The Evil Within

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1960 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 255 out of 1960
  3. Negative: 288 out of 1960
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  1. jackdude
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    There's something special about this game, that almost no other game has made care so much.
  2. Zummernights
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    graphics 10, characters 10, overall very enjoyable and cool game, not sure what's with this stupid hate towards masterpieces like this.
  3. MRracthet
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    graphics are very nice, i think story could be little bit better but that's forgivable because overall everything else was amazing okay.
  4. clownplanet
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Graphics in this game were ahead of it's time, looking at trash games like cyberpunk2077 makes me like games like this even more (and overall open-world as well)
  5. makemebelieve
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Nice,nice,nice,nice and i mean it. What a fantastic great game, hopefully they make more games like this.
  6. andsomeclears
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Very addictive game, i have played it for hours and i just can't get enough of it, more addictive than drugs.
  7. Mega_Perfect
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Solid world design, outstanding graphics, good characters, enjoyable story, good music.
  8. fishinglvl10
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    I like this game a lot, it has so much that others games never had, not going into details but it is very good.
  9. xxxlolxxx
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Who cares if some losers hate these games honestly? Majority of actual gamers seems to enjoy these games a lot, so who cares really, absolutely nobody cares about these whiners lol.
  10. sowhathuh
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    great masterful gamegreat masterful gamegreat masterful gamegreat masterful gamegreat masterful gamegreat masterful gamegreat masterful gamegreat masterful game
  11. blastfrompast
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    If you are looking for fun to be had, it would be this game for sure, i'm dead serious, it's worth it.
  12. thejennifer
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Not regretting trying it, here's the lesson, never take negative reviews seriously on metacritic until you have tried certain game for yourself. You might miss out on many outstanding games that are hated for dumb reasons.
  13. StaticHistory
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    If you are like me and wanna just have some fun, i might recommend trying this game, worth it.
  14. WhiteWidow_
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    What an absolute masterpiece of a game. Hell yeah! Worth the wait and dlc is good too.
  15. Baseballman
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    xxxxx i love this game xxxxxxxxxxxx i love this game xxxxxxxxxxxx i love this game xxxxxxxxxxxx i love this game xxxxxxxxxxxx i love this game xxxxxxxxxxxx i love this game xxxxxxxxxxxx i love this game xxxxxxx
  16. ihatepolitics
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Best game in the history of games, if you hate this game then i hate you, it's that simple.
  17. Floorislava343
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    One of the best games ever made, i'm so glad these games finally get respect that they deserve, better than Skyrim.
  18. John8880
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    GTA 5 might be best game of all time overall, but game like this will be forever in my heart no matter what. Highly recommending!
  19. hmmmss
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Very decent video game, beautiful graphics, nice world design, would highly recommend
  20. musicislifexx
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    No amount of hate will take away absolute masterful craft of these amazing games.
  21. Redwidow
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    If you feel like bored and there's not much to do in your life, you might wanna try out this great game.
  22. zzxzealot
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    I was surprised to find out that so many on steam and youtube actually really like this game, i thought it got some hate, but haters are always pathetic minority
  23. wasteoftimedd
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Sound/music 10/10------Graphics 10/10-------Story 8.5/10----------Characters 9/10
  24. bettergames3
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Better than witcher 3 easily Better than witcher 3 easily Better than witcher 3 easily Better than witcher 3 easily Better than witcher 3 easily Better than witcher 3 easily
  25. nvrmind
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    I honestly don't care if some people hate this game, these haters couldn't find good games even if they tried looking for them.
  26. waterfallquest
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Long Live this Masterpiece! Long Live this Masterpiece! Long Live this Masterpiece! Long Live this Masterpiece! Long Live this Masterpiece! Long Live this Masterpiece!
  27. Proreviews2021
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Beautiful game, is it absolutely perfect? No, no it's not (but no game is btw). Is it good game tho? Absolutely.
  28. nowayhome
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    I wish when i'm 80 years old, i would still go back and play this game or some other similar games that they made in 2010s, good stuff.
  29. BlackxDemon
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    “Every strength is also a weakness. The opposite is true as well.”- Neil Strauss
  30. hero300
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Све у свему, врло лепа игра би се поновила и такође препоручила другима
  31. Jaaaaz
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    солидна врло лепа игра би се поновила и такође препоручила другима!!!!!!!!!!
  32. lionkingdies
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    helvítis mjög flottur leikur myndi spila aftur og mæla líka með öðrum
  33. droble
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    超非常に素晴らしいゲームが再びプレイされ、他の人にもお勧めします超非常に素晴らしいゲームが再びプレイされ、他の人にもお勧めします超非常に素晴らしいゲームが再びプレイされ、他の人にもお勧めします
  34. beztgamez
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    un ghjocu super bellu bellu ghjucaria torna è cunsiglierebbe ancu à l'altri
  35. PanchiLoveShady
    Apr 8, 2023
    8
    Great game that surprised me a lot. I came from playing RE8 and I didn't get disappointed. I loved the different situations that had the game mixing horror, boss fight, exploration... It was near to RE8 ( my fav survival horror) The cons are that it feels not very smooth and also the story is blurred. A great game that deserves an 8.

    Un gran juego que me sorprendió. Viniendo de RE8 y    Great game that surprised me a lot. I came from playing RE8 and I didn't get disappointed. I loved the different situations that had the game mixing horror, boss fight, exploration... It was near to RE8 ( my fav survival horror) The cons are that it feels not very smooth and also the story is blurred. A great game that deserves an 8.

    Un gran juego que me sorprendió. Viniendo de RE8 y para nada me defraudó. Me encantó como junta terror, acción y exploración entre otros... Se queda cerca de RE 8 8 mi survival horror favorito) aunque sus desventajas son notorias, el movimiento es un poco tosco y la historia no es clara. Un gran juego que merece un 8    … Expand
  36. Harley34
    Jun 19, 2022
    10
    Very good game, in fact, one of the better modern horror games. People who dislike it, simply miss the point or just don't understand how to play it.
  37. wealthygamer
    Oct 6, 2022
    10
    This is what true modern-horror game is supposed to be. Yes, of course it's inspired by silent hill and dead space, but it stands on it's own very well and also takes notes from RE4, as this game was directed by same dude who made RE4. Pretty much modern horror masterpiece. Ignore second game, it's awful.
  38. Joe2539
    Jan 2, 2023
    10
    Very Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good
  39. TheVibe_
    Jan 31, 2023
    10
    Modern horror masterpiece! Sadly part 2 sucks, but hopefully they will still make part 3 and make it more like first one.
  40. clay_1984
    Feb 11, 2023
    10
    I agreed the had performance problem on pc but it had an very good story and awesome mission design and also scary.
  41. Naked_Snakee
    Jul 22, 2023
    10
    Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.
  42. GamingHistorian
    Aug 15, 2023
    9
    Surprisingly underrated horror gem from early PS4 era. Very well designed levels, bosses and overall atmosphere. It's not perfect, but nothing is. Shame that Part 2 completely ignored everything that was great in the first game and went very basic semi-open world route. I didn't like anything from part 2 and seems like a lot people didn't, because it didn't sell well. Pretty sure thereSurprisingly underrated horror gem from early PS4 era. Very well designed levels, bosses and overall atmosphere. It's not perfect, but nothing is. Shame that Part 2 completely ignored everything that was great in the first game and went very basic semi-open world route. I didn't like anything from part 2 and seems like a lot people didn't, because it didn't sell well. Pretty sure there will never be Part 3 and that's a shame.… Expand
  43. DecadeReviews
    Jan 23, 2021
    10
    Graphics - 9/10
    Story - 7.7/10
    Variety of enemies - 10/10
    Amount of meaningful bosses with cool design - 10/10
    Game's length - 9/10
    Gameplay - 9/10
    Variety of weapons - 9/10
    General world design - 9.5/10
    Fun factor - 10/10
    How many times i have finished it - 4
    Where does it stand in my top "1000 video games of all time" list - 10
  44. gr3y_ch1ld
    Oct 24, 2014
    8
    All of these nagative reviews are preposterous & I highly doubt the majority of them have even played the game, or much of it. Right now the PC version is at a 5.4, while even the crappy PS3 & 360 are both at a 7.6. There is NO possible way that the PC version is that much worse than either of those. It has FAR better graphics than either of them (and also better than the PS4/XBone), theAll of these nagative reviews are preposterous & I highly doubt the majority of them have even played the game, or much of it. Right now the PC version is at a 5.4, while even the crappy PS3 & 360 are both at a 7.6. There is NO possible way that the PC version is that much worse than either of those. It has FAR better graphics than either of them (and also better than the PS4/XBone), the framerate is unlockable (it runs at 30 fps on ALL consoles and it NOT unlockable), and the black bars are removable ONLY on the PC version. I've seen a number of terrible reviews here that say get it on a console because the PC has black bars. Well guess what idiots... the console versions have them also & as stated, they are NOT removeable on the consoles. People calling this a bad port either have a terrible system or haven't even played the game - because it actually runs better and looks better on PC than on any other platform. Now, regarding the gameplay, I personally love it. Does it have stealth? Yes, but that's not all it has as some of the bad reviews state. Again, have they even PLAYED the game outside of the first two chapters? I would guess not because they would know the game takes several turns in gameplay styles in different chapters. Regardless, the game being either fun or scary is subjective. The point of my review is to get across that people should ignore the reviewers giving this bad ratings because it's a "horrible port", because it runs poorly, or that it has black bars. Those people are wrong and completely clueless. How it has a user rating that's significantly lower than even the PS3/360 versions (which are the worst - especially in the graphics department), when it's even better than the PS4/XBone versions is beyond me. It clearly the superior version of the game, in every way.… Expand
  45. reddog8
    Oct 28, 2014
    10
    I thought the control was actually good and the graphics, game play, story is really good. And the 30 fps lock shows that some pc gamers should spend a month with a rotten potato laptop.
  46. nick1dupuis
    Oct 27, 2014
    10
    I just finished evil within putting 15 hours into it. It is truly one of the best survival horror games I have ever played in my life. I bought this and shadow of mordor recently and this beats it in every single way.
  47. ufocore
    Oct 30, 2014
    8
    Thanks for a patch! Excellent game, with the cool atmosphere, the intriguing plot and a pleasant visual row. I love Japanese games in them there is the unique spirit. Buy this game and support Tango, after all so seldom there are such stylish games
  48. Kulkuri
    Nov 3, 2014
    8
    Now that the game has been patched it's in my humble opinion mostly flawless experience that's aimed for the older Resident Evil audience. It's challenging but fair. It's visually appealing and has some of the most impressive texture art in my recent memory. That doesn't mean that the textures are from the sharpest end of the stick it's just that it seems that thanks to idTech5 almost allNow that the game has been patched it's in my humble opinion mostly flawless experience that's aimed for the older Resident Evil audience. It's challenging but fair. It's visually appealing and has some of the most impressive texture art in my recent memory. That doesn't mean that the textures are from the sharpest end of the stick it's just that it seems that thanks to idTech5 almost all the textures contain unique features in them. Level design is very organic. Sound and music is ok but not very remarkable. Monster design is very good. Controls are fairly responsive after you active the 60 FPS mode. I didn't find the film black bars problematic but rather played the game without them. The idea is that there are effects based on taking in and out the black film bars on top and bottom part of the screen. Adjusting FOV allows you to see around. The game has few design flaws regarding the stealth elements. With ammunition very scarce that is the perfect recipe to some really challenging difficulty spikes inside the game. Plot has been written in such a way they player should play the game through at least twice to understand the plot in its entirely. It has lots of interesting details and stuff that recent games have not had. Overall it's a great game and very much something akin to a spiritual remake of Resident Evil 4. Additional note about Windows-PC version is that you might have to adjust the game through the console to make it work the way you want even with the patch that fixed many of the issues reviews here at Metacritic complain about.… Expand
  49. JaydenPickens
    May 22, 2019
    6
    This game is a mixed bag. They tried to put so many things in this game that it turned out average. The controls are bad... the gameplay is not good. While, I liked fighting and coming up with ideas how to kill enemies and bosses, I hated the running sequences. I hate running away in any kind of game and I hate it here as well. Also, it's laughable how bad this pc port is. They don'tThis game is a mixed bag. They tried to put so many things in this game that it turned out average. The controls are bad... the gameplay is not good. While, I liked fighting and coming up with ideas how to kill enemies and bosses, I hated the running sequences. I hate running away in any kind of game and I hate it here as well. Also, it's laughable how bad this pc port is. They don't respect PC gamers and they should be punished because of it. F**k them up boys. Pickens out.… Expand
  50. Cool_Gamer99
    Dec 12, 2021
    10
    One of the best Horror video games of all time. Amazing selection of unique locations, bosses and weapons + upgrade system.
  51. bestreviews2020
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    Just came here to say, here's my positive review for this amazing game.........
  52. Senden_Wh
    May 20, 2020
    9
    Игра отличная. Хинди превзошёл уровень RE в три раза. Куча интересных загадок. Очень приятно собирать пазл из них ведь так очень круто передаются характеры персонажей. Сам мир довольно креативный. Я был в восторге когда погрузился в этот мир обычного ведьмака от мира людей.Игра отличная. Хинди превзошёл уровень RE в три раза. Куча интересных загадок. Очень приятно собирать пазл из них ведь так очень круто передаются характеры персонажей. Сам мир довольно креативный. Я был в восторге когда погрузился в этот мир обычного ведьмака от мира людей.
  53. Iowntheworld
    Feb 15, 2022
    10
    One of the best modern horror games, seems kind of underrated or maybe The Evil Within fans just are mature enough to not care about some scores on some random online sites. Overall, this game has fantastic boss fights and cool level designs. Directed by same dude who made Resident Evil 1 (and it's remake) and Resident Evil 4. It's not as good as RE4, but it's still amazing!
  54. King_Scorpion
    Nov 10, 2014
    8
    Positive: Great Long Campaign, a Lot of Boss Fights, Variety of Enemies, Great Sound Technics, Useful Upgrade System
    Negative: The Storytelling is not Good.
  55. pinball123
    Oct 27, 2014
    8
    I played this on xbox one and had zero issues. While the game could have been better story and character wise I found I had a lot of fun and kept coming back to it. My only issues were that disarming traps could be difficult due to sensitive controls and some chapters dragged a little and after fighting 2 bosses I was expecting a break not another long slog. Other than that I thoroughlyI played this on xbox one and had zero issues. While the game could have been better story and character wise I found I had a lot of fun and kept coming back to it. My only issues were that disarming traps could be difficult due to sensitive controls and some chapters dragged a little and after fighting 2 bosses I was expecting a break not another long slog. Other than that I thoroughly enjoyed my time with the game.

    Not sure why some people are being so negative about this game as it was well polished and delivered what I was expecting. You can't just play this as a shooter like some people claimed here (maybe they are on casual?), if you do that you do not have enough ammo to continue. You need to use stealth and the environment to help clear out enemies while retaining enough ammo for bosses. The last couple of chapters do stray from this though and I ended up with far more parts for the agony crossbow than I could use.    … Expand
  56. Raimana
    Oct 26, 2014
    10
    This is definitely one of the best survival horror, assuming you are NOT: - ignoring the system requirements.
    - playing on "casual" difficulty (why would you do that?).
    - following a walkthrough to the letter. I guess 70% of the people scoring it a zero because of the performance - or this being a bad port - didn't bother checking the system requirements before buying the game and the    This is definitely one of the best survival horror, assuming you are NOT: - ignoring the system requirements.
    - playing on "casual" difficulty (why would you do that?).
    - following a walkthrough to the letter.

    I guess 70% of the people scoring it a zero because of the performance - or this being a bad port - didn't bother checking the system requirements before buying the game and the remaining 30% have no clue about their system specs and/or probably don't know how to check this lol...

    Of course there are a few things that irritates me, i.e. can't bind middle mouse click to anything, the story seems a bit incomplete and not sufficiently elaborated and finally the resource hog that the ID Tech 5 engine is - is it really worth it?

    PS: I'd honestly give it an 8/10 but I had to give it a 10 in order to offset with people scoring it an unjustified zero (seriously it's not that bad).    … Expand
  57. slutrag
    Jan 12, 2015
    10
    after the fixes this game is incredible... a true successor to Silent Hill IMO... some epic, beautiful moments, have been waiting for a game like this since Silent Hill 4... dont miss this one.
  58. MrSaberra
    Nov 23, 2014
    9
    Flawed as this game might be, it had moments, when I was amazed, truly amazed. I love surrealism and Beksinski, whose pieces of art looked similar to some scenes in The Evil Within.
  59. Zachariel
    Nov 11, 2014
    5
    I won't detail the flaws of the PC version. Yes, black bars, bad camera, bad control schemes . Nothing the consoles aren't also suffering from. You can disable the bars at least, you can enable 60 FPS and you can remap your keyboard. The texture pop-in gets really annoying, but that's more of an engine problem, Rage had the same issues.

    Worst offenders gameplay wise are sections,    I won't detail the flaws of the PC version. Yes, black bars, bad camera, bad control schemes . Nothing the consoles aren't also suffering from. You can disable the bars at least, you can enable 60 FPS and you can remap your keyboard. The texture pop-in gets really annoying, but that's more of an engine problem, Rage had the same issues.

    Worst offenders gameplay wise are sections, starting in the middle part of the game, where the camera inverts the scene, your already imprecise controls are also inverted and any misstep means insta-death. Great, thanks and thanks for making me reload, change from save location to game, walk to this area, endure two cutscenes before retrying this annoying section, as there is no immediate checkpoint before...

    Most of the game plays like a Resident Evil 4 / Resident Evil 1 / Silent Hill 1 Hybrid with slightly worse controls. I could deal with this, the old games were fun even with bad controls, but this game delivers nothing exciting, nothing new. It's seems more like a collection of deleted scenes from a various number of horror films and games. They just don't seem to fit together. Every chapter for itself is okay, but I always get the feeling I had already played or seen this before. Been there, done that. The game just seems uninspired, which is strange as the creator's previous work was bursting with creative ideas. And it does the modern horror thing of "how much blood, gore and other disgusting stuff can i put on the screen before i become a parody?". Also, the game has very few scary moments.

    It does have some good moments, especially the chapter heavily borrowing from the cancelled "Resident Evil 4 - Hooked Man" demo version. Or the Silent Hill 2 like Boss fight a little earlier. However, picking up my earlier criticism, for every scene I can point to some game or film which did almost exactly the same, only better. Or more original.

    All in all, neither deserving praise nor condemnation. If you like the genre, give it a try once it reaches 20 bucks or less and you find nothing more deserving for your money. Definitely not worth full price. 6/10 for gameplay, 4/10 for content.    … Expand
  60. SofaTrooper
    Nov 28, 2015
    9
    I already have The Evil Within on Xbox one and enjoyed it very much. However I was unsure whether to buy the PC version as I heard it was a bad port. But the game for me runs great, not a single issue, and The Evil Within looks great on high settings too.

    The Evil Within plays very much like you’re in a horror movie. With moments based on the Japanese style horror genre that always    I already have The Evil Within on Xbox one and enjoyed it very much. However I was unsure whether to buy the PC version as I heard it was a bad port. But the game for me runs great, not a single issue, and The Evil Within looks great on high settings too.

    The Evil Within plays very much like you’re in a horror movie. With moments based on the Japanese style horror genre that always makes for some serious panic inducing scenes, that never gets any less intense. The game however in most part isn't that scary, apart from a few jump scares, it relies more on gross out shock and intense gameplay. I feel the story is better than other horror games like Resident Evil, or maybe it's just nice to have a change from those games and experience something different. I would recommend The Evil Within to any horror fan.

    A guy chasing you with a chainsaw is scary, but if its a fat guy with a skin mask it’s somehow worse.    … Expand
  61. punkpop101
    Aug 30, 2015
    8
    This is action horror as good as it gets. The problem most people seem to mention comes from the balance between horror and action the director of this game promised to recreate. Most people didn't want the balance anyway.They want the old 100% horror formula. The action segments might help with people who hated the tank controls and fixed cameras of the past but most real survival horrorThis is action horror as good as it gets. The problem most people seem to mention comes from the balance between horror and action the director of this game promised to recreate. Most people didn't want the balance anyway.They want the old 100% horror formula. The action segments might help with people who hated the tank controls and fixed cameras of the past but most real survival horror fans would see them a little to over the top. It's also inexcusable to release a game with a 30fps lock.This practice screams reference from the devs for console counter parts compared to their pc versions. Apart from that if you like your "horror" mixed with over the top action and lots of shooting the game won't stop from having loads of fun. I hope for a more traditional survival horror sequel since the story seemed to have premise.… Expand
  62. Jazzwidow
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
    Në përgjithësi më pëlqen shumë kjo lojë, është pothuajse perfekte shumë e ftohtë
  63. Therules
    Aug 23, 2021
    10
    One of the most underrated Horror Masterpieces of all time! This game is absolutely incredible, specially on PC, but also on PS4. It has one of the best selection of boss monsters and regular enemies i have seen in any game ever, maybe only beaten by Resident Evil 4. In depth crafting/upgrading system, one of the best atmospheres of any horror games (yes better than any silent hill) andOne of the most underrated Horror Masterpieces of all time! This game is absolutely incredible, specially on PC, but also on PS4. It has one of the best selection of boss monsters and regular enemies i have seen in any game ever, maybe only beaten by Resident Evil 4. In depth crafting/upgrading system, one of the best atmospheres of any horror games (yes better than any silent hill) and visually stunning by 2014 standards.… Expand
  64. AModernMyth
    Dec 30, 2021
    10
    The Evil Within is one of the best horror games of all time. It's on same level with Dead Space (2008). It has lots of very unique looking locations, amazing atmosphere, weapon upgrade system and very cool bosses. Sadly The Evil Within 2 was very bland semi-open world game that lost everything good that first game had. Hopefully The Evil Within 3 (if they every make it) will be more likeThe Evil Within is one of the best horror games of all time. It's on same level with Dead Space (2008). It has lots of very unique looking locations, amazing atmosphere, weapon upgrade system and very cool bosses. Sadly The Evil Within 2 was very bland semi-open world game that lost everything good that first game had. Hopefully The Evil Within 3 (if they every make it) will be more like first one.… Expand
  65. sirgamer44
    Aug 2, 2022
    10
    Not sure what happened with second game, because it was just trash. But first one is modern horror masterpiece, better than any silent hill after second one and i personally like this one way more than re7.
  66. Ninja7Everin
    Oct 15, 2014
    10
    I've played quite a few survival horror games in the past but none compare to this. Forget Resident Evil and everything therein. This game has lots of blood and gore, lots of pretty scary situations, and most of all, its combat qualities, different paths to create your own attack scenarios which require stealth and timing, and like other survival horror games, use of items require tact andI've played quite a few survival horror games in the past but none compare to this. Forget Resident Evil and everything therein. This game has lots of blood and gore, lots of pretty scary situations, and most of all, its combat qualities, different paths to create your own attack scenarios which require stealth and timing, and like other survival horror games, use of items require tact and precision or you're toast. The lighting is superb, the atmosphere is perfect for its genre, the characters are more intriguing than usual, and overall its just downright addictive! If you enjoyed the Outlast series, let me introduce its king. This game is a testament to survival horror, and quite possibly the best that has ever been made. OUTSTANDING!!… Expand
  67. gonzo1986
    Oct 16, 2014
    9
    As a fan of Alan Wake and ist superior Overall-perfect Quality, I waited for this game and was not disappointed! The game creates a very tense atmosphere, a dark.claustrophobic tone, I last got from aforementioned Alan Wake. In 2014 you easily can connect your pc to your TV and use an xbox 360 Controller. Works perfekt. Looks like playing on a Xbox One! Played 2,5 h on my first session andAs a fan of Alan Wake and ist superior Overall-perfect Quality, I waited for this game and was not disappointed! The game creates a very tense atmosphere, a dark.claustrophobic tone, I last got from aforementioned Alan Wake. In 2014 you easily can connect your pc to your TV and use an xbox 360 Controller. Works perfekt. Looks like playing on a Xbox One! Played 2,5 h on my first session and immediatelly fell in love and fell into the dark atmosphere.. I died alot of times (bad mistakes, traps, wrong button pressed, Need to get used to the controller).

    Gave it a 9/10 because it could use a Little more polish. Runs smooth on my rig (i5 4570, 8 GB RAM, 660ti) on Standard Settings, maybe I can push up things a Little bit, but everything is just fine!

    Buy it, if you like Alan Wake, Resident Evil, Silent Hill    … Expand
  68. Hauken01
    Oct 16, 2014
    9
    If you got a Xbox controller and are ready to type two commands, you are set to go!

    I am enjoying this game alot, is it worth the buck? HELL YES. This game is totally worth the money if you are a fan of what the japaneese are cooking up in games, the athmosphere is immersive, the scares are quite good but starts to drop mid gameas far as I've played now. Keep in mind, Bethesda    If you got a Xbox controller and are ready to type two commands, you are set to go!

    I am enjoying this game alot, is it worth the buck? HELL YES.

    This game is totally worth the money if you are a fan of what the japaneese are cooking up in games, the athmosphere is immersive, the scares are quite good but starts to drop mid gameas far as I've played now.

    Keep in mind, Bethesda will patch this technical diffeculties so you get what you want for your money eventually.

    I dont want to spoil anything here, just pick up your xbox controller and setup a shortcut with commands so you dont have to type in with the console everytime and this game is alot to enjoy.

    9/10 - One of the best games I've played for a long time, beats Alien isolation by far, maybe not in scares but just how the game is overall designed. There is put alot of thought behind everything here.

    the minus point i put because the story is kind of dull and hard to follow, I expect this to be a all answer in the end kind of thing.    … Expand
  69. pristiq
    Nov 19, 2014
    10
    dont know why you all cry about the game running poorly.. for me it runs perfectly, no clunky controles, no bad framerate.. (300fps here). learn to set up your computer properly.
    and for people complaining about that its not scary, might be cause you dont play it in the proper settings, this is meant to be enjoyed like a horror movie, hence the black bars and movie grain effect. you need    dont know why you all cry about the game running poorly.. for me it runs perfectly, no clunky controles, no bad framerate.. (300fps here). learn to set up your computer properly.
    and for people complaining about that its not scary, might be cause you dont play it in the proper settings, this is meant to be enjoyed like a horror movie, hence the black bars and movie grain effect. you need to sit alone in the dark, with headphones on while playing. and if for thoes who says the story is bad, is cause they are too stupid too understand all the little hints, and the way it is supposed to play out.

    btw reviews based on technical issues, is just like pissing your pants when its cold. get a better comp or buy a console and stop whining.

    10/10.    … Expand
  70. 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
  71. 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
  72. nima1990
    Nov 9, 2014
    8
    After the first update 60 fps cap and black bars can be removed. the gameplay was not anything new and the story could use a bit of polishing, but shading and textures were very realistic, although some resolutions were very low, technical issues and crashes were annoying but overall it was a very pleasing experience for a horror fan like me.
  73. 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
  74. 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
  75. Blackdragon666
    Oct 19, 2014
    5
    Terrible A.I with low resolution textures, bad lighting, lack of anti-aliasing, low framerate and sluggish controls.

    This game is the disappointment of the year.
  76. 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
  77. turbogamecat
    Oct 16, 2014
    8
    The Good: Great atmosphere and art direction. The game has a total Resident Evil 4 feel, but a bit slower and much more survival oriented. Terrific scenes of blood and gore, you're hurled through dark corridors and absurd scenes of violent horror without room for breathing. Burning bodies is a nice touch and the scarcity of matches will have you often deciding who to burn and who to leaveThe Good: Great atmosphere and art direction. The game has a total Resident Evil 4 feel, but a bit slower and much more survival oriented. Terrific scenes of blood and gore, you're hurled through dark corridors and absurd scenes of violent horror without room for breathing. Burning bodies is a nice touch and the scarcity of matches will have you often deciding who to burn and who to leave behind.

    The Bad: Graphics are hit and miss. Some nice textures and art direction but a very aged feel to the game. Enemy AI can be blantantly dumb, sometimes getting stuck on fences and just walking eternally in place. Sometimes dying can feel unfair and leave you frustrated. You'll often not realize what's going to kill you and aren't prepared for death. Most of the enemies are zombie cannon-fodder, similar to Resident Evil 4.

    The controversy: While the PC port "works", there does seem to be a few problems. The menus are otpimized for controllers with weird mouse lag at the title screen. Many people complain about the letterboxing but I feel like it adds to the claustrophobic cinematic horror of the game. After 2 chapters on my 23inch monitor I forgot they even existed. The key binding and ingame controls get alot of flakk but I don't see the issue. It plays much like Dead Space on the PC; a bit wishy washy and clunky but that's what classic survival horror is about. Characters are all very cheesy and cliche with baddish voice acting. If you came into the game expecting that Resident Evil appeal, then you'll probably enjoy the cheesiness of it. If you didn't you might be put off by it.

    My thoughts: I really love the atmosphere and survival of this game. Jump scares and spooky monsters did not keep me tense, it was the lack of supplies and horrific environments. Many people don't touch on the psychological horror of the game, complaining about the lack of story. Most of the story progression comes in clues from the environment, including newspaper clippings, photos, and lines from the characters. The center of the game without spoiling the plot is just you being tortured relentlessly by some sick superhuman power. Thrown endlessly into horrible environments and just when you feel like you've made progress or caught up with your allies you're tossed into yet another torturous bloody pit or dark corridor. It's taxing on your mental state as your accomplishments are tossed away in an instant.

    On a last note the charm of the Shinji Mikami really shine through in this game. In part due to the characters as I mentioned in controversy, in part due to the touches of absurdity found throughout the game. Like why am I being chased around by a giant dog monster while I try to retrieve my friend's glasses, or why am I running through a castle environment while zombies in wood boxes shoot gatling gun harpoons at me. I don't know. It's just the kind of game this dude makes. If you love what Mikami makes I don't see how you can not love this game.    … Expand
  78. thealx97
    Oct 23, 2014
    9
    i've seen dozens of review from some gamers, including theRadBrad (king of walkthrough). This game is fantastic and i know it'll give me a nightmare when i play it. There's nothing in the game that makes me feel sad about this game, so keep calm and play the evil within
  79. Burned
    Oct 21, 2014
    8
    It does deserve an eight and it is a game of your worst nightmares when it comes to the mechanics, but it is a game fo a dreams when it comes to your mind. This is a must for horror fan, i have a 11 year experience of hardcore gaming and science, this game combines WILL AND REASON. I love it,.
  80. Sagical
    Oct 21, 2014
    7
    So I have played about 9 hours of this game, and feel I can give a decent overview of how it is. First yes the picture is in letterboxing(black bars on top and bottom) but this comes as no surprise, because at every event that this game has been shown at, this has always been the case. The luxury of PC is that we will be able to remove them(and actually there are a few mods to do this).So I have played about 9 hours of this game, and feel I can give a decent overview of how it is. First yes the picture is in letterboxing(black bars on top and bottom) but this comes as no surprise, because at every event that this game has been shown at, this has always been the case. The luxury of PC is that we will be able to remove them(and actually there are a few mods to do this). Now that we have that out of the way, let us move on to the second huge issue people seem to have. 30 FPS. On PC it is not nearly as stuttering(or noticeable) as consoles. People are choosing to moan about something, because they feel entitled. They have always said this game would run at 30FPS and you knew this before purchase. Thankfully, once again, there are console commands, and most likely some mods that will fix this. As for the actual game(which reviews should be based on) it is a fairly decent survival/horror game, that starts off fairly slow, and builds a decent(not amazing) story along the way. Some enemy fights, are incredibly annoying, but some of the boss battles offer a unique experience that will ramp up the tension. I don't feel that the game is a true terrifying experience, as it commits closer to the Resident Evil formula(more along the lines of 4), but some situations pit you in scenarios where you will have to think on your feet. The designs in this game are absolutely beautiful and some bosses are incredibly unique. Overall if your a survivor horror fan, then you are in for a decent experience.… Expand
  81. 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
  82. Dunge
    Nov 11, 2014
    10
    This game is god damn awesome. I'm at chapter 7 now and everything's been perfect up to now. Among the best visuals out there, perfect for testing my GTX 970 :). I don't understand people, how could this get a 54% userscore? Sure there was the 30fps lock/letterbox problem, but the patch fixed that in the first week, get over it. This site is filled with angry kids who don't have toThis game is god damn awesome. I'm at chapter 7 now and everything's been perfect up to now. Among the best visuals out there, perfect for testing my GTX 970 :). I don't understand people, how could this get a 54% userscore? Sure there was the 30fps lock/letterbox problem, but the patch fixed that in the first week, get over it. This site is filled with angry kids who don't have to hardware to play correctly and then whine it's the game fault.… Expand
  83. braindamage
    Jan 17, 2015
    5
    an average game or maybe a little below average , that's slow and methodical to develop, with paid dlc content to get basic weapon like a fire crossbow bolt, over all uneventful slog to get thru with no high point's, with nice graphics , since they released the patch to remove the black bars, recommend for about 10 bucks ,
  84. kirstu
    Nov 14, 2014
    6
    I must admit that the game seemed stellar at first and I was blown away. I had the true feeling that this had the true essence of a nice continuation of what it was to be a true horror came, akin to early resident evil or the silent hill series (Do keep in mind this is relative to their release times).

    However, after less than a few hours of gameplay i was bitterly disappointed by the    I must admit that the game seemed stellar at first and I was blown away. I had the true feeling that this had the true essence of a nice continuation of what it was to be a true horror came, akin to early resident evil or the silent hill series (Do keep in mind this is relative to their release times).

    However, after less than a few hours of gameplay i was bitterly disappointed by the repetitive gameplay elements and it seemed that the game simply boiled to a gameplay that closely resembled a splinter cell with zombies.

    In the beginning i really had no expectations. My hopes were elevated to a completely fascinating degree, and dashed down like no before. Bravo.    … Expand
  85. MouseyV
    Nov 19, 2014
    7
    As a longtime fan of the Resident Evil series, I am disappointed with this new installment, but at least it's better than RE6!
    Gameplay: 8/10
    Story: 6/10
    Visuals/Atmosphere: 9/10
    Sounds/Voice Acting: 6/10
    Overall: 7/10
    Would Recommend to a friend!
  86. andxme
    Sep 7, 2015
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gioco poco ispirato, manca di mordente e tratteggia una trama confusionaria mal raccontata e poco originale.

    Hitbox dei colpi totalmente da rivedere, gameplay a tratti frustrante. Si salva una discreta grafica pur con alti e bassi e un'inizio carico di tensione, peccato poi scemare brevemente in un B-movie della peggior categoria dal 8-9 capitolo in poi, la trama è confusionaria i boss mancano di interesse e la paura cede il posto alla noia, alla frustrazione ma soprattutto alla ripetitività.

    Gioco da acquistare solo sotto i 15 euro    … Expand
  87. F_o_r
    Jul 12, 2021
    10
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  88. 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
  89. Deni1985
    Oct 15, 2014
    10
    Some people can't go a day without whining about something and so here you see all the negative comments about this great new game. I've been looking forward to this game forever and so far the only thing I'm disappointed in is that it's game length is only around 20 hours. I don't care if some consider it a bad port, or the graphics might not be the best of 2014. It's a fun game to playSome people can't go a day without whining about something and so here you see all the negative comments about this great new game. I've been looking forward to this game forever and so far the only thing I'm disappointed in is that it's game length is only around 20 hours. I don't care if some consider it a bad port, or the graphics might not be the best of 2014. It's a fun game to play if you like survival/horror.

    I'm adding "The Evil Within" to my favorite games list: Resident Evil franchise (RE4 best, Op Raccoon City worst). GTA (All of them, been playing since GTA 1). Dues Ex: Human Revolution. Max Payne (All of them). Metro 2033 and Last Light were amazing. Silent Hill series (gameplay good, dialogue makes me want to go to sleep or hit myself just out of boredom). LA Noire. The last few Sherlock Holmes. SP: Stick of Truth. Sleeping Dogs. Call of Duty (I like them, but there's too much of them).

    Never got into Wolfenstein, Rising Dead, Walking Dead, ____fill in the blank ____ Dead, Most recent disappointment was Watch Dogs which was a barf, it was so cheesy and repetitive, and had a bunch of unnecessary cursing just to create a MATURE GAME feel to it, because the story was far from realistic or mature, it was garbage, I quit 3rd of the way into it.

    The Evil Within isn't a revolutionary game, but if you like my list of best games you will also like this one. My point is, despite all the reasons why people give this game a zero, at least it's better than 90% of all the other garbage that the gaming industry keeps pumping out.

    The Evil Within doesn't have any wizards or trolls, it's not based in the 1600's, it's not in the future where you have fancy laser guns and you shoot at rocket ships. You can't jump 100 feet or walk up walls of a bulding. It's just a fun zombie 3rd person shooter survival/horror game which borrows from RE and Silent Hill, and has just the right amount of stealth vs. run and gun. I can't really ask for more.    … Expand
  90. 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
  91. 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
  92. 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
  93. 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
  94. 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
  95. riceylauj
    Oct 14, 2014
    6
    Game is ok. Nothing wrong with the story. Content overall is interesting. More survival horror with gore rather then any kind of all out scaring. Definitely feels like RE4.

    But there is definitely some issues with performance and controls and graphics. Black bars and motion blur cause me to have headaches and dizziness within an hour of playing (which I haven't had in ages in a    Game is ok. Nothing wrong with the story. Content overall is interesting. More survival horror with gore rather then any kind of all out scaring. Definitely feels like RE4.

    But there is definitely some issues with performance and controls and graphics. Black bars and motion blur cause me to have headaches and dizziness within an hour of playing (which I haven't had in ages in a game). You can turn them off with the console but still doesn't change the fact that they thought it was a good idea. So much wasted space. Controls function badly with mouse and keyboard, works ok with controller though.    … Expand
  96. partyintheback
    Oct 17, 2014
    10
    Simply outstanding in every single way. Tense, horrific, survival horror in detailed and gorgeous environments. Mikami has delivered the best survival horror game of its kind in recent memory.
  97. 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.
  98. 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.
  99. Eighteen88
    Oct 15, 2014
    10
    Love this game. Purchased on launch day for the PC and have not encountered any major glitches at all. Agreed - the roundabout way of overcoming the aspect ratio and the fps cap are awkward but have not given me any issues or technical glitches - its nice that the option has been considered for us PC gamers. Love the story line so far instant classic. Rig: Phenom 2 x6 1090t - SapphireLove this game. Purchased on launch day for the PC and have not encountered any major glitches at all. Agreed - the roundabout way of overcoming the aspect ratio and the fps cap are awkward but have not given me any issues or technical glitches - its nice that the option has been considered for us PC gamers. Love the story line so far instant classic. Rig: Phenom 2 x6 1090t - Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X - 8gb Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz.… Expand
  100. Sawt00th
    Oct 15, 2014
    6
    Mediocre, horrific port. The fact this has been released on PS2 etc as well speaks for itself. Was built for the console market and they use 8gb RAM shared. Which is useless for most PC gamers that are operating with 8gb System RAM and 3-5gb VRAM. The engine should be directly capable, it appears it’s the designers that are not capable. Gameplay should be good considering the dev studiosMediocre, horrific port. The fact this has been released on PS2 etc as well speaks for itself. Was built for the console market and they use 8gb RAM shared. Which is useless for most PC gamers that are operating with 8gb System RAM and 3-5gb VRAM. The engine should be directly capable, it appears it’s the designers that are not capable. Gameplay should be good considering the dev studios leaders history, nowhere near a successor for RE/SH. You can unlock the FPS via the console. The black bars due to the native resolution at best add to the atmosphere of a B’Movie. It misses the tricks of the new adventure/mystery games (Vanishing of Ethan..) and the new horror games (Outlast, Alien, Amnesia) I would not pay full price for this title on PC.… Expand
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#38 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

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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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