The Evil Within

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8.2

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  1. Smokin_AcesNYC
    Jul 13, 2015
    8
    Honestly, I don't get why a lot of people soured on this game. First off, if you're expecting to play an updated version of Resident Evil 4, then yeah you're going to be really disappointed. This game is completely different from RE4. Yes, it can be a challenge especially if you're playing on Akumu mode. And they did update the game where you can turn off the letterbox look in the game.Honestly, I don't get why a lot of people soured on this game. First off, if you're expecting to play an updated version of Resident Evil 4, then yeah you're going to be really disappointed. This game is completely different from RE4. Yes, it can be a challenge especially if you're playing on Akumu mode. And they did update the game where you can turn off the letterbox look in the game. The boss are truly difficult and the first two DLCs do a great job of expanding the main story, providing insight into Juli Kidman. If there was something to complain about it would be the lack of ammo for the rocket launcher you unlock after finishing the game. Why isn't there an option for infinite rockets or maybe infinite ammo? Otherwise this was a compelling game to play and some of the puzzles were a little challenging. If you like playing games with a challenge like Bloodborne, then this game is right up your alley! Enjoy and be tortured lol!… Expand
  2. samiam7
    Jul 6, 2015
    9
    Solid game and solid survival horror game.

    Not a gem defining game but overall good game.

    I liked RE4 alot so I was easy for me to get into this game.
  3. sariman
    Jul 2, 2015
    10
    i am in chapter 8. great game, acceptable graphic, good story and i recommend you to play it just at night when no body at home with you. if you love horror games go and buy it..
  4. ReviewsByScott
    Jun 17, 2015
    7
    The problem most gamers have with The Evil Within is that its basically RE4 repurposed. It maybe a legitimate criticism. It doesn't mean the game can't be enjoyable. Lets be honest, Black Sheep was Tommy Boy II and that did not make it any less enjoyable a movie to watch. The Evil Within is a Horror/Survival game, its intent was to create a creepy atmosphere, scare the player at timesThe problem most gamers have with The Evil Within is that its basically RE4 repurposed. It maybe a legitimate criticism. It doesn't mean the game can't be enjoyable. Lets be honest, Black Sheep was Tommy Boy II and that did not make it any less enjoyable a movie to watch. The Evil Within is a Horror/Survival game, its intent was to create a creepy atmosphere, scare the player at times and build in a few plot twists. It largely succeeds at all these things while being challenging and enjoyable. Its a good, not great game.

    The Evil Within is succeeds greatly in creating a dark, twisted, evil, frightening environment. As Sebastian navigates the game he is always placed in a setting that feels right for a horror movie. Everything seems dark and seems just a bit off. The detail works. The player is almost never in a room in the game where he would not feel jittery or scared in real life. The game does a good job of creating accurate setting, even if some parts are direct ripoffs from RE4.

    The game also succeeds at creating a resource poor environment. No movie clips here. When this game is completed Sebastian will not have a GTA5 style armory of weapons and ammunition. When I played through this game I very nearly did not have enough ammo to get through the final boss fights. I was desperately searching for ammo, crafting agony bolts and conserving every single bullet I had. In one fight I had only one bullet to spare. The Evil Within is not a hack and slash or a button masher. The gamer will have to think his or her way through almost all combat scenes. Ammunition and resources must be conserved. The does a great job of making the gamer ration resources.

    The Evil Within is challenging, maybe more challenging than any game I played in some time. The boss battles, all of them, all tough. When fighting the Spider boss the gamer may need to turn the game off for a while to calm down and come back to it. Its not clear if this a strength of the game or a weakness. Everyone wants a challenging game. The Evil Within can be challenging to the point of frustration and discouragement. I personally know one gamer who 2 chapters in determined the game was absurdly difficult and not worth the frustration of playing through. Whether this is a strength or weakness of The Evil Within is up to the gamer. If you don't like very difficult games and resource poor characters this is not the game for you.

    Common complaints against the game are that the story has major plot holes, the main character is a non entity and character development is terrible. All are legitimate. Sebastian is a hollow character who lacks dimension. The elements of his back story that become known completely fail to impact the actions he takes. Worse, the back story fails to make the player identify with Seb. The same can be said of the Seb's sidekicks.

    The criticism that the game lacks character development and that Sebastian is a hollow, undeveloped character should be tempered by the fact that The Evil Within is about setting and mood, not character. Setting and mood is developed and done so well. Take it for what is. This is a video game and not a movie. Not every game will be The Last of Us in terms of story or voice acting. The game still succeeds at what it needs to at basic levels to be fun.

    The plot of The Evil Within is much maligned by gamers. No pulled punches here - it makes no sense. Critical aspects of the story are never explained. At the end of the game you are unsure where Sebastian really is. Side character Kidman is acting out a completely separate mission and has a completely different perspective to the story that no one else sees and is not revealed until the purchase of two DLC games. The story falls short. At no point did I feel I fully grasped what was going on. I got bits and pieces, filled in some holes, but I never felt confident I understand the whole story the game attempts to tell. If you are a gamer who needs the game to have an excellent story this game is not for you.

    The Evil Within is a good but not great game. It gets a 7/10. It succeeds in being a horror/survival game and in challenging the gamer to outthink enemies while marshaling resources. Its very challenging. It fails graphically (the game does not really appear "next gen" or that much better than late release PS3 games. I expected more) and the story is overly convoluted and non sensical at times. The voice acting is average. What the game does well though it does very well, namely create setting and mood and make the player feel they are in a horror movie.

    If you can play this game for what it is - a horror/survival game meant to be a creepy and tough to survive - its enjoyable and worth the full purchase price. If you can't enjoy an overly challenging game or you need a good story and great voice acting this game is not for you even at a reduced price. Lastly, if you can't get over it being a repurposing of RE4 - its not for you    … Expand
  5. Austyn_rk
    Jun 8, 2015
    8
    Great game that will have you Sh*ting your pants at some parts. The storyline is fantastic and very unique. I did find however, that this game is more fun to watch than to actually play. The movement can be a bit clunky and I know that was intended. A must buy for fans of Resident Evil 4! Review score would be higher, but the movement and controls at time bothered me.
  6. ShadowCat
    Jun 1, 2015
    10
    Absolutely amazing! The perfect Resident Evil 4 / Silent Hill crossover! I LOVE the attention to fine details (although I did find some minor glitches - nobody is perfect). The skybox is always dull with no movement (with the exception of smoke in certain areas), but this game more than makes up for that with the environment's graphics. The soundtrack is amazing, and the sound effectsAbsolutely amazing! The perfect Resident Evil 4 / Silent Hill crossover! I LOVE the attention to fine details (although I did find some minor glitches - nobody is perfect). The skybox is always dull with no movement (with the exception of smoke in certain areas), but this game more than makes up for that with the environment's graphics. The soundtrack is amazing, and the sound effects are unique and memorable (I will never forget what it sounds like when The Keeper is materializing)! Great settings, the scenery is always changing, you must always keep an eye out for traps, this game keeps you on your toes, and, just when you think nothing else could surprise you, BAM! Something else unexpected happens. An amazing thrill ride, and my favorite survival horror game to date! Number ONE on my list!… Expand
  7. Demonix74
    May 28, 2015
    8
    Story was very well done, and a ton of effort was used to create a believe dream state style world. Slightly more emphasis on sneaking and less on quick time events, but otherwise a top notch, beautiful game with a great story!
  8. thatgamerguy236
    May 25, 2015
    8
    The Evil Within is not for everyone. But if you like challenging games or if you like Shinji Mikami's work than you The Evil Within is a solid game...
  9. eternal_napalm
    May 24, 2015
    8
    Has a horrible frame rate, but get past that and it's a survival horror gem. Truly terrifying with immense atmosphere that grips you and gives you chills. Fun exploration and some open level design mixed with linear progression. It's a 'Down The Rabbit Hole' psychological story with intense gore, mystery and horrific monsters. Atmosphere is A+. Technical improvements are needed in future games.
  10. alexmanea
    Apr 9, 2015
    9
    The Evil Within is a game that surprised me in a good way. I was a bit skeptical at first, but shortly after starting to play it, I was hypnotised by this awesome game. The graphics were pretty good, and the gameplay was similar to The Last Of Us in some ways, which is a good thing. Now, the story is a bit hard to understand, but if you can crack it down, you will surely see that this gameThe Evil Within is a game that surprised me in a good way. I was a bit skeptical at first, but shortly after starting to play it, I was hypnotised by this awesome game. The graphics were pretty good, and the gameplay was similar to The Last Of Us in some ways, which is a good thing. Now, the story is a bit hard to understand, but if you can crack it down, you will surely see that this game has an amazing story. It isn't repetitive at all and some parts are really spooky. Overall, I think this is a great game that is worth buying and I hope that a sequel comes out and answer all the questions that were left unanswered.… Expand
  11. AlexanderVallin
    Apr 6, 2015
    8
    I am a huge fan of psychological horror and am greatly enjoying this game. I heard about it because the creator made the earlier Resident Evil games but was impressed with the more serious tone this game has over the rather bizarre dialogue in RE games.

    The game had many areas that made me feel uneasy. This game is difficult - I'm playing on the easy difficulty and am almost    I am a huge fan of psychological horror and am greatly enjoying this game. I heard about it because the creator made the earlier Resident Evil games but was impressed with the more serious tone this game has over the rather bizarre dialogue in RE games.

    The game had many areas that made me feel uneasy. This game is difficult - I'm playing on the easy difficulty and am almost finished the game but must have already died over 50 times. There are sequences where you solve puzzles while in combat which is very harrowing - way better than slowly moving blocks to reach a key. Some of the bosses are frightening and to get through them I have to keep mentally telling myself that I'm solving a puzzle and not running from something that is going to rip off my head.

    I also am a horror fan generally and while the game borrows from usually unrelated horror tropes, I'm still enjoying the experience. Zombies, Texas Chainsaws, Pyramid Heads, Japanese Horror, Experimentations gone wrong, altered realities - these are all present.

    As far as story and atmosphere I would put this right under Silent Hill but still a great effort.    … Expand
  12. RaymundGeorge
    Apr 4, 2015
    10
    after a long time without a good evil game the evil within is awesome , as everything that a resident evil game should have game 100% worth , 10/10..!
  13. Angelwolf
    Mar 25, 2015
    3
    I was so excited to get this game at Christmas. Having just played through Alien Isolation and The Last of Us, I was in the mood for another survival horror title. What I ended up with was a clunky, unfair and overall poor experience.

    The game tries to be Resident Evil 4. That's great, if you liked RE4. If you didn't (like me) then push this game to one side. The atmosphere is spooky    I was so excited to get this game at Christmas. Having just played through Alien Isolation and The Last of Us, I was in the mood for another survival horror title. What I ended up with was a clunky, unfair and overall poor experience.

    The game tries to be Resident Evil 4. That's great, if you liked RE4. If you didn't (like me) then push this game to one side. The atmosphere is spooky and the monsters are genuinely scary when you first come accross them, but that doesn't fix the problems with the experience. The game is very action orientated and it's difficulty comes when you cannot control your character (Sebastian) properly. He's a clunky wreck and gets in the way of the camera when you need to see most. Disarming traps for parts can easily have you killed if you're not quick enough to disarm them during the disarming mini-game.

    With the number of positive reviews this game has received, I'm sure many will find it an excellent title to play. But if you're hoping for something different and more original from what the Resident Evil series has become, then stay well away from The Evil Within.    … Expand
  14. The_Game_Doctor
    Mar 24, 2015
    7
    The Evil Within was a Roller Coaster of a game for me. Initially, I was really uninspired by it. The first few hours were spent getting used to the game's unusually dark settings (literally dark, not thematically). After the first main box, the game really started to grow into its own and show its true colors.

    Survival horror at its core, it reminded my a lot of the original Dead Space.    The Evil Within was a Roller Coaster of a game for me. Initially, I was really uninspired by it. The first few hours were spent getting used to the game's unusually dark settings (literally dark, not thematically). After the first main box, the game really started to grow into its own and show its true colors.

    Survival horror at its core, it reminded my a lot of the original Dead Space. The feeling of helplessness is nearly tangible. After a few attempts at running blindly to get from point A to point B, and quickly learning that was a very bad idea, the game become much more about stealth and cunning rather than brute force. A few of the mechanisms are lost as the game progresses. Hiding from your enemies, while effective, seemed to become a less common practice about halfway through.

    The world the game is set in is the main focus. The protagonist himself is undeniable forgettable. His storyline is revealed through little journal entries preceding save points as the game progresses, making it even more forgettable for those who refuse to read for story depth.

    There are a few mechanical flaws that carry over due to the console base. Framerate drops, while not common, are expected. There are two black bars along the top and bottom of the screens to simulate a wider scope of view. While these were not game-breakers for me, many people were extremely agitated by their presence.

    Despite its flaws, I was drawn into the world. The game is not overly long, but the atmosphere is infectious! For any survival horror fan, this is a must play. Same goes for horror/gore nuts. For those just looking for the next game, would not recommend picking it up without playtesting first.    … Expand
  15. naveedesahar
    Mar 24, 2015
    8
    This game, in my opinions, is the best PS4 title till date. if i rate the different aspects of the game, it would be like: Graphics 7.5, Story 7, Game-play 9.5. The game fulfills the need of a survival horror genre so don't hesitate to buy if if you've liked Resident Evil franchise and The Last of Us.

    Game is perfect combination of Stealth, Shooting and Strategy. There is wide variety    This game, in my opinions, is the best PS4 title till date. if i rate the different aspects of the game, it would be like: Graphics 7.5, Story 7, Game-play 9.5. The game fulfills the need of a survival horror genre so don't hesitate to buy if if you've liked Resident Evil franchise and The Last of Us.

    Game is perfect combination of Stealth, Shooting and Strategy. There is wide variety of weapons that you can enjoy using throughout the game but sometimes you have to prefer stealth to save ammunition. Shooting requires strategic approach to progress game without getting out of resources. Game is scary and does not rely on jump scares. Upgrading stuff, scavenging this all combined delivers one of the best survival horror experience.

    This game is little difficult for a casual gamer even at the casual difficulty, some like me who like to take challenges would love the game being difficult then usual games but my brother who never played a game after resident evil 4, found it very frustrating even at casual difficulty so I feel like there should have been an even easier difficulty. Also there are alot of trophies which are impossible to achieve for a casual gamer. The game has extra-ordinary violence but again some would have liked this game because of this.

    Talking about the story, I would just say this is not the best aspect of this game. Graphics are good but I'm still waiting for a game that defines 4th generation graphics    … Expand
  16. larrystanke
    Mar 23, 2015
    8
    Well I would give this 8.5. It's is really well made and thought out game, with quite good story for a video game, great artistic environments, with extremely simple level design, where you not bothered too much about backtracking or anything like that.

    The length of the game is also a plus. I completed it in 15 or 16 hours on 'survival'. There are plenty of cutscenes, and well made    Well I would give this 8.5. It's is really well made and thought out game, with quite good story for a video game, great artistic environments, with extremely simple level design, where you not bothered too much about backtracking or anything like that.

    The length of the game is also a plus. I completed it in 15 or 16 hours on 'survival'. There are plenty of cutscenes, and well made environments, all levels are very different and distinct, its never gonna be like you think it feels familiar, not a single time. I am surprised that they managed to make all the ugly, old, creepy, dark environments with so much character.

    The horror element, yes there were few creepy and scary moments, but just at the beginning, then it's basically gritty and unpleasant feeling throughout the game.

    The combat is what I dont like too much. First in the game where there aren't that many bullets, the meele attacts are extremely inefective, even though guys uses knife for stealth kills, he doesn't use it combat. It might around 20 hits to kill a lowest enemy. Sure you can get a axe or a torch and get a instakill, but only once. However the burning of the downed enemies or oil puddles are quite cool, but it's not 100% reliable, what I mean that if you burn a corpse or downed enemy, not always or not every enemy that is at required distance, will burn also. But i guess it has point as nothing in the game is reliable, just like headshots, which is weird as hell, as you always are used in all the shooting games that headshot is a kill - not necessarily in the evil within. So for these things game loses 1 point.

    While the story might not be the best, but the way you see it unfold is really nice. I won't be telling how, because it would be quite a spoiler.

    Graphics? I'm never too fussed about it too much, I'm more into imersion most of the time, I did really enjoyed the textures and details on all the walls etc.

    I do reccomend the game for people who are dissapointed with grecent games as I am. So this was quite fresh breath of air.

    8.5 and reccomend    … Expand
  17. SidfriegM2928
    Mar 21, 2015
    4
    Advertised as a return to form for the horror genre, "The Evil Within" comes off more as a best of compilation for every horror game released over the last 10 years. Not only that, but featuring bad frame rate, hideous character animation and dull gameplay. You can skip on this turd.
  18. SiraitX
    Mar 21, 2015
    0
    The game was marketed as a return to 'pure horror' but actually is nothing more than just a desperate attempt to make money in game horror competition.
    Remember this game was designed by game designer who lack of creativity. Shinji Mikami designed RE and Dino Crisis at the same time with exactly same gameplay, and now he created the worst game I ever play (the worst thing is he dubbed the    The game was marketed as a return to 'pure horror' but actually is nothing more than just a desperate attempt to make money in game horror competition.
    Remember this game was designed by game designer who lack of creativity. Shinji Mikami designed RE and Dino Crisis at the same time with exactly same gameplay, and now he created the worst game I ever play (the worst thing is he dubbed the game as 'return to pure horror' .... LOL).    … Expand
  19. poker909
    Mar 18, 2015
    9
    Survival horror at it's finest. If you ever griped about Resident Evil losing it's roots by becoming an action shooter, this game is for you. You spend most of the game limping around with little health and not enough ammo to take down what is chasing you. Great fun that doesn't sell out to the lowest common denominator like most modern games do.
  20. premium_sauce
    Mar 9, 2015
    2
    Not sure what to think about this game. Very disappointed that's for sure. I'm 28 years old, I work full time and bought a PS4 to relax because I've been gaming since the age of 13. This game will heavily frustrate you. At my age, I like to relax after work, that's about it. I just finished the game after 22 hours of gameplay on survival mode and died 107 times. The way how you die in thisNot sure what to think about this game. Very disappointed that's for sure. I'm 28 years old, I work full time and bought a PS4 to relax because I've been gaming since the age of 13. This game will heavily frustrate you. At my age, I like to relax after work, that's about it. I just finished the game after 22 hours of gameplay on survival mode and died 107 times. The way how you die in this game is so repetitive that I pretty much yawned all the way through. Constantly running out of ammo, nothing makes sense (jumping from one scene to the other) - half way through I kinda felt like the developers were Japanese (didn't know they were initially as into shows Bethesda to be the main developer *big Fallout Fan here*) - why am I saying this? Because only Japanese would be sadomasochist enough to endure so many deaths. It comes to a point that I stopped enjoying it but since I'm addicted to collect trophies I pushed myself to finish the game. Usually I like playing games on hard mode. With Evil Within, so many times I was tempted to decrease the difficulty down to casual level.

    Honestly, if you are in my situation and game to relax, have a good time then this game is not for you. I recently finished Shadow of Mordor - Now that was really cool :D - and switching to this game right after felt clumsy, slow paced, heavy and dragging the story.

    God how I used to love Silent Hill back in the good old days - this game tries to reconciliate too many genres. It tries to be The Last of Us, tries to be Resident Evil, tries to be Silent Hill.

    Now that I have finished the game. I have unlocked the RPG and machine gun. I ll play a little to get as many trophies as possible. But I will NOT replay under AKUMA or Nightmare mode.

    I would definitely not recommend this game at all.    … Expand
  21. tdebug
    Mar 1, 2015
    9
    This game has a very rich story and interesting gameplay which is not repetitive from chapter to chapter.
    However it's not for everyone - can be really scary sometimes.
    In my opinion camera can have better angle as it makes a bit difficult to look around, especially if you're playing on PS4.
  22. Jellybean15
    Feb 28, 2015
    7
    After leaving past projects behind, Shinji Mikami creates his own team and strives to make another great installment in the survival horror genre, and what we get is a good but flawed experience that doesn't live up to the expectations many fans had. However, that doesn't mean that the Evil Within is not an enjoyable experience.

    The Evil Within stars Detective Sebastian Castellanos and    After leaving past projects behind, Shinji Mikami creates his own team and strives to make another great installment in the survival horror genre, and what we get is a good but flawed experience that doesn't live up to the expectations many fans had. However, that doesn't mean that the Evil Within is not an enjoyable experience.

    The Evil Within stars Detective Sebastian Castellanos and his colleagues, Joseph and Kidman, who arrive on the scene of a massacre at Beacon Mental Hospital. Very quickly, everything goes to hell and Seb is forced to survive in a new twisted reality. Ultimately, the story is the weakest part of this whole game, by far. Seb’s bland reactions, lack of common sense and weak responses hardly do anything to make the story compelling, and while the voice acting is good across the board, dialogue is not. Seb is transported from area to area and he brushes it off without a second thought. Events happen where people try to kill each other, causing mistrust and drama, only for said events to be completely forgotten the next time these characters meet. There’s not even any semblance of plot until the game’s ninth chapter, but at that point, the story becomes so complicated just for the sake of being complicated, only for you to reach the end with so many questions unanswered. The subplot that builds up concerning Seb’s family ultimately builds up to nothing, and the story ultimately doesn't make much sense by the end.

    Overall, the story is a complete fail, so it’s up to the rest of the game to hold it up, and it succeeds in that regard. Inventory management in a world with limited resources is key to surviving, and it’s up to you to be smart and tactical to get through the journey, relying more on stealth and conserving ammo rather than go guns blazing. It’s a sure fire way to get killed. Aside from this, there’s also some light crafting and even an upgrade system, allowing you to upgrade your health, sprint, and even your firearms.

    The combat is a mixed bag. As fun as it is, it’s no secret that the aiming isn't very good. It zooms in too close and feels stiff, and the crosshair doesn't accurately represent a bullet’s trajectory. It can make scoring a headshot more difficult than it should be, especially with the pistol. Luckily, there’s a good variety of weapons; shotguns, sniper rifles, and my favorite, the crossbow, which has multiple types of bolts, letting you freeze enemies, set them on fire, and even electrocute them. The crossbow is that weapon you’ll rely on when you're cornered and need an out.

    Another new mechanic is using matches to burn bodies, instantly killing prone enemies and possibly burning adjacent enemies as well. It’s always satisfying to burn a body just as an enemy runs at you, but it’s also just as frustrating when it fails to work. Although fun, the inconsistency with the matches actually working makes it a fun, useful, but ultimately an unreliable mechanic at best.

    The game’s number one strength is the vast amount of different level designs. Along with the sections that are centered on horror, there are plenty of small puzzles, action sections, and even a few stealth sections. The vast and varied amount of levels are impressive, and I often marveled at the different obstacles and boss fights the game threw at me. There are a few cheap bosses here and there, but for the most part, they're fun.

    There are a few small complaints like the bad AI for your partner Joseph, but the game’s worst sin is easily when an enemy attacks you. Never have I found a game that actually immobilizes you just to watch an enemy hit you with their weapon. It’s completely asinine because it prevents you from defending yourself and opens you up to all enemy attacks around you. It’s easily the most frustrating mechanic of the game, by far.

    Nowhere are the game’s flaws more prominent than in Nightmare mode. Essentially hard mode, all the mechanics and flaws in the game’s design become even more noticeable, constantly hitting you with cheap, unfair shots. The epic boss fight against Laura becomes a frustrating bullet sponge that one shots you and the game spams bear traps during the action sequences which is the absolute worst decision because you can’t keep an eye on bear traps and your enemies at the same time. A true testament to the difficulty is the game’s death counter. On my first playthrough on Normal I died 17 times, but on my first run on Nightmare, I died a record 64, not including the deaths that caused me to quit out of frustration.

    Despite the game’s many frustrations, the Evil Within is a game I look back at fondly, with memories of the boss fights and many of the awesome level designs I loved to play through. If you’re expecting a terrifying scare fest, the lack of horror sections might turn you off, but the game is ultimately a good survival horror game. Just don’t play on Nightmare, or your experience might be ruined.    … Expand
  23. marco88
    Feb 24, 2015
    7
    the game is pretty creepy in somehow, does give you that feeling you want from a survval horror game, i found the gameplay is not much special, it could be fun with lights off and couple of friends that want get scare. Shame everytime you die u have to restart and take to much time to load. is still a nice game if u have nothing else to play. i give it a 7
  24. Jaime5478
    Feb 21, 2015
    8
    Good game. A breath of fresh air for any survival horror fan. Graphics arnt great but games shouldnt be all about how crisp the graphics are. Good messed up story And sleek gameplay. Not bad for there first game
  25. Dawg76
    Feb 20, 2015
    1
    I was really looking forward to this game as they did a excellent job promoting it, but it was shiddddddy slow, the acting sucked the plot was confusing as hell, and the graphics were early PS3 graphics so disappointed the only reason i completed the game was because i started it so i felt like i should finish it. and i thought maybe the story would start to make sense the more i playedI was really looking forward to this game as they did a excellent job promoting it, but it was shiddddddy slow, the acting sucked the plot was confusing as hell, and the graphics were early PS3 graphics so disappointed the only reason i completed the game was because i started it so i felt like i should finish it. and i thought maybe the story would start to make sense the more i played but no it just bot more confusing and the ended didnt help clear any of it up.… Expand
  26. joaopontesvaz
    Feb 20, 2015
    8
    Graphics: 8.2 Sound: 8.0 Gameplay: 7.0 Fun/Story: 8

    Not a must have game but it´s solid. The Resident Evil 4 fans (like me) is always present and that is very good because RE4 is one of my favorite games all time. The Evil Within is not brilliant as it spiritual predecessor was but i really enjoyed this game.
  27. Dal_ReviewedDat
    Feb 19, 2015
    7
    I recently picked the Evil Within Ltd Edition new for £25 in store, and felt as a horror game fan I would enjoy it. And so far, so good.

    The game isn't all that scary, nothing like the P.T. demo that made me lay an egg a few times, but it does relish in gore, and moments of horror that you'd expect from your favourite B-movie. The game play is smooth and while targeting and actually    I recently picked the Evil Within Ltd Edition new for £25 in store, and felt as a horror game fan I would enjoy it. And so far, so good.

    The game isn't all that scary, nothing like the P.T. demo that made me lay an egg a few times, but it does relish in gore, and moments of horror that you'd expect from your favourite B-movie. The game play is smooth and while targeting and actually killing things can become frustrating, it actually adds to the beauty of it. I found myself dying about twenty times in the opening scene trying to attack the lurcher in the room, and its this guess work and desire to complete that makes you want to get that little further.

    The story will fry your brain a little, but the world and themes are pretty cool. I don't understand how anyone can rate this game as a 0 or 1 ... it's not the best game I've ever played, but for £25 it was a bargain really, and I'd suggest any horror game fan to give it a whirl as they wont be disappointed.    … Expand
  28. lelefoxx00
    Feb 11, 2015
    10
    Wow. It has been a while for horror game lovers, like myself, to find games that are truly worth the hours and money spent. This game was definitely WORTH it. It keeps a real horrifying feel to it while maintaining a really great storyline. At times, it gives you that out right "panic state of mind" that a lot of us saw in Outlast. The monsters themselves are well put together. The designsWow. It has been a while for horror game lovers, like myself, to find games that are truly worth the hours and money spent. This game was definitely WORTH it. It keeps a real horrifying feel to it while maintaining a really great storyline. At times, it gives you that out right "panic state of mind" that a lot of us saw in Outlast. The monsters themselves are well put together. The designs for them are real creative. The atmosphere for the game is overall creepy and it does not rely on jump scares to scare you. The only two issues I had with this game was it's melee usage and it's stamina. Overall, the game relies on guns to do the killing. You will come across the occasional axe or whatever but can only use it once before it vanishes.You can use your fists but good luck with that. You can upgrade the stamina like anything else on the game BUT when you do run out of stamina, the game actually makes your character STOP to catch a breathe. Instead of just slowing down (like in GTA games) you actually stop. And yes, even when enemies are right up on you. This has actually gotten me killed once or twice. However, those small pet peeves are not good reasons to not fully enjoy this game. Overall, it is fantastic and way worth the try! I love it!… Expand
  29. AnimatedOtaku
    Feb 11, 2015
    8
    Graphics/Sound: Okay I have heard before that the graphics in this game are not very good, I have no idea where that is coming from I personally thought the graphics were beautiful. Dark, dank, and disgusting yes but beautiful as a horror game should look. The textures, resolution, and frame rate (at least during game play) are all great on the PS4 version at least the PS3 version has someGraphics/Sound: Okay I have heard before that the graphics in this game are not very good, I have no idea where that is coming from I personally thought the graphics were beautiful. Dark, dank, and disgusting yes but beautiful as a horror game should look. The textures, resolution, and frame rate (at least during game play) are all great on the PS4 version at least the PS3 version has some frame rate dips now and again. Now I will say that the cut scenes at least on the PS4 and PS3 versions of the game have issues, from popping in textures to the occasional stutter. That aside like I said the game looks and runs great and the visuals along with the sound design definitely made me pretty tense during some parts of the game.

    Story/Characters: Yeahhhhhh this is where the game kinda falls short. The story is not really bad but is pretty cliched and the pacing is really all over the place but I will say that I did want to see where everything was going so I have to at least give it that. The characters I have to be honest did almost nothing for me, I did kind of like Sebastian because of his almost not giving a crap attitude throughout most of the game and the dynamic between him and Joseph when it was allowed to be explored (which doesn't happen often) was kind of charming but besides that I just didn't care about what happened to any of them.

    Game Play: This is honestly kind of a mixed bag, I know this has been said before but think Resident Evil 4 meets Silent Hill and you'll be on the right track. The game is mostly a lot of shooting because melee combat is pretty much useless and the gun play is really fun and tense. You will find yourself looking around a lot for ammo and health items which in some parts of the game can be pretty scarce leading to some panicked moments especially against bosses. You can also find what I called Brain Juice throughout the game which can be used to upgrade yourself and your weapons in the save area. There are some things that got on my nerves like some kind of cheap invisible enemies and some segments that felt a bit to much like action shooter set pieces which would be fine if ammo was more plentiful but over all the game play is very solid.

    Verdict: While the game isn't everything I hoped and it does fall seriously short in some areas, the things that really matter in a horror game such as atmosphere and solid game play are a really good return to form for Survival Horror from the guy who revolutionized it in the first place Shinji Mikami and its great to see him return to what he does best with one of the best games in this genre I have played in a long time.    … Expand
  30. Turbodowg
    Feb 10, 2015
    3
    I've only recently bought the game for 25.00 and it wasn't even worth that. I've been a long term survival horror fan and have played SH games since they began, I also enjoyed the change in pace in games like RE4 which lead to great games like Deadspace 1. But Evil Within is bad, really bad.

    To start, the black bars destroy the experience, I spent the first hour trying to figure out how    I've only recently bought the game for 25.00 and it wasn't even worth that. I've been a long term survival horror fan and have played SH games since they began, I also enjoyed the change in pace in games like RE4 which lead to great games like Deadspace 1. But Evil Within is bad, really bad.

    To start, the black bars destroy the experience, I spent the first hour trying to figure out how to turn them off. Finally after going online I realised they couldn't be removed. They take you out of the experience and block your view. Very bad if playing on a smaller TV which I often do if the wife kicks me out on the front room to play upstairs!

    The graphics are good but are spoilt by the restricted view, which is unnecessary, if The Last Of Us can look great in full screen running at a higher frame rate then there is no excuse for the ridiculous black bars!

    The controls are sluggish and a step back, most areas are very dark and too hard to see any of the 'action'.

    The game cannot decide if it is a SH or an action game. On one hand you have no ammo or weapons and are forced to use stealth but stealth doesn't work and often you are forced to confront enimies with nothing to fight with. At these points when surrounded I just put the pad down and waited for the character to die as there is no way to escape. To me this is bad game design.

    The story is bland and uninspiring. The first level is fun, the rest are like a very poor Resident Evil 4 clone lacking all the thrills, set pieces and story which made Re4 so great.

    I had no reason to complete the game and I will not be returning to it. If you like SH games stick check out Alien Isolation and Outlast on PS4 instead of this unfinished nearly broken game.    … Expand
  31. dirtinhand
    Feb 10, 2015
    2
    Letterbox, that can't be turned off, traps out of nowhere, **** superzombies, and a **** story. That's would be so cool in 1998, but in 2014 it's just a big big disappointment.
  32. S3OOD
    Jan 30, 2015
    10
    This game has such bad reviews but is an amazing game! Don't let that 7.4 or whatever it is now when you read this fool you! If you are into resident evil 4, and silent hill this game is a good mixture of the two games, i can honestly say this game is very scary to play alone with the lights turned out, some parts will have your heart beating and send chills down your spine!
    As far as the    This game has such bad reviews but is an amazing game! Don't let that 7.4 or whatever it is now when you read this fool you! If you are into resident evil 4, and silent hill this game is a good mixture of the two games, i can honestly say this game is very scary to play alone with the lights turned out, some parts will have your heart beating and send chills down your spine!
    As far as the game play you got to use your ammo and other supplies very sparingly, very violent game, guts and gore, blowing heads off and all that fun stuff. The only down side to this game is the widescreen, completely unneeded it is somewhat annoying in this game, other than that I love it! if your a fan of the scary, bloody games go get this one right now! Collapse    … Expand
  33. jayman69
    Jan 30, 2015
    9
    So I took my time purchasing The Evil Within as the reviews that slowly came in did not seem like the horror game we were all expecting. I hate giving in to horror titles only to find I lose interest after 2-3 chapters with the story or graphics not up to my liking. I also didn't fall in love with the screenshots and gameplay I reviewed but did like the comparisons to Res Evil 4, soSo I took my time purchasing The Evil Within as the reviews that slowly came in did not seem like the horror game we were all expecting. I hate giving in to horror titles only to find I lose interest after 2-3 chapters with the story or graphics not up to my liking. I also didn't fall in love with the screenshots and gameplay I reviewed but did like the comparisons to Res Evil 4, so after Christmas decided to give the game a go.

    After the boring first chapter the feel of the game kicks in and I love the quality of horror it brings. The unexpecting sounds of the game send quivers through my soul and yes, it does feel like a long sought after
    sequel to RE4. I say this only completing chapter 6. Yes the main characters have no charisma and the story is whack, but I love the save set up and the way the creepiness surprises with little stale moments. I like the old school feel and would probably really rate this game 8.7. This game should have got a bigger push in advertisement and overall, it seems, some reviewers (critics and users) may have not given the game enough play to really enjoy.    … Expand
  34. Reverse_Flash
    Jan 29, 2015
    1
    Horrible skills, its on sale at Gamestop for $30...dont get it, save your money. Hprrible game I cant believe Bethesda published this. Horrible Camera, horrible acting, its all sneak no action.
  35. Diesel_Fox
    Jan 22, 2015
    5
    I don't understand the critical acclaim and love for this game. It tries to be a combination of The Last of Us, and Resident Evil 4, but comes up terribly short on both accounts. The visuals are just OK, the gameplay on all accounts, from movement to combat are just terrible and clunky, and feel unfinished. The voice acting, and dialogue are completely deplorable. Also, there is virtuallyI don't understand the critical acclaim and love for this game. It tries to be a combination of The Last of Us, and Resident Evil 4, but comes up terribly short on both accounts. The visuals are just OK, the gameplay on all accounts, from movement to combat are just terrible and clunky, and feel unfinished. The voice acting, and dialogue are completely deplorable. Also, there is virtually no ammo, even on easy the enemies take an obscene amount of ammo to kill, so you spend most of your time just running away, not necessarily my idea of a good time. I've had to push myself to finish this game, it just simply isn't fun. I can safely say that this was the biggest gaming disappointment of 2014 for me.… Expand
  36. Darko84
    Jan 20, 2015
    7
    It is not the best game you will ever play but it is definitely a survival horror game that had not been available for quite some years. This could have been much better if the graphics and game play had offered something new and fresh. It took a lot of elements from other games and movies.
    The first two/three chapters were more dark and intense (RE4 atmosphere), however after you gain    It is not the best game you will ever play but it is definitely a survival horror game that had not been available for quite some years. This could have been much better if the graphics and game play had offered something new and fresh. It took a lot of elements from other games and movies.
    The first two/three chapters were more dark and intense (RE4 atmosphere), however after you gain more weapons and get to know the tricks, this becomes something more like The last of us.

    Positive Things:
    + Survival Horror atmosphere (in most of the game).
    + Story is interesting and leaves a window for a sequel (good chance to make something better).
    + Interesting enemies (for me it is a plus to get enemies which are not predictable, you never know if you need to run or to fight).

    Negative Things:
    - Characters development / dialogues are poor.
    - Graphics / frame rate is not next gen quality.
    - Camera is not friendly (in addition to the freaking black bars).    … Expand
  37. ChaseLeoncini
    Jan 18, 2015
    5
    Ive been playing horror games since the 90 's. I was there playing Res 1 - 4 and Silent Hill 1 - The Room and ive seen each franchise come to failure. Where did the spark go? Wherever it has gone it has definitely not returned with The Evil Within. 20 minutes into the game and you'll get a taste of how broken the game looks and feels. Movement, as well as in cinematic sequences are clunky.Ive been playing horror games since the 90 's. I was there playing Res 1 - 4 and Silent Hill 1 - The Room and ive seen each franchise come to failure. Where did the spark go? Wherever it has gone it has definitely not returned with The Evil Within. 20 minutes into the game and you'll get a taste of how broken the game looks and feels. Movement, as well as in cinematic sequences are clunky. Your view is largely inhibited by the rather dumb protagonist. If you want scares you wont get them. The game insists that the settings themselves are terrifying. Cool yes, here is a 5, scary not at all. Shooting is not fun like it was in re4 its difficult and the camera will only get in your way... Long story short, kids love The Evil Within, adults who have been playing horror since the birth of Resident Evil will find this game extremely lackluster, clunky, cheap and utterly boring. I give this game a 5 only for it's settings and enemy creativity. Though, even all of those are old gimmicks of the horror genre.... Still, a bloody spider woman is as awesome as its ever been.… Expand
  38. Bloodsugar
    Jan 16, 2015
    8
    This is a great horror game similar to Resident evil 4, except much more creepy and suspenseful. I would give this a 9.5 for being incredibly well done and fun, however I do not like the way they tell the story. One minute you are traveling with a group of people, the next you are trapped in a room and you have no idea how you got there. This happens literally 10 times in this game atThis is a great horror game similar to Resident evil 4, except much more creepy and suspenseful. I would give this a 9.5 for being incredibly well done and fun, however I do not like the way they tell the story. One minute you are traveling with a group of people, the next you are trapped in a room and you have no idea how you got there. This happens literally 10 times in this game at least. It's too surreal. Everything is in a dream-like state, and is susceptible to changing anytime it wants. While some people like this, I find it incredibly annoying that every 20 minutes into the story I am teleported somewhere else.… Expand
  39. Miuku
    Jan 15, 2015
    8
    The Evil Within may not have any new or revolutionary game play elements, but it still is one fine horror game. And with two released patches, the game will run smoothly with consoles too.

    After playing few chapters, you will probably get used to the game's aspect ratio. If you don't like it, you can always change your tv-settings to fix the aspect ratio so, that you wont see any black    The Evil Within may not have any new or revolutionary game play elements, but it still is one fine horror game. And with two released patches, the game will run smoothly with consoles too.

    After playing few chapters, you will probably get used to the game's aspect ratio. If you don't like it, you can always change your tv-settings to fix the aspect ratio so, that you wont see any black bars. Or at least I could do that with my 3 years old Philips TV, but I still played the game from start to the end, with black bars on the top & bottom of the screen.

    I also was scared by the comments of other players, that the controls are terrible, but gladly those comments proved wrong. During my 14 hours long campaign, I died 36 times, and none of them were result of controls, but rather by my own mistakes & carelessness.

    The way the story is told, may be confusing, and feel little bit weak/strange. Characters are also flat. But if you don't focus too much at the story, you will still enjoy the ride that Evil Within delivers. Also the strange story gives the game a little bit freedom to have more variety with interesting and cool art/level design.

    Graphics aren't that amazing, but worked very well for me, and looked sharp at 1080p resolution. Only downside is that without updating the game data with patches, game will be laggy.

    Evil Within keeps you at your toes almost all the time, when ammo & suplies are scare, and you can't really never be sure about what waiting at you behind next corner. You have a lot of choices on how to upgrade your character, and many different enemy types with different tactics, and dangerous traps hidden in your surroundings, and nice rewards for those who care to explore every corner of the stage. Also at some points at the game you will also have more action packed chapters, but hard-core horror fans may be dissapointed by these gameplay sections.

    Overall its a great game, if you don't set your hopes too high, and if you don't mind the strange story.    … Expand
  40. Claudio23
    Jan 8, 2015
    10
    Great game. It is kind of difficult and frustrating sometimes but that s the way it should be when playing a horror survival game. What I like most is the atmosphere and the simple story. I know that most of you mentioned this before but in a bad way. To me it does not always have to be confusing and complicated. When I play games i want to relax from reality without 12 hours of dialogues.
  41. sgtdegrandis
    Jan 8, 2015
    3
    Completely disappointing this is not a "horror game" its a Resident Evil 4 action game
    Pros
    The game runs got to give it that Cons Story is uninteresting Weapons are weak which is to be expected in a “True Horror game” however in an ACTION game it just starts to suck Not much weapon variety Dumb AI for partners and enemies Too many invincible mini bosses and of course the main boss    Completely disappointing this is not a "horror game" its a Resident Evil 4 action game
    Pros
    The game runs got to give it that
    Cons
    Story is uninteresting
    Weapons are weak which is to be expected in a “True Horror game” however in an ACTION game it just starts to suck
    Not much weapon variety
    Dumb AI for partners and enemies
    Too many invincible mini bosses and of course the main boss is also invincible
    No crafting system at all
    Overall the game looks ugly    … Expand
  42. djalex
    Jan 8, 2015
    3
    This game definitely has its strengths and seems to be a world built by some very talented and smart people. Half the time its really fun and I'm waiting for it to get better... but then it doesn't. So I'm not really on board with making this in a top ten oor even top twenty list. This game could be amazing but it just misses the mark on way too many levels, too many areas that need aThis game definitely has its strengths and seems to be a world built by some very talented and smart people. Half the time its really fun and I'm waiting for it to get better... but then it doesn't. So I'm not really on board with making this in a top ten oor even top twenty list. This game could be amazing but it just misses the mark on way too many levels, too many areas that need a polish. For example as a casual gamer I find that it does not teach you the world very well. i was up to chapter four before i realized there were keys to collect. I dont think the tutorials are very clear throughout. If you power up your character or your weapons it seems to offer small changes in such minuscule increments that it hardly seems worth your time unless you know whats coming. The time it takes to actually upgrade your character's abilities or weapons is way too long too. for example, if I need to find a broken mirror to upgrade I shouldn't also have to walk down a long hallway and sit in a chair and then go through a long complicated menu. why make me do that when it adds nothing to the game. here is a suggestion: My character finds a broken mirror and is immediately in a power-up chair and the menu is simple and easy to follow with clear obvious logic and the upgrades are larger upgrades. The same problem goes toward the other bonus things in the locker or the map pieces in the map room. why do i need to walk around these long twisted halls and through these doors just to access these things.its irritating and kills the momentum of the game. Also, some of the story seems a little crazy and disconnected as well. I'm not sure why I have to battle a long haired bloody monster after i already killed the long haired bloody monster 3 chapters ago.. (out of monsters? recycling?). also the controls are frustrating. I understand that its supposed to have tension and be a bit challenging at times but if I understand a foe and a battle and I make choices that should work then my character on screen should survive. half the time it feels like i'm dying because of a glitch from the controls (like picking up an object which doesn't happen unless i am faced exactly in the right position of the object, or sneaking up on an enemy and the sneak attack option doesn't activate periodically in the same scenario, or I try to use a match ad it doesn't activate ). also it seems the logic of my character in aiming or preparing doesn't suit the heighten story and horror. at some point if anything like this was really happening my character should already have his gun out and aiming. but I find i have to reload, re aim and re build my character into being prepared for every scene even after i repeat the same challenge. shouldn't the logic be built into the game that this guys has seen some terrible things and knows he needs to be ready for some of it? its like the character is a child with no memory of the last horrific thing that just happened. (btw do i really need to upgrade space to hold matches? shouldn't they be small enough to carry a box of a thousand?) So the story and the dialogue really don't connect to the experiences that the gamer is having as his character goes through the story. For example: why does he have a lantern that gives off this terrible impractical light, shouldn't he have found a flashlight by now? why is he still wearing his vest and tie through the whole story? there are so many annoying illogical choices from the dialogue, story, game play, upgrading weapons and abilities, character arc, that this game is just a C plus or B minus at best. As I first noted though its not entirely terrible, there's a lot of great art direction and some interesting puzzles and some intriguing and scary story elements. It just feels like its half baked. It needed a few more story revisions and some streamlined game play revisions. The hiding in cabinets aspect is really useless too. After the novelty of the first scene i don't think i used it ever again. I find myself frustrated and dissatisfied with this game and I'm tempted to put it down before i completely finish. It doesn't seem worth the time as the enjoyment is sporadic and fleeting. I would say get this game used or at a heavy discount if its your favorite genre and there is nothing else out there for you to play otherwise its more fun playing a fifth round of The Last of Us or Tomb Raider.… Expand
  43. Pakso
    Jan 7, 2015
    8
    This game is one of the best survival games ever!
    It has an awesome gameplay similar to RE4 (which was amazing as well) and an outstanding voice acting but there are 2 things that made me not enjoy the game very much
    1- The screen not being full is awful.. I mean don't get me wrong but taking more than 30% of the game screen and replacing it with black lines is not very good even for a    This game is one of the best survival games ever!
    It has an awesome gameplay similar to RE4 (which was amazing as well) and an outstanding voice acting but there are 2 things that made me not enjoy the game very much
    1- The screen not being full is awful.. I mean don't get me wrong but taking more than 30% of the game screen and replacing it with black lines is not very good even for a horror game... So that takes 1.5
    2- The story was a bit complicated and I didn't feel like I was shocked about stuff that I was supposed to in some parts of the game I DON'T WANNA SPOIL ANYTHING and that takes 0.5
    But in general the game was absolutely amazing GOOD JOB ^^    … Expand
  44. foxviewchannel
    Jan 7, 2015
    7
    Sadly, we don’t see a lot of good horror games coming out these days; however, after hearing that creator of the original Resident Evil and Resident Evil 4 Shiniji Mikami was behind The Evil Within, it instantly became one of my highly anticipated games.

    The Evil Within is a 3rd person survival horror video game. Our hero protagonist detective Sebastian Castellanos along with his    Sadly, we don’t see a lot of good horror games coming out these days; however, after hearing that creator of the original Resident Evil and Resident Evil 4 Shiniji Mikami was behind The Evil Within, it instantly became one of my highly anticipated games.

    The Evil Within is a 3rd person survival horror video game. Our hero protagonist detective Sebastian Castellanos along with his partners receives a call to investigate a mass murder at a mental hospital. He is shocked at the horrific bloody scene but is then knocked out by a mysterious person who appears from behind him and drags him into another unknown world. Sebastian wakes up and finds himself hung upside down.

    The introduction is strong as you are quickly immersed in an Evil atmosphere. Your first encounter is with a disfigured butcher who will stop at nothing to kill you. It is a psychological horror and your main goal is to escape from this nightmare.

    The world of The Evil Within is dark with rich environments that are detailed and varied from mansions to deserted farms. Graphics in general don’t use the next gens full potential and I did notice some frame rate drops during my gameplay. The sounds are creepy and done well giving you the feeling that you are never alone. Light effects are immersive especially when Sebastian is carrying the Lantern which creates a truly eerie experience.

    The creatures are varied and encounters with them are tense. One type of creature worth noting is the invisible kind because you can only know where they are, from moving objects. Focusing in the game is important because the environment is filled with traps and deadly dangers. Thankfully, you will have a lot of options to approach each fight.

    Ammo is scarce so you will have to rely on the environment to use to your advantage by luring the creatures into traps. Playing stealthy and sneaking behind an enemy for an instant kill will save you a lot of precious bullets and burning their bodies by using matches will insure that they don’t get back up. There are various weapons that can be found from a sniper, to a powerful shotgun and grenades; however, my favorite weapon was the agony crossbow that has different bolts such as the explosive bolts which is useful for large groups of enemies, freeze bolts that can freeze enemies for a short period of time and flash bolts that blinds them for a while. Bolts can be crafted from trap parts or found in the environment.

    The overall stealth mechanics could have been better, you are able to hide in closets and under the bed but I found myself rarely using them. You can run and if you reach your limit Sebastian will just stop running to catch his breath instead of slowing down. This was a nice touch as it added tension especially if a monster was chasing you.

    There is an eye on top of the screen that lets you know if enemies see you, but I faced cases where they would see me before the eye opening. There are auto saves and manual saves. In the manual saves, you will come across save mirrors which transport you back to your asylum room for a few minutes of relief to save your game; however, it also doesn’t feel very safe with dark rooms everywhere and a creepy nurse walking around. I didn’t find the auto saves well balanced and since you will die so many times during the game, repeating some set pieces all over again is frustrating. In your Asylum room, you will also be able to upgrade your abilities such as health, ammo capacity and weapon power. This is done by collecting green liquid on corpses and jars scattered throughout the environment that gains you points that will be used to upgrade.
    Choosing wisely on what skill to focus on is key because the green liquid isn’t very common to find.

    The well designed bosses in the game are tough and unique. Little clues are provided so you will have to find out your own strategy by using the environment to take out the bosses. This will lead to a lot of trial and error as it will take some time to figure out how to kill them.

    There are 15 total chapters which will take you around 19 hours to complete. The pace of the game is made well and I did not feel any repetitive gameplay during the main campaign because of the many different set pieces that it throws at you. Sadly, the overall story is weak and forgettable. Nothing seems to be clear right from the beginning. Main character Sebastian is a very dry character that you won’t relate too and little is known about the remaining cast as well which leaves little reason to care about any of them.

    The Evil Within could have been a great game if it weren’t for the boring story and uninteresting characters. It is a challenging game even on casual mode and horror fans will enjoy the fun ride because it brings back memories from Resident Evil 4.    … Expand
  45. BobbyTheGreat
    Jan 6, 2015
    9
    This game oozes atmosphere, mixing a great grind house aesthetic not too similar to recent Saw movies, but it's certainly not a game for all. If you're looking for a "pure action/power fantasy" game, look elsewhere.

    This game has a lot more in common with say The Last of Us or more likely a stealth game similar to old Splinter Cells. Ammo is scare, everything is a threat, and much can    This game oozes atmosphere, mixing a great grind house aesthetic not too similar to recent Saw movies, but it's certainly not a game for all. If you're looking for a "pure action/power fantasy" game, look elsewhere.

    This game has a lot more in common with say The Last of Us or more likely a stealth game similar to old Splinter Cells. Ammo is scare, everything is a threat, and much can kill you.

    That said, I felt some of the game had a little too much trial and error in spots, but I still felt the game actually forced me to survive, utilizing literally every item in my inventory (something that most games don't do, whereas in other action games, you can kind of just pick a weapon the whole game and stick with it, not likely in this game) to beat bosses and enemies, which I found thrilling.

    There were some Dark Souls-esque highs in this game when I literally used my last bullet/arrow/grenade to kill what I though would be an impossible fight. I always felt the game game me just enough to beat what was ahead, but not giving me enough to where I felt godly.

    The restricted camera view (aka the super black bars) never bothered me, as I understood that the less you see in a game, the more uncomfortable the player is, and I felt that was a great tactic, forcing me to be aware of my surroundings and actually having to utilize the sound in the game as a tool to figure out what was around the corner or coming at me.

    The story is very weak, weird and obscure, with some typical Japanese anime nonsense in there. It makes "sense" to a degree, but I feel it was the weakest part of the game, along with the terrible voice acting.

    But, I still had a thoroughly enjoyable time with the game, and couldn't recommend it enough to true survival horror (emphasis on survival) or stealth fans.    … Expand
  46. kris2fur
    Jan 5, 2015
    5
    This game is broken, hard, glitchy, horrible and has a horrible ending.
    Finally finished it today glad it's over with.
    So the main character is pretty funny he would rather be picking up bottles than climbing out of the monster infested water and impending death. You will see things like this more and more the more you play. Like hung up bodies that you waste matches on that don't    This game is broken, hard, glitchy, horrible and has a horrible ending.
    Finally finished it today glad it's over with.

    So the main character is pretty funny he would rather be picking up bottles than climbing out of the monster infested water and impending death. You will see things like this more and more the more you play.
    Like hung up bodies that you waste matches on that don't burn. There's more than this though.

    The controls switch to type C mediately, prevents the constant incursion of the menu during battle. There is also a one second latency so don't just mash melee as after two melees the enemy automatically counter attacks.

    P.S. EVERYONE who gave this a user score of ten is INSANE.

    There are some frame rate issues and I'm not talking about when they are pulsing the screen to build drama.

    I liked the game early on and welcomed the challenge, that is what this game is a challenge. The hunting for parts and ammo is great a real survival horror game, but that's about where it ends.

    Buy this if you loved RE6 and other glitchy poorly storylined horror games.    … Expand
  47. crispycrunch15
    Jan 2, 2015
    8
    Amazing gameplay and terrifying enemies but graphics do not live up to my expectations. Gameplay can be hard and could get you frustrated at times. Overall, the story is terrific
  48. blakrein13
    Dec 30, 2014
    5
    Didn't like this game. It started out okay and then just got frustrating. As the monsters got difficult you had to deal with a behemoth that you couldn't really kill. On top of that you can't really do anything in this game, so I sold it back to Gamestop and stuck with Destiny.
  49. the_8bit_kingdo
    Dec 29, 2014
    6
    What a sorry excuse for a horror game.
    "Scary" for all the wrong reasons.:
    - Horrible, basically non-existant story. ---> To y'know, keep you interested. - Next to no character development. ---> to y'know, make you care about the characters and what you're doing. - Shoddy, decade old style of play / ripoff of much better games. (I.E., RE4, Last of Us...) ---> But never really    What a sorry excuse for a horror game.
    "Scary" for all the wrong reasons.:

    - Horrible, basically non-existant story. ---> To y'know, keep you interested.

    - Next to no character development. ---> to y'know, make you care about the characters and what you're doing.

    - Shoddy, decade old style of play / ripoff of much better games. (I.E., RE4, Last of Us...) ---> But never really doing anything good with them. (read: pointless, blatent rip-off)

    - Overly difficult in all the wrong ways. ---> I like a challenge, but after the 18th time getting slaughtered by a knockoff chainsaw guy or even "accidentally" by some dime-a-dozen, wandering like a lost dog zombie guy and forced, beginning of the level restarts (think megaman 1 minus a method to the madness) pretty much forced me to reconsider buying games without trying them before I buy, like ever again.

    - And on, and on, and on.

    --------------------------------------------------

    Reserved a copy and got the "fighting chance pack".
    More like, the "something to blow your nose with pack" cause wow, an extra shotgun with 4 rounds, extra couple of viles of green liquid and whatever else, little thingies that basically become useless after you piss them away trying to figure out just what the hell you're supposed to be doing.

    Don't get me wrong, I really, really wanted and really, really tried to like this game.
    BUT, it became very aparent after day after day trials and errors, that this was just not a well thought out game, nor worth sticking around for to find out if it actually did get any better after level 3 or 4...

    Waste of valuable resources.
    The graphics could have been something great, but felt (and looked) like a sub-par, last gen, bargain-bin title.
    Bethesda should be ashamed of themselves.

    Someone over there should be performing hara-kiri for such a travesty.    … Expand
  50. casualad
    Dec 29, 2014
    7
    The Evil Within is a survival horror brought to you by Shinji Mikami, the same man who brought the survival horror to a brighter light through his work on Resident Evil. In the Evil Within you play as Sebastian Castellanos, a detective whom is called to the scene of a crime at Beacon Mental hospital, by his side is his fellow officers Juli Kidman and Joseph Oda. Once at the hospital, anThe Evil Within is a survival horror brought to you by Shinji Mikami, the same man who brought the survival horror to a brighter light through his work on Resident Evil. In the Evil Within you play as Sebastian Castellanos, a detective whom is called to the scene of a crime at Beacon Mental hospital, by his side is his fellow officers Juli Kidman and Joseph Oda. Once at the hospital, an assailant (Ruvic) is seen killing police, which then turns his attention to Castellanos. From here Castellanos must piece together what has been happening and ultimately find out what Ruvic is doing to put a stop to this nightmare. To begin with the game took me around 13 hours on the hardest difficulty called survival difficulty. This was me taking my time with the game but not getting all the possible collectibles.

    The Evil Within does do a good job of being a good survival horror for the first half of the game. What helps the experience dramatically is the atmosphere. The atmosphere and feel that is presented here is brilliant. The world that you venture in is a nightmare filled with grotesque creatures and unnerving scenery. All these culminates to a really horrific experience due to these elements being combined. The best presented experience was the hub world where you can save and can upgrade Castellanos’ attributes and weapons. This hub world was the place I found the most unsettling, the atmosphere here has been nailed causing this supposed safe place to become a nightmare in itself. The upgrades that are available are pretty standard; bigger stocks, bigger inventory, more health recovery, and increasing damage of weapons. One weapon in particular is a nice addition, being the ‘agony crossbow’. This crossbow is extremely useful when you have no ammo for your other weapons. Throughout the game you’ll encounter traps that can be deactivated which will reward you with parts, these parts can be used to craft ammo for the crossbow into varied types; explosive bolts, electro bolts, and standard bolts. This can be very useful when no ammo is available for your normal handgun, shotgun etc. A huge positive with the game is the essence of dying. Specific enemies will take huge portions of life from you or instantly kill you on the spot if they are within reach. Within the game you will die numerous amounts of time, some might find this frustrating but I have found it as a way to reinstate what type of game this is. The Evil Within strives of the player dying reconfirming that your there to survive with whatever items you have, adding to the tense atmosphere and improving the overall experience.

    On the other hand The Evil Within does have some weaknesses about itself which may deter players from the full experience. It can be very easy to lose the story altogether and may resort into some internet searches to fully understand what’s going on especially towards the end of the game. For those looking for puzzles, there are next to none present here so there isn’t a break from the horror gunplay. There are some segments that don’t do the atmosphere any good, mainly towards the end of the game. During these they seem to be more run and gun rather than saving ammunition and calculating the best move. These parts turn down the atmosphere greatly, decreasing the tense aspect of the game. Speaking of the ending, the final boss fight is very poor and increases the action side aspect rather than the horror side. I feel like this is a missed opportunity and feel a lot more could have been done to change the gameplay for the final battle to make it more memorable rather than having a cop out big action battle.

    The Evil Within is a game of two halves. The first half is great at reinstating the survival horror with a brilliant atmosphere brought together by the environments you visit, the enemies you encounter, and the danger of the antagonist that can one touch kill you. This all reinstates the survival horror aspect. The second half starts becoming more of an action game with ammo to spare and the enemies rushing towards you knowing where you already are. By doing this the tension drops and the survival aspect becomes less important. In all the The Evil Within does do some justice to the survival horror game and I was fully immersed within this dank world, however later levels can seem to be more action rather than survival. It is worth a purchase when it is at a lower price.    … Expand
  51. brianforbes
    Dec 27, 2014
    4
    If you are the type of gamer that likes to play the same 5 minutes of game, over and over, dying repeatedly, before you can advance to the next area, this may be for you. If you're looking for a horror experience with some creepy atmosphere, you won't see that here.

    I have just put this game aside for good, at the end of chapter 7, so would like to give my impressions for anyone    If you are the type of gamer that likes to play the same 5 minutes of game, over and over, dying repeatedly, before you can advance to the next area, this may be for you. If you're looking for a horror experience with some creepy atmosphere, you won't see that here.

    I have just put this game aside for good, at the end of chapter 7, so would like to give my impressions for anyone contemplating playing this.

    I love horror movies and games, so end up buying most horror games. Silent Hill is the best among them, with lots of terrifying elements and a minimum of frustrating boss fights. The Evil Within will take you back to the days of the original NES (think original Ninja Gaiden or Castlevania), where you must pass 5 levels in sequence, perfectly, and if you die anywhere along the way you need to repeat all 5 levels from the beginning.

    Plenty of enemies have one hit kill attacks, which send you right back to the beginning of the last cut sequence to navigate the whole thing from scratch. It's like having all the frustrations of your workplace at home ! Who needs time off when you can be beaten down by both your boss and your choice of video game.    … Expand
  52. Joker92
    Dec 26, 2014
    9
    This is apparently a game you'll either love or hate. I for one loved it. I recommend taking the risk of picking this one up. You just might, like I, end up discovering a new favorite to add to your collection. Be warned- this game will not hold your hand throughout the entire game (like most modern games) with both game play and story plot. I would not recommend this for people that areThis is apparently a game you'll either love or hate. I for one loved it. I recommend taking the risk of picking this one up. You just might, like I, end up discovering a new favorite to add to your collection. Be warned- this game will not hold your hand throughout the entire game (like most modern games) with both game play and story plot. I would not recommend this for people that are not good at survival horror nor those that do not possess good story concept understanding skills. I for one am off for a second play through on nightmare to get an even more gratifying survival horror experience.… Expand
  53. Shazalia
    Dec 25, 2014
    4
    The most disappointing aspect of rewarding The Evil Within a dismal 4/10 stars has nothing to do with the game being particularly bad, but rather the fact that the game fails to perform at a consistent frame rate. The game stutters unbelievably in open ended terrains, however, in enclosed environments it achieves a somewhat respectable pace in regards to the usual sub 30 FPS. I reallyThe most disappointing aspect of rewarding The Evil Within a dismal 4/10 stars has nothing to do with the game being particularly bad, but rather the fact that the game fails to perform at a consistent frame rate. The game stutters unbelievably in open ended terrains, however, in enclosed environments it achieves a somewhat respectable pace in regards to the usual sub 30 FPS. I really wanted to like The Evil Within but the despicable performance often got in the way of my enjoyment. Shame on you Shinji Mikami, I thought you'd know better.… Expand
  54. thebashmora85
    Dec 23, 2014
    2
    all i can say is wow. I played survival games and this one really really bad, its a updated version of condemned. and at least condemned was more creepy. The controlling sluggish and the angles are bad, if i would have known i would have never lent out my cod out for this junk. no fun factor at all and no where near resident evil. and the graphics where not even that good. not worth a buyall i can say is wow. I played survival games and this one really really bad, its a updated version of condemned. and at least condemned was more creepy. The controlling sluggish and the angles are bad, if i would have known i would have never lent out my cod out for this junk. no fun factor at all and no where near resident evil. and the graphics where not even that good. not worth a buy if a friend has it barrow it and u will see what im talking about.… Expand
  55. Muzzle131
    Dec 21, 2014
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is pretty much a giant disappointment in terms of story, gameplay is pretty much RE4. The story is pretty bland and boring, character's are unlikable with little to no backstory to them, all the while the main antagonist get's the entire story to himself as everything revolves around him. The story isn't complete either as they announced DLC to explain parts of the story (pay to have your questions answered). The game is also a complete lie as to what it is; stating that it's a survival horror game and at first yes it seems that way with a stealth mechanic that would of been helpful, but after the first chapter they hand you a crap ton of weapons and being spotted is almost a guarantee with upgrades only affecting weapons not sneaking, this is at first forgiven Mikami has always been known to make a game have a little action but it becomes clearer of where the game is going as fights or encounters become repetitive and annoying with encounters usually being that you get discovered and there's no way to sneak.

    But back to story it's pretty badly written as the entire game is devoted to the main antagonist and his backstory, while our character get's a few pages of stereotypical backstory that only gives us a vague understanding of why we're here in the middle of the game. This along with clearly nothing to go on as for some reason the main antagonist and main character hate one another for no actual reason, the main character does at first have it out for Ruvik (main antagonist) but later discovers he was not responsible but in the late game they treat each other as nemesis's. There's also the dreadful ending that's obvious sequel bait and asking more questions then answering (until DLC) with it having no closure what so ever, and in fact the entire game is a giant waste of time since nothing was accomplished, in fact you made the situation worse by (spoiler) letting Ruvik escape into the real world (your in his mind but he's trapped and trying to find a way out by body jacking a little kid) which we don't even know is the real world and could be another layer of dream. The game also lacks what it wants to be as it makes dozens of homage's to other horror games/movies without providing anything for itself, trying to be Silent Hill 2 ends up being RE4 mixed with the two quests of Fallout 3 of saving your father from a simulation and going to the DLC to fight a brain in a jar, which guess what is exactly what happens in this game; Ruvik is a brain in a jar and it further proves that there's no reason for Sebastian and him to hate each other since Sebastian thought Ruvik killed his kid and kidnapped his wife but that entire time Ruvik was a brain and incapable of doing anything. The game also like I said lacks what it wants to be, take RE4 it was hell of fun and was self aware going between humor and horror easily, Evil Within however wants to be all serious and dark and executes it poorly by being un-fun which is ok in Survival horror and is suppose to substitute gameplay for story, except it does it the other way around of making gameplay fun as RE4s but still tries to pass itself off as survival horror making it boring.

    Recommendation: wait for DLC see how everyone sees it and if it does deliver then by all means purchase the game (hopefully not at full price).    … Expand
  56. DedBraneMike
    Dec 16, 2014
    4
    The biggest disapointment of the year. This is only a collection of things we have seen SO many times before. If you've play Resident Evil 4,5,6, Revelations and Dead Space 1,2 and 3, you have no reason to play this.
  57. 670Gamer
    Dec 15, 2014
    9
    Good game! You might get side swiped with the changing environments, which is no biggy but keeps the mystery going. The action is there, the horror and suspense is THERE, and it is CHALLENGING-who doesn't love that? Caution, play with lights on or you would be looking over your shoulder every few minutes.
  58. Drewsafox
    Dec 14, 2014
    8
    I really liked it. The Evil Within is a good callback to horror games like Resident Evil 4. It was far better than RE5, RE:ORC, RE6. Story was kind of lacking emotion but I didn't hate it. Some of the voice acting was good but most of the line delivery was kind of dry and forced. Plenty of replayability to get all the trophies/achievements. Personally I think action-heavy survival horrorI really liked it. The Evil Within is a good callback to horror games like Resident Evil 4. It was far better than RE5, RE:ORC, RE6. Story was kind of lacking emotion but I didn't hate it. Some of the voice acting was good but most of the line delivery was kind of dry and forced. Plenty of replayability to get all the trophies/achievements. Personally I think action-heavy survival horror games are not scary; So I can forgive the game for not being as frightening as games like Silent Hill, PT, Alien: Isolation or Amnesia. The game has very creepy and diverse environments, with some of my favorites towards the end. I'm not a fan of the resolution and sometimes the frame-rate drops but never to the point where its unplayable. Sometimes the textures look a bit dated, perhaps due to the game being cross-generational but the character models look great on next gen. The design of the enemies and environments I thought were spectacular. The gameplay itself was fine. On Nightmare and AKUMU I often felt moments of difficulty similar to Dark Souls. The aiming needed a bit of fine tuning but I managed to get used to it. The puzzles were kinda dumb and didn't require any critical thinking to figure them out, however it was nice to see the action broken up by occasional puzzle/story sections. The game itself is much longer than your average shooter and will take you anywhere between 10~25 hours to complete depending on your difficulty/skill. However you can speed run it in less than 5 hours.

    All in all it was a much better experience then all the resident evil games but sub par compared to The Last of Us. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a nice modern callback to survival horror games or challenging games.

    Things I liked:
    + + Amazing atmosphere
    + + Interesting and unique environments
    + + Extremely fun and challenging on Nightmare/AKUMU
    + + Fantastic Enemy / Boss Design
    + A good length
    + A good antagonist
    + A fair amount of replayability.

    Things I didn't like:
    - Bland characters (for the most part).
    - Controls could of been betters.
    - Slightly dated graphics.
    - Story was kinda of hard to follow.
    - 1920x768 resolution is a strange fit.
    - Expensive season pass for DLC.    … Expand
  59. lilwillard57
    Dec 13, 2014
    9
    This is the first review I have ever wrote on here and a large part of it is how much I love this game, it reminds me of Last of Us because of the way you have to spare ammo and resources and use stealth and force to take down your enemies. The big difference in this game is the boss battles which are frustrating considering you have to throw everything you have at it but the result ofThis is the first review I have ever wrote on here and a large part of it is how much I love this game, it reminds me of Last of Us because of the way you have to spare ammo and resources and use stealth and force to take down your enemies. The big difference in this game is the boss battles which are frustrating considering you have to throw everything you have at it but the result of killing them is very satisfying. Overall this game is prob one of the best single player games of the year and has me on the edge of my seat through the whole campaign… Expand
  60. neroharmless
    Dec 12, 2014
    10
    As a true gamer (not necessarily hard core, but love playing games), evil within is definitely a very good game. I wouldnt say 10 point is a fair score, but 7.2 is totally not enough. this game is at least 8.8.
    You may found there are around 150 negative reviews. I am telling you they are telling the truth. This game is really unsuitable for casual gamers. For those casual gamers, please    As a true gamer (not necessarily hard core, but love playing games), evil within is definitely a very good game. I wouldnt say 10 point is a fair score, but 7.2 is totally not enough. this game is at least 8.8.
    You may found there are around 150 negative reviews. I am telling you they are telling the truth. This game is really unsuitable for casual gamers. For those casual gamers, please do select the easy mode starting the game. However, only when you play normal mode, can you realize how well designed this game is.
    You have to really think before your every move. The ammunition is limited, health is limited, but the monsters are always powerful. I believe those who deliberately underscore this game, seldom use their brain before actions. Sometimes sneaking is the best solution, sometimes running away is, and sometimes shoot the enemy down is the best option. You have to decide for yourself and sometimes try a lot of times before moving on.
    I love this game even more than dark souls 2, because it provides fair challenges for gamers like myself. You do not need to farm the monster to make the character stronger, but you need to farm the assignment (by repeating the assignment many times) to make yourself (the true you) stronger. As you become stronger, the character grows with you. However, this game will not become less challenging as you become stronger. It provides varying challenges with different combination of enemies, environment and even resources. There are really some frustrating times that I have to stop the game for a while and think how to go on. But once you find a way to move on, the satisfaction is immense.
    In fact I was confused why would some reviewers say this game is without variation. I just realized that maybe they were just trying shoot every monsters down like COD.... Believe me, none of the challenges in this game will let you feel boring
    Anyway this is really a good game for non-casual gamers, and as I write this review, I suddenly feel that any score under 9 is already an underscore.    … Expand
  61. kingofkoopas
    Dec 9, 2014
    3
    I am a big fan of horror games. My favorite three are Doom 3, Dead Space, Resident Evil 3. So when I first heard news of The Evil Within, I was stoked! But all that changed when I started seeing those awful commercials claiming the people playing weren't paid actors! That commercial left a bad taste in my mouth. Video gaming is targeted at the idiotic masses who swallow up whatever theI am a big fan of horror games. My favorite three are Doom 3, Dead Space, Resident Evil 3. So when I first heard news of The Evil Within, I was stoked! But all that changed when I started seeing those awful commercials claiming the people playing weren't paid actors! That commercial left a bad taste in my mouth. Video gaming is targeted at the idiotic masses who swallow up whatever the media says. I don't recall the three games I mentioned earlier having to do such nonsense. But I now know that they were paid actors, this game is not scary or suspenseful at all! It's on the opposite side of that spectrum,nits funny and boring. I am now on chapter 15 and I got a perfect way to describe this game, it's a bad beta of Resident Evil 4. The game starts out strong, it really does give you an a RE4 feeling but by the time you hit chapter 5, you have seen all this mediocre turd has to offer. The biggest offenders are the incredibly easy difficulty, now wait, but isn't everyone saying that you will die a lot? Yes it is true, but not because the game is challenging, but because it is designed to kill you, you will die a lot but because the game wants you to die. There is no escaping that. The combat is so boring for 2014, the enemies all behave the same way. They are all bipedal, expecting to fight creatures and monsters? Too bad! Because all I've gotten so far is incredibly mediocre zombies. It's not just boring, but also extremely clunky. Two out of ten shots from your pistol or sniper rifle will not hit the enemies, they will just pass through them. The me lee system works on one vs ones but only after you hit them a good ten to fifteen times. The biggest offender is not the awful nonsense story, the incredibly weak characters or the pretentious villain. It is the scripted nature of the game. Everything is scripted here, nothing happens without the game forcing it on you. Kinda like the turdish new tomb raider reboot. I worry. About the state of video games ever since the Wii and girls started coming to a hobby made by men for men. Yes girls suck at all things, I don't care for political correctness. Go read the evil within review at ign by a girl. Lol, I feel bad for any pathetic person who takes girl gamers seriously.… Expand
  62. rafaaguilera
    Dec 9, 2014
    8
    The Evil Within is like an unpolished jewel, it may not impress by how it looks, technically somewhat like an early PS3 game with an inconsistent framerate. However, the content is valuable and worth our time. Sure, the the plot is a bit confusing and the characters felt underdeveloped, but I really enjoyed the gameplay, the atmosphere, the pacing (which is a really positive thing, sinceThe Evil Within is like an unpolished jewel, it may not impress by how it looks, technically somewhat like an early PS3 game with an inconsistent framerate. However, the content is valuable and worth our time. Sure, the the plot is a bit confusing and the characters felt underdeveloped, but I really enjoyed the gameplay, the atmosphere, the pacing (which is a really positive thing, since it lasts for almost 20 hours), the scenario diversity/ art and most of all: it's a survival horror that you feel like you're struggling to survive, not a mindless shooter like the last Resident Evil offerings.… Expand
  63. fijiboy
    Dec 8, 2014
    9
    there is A LOT to discuss about this game so I'm just going to say right away that this game is hella fun, and if you liked resident evil 4 than you will definitely like this game as far as gameplay goes anyway.

    there are definitely some things that this game does wrong, but there is a lot of things that this game does right too. the two big things that are wrong with this game are its    there is A LOT to discuss about this game so I'm just going to say right away that this game is hella fun, and if you liked resident evil 4 than you will definitely like this game as far as gameplay goes anyway.

    there are definitely some things that this game does wrong, but there is a lot of things that this game does right too. the two big things that are wrong with this game are its flat characters and its overly ambitious story. the characters in the game really aren't interesting or well voice acted at all, but because this game's strength is primarily focused on gameplay, this issue hardly bothered me, what did bug me a little was the story though. I'm not going to spoil anything but for the first have of the game, I was compelled by the mystery and the concept of the plot but by the second half was confused and underwhelmed by the lack of good story telling, but after piecing the story together I have come to like the over all story but I don't like how they chose to tell it. the great thing about this game is that it is remarkably fun. if I was to sum up the game, It is like resident evil 4 mixed with psychological horror aspects like silent hill with much more gore and incredible atmosphere. this game is not quite as good as res4 or silent hill (at least the first two) but it has a similar quality. I can see why people were disappointed by this game, the developers had hinted that the story was going to be one of the main assets to the game but in the end it was mediocre to some and terrible to most others. but to me I can see the positive and intriguing aspects of the plot after taking some time to interoperate it and the flat characters to me makes it feel more welcoming to put my self in the story instead viewing it from my characters point of view making it more immersive, to make it clear I'm not defending the games faults I'm just saying it didn't really bother me so much because the rest of the game was so great. It was challenging and felt very satisfied when I overcame those challenges, the gameplay was awesome, and the letter box camera may have been a little annoying at first, but I got used to it and loved how cinematic it made the game look and create a limited view for further challenge and scares, and if you have a problem with that then you really shouldn't be playing a SURVIVAL HORROR game, it is not suppose to be easy and setting limitations is a very classic survival horror method to creating a greater challenge (fixed camera angels in early resident evil titles). It is not perfect but I really do love this game and was completely satisfied with it    … Expand
  64. drnik
    Dec 7, 2014
    5
    The best I can say about The Evil Within is that it was a noble but disappointing effort.
    I was happy to hear that Mikami was creating a real Survival Horror game, as opposed to the crappy last 2 releases of Resident Evil. Unfortunately, the game falls flat
    Graphics: They are OK. If this was a PS3 game, I would have been pleased with the graphics, but there really isn't anything "next    The best I can say about The Evil Within is that it was a noble but disappointing effort.
    I was happy to hear that Mikami was creating a real Survival Horror game, as opposed to the crappy last 2 releases of Resident Evil. Unfortunately, the game falls flat
    Graphics: They are OK. If this was a PS3 game, I would have been pleased with the graphics, but there really isn't anything "next gen" about the graphics. They aren't terrible though, I would say on par with Last of Us
    Sound: Mikama needs to realise that annoying =/= creepy. I literally had to turn the "music" off at the options because the constant screeching of metal was making the game unplayable
    Gameplay: Here's where it goes to hell. The camera spins, at random times, but its extra special when you are trying to run from something (aka always). Bullets occassionally go through enemies. Enemies grab you through solid walls. I had a zombie decapitate me with an axe through a wall.
    Difficulty: Survival horror is supposed to be hard. But its called SURVIVAL horror. On the first play through, you will die between 200 and 400 times. Most times being you step into a room and bomb explodes or sniper shoots you in the head. Literally unpredictable deaths that you must die so you can change behavior next try. Also, in survival horror you should be able to kill some stuff. On the first playthrough, you pretty much cannot kill anything. Just shoot it and run. All game long. On the second playthrough, weapons and ammo carry over, making the game playable and almost enjoyable. But there is NO reason they couldn't have given you weapons and a bit more ammo in the first place. Inexcusable
    Glitches: The game crashes. As in, the PS4 goes to an error screen and turns the game off. This happened 5 times on my first playthrough.
    On my 2nd playthrough, on at least 3 occassions, I would enter a room, and my character would fall through the ground. I would be in limbo, a pitch black environment with nothing loaded. impossible to advance the game. And the best part, if I try to re-load that game (even from a significantly earlier save point), it did this glitch every time, meaning that entire save file was corrupted and you better hope that an earlier save file on another save slot wont do the same.
    Those are unacceptable problems that should have delayed the game release.
    tl;dr
    Great game idea (old-school survival horror) but game breaking glitches and painful difficulty and camera problems make it almost unplayable    … Expand
  65. Helios777
    Dec 5, 2014
    10
    I freaking adore this game! It reminds so much of the good old days of Resident Evil 4. I love the new and varied mechanics such being able to burn enemies so they don't come back to life and try to kill you. And I really do like the atmosphere of the game along with its presentation, visuals, and even cheesy story. I reccomend buying this game, it will be worth your time!
  66. Dimjke1285007
    Dec 4, 2014
    10
    Great game. Great horror. Love it very much. Very hardcore game and interesting! Great game. Great horror. Love it very much. Very hardcore game and interesting! Great game. Great horror. Love it very much. Very hardcore game and interesting! Great game. Great horror. Love it very much. Very hardcore game and interesting! Great game. Great horror. Love it very much. Very hardcore game andGreat game. Great horror. Love it very much. Very hardcore game and interesting! Great game. Great horror. Love it very much. Very hardcore game and interesting! Great game. Great horror. Love it very much. Very hardcore game and interesting! Great game. Great horror. Love it very much. Very hardcore game and interesting! Great game. Great horror. Love it very much. Very hardcore game and interesting!… Expand
  67. andrecritic
    Dec 3, 2014
    5
    I'm sure if it were made by Tornado Corporation SA would be much better. After marketing invested in the game I bought in advance and I was very disappointed with the result. Median graphics, meaningless game no.
  68. Narcess
    Dec 2, 2014
    0
    Take Resident Evil toss in some Bioshock and put in cement mixer. Then mix in a huge pile of control issues, crappy camera, and utterly garbage story line. Bake in a dumpster full of graphics glitches, and controller snapping movement issues, and you have The Evil Within.
    I have played many games, and have never felt the urge to write a review till this flaming pile of dog crap. I    Take Resident Evil toss in some Bioshock and put in cement mixer. Then mix in a huge pile of control issues, crappy camera, and utterly garbage story line. Bake in a dumpster full of graphics glitches, and controller snapping movement issues, and you have The Evil Within.
    I have played many games, and have never felt the urge to write a review till this flaming pile of dog crap. I bought the hype and have been kicking myself ever since, this game is the worst of the worst.
    From boss fights that range from kindergarten finger painting easy, to advanced quantum physics there is no rhyme or reason. The most difficult enemy in the game is the useless camera. The story line is a mash up of the most cliché “survival horror” items in all games. Inventory and upgrades make no sense and only serve to make the game drag on.
    In all this game is utter garbage and Bethesda should be slapped in the face and kicked town a flight of stairs for even having their name on it.    … Expand
  69. eduardin
    Dec 1, 2014
    0
    horrible. a very very bad history and jogability, i didn´t play something too horrible a long time ago. if you want ti buy , dont do it. You will lost your money. ridiculous
  70. Carlitoxic
    Nov 30, 2014
    10
    I didn´t like the ambiance of gore that i saw in the trailers until the game´s launch. But in this moment i´m playing chapter six and I´m loving the game, your story and your terrorific ambiance. It´s one the great games of Shinji Mikami, like RE2, RE remake or RE4. And one of the surprise of this year for the terror game´s lovers.
  71. at0g
    Nov 29, 2014
    4
    Extremely dissapointed with this title.
    The main protagonist is dull and generic, graphics are last-gen and the gameplay is frankly boring. Controls are clumsy and arkward. Generally the game has a unfinished feel to it, like the team started with best intentions and then got really half-arsed about production. Theres no way this title deserves a 10, there are just too many faults with it    Extremely dissapointed with this title.
    The main protagonist is dull and generic, graphics are last-gen and the gameplay is frankly boring. Controls are clumsy and arkward. Generally the game has a unfinished feel to it, like the team started with best intentions and then got really half-arsed about production. Theres no way this title deserves a 10, there are just too many faults with it
    Some of the character design for the monsters is cool, but overall the evil within just feels dirivitive, linear and uninspired. Scariest moment - realising i could not return it after paying full price. Best thing about the game is the promotions team that gave it 10 scores on here (because no one else would).    … Expand
  72. Andynokills
    Nov 28, 2014
    7
    This game has some interesting levels, fun action and a cool level-up system so it should score relatively high but the story makes no sense and the graphics are like a ps2 or xbox. Graphics are so bad its funny and the protagonist is like one of the characters in an Expendables movie. Terrible one-liners. Very very cliché. Its also super gory without being scary which comes off as weak.
  73. Knibbles
    Nov 24, 2014
    8
    Survival Horror, a genre that hasn't been done well in a long time. The Evil Within changes that.

    This isn't a shooting gallery action game with some horror elements as seen in most "survival horror" games, you'll actually be trying to survive from the horrors you face instead mowing down tons of them like Rambo. Ammo is scarce, enemies are tough and come in great numbers, you can    Survival Horror, a genre that hasn't been done well in a long time. The Evil Within changes that.

    This isn't a shooting gallery action game with some horror elements as seen in most "survival horror" games, you'll actually be trying to survive from the horrors you face instead mowing down tons of them like Rambo. Ammo is scarce, enemies are tough and come in great numbers, you can either run and hide, fight them head on or try a more sneaky approach.

    The enemies themselves range from your typical zombies to much more creative baddies. The character designs themselves are very imaginative, with certain creatures and character being very memorable. The spider lady is very much the poster girl for The Evil Within.

    Gameplay wise the game is great, although there are issues with the frame-rate, and also the annoying letterbox that borders the screen, although these are the only major issues that I can find with the game. The story is pretty good and inventive, once you understand what's going on at least, although some of the characters are pretty bland and boring, like your player character Detective Sebastian Castellanos. While there is no multiplayer component to the game, it does offer a few re-runs on harder difficulty's, with some unlockables and weapon upgrades to gain.

    Overall, The Evil Within genuinely manages to scare and mess with your mind, while putting you into an actual survival horror scenario that's a challenge to overcome. It's a great game for horror fans, especially if your interested in something that changes the pace from the usual shooting gallery style action games, and while not perfect, i would say to definitely give it a try.    … Expand
  74. vespertine83
    Nov 24, 2014
    10
    This game is awesome. If you loved Resident Evil 4 (which you should have) you will love this game. The genre has done nothing progressive since RE4, it's only gotten worse. This is a return to form. It's awesome.
  75. darknesswhale
    Nov 22, 2014
    10
    the evil within es el retorno del survival horror,su historia es compleja y deja muchos puntos la munition escasea y los enemigos son brutales, es un juego muy dificil y crea una gran tensión la jugabilidad es grandiosa y muy variada, es lo residen evil 5 debió ser
  76. twoeyesplustwo
    Nov 20, 2014
    8
    There are performance issues, yes. The game looks good though, and it's awesome to play a classic style survival horror game. If you liked RE4 then I'd say this is definitely worth playing. On a side note: It gets quite challenging towards the end, much like how old style games used to work. You're not just an unstoppable beast able to complete any boss or difficult objective in a try orThere are performance issues, yes. The game looks good though, and it's awesome to play a classic style survival horror game. If you liked RE4 then I'd say this is definitely worth playing. On a side note: It gets quite challenging towards the end, much like how old style games used to work. You're not just an unstoppable beast able to complete any boss or difficult objective in a try or two, this fact is refreshing to me.… Expand
  77. Lewster1234
    Nov 20, 2014
    7
    Good game but not great let down by the scripted story and bland characters. OUT OF AMMO..............................................................
  78. Edmundante
    Nov 20, 2014
    0
    Utterly bloody disgusting, nonsensical story, sloppy controls, characters aren't fun with little to no expressions. Bloody hard to win, ending is just a big "wtf" that I don't even the creators understand it. They tried to create a badass villain but it backfired, it is not. Overall the game is more stressful than fun to play and leave more questions and plot holes than answers in the end.Utterly bloody disgusting, nonsensical story, sloppy controls, characters aren't fun with little to no expressions. Bloody hard to win, ending is just a big "wtf" that I don't even the creators understand it. They tried to create a badass villain but it backfired, it is not. Overall the game is more stressful than fun to play and leave more questions and plot holes than answers in the end. The only great thing are the graphics and the atmosphere, those are a 10. This could have been a truly great game should they have put more thought on it.… Expand
  79. Zafeer
    Nov 18, 2014
    5
    Come on Bethesda you can find better than this to publish. Horrible 80s style kung fu movie dialog with voice acting just as terrible. Lack luster gameplay. Burning bodies with matches when there's a huge bonfire 2 feet away?? No scares and no surprises. Pass on this turkey.
  80. horrorreviews
    Nov 15, 2014
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A strange game to be sure. What looked like a survival horror turned out to be a gory shooter. Not only did the game lack horror but the survival element was not good at all. Nothing AT All seemed like a threat (even the bosses) and the easy puzzles as well as the panic-less chase scenes made it get very repetitive very quickly especially later on as upgrades and more supplies make combat just boring and simple even though the enemies are cool. The game holds the player's hand WAY to much. There are also a lot of glitches and it just seems parts of the game lack refinement. However, the story (once it starts being actually told) is really cool and intriguing and despite an ending that still left a lot up in the air, the story itself made the game worth continuing even when the gameplay was getting dull. There is also tremendous detail in the environments and on the gamestyle. This had potential to be a fantastic game especially with its mind blowing story but a 12 hour game can simply not have that level of easiness and simplicity. Would not recommend for horror fans but for anyone looking for a unique experience with a great story, this is the game for you. Overall I enjoyed it.… Expand
  81. Visitor5150
    Nov 14, 2014
    3
    This game is a mess. They waited a few months to polish it? Where? I never know where I'm supposed to go, what I'm supposed to do. Make a little advancement and some random trap auto kills you. The graphics are so bad that I'm not even sure if I've been in a certain area before because it all looks the same. I love survival horror but this game plays like it was slapped together fromThis game is a mess. They waited a few months to polish it? Where? I never know where I'm supposed to go, what I'm supposed to do. Make a little advancement and some random trap auto kills you. The graphics are so bad that I'm not even sure if I've been in a certain area before because it all looks the same. I love survival horror but this game plays like it was slapped together from a movie tie in. Shinji is no longer the master of survival horror. I'm assuming people are rating it higher than they should because they don't want horror games to go on hiatus for another 5 years.… Expand
  82. HeatherN
    Nov 14, 2014
    3
    I'm not really sure why this got the ratings it did. The trailers were very interesting and the game looked promising from the advertisement. But overall, it was quite a disappointment. As a survivor horror it's not very scary and I can't make heads or tails of the plot. A lot of horror games are vague as far as story goes, but not to this level. I can't even come up with a summary. MainlyI'm not really sure why this got the ratings it did. The trailers were very interesting and the game looked promising from the advertisement. But overall, it was quite a disappointment. As a survivor horror it's not very scary and I can't make heads or tails of the plot. A lot of horror games are vague as far as story goes, but not to this level. I can't even come up with a summary. Mainly because I have no idea what's happening in this game. At all.

    The characters aren't very interesting. Because there isn't a lot of back story, I'm not really invested in what's going on. There's nothing personal or meaningful about the imagery I am seeing--it's just random. Gameplay and fighting isn't too terribly fun either. From other reviews I read, a lot of people complained didn't have enough ammo. I didn't have that issue, but that's mostly because I avoided as many monsters as I could.

    Honestly, I wouldn't waste your money on this game. It's just a confused mess. It's like the game developer didn't know want he wanted this game to be. It's not action pack enough to be action horror, not scary enough to be survivor, and too campy to be taken seriously.    … Expand
  83. opblackparade
    Nov 13, 2014
    8
    First and foremost, I was someone who was hyped more than anyone else for this game as I'm a huge Resident Evil fan, and at first I hated it. I put it down for almost two weeks, and decided to give it one more shot, and after the admittedly rough beginning (the first chapter is by far the least fun, and I'm about seven hours in) this game is a lot of fun. It's got a lot of inspiration fromFirst and foremost, I was someone who was hyped more than anyone else for this game as I'm a huge Resident Evil fan, and at first I hated it. I put it down for almost two weeks, and decided to give it one more shot, and after the admittedly rough beginning (the first chapter is by far the least fun, and I'm about seven hours in) this game is a lot of fun. It's got a lot of inspiration from RE4, but the first three chapters kinda fall flat. Once you get a ton of weapons and you're fighting boss after boss and killing three enemies with a bullet and a match, the game is pretty awesome. It's not scary aside from one boss that comes early on, the story is complete trash, and the main character is completely forgettable aside from his cool Leon styled haircut (but he'll never compare to Leon). The game is mind numbing action that can be a lil creepy from time to time, and the action feels solid and reminds me of RE4,even though it's not as good. The Evil Within is better than RE5 and 6, but isn't as good as The Last of Us or RE4. Right now, it's the best game on PS4, and it's the first time I've even touched my PS4 since Ground Zeroes. As of chapter 8, this game is worth a buy if you're getting blue balled from the lack of quality Triple A games on PS4. Oh yeah, and the letterboxing is terrible but you adapt to it's awfulness.… Expand
  84. DirtyBird13
    Nov 13, 2014
    7
    It is definitely true to the Survival Horror genre. Th ammo doesn't come by easily and the boss fight require intellect. It heavily reminds of Resident Evil 4 with the gritty atmosphere and some what similar enemies. The game wasn't really scary, but it was an intense feeling almost throughout the whole game.

    Pros: The game play is great. The shooting is a little challenging at first,    It is definitely true to the Survival Horror genre. Th ammo doesn't come by easily and the boss fight require intellect. It heavily reminds of Resident Evil 4 with the gritty atmosphere and some what similar enemies. The game wasn't really scary, but it was an intense feeling almost throughout the whole game.

    Pros: The game play is great. The shooting is a little challenging at first, but an average gamer will get used to it. The beginning of the game is intense and one to remember.

    Cons: The biggest problem I had was the story. The story is almost incoherent for the first 7 chapters. You will be confused. It does start making sense later, but I seemed to lose interest because I really didn't know what the hell was going on. I was basically trying to just survive not knowing why in the hell these things were happening. I know people are probably going to call me dumb, but I would consider myself an expert gamer. As for me, this game was more confusing then a damn silent hill game....and that's saying a lot! Other than that, the graphics still looked like they were for the last generation. These weren't really a big deal for me, but I had to be honest.

    Overall, the game was good and was worth the buy.    … Expand
  85. Game_Row
    Nov 12, 2014
    4
    I am not going to write a huge review, it's too much when people take the time to write a big one where no one reads it anyways. All I've got to say about this game is that, it is much like Resident Evil 4 with the game mechanics, enemies, and environments. To be blunt, it was poorly made. I have been disappointed lately with games. A huge hype before the launch and then BLAH! WithI am not going to write a huge review, it's too much when people take the time to write a big one where no one reads it anyways. All I've got to say about this game is that, it is much like Resident Evil 4 with the game mechanics, enemies, and environments. To be blunt, it was poorly made. I have been disappointed lately with games. A huge hype before the launch and then BLAH! With this game and Watch Dogs, big disappointments. So, will I recommend this game to you? Sure, but don't expect a WOW game. PEACE!!!

    Look me up on YouTube for The Evil Within: Game_Row    … Expand
  86. khugh777
    Nov 10, 2014
    10
    Holy moley!! I loved it. First off I really enjoy survival horror game going back to silent hill one so I'd like to think I know the genre pretty good. Great story. Amazing environment and the controls are perfect. A nice mix of stealth and we'll just chaos. As the choice is yours on how to play it. It's Creepy as hell and definitely worth playing. If you like survival horror games at allHoly moley!! I loved it. First off I really enjoy survival horror game going back to silent hill one so I'd like to think I know the genre pretty good. Great story. Amazing environment and the controls are perfect. A nice mix of stealth and we'll just chaos. As the choice is yours on how to play it. It's Creepy as hell and definitely worth playing. If you like survival horror games at all you HAVE to play this.… Expand
  87. NHL15isSHlT
    Nov 9, 2014
    0
    Just a bad game in general. Too much effort put into graphics and trying to make the story interesting, which is essentially the same as every Resident Evil ever made - save the world from the zombies, while ignoring the actually important features like game mechanics and the method by which you acquire loot (I don't know who thought that making people walking around swinging their arm 3Just a bad game in general. Too much effort put into graphics and trying to make the story interesting, which is essentially the same as every Resident Evil ever made - save the world from the zombies, while ignoring the actually important features like game mechanics and the method by which you acquire loot (I don't know who thought that making people walking around swinging their arm 3 feet above a massive wooden box and then having it magically collapse into pieces without you ever actually making contact was a good idea). This stupid game exemplifies everything wrong with the Gaming world; **** awards and over-hyped features that had nothing to do with the developer what-so-ever but are rather simply a by-product of progress in terms of hardware. How this idiot has become a celebrity among game development is beyond me, recycling the exact same story and mechanics for over a decade should make you a pariah not a celebrity.… Expand
  88. MarquisDeMizzle
    Nov 8, 2014
    0
    Best slow-opening door sim of the past decade. Lousy graphics and bland, monotonous textures combine to leave you guessing if that's a zombie or a drape. And don't worry if you die, you'll have plenty of time to rethink your strategy during the excessively long load time.
  89. ThePresident
    Nov 8, 2014
    9
    This game isn't a scary game, it's a creepy game.
    Great graphics, the latest patch enabled 60 fps and got rid of those black bars.
    The gameplay is really well done, the shotgun feels amazing when you shoot a head off. But, i still wonder, if you was in his shoes. How would you react? Thats how i play this game, thinking that if i was in his shoes how i would react. That makes the    This game isn't a scary game, it's a creepy game.
    Great graphics, the latest patch enabled 60 fps and got rid of those black bars.
    The gameplay is really well done, the shotgun feels amazing when you shoot a head off.

    But, i still wonder, if you was in his shoes. How would you react?
    Thats how i play this game, thinking that if i was in his shoes how i would react.
    That makes the game really neat.    … Expand
  90. DanteDX2011
    Nov 8, 2014
    9
    I know that this game is not perfect, and has similiarities whit other games of the genre. But is a true survival horror. No Map. No objective. Low ammo. puzzles. This is what i want when i play a survival horror, you have to search a matter to pass the chapters on your own. If you're a fan of the survival horror, you will love it. but if you are one of those people who like games that areI know that this game is not perfect, and has similiarities whit other games of the genre. But is a true survival horror. No Map. No objective. Low ammo. puzzles. This is what i want when i play a survival horror, you have to search a matter to pass the chapters on your own. If you're a fan of the survival horror, you will love it. but if you are one of those people who like games that are easy, a game that tells what you have to do, and without any challenge. sorry but this game. Is not for you.… Expand
  91. f_lombardi3
    Nov 7, 2014
    8
    Ok, so Me personally, I like this game, It's fun and it makes me feel like like I'm watching a movie. The tension in this game is so strong, I was actually legit scared. I dropped my controller playing this game. The Evil Within is a great game... But it isn't game of the year..(Sorry in advance to people who think it is) Anyway, if you want to get this game, Pick it up at full price orOk, so Me personally, I like this game, It's fun and it makes me feel like like I'm watching a movie. The tension in this game is so strong, I was actually legit scared. I dropped my controller playing this game. The Evil Within is a great game... But it isn't game of the year..(Sorry in advance to people who think it is) Anyway, if you want to get this game, Pick it up at full price or wait for price drop.

    THANKS FOR LISTENING!!!!    … Expand
  92. WICKEDGAMER
    Nov 7, 2014
    8
    Shinji Mikami is an idol to me, Resident Evil original on PS1 pretty much introduced me to gaming, and all i can say is The Evil Within is a step in the right direction i thought Capcom were going to succeed in burying survival horror but alas Shinji Mikami throws survival horror a lifeline. Ok where to begin, as i write this review i am currently on chapter 10 and the game is a blast, itShinji Mikami is an idol to me, Resident Evil original on PS1 pretty much introduced me to gaming, and all i can say is The Evil Within is a step in the right direction i thought Capcom were going to succeed in burying survival horror but alas Shinji Mikami throws survival horror a lifeline. Ok where to begin, as i write this review i am currently on chapter 10 and the game is a blast, it feels a lot like Resident Evil 4 but uses the survival horror formula a lot more, there are many homages to the original Resident Evil game that fans of the series will notice, it's a challenging experience from the start and offers you many ways to tackle a situation, it doesn't hold your hand while you play, like i said before this game is true to the survival horror formula, so if you don't like dying maybe borrow the game from a friend first, the game is also very surreal in many parts and a lot of things don't make sense and that is great, it's not meant to make sense, it's meant to destroy your mind. On the downside sometimes the game just feels damn unfair, when i died many times i was left asking myself, "how?" ammo is scarce, enemies are unforgiving and the game makes you feel very fragile. The Evil Within is a welcome return of survival horror that survival horror fans will thoroughly enjoy, just don't expect it to be a walk in the park.… Expand
  93. Justincredible
    Nov 6, 2014
    10
    If you want an honest review from a long time survival horror fan, keep reading. This game is what we've all been waiting for. I am at Chapter 7 right now and I can honestly tell you, it's definitely unequivocally my favorite game since The Last of Us.

    It basically takes from Old school RE, mixed with RE4. Silent Hill environments, exceptional music! Graphics could have been a bit    If you want an honest review from a long time survival horror fan, keep reading. This game is what we've all been waiting for. I am at Chapter 7 right now and I can honestly tell you, it's definitely unequivocally my favorite game since The Last of Us.

    It basically takes from Old school RE, mixed with RE4. Silent Hill environments, exceptional music! Graphics could have been a bit better, however when you look at the whole package it's worth it!
    My only complaint would be the acting. Very sub par, although Acting in horror games have rarely been outstanding. There's puzzles, but I wish there was more. The amount of detail in the environments is incredible! With ammo and health being scarce, it forces you to conserve and search each room.
    It adds a stress level and makes you think "Should I shoot? Sneak? Use traps?" "What if I need these bullets later?" The gore is absolutely amazing! Love tearing up their face with a nice head shot. Blood splatters everywhere.

    To the people complaining and giving up after 3-5 chapters and giving the game 0-3, listen up!
    The game is mean't to be played at 1am, in the dark with surround sound. Of course it wont have a scary atmosphere if you play it in day time next to your mother. The black bars are there for a reason. To make you feel claustrophobic and make it harder for you to know if there's something behind you. Get it?
    I feel the people complaining/trolls are just mad because they find it too tedious. Find it too easy? Play it on the hardest difficulty. Too difficult? play it on easy. Conserving bullets, syringes is the name of the game, not a run and gun game. It can be but it's not smart. You need patience. I've beaten The Last of Us on "Survival" mode and let me tell you. It makes you want to give up, however it gives you a sense of accomplishments once completed.
    That's why it's survival horror.
    You are complaining about Mr. Mikami copying from previous RE,Silent Hill, The last of Us games?
    What's wrong with taking the good things from previous survival horror and implementing them to try and make this the best game in a long time? EVERY GAME has taken parts from previous games as a stepping stone. Let me guess, if they didn't take those parts from previous games, you would still complain about them for not taking the good from previous games. All the old school fans would be disappointed. Mikami, put in all the positives to try and make all fans (Old-new) happy!

    I'm giving this game a 10 to counter the trolls and players that say the game is horrible because they actually find it too tedious. The game deserves a 8.5 to be honest. You need to play it at night with the lights turned off, HUGE difference.

    If you don't mind the bad commentary and lack of puzzles. It's a must buy for any survival horror fan!

    My 2 cents!
    Justincredible    … Expand
  94. midway23
    Nov 6, 2014
    8
    The Evil Within is the closest thing you'll get to survival horror that's less than 9 years old. Disregarding its simple story, boring characters, unfair death and last gen visuals, so far this is as good as it gets. It's genuinely scary, aesthetically beautiful and stresses you out as much as Resident Evil 4 did. This is a nightmare you won't soon forget.

    For the full review check out    The Evil Within is the closest thing you'll get to survival horror that's less than 9 years old. Disregarding its simple story, boring characters, unfair death and last gen visuals, so far this is as good as it gets. It's genuinely scary, aesthetically beautiful and stresses you out as much as Resident Evil 4 did. This is a nightmare you won't soon forget.

    For the full review check out "BathroomGamers" on YouTube :)    … Expand
  95. Maguro
    Nov 5, 2014
    6
    The Evil Within: A ridiculous, directionless mess of random horror.

    Mikami, the master of survival horror? Well, this game proves something everyone should have known already: It’s not Mikami who makes the brilliant games, it's Mikami AND his team. And clearly, his current team isn't the best! Let's start with the good things though. Some of the environment designs are really    The Evil Within: A ridiculous, directionless mess of random horror.

    Mikami, the master of survival horror? Well, this game proves something everyone should have known already: It’s not Mikami who makes the brilliant games, it's Mikami AND his team. And clearly, his current team isn't the best!

    Let's start with the good things though.

    Some of the environment designs are really good, especially the idea of the asylum with the light that results in very cool vistas and a nice and original atmosphere. The color palette of green and yellow early in the game is also very cool. The game is playable, it's not boring and somewhat challenging, and does show some potential, especially in the later chapters.

    ....However, the game has so many serious and obvious flaws that are impossible to overlook.

    It is a huge mess of gameplay, characters, scenes, colors, interface elements etc etc. There is no buildup in tension or story, nor any character development. Instead, you go from random area to random area in high succession. Meanwhile, the characters are generic, boring and lack development. Why do I care about the doctor and the (badly voice-acted) mental patient, or the Kidman-girl with the most plastic generic face I have ever seen? Or the main character for that matter? Why are his clothes so 1920? Why do a lot of characters have Spanish names yet don't look Spanish at all? Why is there such a contrast in Ruviks design, being so anime-ish? Was he designed by somebody else? Where is the consistency?

    And the dialogue is ridiculous! The main character, after encountering zombies, doorway mirrors, brain devices, waking up in the same room over and over again, traps, a monstergirl with excessive limbs, invisible enemies, states after 2 hours in the game something like " Maybe we should get out of here, this place is strange". Wow, really? You didn't notice earlier? One of many, many examples.

    The interface elements are a mess of styles (sometimes sort of realistic, sometimes in color, sometimes portal style icons). The eye that is constantly on screen to show if enemies see you is sometimes ridiculous. They are trying to tear of my head, of course they see me, I really don't need that icon there to remind me.

    The black bars that cut off half your vision would not have been such an issue, if the developers would have adjusted the player size to the now smaller screen size. But they didn't and now it feels like you are playing the game squinting your eyes. Why did they put those bars in anyway?

    The lighting and textures in the game look dated, they are sometimes overly lit or the contrast is too high. The wood in some areas has so much contrast it looks like painted plastic. The fog is very white as if constantly lit by bright lamps. There are lights everywhere, which ruins any mysteriousness or scariness of the scenes.

    The framerate drops often and there are a lot of LOD issues.

    It all feels very "gamey" (with random, unexplained ammo everywhere, level design with obvious traps and keys and doors, interface icons etc). That gamey-ness makes the game lean towards an almost comical atmosphere. The P.T. demo for instance is so scary because of its realism, as is the Last of Us. You can sort of imagine being there. Yet this game reminds me constantly that it's nothing more than a game. Like the effect of the main character blowing apart when triggering a trap. That's not scary, that is really over-the-top ridiculous.

    The dated "you die and have to start at a checkpoint a while ago" mechanic annoys greatly. Playing the same part over and over again is bothersome enough as it is, but passing that jump-scare moment again and again (like that guy that randomly crashes down from the sky in the village) is absolutely ridiculous.

    I could go on.

    The game feels like a thousand random horror ideas thrown in to one, without any selection at all. It really is as if no one was directing this game, such a mess of random ideas, quality and styles.

    Really, Mikami?    … Expand
  96. Hukuta21Al97
    Nov 5, 2014
    10
    The Evil Within liked me, in my opinion very suitable survival, but poorly researched horror.Take that someone would not say I liked this game (I'm just puzzled why you need so violently insult game, yet it is not terrible, and even good).I was pleased with the new masterpiece from Shinji Mikami and I advise buy this game and go through.
  97. Bubsy3D
    Nov 5, 2014
    3
    If you are expecting a fantastic survival horror come back to our gaming world, well, it was not this time..

    First thing many of us heard about this game is it was created by Shinji Mikami, the mind behind Resident Evil series. While classic Resident Evil games are known by many (specially players from the 90's and early 2000) as quality games, they're not really well known for a    If you are expecting a fantastic survival horror come back to our gaming world, well, it was not this time..

    First thing many of us heard about this game is it was created by Shinji Mikami, the mind behind Resident Evil series.

    While classic Resident Evil games are known by many (specially players from the 90's and early 2000) as quality games, they're not really well known for a groundbreaking story.

    Actually, in terms of storytelling, the Resident Evil series always stayed far away behind Konami's Silent Hill series, which involved much more deeper themes involving human feelings, while Resident Evil always focused more on cheap scares than anything else.

    The Evil Within is much closer to the Resident Evil series in this aspect, what is a really bad thing considering that the series popularity heights was more than 10 years ago.

    I did not found anything interesting in the plot, and the whole game remains unexplained from chapter 1 to chapter 15.

    The whole plot just looks like an excuse to throw some very bad developed characters for a gore bloody bath, cheap scares, and some very annoying design decisions.

    First thing I must comment is the graphics.
    They're average at best and there are games from 2007 like Heavenly Sword that looks prettier! This is really a shame for a 2014 game that got ported to new systems like the PS4.

    This applies specially in the character design and animation department, where The Evil Within is really poor. Just look at Leslie model... it looks like it was made with The Sims 2 sim creator (the tools to create your sim and share over the community..).

    This is unaceptable for a 2014 ambicious production like The Evil Within.

    There are also many frame rate problems and texture popup, low resolution textures and low polygon models.

    The sound effects are nice and does fit the theme, like the screams and the environmental sounds (water, fire). The bloody explosions from bursting corpses looks very realistic to me, so in this aspect the game is ok.

    The music is forgettable, not a single piece of the soundtrack will remain in your memory after you finish the game (in Resident Evil many tracks did, like the save room from RE2).

    Voice acting is average, the characters personalities are just bland as they look, none of them express emotions and everything sounds artificial.

    The only character I think deserves a mention is Tatiana, the nurse from the save rooms, which is just as cold as her voice actress makes her look like, and does fit her role very well.

    All the others are bland and uninspired, specially the main protagonist, his two supporters, and the villain.

    From the main characters, only Leslie (modeled in The Sims 2 editor...) will be remembered, not because his design choices are good, but because the rest of them are very poorly developed.

    The gameplay is mediocre too, and feels a lot like Resident Evil 4, a game released a decade ago.
    The Evil Within main problem is that it relies too much in a bloody gore bath, with some of the most cheap scares ever that are very predictable and not scary at all.

    The enemies shows how poor the design choices are. While some does look interesting, most of them are stupid and annoying, like the zombies with machine guns...

    Other enemies are not very original and looks like extracted directly from Resident Evil 4, like the chainsaw guy. The safe-head guy looks like a copy from Silent Hill 2 Pyramid Head. The long haired monster looks like ripped from Silent Hill 4...the list goes on.

    The way you fight these enemies is also boring because most of the fights are more annoying than fun, involving run from infinite re-spawning enemies (safe-head guy).

    The art direction is very well done, when we talk about the environments, constructions, and all the objects that helps to give this game a very dark atmosphere.

    The city levels are poor designed, and the over the top cutscenes in the last chapter are laughable, specially the way you fight the last boss.

    Many bad design choices were made to extend this game lenght too, as this is a long game with 15+ hours of gameplay (most of them very frustrating by the huge ammount of deaths against enemies you dont stand a chance or cheap one hit kills that will probably make you angry and want to give up).

    At the end of the first playthrought the game gives you some nice rewards for a new adventure, but this game does not have any replay value at all.Actually I coudn't wait to finish it the sooner as I could and my suffering got extended to the 15 more hours I mentioned before. My final opinion is this game doesnt worth, and will only be remembered by its ammount of blood and gore. There's no story, no memorable characters, no good music, not even in the main purpose this game is good. In the parts it doesnt fail completely, it does only average. Sorry Mikami, but it wont sell enough for a sequel. It doesnt deserve one.    … Expand
  98. sedoi
    Nov 4, 2014
    10
    First true survival horror in years that does almost everything right. I never experience clunkiness that so many people around was talking about. Honestly this game is amazing.
    The good - game nails perfect horror atmosphere, gameplay and visuals. It has amazingly designed enemies. It's definitely challenging enough and does amazing job by putting you under the pressure. Every    First true survival horror in years that does almost everything right. I never experience clunkiness that so many people around was talking about. Honestly this game is amazing.
    The good - game nails perfect horror atmosphere, gameplay and visuals. It has amazingly designed enemies. It's definitely challenging enough and does amazing job by putting you under the pressure. Every surrounding has gimmicks to it and game demands exploration to be good at it. Overall very detailed surrounding only add to it's creepy experience. I definitely recommend it to all horror games fans who want challenge themselves.
    The bad - it's a shame but story is hard to follows and lacks red line to connect the dots. Stealth doesn't work like it should sometimes.
    Overall it's solid 8/10 game but I gave it 10 because of how i missed games like it.    … Expand
  99. rafadosMY
    Nov 1, 2014
    10
    I gave 10 score to counter those 0 trolls.

    Rightfully this game is an 8 at best imo, it gets the job done on me in terms of scare and horror, i got scared everytime i play this and i love it, others didn't find it scary but i'm playing this all alone at night in my dark room, so u know, gameplay it's like everyone said "spiritual successor to RE4", graphics are good but i HATE those    I gave 10 score to counter those 0 trolls.

    Rightfully this game is an 8 at best imo, it gets the job done on me in terms of scare and horror, i got scared everytime i play this and i love it, others didn't find it scary but i'm playing this all alone at night in my dark room, so u know, gameplay it's like everyone said "spiritual successor to RE4", graphics are good but i HATE those black bars, it is bad enough the camera really close to the character, sigh. Sounds is perfect! All the eerie sounds effect just add up to the mood. Story wise simple, like u might've heard others said, there's virtually none.

    Overall this game is great horror-survival, perfect for it's genre, could've been way better, hopefully Mikami will get rid of those ugly black bars and at least give it a story for TEW 2.    … Expand
  100. archonome
    Nov 1, 2014
    9
    I have waited almost 2 years for this game bc I respect the creator of resident evil. I was expecting a game like RE1,2,3,CV. Instead I found a RE4 clone with almost non-existent narrative or even one single "scene" with the main charactor having a dialogue with the main villain. That is the biggest negative from this game for me.... I was left unsatisfied of the story as it wasn'tI have waited almost 2 years for this game bc I respect the creator of resident evil. I was expecting a game like RE1,2,3,CV. Instead I found a RE4 clone with almost non-existent narrative or even one single "scene" with the main charactor having a dialogue with the main villain. That is the biggest negative from this game for me.... I was left unsatisfied of the story as it wasn't explained or at least given a worthy scene. Shinji is known for making mysterious games which is awesome but at least in RE1 you had a scene with Wesker and Jill or a confrontation dialogue... this game has nothing.

    Regardless, I am giving this a great rating because you can tell the creators made this game with passion, originality and with talented artistic direction.

    The first 30 minutes is the BEST I have ever scene in a video game... it was truly epic. Even the first few villages it was very very enchanting and the lore seemed perfect. Personally, I felt it got blemished after CH7 because it felt like the last of us(empty buildings, jump through a hole in a wall that leads to another building, pick up ammo, etc)....

    Also, there was barely any puzzles like RE1,2,3...

    I thought he wanted to make a game for the core audience again???

    I felt it was really dishonest promotion. This game IS NOT classic survival horror (no puzzle, only 1st hour has tention, no worthy dialogue scenes).

    but what it does well...it does EXCEPTIONALLY well!    … 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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