Bedlam: The Game by Christopher Brookmyre

 PlayStation 4
User Score
4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 12
  3. Negative: 6 out of 12

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  1. GreenMachineG
    Dec 20, 2015
    5
    Bedlam is the kind of game you want to be amazing when you hear the idea for the game, but it is one that sadly disappoints. You are transported from your normal life into a video game world you recall from your teenage years, and you move through several different worlds trying to figure out why you are there. Great concept. And the narration/dialogue is a lot of fun. Bedlam presents youBedlam is the kind of game you want to be amazing when you hear the idea for the game, but it is one that sadly disappoints. You are transported from your normal life into a video game world you recall from your teenage years, and you move through several different worlds trying to figure out why you are there. Great concept. And the narration/dialogue is a lot of fun. Bedlam presents you with a nice nostalgia for what games used to be, and got me missing some old games, but the game feels bad and plays bad. I glitched the game over and over again by accidentally falling or getting stuck in walls more times than I could stand. As much as the old games are something that will always be in our hearts, Bedlam sadly gives a poor representation of how the games actually handled. I would probably recommend most people to avoid this games, but there is enough there where some might enjoy it.

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Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 18
  3. Negative: 5 out of 18
  1. DarkStation
    Jan 27, 2016
    50
    All things considered, an interesting premise and good storytelling can’t make up for bad game design.
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  2. PSNStores
    Dec 21, 2015
    40
    Where the PS4 version of Bedlam could have been a trip down memory lane, it is instead a test of endurance. With so many other novel PSN games, I’m not sure this history lesson is worth the time investment.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Dec 16, 2015
    50
    The problem is it's not fun. [Christmas 2015, p.83]
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