The Evil Within 2

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  • Summary: You are Detective Sebastian Castellanos and at your lowest point. But when given a chance to save your daughter, you must enter a world filled with nightmares and discover the dark origins of a once-idyllic town to bring her back. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner as the worldYou are Detective Sebastian Castellanos and at your lowest point. But when given a chance to save your daughter, you must enter a world filled with nightmares and discover the dark origins of a once-idyllic town to bring her back. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner as the world twists and warps around you. Will you face adversity head on with weapons and traps, or sneak through the shadows to survive?… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 67
  3. Negative: 1 out of 67
  1. Vgames
    Nov 13, 2017
    90
    After three years of development, which were converted to 20 hours of playtime, The Evil Within 2 has totally unlocked its predecessor's potential. The wonderful story, the blood-freezing atmosphere, the big variety of horrific monsters and the great progress systems make The Evil Within 2 one of the best survival-horror games of the last few years. Indeed, the game is not bug-free, but those technical issues rarely happen and don't hurt the overall experience. If you like the genre (and particularly the previous title), The Evil Within 2 will be one of your best nightmares yet.
  2. GamePro Germany
    Oct 12, 2017
    88
    The Evil Within 2 is not a small-scale indie production that can only appeal to a special target group with a certain form of phobia. As an expensive mainstream product it has to compromise. But I think this has been a wonderful success.
  3. XGN
    Oct 16, 2017
    85
    The Evil Within 2 is a solid survival-horror game. It scares you and keeps you tense at all times. Despite the minor flaws you will be enjoying a 15 hours game full of sick, twisted, bloody and scary events, which will haunt you for days. A must buy.
  4. 3DJuegos
    Oct 12, 2017
    80
    The Evil Within 2 is a must-play for fans of survival horror.
  5. Impulsegamer
    Oct 16, 2017
    80
    John Johanas has masterfully taken up the directorial reigns and given us a game that, while it shares many trace elements of DNA with its predecessor, has more than enough of a distinct identity in order to separate it from the pack.
  6. COGconnected
    Oct 17, 2017
    75
    While it didn’t scare me as much as I wanted it to, it packs plenty of tense moments and interesting situations into its somewhat inflated length and is definitely worth investigating for its atmosphere alone.
  7. Metro GameCentral
    Oct 16, 2017
    40
    A worse game than the already flawed original, whose poorly crafted action is as ineffective as its clichéd attempts at horror.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 207 out of 281
  2. Mixed: 33 out of 281
  3. Negative: 41 out of 281
  1. Farhad_jz8
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game. Ending was so good. I think there will be Evil Within 3 maybe Myra is still alive… Expand
  2. AlexSammen
    Aug 1, 2019
    10
    I bought the first part of the evil within on ps3 and ps4 in both the digital and disk versions. I bought the second part of the evil within 2I bought the first part of the evil within on ps3 and ps4 in both the digital and disk versions. I bought the second part of the evil within 2 on ps4 in both the digital and disk versions. passed the game many times on all difficulties and periodically re-pass! in my opinion this is a masterpiece !! thanks tango and look forward to continuing)!… Expand
  4. YASIFAIZI
    Oct 13, 2017
    10
    this game is big improvement about anything
    the graphic are amazing, game-play improves very well, great story, awesome characters,    this game is big improvement about anything
    the graphic are amazing, game-play improves very well, great story, awesome characters, challenging boss fights and many more
    i highly recommend this game to buy it    … Expand
  5. atxgomes
    Sep 14, 2019
    9
    This game is a great improvement over the first Evil Within.

    Even though the horror element is practically gone, everything else got    This game is a great improvement over the first Evil Within.

    Even though the horror element is practically gone, everything else got better. The crafting is well balanced and fun. The skills tree has some skills that really add to the game experience and as soon as the "stealth kill from a corner" is unlocked the game becomes a lot more enjoyable.

    I would recommend you to buy this game and skip the first, but it has so many references and flashbacks to it, that actually it will be more interesting if you play the previous one first.    … Expand
  6. Gremioheart
    Mar 21, 2018
    8
    After enjoying the 1st game in the series so much I was excited to play this second installment, and I wasn't disappointed.
    The game improves    After enjoying the 1st game in the series so much I was excited to play this second installment, and I wasn't disappointed.
    The game improves on the first in almost every way.
    The difficulty has been knocked down a fair bit but more in the sense that when you die you feel like it was down to you and not the game cheating you like before.
    The graphics are much improved on the original and the game has a good soundtrack with decent effects.
    The enemy intelligence is improved and while the variety is slim there are some nice surprises every now and again.
    The plot line is decent, what you'd expect from this type of game, but it is nice to witness Sebastian's story unfurl and conclude, or so we assume.
    There are some interesting boss fights which will challenge you, however, the puzzle element of the game is all but gone.
    With the original being very linear, it was nice to see the developers go for a more open world feel here and it is fun to explore the various areas of the town as you go through the game.
    Some replay value in the New Game Plus mode that unlocks new things for you to try.
    Only complaints are the stealth controls, they are a bit 50/50 and sometimes you can't pull off a move as you'd wish for some unknown reason, and the cost of some of the upgrades on the Green Gel trees.
    Other than that, a great game and a great installment. Took about 18 hours to complete, roughly an hour a chapter broken down.    … Expand
  7. wangweixun
    Dec 7, 2020
    7
    It was OK. I am not a horror game fan though. I enjoyed it, but didn't get any wow moment or feeling satisfied after beating the game.
  8. Leonhalt
    Jul 24, 2022
    0
    The worst sequel I've ever played. The story is just boring and not related to the first game at all. Even Sebastian is so different from theThe worst sequel I've ever played. The story is just boring and not related to the first game at all. Even Sebastian is so different from the first game. The villains are all weak and boring. The gameplay lacks qualities. Such a disappointment.… Expand

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#23 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2017
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