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A rental at best, pure and simple. There are vastly superior action titles on the market, and everything presented here played better in the first game.
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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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They've managed not to mess up any of the things which made the original so enjoyable. The control system is still intuitive, the camera does what it's supposed too, there's a good amount of gory moments and genuine scares and the whole thing has bags of atmosphere.
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The horror sequel continues the story in a much larger setting. Still retains the dark outlook of the original, but doesn't add much to the gameplay.
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The whole game comes across as the equivalent of a B-grade horror movie: exciting at times, ultimately unmemorable.
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Although the game doesn't bring a lot of new experiences to the table, it does do a great job of adding to the experience gamers enjoyed the first time around.
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Offers up more of the same mindless action of the first game, which can be good or bad depending on your preference. [Nov 2005, p.118]
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But take heart, horror-inclined gamers. Any random two minutes of Ties that Bind’s blood-soaked gameplay is likely to give your parents, stuffy friends or sensitive authority figures of your choice the dribbling shiznits, and pretty much all the first game’s good stuff has remained intact.
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A gory good time. And that's really all that matters.
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The main problem is that Ties That Bind doesn't live up to the once-promising pedigree of "The Suffering." While we got more of some things--more swearing, more gore, and more story--we actually ended up with less: less ammo, less creativity, and fewer thrills to keep you going.
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TotalGames.netOur demon-manifesting rage at the total mediocrity of this series isn't helped by the dodgy jaggy graphics or frequent and annoyingly long loading times, but if you played the original and kept an end of game save, you may want to continue your story.
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Edge MagazineAfter the interesting and confident debut of The Suffering last year, Ties That Bind remains a straightforward action game, and one with a coherent story that feels well paced, if too full of schlocky cliché for some. But that is, ultimately, all it does: remains. [Dec 2005, p.106]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 28 out of 40
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Mixed: 9 out of 40
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Negative: 3 out of 40
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Apr 8, 2023
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Jun 16, 2022the fear that this game gave me was incredible its graphic violence also made me uncomfortable
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Feb 9, 2018Greatest horror, shooting, action packed game on the ps2 for the year 2005.
Grotesque imagery, deep and dark story with creepy characters.