- Publisher: TheMeatly Games
- Release Date: Nov 20, 2018
- Also On: iPhone/iPad, PC, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
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Dec 21, 2018Unique puzzles and collectibles encourage exploration and advance the story to keep players engaged. It's an unorthodox type of horror game, but Bendy and the Ink Machine utilizes two opposite genres that complement each other to create a solid title. The use of cartoon characters in a horror atmosphere blends the purity of animated characters with the terrifying ideals of a scientist gone mad. As we progress, we learn sad truths behind the animation team that led to the spiraling downfall of innocent people. Bendy and the Ink Machine may be a sleeper hit, but it's worth any survival-horror fan's time.
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Nov 26, 2018Bendy and the Ink Machine takes players down a corrupted nostalgia trip, full of old school cartoon characters mixed with twisted horror. Exploration, puzzle solving, and the occasional fight are the name of the game, even if the save system could be better. If you don't enter Joey Drew Studios for the gameplay, you'll be enthralled by the story.
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Dec 11, 2018Bendy and the Ink Machine is an easy recommend to anyone looking for a clever and visually unique little puzzler with some pretty dang fun chase sequences and combat scenarios liberally sprinkled throughout.
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Nov 27, 2018As much as it tried my patience at times, I definitely enjoyed my time with Bendy and the Ink Machine. What seemed to start as a side project is on the way to becoming a full-blown franchise, and there’s enough narrative juice here to sustain it for sure.
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Dec 17, 2018A great artdesign and a good direction make this a very special horror experience. But you have to get over some mechanical flaws.
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Dec 18, 2018Overall, I’ll fondly remember my time with Bendy and the Ink Machine. It’s a dark world with fantastic aesthetics and a compelling, if tritely-told narrative. While the horror tropes of revenge, abandoned places, and jump scares may be a bit cliché and the tension loses some punch at key moments, the exploration of a long-dark studio and the menace of creatures of black ink will stay with me.
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Nov 25, 2018It is a very interesting concept thanks to its setting, but the execution is a flawed and it doesn’t always works as expected. The story, the puzzles and the combat prevent it from being a better game, but it’s not a bad option if you’re looking for something different.
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Playstation Official Magazine UKJan 27, 2019Proof that style is no substitute for substance. [Issue#158, p.95]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 32 out of 51
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Mixed: 9 out of 51
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Negative: 10 out of 51
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Nov 21, 2018Great atmosphere, great setting, nice puzzles. And there is a save feature. It saves automatically
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Aug 24, 2020Nice story nice game play must play
Game atmosphere was awesome and full of fealings and characters are so well done wirten -
Dec 2, 2018