The Suffering: Ties That Bind

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User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 48 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 48
  3. Negative: 6 out of 48
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  1. Marick
    Feb 2, 2015
    3
    The Suffering: Ties That Bind is a psychological horror video game, developed by Surreal Software and published by Midway Games.Ties That Bind features a number of gameplay changes from the original The Suffering. The player can no longer carry around xombium bottles to refill their health whenever they need to, and instead must rely on stationary pickups located throughout the level. WhenThe Suffering: Ties That Bind is a psychological horror video game, developed by Surreal Software and published by Midway Games.Ties That Bind features a number of gameplay changes from the original The Suffering. The player can no longer carry around xombium bottles to refill their health whenever they need to, and instead must rely on stationary pickups located throughout the level. When critically injured, the player may also heal a very small percentage of their health by hiding from the immediate battle to recover. The player is also now limited to only carrying two weapons at a time, which now adds a sense of strategy to the gameplay.… Expand
  2. BillW.
    Jul 26, 2006
    2
    The game is dated. I looks and acts "old". The PC version is as buggy as an old sack of meal... or more appropriately, an old piece of it. There are places where the people you're trying to save just get hung up and won't move... so, naturally, you can't save them... there are key combos that a laptop will not reproduce, so you have to call Midway and get them to send you a The game is dated. I looks and acts "old". The PC version is as buggy as an old sack of meal... or more appropriately, an old piece of it. There are places where the people you're trying to save just get hung up and won't move... so, naturally, you can't save them... there are key combos that a laptop will not reproduce, so you have to call Midway and get them to send you a "saved game" that will put you beyond the point where you need the "unavailable" keystrokes. It's basically a P.O.S.… Expand

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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. IGN
    81
    Unfortunately, while Ties That Bind should stand proudly beside its older brother, it doesn't do a whole lot to expand on the theme of the original -- nightmare prison visions come alive, ghosts that kill, and churning violence.
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  2. GameSpot
    72
    Ties That Bind makes few changes to the formula, stretches a thin story to somewhere near the breaking point, and delivers a bloody, curse-filled action game that might still please fans of the first game, though it's more likely that you'll feel like you played the same game last year.
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  3. Stuff
    80
    Playing the game is like watching an episode of "Oz" while a priest performs an exorcism on your liver. And if you like your gore served up hot and fresh, you've come to the right place.
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