The Evil Within 2

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  1. YokoHugo
    Jul 28, 2022
    8
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  2. Phantomfury
    Jun 15, 2021
    8
    I haven’t played the first game, but this game really helps you catch up on what happened in the first one, it shows great mechanics, great villains and cool concept, but I did find myself wondering around a lot at my first try, overall great game and has a ton of replay value which is uncommon in these types of games
  3. tommyguy123
    Jul 28, 2022
    8
    Worth picking up for a bargain if you enjoy your action horror with a focus on stealth.

    The game plays much like The Last of Us, with an over the shoulder camera similar to Resident Evil 4. A handgun and glass bottles are your staples. Like the former, Evil Within 2 is reasonably linear, with semi open world game play that offers the occasional side mission and doesn't rely on    Worth picking up for a bargain if you enjoy your action horror with a focus on stealth.

    The game plays much like The Last of Us, with an over the shoulder camera similar to Resident Evil 4. A handgun and glass bottles are your staples. Like the former, Evil Within 2 is reasonably linear, with semi open world game play that offers the occasional side mission and doesn't rely on backtracking too much. I was only stuck briefly a couple of times on what to do and the game guides you without being overbearing.

    As with many horror titles the story isn't the strongest but one can easily look past it and have a good time. There is plenty of back story for characters should you want to look into it.
    I found the steady incremental changes in weapons and enemies was enough to keep me interested, and the variety - from stealth action, to shooter, to Layers of Fear-esque sequences was engaging if perhaps predictable at times.
    The bosses in particular are memorable.
    Graphically it's not the pinnacle of the genre, but it certainly has some great looking environments. The Inception-like collapsing worlds and one particular enemy who has a flair for bloody art are a highlight in that space. Use of the environment like explosive barrels and vehicles, to electrocuting puddles for damage was a nice addition.
    It's perhaps worth noting too that there are accessibility options on offer. It's not quite on the level of The Last of Us Part 2, but if you are wanting to make the game easier to control then there might be something here for you (one shot kills, auto aim, invincibility).

    Also you have a pet cat.

    Don't expect a AAA title but if you can looks past a lack of polish and just have fun then you may well find this worth a few dollars. I will be looking out for a sequel.    … Expand
  4. 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
  5. korku
    Jul 18, 2023
    8
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  6. 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
  7. 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!
  8. ReubenIsAGod
    Sep 14, 2019
    7
    Right! So I actually loved my experience and time in this game. The story is really **** nice compared to the **** show that was 'The Evil Within 2', everything is smoother, crisper, a lot more balanced and the whole combat just FEELS good and rewarding.

    I think that my biggest issue with this game is MOST DEFINITELY kinda just the graphical performance. Man, this game just looks ugly,    Right! So I actually loved my experience and time in this game. The story is really **** nice compared to the **** show that was 'The Evil Within 2', everything is smoother, crisper, a lot more balanced and the whole combat just FEELS good and rewarding.

    I think that my biggest issue with this game is MOST DEFINITELY kinda just the graphical performance. Man, this game just looks ugly, it looks really really **** ugly. The character models are gross. Which is a shame. Also, the voice acting can feel incredibly forced and the actual plot, whilst more comprhendable then the last game, still lacks...well...it lacks brains. It's a bit **** silly. Also the ending of the game is completely crazy. Is a crazy game. I like it tho.

    I really hope this game gets a sequel. I really really really hope that The Evil within gets a third game and that they truly craft a fitting end to this franchise.    … Expand
  9. PEnchan707
    Nov 1, 2017
    7
    What with it being Halloween, I decided to write a lengthy review on the original game and also put down my thoughts on this sequel.

    There are a few things here that are pretty much the same from EW. The shooting, the stealth, the item/XP gathering. It's all just as fun, which counts for a lot. However, everything else is lesser. It's less horrifying for starters. The original    What with it being Halloween, I decided to write a lengthy review on the original game and also put down my thoughts on this sequel.

    There are a few things here that are pretty much the same from EW. The shooting, the stealth, the item/XP gathering. It's all just as fun, which counts for a lot.

    However, everything else is lesser. It's less horrifying for starters. The original game often reached Silent Hill levels in terms of being disturbing/grotesque. Its also got far fewer enviroments (and I mean waaaaay fewer), fewer enemy types, less verticality, fewer surprises, far fewer mini-bosses/unique enemies, less variety in how levels play out or are explored, fewer puzzles, a lesser variety in pacing and fewer occasions to need the different weapons.

    For example, the original game specifically had a whole bunch of situations where certain weapons were desperately needed. Not so in this game; you can get by perfectly fine with the gun, harpoon and pistol, even on the survival setting. In fact, you only get a sniper rifle halfway or-so through the game and a machine gun very late and ammo is very scarce for both but not in a good 'survival horror' type way. In fact, it's entirely possible to miss the sniper rifle and flamethrower altogether. Think about it this way. If the game is made knowing you might not have these weapons, then how could they make varied situations/monsters that suit/require them? They couldn't and they didn't. I only used the sniper rifle once, on the end game boss.

    I'd estimate that more than half the hours from this game come from two somewhat large and open areas. They are both part of a run down town and are therefore almost identical. They're slightly creepy in an RE2 kinda way. It was fun to explore the first one but by the time I got to the second I was ready for something different. I really cannot express the disparity between the two games in terms of variety, imagination, atmosphere and horror when it comes to the level design.

    These same complaints about variety stretch to not just the enemies, but the situations that you'll be in when you fight them. It's mostly corridor after corridor, room after room, street after street. You're not gonna be dodging traps, moving in a cargo lift or avoiding a mini boss while you deal with ordinary creatues. You're not gonna find yourself swimming from debris to debris, or timed gate to timed gate, while avoiding an invincible aquatic creature then climbing up a ladder into an abandoned office block, fighting a room full of enemies with more coming through the window before jumping back into the water to make a swim for it. Yeah, that's a bit specific but I mention it to show just how much imagination the first game had in comparison.

    The voice acting and script are better than EW. The story is easier to follow and quite heartfelt at times. I cared about what happened to the main characters.

    My actual playtime was 20 hours, with the rest being me leaving the game on when not playing, so it's got a decent bit of content if you explore everything. Mind you, I spent a lot of time making sure I killed everything I encountered for the XP (which I shouldn't have bothered with) and also ran back to the save points a lot so I imagine most people will complete the game at around the 15-17 hour mark.

    I'm torn about whether to recommend it or not. Wait for a sale would be my best advice. I wish I had. As you can tell, I was disappointed with it compared to the original but it's still one of the better survival horror games out there; it's not exactly a saturated genre after all. You can tell what bits I was disappointed by so if these things don't bother you then, of course, by all means go for it. I hope you have a blast.    … Expand
  10. SuperkenGaming
    Oct 15, 2017
    7
    The Evil Within 2
    Not enough of its own thing
    The Evil within 2 a quote unquote Survival horror game where you once again play as Sebastian... This time however the story is much more personal and therefore miles better than the original as you’re out to save your daughter instead of chase after a lunatic… The story has some touching moment and is greatly told… easily the best part of    The Evil Within 2
    Not enough of its own thing
    The Evil within 2 a quote unquote Survival horror game where you once again play as Sebastian...
    This time however the story is much more personal and therefore miles better than the original as you’re out to save your daughter instead of chase after a lunatic…
    The story has some touching moment and is greatly told… easily the best part of this experience…
    The rest of the game though for the most part in my opinion is a step in the wrong direction…
    This game calls itself a horror game, but to me this 12 and a half hours felt more like an action 3rd person shooter zombie game with sprinkles of horror.. especially compared to the first…
    there are the occasional monsters like the first game, and there are a few really great chapters here, especially in the beginning…
    But The Evil Within 2 went more the route of an open world supply gathering stealth game than a linear puzzle solving horror game like the original..
    The makes for a really good action game... not for a very good horror games as I find zombies to be more annoying than they are scary…
    The Evil Within 2 is essentially taking Resident Evil 4, Silent Hills, The Evil Within, and The Last of Us and throwing it into a blender, but never quite being as good as any of those 4 parts…
    The first half of the game is more open worldy, where you’re in a creep town called union..
    There are side quests all around this town that will lead to creepy encounter, enemies to kill for their goo... but more importantly weapons…
    IF you want all the weapons in this game you have to actually work for them…
    I didn’t dislike this section of the game… I just could’ve definitely done without it…
    I was tense while exploring this tiny town trying my hardest to not alarm enemies, kill them for their goo get what I can and get out… go back to the safe house, upgrade my weapons with the scraps I found a round a get back out there…
    Which is where the last of us influence comes into play…
    The light crafting system here for ammo and medpacks is heavily inspired by the last of us, and you can craft items on the go, but doing so at a crafting table uses less materials, so is worth searching for..
    Speaking of the green goo...
    the nurse lady in the mirror is back to help you on your journey to save your daughter... letting you upgrade your health, combat, and stealth in a skill tree in exchange..
    You’ll also be able to take to a shooting range for rewards to help upgrade your character...
    Stealth this time around feels a little clunky to me and enemies are annoyingly unpredictable… where I found them turning around right before I was ready to get them from behind with a quick kill…
    though combat isn’t too difficult, as most will go down with a couple nice headshots, ammo seems to be pretty readily available, and you’re able to pick up axes that work as a 1 hit kill melee attack.. .though you do have a knife if you’re out of ammo or materials to craft more... which is a situation I never found myself in…
    Especially thanks to the safe houses in this game where you can stock up on a few bullets and refill your health with a cup of coffee so you can save your syringes and med packs for boss fights…
    The best part of this game is when you get back into the main storyline…
    There are a great number of characters you’ll run into, hate, and even care for…
    And some of the missions do the cool layers of fear thing where you turn around and the room is changed or there’s a door there that wasn’t there before… really creeping you out…
    Sadly these creepy moments only exist in the first half and the horror aspects completely disappear until something else happens for a brief moment that ties into the first game that I won’t spoil, but it just reminded me of the potential of this series and made me sad when the game continued and I was just back to feeling like I was Nathan drake with none of the charm having a weird nightmare…
    I was a huge fan of the original evil within until a game breaking bug stopped me from completing it…
    Thankfully the evil within 2 is much more polished and I ran into 0 bugs the whole time…
    It’s just not what I wanted from it…
    The Evil Within 2 feels like a completely different game than the original..
    It’s just lacking in the horror field... I’m tired of zombies…
    But for what it is, this is a really good action game…
    I give The Evil Within 2
    a 7.5/10    … Expand
  11. 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
  12. JimmieReview
    Nov 3, 2017
    7
    Another great survival horror game from Tango. I enjoyed it a lot.
    The open-worldish structure works fine, as it is a mix of tigther areas and some outside areas that you can explore a bit more yourself.
    Graphics are nice, story is good and characters are good and interesting as well. Its at its best in inside areas in my opinion, when you have to make your way through areas by    Another great survival horror game from Tango. I enjoyed it a lot.
    The open-worldish structure works fine, as it is a mix of tigther areas and some outside areas that you can explore a bit more yourself.
    Graphics are nice, story is good and characters are good and interesting as well.
    Its at its best in inside areas in my opinion, when you have to make your way through areas by carefully taking out enemies.
    There are some grieves though. Gunplay is not as smooth as I would have wished, just like the previous game. Its not as intense as the first one, which I also would have wished for.
    If your into survival horror games though, you wont be dissapointed    … Expand
  13. 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
  14. ArmymanPants
    Oct 13, 2017
    7
    After not playing the first game upon release, and being told by friends to give it a try, i played the original evil within very briefly. Truth be told i wasn't gripped or enjoying it much to a lot of people who said its a very solid game. After going back and giving it another shot this time around with the sequel i can say it is solid experience and definitely a great improvement overAfter not playing the first game upon release, and being told by friends to give it a try, i played the original evil within very briefly. Truth be told i wasn't gripped or enjoying it much to a lot of people who said its a very solid game. After going back and giving it another shot this time around with the sequel i can say it is solid experience and definitely a great improvement over the original. You don't need to play the first game to understand the plot, but it would benefit to have more background knowledge of the characters that return here in the sequel. Overall Evil Within 2 is a good game for horror fans but once you have finished the game, there isn't a whole lot of replay-ability to keep fans wanting more of the same game.… Expand
  15. 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.
  16. SaintMayesN7
    Oct 14, 2017
    7
    First of all, The Evil Within, was one of my favourite survival horror games; Old school, great sound design, creepy visuals, and a story that isn't worth trying to make sense of, much less pay attention to. So what that game and every classic "old school" survival horror realised, was; that in order to truly terrify, one must orchestrate a path for the player, with intent to frighten.First of all, The Evil Within, was one of my favourite survival horror games; Old school, great sound design, creepy visuals, and a story that isn't worth trying to make sense of, much less pay attention to. So what that game and every classic "old school" survival horror realised, was; that in order to truly terrify, one must orchestrate a path for the player, with intent to frighten. This is done, by literally forcing the player, through a series of linear environments. Give players a chance to deviate, and up crops a disconnect. That, is precisely the problem with this sequel. The evil within 2 starts off promising - linear environment; check. Scares; check. Score; check. Visuals (improved to boot); check. But then you enter the open world, albeit small; and that's where it starts to falter. Scares are scattered about and they suprise, but never truly affect as a survival horror should. This game is ok, the story is better, the visuals are better (they didn't even work at times, in the first game) but I can't help but feel dissapointed in the fact that this is improved and moved (literally) from the original. They deserve props for a n open world survival horror that keeps on "surprising" the player, but unfortunately it never feels familiar. And familiar is what I want from a sequel. The controls also don't work as well as they did in the first game, imo. Ultimately, the game is worth playing, but isn't by any stretch; essential.… Expand
  17. TunaTheCan
    Oct 18, 2017
    7
    Way better than 1, recommend this game to buy it.
    but not 'fresh' as new, combine of well-known games
    just like a "last of us", "P.T", "Division" you will easily find other games system in this game
  18. jrdnnn
    Oct 12, 2018
    7
    I really enjoyed The Evil Within 2 and despite its numerous flaws, it is one of the better games in the horror genre available in recent years. I don't like boiling games down to analogies like this but this game is like a solid middle ground between Resident Evil 4 and Silent Hill 2; it is a cheesy and over-the-top zombie thriller like the former, with its stand-out terrifying momentsI really enjoyed The Evil Within 2 and despite its numerous flaws, it is one of the better games in the horror genre available in recent years. I don't like boiling games down to analogies like this but this game is like a solid middle ground between Resident Evil 4 and Silent Hill 2; it is a cheesy and over-the-top zombie thriller like the former, with its stand-out terrifying moments firmly within the body horror/psychological trauma field of the latter. The dichotomy is sometimes a bit jarring, as the contrast between the horror styles isn't flowing, but within the context of the nightmare scenario carrying on from the original game, it kind of works.

    The story is ridiculous to say the least but again, it works. Dialogue, plot twists and character development are all extremely cliche, but instead of being offputting, this will be a nice hark to the awful/amazing original Resident Evils and makes it all seem as overblown as it tries to be. The base story is a little boring at points, and the mythology of the STEM machine (a sub-plot) is far more interesting. All the characters, including Sebastian and the antagonists, are dull and uninteresting. Just don't be expecting groundbreaking emotional plotlines or interactions.

    Thankfully, gameplay is fun. The open world approach seems weird for a horror game but it is executed brilliantly, and I'd love to see more genre game follow in its tracks. Exploring the city of Union on your own, finding ammo and collectibles, taking on optional fights and gathering info on this deteriorating world was a delight. Blank-slate Sebastian is as happy to meander along as we are, it seems! The controls are OK - I had trouble with cover mechanics and sometimes fights are clumsy, ending with you dying by no fault of your own. Upgrades and skills are unbalanced but functional. Overall, it is a perfectly playable and often exhilarating. Setpieces are really well done, especially the highlight of the entire game for me, the encounters with the Anima. These stealth sections involve escaping an unkillable floating Onryō (think Ringu/The Grudge) who whispers, cries, giggles and groans THROUGH YOUR CONTROLLER MIC. These bits sent shivers down my spine within an otherwise very mildly scary game. In this sense, the Silent Hill-like sections are stand-out for me within the cooky, fun Resident Evil overworld. Sadly, I encountered three separate totally debilitating bugs/freezes in the game which is pretty poor considering all the updates installed on to the app. I need to remove marks for this. The graphics are decent, with lighting playing a huge part in all scenarios. Sound design is great and disgusting - slimy, oozy groans echo throughout Union and sound cues help massively in survival.

    Ultimately, this is a very fun game that I'd highly recommend to anyone fond of late 90s/early 2000 PS1/PS2 japanese horror, which I'd say is a lot of people. Its bugs, patchy story pacing, gameplay niggles and (in my opinion) poorer 'zombie' sections prevent it from reaching Resident Evil 7 level of success, but it is a creative, beautiful-looking and sporadically bone-chilling experience well above many of it peers.    … Expand
  19. Beneil
    Jun 23, 2018
    7
    It an OK game the game play is a improvement from EW1 but the story & Monsters well not that good to me the whole MATRIX/the cell idea don't work for me well the idea going in someone mine isn't scary because you it not real it all a dreamworld horror to me work if it in real world like the Suffering,silent hill DOOM 3,Forbidden Siren & other that are supernaturals horror I know to wellIt an OK game the game play is a improvement from EW1 but the story & Monsters well not that good to me the whole MATRIX/the cell idea don't work for me well the idea going in someone mine isn't scary because you it not real it all a dreamworld horror to me work if it in real world like the Suffering,silent hill DOOM 3,Forbidden Siren & other that are supernaturals horror I know to well like what H. P. Lovecraft say the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown speaking of silent hill the saving your daughter is not original & well sexist like why can't it be an son?
    the Monsters well not interested The Lost to me are Feral ghoul & if in the mine why the Monsters
    in WE2 don't have an Symbolism like Monsters in silent hill & cry of fear do?
    Im not saying don't buy I what to say what I think about it & it OK jut OK.    … Expand
  20. JoseVeras11
    Nov 14, 2020
    7
    I was a little bit disappointed with the gameplay of this game, I do not like that the character movement is very slow and clumsy. However, the graphics are very nice and the story is very good.

    Graphics: 8
    Music and FX: 7
    Gameplay: 7
    Duration: 7
    storie: 7
    final score: 7.20
  21. FABRICROC
    Nov 26, 2020
    7
    I personally think that TEW 2 threw away all the little good that the 1st game had, such as the atmosphere since this game I feel that they tried to combine silent hill with The Last of us since 1st they put you in a town where Strange creatures stalk and its mechanics were based on farming and exploration just like TLOU since you have to constantly be looking for powder, plants, etc. asI personally think that TEW 2 threw away all the little good that the 1st game had, such as the atmosphere since this game I feel that they tried to combine silent hill with The Last of us since 1st they put you in a town where Strange creatures stalk and its mechanics were based on farming and exploration just like TLOU since you have to constantly be looking for powder, plants, etc. as for the things that I liked is that they removed the uncomfortable black bars from the screen apart of a notable graphic improvement in terms of its predecessor that its graphics were not the best for the time in terms of history I think they could have done it in a better way instead of just setting the objective of looking for the daughter… Expand
  22. 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.
  23. ZzjimbozZ
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    Story 7/10
    Gameplay 7/10
    Graphics 7/10

    The Evil Within 2 is a slightly above average horror game with pretty looking graphics
  24. 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
  25. Bernard_18
    Jan 6, 2021
    7
    It is a good game, but it has certain points that disappoint a little. The first (and worst) is that the game had a very high potential to be a horror game on the same level as a Silent Hill, but ended up putting creatures that are identical to zombies (we are in 2021. Zombies are no longer afraid) . The game's scenarios are hideous and horrifying, but there are not so many enemies thatIt is a good game, but it has certain points that disappoint a little. The first (and worst) is that the game had a very high potential to be a horror game on the same level as a Silent Hill, but ended up putting creatures that are identical to zombies (we are in 2021. Zombies are no longer afraid) . The game's scenarios are hideous and horrifying, but there are not so many enemies that scare the player. I thought it was silly for the same creator of Resident Evil to commit to doing something new, but with features identical to those of Resident Evil itself. He missed a HUGE opportunity to do something totally new and ghastly, because nowadays, it is very difficult to find a horror game that takes your sleep away. The game also has some bugs. For example, sometimes the shotgun is invisible in Sebastian's hands. The portagonist's artificial intelligence is average, since there are barriers that he can jump to escape the monsters, but he doesn't jump. I really liked the story and especially the ending. But from the heart, I hope that if there is a third in the franchise, they will do it right. No Resident Evil fragments and footprints. We already have too much Resident Evil. You don't have to keep putting zombies in everything you create.… Expand
  26. ShakesBeer
    Jan 28, 2021
    7
    Very good survival horror game, held back slightly by a few flaws.

    It’s often genuinely scary and disturbing, and the horror is very creatively designed. Roaming and surviving in a Twin Peaks style town with various monsters on the loose is a real joy. The dialogue and voice acting are pretty bad, but the story overall is an interesting sci-fi / horror mashup. Gameplay is great, but    Very good survival horror game, held back slightly by a few flaws.

    It’s often genuinely scary and disturbing, and the horror is very creatively designed. Roaming and surviving in a Twin Peaks style town with various monsters on the loose is a real joy.

    The dialogue and voice acting are pretty bad, but the story overall is an interesting sci-fi / horror mashup. Gameplay is great, but bizarrely there’s no dodge or quick turn button, so you often feel clunky. And the game often requires you to unload all your ammo on a bullet sponge boss, then make you struggle through a gauntlet with no ammo. Seems unnecessarily punishing for the player. There’s also an odd character switch in the 11th hour, and the story drags at the end and sort of overstays its welcome when it should be racing to its conclusion.

    But despite the issues, I still recommend it! It’s up there with the best of the genre.    … Expand
  27. Leonsjm
    Mar 25, 2022
    7
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  28. BadLarry
    Oct 16, 2017
    6
    The first game was okay. Had some inconsistent difficulty issues and strange choices but some scary moments. This one just feels uninspired and derivative. Environments are on the bland side with a lot of square buildings, right angles, low res textures, and empty rooms with little detail that make the whole experience feel very last generation in design. One of the most infuriatingThe first game was okay. Had some inconsistent difficulty issues and strange choices but some scary moments. This one just feels uninspired and derivative. Environments are on the bland side with a lot of square buildings, right angles, low res textures, and empty rooms with little detail that make the whole experience feel very last generation in design. One of the most infuriating things is the main character. He survived the insanity of the first game, yet any time something weird happens, his go to response is either "what the hell?" or simply "what the?" entirely too many times. The standard zombies have a much too cartoony "roar", and then the sound for the pale bleached nurses (where have we seen those a thousand times already?) is pretty much the clickers from The Last of Us. Overall, not very scary, overly predictable, and ultimately boring.… Expand
  29. njja02
    May 15, 2018
    6
    I think the gun-play and open world elements felt nice and fun to play, but the game took itself way too seriously. I enjoyed the last game's wacky and insanely cheesy story, but this game goes for a more dark and serious one. This is hindered the game a lot and the overall experience wasn't that memorable.
  30. ORevisor
    Dec 17, 2017
    6
    Contras:
    - Estória, simplesmente não empolga...
    - Stealth + baixa estâmina + alta IA de inimigos + alta resistência a tiros = combates lentíssimos - Classic Mode, simplesmente terrível, além da dificuldade absurda dos inimigos e chefes, por vezes o jogo trava e nesse modo não existe check point e para piorar em toda sua jornada você pode salvar apenas 7 vezes... MODO RIDÍCULO,    Contras:
    - Estória, simplesmente não empolga...
    - Stealth + baixa estâmina + alta IA de inimigos + alta resistência a tiros = combates lentíssimos
    - Classic Mode, simplesmente terrível, além da dificuldade absurda dos inimigos e chefes, por vezes o jogo trava e nesse modo não existe check point e para piorar em toda sua jornada você pode salvar apenas 7 vezes... MODO RIDÍCULO, DESNECESSÁRIO!!!

    O jogo tinha alto potencial porém....    … Expand
  31. poshlust
    Oct 17, 2017
    6
    All of the identity of the first game is gone! Extremely disappointing sequel. Expands on all of the wrong things, and backs down on all that which made the original great. Make no mistake, The Evil Within was very hit-or-miss with alot of players. I really enjoyed its unforgiving difficulty at times, great boss fights, and unique industrial/religious aesthetic settings. Outside ofAll of the identity of the first game is gone! Extremely disappointing sequel. Expands on all of the wrong things, and backs down on all that which made the original great. Make no mistake, The Evil Within was very hit-or-miss with alot of players. I really enjoyed its unforgiving difficulty at times, great boss fights, and unique industrial/religious aesthetic settings. Outside of technical issues, the main flaws were bad story, poor level design in the latter half, and some boring action levels.

    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 semi-open world ****. Aesthetic (and even gameplay) wise, this game looks so generic! Gone are the crumbling churches, rust-weathered industrial workplaces. Instead you get a very boring "open world" small town broken up into smaller equally boring levels. Its only saving grace is the "surrealism" in the same way Alan Wake promised that too. Remember much of Alan Wake? of course not, because you forgot everything about that game.

    I was hesitant about hearing "open world hub world' to begin with, but I was willing to give it a try. My bias was confirmed - they managed to make it as bad and boring as MGS:V did with its open world. The original's level design is completely gone, and instead of improving on that they destroyed it in favor of boring open levels with lots of loot to find as if this is a poor man's The Last of Us. Game devs: PLEASE STOP ruining your level design with open world.

    The bosses are no where near as interesting. There are a few interesting ones, but their presence doesn't carry nearly as much weight.. it's all very underwhelming.

    Lastly, the gameplay is 'technically' improved, but only in the most generic of ways - this game was westernized in the worst sense - became completely devoid of identity. Western games at least tend to have good presentation, dialogue, and voice acting, and somehow they managed to make that even worse here than the original. Why did they remove matches? Some of the most satisfying fluid gameplay in the original was using a single shotgun round to knock down several enemies at once, and then light them all up with a single match. Gone. Why is there pointless, generic crafting for every resource now? The original limited it for crossbow rounds, and it made sense because it was the highlight weapon of the game. Why do the guns not have any kick whatsoever anymore?

    If I were to summarize this game, it's just a poor man's The Last of Us with some occasional anime villains thrown in. I am so disappointed. The Evil Within was another survival horror title I had fun 100% completing, prior games being Dead Space 1/2, Condemned, Metro 2033. I probably will not bother revisiting this game when I'm done with it. The original was hated by alot of people, but that just meant it was uncompromising in its design. This game tries to please everyone, no doubt for more mass appeal, and just has no grasp of identity for it.    … Expand
  32. Buufreak
    Oct 28, 2017
    6
    The game about defines linear, almost as much as a certain other infamous game. If you enjoy jump scares and walking in a straight line, this game is perfect for you. If you have become numb to all that crap like I have, it's a pass.

    Fun side note: who the hell is pushing the wheelchair in the opening?
  33. santy1553
    Jul 5, 2019
    6
    la historia un poco rebuscada, muy repetitivo el juego, con un sistema de juego un poco aburrido.
  34. 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!!
  35. 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
  36. Correcuita
    Aug 30, 2023
    6
    It is significantly inferior to its predecessor. The open world doesn't add much to the game and the horror footage is based on clichés already seen in the genre.
  37. Sesshomurai
    Nov 4, 2017
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am only on chapter 7 so full disclosure there. I am trying to give this game a chance. I like the genre and overall the production quality is high and the mechanics, although pretty standard, are executed well. But here's the problem I've descended into, and one that I feared would happen. I've run out of ammunition and there aren't enough resources to replenish them. So I'm at a point in the story where I can't even engage in combat. I have ZERO of everything. What little resources there are, are not enough. Gunpowder is too scarce. Can't make a single shotgun shell. And I haven't shot my sniper rifle in 3 chapters. So the balance is off. I stumbled across this one mission I couldn't escape. The safe door as locked nearby until I finished the mission. A mobius operative was being attacked by zombies and begged me to help him. I survived the first wave with the 3 shotgun shells I had, but then another bigger wave of zombies appeared from no where. So all I could do is run around in circles while he tried to shoot them from atop a bus. Of course, the NPC has unlimited ammo. Eventually, though, he died and I had to run off. At this point in the game, it is just "sprouting" more and more enemies at you but NOT scaling the resources to build ammunition. This imbalance has left me stuck in a hole I can't get out of. All I can do is sneak around and run from things. Sure, I like stealth kills and tactics, but they are useless at this stage because too many enemies are spawned and you can't isolate a single one. At least not without investing about 30 minutes of your time and countless bottles trying to accomplish maybe one kill without alerting other enemies.

    The solution to all this is glaringly simple. SAFE HOUSES SHOULD HAVE AMMO REFILL! Why even both calling it a safe house if it doesn't have resources to replenish. Who cares about the unlimited coffee they provide.

    Hopefully these things get fixed. I hate to give up on a game with potential, but there's just no way to proceed.    … Expand
  38. 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.
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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.
  42. 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
  43. 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.
  44. 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
  45. TheBlueFox
    Oct 14, 2017
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nothing like the previews suggested. I expected something more ‘Silent Hill’-esque after watching them. Instead get ready for zombies with hilariously glowing red eyes. And kiddie puzzles. And the most mundane, lifeless dialogue you’ve ever heard in your life. This is a literal quote stated by the protagonist after being told his daughter is alive: “Try telling that to my brain.” Seriously? I just laughed out loud.

    I loved the indoor segments, as were shown in the previews, and as was featured in the beginning chapter. I even liked the ‘villain’ character, and some of the monsters and concepts. But no way can I award this game anything higher than a generous 4. Everyone ranking it highly seems to be doing so based on it being ‘a vast improvement on the first game’. Can only imagine how cr*p that game was.

    To summarise:

    The Good:

    1) Chapter 2 and other ‘indoor’ bits like it. The game is great at these horror mechanics, it just rarely uses these segments, instead choosing to digress into a punitive, recycled style of zombie shooting. It’s like The Last of Us but with terribly scripted characters.
    2) The story is intriguing, if not convoluted, but I’ll put this one down to not having played the first game. I liked it, I went along with it.
    3) They attempted a small ‘open-world’ which worked out well enough, opening up side quests and exploration avenues without feeling empty.

    The Bad:

    1) Laughably poor characterisation.
    2) Stale, predictable dialogue.
    3) Plays like ‘every zombie game ever’.
    4) Almost every jump scare turns out to be a zombie. I was hoping for more psychological concepts, like what they depicted in the previews. A zombie is about as scary as a druggie running at me with a knife…sure, I’ll fight back. But it’s in no way thrilling, it’s mind-numbing. Rinse and repeat after the second one.
    5) Don’t be fooled by the ’20 Chapters’. They’re vaguely separated, and some flash by so quickly, it’s hard to deem them independent chapters. But the game is lengthy overall, at least it felt that way given the tedium. And there are enough side quests to keep you going should you be a complete masochist.

    I’m sure I just picked up this game believing it was an entirely different genre, and being let down. I’m going to try sell it and wait it out for a real horror game, but I did have to leave my opinion due to the false impression I got from the previews. I wanted to issue a caveat to any other gamers like me who might have mistaken this for something more inspiring than it was – turns out, it’s just another mindless zombie shooter.

    But if you enjoyed The Last of Us or Resident Evil, by all means, pick this one up.    … Expand
  46. 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
  47. GilsonHlatki
    Jun 6, 2023
    4
    Jogo fraco, sem ritmo e com vilões chatos, nada carismáticos, não se comparam nem um pouco com o jogo anterior
  48. 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?
  49. 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
  50. ourtimehascome
    Dec 2, 2017
    3
    The Evil Within 2 is one of the worst sequels I’ve ever played. It actually manages to be worse than its predecessor, surprisingly enough. Along with an absolutely ridiculous premise, it has some of the worst dialogue and gameplay I’ve seen in a modern survival horror/action game. The controls are frustrating enough, but every other aspect is stuck in 2005, during the heyday of theThe Evil Within 2 is one of the worst sequels I’ve ever played. It actually manages to be worse than its predecessor, surprisingly enough. Along with an absolutely ridiculous premise, it has some of the worst dialogue and gameplay I’ve seen in a modern survival horror/action game. The controls are frustrating enough, but every other aspect is stuck in 2005, during the heyday of the producer’s magnum opus, Resident Evil 4. Though Shinji Mikami only produced this game, it seems he had complete creative control, without the necessary innovation. It’s completely derivative, and lacking with any enthusiasm. The cutscenes are interesting enough, but they far outnumber the variations in gameplay.… Expand
  51. SoCal
    Oct 16, 2017
    3
    An inferior games compared to the original, it feels like a game that's stealing from its betters.

    While the original wasn't amazing, it was still a good game with an interesting premise. This is messy and uninspired. Not remotely scary and with characters who are walking cliches, the boss designs and fights aren't even good this time around. The few improvements are in gameplay (which    An inferior games compared to the original, it feels like a game that's stealing from its betters.

    While the original wasn't amazing, it was still a good game with an interesting premise. This is messy and uninspired. Not remotely scary and with characters who are walking cliches, the boss designs and fights aren't even good this time around. The few improvements are in gameplay (which is still buggy), side quests that give more playtime and an ending that actually works. Although the story is as predictable as you'd expect.

    Unfortunately, in trying to appeal to a wider market and therefore sell better than the original (much like how Re6 tried to please everyone and instead pleased no one), this game has lost the spark and terror the first game had and is instead a generic relic from the past that copies Resident Evil 4, Silent Hill Downpour, The Last of Us and countless B movies. Worse still, the game has flopped. Learn from this mistake if you intend on making a third installment Tango.    … Expand
  52. 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
  53. DickPain
    Oct 31, 2017
    2
    Awful dialogue. Boring gameplay forcing players to creep and grind. Frustratingly bad aiming controls on the PS4. The forst 30mins of the game are good, after that it forces you to repeat very similar dull mechanics, just to dripfeed you another tiny bit of story, again with awful dialogue. After 7 hours in I felt like I was just wasting my time.
  54. 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!
  55. 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.
  56. spidey271
    Oct 14, 2017
    0
    If you have played a survival horror game before you will find nothing interesting or new here. It is one of the most uninspiring games you will ever play.
  57. 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?
  58. serlionrpg
    May 26, 2018
    0
    Not a survival horror like the first one. Just a f*cking boring endles carfting and ambush zombies torture. I cant go on. This piece of sh*t made me so mad that i wont spend any more seconds in it.
  59. shiftyman
    Nov 28, 2017
    0
    The only horror here is what an absolute piece of trash this is, beside from being a complete TLOU/Resident Evil rip-off, it has the worst combat mechanics ever, you can’t dodge or roll and the poor character mobility is the real evil here. The same enemy 90% of the time only with different skins. The most one dimensional boss fights, and the only way to make the last one even a challengeThe only horror here is what an absolute piece of trash this is, beside from being a complete TLOU/Resident Evil rip-off, it has the worst combat mechanics ever, you can’t dodge or roll and the poor character mobility is the real evil here. The same enemy 90% of the time only with different skins. The most one dimensional boss fights, and the only way to make the last one even a challenge was to make health items almost non exsistent. The weapon upgrades are average and the gel perks are almost useless apart from health and stamina. This game and the ratings for this trash, show why gaming is almost dead, if it’s not loot boxes then it’s poor design like this garbage, that are bringing the industry to its knees. -100/10… Expand
  60. 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!
  61. naser_sadigh
    Mar 3, 2018
    0
    i really like horrible games i am big fan of evil within but part 2 was so boring what happens to this game its awful!!!
  62. 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
  63. clairealcee77
    Feb 14, 2021
    0
    This game is much worse than the original. Honestly one of the worst video game sequels I've ever played.
  64. Biizz
    Feb 20, 2021
    0
    The first game was good, but this game is not. Overall very boring and uninteresting experience. Not recommended.
  65. 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
  66. 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
  67. 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.
  68. nanakobagu53
    Oct 1, 2021
    0
    I think most of the people who loved the first game would hate this game. Both the gameplay and story were worse than the original. They did very weird characterization of Sebastian in this game, he doesn’t feel like human or the same person as the first game.
  69. Nighy
    Sep 20, 2021
    0
    I think this game takes itself too seriously. where should I start… well, the first problem is the protagonist. It feels like they wanted to give Seb more personality than the first game, but they definitely failed to do that. EW2 Seb is just a garbage character, who isn't very realistic and feels like anime in a bad way. I cringed at some of his overacting and cheesy lines. And he isn'tI think this game takes itself too seriously. where should I start… well, the first problem is the protagonist. It feels like they wanted to give Seb more personality than the first game, but they definitely failed to do that. EW2 Seb is just a garbage character, who isn't very realistic and feels like anime in a bad way. I cringed at some of his overacting and cheesy lines. And he isn't even good as a sad-dad protag. I feel that devs emphasized his sad-dadness in this game to make him more human and to make players be sorry for him(I remember one of the developers in tango proudly tweeted like "This game's Sebastian is daddy Sebastian!" on twitter before the game was released), but he isn't really a good dad in this game. His character is very poorly written and poorly developed. This game's Sebastian enjoys shooting game while he searches for his daughter, he is such type of dad. Despite that the devs tries really hard to show us some emotional moments between him and his daughter. I was like just no. I don't care about Sebastian as a dad. I don't care about Lily, who is also poorly-written. Seriously **** The Evil Within 2, I don't care for you at all. Give us back the great first game. Just bring back Ruvik, Leslie and Joseph. Don't ever abandon your own game and characters again.… Expand
  70. 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
  71. 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.
  72. houxh
    Oct 6, 2021
    0
    Loved the first game, hated this game. The first one had better bosses, story and overall environment. In this game everything feels like a toned down version of the first one. part 2 is not even survival horror, it's just a generic action game.

    I've seen someone says this game is rather like a fan-fiction than a sequel, and sadly it's true.
  73. beautifulforest
    Oct 11, 2021
    0
    + smoother gameplay than 1.

    - boring antagonists. - worse level design than 1. - too stealth heavy. - horrible scripts and voice acting. - doesn't follow up the first game's storyline. - Sebastian being a whiny bastard, who doesn't really care about anyone. - tropy, male-centric, terrible writing that white American dudes would love. Seriously, overprotective and selfless mother    + smoother gameplay than 1.

    - boring antagonists.
    - worse level design than 1.
    - too stealth heavy.
    - horrible scripts and voice acting.
    - doesn't follow up the first game's storyline.
    - Sebastian being a whiny bastard, who doesn't really care about anyone.
    - tropy, male-centric, terrible writing that white American dudes would love. Seriously, overprotective and selfless mother figure of Myra was really outdated I can't believe this came out in 2017.
    - overall really really soulless.    … Expand
  74. Electrosw
    Oct 22, 2021
    0
    This game is a downgrade from the first one in every way. Like a weaker sequel of Silent Hill Downpour. The “open” map wasn’t well made. The writing was one of the worst ones I’ve seen in video games.
  75. 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.
  76. 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).
  77. LegoBatman
    Dec 12, 2021
    0
    It's simply bad, way worse than first game, idk what happened, but this is pure action. If first game was like RE4, then this game is like RE6.
  78. 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.
  79. 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
  80. 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 the first game. The villains are all weak and boring. The gameplay lacks qualities. Such a disappointment.
  81. HonestReviews66
    May 24, 2023
    0
    Played this back in the day when it came out, and played it again recently (after replaying The Evil Within One) after it came out and PlayStation Plus. I appreciate that they took the time to release an update which improved the resolution and frame rate. Other than that, I hate this game. Not because it's a terrible game in its own right per se. But having replayed the original EvilPlayed this back in the day when it came out, and played it again recently (after replaying The Evil Within One) after it came out and PlayStation Plus. I appreciate that they took the time to release an update which improved the resolution and frame rate. Other than that, I hate this game. Not because it's a terrible game in its own right per se. But having replayed the original Evil Within, which I thought was a stellar game even by today's standards, I simply wanted 'more of the same but a little bit better,' which is what any good sequel should be for any movie or game. However, has has been stated in numerous reviews this game has a new director. Unfortunately he has thrown 90% of the original Evil Within into the trash can and this game is only 'The Evil Within' by name, but not by nature. Everything is different. It's now an open world game. Writing this in 2023, I'm bored of open world games. The original was a masterpiece. This is just another average game. Not scary at all, not exciting (a lot of walking around and collecting stuff), no super memorable bosses or bad guys. It basically becomes a case of following the icons on a map, much like most modern ubisoft games, and exploring houses along the way if you wish to. I don't. A massive disappointment.… 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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