32
    Oct 30, 2014
    0
    If you have played Bethesda Cthulhu game - this port is equally as bad. It does not deserve your money. I normally think 0 scores are BS, but in this case I think Bethesda is trying to rip you off. Like they ripped me off on their Cthulhu port.
  62. Nax
    Nov 2, 2014
    0
    DO NOT BUY IT ON PC!!!! DO NOT BUY IT ON PC!!!!

    My system specs: GTX 980 SLI + Asus ROG SWIFT at 1440p res. i5 3570K 4.5ghz 8GB RAM I cant get stable 60 FPS in this game, it is a programming MESS. UNOPTIMIZED TERRIBLE GAME. Disables SLI (since **** engine doesnt support it) even while looking at a WALL FPS drops sub-60. With same setup I play BF4 at 1440p 120+ FPS. I am not    DO NOT BUY IT ON PC!!!! DO NOT BUY IT ON PC!!!!

    My system specs:
    GTX 980 SLI + Asus ROG SWIFT at 1440p res.
    i5 3570K 4.5ghz
    8GB RAM

    I cant get stable 60 FPS in this game, it is a programming MESS. UNOPTIMIZED TERRIBLE GAME.
    Disables SLI (since **** engine doesnt support it) even while looking at a WALL FPS drops sub-60. With same setup I play BF4 at 1440p 120+ FPS.

    I am not talking about gameplay or game, technical point of view shows this game is clearly unplayable on PC unless you want your eyes bleed with 30FPS. And GRAPHICS are TERRIBLE, I have no idea how can such a RAW GPU POWER cant make this game run stable.

    Besides graphics I wouldnt give this game more then 5 either, it is a poor executed game, 10 years old game aspects are cooked and served again on next gen gaming, nothing new, terrible cutscenes, clunky gameplay, sometimes you dont know where you are shooting at, zooming works so terrible occasionally you might get confused to understand where you were looking at. STAY AWAY FROM THIS GAME, DONT SUPPORT THOSE DEVS, AND FORCE THEM TO INCREASE THEIR QUALITY. IF YOU BUT THIS **** YOU DESERVE MORE **** GAMES IN THE FUTURE    … Expand
  63. Odogreviews
    Sep 18, 2016
    0
    The Evil Within is a very flawed game. The game suffers from many technical problems that mar the experience. The game has an extremely low frame rate. The highest frame rate The Evil WIthin will reach is 30. The game also has these annoying black bars that ruin the experience by making it impossible to see what is going on during the game. The Evil Within was created by Shinji Mikami theThe Evil Within is a very flawed game. The game suffers from many technical problems that mar the experience. The game has an extremely low frame rate. The highest frame rate The Evil WIthin will reach is 30. The game also has these annoying black bars that ruin the experience by making it impossible to see what is going on during the game. The Evil Within was created by Shinji Mikami the creator of the Resident Evil series. I personally love Resident Evil 4 and it is one of my favorite games of all time. The game reuses the same combat from Resident Evil 4 which is not ok. Resident Evil 4 came out about 10 years ago. The game also features horrible clunky stealth sections where you use throwable distractible objects and then sneak behind the enemy and use a one use stealth weapon to kill them. The game uses these awful run a bit sections where you run from enemies in terrible run sections where it is hard to see due to the horrible camera which gets stuck on things easily. The Evil Within is the worst horror game I have ever played and one of the worst video games I have ever played. It was so bad that couldn’t finish it. Resident Evil 7 is coming out soon I hope for the love of god that is takes no influences from this game. The Evil Within gets my lowest rating of a 0/10.… Expand
  64. Smuggly
    Dec 26, 2014
    4
    This could have and yet still might be a great game, currently it is not.

    The controls are extremely unresponsive and the key bindings are terrible. The letterbox screen is terrible. The frame rate is terrrible. The graphics have some nice style, but should have been a lot better. It's a very, very average console port and it's current state is a not worth paying a cent for, demo    This could have and yet still might be a great game, currently it is not.

    The controls are extremely unresponsive and the key bindings are terrible.
    The letterbox screen is terrible.
    The frame rate is terrrible.
    The graphics have some nice style, but should have been a lot better.

    It's a very, very average console port and it's current state is a not worth paying a cent for, demo is out, play that and make your own decision. I love survival horror, but this game isn't worthy.    … Expand
  65. Sky-Moondrift
    Dec 6, 2014
    1
    TEW ranks pretty highly as one of the worst PC ports ever made.

    Not a bad game, but it wreaks of console exclusive feature sets and restrictive linear systems, not to mention the game plays like utter tripe. Looks like Bethesda have joined the ranks of developers that don't give a toss about PC gamers. They put minimal effort into porting this, to the point you need to use cracked    TEW ranks pretty highly as one of the worst PC ports ever made.

    Not a bad game, but it wreaks of console exclusive feature sets and restrictive linear systems, not to mention the game plays like utter tripe. Looks like Bethesda have joined the ranks of developers that don't give a toss about PC gamers.

    They put minimal effort into porting this, to the point you need to use cracked executables and other third-party tools just to get the game to run properly.

    It's has horrible PC optimization- FPS in many areas can be as low as 20 fps using an overclocked i7-3770k and 2 x GTX-980 Strix cards. There is no support for widescreen aspect ratios, even with the console hack. You have to use Flawless widescreen to run at fullscreen.

    Controls are terrible, you can't bind keys properly and there is extremely bad mouse lag in menus/inventory, very frustrating. The control system itself is clunky and your character bumbles and staggers around, it's made strictly for a gamepad.

    I bought it on sale and I still feel ripped off, but more importantly I feel like i'm being treated like a gullible fool by the developer. We PC gamers are just an afterthought, yet we pay full prices for these sloppy-seconds.

    If I could go back I would probably have just downloaded it.    … Expand
  66. Fostin4
    Dec 31, 2014
    3
    It's a great horror game but it runs like crap on john carmacks abomination of a game engine called IDTech 5 with those same issues since ever..texture pop ins,low fps etc.Thank you john carmack.
  67. SuperkenGaming
    Aug 9, 2017
    4
    The evil Within
    This isn’t going to be pretty
    The Evil Within is a 3rd person survival horror game where you play as detective Sebastian investigating a scene of a mass murder at a mental hospital and then all of a sudden things start going crazy… I don’t want to spoil the story but the games setting is actually a pretty cool twist.. But for the most part at least in the beginning the    The evil Within
    This isn’t going to be pretty
    The Evil Within is a 3rd person survival horror game where you play as detective Sebastian investigating a scene of a mass murder at a mental hospital and then all of a sudden things start going crazy…
    I don’t want to spoil the story but the games setting is actually a pretty cool twist..
    But for the most part at least in the beginning the game mixes settings and scenery up…
    In fact the first half of this game is great and guaranteed this game a spot on my game of the year least when the time came.. but it didn’t stay this great…
    As a survival horror game youre managing your health with pick ups.. your health will regenerate but only slightly.. and when your health is bwelow a certain point you move slowly and aren’t able to run…
    But a bit like the game alone in the dark you have weapons here… as you progress the game youll get a pistol, shotgun, sniper rifle, a cross bow like weapon, there are grenades.. a great variety of weapons for survival and devent drop rate of ammo.. but just enough to keep you staying carful with what you use..
    Unique from most survival horror games is that there is an assassins creed like stealth mechanic where you can take out most unaware enemies from behind..
    you also have to stealth to disarm traps and get parts the craft cross bolts for your bow…
    there are also jars of brain juice around the levels and off of enemies that act as a currency you use to upgrade your stats, buy ammo, and increase the stats of your weapons..
    There are mirrors that take you back to the hospital this allows you to save the game as well, but the game will ocassionally autosave
    The first half of the game I found to be really enjoyable and terrifying..
    I was stressed in a good way and enemies put up a great challenge…
    Missions were varied, I felt like I was in a movie..
    And then halfway through the game it starts to fall apart..
    The game goes from being scary to just frustrating..
    Its becomes an anxiety fest of dealing with insta kill enemies, and recourse draining section after recouce draining section.. dealing with spongy bosses, having to thow switch after switch doing it multiple times in the same area to pregress further…
    The games initial near perfect progression crumbles and stumbles to a crawl…
    Made worse by this games awful checkpoint and autosave system…
    The game wont constantly autosave once you find an important item…
    And again there are cheap instakill enemies and moments in this game…
    They are sometimes completely random, they’ll hit you and you have to go through the 10 minutes of recollecting supplies over and over and over until you get lucky enough to either get away or not activate this random spawn…
    And also again… the 2nd half of this game is focused more on anxiety than it is horror..
    its not fun replaying these anxiety filled moments
    They aren’t even fun the first time…
    And the games 2nd half is filled of these moments and trial and error chases with no indication of what you have to do, so you just keep doing it until you get it right with no checkpoints..
    But still I pushed forward.. I was overlooking all of the bad because of the intriguing story going through this anxiety fest…
    The game would freeze on my a couple of times causeing me to resatart it… no big deal, ill forgive it.. the first half was so good and im so close to this games end..
    8 and a half hours into the game.. im on chapter 11 out of 15.. about 2 and a half to 3 hours away from this games credits.. and I run into a game breaking bug…
    That’s right… 3 years later… a Bethesda game (go figure) still has a game breaking bug…
    I did play the ps3 version of this game and thought that’s clearly the problem.. so I went to google and no.. this chapter is full of game breaking bugs, more than just the one I ran into that wouldn’t let me progress the game..
    I was an hr deep and nothing I did helped, shutting down the game, reloading checkpoints..
    dying.. nothing… the game wouldn’t let me progress…
    The only thing keeping me from just giving this game a 0 and walking away is that restarting the chapter could’ve probably let me continue.. but once more..
    the 2nd half of this game is filled of anxiety, frustration and cheapness…
    I wasn’t about to go through that hour and a half I just went through again..
    Im walking away from what I thought was initially a great game that crumbled into a good game, but left me with the taste of a bad game…
    I give the Evil Within
    a very generous
    4/10    … Expand
  68. HHHippo
    Nov 6, 2014
    3
    I thought it was just me that was getting motion sick from the 3rd person view, glad to read other people are having the same problem. I'm pretty disappointed with the controls too. Play the demo before you buy it.
  69. Nizidramaniyt
    Aug 14, 2015
    4
    + Few hours of decent horror surprise elements
    + Not too much ammunition

    -PC port gone wrong. Know your target audience and don´t try to make something for everyone.
  70. CharlyPlayman
    Dec 26, 2015
    4
    The game starts interesting but then it goes into a disappointing story nothing related with the beginning. I was hoping much more of this game. It's like RE4 but very far from be a funny game as that.
    Cons: technically it's well done + the starting
    Pros: bad story + the screen game is narrow and very close (sometimes you can't see what is happening) + the camera is totally manual + no    The game starts interesting but then it goes into a disappointing story nothing related with the beginning. I was hoping much more of this game. It's like RE4 but very far from be a funny game as that.
    Cons: technically it's well done + the starting
    Pros: bad story + the screen game is narrow and very close (sometimes you can't see what is happening) + the camera is totally manual + no maps (several times you don't know where to have to go) + etc    … Expand
  71. Rafael117
    Oct 20, 2015
    3
    "Next gen Game", remember that this is a game from the year Two Thousand and Fourteen.
    This is probably the MOST HONEST review you can have. You like the game? Buy it, but don't blame me for not warning you.
    - Next Generation 3rd Person View The game features horrible 3rd person view, an enemy is close to you, be ready to not be able to use your gun, because the game is absent of a    "Next gen Game", remember that this is a game from the year Two Thousand and Fourteen.
    This is probably the MOST HONEST review you can have. You like the game? Buy it, but don't blame me for not warning you.

    - Next Generation 3rd Person View
    The game features horrible 3rd person view, an enemy is close to you, be ready to not be able to use your gun, because the game is absent of a decent, offensive meele. Did i mention that you have a knife? You can't use it on close quarters wherever you need to.

    - The next generation AI, Part 1.
    Probably one of the worse I've seen in years, you've seen this kind of AI behavior on those good old early 2000's games, where the Npc just follows you like there were no walls, just a straight line, ignoring obstacles.

    - Next Generation Horror Game.
    Horror? Terrifying? Scary? Honestly you don't feel any kind of psychological fear, unless you eat some depressive drugs (alcohol, heroin...). Yes, you'll make a "ugh, ugly creepy boss" (the Keeper looks amazing) and that "oh not he's going to kill me" because you can't just aim at him because of the next gen 3rd person view. In short, it could be better. The horror part of this game is the rage due to bugs.

    - Next generation AI, Part 2. Difficulty is ok i guess, can be hard sometimes. For instance, you think you ave to hit that boss's eye some times, in order to trigger the next phase, when you just needs to spam grenades until it falls dead. There's people on the top reviews talking about how this game is so "old school", well...take a look at Metal Gear Solid bosses and how you just can't mindlessly spam Grenades or Pistol rounds in order to kill it, a game from like...1999?

    - Next Gen face rig/expression system: Characters have no emotions, their internal scream is clear (voice actors were ok), but nobody can save then from the almost-poker-faces they make. (please, watch Dead Space 2 acting, from characters to dialogues)

    This could be an amazing game, a Triple A masterpiece, something totally worth of a sequel and probably a movie. Those games you would play again next year, and maybe in the next year too. But no, unfinished game, looks like an Alpha version of a future great game that needs a serious mechanics fix.

    Btw the story is pretty interesting if you're into mind bending stuff, you know Psychology stuff, that's why it gets a 3.

    Want a good horror game? Play Dead Space, then play Dead Space 2.
    Bad port etc? Nah, it's just bad...    … Expand
  72. Vulfie
    Dec 18, 2015
    4
    A truly fantastic video game, who's full potential is lost amongst a miasma of corporate-publisher bulls**t, extremely low quality testing and 'questionable' design decisions.

    For every one thing this game does right, there are 10 things it did wrong. It's visually impressive with an amazing atmosphere, but it runs like crap. It can be set to 60FPS, but it's made immediately clear that    A truly fantastic video game, who's full potential is lost amongst a miasma of corporate-publisher bulls**t, extremely low quality testing and 'questionable' design decisions.

    For every one thing this game does right, there are 10 things it did wrong. It's visually impressive with an amazing atmosphere, but it runs like crap. It can be set to 60FPS, but it's made immediately clear that it was never meant to do that, resulting in nasty screen tear and other visual issues. It's more than happy to crash on you and save points are few and far between for most of the game. A mild checkpoint system kicks in eventually, all too late I might add. The characters look good and have fine animations, but the dialogue between them is stiff and unnatural. Nobody tries to make sense of what's going on, even though they are suppose to be police detectives.

    If you can get past the performance and character issues, then the Publisher issues kick in. It seems that this game was going to be much closer to Silent Hill and less like Resident Evil. This is demonstrated for most of the early game, I'd say at least the first 5 chapters. But I imagine Bethesda coming to Tango Gameworks and saying "A game that is not 90% combat is not going to sell, so put more combat in the game", because that's exactly what happened. From chapter 6 until the end of the game is a non-stop rollarcoaster of very, very bad combat sections. Suddenly it becomes obvious that the game wasn't built with combat in mind. Aiming a gun causes the camera to zoom in by a ridiculous amount, making aiming genuinely difficult in a game consisting mostly of tight and narrow levels. Melee is utterly useless, you've probably heard enough about that from others by now. Almost every boss in the game is a one-hit-kill to you if they get into range (I am not exaggerating, the bosses in this game are perhaps the worst bosses I've ever seen), and just like Resident Evil 6, they just keep coming back over and over again removing any sense of satisfaction from defeating them. To top this off, some of the weapons really get brokenly powerful if upgraded right. The Crossbow has bolts that can be upgraded to do 240% more damage per shot to enemies and cause them to catch fire, or stun every enemy in a room and leave them vulnerable to be stealth-killed (A single button) for up to 16 seconds. Yes, 16 seconds. This ammo can be manufactured by the player at will too. Please keep in mind, this is supposed to be a Survival Horror game, by a company well versed in this genre.

    But enough about the combat, carrying on with the Publisher bulls**t, some of the most powerful equipment in the game is pre-order bonus only, such as Incendiary Bolts. While most of the bolts in the game need to be upgraded to be useful, the Incendiary Bolts are instant-kills against any enemies, including groups in range and are extremely powerful against most bosses in the game too. The story is never explained well either. This is something else I'm sure you've heard many people complaining about, such as the deeply unsatisfying ending, but it is true. Character's never discuss the important parts of the game, and the story as a whole is full of loopholes. It smacks of bad writing, until you realize that the story was left this way intentionally because it's going to be explained in the future DLC. That's right, they're pulling the EA Tactic, buy the game now and then pay more later for the privilege of being allowed to experience the full story.

    Summary:

    If you really like character-action games in horror settings, like Resident Evil 4 or the Dead Space series, then stick with what you already have. This game is not the next big RE4. It will not deliver what you want.

    If you love Survival Horror games then The Evil Within is sure to disappoint. From its mounted-turret sections to its QTE's to its one-shot-kill recurring boss fights... It is just too crippled from it's performance and design issues and is just not satisfying to complete. Nothing happens in the end to make the struggle worth while.

    If you love Shinji Mikami, like I do, and want to follow his work then Resident Evil Remake has just been released in the form of a HD Remastered version. Pick that up instead.

    (EXTRA)

    I can also confirm that not only is the game crash-happy on PC, but also on PS4 as well (I didn't even know a PS4 could blue-screen crash, but apparently it can).

    In other news, I finally finished 2 of the 3 DLC packs for the game. The Assignment and The Consequence are quite a step up from the main game, they do more to explain the story and they are much shorter than the main game, which I feel is good. However they still suffer from many of the main games faults (Such as one-hit-kill bosses, single-use melee weapons, etc). I tried my best to play and finish the third DLC, The Executioner, but alas the game glitched out on me, spawned me in an empty black void and I was unable to proceed. I lack the motivation to try again.    … Expand
  73. sunstorm76
    Nov 29, 2019
    4
    Got it on sale. It's pretty bad. I hate episodes in games and I don't like the pacing in this game at all. The walking and running is shaking and clunky all the time it gives me headache. This should be better than RE4? Really? What did the testers smoke?
  74. Sutline
    Jan 28, 2020
    0
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  75. GeneralM99
    Jul 20, 2020
    0
    do not waste your money on this game, there´s other games that do a better job for less money
  76. Mejo71
    Oct 12, 2020
    0
    Игра Гавно, параша, лучше здохну чеп поиграю еще 1 в эту памойку!!!!!!!!!!!!
  77. SOMEIBRAHIM
    Nov 11, 2020
    0
    the game had made the best possible atmosphere for a horror game from this genre combining the soundtrack and the environment and the enemies over all the game gave me a good tense scary journey especially the first two chapters i recommend it
  78. davefu
    Dec 2, 2014
    1
    Terrible optimization issues. Just downloaded the demo on Steam, and couldn't play for more than 5 minutes. I5 2500K 4,5GHZ, Nvidia GTX 970. Clunky framerate. Even in the main menu the mouse lags. Stay away from this **** and from this horde of non optimized releases.
  79. Heller78
    Jan 8, 2018
    2
    PLEASE STOP MAKING GAMES LIKE THIS... YOU ARE WASTING YOUR MONEY FOR "PRODUCTION" OF THIS GAME AND ALSO OUR MONEY AND TIME... there is such good but few horror moments WASTED with so meaningless loot boxes and action sequences that you want to kill yourself... i get it its like res4 but filled with buggy controls, dumb action, amazingly poor melee attacks, poor characters development andPLEASE STOP MAKING GAMES LIKE THIS... YOU ARE WASTING YOUR MONEY FOR "PRODUCTION" OF THIS GAME AND ALSO OUR MONEY AND TIME... there is such good but few horror moments WASTED with so meaningless loot boxes and action sequences that you want to kill yourself... i get it its like res4 but filled with buggy controls, dumb action, amazingly poor melee attacks, poor characters development and out of space bomb traps and gameplay mechanics... PLEASE IF YOU HAVE ANY TALENT LEFT FOR MAKING SOMETHING UNIQUE OR AT LEAST SOMETHING MEMORABLE STOP (STOP). yes, STOP MAKING DUMB **** ACTION **** SEQUENCES WHERE YOU KILL 200 ZOMBIES WHOSE AI IS DUMBER THAN THIS JAPANESE FOLLOWER ( I DONT KNOW HIS NAME AND I DONT CARE )... you have such talent for horror dont waste it on the sequel..… Expand
  80. Antares8001
    Dec 15, 2018
    4
    When developers confuse oldschool with outdated, nostalgia quickly starts to turn into necrophilia which then results in a game like this.

    Here we have a survival horror game that apparently also wants to be a 3rd person shooter, which wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing in it of itself, however unfortunately the scariest thing about it are not any of the monsters but rather the    When developers confuse oldschool with outdated, nostalgia quickly starts to turn into necrophilia which then results in a game like this.

    Here we have a survival horror game that apparently also wants to be a 3rd person shooter, which wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing in it of itself, however unfortunately the scariest thing about it are not any of the monsters but rather the horrendously clunky controls, outdated graphics and gameplay mechanics.
    Alright then then, it is rather unimpressive on a technical level and the controls aren't amazing, which again wouldn't be the end of the world, as there have been plenty of games with clunky or outright bad controls that have become genre defining because the story made up for it. Unfortunately the Evil Within is not one of those games. Instead the poor graphics and clunky controls are accompanied by writing that feels like they hired an elementary schooler, embarrassingly dull characters that fail to make you relate, much less care about them at every turn possible, twists that M. Night Shyamalan would roll his eyes at and last but not least game design straight out of 2001. The overarching plot can best be described as pseudo-intellectual pretentious garbage that has been done better a hundred times over. And it actually manages to get even more nonsensical with every twist.

    Well to point out some good things the game has some creative visceral monster designs thrown in between the generic "definitely not zombies" and diverse similarly creative set-pieces. However it never manages to properly utilize any of them for the reasons stated above. Even the most creatively designed foe starts to become annoying rather than scary pretty quickly and even the most awe inspiring set-piece will make you sigh once you realize that you actually have to navigate through it.

    If this game came out in the early 2000s it might have competed with the Resident Evil series but the standards for horror and survival game design have significantly increased since and what would have been good back then is simply unacceptable nowadays. Overall this game leaves the impression that someone set out to create a supercut of the early Resident Evil games, without thinking the whole thing through. It adopts pretty much all of their weaknesses without improving or adding anything new. We're left with a game that feels like little more than a Shinji Mikami wankfest, that has no business being released in 2014    … Expand
  81. Lazzakz
    Aug 21, 2023
    4
    Have not played the sequel, but I hear it's a great improvement from this one. Some great ideas here and there, but nothing worth the whole playthrough.

    DECENT 4
  82. vova22379
    Apr 29, 2023
    2
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  83. imalynxcat
    Aug 30, 2023
    4
    Optimizasyonu çok kötü, Bölüm tasarımları kötü, atmosferi ilgi çekici olsa da oynarken eğlenemedim.
  84. CJCJCJCJCJ
    May 20, 2023
    0
    This game feels like some dated trash from 2003, gameplay sucks and makes no sense, story is garbage, characters are annoying, VA is trash, enemies are either OP as **** or trash mobs dead in 2 hits, game is trash burn in hell devs for making me buy this garbage ass game

Awards & Rankings

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#22 Most Discussed PC Game of 2014
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#38 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. CD-Action
    Jan 9, 2015
    50
    It seems the developers were not entirely sure what they wanted to achieve and got caught between traditional and innovative approach, properly employing neither. [13/2014, p.56]
  2. PC PowerPlay
    Nov 30, 2014
    70
    Borrowing heavily from past survival horror games, The Evil Within still manages to create fear in its players despite some clunkiness. [Dec 2014, p.58]
  3. Pelit (Finland)
    Nov 15, 2014
    82
    As the Japanese survival horror genre goes, The Evil Within feels a bit old fashion but in a good way. It certainly has the potential of becoming a cult classic. [Nov 2014]
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