A Way Out

 Xbox One
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 255 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 190 out of 255
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 255
  3. Negative: 29 out of 255
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  1. RAULxPUDD
    Mar 25, 2018
    7
    Fun game, lots of dialog, voice acting is hit or miss at times. This seems to be one of those titles thats just different enough and indie enough to get overhyped and lots of the negatives typically pointed out in AAA titles are ignored in this game. If this game were an Xbox exclusive it would be getting 6'sor 7's across the board. It is when reduced to its basest frame a drama with lotsFun game, lots of dialog, voice acting is hit or miss at times. This seems to be one of those titles thats just different enough and indie enough to get overhyped and lots of the negatives typically pointed out in AAA titles are ignored in this game. If this game were an Xbox exclusive it would be getting 6'sor 7's across the board. It is when reduced to its basest frame a drama with lots of dialog and cutscenes mixed with QTEs at integral parts..yes they mix in some other mechanics...but i cant help but feel the game is a jack of all trades master of none. When did QTEs become good again??? Ryse was submarined for far far less QTEs. Solid co-op titles with humor and fun here and there...cookie cutter story and predictable dialog....simple problem solving...Game is a solid 7 ...good game worth playing.… Expand
  2. Naruto78909
    Mar 26, 2018
    7
    This game gets 7 because of story the only problem is that its multiplayer only and sometimes you get teamates that ruin the experience
  3. jenorris
    Mar 26, 2018
    7
    A good Tale Tale type game with co-op mechanics no seen before. Very good to play once with a friend. only one person needs to buy. Its not really a "game" but its more of a game than sea of thieves is. recommended to play its a good experience.
  4. memus
    Jan 29, 2023
    6
    An enjoyable coop experience, but strongly overshadowed by the 'It takes two' masterpiece.

    +Movie homages are fun. Especially direct scenes from Oldboy and Scarface. +The 70s aesthetic looks great. +The coop aspect is fun. -The dark and serious tone clashes with coop fun. Again, 'It takes two' balanced the tone and gameplay much better. -The mechanics are too shallow. They're not    An enjoyable coop experience, but strongly overshadowed by the 'It takes two' masterpiece.

    +Movie homages are fun. Especially direct scenes from Oldboy and Scarface.
    +The 70s aesthetic looks great.
    +The coop aspect is fun.

    -The dark and serious tone clashes with coop fun. Again, 'It takes two' balanced the tone and gameplay much better.
    -The mechanics are too shallow. They're not bad per se and everything works fine. Also, that's cool that the game rotates mechanics quite often. Still, in many places, the game felt like a simplified Uncharted clone, which took me out of it.    … Expand
  5. guiletheguiles
    Aug 2, 2020
    6
    A Way Out was surprisingly fun!

    It's a game filled with bugs, bad dialogue, ridiculous action-movie-sequences, cliche characters and clunky gameplay, but somehow... It kinda works? I think Way Out's trump card is the co-op. Playing this game alone would ultimately feel like a waste of time, but when you're playing with s friend, you get the most out of this weird experience. It's a    A Way Out was surprisingly fun!

    It's a game filled with bugs, bad dialogue, ridiculous action-movie-sequences, cliche characters and clunky gameplay, but somehow... It kinda works?

    I think Way Out's trump card is the co-op. Playing this game alone would ultimately feel like a waste of time, but when you're playing with s friend, you get the most out of this weird experience. It's a mini-game bonanza!

    There's a real sense of cooperation, very light planning and competition. Some moments got me sleepy, but others were just plain entertaining. Like the very good plot twist in the final chapter that surprised me and sort of changed the story perspective of the game. Or the well-directed hospital chapter.
    Actually, the worst parts of the game are set during the prison. When it "opens up", it's nice.

    I recommend this game if you're doing it by couch co-op. You're going to have a blast.
    If you play it any other way, don't even bother.    … Expand
  6. nekocrouton
    May 13, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There were good parts to this game, but there were also not-so-good parts as well. In concept, the game sounded great considering full couch co-op games are hard to come by nowadays. Hazelight tried something new, and I can't hate them or fault them for that. But the execution was kind of sloppy at times. I played through this with my husband who was even more disillusioned with the game than I was, and it was like pulling teeth sometimes to get him to finish playing the game with me. And although it was a fun, unique experience at times, overall it was... just a game. Not one that I care to slog through again.

    The voice acting was kind of tilted at times, and didn't come off as natural. I know that a lot of this had to do with both the voice actors and the writers not being native English speakers, but it really did take you out of what was supposed to be an immersive game, especially one that was largely based off of iconic American cop dramas of the 70's. And the way they did optional conversations and how you had to be careful where and when you activated them lest you miss out on something, was really kind of sloppy.

    The environments were interesting, but overall nothing special. And especially the gameplay parts through some of the areas, like the woods after breaking out of the prison, were kind of boring. I can't think back to one part of the game where I'm like, "I really need to play through that part again." Also, while the little mini games you could play throughout the game were neat, there was nothing about the game that really compelled me to play them. You could play them, or you could not, they didn't really bring anything to the story and I felt like they were just there to inflate your gameplay time. The only part that I thought was somewhat creative was the part in the hospital, when you suddenly go to a side view and you feel like you're playing Bad Dudes. But it's not like that hasn't been done before as well.

    The gunplay (once you got to it) was... nothing special to talk about. If anything, it was a little bit wonky with aiming and such. And don't get me started on the driving/motorcycle parts. The motorcycle chase, while impressive in a couple of areas, was also extremely frustrating to get through.

    The story was... basically just a giant cliche. I see what Hazelight and Josef Fares was trying to do with their throwbacks to iconic movies such as Scarface and The Shawshank Redemption, but in doing that, all it succeeded in doing was making the game feel like there wasn't much in it that was creatively theirs. And the plot twist was just... not good. If you're to have believed that you built up this trusting friendship between the main characters, it totally got destroyed by the twist. Not to mention that it made most of what happened in the game completely unbelievable at that point, with how many police officers you end up killing/subduing throughout the span of the game. I can think of so many other, believable ways to make that particular plot point work out better, but all it did was cheapen the experience. At that point, I had built up some fondness for the characters, but after the twist, I didn't really care about them anymore. It was all for naught. And sure, I did get a little misty-eyed at the end, but it was more from anger and frustration rather than legitimate sadness. Bad writing makes me angry, and that was just bad writing.

    I had been looking forward to this game since I heard about it at E3 last year. Am I glad I played it? Yes. But is it what I expected? No. Will I play it again? Not likely.    … Expand
  7. TJYOURFRIEND
    May 17, 2018
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a story driven game where the user is given options for the characters to get through their journey. The main problem with this is that none of these options affect the outcome of the game. Granted the options do lead to different gameplay segments. The shooting system in the game is decent. There are a handful of models that seem like pretty basic things that should have better physics (for example a bullet proof vest seen in a cut scene is completely rigid and stuck looking like some invisible person is wearing it). The story is pretty predictable and is evident that it is inspired by movies like Shaw Shank and Scar Face. It’s not inherently bad for a plot line to be inspired by other forms of media, but at times it feels like it just took things directly out of a movie and then called its own property. There is little to no replay ability. For $30 that’s a huge issue. The backgrounds are very well made and the animation is good for the most part.

    Overall this game is over hyped and you would be far better off just watching a let’s play than actually playing it yourself.    … Expand
  8. UncleBusty
    Oct 16, 2018
    5
    A Way Out's goal was to set out to revolutionize the co-op experience. Sadly, I think they came up short in that regard. The beginning was a very, slow grumbling start to a mediocre experience. The charm of co-op games was definitely used in this game but that charm wore off very soon about halfway through the game. Escaping from the prison was an excellent story design but after that theA Way Out's goal was to set out to revolutionize the co-op experience. Sadly, I think they came up short in that regard. The beginning was a very, slow grumbling start to a mediocre experience. The charm of co-op games was definitely used in this game but that charm wore off very soon about halfway through the game. Escaping from the prison was an excellent story design but after that the game came to a grinding halt that turned into simple mundane tasks such as "go here or grab that or talk to her". The controls were very unique but not enough to save the weak story and gameplay.… Expand
  9. tom974
    Nov 29, 2021
    7
    This is a good game but the mechanics which are mainly borrowed from the studio's previous title are getting old. Graphics are nice, the game is smooth, the story is cool, it is a fun coop game, I just think there were more potential things to do on the gameplay side of the game.
  10. GabFire
    Aug 9, 2020
    6
    Eu tinha lido uma vez, que o desenvolvedor do jogo disse que a maioria vai odiar esse jogo porque não têm capacidade de entendê-lo da forma como ele é feito. Sério?!
    Eu não vi nada de especial nesse jogo, muito pelo contrário, me decepcionou, e deixou claro que hoje em dia qualquer um dentro da EA Games é um mero egocêntrico.
  11. EneaMars
    Dec 13, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Played in multiplayer local thanks to Xbox game pass. We really enjoyed the game, it was not hard but still challenging. A bit disappointing the ending. Yes, cool the plot twist, but still, we thought something else. We were both surprised it’s a EA game, since we incurred to just a couple of bugs or difficulties, while many other EA games were much worse. Still fun to play and recommend. Something to try if you have a flat mate or someone that lives with you, since it’s taking 6/7 hours to complete.… Expand
  12. Kingkaszii13
    Jan 2, 2022
    6
    Całkiem ciekawa rozgrywka, z historią, która potrafi wciągnąć pełna zmian w historii, które dają dodatkową rozrywkę we dwoje
  13. sambalamba
    Jan 31, 2023
    6
    Sehr durchschnittliches Spiel mit höhen und Tiefen Jedoch wird die schlechte Grafik und das unkreative gameplay durch den spaß mit dem Spielpartner wieder gutgemacht
  14. Caffe
    Sep 3, 2023
    5
    One of the video games with the dumbest story ever. it was fun to play it with my friend but the game is not worth it.

Awards & Rankings

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#50 Best Xbox One Game of 2018
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#16 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2018
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#21 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2018

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79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jun 6, 2018
    75
    Thanks to its purely co-op gameplay, A Way Out is a beautiful experience, which heavily involves both players throughout the adventure.
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  2. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    May 1, 2018
    90
    Makes co-op gameplay more worthwhile than anything else before it. [May 2018, p.84]
  3. Edge Magazine
    Apr 26, 2018
    60
    A game that never quite finds a level of consistency to fully engage you. [June 2018, p.114]
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