The Medium

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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 801 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 501 out of 801
  2. Mixed: 131 out of 801
  3. Negative: 169 out of 801

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  1. 2017xcom2
    Feb 1, 2021
    10
    It was nice adventure of Bloober! I have Layers of Fera 1 and 2 and Observer too. Medium is the best game of this developper. Just ..... too short!
  2. eye33prey
    Feb 1, 2021
    9
    Świetna gra, ogólnie wolę nieco inne horrory ale sumując wszystko wypada tutaj bardzo dobrze. Minus bym dał za mieszanie języka PL i ENG na napisach, po co tak??????? Toż to bzdura. No i dubbing w PL by się przydał, nawet jakby gra była nieco droższa w PL. Co do działania nie narzekam ale mam mocnego PC. Dałbym 10, ale przez te napisy daję 9.
  3. torment2017
    Feb 1, 2021
    10
    Performance for OK (PC version), graphics OK, story VERY OK, new mechanics (like Medium) WOW. Maybe .... Id like to more but in totall Im happy that I played the MEDIUM. Thx.
  4. tyrannyy
    Feb 1, 2021
    10
    Maybe too short but the story is amazing, crg for this title, music, graphics, story - for me amazing!
  5. Fallout_4
    Feb 1, 2021
    10
    Cant wait for next part, will it be BLOOBER TEAM? Fingers crossed! Great game for me!
  6. wiedzmintrzy
    Feb 1, 2021
    10
    Great game, fantastic story, no performance issue (max settings, bu I have RTX 3090). Max points from my side!
  7. coldwaters2017
    Feb 1, 2021
    10
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  8. Milij0n
    Feb 1, 2021
    10
    Świetny klimat. Gra zdecydowanie nie dla wszystkich ale mnie kupiła Na średnim sprzęcie też daje radę.
  9. Aerixz
    Jan 31, 2021
    10
    Very good game, I really liked it!
    A little lack of rhythm at the beginning but afterwards it was almost perfect.
  10. ahmedxbox0
    Jan 31, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is good and sounds like silent hill impressions thanks I love the medium it make great game… Expand
  11. Loggrim
    Jan 31, 2021
    5
    Decent visuals but everything else was horribly disappointing. Bad cheesy writing riddled with overused clichés. Very inconsistent voice acting and audio levels. Nearly non-existent gameplay, mostly walking/running and some puzzles, a handful of chase sequences and a few really bad stealth sections. The monotone of the "other" reality got old super fast. The level design was terriblyDecent visuals but everything else was horribly disappointing. Bad cheesy writing riddled with overused clichés. Very inconsistent voice acting and audio levels. Nearly non-existent gameplay, mostly walking/running and some puzzles, a handful of chase sequences and a few really bad stealth sections. The monotone of the "other" reality got old super fast. The level design was terribly uninspired with 90% of the areas being a straight road with 1 or 2 branches. Several characters left with no arc or backstory or development of any kind. Several loose ends, a horrible ending that makes The Medium 1 seem like a focus group experiment for the next game, not to mention the post credits cutscene is basically an ad for The Medium 2. Had been looking forward to this game for years, and I feel like I gave it everything I had to like it... it just isn't worth it. Not a good game in any way shape or form. In the words of immortan Joe: "Mediocre."… Expand
  12. Jacsam
    Jan 31, 2021
    9
    The game seems to be a combination of resident evil and silent hill. It has fun puzzles and is visually beautiful. I find that it runs better if you lock the framerate. The acting is good as well. The fixed camera angle starts off weird but you get used to it.
  13. Mikkaku
    Jan 31, 2021
    10
    Good oldschool game, like from psx or ps 2 but with actual graphic technology, story is intresting and climatic, gameplay is surprisely good switching between two sides of the world is good idea
  14. SlyGalaxy12
    Jan 31, 2021
    10
    Joyita 10/10....... ,. .. , b b bb.fg g
  15. LightLion
    Jan 31, 2021
    5
    jogo mediumcre, jogabilidade travada e antiquada, historia fraca e sem fim, jogo tedioso, não recomendo nem de graça
  16. TheoreticalHero
    Jan 31, 2021
    10
    Incredible experience this game is just amazing
  17. GR4N4DERO
    Jan 31, 2021
    10
    Este juego es increíble “dentro de su género”, es muy entretenido y tiene una magia que te hace seguir jugando más y más, es un digno sucesor de algunos juegos de antaño
  18. defstm
    Jan 31, 2021
    8
    Wow, just wow.

    Not expecting too much from this game but I got to admit that it blew me off. The story was amazing better than a lot of high-budget games from bigger studios. The writing is awesome, love the dialog lines carefully placed and thought that make you feel the emotions of the characters resulting in an immersing experience. The story revolves around a mystery that really    Wow, just wow.

    Not expecting too much from this game but I got to admit that it blew me off. The story was amazing better than a lot of high-budget games from bigger studios.
    The writing is awesome, love the dialog lines carefully placed and thought that make you feel the emotions of the characters resulting in an immersing experience.
    The story revolves around a mystery that really caught me and made me beat the game in two long sittings wish that It was longer but it was just fine, the story had it time to develop and go through all the steps resulting in a rewarding and surprising end.

    Another thing that blew me off was the gameplay and the camera techniques the split-screen mechanic is amazing, I have never seen it, and the camera technique that is fixed based on the scene gives the game a unique personality and I loved it.

    The graphics and animations are good, wish that the lip sync was better because the characters are so beautifully modeled and a good lip sync is all that is missing.
    I have to mention the music that is setting up the mood in all of the scenes the themes of the soundtrack are well chosen and gives a nice touch of personality to every scene.

    For the first big project of Bloober Team it is amazing.    … Expand
  19. AllNewSuperfake
    Jan 31, 2021
    5
    While certainly blessed with an interesting story and some interesting underlying mechanics, "The Medium" tries to imitate certain classic titles of the survival horror genre without grasping what turned them into those classics. They also mistook some of the mostly age-related flaws of those games and not only replicated them, but made them worse.

    You don't get a masterpiece if you    While certainly blessed with an interesting story and some interesting underlying mechanics, "The Medium" tries to imitate certain classic titles of the survival horror genre without grasping what turned them into those classics. They also mistook some of the mostly age-related flaws of those games and not only replicated them, but made them worse.

    You don't get a masterpiece if you just imitate the terrible movement controls of those games and have the camera angle change three times whenever you walk through a room. And having to zoom in on any given item or document up to three times so that you can look at it, only to have to zoom out three times so that you can move again does not result in the kind of nostalgia the developers were obviously going for.

    It's also one of those games where someone really wanted to make a movie, and did neither have the budget nor the experience to pull it off. Overall the narrative is decent, and despite some pacing issues and wooden animations the team succeded at creating the atmosphere they were going for.

    You can see the inner battle of "The Medium" in almost every scene, but you can also see the inner battle of the game to stand on it's own feet and not just become a cheap copy - and I'm not sure that one has a happy ending.    … Expand
  20. anykey_
    Jan 31, 2021
    7
    The game turned out to be very interesting. For the most part, I guess I hadn't played much quests before. On the Xbox Show Case, she looked pretty interesting. As a result, it came out very short. The musical accompaniment turned out to be quite good. Questions are about the graphics in this game, about facial animations and about performance as such. The bloober team might have beenThe game turned out to be very interesting. For the most part, I guess I hadn't played much quests before. On the Xbox Show Case, she looked pretty interesting. As a result, it came out very short. The musical accompaniment turned out to be quite good. Questions are about the graphics in this game, about facial animations and about performance as such. The bloober team might have been pretty quick, IMHO. But, in general, a game for the evening. You can play.… Expand
  21. adriangs04
    Jan 31, 2021
    9
    Good game with a good story. Wish there was some kind of fighting mechanic with a variety of different entities to fight. That would have made the game a lot better. Maybe next time.
  22. AdrienD
    Jan 31, 2021
    10
    The narrative is amazing, 'love the music, sound design, atmosphere, graphisms, ...
  23. DreamCore
    Jan 31, 2021
    6
    The Good:

    * Interesting story. * The split screen, multi-reality thing is cool. The Bad: * Very short. Can be completed in 6-7 hours. * The gameplay leaves a lot to be desired. * Performance is very unstable. * Bugs and crashes. Verdict: While the game has a fairly good story and a very intersting split-screen mechanic, the gameplay leaves a lot to be desired. There is    The Good:

    * Interesting story.
    * The split screen, multi-reality thing is cool.

    The Bad:

    * Very short. Can be completed in 6-7 hours.
    * The gameplay leaves a lot to be desired.
    * Performance is very unstable.
    * Bugs and crashes.

    Verdict:

    While the game has a fairly good story and a very intersting split-screen mechanic, the gameplay leaves a lot to be desired. There is no real enemies or combat. The Maw will just chase you in a few scripted sequences. Most of the time you're free to explore at your own pace. The game is basically a walking simulator with gameplay basically only consisting of solving some very basic puzzles, but there is no challenge here. The game is very short and can be completed in 6-7 hours which is both good and bad. Good because the lack in gameplay would have been very repetitive had it been longer. The game also suffers from bad performance (25-130 fps on an RTX 3090) with lag spikes every so often. I also had 4 crashes and 3 times I got stuck in invisilble objects, forcing me to reload. Luckily I only paid $30 for it, because it really isn't worth more.    … Expand
  24. Supermen90
    Jan 31, 2021
    8
    Zawsze byłem sceptycznie nastawiony do horrorów ale ta gra zachęca do grania w tego typu produkcje. Wszystko zostało naprawdę dobrze przemyślane a historia sama w sobie jest ciekawa i jak zaczniemy to chcemy poznać co będzie dalej.
  25. DDJT
    Jan 31, 2021
    1
    Feels like a rip off silent Hill game with and uninspired story, only thing that is it looks pretty but that's about it for the 8-10 hours of wasted gameplay. Glad this was on gamepass as if I'd payed full price I would've been asking for a refund.
  26. sacreo
    Jan 31, 2021
    10
    A wonderful love letter to games like Silent Hill, with much of the fat trimmed away for better or worse. It's very linear, the puzzles are simple, and there is very little combat or danger. That said, the game builds a fantastic atmosphere, with a unique story and some of the best sound design we've had in years, as well as representing what I hope is part of a true revival of the "fixedA wonderful love letter to games like Silent Hill, with much of the fat trimmed away for better or worse. It's very linear, the puzzles are simple, and there is very little combat or danger. That said, the game builds a fantastic atmosphere, with a unique story and some of the best sound design we've had in years, as well as representing what I hope is part of a true revival of the "fixed camera angle" horror game. If you're expecting a polished AAA experience then keep looking, this is the studio's first project on this scale, but The Medium is a wonderfully modern throwback to the golden era of video game horror, as well as a path forward. If they get a sequel, I think that's going to be the one that launches this studio into superstardom.… Expand
  27. BlackSp1der
    Jan 31, 2021
    10
    Fantastic game. Very good graphics and I love the music. I know this is not a big budget production. But I am sure Bloober Team can make more and better games in the future.
  28. Fargertun
    Jan 31, 2021
    10
    Game has incredible feel to its aestethics, well done. The mechanics are very interesting and you can have a good time playing it for sure
  29. ShelbyShark
    Jan 31, 2021
    1
    Скучная, кислая, медленная, тягомотная, топорная анимация идиотское управление! Пробовал на халяву через game pass, никому не рекомендую покупать это говно. В моменты когда экран разделяется охото ржать! Будто ГГ ловит белку!!! С такой убогой анимацией смотреть на это тошно!Скучная, кислая, медленная, тягомотная, топорная анимация идиотское управление! Пробовал на халяву через game pass, никому не рекомендую покупать это говно. В моменты когда экран разделяется охото ржать! Будто ГГ ловит белку!!! С такой убогой анимацией смотреть на это тошно!
  30. peryceptyk84
    Jan 31, 2021
    10
    fantastic game. It stays in your memory like a small musical, graphic narrative masterpiece.
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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 49 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 49
  3. Negative: 1 out of 49
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Apr 12, 2021
    60
    The Medium is a psychological thriller with various simple puzzles, a whiff of horror and music like from Silent Hill. As a result, you will play the game mainly because of the storytelling and for its atmosphere. [Issue#310]
  2. Riot Pixels
    Apr 1, 2021
    69
    The Medium deftly ties all loose story ends and shows impressive art direction, but it lacks wholeness. The game feels like an artist who has too many ideas at the same time; he would grab a brush, then a pen or a piece of coal… but still cannot finish his masterpiece.
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  3. Cubed3
    Feb 25, 2021
    80
    The Medium isn't an unflawed masterpiece. It's got some performance issues on PC and some jankeyness in unexpected places. However it has got this absolutely unique horror atmosphere, beautifully crafted worlds and some absolute heart-string pulling story moments. This is a successful return of the "horror adventure" game style from those golden oldies everyone fondly remembers. Bloober Team has done an outstanding job making this title and it's one hundred percent recommended to all fans of horror.
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