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. JaydenPickens
    Feb 20, 2019
    8
    Not as good as the first part, but the game delivers the goods. It's more action-based than the original, everything is more packed with guns and fights. Some might consider this a flaw, it didn't bother me, the scary moments are still here. New enemies look creepy as hell, the voice acting is great as always, the story is not on the same level, that the original had, but still an amazingNot as good as the first part, but the game delivers the goods. It's more action-based than the original, everything is more packed with guns and fights. Some might consider this a flaw, it didn't bother me, the scary moments are still here. New enemies look creepy as hell, the voice acting is great as always, the story is not on the same level, that the original had, but still an amazing game. Pick it up. Pickens approves!… Expand
  2. ShawnP.
    Jan 10, 2006
    9
    On my sys (being low end Pentium 4 and ATI 9600) The game play was smooth and frightening. A cinematic scenerio that was, my guess just the result of a distant vision of what if.
  3. DesM.
    Oct 3, 2006
    10
    Simply amazing stuff in this game. Some bugs will come in the way, but nothing that will stop you from enjoying the gory 'horrifying' action sequences.
  4. StevenZ.
    Apr 21, 2007
    9
    I really liked the first one, and I am really enjoying this one as well, unfortunately I encountered a dead-end bug and haven't finished the game yet, but this isn't discouraging me to find a way through and finish. Whoever played and enjoyed the first one as much as I did, will like this one just as much, though for PC it is quite glitchy.

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#84 Best PC Game of 2005
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#100 Most Discussed PC Game of 2005
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#53 Most Shared PC Game of 2005

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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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