The Evil Within 2

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  1. 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
  2. Arash555_IRAN
    Dec 1, 2017
    10
    Hi , Please add (1.no aming shot ) and (1.Sebastian's coat ) , If you add these , I will give you 10 :) , I was pre-ordering it 3 days ago , and this is my first pre-order :) and Our family first pre-order game & i think this is first pre-order in my Relatives :)) , Thank you so much

    >> Update : I heard you added Sebastian's coat :))
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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
  8. 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.
  9. 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
  10. 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!!!
  11. 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.
  12. Chronos1
    Oct 13, 2017
    8
    Great gameplay, good atmosphere, and a couple of scares make this game a solid purchase for those who are craving a good survival horror experience. If you liked EW1 then you will def like this as well.
  13. 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.
  14. Jwrath1
    Oct 13, 2017
    9
    The first game was a goofy over the top romp through pools of blood, huge guys with chainsaws and a creepy spider chick that just won't effing die. It was sloppy, it wasn't particularly scary outside of some jump scares but it was more about just wading waist deep in pools of gore and dead bodies.

    The second one is much tighter, cleaner and more focused on what it is, a spiritual    The first game was a goofy over the top romp through pools of blood, huge guys with chainsaws and a creepy spider chick that just won't effing die. It was sloppy, it wasn't particularly scary outside of some jump scares but it was more about just wading waist deep in pools of gore and dead bodies.

    The second one is much tighter, cleaner and more focused on what it is, a spiritual successor to the old resident evil/silent hill type of survival horror games. The first game had the shifting world, since it was all a construct of the collective unconscious. This one so far makes use of that in MUCH better ways. Something will catch your eye, for example very early on there is a large painting of a door on the wall, the room is covered in ribbons and you walk up to the painting because the lights are on it, it is the center of focus in the room, you expect something to pop out at you from the painting but instead as soon as you get close enough, the world behind you changes and suddenly the exact same door that is in the painting appears right behind you. If you look around the side of the where the door is, there is nothing behind it but when you open the door and walk through it takes you somewhere totally different with a vivid slow motion artistic rendering of one of the mobius team members you're searching for being shot in the head. The scene repeats itself over and over, the man just keeps getting shot in the head, leaving a spray blood in the air and slowly falling backwards til suddenly it all repeats.

    My point is - the game will mess with you. Nothing is what it seems, the world around you constantly shifts, at least in these more scripted parts. The first game did this as well, but this iteration does it with MUCH more finesse. The photographer who is setting up these tableaux of people at the moment of death is creepy as hell, teleporting around appearing from nowhere making the world change around you. The monster that he sends to greet you is over the top insane made from cobbled together bodies and a circular saw. So the slasher movie aesthetic is definitely still there, but again it is MUCH more refined. Less just about raw gore and being grotesque for the sake of being grotesque.

    Once you get into the meat of the game it becomes a very solid survival horror game, complete with a variety of weapons, tactics, abilities. The meat of it is very solid. Underneath all the mindbending weirdness is a robust game. I enjoyed the first one for what it was but it never really achieved its full potential. The more open world approach is really fun, you get to pick from door A, B, C, D or E and whichever one you pick you know there will be something crazy going on inside and that it will likely end with you being swarmed by monsters.

    They've also done a MUCH better job with sebastian in this game. In the first, i didn't care about him as a protagonist at all. I didnt care about his wife or his daughter. The only hint you had that they even existed was some randomly scattered journals that you would find by mirrors that would give you a bit of boring backstory. They had a kid she died blah blah blah who cares.

    This game, instead of just being gruff and gravelly sebastian has much more personality, he interacts with other characters and even if its a bit cliche he is searching for his daughter who he thought was dead, you actually see and hear the daughter which makes her more real as a character. The plot itself isn't amazing but the world it takes place in definitely is.

    Is this a 10/10 game? No. But it is very good. It is worth the 60$ price tag if you like survival horror at all, This and resident evil biohazard will probably be the best survival horror games of the last 4 to 5 years (maybe alien isolation). Im giving it a 9, not that it really matters user scores are so subjective people find one flaw with a game and give it a 0, do not play, worst game ever or fanboys just blindly throw 10's willingly overlooking actual flaws.

    But honestly this is a very solid game, if you like the genre do buy it. You will not regret it. If you played the first one and weren't impressed, i was too. I enjoyed it but it was pretty meh overall. This game improves on pretty much every aspect of the first. Do yourself a favor and give Evil Within another shot. This one is worth playing.    … Expand
  15. Thalosmoon
    Oct 14, 2017
    9
    Brilliant game. This is the Resident Evil Capcom cant make anymore.

    Gameplay, Graphics, Sound, Atmosphere, Story, Voice Acting all Top Notch!

    If you like Survival Horror or Resident Evil this is a MUST BUY:
  16. porhawj2017
    Oct 13, 2017
    10
    this game is god damn fantastic game ever i playing.. Great job Tango Gamework.. please make part 3 with upgrade engine is Id Tech 6.. graphic is beautiful and fantastic.. atmosphere and environments look great.. Enemies are sometimes bad like they run around me while i aiming and run around behind him.. story is very interesting
  17. Inkling5577
    Oct 14, 2017
    10
    This is an incredible sequel to the first and shows that the developers have really improved not only with the graphics but the level and a.i. design too and of course the main story is great as well as the return of two characters and the introduction of a few others. Like with the first game this is obviously a horror survival game meaning you can't just run into a horse of enemies andThis is an incredible sequel to the first and shows that the developers have really improved not only with the graphics but the level and a.i. design too and of course the main story is great as well as the return of two characters and the introduction of a few others. Like with the first game this is obviously a horror survival game meaning you can't just run into a horse of enemies and take them on with a bottle and pistol whip them as that will pretty much be game over and a second thought and planning on what you need to do. Some gamers aren't a fan of that and so if you're not a fan of that type of gaming aspect then sadly this game isn't for you but with some of its new upgrade features I'd say give it a try as you might like it more then you think as now with the mentioned features you can not only upgrade your characters abilities like more health/damage/stamina but now can upgrade weapons to be more powerful and effective as well as a few other kinks like smoke bombs and such.
    The enemies you'll encounter are imaginative and terrifying just like the first game and showing the creative minds the game developers had in making these creatures and you'll also run into a few megalomaniacs who have been warped by their ideals and perverse natures in the virtual world Sebastian and others find themselves trapped in. This game is a great release both with how entertaining it is but also with it being the month of Halloween it's a game you can play to keep you entertained and terrified this October 31st when the ghouls,ghosts and goblins walk our streets this Halloween night.    … Expand
  18. Kuroneko87
    Oct 17, 2017
    9
    Average score 7.6 ??
    Are you fkn kidding me?
    These game-review websites are funded by big corporations to piss on smaller game companies, this will affect sales and future titles of these companies. Eventually they will be forced to merge into larger game companies, it's a tactic to get rid of the competition. Don't be fooled by these poor reviews. The Evil Within 2 is just as    Average score 7.6 ??
    Are you fkn kidding me?

    These game-review websites are funded by big corporations to piss on smaller game companies, this will affect sales and future titles of these companies.
    Eventually they will be forced to merge into larger game companies, it's a tactic to get rid of the competition.
    Don't be fooled by these poor reviews.

    The Evil Within 2 is just as good as Resident Evil 4.

    And i'm honestly having allot more fun with this game than i had with ''The Last of Us''.
    It might be a matter of taste, but this game really doesn't deserve such a LOW score.

    I got Platinum for The Evil Within 1, and i intend to get it for this one aswell.

    I would never be able to do that if the game was bad/average or boring.    … Expand
  19. 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
  20. RenaudLemieux
    Oct 14, 2017
    10
    REALLY DONT UNDERSTAND THE 0 this game is ttotall new from the first one everything haa changed for the best if you dont notice that you must have problem with your eyes... The fire system cover upgrade and the fact its a n open world creature has changed to EVERYTHINGS
  21. badgerryan19
    Oct 14, 2017
    9
    What a sequel! I first wanna say I did enjoy the first game and I thought it wasn't well received as I thought it should have been, but they improved it in almost every way they possibly could, and it seems the common consensus with people they agree with me. The combat is finely tuned and the moment to moment gameplay feels a lot more satisfying. The open map is really awesome too and itWhat a sequel! I first wanna say I did enjoy the first game and I thought it wasn't well received as I thought it should have been, but they improved it in almost every way they possibly could, and it seems the common consensus with people they agree with me. The combat is finely tuned and the moment to moment gameplay feels a lot more satisfying. The open map is really awesome too and it lets you roam around the area and explore the mini maps you are in. The story is good as was the first one. I feel that the last one had a stronger story, but it was hidden behind some poor choices in the game. This one still has a strong one, but it was a little more conventional, which is fine since people were a little confused with the last one. Him going back into STEM trying to save his lost daughter did bring a little more of an emotional depth for the story. Now where I think where the game lacks is the Villain(s). They are interesting especially the Artist, but with at least him that's kinda all we got about him, But he did make for an interesting villain, just not as strong as Ruvik. The game is broken up in 17 chapters and the first 8 are completely different from the last 9. Some might not like the change of pace, but for me I didn't mind it. All in all a great sequel and a worthwhile time. You will probably complete the game in roughly 13-15HRS by doing story alone, but I recommend playing the side missions too and listening to logs and memories, which will add on another 5 hours.… Expand
  22. predator73
    Oct 13, 2017
    10
    I love most of these scary type games. Will try to keep this and not reveal anything if you're planning on getting it. To me though, this game is a cross between resident evil and silent hill. The graphics are about resident evil 7, some scenes look better then others, but nothing state of the art. lots of gore and blood. Gameplay seems to be too scripted sometimes, but enough scares toI love most of these scary type games. Will try to keep this and not reveal anything if you're planning on getting it. To me though, this game is a cross between resident evil and silent hill. The graphics are about resident evil 7, some scenes look better then others, but nothing state of the art. lots of gore and blood. Gameplay seems to be too scripted sometimes, but enough scares to keep it interesting!… Expand
  23. Marlonmr2000
    Oct 13, 2017
    10
    Toda a ambientação direção de arte e som desse jogo estão incríveis alem do clima de terror muito bem feito. Além da Historia que tambem esta muito boa. Esse jogo é um grande salto de qualidade comparado como 1 the evil within
  24. mosabbir
    Oct 14, 2017
    10
    A very different game compared to the original but its an improvement overall. The sandbox style gameplay gives players more thrilling gameplay as exploration may either yield in rewards such as loot or to their impending doom in the form of terrifying creatures that inhabit Union City. The game's excellent in setting up the horrific atmosphere with shap lighting and great audio design.A very different game compared to the original but its an improvement overall. The sandbox style gameplay gives players more thrilling gameplay as exploration may either yield in rewards such as loot or to their impending doom in the form of terrifying creatures that inhabit Union City. The game's excellent in setting up the horrific atmosphere with shap lighting and great audio design. It's not a game for everyone but definitely a GOTY candidate for me.… Expand
  25. 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
  26. kwstas
    Oct 15, 2017
    8
    is hard to tell if i have the right word to explain how much impressed and satisfied i feel about this game , i was honestly expected it to be good but it seems like it is even better . reasons . i was really loving the first game although it had some issues like not the best graphics or no really great gunplay and overall poor effects in battle and everything , also i didn't think it hadis hard to tell if i have the right word to explain how much impressed and satisfied i feel about this game , i was honestly expected it to be good but it seems like it is even better . reasons . i was really loving the first game although it had some issues like not the best graphics or no really great gunplay and overall poor effects in battle and everything , also i didn't think it had the greatest environment and it had slightly of a poor design , but now it seems like everything has got fixed. now the graphics are great also the environment looks so much better and the gunplays at least two times better than the first title . but the most important thing is that the first one was more like resident evil revelations but unlike this reminds me better of the last of us which is what i love the most . it gives you more freedom to explore enter houses in the area find various materials and scrap parts , then you can craft different items and upgrade your weapons , also unlike the first one you can find more people and make some conversations which lead to submissions . cant say the last of us wasn't a great game but i think evil within 2 is just better and it is certainly the best survival horror game ever . and most likely the scariest as well… Expand
  27. smuniz83
    Nov 8, 2017
    8
    The Evil Within 2 is a great sequel to the first The Evil Within. If your a fan of the original than you'll enjoy this one and people that want to jump into this one without playing the first one can definitely do so as it does a great job of explaining the people and what's going on.

    The game has a mix of small open world and linear gameplay but it transitions well and doesn't feel    The Evil Within 2 is a great sequel to the first The Evil Within. If your a fan of the original than you'll enjoy this one and people that want to jump into this one without playing the first one can definitely do so as it does a great job of explaining the people and what's going on.

    The game has a mix of small open world and linear gameplay but it transitions well and doesn't feel awkward. The game plays nice and there wasn't any major bugs or glitches that hinder the game so the game felt really polished. Part of the reason I'm giving it an 8 and not higher is because this game feels less scary than the first one mostly because of the open world. It's not that scary being chased by a monster when you got a big place to run around in. However the game does have it's moments of scares.

    One thing that I liked about The Evil Within 2 compared to the first one is the better story. The last one was good but you were confused throughout the whole game on what's going on and at the end you were left wondering what were the ties between the protagonist and the people inside STEM. In this one, the story ties everything together nicely. You find out why you were the one to be affected by the events and why you go back in and your ties to the other characters in the game like Kidman.

    The game was pretty lengthy. It took me about 20 hours of playing in regular mode and thoroughly searching the area for hidden objects to beat the game (and I didn't even find everything). There is new game plus after you beat it to keep playing with all your inventory from the previous save. I would recommend that if your a veteran of the series and horror games in general to play in harder difficulty as normal just felt easy.

    There is also stealth in the game. You can hide from enemies and even do stealth kills. This actually ended up being my main method of taken down the regular baddies since It conserves ammo. The stealth is done really well and you don't feel screwed were your attempting to sneak up on an enemy and they just turn around and spot you for no reason.

    Overall I feel this is a solid game for the money. The story is interesting and the game lengthy enough to warrant the full price. The game feels nicely polished and the graphics are really good.    … Expand
  28. exjraordinary
    Oct 15, 2017
    10
    Great horror sequel. As the Evil Within was a great sequel to RE4 this is a great sequel to the Evil Within. I feel in every way the game improves upon the original. The graphics are light years better, whereas the original had ps3 as a base, I can see the ps4 pro pushed to its limits. The lighting, polygons, draw distance, frame rate are all improved. The game is an open world this timeGreat horror sequel. As the Evil Within was a great sequel to RE4 this is a great sequel to the Evil Within. I feel in every way the game improves upon the original. The graphics are light years better, whereas the original had ps3 as a base, I can see the ps4 pro pushed to its limits. The lighting, polygons, draw distance, frame rate are all improved. The game is an open world this time around with side missions as well and tons of different smart ai monsters to deal with. It is long too at only 8 hours in I'm still in chapter 5. It seems almost twice as long as the original which was already a long survival horror game. The depth in weapons and story is also immense, there is so much to do I'm sure I will begin a new game plus right after. The only drawback I see is the bosses are not quite as memorable as the Keeper. However to be the first open world survival game and take the best of Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Alan Wake and the Evil Within itself I think it has almost created a new genre. Fun fact the original Alan Wake was supposed to be open world like this and feels like what that game may have been.… Expand
  29. Aretino89
    Oct 19, 2017
    10
    Sorry Metro Game Central, but you and I clearly didn't play the same game.
    This is a vast improvement over an already valid game, which manages to enrich every aspect of the previous installment while providing new and exciting twists.
    The gameplay is a winning combination of stealth, exploration, combat, puzzles and crafting, the writing - while not always perfect - makes a great pair    Sorry Metro Game Central, but you and I clearly didn't play the same game.
    This is a vast improvement over an already valid game, which manages to enrich every aspect of the previous installment while providing new and exciting twists.
    The gameplay is a winning combination of stealth, exploration, combat, puzzles and crafting, the writing - while not always perfect - makes a great pair with editing and voice acting. The overall game design and artistic direction are great, the soundtrack ranges from moving to epic, and don't make me start about the ending... one of the most satisfactory conclusions in years.
    Thanks to a great game direction, The Evil Within 2 shines on its own (while providing answers for the questions left open by its predecessor) and turns out to be the biggest surprise of 2017 so far, along with NieR: Automata.
    Do a favor to the quality games industry and buy it now.    … Expand
  30. SteveWithBeef
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    This one caught me by surprise, it`s a really great experience! At first, after playing the first chapters, I wasn`t sure what to think about it because the tone and the pacing are different to its` predecessor. But it`s a game that grows and grows. It has a thrilling story, nice atmosphere and highly entertaining gunplay.
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#20 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2017

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Metascore
76

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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