The Suffering: Ties That Bind

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Midway
  • Release Date: Sep 26, 2005
  • Also On: PC
User Score
8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 40 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 40
  3. Negative: 3 out of 40
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  1. VahndD.
    Oct 2, 2005
    6
    Very difficult to control the player. The manual view controlling is something makee me fell a little bit confused and hard to focus wether i want to hit or to view the environment.
  2. MikeM.
    Mar 21, 2007
    6
    Ties That Bind is essentially more of the same, which wouldn't necessarily be such a bad thing if you liked the first game. However, there's a problem. It needs patching. Toward the end of the game, freezes are common. There are also problems with events not being triggered, and similar bugs that prevent you from proceeding. It's hard to conceive how something this Ties That Bind is essentially more of the same, which wouldn't necessarily be such a bad thing if you liked the first game. However, there's a problem. It needs patching. Toward the end of the game, freezes are common. There are also problems with events not being triggered, and similar bugs that prevent you from proceeding. It's hard to conceive how something this unfinished could be rated so highly by everyone. Apparently people's expectations have really sunk, as this isn't the first (or even fourth) well-received PS2 game to have such glaring technical issues. It's really ironic that over the past four years, nearly every PC game I've played has been bug-free out of the box, while more and more console games are infested with game-stopping bugs. Definitely not a good example of Surreal Software's proficiency and abundance of talent. They've really gone downhill since the excellent Drakan games on PC & PS2.… Expand
  3. DragonKnightofFinalFantasy
    Oct 21, 2005
    6
    This game is almost the same as the original, which I was a fan of. So its still a gory, vilolent game with a.....bright vocabulary.Switching from first to third person is as easy as before, so whatever gameplay style you like you can use. The puzzles are simple pull-the-switch no-brainers and are slightly annoying. The game is dark, you can't see anything without your flashlight. This game is almost the same as the original, which I was a fan of. So its still a gory, vilolent game with a.....bright vocabulary.Switching from first to third person is as easy as before, so whatever gameplay style you like you can use. The puzzles are simple pull-the-switch no-brainers and are slightly annoying. The game is dark, you can't see anything without your flashlight. Which wasn't too bad, since I'm a stickler for realism, and I'm allergic to sunlight so I learn to see in the dark. This could annoy people, so keep it in mind. The game is as disturbingly gruesome as ever. With the grotesque mental images of violent scenes. The voices in Torque's head, the massive amounts of blood that'll fly everywhere (especially in your Insanity monster form). So the gameplay is solid. The same as the original The Suffering which wasn't all that innovative to begin with. So, if you loved the original and everything about it and don't want to change. Pick this up. If you want something new in your sequal. Don't buy it. A good rental.… Expand
  4. Alex_Pilgrim008
    Apr 8, 2023
    7
    A horror-based action sequel for those who enjoyed "The Darkness", "Silent Hill" and "Manhunt". It's a spooky, gory and profane shooter. Not a great game, but perfectly entertaining while it lasts. I would rate it with a 7.7 out of 10.

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72
#72 Best PS2 Game of 2005

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. eToychest
    80
    There are enough things that feel distracting to keep this from becoming a classic game, but a strong enough foundation of gameplay and direction to make it a worthy addition to the console library.
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  2. Game Revolution
    67
    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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  3. GameZone
    85
    Satisfying survival/horror gameplay with a first/third-person shooter twist. Ties That Bind has one of the most disturbing storylines I have ever seen in a game.
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