The Evil Within

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  1. SuperkenGaming
    Aug 9, 2017
    4
    The evil Within
    This isn’t going to be pretty
    The Evil Within is a 3rd person survival horror game where you play as detective Sebastian investigating a scene of a mass murder at a mental hospital and then all of a sudden things start going crazy… I don’t want to spoil the story but the games setting is actually a pretty cool twist.. But for the most part at least in the beginning the    The evil Within
    This isn’t going to be pretty
    The Evil Within is a 3rd person survival horror game where you play as detective Sebastian investigating a scene of a mass murder at a mental hospital and then all of a sudden things start going crazy…
    I don’t want to spoil the story but the games setting is actually a pretty cool twist..
    But for the most part at least in the beginning the game mixes settings and scenery up…
    In fact the first half of this game is great and guaranteed this game a spot on my game of the year least when the time came.. but it didn’t stay this great…
    As a survival horror game youre managing your health with pick ups.. your health will regenerate but only slightly.. and when your health is bwelow a certain point you move slowly and aren’t able to run…
    But a bit like the game alone in the dark you have weapons here… as you progress the game youll get a pistol, shotgun, sniper rifle, a cross bow like weapon, there are grenades.. a great variety of weapons for survival and devent drop rate of ammo.. but just enough to keep you staying carful with what you use..
    Unique from most survival horror games is that there is an assassins creed like stealth mechanic where you can take out most unaware enemies from behind..
    you also have to stealth to disarm traps and get parts the craft cross bolts for your bow…
    there are also jars of brain juice around the levels and off of enemies that act as a currency you use to upgrade your stats, buy ammo, and increase the stats of your weapons..
    There are mirrors that take you back to the hospital this allows you to save the game as well, but the game will ocassionally autosave
    The first half of the game I found to be really enjoyable and terrifying..
    I was stressed in a good way and enemies put up a great challenge…
    Missions were varied, I felt like I was in a movie..
    And then halfway through the game it starts to fall apart..
    The game goes from being scary to just frustrating..
    Its becomes an anxiety fest of dealing with insta kill enemies, and recourse draining section after recouce draining section.. dealing with spongy bosses, having to thow switch after switch doing it multiple times in the same area to pregress further…
    The games initial near perfect progression crumbles and stumbles to a crawl…
    Made worse by this games awful checkpoint and autosave system…
    The game wont constantly autosave once you find an important item…
    And again there are cheap instakill enemies and moments in this game…
    They are sometimes completely random, they’ll hit you and you have to go through the 10 minutes of recollecting supplies over and over and over until you get lucky enough to either get away or not activate this random spawn…
    And also again… the 2nd half of this game is focused more on anxiety than it is horror..
    its not fun replaying these anxiety filled moments
    They aren’t even fun the first time…
    And the games 2nd half is filled of these moments and trial and error chases with no indication of what you have to do, so you just keep doing it until you get it right with no checkpoints..
    But still I pushed forward.. I was overlooking all of the bad because of the intriguing story going through this anxiety fest…
    The game would freeze on my a couple of times causeing me to resatart it… no big deal, ill forgive it.. the first half was so good and im so close to this games end..
    8 and a half hours into the game.. im on chapter 11 out of 15.. about 2 and a half to 3 hours away from this games credits.. and I run into a game breaking bug…
    That’s right… 3 years later… a Bethesda game (go figure) still has a game breaking bug…
    I did play the ps3 version of this game and thought that’s clearly the problem.. so I went to google and no.. this chapter is full of game breaking bugs, more than just the one I ran into that wouldn’t let me progress the game..
    I was an hr deep and nothing I did helped, shutting down the game, reloading checkpoints..
    dying.. nothing… the game wouldn’t let me progress…
    The only thing keeping me from just giving this game a 0 and walking away is that restarting the chapter could’ve probably let me continue.. but once more..
    the 2nd half of this game is filled of anxiety, frustration and cheapness…
    I wasn’t about to go through that hour and a half I just went through again..
    Im walking away from what I thought was initially a great game that crumbled into a good game, but left me with the taste of a bad game…
    I give the Evil Within
    a very generous
    4/10    … Expand
  2. Kenmei
    Oct 29, 2014
    4
    This is Shinji Mikami's return to the video game world. It's a decent 3rd person horror game that takes more than a few queue's from RE4. It focuses mostly on the horror aspect of the game, a departure from what the RE series has become, but a terrible cast and a tedious story that doesn't ever really seem to go anywhere hold this back from being a true horror classic.
    The main positive    This is Shinji Mikami's return to the video game world. It's a decent 3rd person horror game that takes more than a few queue's from RE4. It focuses mostly on the horror aspect of the game, a departure from what the RE series has become, but a terrible cast and a tedious story that doesn't ever really seem to go anywhere hold this back from being a true horror classic.
    The main positive is the horror aspects of the game. There's lots to see in that regard here and there's some original ideas here that made me applaud them after seeing it. As a horror game, it really delivers and all horror buffs will enjoy it quite alot. The gameplay is good too but that was to be expected as pretty much the entire combat system is based off of RE 4 and 5. That's definitely a good thing and definitely makes trudging through some of the more tedious aspects of the game bearable.
    The main cons of the game definitely have to do with the story and the characters. The story never really goes anywhere. It sets up a decent starting point but never really explains what's going on or how things happen. There are short bits and pieces here and there but nothing is really explained. It seems they set up for a sequel but I'm not entirely sure. The characters aren't any better as the main character is about a dry and stupid as you can get. He basically has his goal explained in full detail and it takes him 3 more chapters and another character explaining it to him before he figures out what he's supposed to do. He comes across as forgettable and laughable. The characters around him don't do much either and the boss is nothing special. It's a very forgettable story and cast and I don't personally feel like they deserve another game.
    There are other things about this game that are a problem too. Noticeable lag and frame rate issues were quite prevalent throughout my entire play through. The fact that the game expects you to know certain things about how to interact with the environment was also a problem. There are times where it can be impossible to know what you can and can't interact with as most boxes look the same. The game is very frustrating at times and you will die ALOT in this game because of stupid stuff. It would be one thing if you died cause you were learning a boss, which does happen. But there are times when you die cause the camera doesn't move quick enough or won't let you pick up an item you need. It can be very frustrating.
    In the end, this could have been a really good game but it is held back by a ton of things. The horror elements were good and original but most everything else was not. Toward the end of this 15 hour plus game, I started to feel like I just needed to beat the game. Not cause I wanted too but because I had put the time in and I needed the pay off. When things get to that point, you know the game you are playing is nowhere near where it should be, especially coming from such a reputable horror legend.    … Expand
  3. CaptainDahl
    Nov 26, 2014
    3
    Finally, a horror game that has beautiful art, story and mechanics that flow together with perfection. HA HA HA Just Kidding! I could not have been more disappointed with this game. From a fan of the FEAR series, I was hoping to jump from my chair a few times but I was constantly let down by the incredibly weak story and flow of the game. There are quite a few points in the game whereFinally, a horror game that has beautiful art, story and mechanics that flow together with perfection. HA HA HA Just Kidding! I could not have been more disappointed with this game. From a fan of the FEAR series, I was hoping to jump from my chair a few times but I was constantly let down by the incredibly weak story and flow of the game. There are quite a few points in the game where you are trying to upgrade your character with your green ooze you collect throughout the game, let me be the first to ruin that surprise for you, your character and his weapons are almost identical in strength and delivery from beginning to end. If you are contemplating quitting the game because you are finding it boring, please do!, it does not get any better!!… Expand
  4. xThexEvilxLordx
    Jan 27, 2015
    4
    worst Survive game in history gamers if you want at lest a great survive game play outlast or Alien Isolation there you will **** your pants no bull****
  5. yourfavcomedion
    Feb 20, 2015
    0
    THIS GAME SUCKS! This is not the worst game I have ever played but it is WAY up there, because this game SUCKED.

    For one reason, the plot or story was unbearably impossible to follow, when they told the developer of the story, to make a story for this game they were probably like "I need you to write a horror story." "What about?" the developer said, "Horror." And that's it, no matter    THIS GAME SUCKS! This is not the worst game I have ever played but it is WAY up there, because this game SUCKED.

    For one reason, the plot or story was unbearably impossible to follow, when they told the developer of the story, to make a story for this game they were probably like "I need you to write a horror story." "What about?" the developer said, "Horror." And that's it, no matter how hard i tried to follow the story on here I just couldn't keep up with it, it was just, BOOM your in a sewer, boom your on a high way, boom your in a hospital. It was nothing but just, keep playing the game, there was no reason to keep playing, than just to keep playing.

    Secondly, the game play is hilariously awful in this game, I could never figure out what the camera was trying to do, the resolution was about as low as you can get it, okay it is 2014 when this game came out, not 2004. Also, did they want me to try to beat this game with melee kills? Because I NEVER had any bullets even when I head shot every zombie, by the end of the level I DIDN'T HAVE ANY BULLETS! I had plenty of upgrade materiel but NO bullets.

    Do not buy this game, I guess some people give it some credit because this was made by the guy who made resident evil 4, but I never played that game, seriously don't buy this. But you want to know a good horror game, Alien Isolation, buy that, not this.    … Expand
  6. osprey
    Oct 19, 2014
    3
    Hate this game. Can't wait for it to be over. Not fun or the least bit scary, just tedious and annoying. The three points are for the music, loved that. This has none of the charm of Resident Evil 4 which I loved. I will finish it and trade it in and never think about it again. There is nothing new or interesting to be found in this game, just rehashed stuff you've seen a millionHate this game. Can't wait for it to be over. Not fun or the least bit scary, just tedious and annoying. The three points are for the music, loved that. This has none of the charm of Resident Evil 4 which I loved. I will finish it and trade it in and never think about it again. There is nothing new or interesting to be found in this game, just rehashed stuff you've seen a million times before drawn out by ridiculously long boss fights which are just excruciatingly long and vexing, like the game you just want them fo be over.… Expand
  7. Michaelsnake
    Nov 24, 2014
    1
    The horror in this game is, like it's supposed to be, terrifying... but whats even more terrifying, is the gameplay. Very limited resources (around a couple ammo found each a chapter), terrible upgrades (saving up all your green gels will only get you one minor upgrade), terrible weapons (hardly do any damage and are even ineffective at tripping the enemies), Overpowered bosses (The bossesThe horror in this game is, like it's supposed to be, terrifying... but whats even more terrifying, is the gameplay. Very limited resources (around a couple ammo found each a chapter), terrible upgrades (saving up all your green gels will only get you one minor upgrade), terrible weapons (hardly do any damage and are even ineffective at tripping the enemies), Overpowered bosses (The bosses are incredibly stronger than the player, and plus the limited resources, most players can't even cause damage to them), and, of course, the game play (There's just too much wrong with the gameplay to even go into detail). The only upside I see to this game, is the soundtrack, which gives Evil Within its eery atmosphere and sense of horror.… Expand
  8. JoshLuck1995
    Oct 15, 2014
    4
    Played the game yesterday and today, and thats enough, i just cant play anymore, its so boring and flat so i thought well its time to give it some scores on what i think should define a game review

    graphics - 6/10 gameplay - 6/10 story - 4/10 sound - non existent lasting appeal - none i give Evil Within a 4/10. It is a 99p version of resident evil, the graphics are crap for    Played the game yesterday and today, and thats enough, i just cant play anymore, its so boring and flat so i thought well its time to give it some scores on what i think should define a game review

    graphics - 6/10
    gameplay - 6/10
    story - 4/10
    sound - non existent
    lasting appeal - none

    i give Evil Within a 4/10. It is a 99p version of resident evil, the graphics are crap for X1/PS4, the story is flat, the main protagonist is boring, the enemies are stupid, and the levels feel the same and are also boring. was really looking forward to this but sadly it dissapoints.    … Expand
  9. pronihilism
    Oct 16, 2014
    4
    Something needs to be said. the zombies seem to literally pose zero threat. You can literally run circles around them with zero need to hide or really do much of anything. Whats worse is after spending a ruthless amount of time figuring out how to get past the 3rd chapter i realized that you can basically sprint through the whole game because there is no real threat from any zombies orSomething needs to be said. the zombies seem to literally pose zero threat. You can literally run circles around them with zero need to hide or really do much of anything. Whats worse is after spending a ruthless amount of time figuring out how to get past the 3rd chapter i realized that you can basically sprint through the whole game because there is no real threat from any zombies or even the samara look alike in chapter 4. I'm playing on survival difficulty. You can literally dance around enemies and the real challenge is finding out what story moment you did not trigger. The game is very pretty. Thats about as much depth as I think you'd find. I was hoping for a challenging game with enemies that did..something? Mostly its a confusing tirade to go where the game expects you to go. I didn't get it.… Expand
  10. Sceptic
    Feb 12, 2015
    4
    The best survival horror games,Resident Evil 4,Dead Space and Silent Hill 3(not 2,I know I know) were games where I truly wanted to survive.I didn't care about this games frights or surviving them.The developers designs to shock me were laughable.The monster designs instilled mirth,rather than fear.If your resource management skills are as high as any 13 year old gamer you will waltzThe best survival horror games,Resident Evil 4,Dead Space and Silent Hill 3(not 2,I know I know) were games where I truly wanted to survive.I didn't care about this games frights or surviving them.The developers designs to shock me were laughable.The monster designs instilled mirth,rather than fear.If your resource management skills are as high as any 13 year old gamer you will waltz through this game with nary a scratch,except for the overly scripted moments ('to teach you a lesson') where you can't help but NOT SURVIVE,at least during your first run through.I'll say it again.Truly great survival horror is dead.There is a small hope for the future though...… Expand
  11. Uzi_Lover
    Sep 23, 2015
    2
    Real disappointment, love resi 4 and dead space etc... so was really looking forward to this but I just couldn't be bothered to finish it. I have had the game since release but have been plodding thorough it here and there but by about half way through chapter six I have just uninstalled it despite spending £50 on it from the Xbox marketplace. I kind of new straight away it was crap butReal disappointment, love resi 4 and dead space etc... so was really looking forward to this but I just couldn't be bothered to finish it. I have had the game since release but have been plodding thorough it here and there but by about half way through chapter six I have just uninstalled it despite spending £50 on it from the Xbox marketplace. I kind of new straight away it was crap but tried to stick with it unfortunately it was a waste of time and money. The gameplay is woeful, it looks like a bad ps2 game and to be honest the only good thing about it was the gore but even that couldn't save it.… Expand
  12. metaMat
    Apr 6, 2015
    4
    This game could have been so good. Unlike a lot of xbox year one releases there are not many bugs. But jeez the writing and acting are terrible, but what spoils the game are the cheap deaths. Honestly you will die hundreds of times and after a while you dont care about the story or the characters. I gave up in the final chapter. Look at The Last Of Us or Bioshock 3 when you really careThis game could have been so good. Unlike a lot of xbox year one releases there are not many bugs. But jeez the writing and acting are terrible, but what spoils the game are the cheap deaths. Honestly you will die hundreds of times and after a while you dont care about the story or the characters. I gave up in the final chapter. Look at The Last Of Us or Bioshock 3 when you really care what happens to the characters you have invested your time in. I really wish AAA game studios hired real writers, not the dime store writers that they seem to hire. I mean you look at the budget of theses games (tens of millions of dollars), and you get 2 cents writers, jeez Far Cry 3, my 3 year old nephew could have written a better story.… Expand
  13. gmbillson
    Apr 28, 2015
    4
    Basically this game just copies Resident Evil 4, oh, and for effect they've taken the music stile from Bioshock I guess because they thought that would be cool. The graphics really don't look any better than RE4, and that was on a Gamecube!?!?! Come on. Next it is just so linear to play, and it's basically just die, respawn, die, respawn, die, respawn. Gets kind of boring after aBasically this game just copies Resident Evil 4, oh, and for effect they've taken the music stile from Bioshock I guess because they thought that would be cool. The graphics really don't look any better than RE4, and that was on a Gamecube!?!?! Come on. Next it is just so linear to play, and it's basically just die, respawn, die, respawn, die, respawn. Gets kind of boring after a while. I just don't see this game doing anything that wasn't done in RE4, but RE4 was a better game.… Expand
  14. Nintendo_Gamer
    Jun 8, 2016
    1
    El juego pudo haber sido el renacimiento del survival horror, lastimosamente sólo queda en eso, en una posibilidad.
    Tiene buenos elementos rescatables pero que por cuestiones técnicas y de jugabilidad se convierten en una experiencia rota.
    En momentos es aburrido, en otros es confuso y en algunos desesperante, llega el momento en que deseas que termine el capítulo con tal de apagar la    El juego pudo haber sido el renacimiento del survival horror, lastimosamente sólo queda en eso, en una posibilidad.
    Tiene buenos elementos rescatables pero que por cuestiones técnicas y de jugabilidad se convierten en una experiencia rota.
    En momentos es aburrido, en otros es confuso y en algunos desesperante, llega el momento en que deseas que termine el capítulo con tal de apagar la consola e ir a dormir. Lags, bugs y bajones de frames continuos.
    Lástima, pudo ser algo mucho mejor.    … Expand
  15. Broyax
    Jan 31, 2018
    0
    J'aurais dû faire plus attention lorsque j'ai chopé The Evil Within dans un bac à soldes pour une poignée d'euros : d'abord parce que dans ces bacs, on trouve tout un lot d'étrons très vaguement vidéo-ludiques (sinon, ils n'y seraient pas) ; ensuite parce qu'il y a "Evil" dans le titre et cela aurait dû me mettre la puce à l'oreille... en dépit du nom Bethesda sur la boîte, Bethesda quiJ'aurais dû faire plus attention lorsque j'ai chopé The Evil Within dans un bac à soldes pour une poignée d'euros : d'abord parce que dans ces bacs, on trouve tout un lot d'étrons très vaguement vidéo-ludiques (sinon, ils n'y seraient pas) ; ensuite parce qu'il y a "Evil" dans le titre et cela aurait dû me mettre la puce à l'oreille... en dépit du nom Bethesda sur la boîte, Bethesda qui n'a fait que publier cette grosse merde évidemment. Et comme chacun le sait, un gros éditeur peut éditer de vraies calamités à l'insu de son ignorance (tout le monde peut se tromper).

    Donc, ce jeu innommable est développé par un ancien de Capcon (développeur-étron bien connu) et son équipe de bras cassés, Tango Gameworks. Cette pauvre tanche est le responsable de quelques Resident Evil passés et dépassés et quoi qu'on en dise, on ne se refait pas -à moins d'un miracle ou d'une illumination peu probable- et un con reste un con.

    Voici un TPS très residentévilien qui présente toutes les caractéristiques de ce qu'il ne faut pas faire en matière de jeu vidéo, à savoir une jouabilité bancale qui ne fait que mettre des bâtons dans les roues de la manette et une maniabilité à revoir entièrement. Une sauvegarde automatique tous les 36 du mois côtoie des sortes de zombis qui ne disent pas leur nom sur lesquels il faut viser la tête au pixel près : autant dire que lorsque la précision des armes est aussi alarmante, on peut aller se faire foutre ; le corps-à-corps pour sa part est inexploitable et la discrétion est ingérable.

    En effet, le personnage que l'on contrôle est une brêle épouvantable, incapable de courir 3 mètres et qui marche accroupi comme une vieille tortue sénile. Il ne sait pas viser, ce qui n'arrange pas les affaires de ses armes à la balistique complètement naze. Il est fragile comme du cristal, une vraie chocotte : un coup et il est presque mort, le second, il passe l'arme à gauche. Et en plus, il prend tout l'écran ce gros con. En outre, le désamorçage des bombes est un gros GTE de merde (vachement crédibles, ces bombes clignotantes dans ce monde de zombis !).

    Les niveaux sont mal faits et la direction artistique est tout sauf artistique : une autre façon de dire que le jeu est bien moche en plus de s'avérer techniquement faiblard sans oublier des temps de chargement assez éloquents. En dehors de ces zombis pourris, un gros boss enragé vient de temps en temps vous courir après (c'est scripté) : ultra-vénère, il résiste aux explosifs, au poison, au calibre 12... à tout. Et il vous suit partout. Supeeer.

    Quelle saloperie d'archi-grosse merde infernale ! Bon, ça me fait quand même un beau boîtier tout neuf de secours. Et un frisbee pour jouer avec mon kangourou.    … Expand
  16. aljirik1992
    Oct 29, 2017
    4
    Потерял ли Миками хватку? Сколько ударов током нужно пережить, чтобы научиться поджигать больше чем три спички? Shadows of the Damned - 5*? На эти и многие другие вопросы вам ответит TEW, которому больше ТРЁШКИ поставить нельзя! Если пройти игру без сезонки, можно подумать что МАЭСТРО ВЫЖИЛ ИЗ УМА! Главный твист и посыл сокрыты именно в допах, которые должны были быть в самой игре, а не заПотерял ли Миками хватку? Сколько ударов током нужно пережить, чтобы научиться поджигать больше чем три спички? Shadows of the Damned - 5*? На эти и многие другие вопросы вам ответит TEW, которому больше ТРЁШКИ поставить нельзя! Если пройти игру без сезонки, можно подумать что МАЭСТРО ВЫЖИЛ ИЗ УМА! Главный твист и посыл сокрыты именно в допах, которые должны были быть в самой игре, а не за о.п! «Сомнительно» - слово идущее с TEW, крепко взявшись за её щупалец. ИП работает не в угоду игрокам, что вроде бы и хорошо, но не когда механика базируется на дичайших скриптах! Шарма у диковинных тварей TEWа не отнять, но вспоминая SotD с её и впрямь интересными игровыми находками и изысканным безумием друга-гробовщика с хардкорным сопартийцем-клавишником, ненароком начинаешь понимать, что проверенные годами схемы в последнем проекте основателя серии RE не стремятся поразить развитием, а проверяют как хорошо мы помним эти самые схемы, требуя проявить уважение, что опять же сомнительно на фоне SD.… Expand
  17. amandra
    Feb 14, 2023
    4
    Clunky unreliable controls. Light an enemy on fire...it might be instantaneous or it might be a 5s animation during which you die. Then you have to do 3 minutes of loot pickups and bomb disarmals to get back to the clunky fight again. Prepare to do this about 100 times. Sound fun?

    Game design meeting was leaked: Lead Designer: Testers hate the controls. Jr. Dev: What if we drop the N64    Clunky unreliable controls. Light an enemy on fire...it might be instantaneous or it might be a 5s animation during which you die. Then you have to do 3 minutes of loot pickups and bomb disarmals to get back to the clunky fight again. Prepare to do this about 100 times. Sound fun?

    Game design meeting was leaked:

    Lead Designer: Testers hate the controls.
    Jr. Dev: What if we drop the N64 era controls and turn it into a rail shooter?
    Lead Designer: How would we explain that midway through?
    Jr. Dev: We'll put em on a bus and have the roof get ripped off.
    Lead Designer: What rips the roof off?
    Jr Dev: Spider boss of course. When you don't have time to polish, just throw in a spider boss. We can give it a baby face for extra creepy factor!
    Lead Designer: Like in Toy Story?
    Jr Dev: Yup!
    Lead Designer: Ship it!    … Expand
  18. Naiv
    Jun 7, 2015
    4
    erm so its kinda like resident evil, just really messed up, I found it almost....i say almost! impossible on even easy, but then it depends who you are, the controls where OK, and the story confused me, I found it fun in places and frustrating in others. Story wise I felt like it was all over the place, as in one moment your in a woods then your all of a sudden underground or in aerm so its kinda like resident evil, just really messed up, I found it almost....i say almost! impossible on even easy, but then it depends who you are, the controls where OK, and the story confused me, I found it fun in places and frustrating in others. Story wise I felt like it was all over the place, as in one moment your in a woods then your all of a sudden underground or in a mansion, with no explanation other than its supernatural goings on, although this makes sense towards the end of the game it put me off as I didn't get a sense of reaching any goal except where's it taking me next rather than I'm progressing?… Expand
  19. Kpackom
    May 11, 2021
    2
    What a load of bland tripe..
    The fact that it's not remotely scary and just some same overused gore tropes is not even the worst thing.
    It feels like one of those times when you spend the evening watching 0.99$ DVD you notice at a bargain bin and remember how you've heard some one raving about how good it is and 15 minutes in you realise why it was in the bargain bin and that you've paid    What a load of bland tripe..
    The fact that it's not remotely scary and just some same overused gore tropes is not even the worst thing.
    It feels like one of those times when you spend the evening watching 0.99$ DVD you notice at a bargain bin and remember how you've heard some one raving about how good it is and 15 minutes in you realise why it was in the bargain bin and that you've paid way too much for it.
    The actions of the characters are so unbelievable and everything that happens on the screen just makes you roll your eyes and mutter 'Oh f*ck off!'
    Everything else aside plays decent, somewhat like a discount RE.
    Want to get my wasted time back...    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#27 Best Xbox One Game of 2014
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#16 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2014
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#17 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2014

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24
  1. Hyper Magazine
    Dec 2, 2014
    80
    Old fashioned in all the right ways (and some wrong ones too). [Issue#255, p.60]
  2. X-ONE Magazine UK
    Dec 2, 2014
    80
    The Evil Within is less genre-defining and is instead more of a spiritual successor - one that relives past glories rather than seeks out new ones. [Issue#118, p.73]
  3. games(TM)
    Nov 17, 2014
    70
    The Evil Within isn’t a return to the genre’s roots or a reinvention, but an exercise in reliving its greatest hits. It’s disappointing that Mikami has lost the wind behind his sails and there seems to be genuine creative apathy here. Nonetheless, The Evil Within is an enjoyable horror romp. It’s a shame it couldn’t be more.
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