The Medium

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  1. Spartan__2077
    Jan 29, 2021
    10
    Really good game , bloomer team make narrative games that are really stunning
  2. Mandulum
    Mar 15, 2021
    7
    It has an old school vibe, from the movement to the camera angles. The story's okay, weird and twisted but just okay. They could have done with the running sequences, those are never fun.

    Date Completed: 2021-03-14
    Playtime: 8h
    Enjoyment: 7/10
    Recommendation: If you like horror games it's worth a play.
  3. p1menta
    Apr 14, 2021
    8
    Nice surprise. The game is too linear, and "simple", but the story is really interesting, and it kept me engaged for the whole playthrough.
    My only real complain is the fact that the visuals are gorgeous, but the movements of the characters are so stif and weird. It made me unconfortable at some points. I know it's not easy for a small studio, it's not REALLY a big deal, for me, it was    Nice surprise. The game is too linear, and "simple", but the story is really interesting, and it kept me engaged for the whole playthrough.
    My only real complain is the fact that the visuals are gorgeous, but the movements of the characters are so stif and weird. It made me unconfortable at some points. I know it's not easy for a small studio, it's not REALLY a big deal, for me, it was just a bit odd sometimes.    … Expand
  4. DRITZZ_ZARCON
    Feb 19, 2021
    8
    Great little game on the XBOX Gamepass for pc.

    Plot was fantastic with some great writing, voice acting and the music soundtrack is what made the game. Graphics were top notch on 1440p with RTX ray tracing for my 3070, defintaely pushed the card. The gameplay is some adventure exploring and solving some basic puzzles (about my level) and the way it splits the screen between the real    Great little game on the XBOX Gamepass for pc.

    Plot was fantastic with some great writing, voice acting and the music soundtrack is what made the game. Graphics were top notch on 1440p with RTX ray tracing for my 3070, defintaely pushed the card. The gameplay is some adventure exploring and solving some basic puzzles (about my level) and the way it splits the screen between the real world and spirit world is clever.

    Would i want to play a possible sequel if there was one to come about? Definately.    … Expand
  5. SuperkenGaming
    Feb 16, 2021
    7
    The Medium
    Bloobr team is back on the right track
    If youre new to the channel, I love layers of fear, I only metnion it in every other horror review I do, its one of my favorite horror games of all time, so naturally I have to play every game bloobr team makes, and unfortunately they havnt been that good since the observer, however with the medium, bloober team takes a crack at 3rd    The Medium
    Bloobr team is back on the right track
    If youre new to the channel, I love layers of fear, I only metnion it in every other horror review I do, its one of my favorite horror games of all time, so naturally I have to play every game bloobr team makes, and unfortunately they havnt been that good since the observer, however with the medium, bloober team takes a crack at 3rd person horror, and while its far from flawless, it’s a pretty decent first attempt…
    here you play as a medium, you get a call, you go to this creepy hotel to investigate the call, and things don’t get normal from there… reviewing this game was a roller coaster of feelings, as the medim is a roller coaster of quality.. the cutscenes are great, the voice acting, the chracters, the story, all amazing, but the game itself feels really dated, tons of texture pop ins, the game will chug along at times, and overall marianne feels super awkward to control, the cameras, the movements, everything to remind you that despite the acting and cutscenes =, this is indeed not a AAA title, it feels big budget indie, which is fine especially in the hands of bloober team, they are great at creeping you out and building intriguing environments.
    As a medium you can go back and forth between your world and the spirit world, and you get to see both sides at a time, going back and forth to find items or interact with objecst to solve a puzzle or open up an area for the other, it really is a fun little back and forth puzzle game from time to time. However the execution isn’t quite the most enjoyable.. infact overall, The medium is probably one of the least enjoyable horror games ive played in a while, its slow and tedious, these sections while theyre a cool idea, never do anything fresh with it, youre basically doing the alive or dead version of everything you’ve done in horror games before but in accordion from.. Im over dead ends and fixing fuse boxes and finding valves… can horror games come up with literally anything else to do than find the things that’s missing….
    Im so over this type of gameplay, im over being in the same areas for 10-20 minutes just clicking on stuff until I find a missing lever, its boring, borderline painful after a while, and really makes your game feel like a chore.
    Please give me something new, the indie games industry pumps out 20 of these games every year.
    I don’t mind it every once in a while, but when that’s the main hook of your game, I cant.. And with the medium lasting about 6 and a half hours, it feels twice that long with how slow paced it is…
    But ultimately The Medium is saved by its cast of characters and story, I had to see where this was all going, even if it felt like it was going nowhere, enjoy this hotel for the rest of your life.
    I give the medium
    a 7/10    … Expand
  6. gameking
    Jan 7, 2022
    10
    This game is awesome. Very unique and different. I really liked. The story is awesome, and the graphics are incredible. Congratulations to the developer team. I can't wait to see your next game.
  7. szedmond01
    Dec 12, 2021
    9
    Awesome game. The optimization terrible. I have a pretty powerful PC, but i had to play with medium settings and still couldn't make that 60 FPS. But the story and game-play worth it. Love it. I wouldn't mind if it's over and won't be a sequel or DLC, but please keep develop games like this. :)
  8. Padao
    Feb 20, 2021
    10
    Jogo absolutamente impactante, as mecânicas nem sempre são das melhores porém são compensadas com uma estória de congelar a alma e amolecer o coração de quem ama o gênero de terror e suspense.
  9. Tonarestriga
    Mar 14, 2021
    8
    To be honest with you I had a blast with this game until the end. The music was on point, the gameplay was spectacular, the environment was spooky, & it all added up to a game you can get emotionally invested in the main character but when you have an ending like that your time and investment is completely wasted. The team could have ended that game at least two other ways but they choseTo be honest with you I had a blast with this game until the end. The music was on point, the gameplay was spectacular, the environment was spooky, & it all added up to a game you can get emotionally invested in the main character but when you have an ending like that your time and investment is completely wasted. The team could have ended that game at least two other ways but they chose instead to end it like that. I honestly do not get it.… Expand
  10. Sepherim
    Mar 18, 2023
    8
    Sin duda, The Medium es un muy buen juego. La base de la jugabilidad es un poco walking simulator, donde ir paseando por los escenarios encontrando información y trama, y resolviendo puzzles sencillos. Ocasionalmente añade alguna cosa más pero son momentos puntuales. Por ello, el núcleo de la experiencia se centra en la historia que nos están contando. No es la historia más original jamásSin duda, The Medium es un muy buen juego. La base de la jugabilidad es un poco walking simulator, donde ir paseando por los escenarios encontrando información y trama, y resolviendo puzzles sencillos. Ocasionalmente añade alguna cosa más pero son momentos puntuales. Por ello, el núcleo de la experiencia se centra en la historia que nos están contando. No es la historia más original jamás contada, pero sin duda está excelentemente narrada que al final es lo que importa (a estas alturas, nadie va a reinventar la rueda). Los personajes están muy bien llevados, consigue rápido que conectes y empatices con ellos, que te impliques en lo que esté pasando y trates de ir entendiendo la historia a base de todas las piezas que vas recolectando a medida que avanzas. Esto crea una muy buena sensación de misterio sobrenatural y es que no es un juego de miedo o terror aunque lo pueda parecer, es un juego de horror. Puede parecer un survival horror clásico con sus cámaras fijas y esas cosas, pero esa impresión no dura mucho una vez el juego se pone en marcha.

    La puesta en escena está muy bien hecha, con un mundo real que es muy creíble y tiene multitud de detalles, compaginado con un mundo alternativo con un diseño mucho más bizarro y demente pero que funciona fantástico. Y funciona especialmente bien en los momentos en que ambos mundos interactuan, con sus puestas en escena tan distintas complementándose la una a la otra. El sonido es espectacular. Aunque no tiene demasiada música, funciona muy bien cuando está presente, y tanto los efectos de sonido como (especialmente) el doblaje son excelentes. Como pega, eso si, tiene algunos problemas de optimizado que hace que tire más de máquina de lo que debería, y cuando lo puse en DX12 (que mi ordenador mueve sin fallo) dio multitud de problemas, cuelgues y salidas a escritorio, y tuve que volver a ponerlo en DX11 para que fuese jugable.

    Por todo ello, sin duda, The Medium es un juego extremadamente recomendable. Un 8,5.    … Expand
  11. Draqun
    Feb 28, 2021
    10
    The first horror game since Resident Evil I on PSX that drew me in. Dense atmosphere, great music, brilliant story. All this in a graphical setting that almost choked my computer with the quality of execution. In my opinion it is a candidate for game of the year in horror category. Personally, I am waiting for the continuation.
  12. Fanchbretagne
    Oct 3, 2021
    9
    Vraiment un bon jeu d'ambiance et qui joue sur sur le psychique et l'épouvante. La musique est excellente, suffit de voir le nom du compositeur... le gameplay est dans les standard du genre mais le coté 2 monde en même temps je trouve ça excellent. Graphiquement c'est pas mal sachant que le studio comptait qu'une vingtaine de membres et avec un tout petit budget. Encore un jeu de qualitéVraiment un bon jeu d'ambiance et qui joue sur sur le psychique et l'épouvante. La musique est excellente, suffit de voir le nom du compositeur... le gameplay est dans les standard du genre mais le coté 2 monde en même temps je trouve ça excellent. Graphiquement c'est pas mal sachant que le studio comptait qu'une vingtaine de membres et avec un tout petit budget. Encore un jeu de qualité de bloober team qui pour moi est l'un des meilleurs studio dans le genre ambiance, épouvante. Bon jeu qui a des séances de gaming plaisante.… Expand
  13. Voctor
    Feb 17, 2021
    9
    Un tres bon jeux qui ma fais plonger dans cette univaire.
    Je vous le conseille
  14. jgwr
    Nov 21, 2021
    9
    lil' too short but overall unexpected ending and great experience. should give it a try.
  15. 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.
  16. Tamisha
    Feb 26, 2021
    10
    I loved this game. I've just finished it and all I keep thinking is "that was so f****** good". Every scene was stunning to look at, the music was great, the voice acting was great. Troy Bakers voice lines were definitely the best, I've never wanted to befriend a soul-sucking demon who wants to wear my skin so badly. Truly great game, loved every second of it. The dark humour was alsoI loved this game. I've just finished it and all I keep thinking is "that was so f****** good". Every scene was stunning to look at, the music was great, the voice acting was great. Troy Bakers voice lines were definitely the best, I've never wanted to befriend a soul-sucking demon who wants to wear my skin so badly. Truly great game, loved every second of it. The dark humour was also perfect, even spotted a Monty Python reference in there. Definitely deserves another play-through.… Expand
  17. coldwaters2017
    Feb 1, 2021
    10
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  18. okrzycho
    Feb 6, 2021
    10
    uwielbiam klimat tej gry, jej historię, postaci, muzykę, to nie banalna gra, ma nowe rozwiązania i łączy je z starymi klasycznymi, całość gry jest świetna a zakończenie gry super emocjonalne. chętnie poczekam na DLC i The Medium 2 lub na nową grę od Bloober Team.
  19. mularsky
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    it's a really nicely made game, the other world is a great adaptation of Beksinski's work also represents Polish culture in a subtle way. great game, that's it. I love it
  20. Opeshka
    Apr 29, 2021
    10
    Dobra robota bloober team gra według mnie rewelacyjna, nie na co więcej opowiadać.
  21. izaiasgo
    Jan 30, 2021
    7
    Jogo em si é muito bom, jogabilidade old school, porém esse questão de dois mundo ao mesmo tempo e inútil serve apenas para demonstrar poder do xbox , mas o gráfico não e tudo isso, poderiam ter feito algum lance de aproveitar o sdd em vez do vídeo para fazer essa troca dos mundos
  22. AdrienD
    Jan 31, 2021
    10
    The narrative is amazing, 'love the music, sound design, atmosphere, graphisms, ...
  23. gamezn_ru
    Feb 28, 2021
    9
    У команды Bloober есть все ключевые компоненты для новой классики ужасов, но может ли она собрать их вместе?

    Призрачный советский рабочий курорт в глубине лесов Кракова. Главный герой, который может не только разговаривать с мертвыми, но и буквально ходить по их миру. И десятифутовый демон, который хочет носить твою кожу (и не хочет молчать об этом). The Medium очень жуткий. Но речь    У команды Bloober есть все ключевые компоненты для новой классики ужасов, но может ли она собрать их вместе?

    Призрачный советский рабочий курорт в глубине лесов Кракова. Главный герой, который может не только разговаривать с мертвыми, но и буквально ходить по их миру. И десятифутовый демон, который хочет носить твою кожу (и не хочет молчать об этом). The Medium очень жуткий.

    Но речь идет не только о страшных вещах, но и о том, как команда разработчиков Bloober представляет их и справляется с ними. Сравнения с Silent Hill следуют за польской студией с момента ее дебюта, Layers of Fear, и их еще труднее поколебать в The Medium. Заброшенный курортный комплекс «Нива» (Niwa) не окутан туманом, но подход команды Bloober к ужасу обусловлен атмосферой, напряжением и тревожным саундтреком. Да, и фиксированные ракурсы.

    Вы играете за Марианну, гробовщика, которого преследуют видения мертвой девушки у озера. В начале игры вы получаете телефонный звонок, приглашающий вас в Ниву от кого-то, кто утверждает, что понимает ваши видения. Сам курорт-пик советского порно запустения: брутальная глыба бетона и блеклое величие. Когда вы входите в вестибюль, вы сталкиваетесь с призраком по имени «Печаль», заставляя Марианну войти в мир нежити, который сильно вдохновлен сюрреалистическим искусством польского художника Здзислава Бексиньского.

    Опять же, другие миры не являются чем-то новым, но способ, которым The Medium обращается с ними, уникален. Всякий раз, когда вы сталкиваетесь с миром духов, экран разделяется надвое, горизонтально или вертикально, и Марианна движется в обоих мирах одновременно. Духовный мир более или менее совпадает с реальным, хотя некоторые пути будут доступны только в том или ином мире. Иногда вам нужно будет использовать некоторые духовные силы, такие как щит, чтобы отогнать мотыльков или энергетический взрыв, который может привести в действие генераторы, но все это немного рудиментарно с точки зрения механики головоломок. В основном, эти две реальности просто означают анализ одной и той же комнаты на предмет подсказок дважды, что может быть довольно неприятно, если, как и я, годы диванного сотрудничества приучили ваш мозг фокусироваться только на одной стороне экрана.    … Expand
  24. carabinove
    Feb 10, 2021
    10
    Amazing game, loved the story telling, ost is brilliant! Peolple should skip reviews and try this at gamepass, worth play.
  25. iloveass2
    Feb 11, 2021
    10
    It's a great game with interesting gameplay and music that'll set you in the mood. The game has a nice story that'll get you eager to get to the climax quickly.
  26. lt_h_Joss
    Feb 12, 2021
    9
    amazing history, its been a while since a truly enjoyed a game like this one, its not a 10 cause it really needs get optimized other than that, damn!
  27. mpenalba
    Feb 14, 2021
    8
    The Medium es un gran videojuego cuando se lo evalúa por lo que es, un juego ambicioso de un estudio pequeño centrado principalmente en la narrativa. NO es un juego de terror y sus mecánicas se asemejan en muchas ocasiones a una aventura grafica y en este apartado brilla enormemente.

    Sus principales carencias se manifiestan cuando se aleja del genero al que realmente pertenece e intenta    The Medium es un gran videojuego cuando se lo evalúa por lo que es, un juego ambicioso de un estudio pequeño centrado principalmente en la narrativa. NO es un juego de terror y sus mecánicas se asemejan en muchas ocasiones a una aventura grafica y en este apartado brilla enormemente.

    Sus principales carencias se manifiestan cuando se aleja del genero al que realmente pertenece e intenta introducir mecánicas que no contribuyen a la historia y cortan el ritmo de la exploración.

    Pese a sus fallos, es un gran juego, con una historia solida y un apartado artístico muy bien logrado, totalmente recomendable si lo que estas buscando es un juego con un ritmo lento; centrado principalmente en la exploración y solución de puzles sencillos. Respecto a la optimización, no es la mejor pero he visto peores principalmente en juegos AA    … Expand
  28. BoomerBSG
    Feb 20, 2021
    8
    Everything that's good about it is 10/10 good - the story and how it's told, the voice acting, art direction, graphics, characters, the use of fixed camera, atmosphere and the music(!). The bad is really quite bad and I mean the stealth and the chase sections. Puzzles are really simplistic with a few notable exceptions. Fortunately, they are quite short and the rest more than makes up for it.
  29. SB3
    Feb 22, 2021
    8
    The medium is an alright game. The game has an interesting story and it has a really amazing heading that will make you leaning on your edge. In terms of gameplay, the game doesnt really keep you always engaged and make you feel like youre part of the action every time. The dual realities gameplay has been constructed very well. In terms of graphics, it looks pretty nice. It doesnt feelThe medium is an alright game. The game has an interesting story and it has a really amazing heading that will make you leaning on your edge. In terms of gameplay, the game doesnt really keep you always engaged and make you feel like youre part of the action every time. The dual realities gameplay has been constructed very well. In terms of graphics, it looks pretty nice. It doesnt feel like a next gen game mainly due to the 30fps cap on Series X but I will let this slide because of the immense power that is needed to run this game on both consoles and PC. The controls of the game feel good. The biggest problem with the Medium is that, its not scary. The marketing team has showed the game as a Psychological Horror game but it just feels like a psychological game. The game just has 1 jump scare. The game's environment is good and the puzzles are of medium difficulty. The game has quite a lot of texture popping bugs and I have experienced them throughout my gameplay. But with the updates rolling in the first week, the issue has reduced a lot.

    Verdict:
    It's a decent game and has an interesting story but isnt engaging and is not scary.
    I give this game a 7.6/10. Rounded to 8 on Metacritic.    … Expand
  30. TheMediumGamer
    Mar 6, 2021
    8
    The dual material/spiritual plane switching game mechanic is what really pulled me in. The game is beautiful in its delivery of graphics, narration, audio and overall design direction.
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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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