The Evil Within

 PlayStation 4
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  1. KayVen17
    Sep 26, 2018
    7
    Deutsche Review - Kritik Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. RegelnDeutsche Review - Kritik Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. Regeln verstanden? Dann sind hier meine Punkte. Mein persönlicher Score = 75/100 Mein User Score = 7/10… Expand
  2. DyuKi
    Jun 9, 2016
    8
    Нам явно не врали ,что в данной игремы будем выживать ибо жанор игры Survival horror,но пугаться совершенно не будем.Это и разочаровало!
    Подводя итог небольшого ревью хотелось бы сказать ,что игре много различного оружия и врагов и заскучать вы не успеете.    Нам явно не врали ,что в данной игремы будем выживать ибо жанор игры Survival horror,но пугаться совершенно не будем.Это и разочаровало!
    Подводя итог небольшого ревью хотелось бы сказать ,что игре много различного оружия и врагов и заскучать вы не успеете.
  3. Jaga-9403
    Dec 11, 2016
    6
    Uma adaptacion un poco extraña de resident evil 4, y silent hill, una trama que deja mucho que desear, en donde tu eres un policia que investiga un caso, y los enemigos son mmm un tanto psicologicos, muy fuertes abrumador y tu un simple policia los derrotas, mejorando armas y habilidades,
    A nivel grafico es mmm aceptable sin anda que descatar, tomando en cuenta que es un juego de la    Uma adaptacion un poco extraña de resident evil 4, y silent hill, una trama que deja mucho que desear, en donde tu eres un policia que investiga un caso, y los enemigos son mmm un tanto psicologicos, muy fuertes abrumador y tu un simple policia los derrotas, mejorando armas y habilidades,
    A nivel grafico es mmm aceptable sin anda que descatar, tomando en cuenta que es un juego de la pasada generacion, el nivel de dificultad es bueno, tienes que pensar en el tipo de arma a utiilizar pero muy lineal, demasiado para mi gusto, en cuanto a detalle, me parecio muy cool que los saves del titulo sea a traves de espejos, y cuando lo hagas se haga un grieta y la musica muy buena xD
    Pero mmm hizo falta mas contenido, extra o secundario, una trama que pudo ver sido mejor, ya que mm lfue como una pelicula, y yo no busco eso en un videojuego, tiene que ser mas asombroso.
    Aunque dejenme decirles la escena inicial en la mansion es muy buena, y eso fue por el cual lo compre, xD, lo consegui en $40 en su lanzamiento a PS4.    … Expand
  4. VTL
    Nov 20, 2019
    7
    El juego está bien, pero siendo del creador de DMC y RE me esperava más. La primera hora y media es colosal la verdad pero luego navega entre un juego de accion y terror sin definirse muy bien. Excelentes DLCs por cierto. Si te gusta el terror, por el precio que a dia de hoy tiene 2019... compra fija. Grande Sebastian !!
  5. SOLIDSNAKEN64
    Apr 16, 2018
    9
    The Evil Within is a awesome survivor/horror game. Playing EW brought back memories of playing the early RE games on ps1. Resident Evil 2 and 3 are my favorite survivor/horror games and I will be putting EW right next to those on my list. The survivor part of EW is great you really feel the need to conserve ammo and health in order to proceed. Definitely need to be creative in how youThe Evil Within is a awesome survivor/horror game. Playing EW brought back memories of playing the early RE games on ps1. Resident Evil 2 and 3 are my favorite survivor/horror games and I will be putting EW right next to those on my list. The survivor part of EW is great you really feel the need to conserve ammo and health in order to proceed. Definitely need to be creative in how you kill enemies. EW had me on the edge of my seat and adrenaline pumping the entire play through, and there were plent of scares throughout the game. The game play was great and once you get used to the controls it feels really comfortable. graphics are nice and the sounds really add to that horror element. I purchased EW on sale for like $5, worth every penny and I am looking forward to EW2.… Expand
  6. xxSxx
    Jul 5, 2017
    9
    This game is from the master of Survival-Horror, the man that gave us RE1 and RE4. It's a game from him in every aspect.
    First stop, the beginning is slow, just like in RE1 and RE4. But after chapter 3 you get into the game. The story is weird, I wouldn't say it is awful, but it is not clear. Which most horror fans should like.
    You could see this game as if Silent Hill and Resident Evil    This game is from the master of Survival-Horror, the man that gave us RE1 and RE4. It's a game from him in every aspect.
    First stop, the beginning is slow, just like in RE1 and RE4. But after chapter 3 you get into the game. The story is weird, I wouldn't say it is awful, but it is not clear. Which most horror fans should like.
    You could see this game as if Silent Hill and Resident Evil got a child named The Evil Within, REAL Survival-Horror fans will love this, because it combines the spooky atmosphere from Silent Hill with the gameplay from Resident Evil.
    Mikami's touch is everywhere, the enemies are like the Resident Evil ones asfor the bosses and the boss fights.
    But yeah, in conclusion, IF you are a survival horror fan you should pick this game up.    … Expand
  7. MuriloMatos
    Aug 16, 2017
    10
    Just one of my favourite action-horror games, it is a combination of Silent Hill with Resident Evil 4 with some very terrifying situations that made me scream to my monitor.
  8. Caerleon
    Dec 7, 2017
    6
    I can't understand the haters of this game. This is an objectively excellent horror, which is made in the best traditions of this genre. The problem of the game is that it came out at one time with fashionable screamers like Fivi Nights at Freddy and Outlast. For example, in this game you are trying to frighten the atmosphere and plot instead of stupid crawlers in an unexpected place. TheI can't understand the haters of this game. This is an objectively excellent horror, which is made in the best traditions of this genre. The problem of the game is that it came out at one time with fashionable screamers like Fivi Nights at Freddy and Outlast. For example, in this game you are trying to frighten the atmosphere and plot instead of stupid crawlers in an unexpected place. The only thing that amuses and annoys at the same time is the movement and running of the main character :)… Expand
  9. BITESCREEN
    Jun 22, 2017
    6
    Mit The Evil Within will Resident Evil-Vater Shinji Mikami das Survival-Horror-Genre zu seinen Wurzeln zurückführen. Dazu sondiert der Genreveteran 20 Jahre Horrorspiel-Geschichte und liefert einen eher uninspirierten Zitatbrei: Wie einst in Clock Tower versteckt man sich vor unbesiegbaren Killern, zielt aus der Resident Evil 4-Perspektive auf Forbidden Siren-Zombies und stolpert durchMit The Evil Within will Resident Evil-Vater Shinji Mikami das Survival-Horror-Genre zu seinen Wurzeln zurückführen. Dazu sondiert der Genreveteran 20 Jahre Horrorspiel-Geschichte und liefert einen eher uninspirierten Zitatbrei: Wie einst in Clock Tower versteckt man sich vor unbesiegbaren Killern, zielt aus der Resident Evil 4-Perspektive auf Forbidden Siren-Zombies und stolpert durch eine surreale Silent Hill-Szenerie. So richtig Survival Horror ist das Ganze dann aber doch nicht: Kugelmangel bleibt die Ausnahme, die Puzzles sind selten und simpel, sogar Checkpoints gibt es. Hinzu kommen zahlreiche handwerkliche Probleme und ein unsympathischer Hauptdarsteller ohne echte Schwächen oder Gefühle. Zum unterhaltsamen Videospiel langt es trotzdem: The Evil Within ist ungemein abwechslungsreich und die Geschichte um den Abstieg von Detective Sebastian Castellanos in den Wahnsinn spannend.… Expand
  10. ergenecondom
    Jul 5, 2017
    10
    Oyunu daha 2017 de yeni oynama şansım oldu ilk cıktıgında ilgimi çekmemişti fakat e3 2017 de the evil within 2 trailerini çok begendim ve seriyi anlamak için 1.oyununu satın aldım ve bugun bitirdim 2-3. bölümü çok sıkıcı geldi fakar ondan sonra her bölümü birbirinden güzeldi oldukca zordu bölüm sonu canavalarları harikaydı ve o zorlukları yenıp bölümü bitirmek o basarma hissi çok iyiOyunu daha 2017 de yeni oynama şansım oldu ilk cıktıgında ilgimi çekmemişti fakat e3 2017 de the evil within 2 trailerini çok begendim ve seriyi anlamak için 1.oyununu satın aldım ve bugun bitirdim 2-3. bölümü çok sıkıcı geldi fakar ondan sonra her bölümü birbirinden güzeldi oldukca zordu bölüm sonu canavalarları harikaydı ve o zorlukları yenıp bölümü bitirmek o basarma hissi çok iyi yapılmıs gerilim aksiyon tarzı bir oyun bence denenmeli 2. oyunuda sabırsızlıkla bekliyorum… Expand
  11. TheCatalyst
    Sep 13, 2017
    9
    This was a surprise for me. I enjoyed the heck out of this game. I was far removed from when the game dropped and had no expectations going into the game. It was rather zany and unconventional, but I loved the approach they went with. A friend and I sat and beat it in two sittings and thoroughly enjoyed the survival horror game. Interesting locales, nice array of weapons, and an oddThis was a surprise for me. I enjoyed the heck out of this game. I was far removed from when the game dropped and had no expectations going into the game. It was rather zany and unconventional, but I loved the approach they went with. A friend and I sat and beat it in two sittings and thoroughly enjoyed the survival horror game. Interesting locales, nice array of weapons, and an odd personality for the main character made it a fun romp to play through. Looking forward to the sequel.
    Died freaking 92 times and took 22 hours, but man was it fun.    … Expand
  12. JGTyson
    Oct 27, 2017
    8
    Pretty good, almost a guilty pleasure with just how much AAA **** there is in this game. The usual one-hit-kill stealth, action more than horror, and crafting but still ends up its own unique beast. Areas/sections of the game go all over the place from every horror cliches like hospitals, villages, ruin cities, etc. If you want a good story and likable characters, you're gonna hate this.
  13. Dandan2212
    Apr 13, 2018
    8
    The evil within um jogo com um enredo confuso mas envolvente! é tensão a cada minuto. inimigos criativos e com significados. personagens carismáticos que combinam com a trama horripilante! o que peca neste game e os constantes bugs mais tirando isto e um excelente jogo de terror e sobrevivência!
  14. Henriquez94
    Jun 6, 2018
    6
    The Evil Within, un titulo que esperaba mucho mas de lo ofrecido, el inicio del juego es frenetico, muy bueno, te transmite una sensacion de un horror survivor, muy entretenidas las primeras horas de juego.
    Pero a partir de poco antes de la mitad, muy decepcionante, muy corto, una historia no muy buena, pero sus boss son muy muy entretenidos, pero no encajan en la historia, son muy buenos    The Evil Within, un titulo que esperaba mucho mas de lo ofrecido, el inicio del juego es frenetico, muy bueno, te transmite una sensacion de un horror survivor, muy entretenidas las primeras horas de juego.
    Pero a partir de poco antes de la mitad, muy decepcionante, muy corto, una historia no muy buena, pero sus boss son muy muy entretenidos, pero no encajan en la historia, son muy buenos modelados, diseños pero no pegan con la historia, un progreso estilo RPG que deja mucho que desear, la jugabilidad es mala, a mi en lo personal no me gusto.
    Graficamente: Es un port de PS3, si ya lo jugaste en PS3, no vale la pena re jugarlo en PS4.
    Jugabilidad: Muy malo, es al estilo de resident evil 4, sinseramente paso de jugar asi en la actual generacion o incluso en PS3.
    Narrativa: MMM muy extraña la historia, como digo los personajes, los boss, tienen un diseño excelente, la sensacion al huir de ellos es grata, es lo que se espera de un horror survival, pero la trama no, es malisima.
    Controles: Pues no es dificil, muy bien adaptados.
    El juego lo compre en $40 , usado, me senti estafado al terminarlo, y otro mas que cuenta con DLC.
    Mi nota es alta para este titulo, pero es que los enemigos son asombrosos, es una recopilacion de enemigos, y han creado a uno en especial que me encanta, y no no me refiero a la mujer gritona, me refiero al de la portada.

    Saludos.    … Expand
  15. beeanadou
    Apr 16, 2018
    5
    The monsters are from Silent hill, while the plot is from Resident Evil, but when they combined with weak story line, makes the game neither.
  16. OperationGames
    May 15, 2018
    8
    Resident Evil mixed with LCD.
    Good game mechanics despite the fact that the story is very hard to understand because of the twisted plot.
  17. Darioplay92
    May 21, 2018
    8
    A mi parecer este juego es una mezcla perfecta entre Resident Evil 4, The Last of us y cierto toque a Silent Hill, es un survival horror en toda regla, que tiene momentos muy estresantes en los que tendremos muy poca munición para plantar cara a los enemigos, en cuanto a nivel de historia aunque sea confusa la campaña principal, una vez pasado los DLC´s todo lo que ocurre dentro del juegoA mi parecer este juego es una mezcla perfecta entre Resident Evil 4, The Last of us y cierto toque a Silent Hill, es un survival horror en toda regla, que tiene momentos muy estresantes en los que tendremos muy poca munición para plantar cara a los enemigos, en cuanto a nivel de historia aunque sea confusa la campaña principal, una vez pasado los DLC´s todo lo que ocurre dentro del juego cobra mucho más sentido, y a mi parecer son indispensables para poder disfrutar por completo de este gran juego que no llega al nivel de obra maestra, pero si de ser uno de los mejores juegos de la pasada generación.… Expand
  18. ManChile
    Jun 2, 2018
    8
    The Evil Within is a one-of-a-kind game. It blends many elements from past and current survival horror titles into an unforgettable experience. The interesting atmosphere and story, the varied areas and bosses. The combat is a bit clunky though and the traps sprinkled in every area may take a bit to get used to. If you can look past the few gameplay flaws, you'll have a blast.
  19. DarkWolf523
    Sep 11, 2018
    8
    Fantastic!!! Shinji Mikami should be proud into making something so original. The Evil Within has so much to offer and it shows on how an actually survival horror is made. I didn't like the redundant level progression, which shows on how cliche some games can be. I also didn't like that there was a few scenarios when facing the invisible enemies, there were was so many prefect timesFantastic!!! Shinji Mikami should be proud into making something so original. The Evil Within has so much to offer and it shows on how an actually survival horror is made. I didn't like the redundant level progression, which shows on how cliche some games can be. I also didn't like that there was a few scenarios when facing the invisible enemies, there were was so many prefect times where those enemies could cause the player trouble and panic at the appropriate situation, and Sometimes some areas enemies can catch too easily and you get a cheap death. I adore the box head boss, that was very creative. So far, a great way to show that exploring dark dank environments, and I say this is a really good game.… Expand
  20. fishbone76
    Sep 21, 2018
    9
    This game and it's DLC's is a horror rollercoaster ride. Characters, graphics, story are very well done. You don't have many places in the game where you fell really safe. You love horror and survival with a challenge this game is for you.
  21. Chempion1
    Nov 18, 2021
    7
    Ну, что сказать? Недавно прошел Resident Evil Village и почему то вспомнил Evil Within.
    Когда игра выходила, помню очень много уверений в том, что это и будет тот самый каноничный Resident Evil от которого так далеко ушла шестая часть. Авторы почти не обманули. Объясню почему почти.
    Атмосфера в игре получилась очень напряжённая. В некоторых моментах просто не хочется проходить дальше. Не    Ну, что сказать? Недавно прошел Resident Evil Village и почему то вспомнил Evil Within.
    Когда игра выходила, помню очень много уверений в том, что это и будет тот самый каноничный Resident Evil от которого так далеко ушла шестая часть. Авторы почти не обманули. Объясню почему почти.
    Атмосфера в игре получилась очень напряжённая. В некоторых моментах просто не хочется проходить дальше. Не то, что страшно, а просто как то неприятно. Может это и есть атмосфера настоящего хоррора, но мне было как то не комфортно.
    Вот то, что касается сильных ощущений от игры.
    Теперь о не очень весёлом. Мне не понравилась шутерная часть игры, стрелять мне было не удобно. Передвигаться кстати тоже. Не знаю какая то корявость была во всём этом. Это касается и стэлса.
    Да в этом игра чем то напоминала Resident Evil 4, но только в этом.
    История, ну лично для меня, была не плохая.
    Честно говоря выдохнул когда прошел игру до конца, это мне чем то напомнило прохождение Resident Evil 7. Игра не плохая, но возвращаться в неё я не хочу.
    Кстати в сиквеле исправили всё то, что мня так угнетало в оригинале. Да и эта душащая атмосфера исчезла. Как по мне сплошные плюсы.
    Проходил игру на XBox 360, но пробовал и на PlayStation 4. Визульно разницы не заметил, может разрешение повыше. Поэтому и оценки +- одинаковые.    … Expand
  22. Cloudy83
    Oct 31, 2019
    10
    Obra maestra del survival horror con una dificultad desafiante incluso en su modo normal.
  23. Youngproscia
    Feb 26, 2021
    8
    This is a solid survival horror game that could’ve been even much better. The scares are genuine, and this is no easy game that is for certain. I’ve been playing survival horror for 24years and this one is very very frightening at points. Also the ability to craft and level up is solid.
    The storyline, when I finally read the whole thing afterwards , is quite good. The problem lies in the    This is a solid survival horror game that could’ve been even much better. The scares are genuine, and this is no easy game that is for certain. I’ve been playing survival horror for 24years and this one is very very frightening at points. Also the ability to craft and level up is solid.
    The storyline, when I finally read the whole thing afterwards , is quite good. The problem lies in the fact that the player is not told many many things along the way. The story and writing are very cryptic . I have no idea with a good story like this why they decided not to tell the player more clearly what was going on.
    So, it can be frustrating at times to not know what is really happening.
    But make no mistake this game knows how to scare you and I enjoyed it very much. Onto the DLC and sequel!!    … Expand
  24. Hekii
    Jul 24, 2022
    6
    It's different, nice game to play I don't like these kind of story but I was excited
  25. Lucariomain05
    Jul 23, 2022
    3
    Mediocre horror game at best. While it does have some potential in its atmosphere and survival aspects, it does not make up for its bland protagonist and boring, tedious pacing. In addition, the graphics look noticeably outdated for a 2014 game. The textures are muddy and the picture throughout is grainy and blurry. This looks more like a PS3/Xbox 360 game from 2008 than a product fromMediocre horror game at best. While it does have some potential in its atmosphere and survival aspects, it does not make up for its bland protagonist and boring, tedious pacing. In addition, the graphics look noticeably outdated for a 2014 game. The textures are muddy and the picture throughout is grainy and blurry. This looks more like a PS3/Xbox 360 game from 2008 than a product from just 8 years ago. Too many of the interactions are slow and require almost perfect precision just to overcome. The mechanics are also not properly explained at the start, even on the casual difficulty, making the experience confusing for new players. At times, I found myself stuck in certain scenarios without a clue or walkthrough to guide me. What is a visual object and an actual game-changing item is hard to figure out unless done through trial and error. I do not recommend this game at all. Go play Resident Evil 7 or Village instead. These games are far better than this.… Expand
  26. Kimhoeser
    Dec 27, 2020
    10
    Um dos melhores games de survival horror que eu já joguei. Mistura psicologia e psicanálise com questões políticas e filosóficas, tudo para formar um enredo que é muito mais complexo do que aparenta ser. Os graficos são ultrapassados, é bem verdade, mas ainda assim o game possui um sistema de iluminação incrível.
  27. Zhengchihhong
    Apr 9, 2021
    8
    I would like to call it " Resident evil 4.5". Everything is perfect but it's very laggy, sometimes game crashing. They really like use flash light to hurt players' eye, it's annoying.

    If you can accept laggy and flash light to hurt your eyes, believe me, it's a good game, I am evry enjoy it. Don't give up "Akumu" mode, lot of fun there.
  28. GreenPufferFish
    Jan 12, 2021
    9
    Very fun its worth it for £14.99 its a lot like the resident evil games the stories the antagonists are spooky the few puzzles in the game were good evil within 2 might be better though.
  29. Lenders
    Aug 14, 2022
    3
    Un juego con mecánicas y movilidad de ps2, algunos resident evil con 10 años más son mejores.
  30. Hubgrub
    Dec 25, 2021
    10
    This game has a good story characters the guns feel nice to use enemies are fun to kill but if you like to know more about the protagonist this is we're the problem is you have to collect notes to find more about him
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#67 Best PS4 Game of 2014
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#10 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2014
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#7 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2014

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 65 Critic Reviews

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