The Evil Within

 Xbox One
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8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1031 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 845 out of 1031
  2. Mixed: 78 out of 1031
  3. Negative: 108 out of 1031
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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  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. 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
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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

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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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