The Evil Within

 PlayStation 4
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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2497 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 337 out of 2497
  3. Negative: 266 out of 2497
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  1. Mikez023
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    Uno de los mejores juegos de terror desde los primeros silent Hills. Un 10 absoluto.
  2. korku
    Jul 18, 2023
    9
    ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏
  3. CasualmenteNerd
    Jun 14, 2023
    8
    The Evil Within sembra essere il figlio illegittimo della più famosa saga "Resident Evil". Un survival horror che non è solo scare jump. Impersonando i panni del detective Castellanos ci si avventura in un mistero dove niente sembra essere quello che è. Alcuni ambienti portano a semplici, forse troppo, enigmi da risolvere. Ma queste situazioni sono in linea con i survival horror piùThe Evil Within sembra essere il figlio illegittimo della più famosa saga "Resident Evil". Un survival horror che non è solo scare jump. Impersonando i panni del detective Castellanos ci si avventura in un mistero dove niente sembra essere quello che è. Alcuni ambienti portano a semplici, forse troppo, enigmi da risolvere. Ma queste situazioni sono in linea con i survival horror più datati. I comuni nemici sono divertenti da affrontare, sia silenziosamente che a viso aperto. La difficoltà è alta e costringerà il giocatore a trovare ogni risorsa possibile per andare avanti. Alcuni boss invece fin troppo simili tra loro. Il forte tributo voluto da Shinji Mikami alla saga Capcom si sente, ma non scade nel "plagio" ma bensì nell'"omaggio". D'altra parte chi se non lui poteva arrogarsene il diritto?… Expand
  4. GilsonHlatki
    Jun 6, 2023
    9
    Jogo brabo, terror de verdade, com vilões muito brabos, terror psicológico mais brabo
  5. HonestReviews66
    May 19, 2023
    10
    Rating this in 2023, straight after playing Resident Evil 4: Remake.

    This game was not only great for its time, but is objectively great now. Yes, the graphics are rough, the controls are clunky and the mechanics are dated. But there is a genuine sense of horror and suspense throughout the game. Something RE4R failed to offer at all. Different things happen which keeps the game    Rating this in 2023, straight after playing Resident Evil 4: Remake.

    This game was not only great for its time, but is objectively great now. Yes, the graphics are rough, the controls are clunky and the mechanics are dated. But there is a genuine sense of horror and suspense throughout the game. Something RE4R failed to offer at all. Different things happen which keeps the game interesting. Well worth a playthrough.    … Expand
  6. Flashyboy89
    May 19, 2023
    9
    A very good sequel to the original The Evil Within. Not as great as the OG though
  7. mute13
    May 4, 2023
    10
    Uno de mis juegos favoritos de todos los tiempos. De haber salido para la actual generación sería una delicia.
  8. JACOBJORDANB200
    Apr 14, 2023
    10
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  9. peite
    Feb 21, 2023
    9
    Excellent, suspense horror action game and in its best parts a spiritual successor to best action-horror there is: Resident Evil 4.
    Has A LOT of replay ability and is very fun on Normal and Hard. The random enemy AI is fun and every play through might surprise you.
    Start by playing on any difficulty, deactivating the black bars and maybe lower the film grain to 50%. Start by NOT    Excellent, suspense horror action game and in its best parts a spiritual successor to best action-horror there is: Resident Evil 4.
    Has A LOT of replay ability and is very fun on Normal and Hard. The random enemy AI is fun and every play through might surprise you.
    Start by playing on any difficulty, deactivating the black bars and maybe lower the film grain to 50%.
    Start by NOT upgrading stamina more than once; MAX OUT Matches and Pistol Ammo Stock and upgrade Pistol sway twice as well as Melee. Skip upgrading weapon damage and various health stats etc.
    Save A LOT in the beginning on different saves and replay Chapter 3 a lot since the village has A LOT of stuff going on.
    Learn how to sprint effectively on low stamina, shoot enemies in the legs, melee, throw bottles in the head, crouch and finish, etc.
    I recommend getting the Japanese lightly censored version on PS4 digitally from Japanese PSN since the gory death scenes can become a nuisance. It has both Japanese and English Audio and Subtitles. The game is made to be played in 30 fps with DualShock4. You get a decent stable 30 fps on either PS4 Pro or PS5.
    The DLC is very unique and sadly a bit expensive outside US and thus many people skips on it. Only on US PSN they sell a combo of both game and DLC often very cheap.
    To all the people complaining on the graphics which often looks great and sometimes a bit too much PS360: The Evil Within released on PS3 and 360 also! So there you have it!    … Expand
  10. Ladtus
    Feb 10, 2023
    8
    It starts a bit weak, and chapter 3 is pretty dam hard as well to finnish, but the more you play and understand the story, the better it get's, but they just did it in a really messy and confusing way but did made the end story way better creating your own conspiricy in your head.

    gameplay is clunky but it's good gameplay, I enjoyed them game after beating chapter 3
  11. davidthesloth
    Jan 26, 2023
    8
    Very good horror game with a unique story with a combination of Inception and Resident Evil. Game looks and performs great on PS5 both with and without the letterbox option enabled. DLC is also good and would recommend it.
  12. Joe2539
    Jan 2, 2023
    10
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  13. goodgriff33
    Dec 24, 2022
    8
    Answer: 75 characters is between 10 words and 19 words with spaces included in the character count. If spaces are not included in the character count, then 75 characters is between 12 words and 25 words.
  14. Nathan912
    Nov 26, 2022
    10
    Un juego adictivo rol resident Evil con una jugabilidad tremenda y dificultad alta. Una obra en honor a resident
  15. Bivshtex007
    Nov 13, 2022
    10
    Amazing, Scary, Visceral, Unnerving, Challenging and, sometimes, Painfully - Excruciating as I was too afraid to keep going. I enjoyed it very much, and I really hope that there will be a remaster, or better a remake in the future.
  16. TeaFan556
    Oct 26, 2022
    9
    [RU]
    Это было божественно! Давно я так не получал удовольствие от игры. Жаль, конечно, что высокая сложность доступна не сразу, но в остальном игра мне понравилась. Интересный сюжет, захватывающий геймплей, мрачная атмосфера, так и еще отсылки на РЕ4. Рекомендую!    [RU]
    Это было божественно! Давно я так не получал удовольствие от игры. Жаль, конечно, что высокая сложность доступна не сразу, но в остальном игра мне понравилась. Интересный сюжет, захватывающий геймплей, мрачная атмосфера, так и еще отсылки на РЕ4. Рекомендую!
  17. Yousef9472
    Sep 29, 2022
    10
    One of the best horror games that has ever made, from the one and only shinji mikami
  18. AMIRXBOX1
    Sep 27, 2022
    10
    THE EVIL WITHIN ... Best Game
    In my opinion, it is the best masterpiece that I have experienced
    And he is the god of games...
  19. MaxieZeus
    Sep 2, 2022
    8
    A great game by master Shinji Mikami with an ambiguous ending. Recommend it for people who liked Resident Evil 4.
  20. Leonhalt
    Jul 24, 2022
    10
    This game is way better than its own sequel. The Evil Within 2 was just a clunky mess filled up with janky cutscenes, but the first game is still a masterpiece of survival horror.
  21. filip92
    Jul 9, 2022
    9
    One of the best horrors i've played. Legit scary game in which you need to take care of your ammo and stamina. Bossfights are intense and scary, and the game has some memorable enemies. A must play for every hardcore horror fan.
  22. ricardolaizo
    Jun 20, 2022
    8
    We are in June 2022 and no doubt The Evil Within is the best horror game made since Resident Evil 4 (not counting remakes, as RE2).

    There's a lot of unique enemies (really, that's too much) and which one of them will make you bristle your hair. TEW have a atmosphere of subtle horror that reminds me of Alan Wake sometimes, and that's a really good point. The combat is fluid and the    We are in June 2022 and no doubt The Evil Within is the best horror game made since Resident Evil 4 (not counting remakes, as RE2).

    There's a lot of unique enemies (really, that's too much) and which one of them will make you bristle your hair.

    TEW have a atmosphere of subtle horror that reminds me of Alan Wake sometimes, and that's a really good point.

    The combat is fluid and the variety of weapons is interesting. The bad point in it is the very few use to the matches.

    If you have a little experience in any horror or shoot game, you should go for a higher difficult. I've finished my first play with a absurd arsenal not used, once I was saving for hard battles.

    And talking about this, my rating for this game is not a 10 because of two points:
    - A ridiculously easy final battle;
    - A poor char building.    … Expand
  23. Legndz
    Mar 26, 2022
    10
    One of my favorite horror games of 2010s. Hardly any new horror game has atmosphere like in The Evil Within.
  24. Jack73
    Feb 26, 2022
    9
    Really fun horror/action game, lots of cool enemies, locations and very unique boss designs.
  25. luminous15cf
    Feb 25, 2022
    10
    WAY better than the horrible lazy soulless second game. The gameplay is really tense, challenging and addicting. The story is way deeper than TEW2.
  26. mmarko433
    Feb 23, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love this The Evil Within 1 like resident evil game i giving rating 10/10… Expand
  27. aandrade81
    Feb 22, 2022
    8
    Jogo de terror muito bom, lembra em tudo resident evil, o 4 para ser mais específico.
  28. TheGame_Reviews
    Feb 19, 2022
    10
    To me it seems that this horror masterpiece is criminally underrated. This is Dead Space level horror game, worth trying for amazing psychological horror atmosphere and interesting boss fights.
  29. Theredcretin
    Feb 14, 2022
    9
    Really good game, keeps you on your toes with some scary moments and brilliant boss fights. Loved the combat and weapons and just had a lot of fun. The main character is a bit wooden but it added to his appeal for some reason and I ending up loving him. I really thought this game would not be for me after watching a short clip of the game, but gave it a go as it was free through ps now andReally good game, keeps you on your toes with some scary moments and brilliant boss fights. Loved the combat and weapons and just had a lot of fun. The main character is a bit wooden but it added to his appeal for some reason and I ending up loving him. I really thought this game would not be for me after watching a short clip of the game, but gave it a go as it was free through ps now and it’s become one of my favourite games I’ve played to date. Honestly would recommend. The graphics ain’t the best but you forget about that after 30 minutes into the story. Never understood why this game franchise didn’t sell as well as it has. It’s a really really good game. Highly recommend that you play this then play evil within 2 as well, which is just as good and don’t think you will be disappointed.… Expand
  30. iddqd4
    Feb 7, 2022
    9
    Да почерк Синдзи Миками(крутой мужик) виден сразу, да отдельные главы и противники напоминают о Resident Evil, да все основные механики стрельбы прокачки и передвижения переехали сюда из RE4, но это всё еще отлично работает, хоть анимация местами кривовата, а киношные пропорции экрана, что были до патчей, крайне не удобны и выглядело это ужасно. Позже поправили, хорошо что не стал игратьДа почерк Синдзи Миками(крутой мужик) виден сразу, да отдельные главы и противники напоминают о Resident Evil, да все основные механики стрельбы прокачки и передвижения переехали сюда из RE4, но это всё еще отлично работает, хоть анимация местами кривовата, а киношные пропорции экрана, что были до патчей, крайне не удобны и выглядело это ужасно. Позже поправили, хорошо что не стал играть на старте.

    Но атмосфера здесь все же отличается от RE, игра дарит довольно уникальное ощущение трипа, смеси кошмара наяву, галлюцинаций, обрывков реальности, бреда из фобий и страхов, всё в классных пропорциях, запутанная история, классические персонажи, гораздо жестче и острей RE7, и с хорошим масштабом и бюджетом, что не так уже часто сейчас встречается в подобном жанре.

    И при этом это все еще классный боевик. Спасибо авторам, за то что продолжают дарить нам такие приключения. Прошел с удовольствием. 9/10.    … Expand
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Metascore
75

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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