The Medium

 Xbox Series X
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7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1388 Ratings

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  1. ALEXX84290
    Jan 29, 2021
    7
    El juego me sorprendió para bien y para mal en partes iguales, si bien el juego me gustó en ambientación e historia, me resulta un tanto repetitivo y el apartado gráfico está bien, pues la resolución, almenos en mi caso, estuvo fluctuante unas cuantas veces. Nada que no se sepa. Sin embargo es una grata sorpresa encontrarlo en game pass
  2. RANC047
    Jan 30, 2021
    6
    Very strong first half of the game. It just drags in the last half and ultimately falls flat at the end. Great concept though. The game just doesn't know where to end. Pretty much the same problem Bloober Team had with The Blair Witch.
  3. josenight
    Jan 30, 2021
    6
    The medium is a good game. Short about 7 hours long. Cool graphics with the dual worlds thing. Simple puzzles and the start is slow. Picks up after 2 or 3 hours. Not much gameplay wise, but cool story.
  4. Razoff
    Jan 30, 2021
    5
    Es un buen juego, la historia es buena y el desarrollo es buena de igual manera.
  5. MaximPechorin
    Jan 31, 2021
    5
    Starting with the good thing. The only thing that this game contains is an Art and Atmosphere. The picture was great from the first minute and until the end.
    Someone tells you that there is a great narrative? Do not let them fool you. The game lasts for 8 hours without any decision making. Dialogs on the rails. With a super standard story about the girl that lost her memory.
    Animations.    Starting with the good thing. The only thing that this game contains is an Art and Atmosphere. The picture was great from the first minute and until the end.
    Someone tells you that there is a great narrative? Do not let them fool you. The game lasts for 8 hours without any decision making. Dialogs on the rails. With a super standard story about the girl that lost her memory.
    Animations. The worst thing in the game. I'm sorry but Thomas's run animation is terrible - like he did something in his pants.
    Dual world - a great idea that didn't work, just a noisy thing that messes on the screen and asks you to play a game In two small windows. But after an hour developers send you to the "other world" without that split-screen and completely destroy their own feature. The minutes before Marian must stay in a place to move in the out body experience and later she teleports her physical body after a short hike
    Puzzle? No. Just a rail game, no secret places.
    1 skill check for the entire game.
    No game design. Nothing new at all and all features that were stolen from Resident Evil or Silent Hill are stolen really mindless. Useless inventory without item management. Useless keys and tools right in front of doors they used to open.    … Expand
  6. StrongProtector
    Feb 1, 2021
    6
    The Medium is a terrific story in a not very good game. I get that it's for atmosphere and whatnot, but the slow moving protagonist Marianne, the fixed cinematic camera straight out of PS1 Resident Evil, and the inability to backtrack whatsoever really held this game back. There were some neat puzzle elements, and controlling dual-protagonists at times in the spirit/real world wasThe Medium is a terrific story in a not very good game. I get that it's for atmosphere and whatnot, but the slow moving protagonist Marianne, the fixed cinematic camera straight out of PS1 Resident Evil, and the inability to backtrack whatsoever really held this game back. There were some neat puzzle elements, and controlling dual-protagonists at times in the spirit/real world was interesting, but this wasn't enough to prevent me from saying The Medium would've been more aptly named The Mediocre.… Expand
  7. Rodrigo_Roka
    Jan 29, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Quando dividi a tela cai o gráfico drasticamente mas joguinho e bom da para se divertir… Expand
  8. Mikireq
    Jan 30, 2021
    6
    Un juego narrativo, con una historia decente y muy lineal. Gráficamente para ser un doble AA pasable pero con caídas de framerate importantes. No es para todo el mundo. Divertido y poco más si te gustan los juegos narrativos
  9. BorjAngel88
    Jan 29, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sonido, BSO y entornos muy buenos, y ahí acaban las cosas buenas de este juego. Rendimiento en Series X penoso con múltiples bajadas de fps, texturas que no cargan hasta segundos despues, jugabilidad tosca, movimientos robóticos, diseño de los personajes muy malo, lineal es decir poco, puzzles tan sencillos que se hacen solos, la historia esta tan cogida con pinzas en todos sus puntos que te la puedo contar en una frase “dos hermanas con poderes paranormales que han sido separadas, han abusado de una de ellas y la otra no recuerda nada al despertarse de un coma” FIN, nada de terror, cuando controlas a Thomas te obligan a ir despacio para alargar artificialmente la duración del juego. MUY DECEPCIONANTE para ser el primer exclusivo de MS de esta nueva generación… Expand
  10. mistertorgue
    Jan 29, 2021
    6
    The level design of this game is just next level. The idea of being able to play two different worlds at the same is splendid. II really wish it could be improved a little on the gameplay part. I am fine with the game having no combat but the gameplay after sometimes starts to feel a little slow. And some animation work could improve as well. Still worth playing!!! it's on gamepass.
  11. blade0r
    Jan 29, 2021
    5
    The Medium is a gaming title which pretends to be and do a lot of things, but it does every single one of them in the worst possible way. The mechanics are absurd and more than once you’ll find yourself asking: “why am I supposed to do this?” The puzzles are not well thought and the graphics will leave you speechless, while you wonder how is one supposed to consider The Medium a nextThe Medium is a gaming title which pretends to be and do a lot of things, but it does every single one of them in the worst possible way. The mechanics are absurd and more than once you’ll find yourself asking: “why am I supposed to do this?” The puzzles are not well thought and the graphics will leave you speechless, while you wonder how is one supposed to consider The Medium a next generation game.… Expand
  12. Yoryiprex
    Jan 30, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Una verdadera obra de arte, y salto de generacion, la historia te atrapa desde el inicio, una delicia de juego.… Expand
  13. Invocator
    Feb 1, 2021
    7
    En general es una buena experiencia! muchos puntos buenos, más que los malos, aunque si hay detalles a afinar. Los gráficos (lo jugué en Series X) en general muy buenos, pero de repente se caían en calidad cañón, no siempre eran consistentes. Me hubieran gustado boss fights de verdad, alguna mecánica de combate y que no fueran tan absolutamente lineal, tan buena locación cómo para haberloEn general es una buena experiencia! muchos puntos buenos, más que los malos, aunque si hay detalles a afinar. Los gráficos (lo jugué en Series X) en general muy buenos, pero de repente se caían en calidad cañón, no siempre eran consistentes. Me hubieran gustado boss fights de verdad, alguna mecánica de combate y que no fueran tan absolutamente lineal, tan buena locación cómo para haberlo hecho tan lineal, de no ser por algunas mecánicas del Gameplay estuvo a punto de ser un walking simulator. El tema de tener los dos mundos al mismo tiempo, no fue mucho de mi agrado; solo se utilizó muy poco para resolver puzzles y lo demás solo fue tipo showcase, cómo un demo técnico; siempre la atención te llevaba a un mundo, el otro se podía haber omitido fácilmente en varias cutscenes. La historia muy entretenida! Fue de buena duración, lo acabé como en 10hrs. creo que no lo volveré a jugar nunca más, bendito GamePass!… Expand
  14. berserkgamerg
    Feb 3, 2021
    5
    not to little, not too much, the medium is juuust right, mediocre at best moments
  15. Dime1
    Jan 31, 2021
    6
    Its a 7 at the most! Boring walking sim.. The main characters walk like robocop.. Xbots on here giving it a 10..gtfo
  16. 4drian
    Jan 29, 2021
    7
    Not bad history, soundtrack is fantastic reminds me of Silent Hill, but gameplay is just boring. I expected something more, I feel unsatisfied.
  17. Jul10_99
    Jan 29, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un juego regular quisieron hacer un Silent Hill pero les salió mal y gráficamente deja mucho que desear.… Expand
  18. han4solo
    Jan 29, 2021
    6
    Boring game. Inadequate camera. Bad optimization on xbox series x - fps droping...
  19. Pupyto
    Jan 29, 2021
    7
    Meh..
    El juego está bueno Solo que no merecía todo el hype que tuvo
    Me decepcionó bastante
    Pero no sé merece tampoco las malas criticas que está recibiendo :(
    La narrativa esta normal
    Los gráficos igual
    El estilo de cámara Silent Hill
    Es lo que me gusta mucho No da miedo eso sí XD
    Pero si te mantiene en suspenso
    Espero que mejoren en cuanto a los exclusivos
    Espero Halo con ansias
  20. Barney2020
    Jan 31, 2021
    6
    Shows how low the bar is when mainstream critics give this average game 8s 9s and perfect ratings it's not even scary lucky I got it on game pass and not paid £40 for it
  21. bohalaa
    Jan 30, 2021
    5
    short and not scary, not good graphics as next generation, boring gameplay, massive drop frames. and i forgettable game.
  22. SulphuricSaliva
    Jan 30, 2021
    5
    Confusing story, very boring and linear gameplay and the split screen gimmick just doesn't work for me.
  23. Hacc
    May 29, 2021
    5
    To be honest I don't expect anything from Microsoft (The quality of the games has gone down a lot) The first hours starts well, but then you start to get bored a lot. The soundtrack I loved, the game mechanics are limited, the camera is very problematic, level of detail (Basic), Graphics (Basic) and History (Boring). I DO NOT RECOMMEND
  24. christhewiz
    Feb 7, 2021
    6
    After several tedious and boring hours I deleted the game. I don't just don't like the game concept, the story and most of all the fixed camera, which is a real pain in the ......
  25. Voodoo123
    Mar 3, 2021
    7
    +fantastic visual style
    +excellent writing
    +great voice cast -controls feel clunky -serviceable gameplay never felt good to play I was very impressed by this experience having been a fan of the spooky genre since watching shows like the x files, millennium and films like the shining and ghost I've always been fascinated by the idea of crossing the ethereal plane and seeing spirits and    +fantastic visual style
    +excellent writing
    +great voice cast
    -controls feel clunky
    -serviceable gameplay never felt good to play

    I was very impressed by this experience having been a fan of the spooky genre since watching shows like the x files, millennium and films like the shining and ghost I've always been fascinated by the idea of crossing the ethereal plane and seeing spirits and this game perfectly captures that using it's split screen neatly throughout. Sadly the gameplay is the weak element with its clunky movement feel, basic puzzles and repeated use of stealth sections brought the pacing down at times.    … Expand
  26. DrZomboid
    Feb 8, 2022
    7
    Good looking game, reminds me od Syberia, Silent Hill and Resident Evil.
    Not so great but solid 7
  27. SuperkenGaming
    Feb 16, 2021
    7
    The Medium
    Bloobr team is back on the right track
    If youre new to the channel, I love layers of fear, I only metnion it in every other horror review I do, its one of my favorite horror games of all time, so naturally I have to play every game bloobr team makes, and unfortunately they havnt been that good since the observer, however with the medium, bloober team takes a crack at 3rd    The Medium
    Bloobr team is back on the right track
    If youre new to the channel, I love layers of fear, I only metnion it in every other horror review I do, its one of my favorite horror games of all time, so naturally I have to play every game bloobr team makes, and unfortunately they havnt been that good since the observer, however with the medium, bloober team takes a crack at 3rd person horror, and while its far from flawless, it’s a pretty decent first attempt…
    here you play as a medium, you get a call, you go to this creepy hotel to investigate the call, and things don’t get normal from there… reviewing this game was a roller coaster of feelings, as the medim is a roller coaster of quality.. the cutscenes are great, the voice acting, the chracters, the story, all amazing, but the game itself feels really dated, tons of texture pop ins, the game will chug along at times, and overall marianne feels super awkward to control, the cameras, the movements, everything to remind you that despite the acting and cutscenes =, this is indeed not a AAA title, it feels big budget indie, which is fine especially in the hands of bloober team, they are great at creeping you out and building intriguing environments.
    As a medium you can go back and forth between your world and the spirit world, and you get to see both sides at a time, going back and forth to find items or interact with objecst to solve a puzzle or open up an area for the other, it really is a fun little back and forth puzzle game from time to time. However the execution isn’t quite the most enjoyable.. infact overall, The medium is probably one of the least enjoyable horror games ive played in a while, its slow and tedious, these sections while theyre a cool idea, never do anything fresh with it, youre basically doing the alive or dead version of everything you’ve done in horror games before but in accordion from.. Im over dead ends and fixing fuse boxes and finding valves… can horror games come up with literally anything else to do than find the things that’s missing….
    Im so over this type of gameplay, im over being in the same areas for 10-20 minutes just clicking on stuff until I find a missing lever, its boring, borderline painful after a while, and really makes your game feel like a chore.
    Please give me something new, the indie games industry pumps out 20 of these games every year.
    I don’t mind it every once in a while, but when that’s the main hook of your game, I cant.. And with the medium lasting about 6 and a half hours, it feels twice that long with how slow paced it is…
    But ultimately The Medium is saved by its cast of characters and story, I had to see where this was all going, even if it felt like it was going nowhere, enjoy this hotel for the rest of your life.
    I give the medium
    a 7/10    … Expand
  28. Rul00
    Feb 8, 2023
    6
    Lo esperé con mucha ansia hasta que salió en el Game Pass. Tenía mucho hype, pero al acabarlo me quedé a medias. Aunque gráficamente llama la atención, las mecánicas son muy simples y la historia es mediocre.
  29. Vanvejar
    Feb 3, 2021
    5
    Una película interactiva como man of medan o until dawn técnicamente bastante decepcionante, he disfrutado varios títulos del mismo estilo pero para ser el único exclusivo de xbox series se le pedía un poco más...
  30. enriverd
    Feb 27, 2021
    7
    The first true next generation game, only playable on XBox SX or SS because running its two worlds on older hardware is not possible. On paper, it had enough ingredients to impress, however, the developers have made a few design choices that do not let the game shine as it should.

    Before I comment them, let me say that graphically, the game is very nice, specially the real world. The    The first true next generation game, only playable on XBox SX or SS because running its two worlds on older hardware is not possible. On paper, it had enough ingredients to impress, however, the developers have made a few design choices that do not let the game shine as it should.

    Before I comment them, let me say that graphically, the game is very nice, specially the real world. The characters movement could be improved, but are ok. And the voices volume is not properly levelled, so some are too loud and other too low.

    Getting back to the poor design choices:

    The first one is the perspective used. Using fixed camera views, which do not allow the player to properly see the objects and details of the scenes that far is really annoying and has brought me the same clunky feeling of the first 3D games, like when playing the first Alone in the dark. I thought that 20 years of 3D video games had taught us some lessons, but they insist in making the same mistakes again.

    On the other hand, when you interact with an object, the game kind of opens a new space, zooming in the object but limiting the pan you can make. Sometimes interacting with a object requires opening two of those spaces. When done, you have to exit those spaces with a button press. All this makes exploring the areas very frustrating.

    Although the idea of having two worlds is very interesting, the design of the alternate reality does not make much sense. For instance, at some point in the game you find a corridor with a huge hole in the ground that does no let you pass. Switching to the alternate reality, you see that the hole is not that big in that reality and you can cross. Really? The alternate reality is supposed to be the spiritual world, but the physical objects should be the same (and generally are, and just have different appearance). That is not playing fair.

    The puzzles presented often do not make much sense, for example, you are in a room with the exit door closed, and for the door to open you have to reproduce a tape which has no relation to the door. It does not make any sense and reduces your decision making in the game to having to try everything to advance.

    Despite all this flaws, the game is fun and is half as scary as it could have been, something I also appreciate.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 81 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 81
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 81
  3. Negative: 3 out of 81
  1. CD-Action
    Sep 1, 2021
    80
    Despite clunky animations, repetitive gameplay and some technical issues with the Xbox Series X version, I completed The Medium twice. Its dual-reality design, art direction and brilliant soundtrack often made me stop to take in a view or relish the music. Its mature story and atmosphere reminiscent of Silent Hill helped a lot too. [03/2021, p.40]
  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Apr 9, 2021
    76
    The Medium didn’t manage to become a spiritual successor to Silent Hill, but it’s still a significant step forward for Bloober Team. [Issue#252, p.50]
  3. IGN Portugal
    Mar 18, 2021
    80
    The exclusive Microsoft - The Medium is yet another significant milestone in the catalogue of psychological horror games from Bloober Team, which is increasingly becoming one of the best studios in this area. Without hiding where it comes from, it's an experience horror fans won't want to miss, no matter how short. The duality approach is interesting and has enormous potential. I hope that the Bloober Team will get to work on it again and develop it more in-depth.
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