The Evil Within

 PlayStation 3
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 332 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 23 out of 332
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  1. Joe2539
    Jan 2, 2023
    10
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  2. luminous15cf
    Feb 25, 2022
    10
    WAY better than the horrible lazy soulless second game. The gameplay is really tense, challenging and addicting. The story is way deeper than TEW2.
  3. Domdom21br
    Nov 9, 2021
    8
    esse é um dos jogos de terror que se salvam da grande maioria que são um lixo, parabéns aos envolvidos, conseguiram fazer um otimo game!
  4. houxh
    Oct 6, 2021
    10
    The gameplay, the story and the concept are very good and way better than the sequel.
  5. JotahCriticon
    Jun 24, 2020
    8
    The Evil Within es un videojuego que representa bien lo que significa un survival Horror. Un videojuego que vino a salvar al genero. Después de lo mal que se ha ido convirtiendo otros títulos del genero.
  6. Alvokun
    Apr 11, 2020
    9
    I really like this game, as well as the DLCs, though the retail version clearly has a problem with loading times. I died many times when beating the game on the hardest mode, and it was really frustrating to wait 40 seconds to reappear and die again. But beyond that, the story is one of the most intriguing for a horror game and gameplay is rich enough (just a bit orthopedic for certainI really like this game, as well as the DLCs, though the retail version clearly has a problem with loading times. I died many times when beating the game on the hardest mode, and it was really frustrating to wait 40 seconds to reappear and die again. But beyond that, the story is one of the most intriguing for a horror game and gameplay is rich enough (just a bit orthopedic for certain things, but nothing too serious).… Expand
  7. ChoosableOne
    Sep 18, 2017
    8
    Great survival horror that mixes best of silent hill and resident evil together. Graphics and some fps drops didnt effect me. Only negative side is some damage resist bosses. But altogether, it was great game. Must for SH and RE fans.
  8. SuperkenGaming
    Aug 9, 2017
    4
    The evil Within
    This isn’t going to be pretty
    The Evil Within is a 3rd person survival horror game where you play as detective Sebastian investigating a scene of a mass murder at a mental hospital and then all of a sudden things start going crazy… I don’t want to spoil the story but the games setting is actually a pretty cool twist.. But for the most part at least in the beginning the    The evil Within
    This isn’t going to be pretty
    The Evil Within is a 3rd person survival horror game where you play as detective Sebastian investigating a scene of a mass murder at a mental hospital and then all of a sudden things start going crazy…
    I don’t want to spoil the story but the games setting is actually a pretty cool twist..
    But for the most part at least in the beginning the game mixes settings and scenery up…
    In fact the first half of this game is great and guaranteed this game a spot on my game of the year least when the time came.. but it didn’t stay this great…
    As a survival horror game youre managing your health with pick ups.. your health will regenerate but only slightly.. and when your health is bwelow a certain point you move slowly and aren’t able to run…
    But a bit like the game alone in the dark you have weapons here… as you progress the game youll get a pistol, shotgun, sniper rifle, a cross bow like weapon, there are grenades.. a great variety of weapons for survival and devent drop rate of ammo.. but just enough to keep you staying carful with what you use..
    Unique from most survival horror games is that there is an assassins creed like stealth mechanic where you can take out most unaware enemies from behind..
    you also have to stealth to disarm traps and get parts the craft cross bolts for your bow…
    there are also jars of brain juice around the levels and off of enemies that act as a currency you use to upgrade your stats, buy ammo, and increase the stats of your weapons..
    There are mirrors that take you back to the hospital this allows you to save the game as well, but the game will ocassionally autosave
    The first half of the game I found to be really enjoyable and terrifying..
    I was stressed in a good way and enemies put up a great challenge…
    Missions were varied, I felt like I was in a movie..
    And then halfway through the game it starts to fall apart..
    The game goes from being scary to just frustrating..
    Its becomes an anxiety fest of dealing with insta kill enemies, and recourse draining section after recouce draining section.. dealing with spongy bosses, having to thow switch after switch doing it multiple times in the same area to pregress further…
    The games initial near perfect progression crumbles and stumbles to a crawl…
    Made worse by this games awful checkpoint and autosave system…
    The game wont constantly autosave once you find an important item…
    And again there are cheap instakill enemies and moments in this game…
    They are sometimes completely random, they’ll hit you and you have to go through the 10 minutes of recollecting supplies over and over and over until you get lucky enough to either get away or not activate this random spawn…
    And also again… the 2nd half of this game is focused more on anxiety than it is horror..
    its not fun replaying these anxiety filled moments
    They aren’t even fun the first time…
    And the games 2nd half is filled of these moments and trial and error chases with no indication of what you have to do, so you just keep doing it until you get it right with no checkpoints..
    But still I pushed forward.. I was overlooking all of the bad because of the intriguing story going through this anxiety fest…
    The game would freeze on my a couple of times causeing me to resatart it… no big deal, ill forgive it.. the first half was so good and im so close to this games end..
    8 and a half hours into the game.. im on chapter 11 out of 15.. about 2 and a half to 3 hours away from this games credits.. and I run into a game breaking bug…
    That’s right… 3 years later… a Bethesda game (go figure) still has a game breaking bug…
    I did play the ps3 version of this game and thought that’s clearly the problem.. so I went to google and no.. this chapter is full of game breaking bugs, more than just the one I ran into that wouldn’t let me progress the game..
    I was an hr deep and nothing I did helped, shutting down the game, reloading checkpoints..
    dying.. nothing… the game wouldn’t let me progress…
    The only thing keeping me from just giving this game a 0 and walking away is that restarting the chapter could’ve probably let me continue.. but once more..
    the 2nd half of this game is filled of anxiety, frustration and cheapness…
    I wasn’t about to go through that hour and a half I just went through again..
    Im walking away from what I thought was initially a great game that crumbled into a good game, but left me with the taste of a bad game…
    I give the Evil Within
    a very generous
    4/10    … Expand
  9. Jmforever
    May 5, 2017
    6
    What can you say about a horror game? This game tries to be too much like a movie and loses focus of what it is trying to convey; for example, the team had allot of ideas threw them in; on the surface that looks alright; however, when really think about the concept of the story; it works better as a movie than a game and here is why. My theory is your plugged in some antagonist mind andWhat can you say about a horror game? This game tries to be too much like a movie and loses focus of what it is trying to convey; for example, the team had allot of ideas threw them in; on the surface that looks alright; however, when really think about the concept of the story; it works better as a movie than a game and here is why. My theory is your plugged in some antagonist mind and each of the separate stages is a different protagonist mind hence the name “The evil within” The game is nice with some innovative mechanics that make it stand apart from the rest; such as, your health does not regenerate to a certain point unless standing still, and a stamina bar, also wall mines will detonate if standing; these things culminate in a title that is frustrating and punishing at the same time. This game by no means is bad but could be improved; it is well constructed (Just lack in execution), polished (With some minor bugs) and the directing is on point, however more of a problem is the controls, it is like it doesn't know how to implement the controls properly-- it feels awkward, you have to hold up wherever the camera is pointing and that is the direction you go in (It feels like a hybrid of the old and new, “RE” titles). At about chapter 9 it starts feeling really repetitive throughing bosses at you left and right. Lastly, animation's of certain attacks most notably the, “grenade” take too long and you cannot avoid an attack it would be nice to upgrade the speed of the animation, it takes about 2 seconds within those two seconds you are open to attack. Needless to say, the game has a lot of unique ideas but unfornatley this comes at the expense of the player.… Expand
  10. BritishWolf
    Sep 21, 2015
    7
    A major fan of Resident Evil 4, I was deeply looking forward to this game. It's easy to see the Resident Evil influence, however, it does not match it. Plagued by terrible gameplay mechanic choices, a seemingly endless supply of glitches, and awful optimisation, The Evil Within has more problems than the average game. With these issues rectified, the game could be an 8, maybe a 9.
  11. Luka2425
    Aug 1, 2015
    8
    The Evil Within may not be the most engaging game or it may not have the best story, but nevertheless it's still a decent game and I did have fun with it. Sure the characters may be a bit bland as well as the story, but those are really the only things I can criticize about this game. The Graphics were good for a last gen game, and the sound was great. The enemies in this game are greatThe Evil Within may not be the most engaging game or it may not have the best story, but nevertheless it's still a decent game and I did have fun with it. Sure the characters may be a bit bland as well as the story, but those are really the only things I can criticize about this game. The Graphics were good for a last gen game, and the sound was great. The enemies in this game are great and provide a distinct challenge each time you face up against them. It's got a great Resident Evil 4 type of vibe and the controls are very similar to Resident Evil 4 as well. In the end, the story and characters could have been better, but if you're a Resident Evil fan, particularly a Resident Evil 4 fan, you will enjoy this game and will sigh a relief to know that the Evil Within brings back true Survival Horror Elements unlike the recent Resident Evil 6. In conclusion, I enjoyed the game and that is why I give it a positive rating!… Expand
  12. Axebrossia
    Jun 30, 2015
    4
    iukk what a horrible game!! Much things about a psichologyst history doesn`t make sense and if yoy play re4 or re 6 , is the same, no innovations, and extreme action and destruction scenarios is not a survival game...
  13. mrnice
    Jun 7, 2015
    7
    The gameplay is evidence of Shinji Mikami's remarkable skill and expertise. Collectibles and other game design elements felt more fun than in similar games I played. The artistic visual design adds a lot to the experience. PS3 performance is adequate, not perfect but not worth critical attention, since the gameplay and artistic work is more focused on in the game.

    I went back and played    The gameplay is evidence of Shinji Mikami's remarkable skill and expertise. Collectibles and other game design elements felt more fun than in similar games I played. The artistic visual design adds a lot to the experience. PS3 performance is adequate, not perfect but not worth critical attention, since the gameplay and artistic work is more focused on in the game.

    I went back and played several chapters and boss fights and remained excited. The campaign was longer than I'd anticipated, at 16 hours.

    I do hesitate to give a high score since the experience was tense (a plus to some) and there's been a lot of similar games.    … Expand
  14. MattBrady99
    May 4, 2015
    8
    This game takes limbo and dips it into acid, making it more crazy.

    The Evil Within was the most over hyped horror game of this year, everybody wouldn't stop talking about this game, just like Watch Dogs and Destiny. Then the game started to got negative response from some people when it came out. I got to be honest I didn't know this game existed until my friend brought it up to me and    This game takes limbo and dips it into acid, making it more crazy.

    The Evil Within was the most over hyped horror game of this year, everybody wouldn't stop talking about this game, just like Watch Dogs and Destiny. Then the game started to got negative response from some people when it came out. I got to be honest I didn't know this game existed until my friend brought it up to me and I started to get curious about it so I watched some of the game-play from TheRadBrad and I got a little but interested, now I played and beaten the game I can happily say that I enjoyed this game.

    The game play in this game feels like a good come back to the good all days of survival horror. I always like little details in games and this game has many to share with it's horror parts, like every time I come to a new area I will normally find dead bodies on the ground, bullet holes all over the wall and the sense of me going deeper into limbo and slowing fading away from reality.

    The graphs may look old version and out dated for some people and that's the biggest problem that people had, but I actually thought the old looking graphs fit the game perfectly, because has I said before this game is like a big tribute to classic survival and if the game is going to do that, it's got to look like one.

    The boss fights in the game are challenging to the point were I almost pulled my hair out by the hard boss fights, but the game what's to challenge you and tries not to make it easy and when you do kill the boss you feel a bad-ass and a sense of relief, and I can't fault the game for doing that.

    The main character of the game has to be the most blandest person on the face of earth. He's like the perfect cop that can't get hurt because his the perfect bad-ass kind of person, oh and his only dialogue in the game is, "Hum?" or "What the-", and let's not forget "WOW".

    The dialogue in the game to me could had some re-writes, because most of the character's dialogue is just them reacting to anything with one, two or three words spoken out of them.

    Overall The Evil Within is enjoyable game for me, in my opinion better than Watch Dogs. The game give me good memories of other horror games that truly scared me years ago and I got to give the game that. People may disagree on me about this and that's fine, but don't hate please.    … Expand
  15. OutlawKings
    Feb 19, 2015
    10
    Писать об игре, ажиотаж вокруг которой не стихал с момента анонса, нелегко. Еще тяжелее судить ее от того, что ожидания одних полностью не оправдались, в то время как другие получили даже больше, чем предполагали, либо не ожидали вовсе. Одно можно сказать точно, дабы избежать повторения того, о чем писали многие авторы — имя Синдзи Миками, речь о его творчестве и самокопировании, а такжеПисать об игре, ажиотаж вокруг которой не стихал с момента анонса, нелегко. Еще тяжелее судить ее от того, что ожидания одних полностью не оправдались, в то время как другие получили даже больше, чем предполагали, либо не ожидали вовсе. Одно можно сказать точно, дабы избежать повторения того, о чем писали многие авторы — имя Синдзи Миками, речь о его творчестве и самокопировании, а также повторении наработок — упоминаться в статье более не будут. Мнение человека, приметившего игру с момента первой презентации, но так или иначе ровным счетом ничего от игры не ожидавшего.

    Знакомство с The Evil Within состоялось с презентации игры на выставке Е3 в 2013 году. Это был единственный проект, на который я обратил внимание за всю выставку. И вот спустя полтора года игра вышла на консолях старого и нового поколения, а также PC. В мою скромную обитель заглянула PS3 версия игры, и оставила чертовски сильные впечатления.
    Объективно судить графическую составляющую, вернувшись на PS3 после некстгена, очень тяжело, еще тяжелее, если проходишь The Last Of Us прямо перед выходом игры, и совсем никак, если графика для вас играет первостепенную роль. Но если вам, как и мне повезло, и в играх вы цените графику далеко не в первую очередь, то проблем быть не должно. Куда важнее дизайн, а уж он-то в игре на очень высоком уровне: мрачные коридоры и туннели, подвалы, больница, старинный храм, крематорий и т.д. Все это, в том или ином виде встречалось нам в играх не раз, но здесь дизайн уровней настолько хорош, что практически каждая локация вызывает исключительно положительные впечатления. Главы в игре приличной продолжительности и, несмотря на это, вряд ли вам повстречается хоть один похожий либо скопированный кусочек локации. Ручная работа ощущается на каждом шагу и, несомненно, порадует тех, кто любит исследовать уровни вдоль и поперек. К тому же в игре действительно много интересных заметок, газетных вырезок, отрывков дневника, а также аудио кассет, которые помогут погрузиться в повествование и лучше понять суть происходящего.
    Сюжет игры поначалу вызывает столько вопросов, что, кажется, ответы на них получить не суждено вовсе. Но ближе к концу второй трети, понимаешь, что это не так, к финалу все более или менее становится понятно и в самом конце догадки частично подтверждаются. Но для того, чтобы описать сюжет одним словом, как нельзя лучше подходит слово кошмар. Просто представьте, что вы попали в худшие кошмары самых больных и умалишенных людей и помножьте на десять, и вы все равно не сможете вообразить, в каких местах вам придется побывать и через что пройти. Одно скажу точно, если вы действительно хотите лучше понять сюжет, собирайте все, что можно собрать и слушайте все диалоги. Это поможет не только лучше погрузиться в атмосферу игры, но и попутно собирать про запас необходимое количество патронов, спичек и зеленого геля.

    Припасов в The Evil Within много не бывает. Каждый раз, когда вам кажется, что патронов с лихвой, вы обманываетесь. Но если приловчиться обезвреживать ловушки, а это на максимально доступном уровне сложности при первом прохождении весьма просто, вдобавок к патронам на огнестрельное оружие у вас всегда будет достаточное количество болтов для арбалета. На протяжении всей игры вы постоянно будете выживать, и этот процесс будет сопровождаться ощущением моральной и психологической давки, настолько у игры гнетущая атмосфера. Обилие насилия, крови, расчлененки и мясных сцен вызывает естественное первобытное отвращение, коего в играх давно не доводилось испытывать. Как survival, игра определенно сильна, напряжение будет сопутствовать вам до самых финальных титров. Что касаемо horror составляющей, то она заметно проседает. Игру с натяжкой можно назвать страшной, хоть в парочке эпизодов и встречается моменты, от которых мурашки по коже, но повторюсь в игре таких сцен очень и очень мало, и наверняка менее впечатлительных игроков они могут не тронуть вовсе.
    В общем и целом игра оставляет очень сильные впечатления. Есть такая тонкая материя как стиль, бывает, что он бьет прямо в точку, совпадает с вашими мыслями, желаниями, идеями и трогает за самые тонкие струны души. Это дело вкуса. Вкусы у всех разные. Именно поэтому одна и та же игра вызывает настолько разные впечатления у такого количества людей. Если вам повезет, и Evil Within сможет коснуться ваших струн, она станет одним из самых ярких игровых впечатлений за последние годы, если же нет, попадет в копилку игр так и не сумевших оправдать возложенные ожидания. Остается надеяться, что вы, как и я, счастливчики из числа первых, и The Evil Within станет кошмаром, из которого вы сумеете выбраться не потеряв рассудок. Быть может те, кому игра не пришлась по вкусу, просто сошли с ума..?

    Хотя, кто из нас может наверняка знать, что он в уме..? Если сейчас я в дурдоме, включите мне снова Clair De Lune, я буду хорошо себя вести.    … Expand
  16. Xmark120
    Jan 18, 2015
    3
    Poor man's Resident Evil 4 with The Last of Us' gameplay mechanics that don't work nearly as good.

    Paired with the game's poor graphics and limited screen, the game has close to zero immersion, IMO.

    I highly regret shelling out 60 EUR for it. I wouldn't go higher than 15 EUR.
  17. MyTopREVIEWS_LV
    Jan 15, 2015
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It has been a very long since i have played a horror game. Evil Within could have been the one of the best, but in some ways it failed.

    First off, the story was all over the place. The characters had little to no development. Some moments felt like im playing RE6. This game "in a way" has it all....walking silently through an asylum and creapy sewer labirinth while being chased by a respawning monster with a hammer, climbing on a military jeep and shooting at monsters with an maching gun, and getting a lobotomy just to get a few useful upgrades.
    I mean Wow! Oh,,and undead minions with dynamite....

    The graphics were good, but major texture popins were way to frequent. Some unimaginative level designs. The character design was ok, but lipsyncing was awful. This game was ment to be a PS4/Xbox One, PC only game, but it was brought back to the old gen as well.

    Overall, the game was not so bad. Some chapters were preaty darn good, but some were just awful. Imo Chapter 9 was the best and some early chapters were good. Some later chapters and the Final boss were just wrong. Some timed jump scares and a lot of gore, thats all i can say about the horror elements.    … Expand
  18. theblackdragon1
    Jan 9, 2015
    10
    Finally!!! A true survival horror game worth playing. I enjoyed playing the game from start to finish and looking forward to the dlc. It took me around 15 hrs to finish the game and am currently in my third play through. The evil within may not be the best horror survival game out their but it definitely is one of the best ones in years.
  19. Crytzch
    Jan 2, 2015
    2
    The intro chapter was decent, if a bit slow and clunky. For a game released in 2014, I really expected so much more in the way of graphics and sound effects, even on a PS3. Instead, I get lots of pixilated darkness and a huge guy with a chainsaw going "URGH! RAWR!"

    It just got really, really boring.
  20. nocfirst
    Jan 1, 2015
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The intro to this game was the only interesting thing. I was legitimately scared running away from the Leatherface ripoff with no weapons. No hud, no weapons...I thought I was in for a real survival treat. Then the story really started. The plotline was all too predictable and rehashed. The controls were clunky. Don't even bother trying to melee anyone because the camera will just zoom in on your character and not the enemy so you can't even see what you are attacking until it starts attacking you. The graphics look like they should be on Gamecube, except on Gamecube they would have at least been smooth and the game wouldn't freeze every time monsters spawned. I'm just going to go play Resident Evil 4 again.… Expand
  21. dink-buttstinks
    Dec 22, 2014
    10
    this game is fantastic! turn off the lights and play it with headphones. if cannabis is legal where you live maybe smoke some of that too. that's what i recommend. scary. fun. enemies are super cool. one of the best games i've played in the last few years.
  22. Spookitus
    Nov 30, 2014
    9
    Tired of expendable indie horror titles on PC? Tired of the once and done feel of recent games claiming to be "survival horror"? Want an actual game that requires the use of your brain and attention? Then this is for you.

    The Evil Within is a great example of what Survival Horror games are capable of if given the budget and opportunity of AAA titles. Tango Gameworks and Bethesda have    Tired of expendable indie horror titles on PC? Tired of the once and done feel of recent games claiming to be "survival horror"? Want an actual game that requires the use of your brain and attention? Then this is for you.

    The Evil Within is a great example of what Survival Horror games are capable of if given the budget and opportunity of AAA titles. Tango Gameworks and Bethesda have co-created something close to a modern masterpiece that deserves acclaim. The Evil Within is what every fan of survival horror titles have wanted since the days of yore. Trial and Error style gameplay mixed with stealth and resource management blend well with the atmosphere and story, which may be confusing and seem vague at first, but becomes intricate and intriguing the more you pay attention and think about it. This game is difficult and most certainly not for everyone, but those who give it the time will most likely come to love it.    … Expand
  23. beatlemnkyhuman
    Nov 27, 2014
    5
    The voice acting is terrible.

    The story makes no sense.

    The combat is tedious and not clever at all.

    There's no puzzles.

    The graphics are nice but the art direction is bad,

    it's bad.
  24. afroafroafro
    Nov 22, 2014
    9
    Very good game. If you like survival horror, sitting scared in the dark of your room with headphones on, biting on your nails, and jumping everytime someone comes to ask you if you want tea - this is the game for you. This game combines a very good survival game with elements of Resident Evil ( a lot more gun action than Silent Hill ) and of course the always unexpected sudden twist (Very good game. If you like survival horror, sitting scared in the dark of your room with headphones on, biting on your nails, and jumping everytime someone comes to ask you if you want tea - this is the game for you. This game combines a very good survival game with elements of Resident Evil ( a lot more gun action than Silent Hill ) and of course the always unexpected sudden twist ( shoot the switch before being grinded to pieces while sliding down a corridor or the KILLING carousel :) ) Trust me, If you like horror mixed with action you'll like this game a lot. I would give this game a 10 but im hoping that I'll be able to create one that is even better - someday.… Expand
  25. jchu524
    Nov 19, 2014
    3
    Good graphics, some suspenseful moments. However, the overall flow of the game seemed clunky, slow, and not interesting. Seemed like a poor attempt at combining RE4 mashed with The Last of Us. Not a fan.
  26. Quinzel
    Nov 1, 2014
    4
    I only ended playing through the first chapter through this game. First off the intro of this game felt unnecessary. It could have been used as flashback cut scene or just a regular cut scene in the beginning because it quite boring to play through. Although after that, you end up getting into the your first dilemma pretty quickly. I think the build up for this just wasn't very good. TheI only ended playing through the first chapter through this game. First off the intro of this game felt unnecessary. It could have been used as flashback cut scene or just a regular cut scene in the beginning because it quite boring to play through. Although after that, you end up getting into the your first dilemma pretty quickly. I think the build up for this just wasn't very good. The feel of the game and the gameplay felt fine as I was playing it, but there's one glaring problem that I had while I was playing. Shinji Mikami seemed to want to have the story drive the gameplay around, rather than what he's done with his other survival horror games, having the gameplay drive the story. Games like the Metal Gear Solid series or even the Last of Us, which is a game I didn't particularly like all work fine in having there story's drive the gameplay. The game is also quite linear. Although it can give the illusion of non linearity. I do like the overall design and feel of the game but the game isn't all that scary, there's to much gore and there doesn't seem to be much substance to this game. Also if your expecting something similar to Re4, your going to be very disappointed because quite frankly The Evil Within just isn't very fun like Re4 was, or even most of the other Resident Evil games for that matter.… Expand
  27. Calmaff11
    Oct 25, 2014
    2
    I bought this game NEW, but the code I was given for the added content was invalid, it had strangely expired, that was the first issue right there. Of course that's not the games fault. The rest of the review is however.

    I remember seeing all the hype that this game was scary. I bought this game because I'm a huge fan of horror and love getting my pants scared off of me. I could recall    I bought this game NEW, but the code I was given for the added content was invalid, it had strangely expired, that was the first issue right there. Of course that's not the games fault. The rest of the review is however.

    I remember seeing all the hype that this game was scary. I bought this game because I'm a huge fan of horror and love getting my pants scared off of me. I could recall all of those paid actors being terrified of the game so sadly I purchased it in hopes of getting something...oh...I don't know...SCARY!! Nope, not from this piece of junk.

    My absolute biggest gripe was it wasn't scary one bit. I played this thing for about seven hours, which in that time you'd expect something scary to happen. Instead I got chased by a chainsaw guy which wasn't scary in RE4 and wasn't scary here. Got chased by a naked man in a hoodie (not scary), and shot an onslaught of zombies in the face. To be fair the atmosphere looks like a polished version of RE4 and I wonder why? I wonder?

    The graphics were alright, but nothing to be amazed of, and the characters are all pretty damn bland. Your character is a stoic tool who seems to be pretty damn nonchalant about his current situation. Then you've got the Leslie guy who is the generic link to the evil. Then the rest of the completely forgettable cast whom I have already forgotten.

    The gameplay is a lot like Resident Evil 4...with worse mechanics. It's funny that a game from the same asshat made long ago on the Gamecube can play and look nicer then a game on the PS3/4. I was not a fan of RE4, because it ruined the franchise, so I was not a fan of this. To be honest the first Resident Evil on PS1 is far more terrifying then The Evil Within.

    Also after 7 hours of story I ended up not knowing what the **** was going on. It was a giant mess. I had very little clue as to what was actually going on. In the end I felt the game wasn't what I wanted, or expected. It was not scary, end of story.    … Expand
  28. PhelipeRomano
    Oct 23, 2014
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Again you are before a extremely difficult horror-survival game and you'll surely get disappointed if you're only interested in completing it to enjoy the history behind it. The facts are way too crazy for anyone to get minimally involved. But the worst part is that one I said before: even in the supposedly easiest difficulty level, you’ll face too much hard work to play it as an enjoyable game. Believe me, I don’t often have trouble with advancing in games like these, but this one is trouble for sure. And that’s not even good if you’re thinking that being hard is a feature that dares the player to play more and more. The checkpoints are pretty rare, so whenever you fail and die in the game, you’re set back in like 20 minutes before. So, just imagine that if you fail 3 times, you’ll spend an hour playing at the same place in the game and not seeing any new stuff while you play it. For example, you’ll get bored like I did right when you reach in Chapter 3… I got stuck there and I’ve heard and seen many people that had the same problem. It looks like the developers didn’t care about players who play only to enjoy a –movie-like game and don’t wanna spend a life trying to pass hard levels. They should have followed a similar gameplay difficulty of “The Last of Us” – easy (if you want to), brilliant and it’ll even become a movie (that you were not forced to play too much to see the end).… Expand
  29. metazima
    Oct 21, 2014
    8
    Ordered this game based on all the hype then read some reviews, and promptly got worried it was going to be crap. Requested a refund and while waiting for it to get approved started playing it. Finished it in 5 days and can now confirm it was not at all bad, good actually.

    The bad: The black border top and bottom, what's up with that?! for me that was the most annoying thing, whether    Ordered this game based on all the hype then read some reviews, and promptly got worried it was going to be crap. Requested a refund and while waiting for it to get approved started playing it. Finished it in 5 days and can now confirm it was not at all bad, good actually.

    The bad:

    The black border top and bottom, what's up with that?! for me that was the most annoying thing, whether it was done for an atmosphere or graphics limitations or else, bad idea and I was not impressed!

    The graphics on PS3 is rather dated (The Last of Us or Creed are far superior) however once you get into the gameplay its not much of an issue unless you are truly anal about your fps, polygons etc.

    Some of the dialogue is to say the list cliché and to be honest hilariously stupid.

    Controls, particularly when next to walls are poor. Compared to TLOU or Creed, the Evil is a freaking bull in the china shop, peeking around corners should not be this hard.

    The good:
    Bosses! Most are slightly cliché but so is everything else under the sun. Each had been carefully thought through and I was impressed with the variety, almost every level (15 in total) had a different one.

    The story, although full of terrible dialogue lines, is a solid one with no holes throughout or a silly ending.

    The lack of ammunition does add to suspense and inability of killing some enemies is rather an interesting approach. This is not your usual COD title where killing is the only solution; running is something you need to get used to in Evil.

    Weapons, puzzles, level design, lighting, sounds, music, cut-scenes and general atmosphere are all top notch.

    So all-in-all not a perfect title but very enjoyable never the less.

    Most importantly - be ready to die, a lot! (70 times in my case)    … Expand
  30. archonome
    Oct 20, 2014
    10
    I'm not a graphics whore and I don't appreciate how people are too easily influenced by them. However, they definately dissapoint(they dumbed it down on purpose so as to encourage you to buy a PS4 early, IMO).

    Regardless, I have waited and waited for a survival horror game that was made with the 1990s touch with an authentic and genuine feel. This game has it all!! There isn't too much    I'm not a graphics whore and I don't appreciate how people are too easily influenced by them. However, they definately dissapoint(they dumbed it down on purpose so as to encourage you to buy a PS4 early, IMO).

    Regardless, I have waited and waited for a survival horror game that was made with the 1990s touch with an authentic and genuine feel. This game has it all!! There isn't too much shooting where you feel it's an action game and there is alot of atmosphere, yet you feel it was done very artistically.

    I bought it for 70$ and I usually wait for used games so that prices come down but I WANTED TO SUPPORT THIS KIND OF GAME. You can tell it was made for niche audience in mind. There was even a homage to resident evil 1 with the zombie turning his head around in the introductory phase. I'm telling you this to show you that this game is for the thoughtful person that enjoys the little nuances and like to "feel" the game in their head and not just mash buttons. TEW is a game that oozes passion and you can tell it was made with love and has that "japanese" touch.

    For those that say that the acting was mediocre, please go watch a hollywood Movie with Sylvester Stallone or start reading books!!! This was done on PURPOSE. They didn't want to create a movie like The last Of US... Instead they chose VERY few words for the actors and purposely limited their expressions so as to make it more eeerie. THIS is actually something that I appreciated! Unlike American games where you feel you are watching a hollywood movie; in this game, you actually believe you are in some sort of Comic book or mysterious horror plot. You are supposed to USE YOUR IMAGINATION. IF they overdid the acting part, it would come out as cheesy or it might actually limit the fear inside your mind(70% is in your imagination because you fear the unknown).

    Gameplay wise, it is very simple and yet there are very nice combat features but they are not overdone to the point of making this a ridiculous button masher.

    The music, the sound effects, are all well done and the game definately spooks you.

    Also A+++ for the introduction... You just can't beat that, Shinji Mikami really delivers unless you are a YOLO who is born in 1994 who thinks he knows everything about games because you are "top 100 COD player" (lol! You guys focus so much on graphics and explosions that you can't appreciate art).    … Expand
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