The Evil Within 2

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  1. Cool_Gamer99
    Dec 12, 2021
    0
    Way worse than first game. I have finished first game over 10 times, but could hardly push myself to finish second game. It was so boring. All the horror elements were gone, semi-open world was awful idea, unique locations from first game was way better. It's so obvious that this game had different director. Hopefully Evil Within 3 will be better (if they even make it).
  2. revelc
    Oct 13, 2017
    7
    The Evil Within 2 is a slightly above average horror game with pretty looking graphics. It came out almost like a brand new title rather than following the path of the original game. It sacrificed a lot of its original concepts from the prequel to appeal to wider audiences. Even though EW1 is my favorite, I won't bash EW2 with negativity since there are people who might enjoy or prefer theThe Evil Within 2 is a slightly above average horror game with pretty looking graphics. It came out almost like a brand new title rather than following the path of the original game. It sacrificed a lot of its original concepts from the prequel to appeal to wider audiences. Even though EW1 is my favorite, I won't bash EW2 with negativity since there are people who might enjoy or prefer the sequel.

    EW2 is not directed by Mikami rather by Johanas (he directed EW1 DLC). A new director means a new perspective. He overhauled over 80% of the original design and installed his own new ideas. He made EW2 a semi-open world game which completely changed the identity of the game. He emphasized it more on the story than on the action (combat). Story wise, EW2 is a lot less puzzling (linear) and a lot more drama compared to EW1. EW2 feels like many different games combined. It includes games like Fallout series, a hint of Silent Hill, a touch of Resident Evil, a lot of Dead Space, and obviously The Last of Us.

    At the end of the day, Bethesda is a business. Their business is selling video games. In order to sell more copies of EW2, they have to listen to previous complaints while also expanding their target audiences. EW1 wasn't a failure but its original concept only appeals to certain group of people (that includes me). You can read more in-depth explanation by Shinji Mikami and search for “The Evil Within 2 Doesn't Want To 'Suffocate' You With Horror Elements”.

    If you loved the first game and looking for a faithful continuation, you might want to wait for sales to pick up EW2 considering it shares very little resemblance to EW1 (though if you just want to have fun definitely go for it). If you didn't like EW1, you should go buy EW2. If you never play Evil Within before, I suggest you start with EW2 since it has easier to digest story, far more forgiving to play (in terms of difficulties), and has updated graphics.    … Expand
  3. 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, challenging boss fights and many more
    i highly recommend this game to buy it
  4. Drive637
    Oct 13, 2017
    9
    That's a very good second entrance from Tango we got here.

    I've just beaten the game in Nightmare and I was overall delighted with the way the game handles its new orientation. It has an interesting way of delivering its core elements to the player. The whole game is taking place in the city of Union, pivotal place giving off plenty of room for exploration through semi-open areas.    That's a very good second entrance from Tango we got here.

    I've just beaten the game in Nightmare and I was overall delighted with the way the game handles its new orientation. It has an interesting way of delivering its core elements to the player.

    The whole game is taking place in the city of Union, pivotal place giving off plenty of room for exploration through semi-open areas. The game design is thought in such a way that you alternate between narrow places focusing on frenzied chase scenes and more open scenery prone to exploration. As far as I'm concerned the parts unfolding "inside" were the most thrilling as it's mainly during those closed sequences that the real survival/horrific touch springs. I recommend playing in Nightmare because the challenge is present and also because the game design choices won't make you feel uncomfortable or frustrated in any way. If you plan your escape properly relying on infiltration (you'll have to do so in Nightmare, trust me) the outcome will be rewarding because you'll save bullets and also sweat a lot from time to time for fear of getting your head topped off - some death scenes are horrendously graphic, good thing in a TEW game. While sometimes you'll be forced to run as fast as you can, you'll also have to bring out the big underloaded guns so as to make heads fall off. Given that ammunition is more a of rare commodity in this mode (though the lack never turns out to be an artificial attempt to spice up the global challenge if you thoroughly search your surroundings) shooting at enemies will always require a good aim just as did the first episode and this is an important element when it comes to inducing anxiousness. The game itself is not as terrifying as an Amnesia or Outlast primarily because of this alternation between the inside and the outside - the outside being thought as a way to take a breather between two insane sequences.

    The atmosphere is absolutely riveting and spine-tiggling. Both the pretty graphics (especially on PC) and FX sounds are the root of this result. A lot of questions find answers and the scenario more personal this time is very pleasant to follow. I find it good that the developers put Sebastian in the center of the plot this time. It was high time they set him forth. He's a lot more well written than before, giving rise to a more human, touching and sensitive figure. Big up to Stefano Valentini who is to my mind the best-rendered ingame antagonist alongside Obscura.

    Good Points :
    - Well-written story
    - Stefano Valentini has a great fu*ked up personality
    - Pretty-looking (especially on PC)
    - More accurate aiming system than in the first
    - Shooting, running and stealth scenes feel good
    - Awesome bestiary chara design, gruesomely beautiful enemies (Well Sebastian's definitely a classy detective)
    - Quite lengthy for such a game (20h)
    - Smartly implemented crafting system
    - The bosses (Stefano)
    - Clearer story
    - Alternations inside/outside, a good idea...

    Negative points :
    - ...resulting in a less blistering terror pace
    - Rigid animations (movements)
    - Minor collision bugs

    This game doesn't revolutionize anything but the execution of its mechanics is indubitably qualitative. We get to delve into a hellacious story with many strong points one should definitely consider experiencing. Do not expect this game to turn your blood into ice like Outlast or Amnesia because it's not as terrifying (neither was the first game btw) but do expect however a wacko journey that will have you venture into a twisted and impressively well rendered mad world where rationalism seems to be an intruder. A really good experience. If you loved the first iteration of the series and are fond of singular survival-horror experiences, you definitely should consider giving TEW 2 a try.    … Expand
  5. visiblelight7
    Oct 20, 2017
    4
    If you were a really big fan of the first one.... then I can almost guarantee you will be disappointed.

    Another user's review sums it up PERFECTLY: quoting him, he said: " Imagine the sequel completely ignoring all the unique things about the original, and instead opting to copy The Last of Us mixed with some pointless open world **** Aesthetic (and even gameplay) wise, this game    If you were a really big fan of the first one.... then I can almost guarantee you will be disappointed.

    Another user's review sums it up PERFECTLY:

    quoting him, he said:

    " Imagine the sequel completely ignoring all the unique things about the original, and instead opting to copy The Last of Us mixed with some pointless open world **** Aesthetic (and even gameplay) wise, this game looks so generic! "

    I won't be buying Evil Within 3 that's for sure. They killed what made the first one special. It's a shame that Evil within 1 and ALL of its DLC's were better than this game and much scarier.

    1)The game is NOT scary.

    2- The open world mechanics that they forced into it. Open world kinda forced them to make the whole game in one location. I would have preferred more variety and different environments just like the first title!

    3- They literally copy pasted Last of Us on too many aspects. If I wanted that game, then I wouldn't have bought this one. I'd rather play evil within 1.

    4- The story is more detailed in this one and less mysterious... but it's extremely corny and uninteresting.

    I had waited years for Evil Within 1 to bring back survival horror. Unfortunately, for the sequel they decided to disrespect and betray the original and go back to the latest fads and kill survival horror. The game has nothing scary about it or mysterious as the original did.

    90$ canadian with taxes is way too much for this mediocre cashgrab honestly.    … Expand
  6. work_hard
    Oct 13, 2017
    10
    um dos melhores jogos de survivor horror na minha opinião, referente ao primeiro jogo ele foi muito melhorado e teve adições excelente como fazer munições , o mundo não tão linear quando ao seu antecessor e inimigos memoráveis. the evil within 2 eu super recomendo para quem gosta de survivor horror, vida longa a essa franquia.
  7. Poonishar
    Oct 13, 2017
    9
    Really good game, I was slightly worried when I saw the critics meta score yesterday as I loved the first game and love this kind of genre in general. Firstly, the graphics are absolutely gorgeous! A few critics had commented that the graphics had regressed in some way, but I have absolutely no idea what they're on about, the graphics are seriously great. As for the gameplay, it's bags ofReally good game, I was slightly worried when I saw the critics meta score yesterday as I loved the first game and love this kind of genre in general. Firstly, the graphics are absolutely gorgeous! A few critics had commented that the graphics had regressed in some way, but I have absolutely no idea what they're on about, the graphics are seriously great. As for the gameplay, it's bags of fun, it's like a combination of the first evil within with silent hill 2 and also the last of us (in terms of stealthing about a semi-open world scavenging for decent loot and either sneaking past enemies or taking them on) the atmosphere is very tense in a fun way, much like resident evil 7 in that sense, it's tense... but not that paralysing dread that you get from the first game, which isn't a bad thing in this game, it's just different (but still good). The atmosphere also loosens up just slightly when you explore around which is cool so you can look around without crapping your pants, but they do a good job of building up to the next inevitable big horror moment, and also jump scares will get you at irregular intervals, which are pretty well done. Really good game and looking forward to getting back on it later on. An absolute must play for horror fans.… Expand
  8. ps4lover
    Oct 13, 2017
    10
    Wow, this game is amazing and incredible horror game ever i playing.. graphic is great, gameplay is great and fun with stealth to kill enemies.. story is interesting between Seb, Lily, Juli and other characters.. crafting weapons is fun.
  9. hamoonbeigi
    Oct 13, 2017
    10
    Really good game, I was slightly worried when I saw the critics meta score yesterday as I loved the first game, The Evil Within 2 is a slightly above average horror game with pretty looking graphics
  10. maximiliapayne
    Oct 13, 2017
    0
    Simply not for my tastes,we dont have something new here.And ITS NOT EVEN SCARY,only boring sections of stealth,and loot.The game tries to be a mixture of older games wtf tango where is your imagination,your fresh ideas?this game created for the kids who play resident evil 6 MEH!
  11. mike1989
    Oct 13, 2017
    0
    Its a shame i was so hyped up!generic and it doesnt try something ground breaking that hurts me more.i was fan of the first but this one. i see that the game is so overrated offcourse from the fans of the resident evil 4.survival horror funs i guess doesnt exist :/,or i stuck in the 90s resident evil times who knows?
  12. saad2
    Feb 24, 2021
    6
    bad graphics bad motion bad face capture bad gameplay the story is nice but ever thing is like ps3 graphic bethesda comon!!
  13. Luiso39
    Feb 15, 2018
    9
    Amazing game, graphics are not the strong of this game, but the score is amazing, it takes the game on a hole new level. One of the best survival horror games out there
  14. Xvatch
    Nov 29, 2021
    7
    Nothing like the first game, seems it tries to appeal to what was perceived at the time as a wider audience for open world games. Moved almost completely away from the Resident Evil 4 style gameplay and NG+ features and the like
  15. Kaelor
    Jul 29, 2018
    9
    Great atmosphere, feels more like open world than first game. Characters are well designed, theonly lack is horror factors reducing in late game but still recommend anyone who is interested in this type of games.
  16. Bitek
    Jul 7, 2018
    10
    Awesome. if you enjoy survival horror games like Resident Evil and Dead Space this is the game for you. I suggest to play this game the proper way aka right all the way on survival difficulty. I also suggest to invest into good pair of headphones to get best immersion into this game. Myself I've been playing this game on cinematic mode through PSVR. Playing this game on big screen withAwesome. if you enjoy survival horror games like Resident Evil and Dead Space this is the game for you. I suggest to play this game the proper way aka right all the way on survival difficulty. I also suggest to invest into good pair of headphones to get best immersion into this game. Myself I've been playing this game on cinematic mode through PSVR. Playing this game on big screen with surround sound headphones is a special experience ! I cannot wait for Resident Evil 2 coming out next year !… Expand
  17. chr1so
    Jan 20, 2018
    8
    A decent survival horror game. Bit of a mix of Resident Evil, Silent Hill & The Last of Us but not quite as good as any of them. Considering the first game was so bad I gave up after 2 levels, this is a big improvement. The graphics are excellent & atmosphere is dark and foreboding, I just feel they could've done more with the story. Still, some really good, tripped out moments.A decent survival horror game. Bit of a mix of Resident Evil, Silent Hill & The Last of Us but not quite as good as any of them. Considering the first game was so bad I gave up after 2 levels, this is a big improvement. The graphics are excellent & atmosphere is dark and foreboding, I just feel they could've done more with the story. Still, some really good, tripped out moments.
    Definitely worth playing    … Expand
  18. Chris21
    Mar 6, 2020
    9
    I wasn't expecting much from this game but it turned out to be great. Improves a lot from the first game though it does lose some of the horror feel that the first one had. Some what of a decent some with good graphics. Some open world parts that I was not expecting. Hopefully they will make a tgrid one some time in the near future.
  19. Erjon
    Apr 4, 2018
    10
    it goes in such a different direction than the first one but does everything better. if the first one felt like some modern resident evil this one feels more as a modern silent hill. excellent graphics, good story and survival horror mixed with bethesda elements gameplay. a breathtaking experience.
  20. lyricalgenius
    May 30, 2019
    10
    What a great game. Felt like playing a game that was similar to the movies The Matrix and Inception.
  21. filip92
    Jul 9, 2022
    9
    I didn't like the ''open hub world'' style, i like it more linear, but everything else is just perfect with this game. It has a lots of scary stuff, especially as you go to the ending. I hope we will get part 3.
  22. 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 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    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
  23. Bravo_blackadde
    Feb 24, 2018
    9
    At first, I thought the game was way harder than the original. That is until I purchased a few useful stealth skills. Then the game really opened up. It is structurally different to the original with plenty of vast open areas to explore and bosses that you are hunting down. I wouldn’t say the game was scary, resident evil 6 provided more jumps. However the weapon variety, action, green gooAt first, I thought the game was way harder than the original. That is until I purchased a few useful stealth skills. Then the game really opened up. It is structurally different to the original with plenty of vast open areas to explore and bosses that you are hunting down. I wouldn’t say the game was scary, resident evil 6 provided more jumps. However the weapon variety, action, green goo upgrade trees and multiple paths/environmental weapons made this a none issue for me. I throughly enjoyed my experience from start to finish and hope that they bring out a 3rd ! Thank you.… Expand
  24. mikepatyaev
    Dec 16, 2022
    8
    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 world twists and warps around you. Will you face adversity head on with weapons and traps, or sneak throughYou 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
  25. EddieMaiden
    Jan 31, 2019
    8
    This is a more cinematic experience unlike its predecessor.

    Its original director is not part of this release, you can tell just by playing the first episode because its vibe feels American. The game is quite repetitive and has very limited enemy designs. A normal enemy on the game is re-used in a boss fight. Various boss fights from the previous game are also re-used on this one.    This is a more cinematic experience unlike its predecessor.

    Its original director is not part of this release, you can tell just by playing the first episode because its vibe feels American.

    The game is quite repetitive and has very limited enemy designs.
    A normal enemy on the game is re-used in a boss fight.
    Various boss fights from the previous game are also re-used on this one.
    This is very lazy.
    The game also plays a lot with nostalgia as it emphasizes all the events of the previous game and boss fights.

    I highly recommend playing the first installment before this, you will enjoy it more and its better to my liking.

    The story of Castellano's Daughter and Wife is pretty sweet and emotional, and that is what stands out in this installment over the previous one, its the emotional and cinematic parts of the game.

    This song pretty much explains everything:
    Making Your Way Home - The Evil Within 2 OST
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXk-OE55pgw

    It was a great sequel and i really do hope to see more in the future as i love the survival horror genre.

    Play the **** out of this game and try to ignore it's tedious repetition moments.    … Expand
  26. Berrlett
    Jun 11, 2018
    8
    I like the upgrade Management of weapons and Sebastian himself, the game is visually stunning the story is ok but the horror is not as tense as in the first one I thought. Very good survival horror still.
  27. AmrKassem
    Nov 24, 2017
    9
    I liked the first one, but I loved this one. Everything is better; story, graphics, voice acting and gameplay. It's a lot of fun. I strongly recommend it.
  28. Huikk4poks
    Nov 15, 2017
    8
    You have to give this game a shot, honestly The Evil Within 2 is a strong GOTY for me. Lots of improvements from the first one with a good story, good characters and improved combat. THIS iS SURVIVAL HORROR so if you don't know how to safe ammo game will punish you for that. Headsets on! lights out! enjoy.
  29. CoreGamer1408
    Feb 23, 2019
    8
    This and the first game are not well crafted physcological horror. Yes they have the cool Alan Wake/ Silent Hill vibe, but both are about as unscary as Resident Evil 4-6. Compared to the first game screen optimzation and fps performance is very much improved.

    The gameplay is smoother and more responsive. No longer a linear experience so the pacing and flow of the story does kind of    This and the first game are not well crafted physcological horror. Yes they have the cool Alan Wake/ Silent Hill vibe, but both are about as unscary as Resident Evil 4-6. Compared to the first game screen optimzation and fps performance is very much improved.

    The gameplay is smoother and more responsive. No longer a linear experience so the pacing and flow of the story does kind of suffer when free roaming the levels. A lot more stealth orientated and next to no enviromental challanges. The crafting is still kind of basic, but not as basic as the first game.

    Not really feeling that high octane death trap dungeon experience this time around. I had more fun with the first game, because it was more linear action packed focused. Then again I do like it when creators don't just copy/paste the same game over and over again. So yeah a nice new stealthier feel to the Evil Within IP.    … Expand
  30. RangersID
    Oct 18, 2017
    10
    Absolutely love the game, the story is great and the gameplay is amazing. The game is more survival than horror, but that doesn't mean you will not get scared and **** your pants in some situations. I recommend playing the game on nightmare difficulty or survival at least to get the best of the game. Go around the map and discover the area and don't rush the story. If you love Metal gearAbsolutely love the game, the story is great and the gameplay is amazing. The game is more survival than horror, but that doesn't mean you will not get scared and **** your pants in some situations. I recommend playing the game on nightmare difficulty or survival at least to get the best of the game. Go around the map and discover the area and don't rush the story. If you love Metal gear and Resident evil, you will absolutely love this one as it feels a good mixture of both. I only which if the game was more horrifying, but still the game is amazing and I am in my second playthrough right now (New game +)… Expand
  31. muhammadfikrey
    Oct 19, 2017
    8
    The first ''Evil within'' was a very disappointed game for me ,I'm a huge fan of Shinji Mikami's franchise Resident evil so i was waiting for same success but that didn't happen it was incomplete game for me, the graphics , the game-play, controls, even the storytelling wasn't clear , but in the evil within 2 we got a huge improvement in all these sections ,i felt so comfortable and joyfulThe first ''Evil within'' was a very disappointed game for me ,I'm a huge fan of Shinji Mikami's franchise Resident evil so i was waiting for same success but that didn't happen it was incomplete game for me, the graphics , the game-play, controls, even the storytelling wasn't clear , but in the evil within 2 we got a huge improvement in all these sections ,i felt so comfortable and joyful with the new game play stuff, the cut scenes and the story line was so good , the characters was alive and more interesting, the environment was catchy and scary, the sound effects was really cool and the game for me its a mix of all real survival horror classic games that we all love such as silent hill and resident evil and that is not easy thing to do in one game, that was the good side because it was a little things i also dislike in this equal such as the dialog and some problems in the game play, also i was expected more improvement for the graphics , but overall its a great game and this is a very right direction for it , now i can tell that i'm a fan of ''The Evil Within'' and waiting for the next squeal .… Expand
  32. sennaayton
    Oct 23, 2017
    10
    it is called game. We missed this taste. There is not much artistic production in this quality. I hope we will see more of these games. thanks to the producer.
  33. kinglurian
    Oct 22, 2017
    10
    The game is a masterpiece, the begginning is a little slower, but as you keep playing the game, he just become better and better. The history complete the story from the first game and end the journey of Sebastian Castellanos.

    Give a chance to the game guys, i want a sequel.
  34. heartworm
    Oct 23, 2017
    9
    The Evil Within 2 is a great game and in my opinion a lot of replayability. Now, this doesn't mean it doesn't have flaws, it does. However, they are minor when you consider the entire body of work.

    First off, you can tell a lot of work went into this game. The environments alone should be enough to convince you of that. The upgrading system is good but I believe could've been a bit    The Evil Within 2 is a great game and in my opinion a lot of replayability. Now, this doesn't mean it doesn't have flaws, it does. However, they are minor when you consider the entire body of work.

    First off, you can tell a lot of work went into this game. The environments alone should be enough to convince you of that. The upgrading system is good but I believe could've been a bit better. For instance, if I have upgraded a lot of my abilities and I am left with 2000 green gel, there's not much I can do with it. Perhaps it would've been better to add something to trade in your gel for items you can craft ammo with. I felt like way too often I was left with additional gel I just had to sit on until I got more to do something useful. The boss battles are challenging and took multiple tries on Survival difficulty. Many times I was dealing with very low ammo. The open world environment I felt was an amazing touch. I loved exploring all of the nooks and crannies. I wish there would've been more houses and buildings to explore though. I loved the flashback scenes to Beacon and watching Sebastian trying to relive those moments -- especially when it was unexpected when you're just exploring a random house. The story was above average but could've been developer better. For instance, we still don't know who Stefano really is and why he was in STEM in the first place. We don't really know what events led to Lily's disappearance either. I felt like Stefano and Father Theodore were good villains but I would've like to know more about them. I thought the guns were awesome. I would've liked to have more throwables like grenades, molotovs, etc. I felt the end scene where you play Kidman the game turns into an action game which made me sad. It's not a huge deal, but the game could've been much better without it. The only real criticism here is that there wasn't more of it. More story, more houses to explore, more weapons, more items.

    At any rate, I am looking for to The Evil Within 3.    … Expand
  35. mordenk
    Oct 24, 2017
    9
    Very good sequel that improves in all aspects compared to the first. I also got a good grasp of the story even if I never played the first one's DLCs, it wraps up nicely and serves as a cool conclusion. Unluckily this game is going to be undoubtedly underrated, and it makes me a bit sad that many people are going to miss this.
  36. Paulo969
    Nov 9, 2017
    10
    Adorei o primeiro e este é diferente em muitos aspectos (director diferente) mas uma experiencia terrorifica incrivel, com um "sabor" a the last of us mas numa ambientaçao magistral. Melhor jogo de terror desde ha muito tempo. Simplesmente obrigatorio.
  37. kibowman
    Apr 28, 2019
    8
    If you have played the first game, this game is a huge improvement over the predecessor. Sebastian has more depth as a character this time around. The semi-open world gameplay is a welcome. The game has all the scares and suspense done right. And of course the storytelling is better this time around.
  38. family465
    Nov 26, 2017
    10
    One of the better horror games I have played in years! And although maybe it wasn't "scary", it definitely kept me on my toes and always made interested in what happens next. If you love a really good story or loved Resident Evil 4, BUY THIS GAME!
  39. balding
    Sep 10, 2018
    8
    Mejora en su jugabilidad todo respecto a su predecesor. El control resulta mucho más fluido y satisfactorio y las distintas mecánicas se sienten mucho más sólidas. La inclusión de la mesas de trabajo como ocurre en The Last of Us le aporta un gran peso a las habitaciones seguras, algo vital en el género. A ello hay que añadirle la inclusión del mapeado de libre exploración que está muyMejora en su jugabilidad todo respecto a su predecesor. El control resulta mucho más fluido y satisfactorio y las distintas mecánicas se sienten mucho más sólidas. La inclusión de la mesas de trabajo como ocurre en The Last of Us le aporta un gran peso a las habitaciones seguras, algo vital en el género. A ello hay que añadirle la inclusión del mapeado de libre exploración que está muy bien trabajado, con misiones que merece la pena hacer y aportan argumentalmente.

    En su narrativa se siente más directo y conciso. Eso quizás hace que su guión principal sea más sencillo, pero se desarrolla mejor que el primero donde realmente no sabías nada, ibas avanzando a ciegas por los niveles. El punto más flojo en este aspecto son sus personajes. De sus principales vuelve la enigmática Julie Kidman, que resulta la más interesante de todos. El resto son cumplidores,

    En general, un buen Survival que el que sea fan de clásicos como Resident Evil 4 y Silent Hill no debe dejar pasar

    NOTA: 8/10 (Bueno)    … Expand
  40. Cieloazure
    Jan 29, 2018
    8
    EW2 does what game should do and suck you in, I had so much fun playing this that I did most of the side quests. I know that the Major Game reviews aren't raving reviews, but this is definitely the exemption. The game takes two steps forward at the price of leaving something behind. Gameplay and graphics are very good that it adds to refinement of the game. If you played the first game andEW2 does what game should do and suck you in, I had so much fun playing this that I did most of the side quests. I know that the Major Game reviews aren't raving reviews, but this is definitely the exemption. The game takes two steps forward at the price of leaving something behind. Gameplay and graphics are very good that it adds to refinement of the game. If you played the first game and then play the sequel you wouldn't lose a step. The game does lose something and that is story and suspense, I felt it took a step back in favor for the setting of the game(more action). I didn't have problem with it (I get it they want more Western games to play this).
    Graphics 8.8
    Gameplay 8.7
    Music/Sound 8.6
    Story 8.2
    Playability (play again) 7.8
    Overall I would give this game a 8.5/10    … Expand
  41. HeavyMetalSloth
    Dec 16, 2018
    8
    I liked this game better than the first one. I played on casual difficulty because of the amount of times i died in the last game on survival difficulty. The graphics are a lot better, but Sebastian's dialogue in this game is real cheesy, but for me it was kind of funny and it worked for me. I also liked how he would talk to himself every now and then. Also upgrading Sebastian and hisI liked this game better than the first one. I played on casual difficulty because of the amount of times i died in the last game on survival difficulty. The graphics are a lot better, but Sebastian's dialogue in this game is real cheesy, but for me it was kind of funny and it worked for me. I also liked how he would talk to himself every now and then. Also upgrading Sebastian and his weapons/crafting is better in this game as its more organized and has a better interface. The first game was far more of a dark horror experience where as this one was more of a lighter dark horror experience. Kind of hard to explain, but it was good to me. The only thing i didn't like about this game was the camera angles, but i got used to that over time. Other than that there were several heart pounding moments, a lot of tension and paranoia. If they come out with another Evil Within game i will probably consider buying it.… Expand
  42. OperationGames
    May 15, 2018
    8
    I played the first game and i was hoping that this one was going to be better, but for my surprise i still prefer the first one. Anyway is a good game that i would like that it have more terror if they do another sequel.
  43. PaupiTLD
    Jun 9, 2018
    10
    Excelente juego! lo juegos de terror de ahora no dan tanto tiempo como antes , esta es una excepción, recomendable!
  44. ManChile
    Jun 2, 2018
    9
    One of the most perfect examples of modern survival horror, The Evil Within 2 is a game no horror fan should miss. With great pacing and a very satisfying upgrade system, it's the most fun I've had since Resident Evil 4. My only gripe would be that the game lacks some of the charm and atmosphere that the first Evil Within had.
  45. Videogame21
    Aug 23, 2018
    8
    I’ve played this game for about 15 hours and I’m not even halfway done. This game is dope, the enemies are diverse and different. The bosses are fun, and it’s a good horror game too, especially one enemy in particular. The weapons are fun to use, the game is violent and over the top and that’s all i want from these types of games, I’m looking forward to another ten or more hours in union!I’ve played this game for about 15 hours and I’m not even halfway done. This game is dope, the enemies are diverse and different. The bosses are fun, and it’s a good horror game too, especially one enemy in particular. The weapons are fun to use, the game is violent and over the top and that’s all i want from these types of games, I’m looking forward to another ten or more hours in union!
  46. nekusakuraba
    Aug 26, 2018
    8
    I'll start this review by saying I LOVE survival horror games, and while not a flawless game, Evil Within 2 is absolutely no exception.
    EW2 takes a huge departure from the first installment and trades the traditional survival horror setup for the more modern sandbox style, and has added a stealth element that adds a plethora of new ways to handle situations besides run or gun. Out of    I'll start this review by saying I LOVE survival horror games, and while not a flawless game, Evil Within 2 is absolutely no exception.
    EW2 takes a huge departure from the first installment and trades the traditional survival horror setup for the more modern sandbox style, and has added a stealth element that adds a plethora of new ways to handle situations besides run or gun. Out of ammo? pick up a bottle and throw it in earshot of a zombie, sneak behind it and enjoy one of the multiple (and awesome) instant kill sequences. Don't want to fight? Hide in the brush or walk quietly against a wall, but be careful to move slowly or the enemies will hear you. These features are in no way groundbreaking, but add a level of tension that you really can't get without it.
    EW2 keeps the level up system with the green gel from EW, and lets you choose which attributes and abilities Sebastian will "level up". While I like this system, their is definitely an imbalance between stealth and combat. I prefer stealth, but when it comes to a boss, you need to have some combat and if you aren't prepared, could end up fighting a boss with a hunting knife.
    Combat is the same as the original for the most part. Lots of weapons, a crafting system for items and weapons (also a bit unbalanced) and of course the signature crossbow is back!
    The last thing I'll talk about is the fear factor. I've played the first EW, all the silent hills, and resident evil and this game is HANDS DOWN the scariest thing I've played. The bosses are terrifying and the plot is super tense.
    The biggest complaint I've seen with this game is the ammo conservation. There was only one instance in the game where I ran out of ammo, and was immediately restocked after a few minutes of sneaking. While the stealth is great, it dampens the traditional stress of ammo conservation.
    If you are looking for the same experience you had in the first installment, omit this title. But for those who are open minded, it's a must play for any survival horror junkie.    … Expand
  47. fishbone76
    Sep 21, 2018
    8
    Not as good as the first part in every aspect that The Evil Within 1 made it a thrilling horror survival that kept you on the edge during most of the gameplay.
  48. Onask
    Nov 24, 2018
    8
    Si bien no he jugado la primera entrega (aunque ahora lo haré) porque no me atrae mucho, el conjunto de The Evil Within 2 me parece mucho más compacto y conciso.

    Nos encontramos ante un sólido survival horror que por lo que tengo entendido es bastante mejor que su primera entrega. Tiene bastantes apartados interesantes así como una duración bastante bien medida. Los personajes están    Si bien no he jugado la primera entrega (aunque ahora lo haré) porque no me atrae mucho, el conjunto de The Evil Within 2 me parece mucho más compacto y conciso.

    Nos encontramos ante un sólido survival horror que por lo que tengo entendido es bastante mejor que su primera entrega. Tiene bastantes apartados interesantes así como una duración bastante bien medida.

    Los personajes están bien pero juegan bastante sobre seguro funcionando como deben. El diseño de las criaturas es brutal y encontramos enemigos que de verdad dan mal rollo y ganas de salir corriendo antes que enfrentarse a ellos.

    En defnitiva un buen juego de survival horror que tiene su propio toque personal con esos escenarios esta vez semiabiertos en algunos tramos que incitan a una mayor exploración y un personaje principal (Sebastián Castellanos) que está a la altura.

    Recomendado.    … Expand
  49. nnevill
    Apr 21, 2020
    9
    Played in 2020 and it is still very good.
    It's not so mysterious as first part but still keeps player nervous through all walkthrough.
    Graphics is not so perfect as in RE3 Remake but still good. Story is a bit predictable but much more cinematic as in the first part.

    Of course there are some drawbacks but even they impacts on atmosphere.
  50. mushymesh
    Jan 4, 2019
    10
    The must-play game in the survival horror genre, which is rare nowadays. Hope there's a third part coming.
  51. mlevyholden
    Mar 25, 2019
    9
    Great single player 3rd person action/horror game.. i usually don´t care for open world games, but this one strikes a good balance between open world and linear levels. If you like games like Resident Evil 2 remake or The Last of US, you are going to enjoy this game, it falls right between the two of them. Some people complain because of that, but what is wrong in getting a game that wantsGreat single player 3rd person action/horror game.. i usually don´t care for open world games, but this one strikes a good balance between open world and linear levels. If you like games like Resident Evil 2 remake or The Last of US, you are going to enjoy this game, it falls right between the two of them. Some people complain because of that, but what is wrong in getting a game that wants to emulate two of the best games ever (Resident Evil and the Last of Us)... The other good thing about this game NO MICROTRANSACTIONS. And for all the people that played the Evil Within 1 and didn´t care much for it, give this sequel a chance I believe it improves on everything from the 1st.… Expand
  52. Albert_Wesker7
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    I love this game with all its flaws because the story is one of the best I've ever seen, the gameplay is really great and varied, the boss fights are excellent. The first one was nowhere near among the best games, so unfortunately many peoples didn't give a chance to continue.
  53. LuisitoKing01
    May 17, 2019
    9
    Es un auténtico juegazo, tiene una buenísima narrativa, el desarrollo de la historia es muy bueno, logra adentrarte a la historia de una manera increíble. Su banda sonora es una delicia, es hermoso poder escuchar la banda sonora combinado con los macabros escenarios que proporciona el juego. El único defecto que pude encontrar fue el hecho de tener una cámara en tercera persona un pocoEs un auténtico juegazo, tiene una buenísima narrativa, el desarrollo de la historia es muy bueno, logra adentrarte a la historia de una manera increíble. Su banda sonora es una delicia, es hermoso poder escuchar la banda sonora combinado con los macabros escenarios que proporciona el juego. El único defecto que pude encontrar fue el hecho de tener una cámara en tercera persona un poco mala y en ocasiones el juego es repetitivo y puede aburrir pero más allá de eso, es una obra de arte pura, 9/10.… Expand
  54. Armin4
    Jun 27, 2020
    8
    A good game but not special
    Everything is better than the first game but could be better than this
  55. Ndut92
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Best way to describe it is a mix of Resident Evil and The Last Of Us. Truly an underrated game with hours of gameplay
  56. javigodoy
    Feb 15, 2020
    10
    Me ha encantado.
    Engancha rápido, aunque no en el capítulo 1, pero engancha.
    Muy recomendable.
    Sobre todo al principio del juego te genera mucha tensión y angustia los enemigos, escenarios,etc.. Está muy conseguido.
  57. buckthunderpant
    Dec 5, 2022
    9
    The Evil Within 2 is a great survival horror game experience once you understand what kind of game it is and how it wants to be played.

    Initially, it's a bit hard to figure out what kind game Evil Within 2 is until. Once it clicks though I really enjoyed the experience. The open world sections are still a bit of a mixed bag. The enemy encounters can be a little frustrating and clunky at    The Evil Within 2 is a great survival horror game experience once you understand what kind of game it is and how it wants to be played.

    Initially, it's a bit hard to figure out what kind game Evil Within 2 is until. Once it clicks though I really enjoyed the experience. The open world sections are still a bit of a mixed bag. The enemy encounters can be a little frustrating and clunky at times, but all that can be forgiven for some the excellent sequences and atmosphere that happen outside of the open world sections.

    It feels like the open world sections and enemy encounters really are all about resource collection for upgrading your stats/weapons. This ends up being a fun risk/reward loop throughout the game even if the actual combat with some of these enemies is a bit dodgy.

    All that being said, The Evil Within 2 ends up being a great game once you get into the rhythm and pacing of how it expects to be played. Long sequences of open world exploration and resource collection combined with tight horror sequences that are really impressively designed and executed. The story is even good. It feels like there's quite a bit of Silent Hill 2 influence on the Evil Within in that a lot of the horror is psychological horror. There's a lot of surreal gotchas that remind me of some of the great moments in Silent Hill 2. The game that really did it right by making Silent Hill more of a mental space than a physical town with a cult and all that business. The Evil Within 2 grabs a hold of this idea of psychological horror and really makes good use of it. One of the few examples I can think of doing so since I first started thinking it after SH2. That alone is well worth the price of entry. I hope there's future games coming for this franchise.    … Expand
  58. Menni
    Apr 27, 2020
    8
    Titolo più 'open world' rispetto al predecessore che però mi regalò momenti di suspense ben diversi. Sistemata la situazione dei checkpoint molto (forse troppo) rari
  59. RanGom007
    May 5, 2020
    9
    The first thing I want to say.. what a pity that I only got to know the game now in 2020. Such projects need to be supported. There were so many doubts, but they were all in vain. The Evil Within 2 is a great game. Exciting gameplay, exploring the world, pumping the character. Someone will argue about the plot, but it is quite interesting fiction. The only minor disadvantage is theThe first thing I want to say.. what a pity that I only got to know the game now in 2020. Such projects need to be supported. There were so many doubts, but they were all in vain. The Evil Within 2 is a great game. Exciting gameplay, exploring the world, pumping the character. Someone will argue about the plot, but it is quite interesting fiction. The only minor disadvantage is the technical side of the project. But the overall impression is absolutely not spoilt. I am very happy that I overcame my doubts and got acquainted with this cool game.… Expand
  60. painava
    Jan 15, 2020
    8
    Last of Us, Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Matrix all in one great package.
  61. Greendeer23
    Mar 6, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nice graphics , great narrative , is great survival horror psicologic game… Expand
  62. mehdi123456789
    Mar 29, 2020
    9
    story very good .chalenge very good.veryy good.goooooooooodddddddddddddddddddddddddďddddddddddddd
  63. Azizshiha
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    One of the beat horror games I have ever played. Keeps you interested and intense the whole game.
  64. Deadalive25
    Apr 29, 2020
    8
    Смесь старых резидентов и last of us. Удачное продолжение первой части, ставшая лучше и разнообразнее
  65. alexandrumna
    May 11, 2020
    9
    I was really impressed with this game. The story is the best thing about this game. It really unfolds upon the first one and it is much more clearer. It could have been a little more polished in some parts, as some animations feel a little rigid. I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoyed the first one, or to any fans of this genre.
  66. RUDYROLLERXx
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Juegazo la verdad de los mejores survival horror que he jugado esta gen. lo recomiendo al 100% junto con el primero.
  67. Tlosfanatic
    May 4, 2022
    7
    It's a good rent game but not worth full price. Gameplay is really good but the story is weak.
  68. YokoHugo
    Jul 28, 2022
    8
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  69. Road1
    Feb 7, 2023
    10
    Amazing game. Very immersive. Creepy and scary armosphere. Story is like a movie, great plot and characters.
  70. ElTula
    Feb 21, 2022
    8
    No sé cómo no lo había jugado antes, buenísimo me encantó lo encontré bien difícil en serie x va de lujo el modo rendimiento muy recomendado
  71. GAME-OVERcv
    Nov 1, 2022
    9
    Not sure how i feel about it being slightly open world but it was a lot better than the first. I liked the serial killer theme and how they tie with the story, it all felt really polished
  72. Nathan912
    Nov 26, 2022
    8
    Un buen juego peor que el primero en mi opinión menos terror y historia peor contada y más aburrida pero muy buen juego
  73. JudalRue
    Jan 30, 2023
    8
    Muy buen juego! perdió un poco de terror en comparación al primero pero aun así me dejo con ganas de una secuela!
  74. JACOBJORDANB200
    Apr 14, 2023
    10
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  75. Yakumo178
    Apr 20, 2021
    0
    Evil Within 2 is a terrible game as a sequel of the Evil Within, it's unbelievably terrible as a closure to Sebastian's story, it's terrible as a family drama, it's terrible as a horror game. Literally NOTHING is good in this game.

    サイコブレイク2ほど酷い続編を自分は他に知りません。まずゲーム性はとにかく平凡、全く特徴がない。オープンワールド風になり探索の楽しさが出たかと思いきや、結局変わり映えのしない街の中をひたすらウロウロするだけですぐに飽きがくるし、だだっ広いマップは正直ホラーとは不釣り合い。終始マジで全く怖くない。    Evil Within 2 is a terrible game as a sequel of the Evil Within, it's unbelievably terrible as a closure to Sebastian's story, it's terrible as a family drama, it's terrible as a horror game. Literally NOTHING is good in this game.

    サイコブレイク2ほど酷い続編を自分は他に知りません。まずゲーム性はとにかく平凡、全く特徴がない。オープンワールド風になり探索の楽しさが出たかと思いきや、結局変わり映えのしない街の中をひたすらウロウロするだけですぐに飽きがくるし、だだっ広いマップは正直ホラーとは不釣り合い。終始マジで全く怖くない。
    何よりも残念なのはストーリー面。今作は「愛する娘を救うため、悪夢に挑め」的なクッソ陳腐な奴で、そこからもうすでに制作側のやる気の無さが感じられる。マジで最後まで陳腐なテーマの枠を出ない。しかも肝心の娘リリー・カステヤノスちゃんのキャラが信じられないくらい薄いのでどう頑張っても感情移入できない。リリーは終始いわゆる「攫われるお姫様」ポジションでしかなく、最後までプレイしても結局どんなキャラなのかよく分からず。それで最後までリリーを救うっていう目的のためだけにダルい戦闘やらされ続けるのは正直キツい。ちなみにセバスチャンのキャラは前作とそう変わらず。前作からセバスチャンのキャラ描写は何も進歩してないんじゃないかな。今作のセバスチャンはとにかく何でもかんでも口に出して喋る、ただ喋るだけ。そこに人間らしさは微塵も感じられない。あと感情の見せ方もわざとらしくて正直見ててムズムズした。サイコブレイク2の演出・セリフの事をcringeって表現してる人結構いるんでこう感じた人は俺以外にも結構いるはず。
    他のキャラクター達の描写も残念ながら全て薄い。2から出てきたキャラは全員特に個性がなく、こっちの愛着が湧く前に退場してしまう。今作からのキャラ、マジで出てきてはすぐ死んでいくので、正直クリア後に何も印象に残らない。ちなみに唯一濃いキャラかと思われたステファノ・ヴァレンティーニも、前作のルヴィクに比べたらやはりキャラとして弱いし、前半で退場してその後は全く出てこない。
    ルヴィクといえば、サイコブレイク2には驚いたことにルヴィク(レスリー)が出てこない。ちなみにジョセフも登場せず。流石にルヴィクとレスリー全く出ないとは思ってなかったんで驚いた。前作の意味は何だったの？w前作はゲーム全体通してルヴィクの物語が描かれていたのに、2でいきなりルヴィク無視してぽっと出のキャラを使った薄っぺらいドラマやり始めたのは何故？ジョセフに関しても、スライドで思わせぶりな演出が入るくせに結局それ以外は最後まで何の言及もなくて草しか生えなかった。マジで何がしたいの？2が何つーか全体的にパッとしないゲームになっちゃってて、売上あんま伸びないであろう事は最初から予想できてたんじゃないですか？それならどう考えてもリリーの話よりルヴィク/レスリーやジョセフの話をやるべきだったんじゃないの？何で前作のメインキャラクターよりも、前作でセバスチャンの手記にしか登場しなかった薄っぺらい妻子の話を優先するんでしょうか？俺には分からないです。前作で描かれたサイコブレイクの物語が文字通りブレイクしてて前作ファンとしては悲しかった。あと看護師タティアナのキャラも崩壊してて何か萎えました。そしてセバスチャンがジョセフのこと大して気にしてなさそうで違和感しかなかった。ジョセフに触れないままセバスチャンの話終わらせるの意味不明。
    あとフィナーレもマジで盛り上がりに欠けてた。正直ラスボスは最初から予想ついてたし。マイラの設定、娘を守りたいがため狂気に侵され…的な陳腐な奴で残念だった。クッソ古臭いし全く面白くない。家族の話なのに肝心の娘と妻が空虚。

    まとめると、サイコブレイク2はサイコブレイク1の続編として最悪、セバスチャンの物語のフィナーレとして最悪、家族ドラマとして最悪、ホラゲーとしても微妙でした。俺はこんな陳腐な形でサイコブレイクシリーズが終わってしまったという悪夢に一生うなされながら生きていこうと思います。    … Expand
  76. Halo4Forever
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    Worse than first game in every way possible, only people who like this are people who actually don't like horror.
  77. 158_cogi_to_
    Sep 15, 2021
    0
    complete mess of a game. the story and the pacing is all over the place, the characters are utter trash and the open-world section is completely meaningless. I tried to like it cuz I loved the first game, but just couldn't. disappointing really.
  78. 02450ephiz
    Sep 20, 2021
    0
    One of the worst games of last gen, this game changed so much from the first game in the worst way, which is why this game didn't sell well. It's less stressful than the first game, that is good I guess, but any other aspects of this game is such a letdown from the first game. The gameplay is like The Last of Us but terrible, the story is like a bad Hollywood movie and none of theOne of the worst games of last gen, this game changed so much from the first game in the worst way, which is why this game didn't sell well. It's less stressful than the first game, that is good I guess, but any other aspects of this game is such a letdown from the first game. The gameplay is like The Last of Us but terrible, the story is like a bad Hollywood movie and none of the characters are interesting.… Expand
  79. luminous15cf
    Jul 24, 2021
    0
    Well…this game is a very disappointing sequel isn't it? First of all, why this game's Sebastian feels like a completely different person from the TEW1? Not only does he looks like a younger brother to TEW1 Seb, TEW2 Seb has such weak and terrible personality compared to the first game. For example, in this game Sebastian only cares about Lily, who is a very poorly-written daughter of him.Well…this game is a very disappointing sequel isn't it? First of all, why this game's Sebastian feels like a completely different person from the TEW1? Not only does he looks like a younger brother to TEW1 Seb, TEW2 Seb has such weak and terrible personality compared to the first game. For example, in this game Sebastian only cares about Lily, who is a very poorly-written daughter of him. Except Lily, he literally leave all the people to die, including Myra, who is also poorly-written wife of him. It feels like they intendedly made Sebastian into a SAD DILF and emphasized his daddy aspect in this game, to get sympathy from players, but like… no? Like why should I care about such **** daddy character, who doesn't care about people around him? I couldn't care for him at all, I even ended up hating TEW2 Sebastian. He is supposed to be a likable dad character, maybe, but no he was just cruel, weak, whiny and weird character.

    It also felt weird that Sebastian keeps getting hurt mentally because of the fact he couldn't save Lily from the fire, even after he found out that Lily had been actually ALIVE. In the first place, the fire was apparently NOT his fault. But for some reason he keeps blaming himself, endlessly saying "It's all my fault". Like this doesn't really work as a characterization of Sebastian. It's just bad writing. It feels like devs tried to hurt Sebastian by any means, again in order to get sympathy from players, but I think they could've done better than that terrible writing.

    And other characters were also written very poorly. As I mentioned above, Lily and Myra, who are supposed to be very important characters and Sebastian's emotional motivation, don't really work as characters nor emotional hook. Both characters are unbelievably shallow and not so different from the background information, as they were in TEW1. Especially Lily, like is she really a main character? She was utterly unmemorable and I couldn't care for her during the entire playthrough. And Myra… she at least had some personality, but was really weak as a character. She is just, a very selfless mom who takes all the **** for her family. To be honest I was a bit surprised to see such old-fashioned female figure in the game from 2017. It felt like male devs wanted to make an ideal mom character for their own sake. And even though, the final boss (Myra as a monster form) is named MATRIARCH. I thought it was kinda gross way to portray a woman character. Oh and other female characters were also shallow and fell victim to the bad writing. Aside from Kidman and Tatiana, there were two female allies in this game, which itself was good I guess, but both of them just supported and died for Sebastian. It's shame that they failed to write good female characters. At least Kidman was good, but as for her characterization TEW1's DLCs were MUCH better than TEW2.

    Also this game had no memorable villains. In TEW2 players have to fight against three big villains but they were all shallow and didn't have enough backstory. First we have Stefano, a mad murderer artist (such a trope), but his motivation is nothing more than "THIS IS ART!!" and he doesn't have deep personality or backstory at all. And he just vanishes after the first act and never appear. Frankly speaking he is just meaningless to the story. I still don't understand why did I have to fight against him. And the second villain is even worse than Stefano. He is just… a black priest. That's all. He was the most meaningless character in this game, maybe. And finally we have monster-form Myra, who is just a selfless, sadly-became-a-monster-mom. Yes, tropes after tropes. Nothing was unique in this game's boss fights.

    And most importantly, why this game's story is not connected to the first game at all?? In the first game, we had Ruvik, who created STEM and were well-written as a big villain. Leslie was also an important character, who has extraordinary power for STEM system. Both Mobius and Ruvik tried really hard to get Leslie. But in TEW2, both Ruvik and Leslie suddenly vanishes from the main story?? Like they never existed? It was really weird and I felt bad for them. And Joseph's absence in TEW2 was also weird. Him and Seb were portrayed as partners in crime in TEW1, but TEW2 Seb acts like he have never seen Joseph. It was sad to see him being ignored throughout the game (I know about the last slide but it's definitely not enough).

    So just for the story and characterization I have many complaints about this game, but gameplay was also disappointing in TEW2. Sure gameplay got a bit smoother than TEW1, which is an improvement I guess, but other than that… I can't say anything good about the gameplay in TEW2. The enemy AI was dumb and open-world section was just dull. It wasn't tense as the first game and it felt like I'm playing some UBI games. Don't get me wrong I like UBI games, but I don't want such gameplay in Evil Within series.

    So overall. Not recommend.    … Expand
  80. TotalBloodMan
    Mar 29, 2018
    5
    Broken stealth, broken dynamic with repetative open areas, stupid 'cliche' story and changed characters, boring bosses, meh entourage - lost it's roots almost completely. What a shame, first game was pretty good survival horror.
  81. DeadshotAce
    Aug 26, 2019
    3
    No game should have unavoidable boss attacks. Especially when they take away half your health. And on top of that, it instantly becomes a clip of you being attacked when the boss gets near, making it feel less like a game that I can control. How does that make sense?
  82. michaelb1928
    Apr 18, 2019
    5
    Nothing really to say except its boring as hell, open world stuff sucks, story is terrible , terrible pointless side quests, opening was fairly good tho ill give it that
  83. Never342
    Jan 15, 2022
    0
    The first game was way better in terms of story, atmosphere and enemy designs. The story of this game is terrible, it retcons the first game so much. Some main characters from TEW1 are not even mentioned, which is so weird and unsatisfying. Save your daughter storyline is really lazy and boring. It’s like a cliche movie from 80s. None of the antagonists in this game have interestingThe first game was way better in terms of story, atmosphere and enemy designs. The story of this game is terrible, it retcons the first game so much. Some main characters from TEW1 are not even mentioned, which is so weird and unsatisfying. Save your daughter storyline is really lazy and boring. It’s like a cliche movie from 80s. None of the antagonists in this game have interesting backstory like Ruvik. And it really offended me that TEW2 treated almost all of women characters so badly. Buy The Evil Within 1 instead.… Expand
  84. Deux67xues
    Dec 6, 2021
    0
    Seriously, this game is a really bad sequel... The first game had such a good foundation for the future of this franchise and like, Evil Within 2 just threw it into the trash can.
  85. nandika
    Sep 29, 2018
    5
    Some nice atmosphere and some fine visual scares, but overall nothing we haven't seen from other games, and especially sci-fi and horror movies (not only japanese). Thank god it's easier to play than the first game, but the unbalanced story and gameplay become very dragged out, especially towards the end. The graphics are average for a 2017 game. The main character is tooooo familiar (a laSome nice atmosphere and some fine visual scares, but overall nothing we haven't seen from other games, and especially sci-fi and horror movies (not only japanese). Thank god it's easier to play than the first game, but the unbalanced story and gameplay become very dragged out, especially towards the end. The graphics are average for a 2017 game. The main character is tooooo familiar (a la Last of Us + Just Cause 3 + well, all rugged male characters...) to become lovable.… Expand
  86. Ourflag
    May 9, 2021
    1
    Probably the worst survival-horror game on PS4. It' not scary, it's not tense. The story is so badly written and the gameplay is boring because all you have to do is stealth. And most importantly, this game doesn't feel like The Evil Within.
  87. BicycleFish
    Dec 1, 2017
    4
    The Evil Within 2 feels like an homage to bad/mediocre 2006 horror movies. The writing in the first 3 chapters is some of the cringiest dialogue I have ever heard in the last few years of gaming. They force characters on you, but give no reason to actually care about them. Sebastian is the typical "hard-ass, ex-cop, take no **** character, but if it was played by Tom Wiseau. The enemiesThe Evil Within 2 feels like an homage to bad/mediocre 2006 horror movies. The writing in the first 3 chapters is some of the cringiest dialogue I have ever heard in the last few years of gaming. They force characters on you, but give no reason to actually care about them. Sebastian is the typical "hard-ass, ex-cop, take no **** character, but if it was played by Tom Wiseau. The enemies are typical, the story is typical, the writing is typical, and the mechanics are typical. The only place where The Evil Within 2 shines is there set designs. The level creation is actually really cool. The way levels shift and change after panning the camera around creates an eerie effect that really adsorbs you into this world, but this effect is instantly ruined by a cheeky one-liner from the protagonist. 4/10… Expand
  88. Stampede60kk
    Feb 19, 2019
    4
    is that a joke? i played this game after re revelation, re revelation 2, evil within first one, and what i got?... silly plot that start the game.. "-oh your dother with us, bring her to us -ok!" its stupid for my opinion and it's just start. And all that main idea of the game about family and other things that boring. I just want to play Evil within part 2 dammit! after game i saw thatis that a joke? i played this game after re revelation, re revelation 2, evil within first one, and what i got?... silly plot that start the game.. "-oh your dother with us, bring her to us -ok!" its stupid for my opinion and it's just start. And all that main idea of the game about family and other things that boring. I just want to play Evil within part 2 dammit! after game i saw that main director was not japanese and understand why this game not even close to the first one.… Expand
  89. ZorroAK
    Jan 7, 2018
    3
    The Evil Within was difficult to score. It was unevenly paced, had too many parts that were a tad too frustrating, some areas went on for too long and outstayed their welcome, the difficulty was all over the place – and let's not even talk about its protagonist who was slower than a turtle on Prozac, had the constitution of a spry 90 year old and controlled like a tank with gearbox damage.The Evil Within was difficult to score. It was unevenly paced, had too many parts that were a tad too frustrating, some areas went on for too long and outstayed their welcome, the difficulty was all over the place – and let's not even talk about its protagonist who was slower than a turtle on Prozac, had the constitution of a spry 90 year old and controlled like a tank with gearbox damage. But it was incredibly inventive, original, varied and oozing with atmosphere, and that goes a long way in my book.

    The sequel, however, throws everything that made the original special overboard. I don't know why John Johanas thought getting rid of a strong narrative and taking the open world approach was a good idea, or why he thought that crafting was just what this game needed. But okay, I can get on board with that – but why did this open world have to be so bafflingly boring? After the intro you end up in Union, a virtual small town that, apart from a couple of bits and pieces floating around, is entirely unremarkable. It's perfectly acceptable as a first world – but you stay there. For hours. And hours. And then a couple of hours more. You HAVE to sink some hours into it, actually, because the difficulty does have some bite, so you need to scour every corner of the whole town in search for scraps, ammo and weapon parts. But that means that you have to spend countless hours in one location that apart from some hardly imaginative exceptions could easily be confused with the real world. The enemies are – what else? – boring zombie-like creatures that come in a few variations, and that's what you get for the majority of the game.

    Considering that the concept of the game, the Inception- and Matrix-inspired STEM, opens up any possibility you can think of, any location, any enemy, the severe lack of variety is the game's biggest shortcoming. Sneaking through Union doesn't feel different from a couple of minutes in The Last Of Us, only in The Last Of Us you had strong characters, a strong narrative, great controls, environments oozing with character and lots of variation. TEW2 has neither of those, just a boring town with a couple of boring houses you can enter. Everything's so terribly mundane around here. The first game bombarded you with cool ideas and took you to a great variety of locations. This one sure doesn't. I didn't even know that going in, since I'd avoided reviews, only to wonder more and more why the first world took soooooo frigging long. Turns out, that's pretty much most of the game.

    Seriously, I can't comprehend how this game gets so much leniency from gamers. This is like having to stay for eight hours in Skyrim's Windhelm, or The Last Of Us' University, or Red Dead Redemption's Gaptooth Ridge, or GTA 5's Sandy Shores. Sure, every hour or two something marginally interesting happens, but it never lasts long, and you go back to your boring small town.

    Oh, one more thing. If you expect a survival horror game to, you know, creep you out from time to time or make you go, "Wow, that's cool!" – yeah, no such luck here. By the time I faced the first boss, I was so bored out of my mind, I couldn't even appreciate what in a much, much better paced game would've felt commendable. If you're looking for an original experience, I'd recommend the first game which gave you more variety in its first 30 minutes than this game in its entirety.

    Credit where credit is due, though: No frustrating parts the first one loved to thow at you, and the sneaking, combat and exploration can be fun – at least for half an hour. I could have given TEW2 an average rating, but since it presents itself as the first game's successor, it asks me to compare the two, and this one is so much worse in almost every respect that I just can't. An okay rental, but a really bad buy.    … Expand
  90. Lepumpernic
    Jan 18, 2018
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story its a bit boring. Has a lot of bugs and glitches. The evil within 1 its much better than 2. More horror style.
    TEW 2 yes, has great graphics. But... its boring.    … Expand
  91. Biizz
    Feb 20, 2021
    0
    The first game was good, but this game is not. Overall very boring and uninteresting experience. Not recommended.
  92. Dinerofresco
    May 17, 2021
    6
    I didnt really care for this game , I really thought they should have kept the same format as the first game, although I feel like I need to play this game again to to maybe refresh my mind on it but to be honest for now I didnt like the whole hub world to mission type of format I didnt like it but it was still a good game and great looking game
  93. HioriK
    Feb 1, 2022
    0
    Sadly, this game is not as fun or interesting as the first game. We can clearly feel that they ran out of time, money and ideas in the development.
  94. Ghoster
    Jan 13, 2018
    4
    What happened to that game? First part was almost perfect game. All great atmosphere from first game is gone. Gameplay try to copy The Last Of Us, but it's not even close. Overall, it's not Evil Within sequel as we expected. And in top of all, you fight 2-3 bosses whole game all over again.
  95. Branius
    May 31, 2018
    4
    Some people may like this game but I personally hate it. I think that i good game needs to have good graphics, story and gameplay but this game has only good graphics. Story is boring and gameplay is hard and annoying. That is all I am gonna say.
  96. coldasStone
    Feb 17, 2018
    1
    Very SUX game

    evil within 1 is Best Game of 2014
    But evil within 2 is almost worst games at 2017

    no horror no mise en scène
    and WTF open World??
    Resident evil series is not GTA
    japanese TPS game dont need Open World
    i think reason of why evil within 2 SUX
    Cos of Director
    Come Back Mikami Plz!
  97. Strumbore
    May 31, 2018
    2
    TEW2 is not worth your time or money.

    Pros: realistically-modeled protagonist Cons: Myriad. The game starts poorly with the protagonist running into his burning house to try and save his doomed daughter, Lilly. Storytelling-101 reminds writers and audiences alike that you should never cold-open in the middle of a tragedy when the characters are unestablished. It turns out that this is    TEW2 is not worth your time or money.

    Pros: realistically-modeled protagonist
    Cons: Myriad. The game starts poorly with the protagonist running into his burning house to try and save his doomed daughter, Lilly. Storytelling-101 reminds writers and audiences alike that you should never cold-open in the middle of a tragedy when the characters are unestablished. It turns out that this is a nightmare our drunken, aged hero is having in a bar. Our protagonist, Sebastian Castellanos, not only looks just like the protagonist Joel from The Last of Us, but he has the same Call-to-Adventure: guilt over a dead daughter.

    Tragic deaths of wives and daughters are routinely used to kick off terrible action movies. No story should be burdened by these cliches, and god have mercy on terrible writers ripping off the least interesting premises of better stories! TEW2 doubles down on these sins by revealing that our protagonist's burn-victim daughter is in a comatose state and has been subversively used by an EVIL CORPORATION to power a virtual reality that has descended into a nightmare. This is the premise of the [also much better, despite latter entries] series, Silent Hill! The convoluted solution to this stupid problem is that the protagonist must go INCEPTION on his daughter and rescue the swat team that is trapped with her.

    There is no way to get invested in a game that rips off the dumbest parts of better games and movies. Beyond the sins of the plot, the main character suffers from Leon S. Kennedy-Syndrome, where he wonders "what the hell is going on?" every 5 minutes for the entire game. Castellanos is committed to making sure the player has no chance to wonder about the setting for themselves because he either wonders for us or another character has to explain everything.

    The gameplay is as boring as the story. Castellanos moves like a tank on a rusty swivel. With the exception of a couple of bosses, enemies are uninteresting. The player is uninvested in the characters so the stakes never feel real and fear never comes, with possible exception of a few jump scares.    … Expand
  98. 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.
  99. leftyleft
    Oct 21, 2017
    10
    Great sequel. This is Just what i was waiting for. Love how there is the element of non linear giving a silent hill type appeal in some chapters. No direct comparison intended however if silent hill/last of us/RE4 had a baby, this is how I could describe it, based on mechanics and some atmospheric elements. The game lives up to my expectations which is always a huge plus. If you likeGreat sequel. This is Just what i was waiting for. Love how there is the element of non linear giving a silent hill type appeal in some chapters. No direct comparison intended however if silent hill/last of us/RE4 had a baby, this is how I could describe it, based on mechanics and some atmospheric elements. The game lives up to my expectations which is always a huge plus. If you like survival horror. Get this game.… Expand
  100. TheGame_Reviews
    Feb 19, 2022
    0
    Very cheap sequel to one one of the best modern horror games (The Evil Within). I have almost never (thanks to last of us part II) been so disappointed in a part 2 of any video game. I wouldn't even call this a horror game, because it's simply not scary. All the cool different locations that you visited in first game are gone and now you are in boring semi-open world map, trying to hideVery cheap sequel to one one of the best modern horror games (The Evil Within). I have almost never (thanks to last of us part II) been so disappointed in a part 2 of any video game. I wouldn't even call this a horror game, because it's simply not scary. All the cool different locations that you visited in first game are gone and now you are in boring semi-open world map, trying to hide from some random monsters that roam around. Hopefully The Evil Within 3 (if it ever happens) will be way more like first game. As of right now i'm just ignoring the fact that this second game exists and just playing The Evil Within 1, while waiting for true sequel for that game.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 67 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 67
  3. Negative: 1 out of 67
  1. CD-Action
    Jan 10, 2018
    85
    Shinji Mikami’s philosophy is to focus on making the game’s good aspects shine even brighter instead of trying to eradicate its flaws. His latest work both benefits and suffers from that approach. The Evil Within 2 offers great exploration, but its story is laughable. It’s a thrilling shooter, but a mediocre stealth game. At the end of the day I find Mikami to be right – a game’s best moments count the most and make us turn a blind eye to its flaws. TEW2 fails to reach the level of my beloved Resident Evil 4, but in today’s circumstances a triple AAA survival horror without online components and intrusive microtransactions is a gem. [13/2017, p.72]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Dec 15, 2017
    70
    A likeable follow-up that addresses valid criticisms of its predecessor and provides gory fun, but loses a little of what made it special in the process. [Christmas 2017, p.90]
  3. IGN Japan
    Dec 14, 2017
    74
    Exploring the game's main town, which is full of monsters, new weapons and items, is a blast. New discoveries will immerse you into the gameplay, and make you forget about that daughter you have to save.
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