The Evil Within

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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2497 Ratings

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  1. wesker2012
    Jun 9, 2023
    6
    I finally beat this game after playing it a few times and getting bored. It was quite the torturous chore to beat because of the trial and error gameplay that you had to nearly perfect before proceeding forward. It was more of a challenge to overcome than a fun game to play. The plot/story didn't seem to really amount to anything even by the credits which was a disappointment.
  2. renatoelyone
    Mar 31, 2023
    6
    Jogo mediano pra baixo, historia fraca, personagem sem carisma, gameplay mediano. O melhor desse jogos são os graficos. jogo muito repetitivo ao extremo sem variedade de combate Collaps.
  3. JrDouble
    Mar 20, 2023
    5
    The scariest thing about this game is the controls. I liked the atmosphere and the graphic style. Story was ok, but the things that totally ruined the game for me were the awful controls and camera. Instead my character using the mele attack with the weapon in hand it would keep trying to curb stomp enemies and miss. The other issue is when you aim the camera zooms in way too much andThe scariest thing about this game is the controls. I liked the atmosphere and the graphic style. Story was ok, but the things that totally ruined the game for me were the awful controls and camera. Instead my character using the mele attack with the weapon in hand it would keep trying to curb stomp enemies and miss. The other issue is when you aim the camera zooms in way too much and causes you to miss shots constantly. Not a good game at all due to the poor mechanics.… Expand
  4. phoenix_prjct
    Feb 12, 2023
    7
    Final Thoughts:

    The Evil Within is great fun…as an action game. Its gameplay and mechanics make the player think about their next moves, and with some thrilling tension and glimmers of plot potential, it’s a decent start to a series I’m looking forward to continuing.

    For the full review and more posts like it, visit my site: The Phoenix Project - Read. Watch. Play.
  5. GAME-OVERcv
    Nov 1, 2022
    7
    Despite the 7 i really enjoyed this game a lot, i was reading the collectables to undertstand even more about the game. The probems are the grapichs i also hate the annoying black bars on the top and bottem of the screen and theres not much horror, felt more like a resident evil game but with bad graphics
  6. Hekii
    Jul 24, 2022
    6
    It's different, nice game to play I don't like these kind of story but I was excited
  7. denissix
    Mar 16, 2022
    7
    Casual and Survival mode score "9/10"
    Nightmare and AKUMU sadistic mode "-50/10" (specially chapter 6)
  8. MCLFUS92
    Jan 31, 2022
    7
    Просто хороший хоррор. Очень крутой сюжет, атмосфера.Геймплей, Графон, Механики - Коктейль яда.
  9. Chempion1
    Nov 18, 2021
    7
    Ну, что сказать? Недавно прошел Resident Evil Village и почему то вспомнил Evil Within.
    Когда игра выходила, помню очень много уверений в том, что это и будет тот самый каноничный Resident Evil от которого так далеко ушла шестая часть. Авторы почти не обманули. Объясню почему почти.
    Атмосфера в игре получилась очень напряжённая. В некоторых моментах просто не хочется проходить дальше. Не    Ну, что сказать? Недавно прошел Resident Evil Village и почему то вспомнил Evil Within.
    Когда игра выходила, помню очень много уверений в том, что это и будет тот самый каноничный Resident Evil от которого так далеко ушла шестая часть. Авторы почти не обманули. Объясню почему почти.
    Атмосфера в игре получилась очень напряжённая. В некоторых моментах просто не хочется проходить дальше. Не то, что страшно, а просто как то неприятно. Может это и есть атмосфера настоящего хоррора, но мне было как то не комфортно.
    Вот то, что касается сильных ощущений от игры.
    Теперь о не очень весёлом. Мне не понравилась шутерная часть игры, стрелять мне было не удобно. Передвигаться кстати тоже. Не знаю какая то корявость была во всём этом. Это касается и стэлса.
    Да в этом игра чем то напоминала Resident Evil 4, но только в этом.
    История, ну лично для меня, была не плохая.
    Честно говоря выдохнул когда прошел игру до конца, это мне чем то напомнило прохождение Resident Evil 7. Игра не плохая, но возвращаться в неё я не хочу.
    Кстати в сиквеле исправили всё то, что мня так угнетало в оригинале. Да и эта душащая атмосфера исчезла. Как по мне сплошные плюсы.
    Проходил игру на XBox 360, но пробовал и на PlayStation 4. Визульно разницы не заметил, может разрешение повыше. Поэтому и оценки +- одинаковые.    … Expand
  10. Chaosemerald
    Dec 5, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Honestly the game got annoying a few times many glitches limited resources and overpowered enemies slightly uninteresting characters and lack of scares. Despite this areas had great atmosphere, great weapons, story mostly alright but there are more downs than ups. (The middle of the game is the best of all)… Expand
  11. Enterplayer
    Aug 23, 2020
    5
    Jogo interessante, com história fraca, mas ao menos nos deixa curioso. Por ser um game de 2014 achei uma jogabilidade muito ruim, travada e com muitos erros e glitches. A trilha sonora, mix sound também ruins. Joguei até o final para entender o hype, e continuo não entendendo.
  12. Xavarent
    Jun 27, 2020
    7
    It has its ups and downs not gonna lie. The story is a mess, in a good way I think. It's so confusing at times but understandable to a degree. Sadly they didn't pick it up in the sequel but maybe in the third game. The Gameplay is fun, it reminds me of The Last of Us, but it's also like RE4. The different settings are all great but it adds to the confusion. The DLCs are really good andIt has its ups and downs not gonna lie. The story is a mess, in a good way I think. It's so confusing at times but understandable to a degree. Sadly they didn't pick it up in the sequel but maybe in the third game. The Gameplay is fun, it reminds me of The Last of Us, but it's also like RE4. The different settings are all great but it adds to the confusion. The DLCs are really good and more scary than the main game, also the Executioner as a character is f...ing awesome. All in all it's fine, but that's only my opinion, not a fact.… Expand
  13. ThePSButton
    May 6, 2020
    6
    The Evil Within es un survival horror competente con ciertas dolencias en su jugabilidad: mecánicas aventadas a la mezcla para hacerlo “diferente” que lo único que logran es mermar la experiencia -como el sistema súper básico de sigilo. Cuando saca su lado más psicológico y japonés funciona y da miedito, y la mayoría del tiempo es disfrutable, pero su manufactura general es muy promedio.The Evil Within es un survival horror competente con ciertas dolencias en su jugabilidad: mecánicas aventadas a la mezcla para hacerlo “diferente” que lo único que logran es mermar la experiencia -como el sistema súper básico de sigilo. Cuando saca su lado más psicológico y japonés funciona y da miedito, y la mayoría del tiempo es disfrutable, pero su manufactura general es muy promedio. Ah, y tiene un final bastante vomitivo que daña el producto final.… Expand
  14. VTL
    Nov 20, 2019
    7
    El juego está bien, pero siendo del creador de DMC y RE me esperava más. La primera hora y media es colosal la verdad pero luego navega entre un juego de accion y terror sin definirse muy bien. Excelentes DLCs por cierto. Si te gusta el terror, por el precio que a dia de hoy tiene 2019... compra fija. Grande Sebastian !!
  15. SHANJIJI
    Oct 14, 2019
    5
    我玩到第十章，已经快没有耐心了。因为美术和引擎的原因，初代不如续作优秀。相比二代，场景和节奏有些紧张的让人透不过气，关卡重复度也过高，玩到后面有些枯燥乏味。我接触过生化7，恶灵附身2，生化2重置这些三上真司作品的续作，都不错，然而他亲手制作的原版ip却不觉得好玩。
  16. atxgomes
    Sep 14, 2019
    7
    The game is strong on the horror element, but it's hard to ignore the issues with the camera positioning. Also the story was kinda underwhelming.

    During the initial chapters it hints at some incredible twists and you start imagining convoluted explanations for what is going on, but in the end it was just the most simple scenario. Not to be too mean, but the major reason you should    The game is strong on the horror element, but it's hard to ignore the issues with the camera positioning. Also the story was kinda underwhelming.

    During the initial chapters it hints at some incredible twists and you start imagining convoluted explanations for what is going on, but in the end it was just the most simple scenario.

    Not to be too mean, but the major reason you should buy this game is to understand the references and flashbacks from the Evil Within 2.    … Expand
  17. DiegoEscalona
    May 27, 2019
    5
    ``Mucho Ruido. Sin nueces´´
    Evil Within es un juego del visionario director Shinjii Mikami, conocido como el padrino del Survival Horror, y mente maestra de franquicias como Resident Evil y Dino Crisis. En esta ocasión nos trajo la que vendría siendo su peor y más floja entrega.
    Este juego está lleno de violencia extrema, escenas grotescas y viscerales, lo cual no es algo negativo,    ``Mucho Ruido. Sin nueces´´
    Evil Within es un juego del visionario director Shinjii Mikami, conocido como el padrino del Survival Horror, y mente maestra de franquicias como Resident Evil y Dino Crisis. En esta ocasión nos trajo la que vendría siendo su peor y más floja entrega.

    Este juego está lleno de violencia extrema, escenas grotescas y viscerales, lo cual no es algo negativo, pero se vuelve tan gratuito que arruina por completo la experiencia de adentrarse al mundo que se nos presenta en pantalla. Por no mencionar además que los movimientos de cámara no ayudan en lo absoluto, el plano medio se mantiene fijo en nuestro protagonista a lo largo de todo el juego, y esto puede cansar o frustrar a más de un jugador.

    A pesar de sus considerables puntos negativos. Evil Within es un juego que se puede disfrutar si eres nuevo en el Survival Horror y no has jugado otros títulos de este subgénero. Conlleva una mezcla de sonido espectacular, asi como el diseño de los villanos que son tan creativos como aterradores.

    En resumen, es un juego mediocre, que pudo haber sido mucho mejor si se hubieran enfocado en la narrativa visual, química, coherencia y desarrollo de personajes, en vez de invertir todo en el estilo y el ´Shock Factor´. Sin embargo todo esto puede resultar funcional y efectivo para varios jugadores que buscan un juego con abundante oscuridad y ultra-violencia para entretenerse. Pero aquellos que buscan una entrega que esté al nivel de Resident Evil, este juego no es para ustedes.

    Jugabilidad: 6.5/10
    Personajes: 3/10
    Diseño: 7/10
    Historia: 4/10
    Entretenimiento: 7/10    … Expand
  18. KayVen17
    Sep 26, 2018
    7
    Deutsche Review - Kritik Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. RegelnDeutsche Review - Kritik Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. Regeln verstanden? Dann sind hier meine Punkte. Mein persönlicher Score = 75/100 Mein User Score = 7/10… Expand
  19. Henriquez94
    Jun 6, 2018
    6
    The Evil Within, un titulo que esperaba mucho mas de lo ofrecido, el inicio del juego es frenetico, muy bueno, te transmite una sensacion de un horror survivor, muy entretenidas las primeras horas de juego.
    Pero a partir de poco antes de la mitad, muy decepcionante, muy corto, una historia no muy buena, pero sus boss son muy muy entretenidos, pero no encajan en la historia, son muy buenos    The Evil Within, un titulo que esperaba mucho mas de lo ofrecido, el inicio del juego es frenetico, muy bueno, te transmite una sensacion de un horror survivor, muy entretenidas las primeras horas de juego.
    Pero a partir de poco antes de la mitad, muy decepcionante, muy corto, una historia no muy buena, pero sus boss son muy muy entretenidos, pero no encajan en la historia, son muy buenos modelados, diseños pero no pegan con la historia, un progreso estilo RPG que deja mucho que desear, la jugabilidad es mala, a mi en lo personal no me gusto.
    Graficamente: Es un port de PS3, si ya lo jugaste en PS3, no vale la pena re jugarlo en PS4.
    Jugabilidad: Muy malo, es al estilo de resident evil 4, sinseramente paso de jugar asi en la actual generacion o incluso en PS3.
    Narrativa: MMM muy extraña la historia, como digo los personajes, los boss, tienen un diseño excelente, la sensacion al huir de ellos es grata, es lo que se espera de un horror survival, pero la trama no, es malisima.
    Controles: Pues no es dificil, muy bien adaptados.
    El juego lo compre en $40 , usado, me senti estafado al terminarlo, y otro mas que cuenta con DLC.
    Mi nota es alta para este titulo, pero es que los enemigos son asombrosos, es una recopilacion de enemigos, y han creado a uno en especial que me encanta, y no no me refiero a la mujer gritona, me refiero al de la portada.

    Saludos.    … Expand
  20. njja02
    May 15, 2018
    7
    Cheesy, dumb, but fun. Not much else than that, it has many different creative elements that kept me engaged.
  21. beeanadou
    Apr 16, 2018
    5
    The monsters are from Silent hill, while the plot is from Resident Evil, but when they combined with weak story line, makes the game neither.
  22. Caerleon
    Dec 7, 2017
    6
    I can't understand the haters of this game. This is an objectively excellent horror, which is made in the best traditions of this genre. The problem of the game is that it came out at one time with fashionable screamers like Fivi Nights at Freddy and Outlast. For example, in this game you are trying to frighten the atmosphere and plot instead of stupid crawlers in an unexpected place. TheI can't understand the haters of this game. This is an objectively excellent horror, which is made in the best traditions of this genre. The problem of the game is that it came out at one time with fashionable screamers like Fivi Nights at Freddy and Outlast. For example, in this game you are trying to frighten the atmosphere and plot instead of stupid crawlers in an unexpected place. The only thing that amuses and annoys at the same time is the movement and running of the main character :)… Expand
  23. Ramiro1992
    Sep 5, 2017
    7
    This game is kind of a dissapointment, since the lack of emotional moments, to the uninspired characters ever, sometimes is not scary at all, the team that made the first resident evil games is not working in this game, Mikami was not the only person who made the old resident evil games, there was a team of designers and creators that made the old resident evil games a masterpiece, i haveThis game is kind of a dissapointment, since the lack of emotional moments, to the uninspired characters ever, sometimes is not scary at all, the team that made the first resident evil games is not working in this game, Mikami was not the only person who made the old resident evil games, there was a team of designers and creators that made the old resident evil games a masterpiece, i have several doubts about this title, all that i see is very far to even look like an old survival horror game. I really don't understand what they have made with the argument, one of the worst and weird plots ever made. The game, technically, deserves a 4, but i am giving it an extra point just for Mikami. Another failed attempt to bring back the survival horror, this game fails just like Deadly Premonition, most uninspired characters ever, the main character has no personality whatsoever, he did not react to the enviroment, buildings falling and other things, what the hell is going on? Too much fantasy in an "horror" game. So yes, like i said, this game is very far to even look like a survival horror game, it's too repetitive and boring. One of the worst things is the stealth system, man, one of the worst IA i saw, the enemies are incredibly stupid! i think the enemies in Resident Evil 4 are most clever than this one, ENEMIES NEVER SEE YOU, AND THE GAME BECOMES TOO EASY. there's no challenge at all, the difficulty in this game is way too easy. The RPG elements ruin the whole experience (SINCE WHEN THE "HORROR" GAMES HAVE RPG AND STEALTH ELEMENTS), **** no. There's nothing new about this game, there's nothing fresh, no innovations, they took the elements from previous resident evil games, the open door mechanics from RE 4, burn the bodies, from RE 1 remake, the general mechanics, from the awful deadly premonition, and the general rpg elements and traps disarming from Last of us.

    Positive(+):
    - The attempt (failed) to bring survival horror back, what a shame this game is not a good one.
    - Some interesting moments
    - Horror atmosphere and eerie feeling (but still action focused)
    - Rewarded exploration
    - Good variety of weapons and objects

    Negative(-):
    - This game is focused in action, not in exploration or puzzle solving.
    - The characters are very uninspired, their lack of personality is the worst thing i noticed.
    - The graphics are very outdated, it looks like a ps2 or an early ps3 game.
    - The music is not good or memorable.
    - The game is too easy, not challenge at all.
    - No new ideas, nothing fresh, this game took elements of previous games, like trap disarming from last of us, burn bodies from resident evil remake, some details like kick doors, or the knife use from Resident evil 4, there's nothing new in this title, every aspect is recycled from other games.
    - The melee combat system is mediocre, no strategy when facing enemies unarmed.
    - The stealth system just idoes not work, the executions are all the same and the enemy AI seems very dumb.
    - The lack of personality in the characters! They have no special personality, take resident evil 2 for example (a good game), Leon is an amateur cop, a very ambicious man, a very protective one, he is confident and well prepared. In evil within, all characters have the same boring personality.

    Greetings to real gamers.    … Expand
  24. BITESCREEN
    Jun 22, 2017
    6
    Mit The Evil Within will Resident Evil-Vater Shinji Mikami das Survival-Horror-Genre zu seinen Wurzeln zurückführen. Dazu sondiert der Genreveteran 20 Jahre Horrorspiel-Geschichte und liefert einen eher uninspirierten Zitatbrei: Wie einst in Clock Tower versteckt man sich vor unbesiegbaren Killern, zielt aus der Resident Evil 4-Perspektive auf Forbidden Siren-Zombies und stolpert durchMit The Evil Within will Resident Evil-Vater Shinji Mikami das Survival-Horror-Genre zu seinen Wurzeln zurückführen. Dazu sondiert der Genreveteran 20 Jahre Horrorspiel-Geschichte und liefert einen eher uninspirierten Zitatbrei: Wie einst in Clock Tower versteckt man sich vor unbesiegbaren Killern, zielt aus der Resident Evil 4-Perspektive auf Forbidden Siren-Zombies und stolpert durch eine surreale Silent Hill-Szenerie. So richtig Survival Horror ist das Ganze dann aber doch nicht: Kugelmangel bleibt die Ausnahme, die Puzzles sind selten und simpel, sogar Checkpoints gibt es. Hinzu kommen zahlreiche handwerkliche Probleme und ein unsympathischer Hauptdarsteller ohne echte Schwächen oder Gefühle. Zum unterhaltsamen Videospiel langt es trotzdem: The Evil Within ist ungemein abwechslungsreich und die Geschichte um den Abstieg von Detective Sebastian Castellanos in den Wahnsinn spannend.… Expand
  25. doodlerman
    Feb 13, 2017
    5
    After a pretty brilliant, tense intro things take a complete 180 and the game goes from horrific intrigue to garbage. That's not to say there aren't shining moments in the muck that is The Evil Within, but all in all, it's a glitchy mess that controls sloppily. It's odd to think that the same director of Resident Evil 4, one of the greatest and tightly designed games of all time, wouldAfter a pretty brilliant, tense intro things take a complete 180 and the game goes from horrific intrigue to garbage. That's not to say there aren't shining moments in the muck that is The Evil Within, but all in all, it's a glitchy mess that controls sloppily. It's odd to think that the same director of Resident Evil 4, one of the greatest and tightly designed games of all time, would stoop to this incoherent level of mediocrity.… Expand
  26. Digipunk-X
    Dec 25, 2016
    5
    Could be be one of the best 3rd party games out there, I liked the sotry, the creepy sick environment, and the old-school survival horror scene, but the developers made a half a** job with the game by optimizing and polishing it. The graphics looks like 2007, and even that can barely run at 30fps on the ps4. Most of the time when attacked by monsters, the frames drop down to a few perCould be be one of the best 3rd party games out there, I liked the sotry, the creepy sick environment, and the old-school survival horror scene, but the developers made a half a** job with the game by optimizing and polishing it. The graphics looks like 2007, and even that can barely run at 30fps on the ps4. Most of the time when attacked by monsters, the frames drop down to a few per second,. so you will have to struggle and learn how to kill them with a sluggish system like that.
    The d-pad sometimes works in the context menu, sometimes not, I couldn't really figure out what it depends on. I also noticed that the sound the main character does with his shoes is not in sync when he actually makes the steps.. Some of these bugs are laughable, and could be prevented by the developers.    … Expand
  27. Jaga-9403
    Dec 11, 2016
    6
    Uma adaptacion un poco extraña de resident evil 4, y silent hill, una trama que deja mucho que desear, en donde tu eres un policia que investiga un caso, y los enemigos son mmm un tanto psicologicos, muy fuertes abrumador y tu un simple policia los derrotas, mejorando armas y habilidades,
    A nivel grafico es mmm aceptable sin anda que descatar, tomando en cuenta que es un juego de la    Uma adaptacion un poco extraña de resident evil 4, y silent hill, una trama que deja mucho que desear, en donde tu eres un policia que investiga un caso, y los enemigos son mmm un tanto psicologicos, muy fuertes abrumador y tu un simple policia los derrotas, mejorando armas y habilidades,
    A nivel grafico es mmm aceptable sin anda que descatar, tomando en cuenta que es un juego de la pasada generacion, el nivel de dificultad es bueno, tienes que pensar en el tipo de arma a utiilizar pero muy lineal, demasiado para mi gusto, en cuanto a detalle, me parecio muy cool que los saves del titulo sea a traves de espejos, y cuando lo hagas se haga un grieta y la musica muy buena xD
    Pero mmm hizo falta mas contenido, extra o secundario, una trama que pudo ver sido mejor, ya que mm lfue como una pelicula, y yo no busco eso en un videojuego, tiene que ser mas asombroso.
    Aunque dejenme decirles la escena inicial en la mansion es muy buena, y eso fue por el cual lo compre, xD, lo consegui en $40 en su lanzamiento a PS4.    … Expand
  28. Odogreviews
    Dec 5, 2016
    5
    The Evil Within is a survival horror game made by the legendary game creator Shinji Mikami who created The Resident Evil series and published by Bethesda. After reviewing the PC version of this game and giving it a zero people told me that I should give the game a second chance due to the fact the game is notorious for its poor PC port. I decided to pick up the PS4 version and give it aThe Evil Within is a survival horror game made by the legendary game creator Shinji Mikami who created The Resident Evil series and published by Bethesda. After reviewing the PC version of this game and giving it a zero people told me that I should give the game a second chance due to the fact the game is notorious for its poor PC port. I decided to pick up the PS4 version and give it a try. I found the experience on the console version much better compared to the awful train wreck that the PC port was and managed to finish it all the way through. I overall found The Evil Within a mediocre experienced that suffers from many technical shortcomings and lack of focus.

    The Evil Within suffers in its presentation and delivery. The game is locked at 30 frames which makes the game feel slow and sluggish. The Evil Within looks graphically last generation and even looks like a PS2 game at times. The horror games that came out the same year(2014) as The Evil Within had much more impressive graphics such as Alien: Isolation and P.T. The game also experiences frequent texture pop in, very low resolution textures and slow load times. The Evil Within also uses a very dated and old engine which may explain these technical problems. Closed in dark areas of the game look and load better compared to open areas this maybe also connected to the engine which was used for shooter games where much of the action is in corridors. The character models look ugly and dated and look last generation. The Evil Within is inspired by many horror movies which can be in the art style the game uses. The game visually appears to be inspired by gore themed horror like Saw and other slasher flicks. The gore effects are well done in the game but can be overdone and ridiculous. The Evil Within is also inspired by many horror games such as Silent Hill and Resident Evil. The game looks almost like if Silent Hill and Resident Evil had a baby. The game does use too many allusions from the Resident Evil series such as the village scene from Resident Evil 4 and the head turning zombie from Resident Evil 1 just to name a few. The sound design in the game is also not very impressive and sounds like it come out almost 10 years ago at times. The game does feature a solid music score except for the credit song which sounds like an awful JPop band. The Evil Within features many horrid awful looking monsters that you will have to fight and overcome throughout the game. The game features zombie like enemies called “the haunted” that stalk you throughout the game along with other grotesque enemies. The game features many visually interesting and freaky bosses that will keep you interested in playing more. I found some of the bosses uninspired though such as “the keeper” which is pretty much a pyramid head clone. The Evil Within offers interesting monsters but fails when it comes to polish and visuals.

    The Evil Within has a disconnected and confusing story. You play Sebastian Castellanos a detective who has been sent to Beacon Mental Hospital with his Partner Joseph Oda and a new recruit Juli Kidman from there the story takes off. The game seems to be trying to tell a more physiological story but falls flat on its face. The back of the game says that you are trapped in a crazy scientist's mind which sounds unoriginal but I felt could be told well. The game’s focus on disconnected areas that have little in common made it hard to be immersed in the game’s story and ruined the pacing.The game’s character are also boring, cartoonish, and one dimensional. Sebastian is a genetic gritty detective who I found no interest in the entire playthrough. The voice acting is especially awful as well especially Sebastian's voice actor who uses a generic gritty monotone voice throughout the entire game. The game ends at a predictable note full of plot holes. Knowing that the game was made by Shinji Mikami the creator of Resident Evil I was not expecting a good story at all but I still feel the story must be criticized. Bethesda released a concept book that shows how the game was developed and shows that the game was originally going to go for a more grounded approach. The game was going to focus more on the creepy mental hospital than the disconnected areas the game presents..The Evil Within tells a weak forgettable story.

    The Evil Within delivers a solid gameplay experience but suffers from the fact that it is dated. The Evil Within controls and plays much like Resident Evil 4 though a little smoother. The game feels more like a 3rd person shooter than a horror game at times which takes away from the experience.The game arms the player to the teeth with a pistol, shotgun, crossbow, sniper rifle, and a magnum to name a few. One feature I did like which was added to the game was a match burning system that allowed the player to use matches to burn downed enemies from coming back up. I liked this system and it reminded me of the zombie burning mechanic for the Resident Evil Remake. Head shots in The Evil Within are very satisfying and gorey and if not shot properly can lead to the enemy losing a chunk of its head. The game uses limited ammo and healing items and “brain gel” which can be used to upgrade the main character. I found the upgrade system unneeded and poorly implemented. Sebastian has ridiculously low sprint meter and inventory which was done to accommodate the upgrade system. The game has an imbalance of resources you gives more gel than bullets and healing items which are far more essential. The enemy A.I. is extremely dumb and so is the partner A.I. if not worse. The segments where you are with Joseph are not fun at all because you are forced to babysit him instead of taking care of yourself. The game also features boss fights throughout the experience. The boss fights are tedious, sometimes frustrating and boring. Essentially you just waste all your ammo and items in one big splurge until the boss is defeated. Bosses also have cheap one hit instakills that force the player to redo the fight from the beginning over and over again. I found this extremely frustrating whenever these would happen and would take away the fear and turn it into anger instead. The game seems to be taking cues from Dark Souls a game I particularly dislike for many reasons which can be checked out in one of my other reviews. The game over screens also have the same similar jingle to them that the ones in Dark Souls have. The game also hides in the environment annoying traps that greatly hinder progress. I found these traps unenjoyable and extremely frustrating. The traps are not scary at all and builds no tension. The game features interesting puzzles that have that are visually interesting and striking that give the player a break from the nonstop action. The end segment of the game is also atrocious and throws Sebastian into an arena where he is forced to fight off all the enemies from the game and is forced to fight a boss two times before being allowed to face the final boss. I found this cheap and unfair and the game difficulty suddenly escalates for no reason in this segment. The Evil Within has a solid combat and puzzles but suffers when it comes pacing and boss fights.

    The last question you maybe asking me is did you find the game scary? Sorry no I found the game not the scariest in the slightest. Horror needs to be grounded in some sort of reality and The Evil Within does not do that by telling a confusing story, arming the player to the teeth, and making the areas disconnected and pulling the rug under the player too many times.

    I found The Evil Within a messy game with many flaws that took away from my experience. I was not impressed by the presentation, graphics or gameplay. Resident Evil 7 is coming out next month and I am excited to play it. Capcom the creators of Resident Evil have given out a survey asking players which games they like and found this game among the ones asked and made sure not to include it. The Evil Within was dated the day it came out. It proves that game’s are not always defined by their creator. The new direction most horror games are taking now are superior than the titles of old. The third person horror game is officially dead and is now going to be replaced with first person atmospheric horror games instead. Horror games are not defined by their gameplay but should be instead defined by their presentation and story which are the most important in freaking and immersing the player. I believe The Evil Within is a flawed game no doubt but is more average than terrible.

    5/10: Average    … Expand
  29. dugazoid
    Oct 3, 2016
    7
    This could have been a masterpiece, a 10. Buuuut, the overall performance and graphics are quite poor.

    A shame, because the story, gameplay and characters are quite good.

    Anyway, I enjoyed playing it a lot.
  30. TookieReview
    Sep 13, 2016
    7
    Something that's not as good as what it tries very hard to be, but is all the same, a very good horror game. The Evil Within was one of the first games that I personally picked up on the PS4 and I enjoyed it a heavy amount when I played it. The story doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me by the end of it, but I enjoyed the implications and some of the characters. The main characterSomething that's not as good as what it tries very hard to be, but is all the same, a very good horror game. The Evil Within was one of the first games that I personally picked up on the PS4 and I enjoyed it a heavy amount when I played it. The story doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me by the end of it, but I enjoyed the implications and some of the characters. The main character himself is a boring piece of wood, and so is both of his partners that you barely see in small bits throughout the game. The game didn't run perfectly throughout my playtime and as an overall experience it's very clunky and with many quirks. But I liked it, and it was a fun game that I enjoyed my time with while it lasted.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 65 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 65
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 65
  3. Negative: 1 out of 65
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Dec 28, 2014
    80
    It's lean, with few repeated ideas, and boasts one of the best save rooms you'll ever experience. [Christmas 2014, p.88]
  2. Games Master UK
    Dec 21, 2014
    81
    Bold and brutal, it has the guts to stay true to its horror roots without feeling outdated. [Christmas 2014, p.58]
  3. Edge Magazine
    Dec 6, 2014
    70
    After a clumsy opening, The Evil Within hits its stride towards the end and the fist act and the tension rarely lets up. [Christmas 2014, p.114]
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