The Medium

 Xbox Series X
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7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1388 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 137 out of 1388
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  1. Aleternidad
    Feb 1, 2021
    2
    Juego malo. Mecanicas de gameplay desastrosas
    Cosas malas:
    La cámara
    Gráficos
    Bugs de misiones y personajes
    El final
    Conclusión:
    Una muy buena idea y buen concepto de juego aunque con grandes fallos técnicos y final horroroso
  2. erazo83
    Feb 3, 2021
    2
    Really slow game. Absolutely no gameplay what so ever. Camera is abysmal. It's a walking simulator with no scary moments.
  3. Mindkiller7522
    May 19, 2021
    2
    3/1/21-3/2/21 100% Story

    Mediocre. I can see what they were trying to do, as the game is very “Silent Hill”-esque. But the story drags in places and makes very little sense by the end. You play as Marianne, who has the ability to travel into another dimension. She is given a mysterious message and ends up investigating an abandoned resort. Other than being somewhat short, the story    3/1/21-3/2/21 100% Story

    Mediocre. I can see what they were trying to do, as the game is very “Silent Hill”-esque. But the story drags in places and makes very little sense by the end.

    You play as Marianne, who has the ability to travel into another dimension. She is given a mysterious message and ends up investigating an abandoned resort. Other than being somewhat short, the story doesn't have a lot going for it. Things happen without much explanation and I was never able to connect with any of the characters.

    The game also uses a technology that allows you to see two dimensions at once using a split screen. While I read somewhere that this is groundbreaking technology, it just feels gimmicky and unnecessary. It does show you how silly the protagonist looks talking to the air in the real world. But they easily could have done without it.

    For the most part, the puzzles and levels are pretty bland. There is one level in the Red House toward the end that was done very well, but the rest are very forgettable.

    Slow running is also a real problem for me in video games. I see the reason for it in a horror-type game, but it was still irritating none the less.

    Overall, not a recommendation. Better to play the older Silent Hill or Resident Evil games instead.    … Expand
  4. bertdurup
    Jan 29, 2021
    1
    Just chock how bad this game is. Gameplay not existing. Puzzle boring. Graphic ok. Story didn’t like it. Npc boring. 8hrs of boring game. If its the future of gamepass boring game like this yeah pss on this and don’t buy this waste of money get a Month gamepass if you want to try and cancel that game is not worth full price.
  5. Broyax
    Feb 1, 2021
    1
    « The Medium » est la nouvelle daube des faiseurs de daubes habituelles dans le genre horrifique à deux balles, à savoir les baltringues de chez la « Bloober Team » qui ont déjà commis les Layers of Fear, Blair Witch et Observer ! avec un tel palmerdès, inutile de dire qu’on s’attendait au pire et… qu’on a pas été déçu !

    Mais à dire vrai, la seule différence entre cette nouvelle daube    « The Medium » est la nouvelle daube des faiseurs de daubes habituelles dans le genre horrifique à deux balles, à savoir les baltringues de chez la « Bloober Team » qui ont déjà commis les Layers of Fear, Blair Witch et Observer ! avec un tel palmerdès, inutile de dire qu’on s’attendait au pire et… qu’on a pas été déçu !

    Mais à dire vrai, la seule différence entre cette nouvelle daube et les précédentes, c’est qu’elle est -enfin- jolie à regarder malgré une résolution « dynamique » qui tutoie les tréfonds de la génération d’avant et ce, sur la console la plus puissante du moment, la Series X ! et de surcroît, on reste limité à du 30 im/s… et puis c’est tout.

    Du 30 im/s dans un jeu à caméras fixes neuf fois sur dix et ce, dans le sous-genre Resident Debil ou Silent Debill, il fallait le faire ! d’ailleurs, c’est tellement programmé n’importe comment que même sur un PC de fou avec une 3080 au cul, impossible d’avoir un 60 im/s constant… Sur Series X, on notera aussi des temps de chargement assez choquants pour un jeu de cet acabit, plus scripté qu’elle vieille telenovela : 18 secondes au bas mot, non mais sans déconner…!

    Sinon, pour le reste, c’est une sorte de « silenthillerie » complètement foutraque à laquelle on n’entrave que dalle dont la jouabilité rigide est constamment et carrément à l’ouest, ce qui nous rappelle les heures les plus sombres des sous-merdes bien connues telles que les Resident Debileries ou les infâmes Silent Debilleries de jadis !

    Sans queue ni tête et très pénible, The Medium fait n’importe quoi sous le fallacieux prétexte horrifique, un prétexte qui sombre régulièrement dans le mauvais goût et qui nous gave à très grande vitesse ; alors, direction la poubelle avec tous les étrons de son genre !    … Expand
  6. Ddaygiugno1944
    Jun 12, 2021
    1
    la prima esclusiva del ecosistema xbox, tranne per old gen, ma è una esclusiva mediocre
  7. Gr8Soulman
    Feb 3, 2021
    1
    Very disappointed. The game is a bad copy of other good kinds of game. The first 10 minutes are very good but after that it gets boring and slow. The one point is for the good story only.
  8. BetoVip
    Jan 29, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O game foi bem pensado, pena que foi feito por um estúdio medíocre, sistema de câmera totalmente cagada, gráficos e testuras de Xbox 360, expressões faciais lastimáveis, bugs impeditivos, não é de terror é um horror tentar jogar este que poderia ser um ótimo game.… Expand
  9. Xifi
    Jan 31, 2021
    1
    The Medium It's like a ps2 survival horror game with better graphics. There's not many enemies and its boring levels make it a regular game.
  10. Neia
    Apr 10, 2021
    1
    Jogo poderia ser melhor ,fui achando que seria legal mas me decepcionei uma pena eu não recomendo
  11. Henryseraph
    Feb 11, 2021
    1
    30 FPS, no hay juegos mejores Iara el game pass ?
    Aún no puedo ver el potencial de mi series X Xbox no espero nada de ti y aún así me decepcionas
  12. Shayon
    Jan 30, 2021
    1
    Great sound design. Rest is bull-crap. Doesn't look good on a 4k TV. Ray tracing isn't showcased properly. Won't recommend. Play Outlast if you want to play horror games.
  13. daplon
    Feb 12, 2021
    1
    Un juego muy esperado y muy decepcionante. Se hace muy tedioso y aburrido, a pesar de ser muy corto. Nunca llega a enganchar del todo, porque los personajes no tienen ningun carisma.
  14. Angelox
    May 1, 2021
    1
    Juego horrible, aburrido, gameplay muy pobre, a los 30 minutos te aburres, gráficos meh, la historia no tiene nada interesante.
  15. Ericmr12
    Jan 29, 2021
    1
    Empezó bien el juego pero llegó un momento que se buggeo y no me dejaba avanzar la historia, jugabilidad malisimas, rendimiento pésimo y gráficos de hace 2 generación, no lo recomiendo.
  16. Luisguerreroa
    Jan 29, 2021
    1
    Me pareció un juego generico que trata de terror pero no me genera terror ademas de ser un juego muy corto con una trama que no me convence del todo
  17. Thetype
    Jan 30, 2021
    1
    Ambiance correct, 8h is like DLC, gameplay too old, and technicaly it's just a shame... 4k dynamique at 1440p range, sometimes 900p@30fps big drops of framerate.
    640p on séries s...(ram will be a real problem for both consoles during all the gen).
  18. Juan8376372
    Jan 30, 2021
    1
    Es una basura de juego los puzzles dan sueño y lo peor es que son su única jugabilidad, los sustos son simples screamers la historia es caca de perro no lo compren, pensaba que xbox se iba a redimir está generación pero sigue siendo el mismo lastre de todas las generaciones ojalá que los próximos juegos del ecosistema xbox mejoren.
  19. RobertCart89
    Jan 30, 2021
    1
    the game is quite slow, the 30 fps does not convince me, the animations are very poor, a lot of hype was created and I think it is not up to the new generation
  20. Verissimoo
    Jan 30, 2021
    1
    Um jogo de terror onde não tem sustos! Gráfico fraco e história clichê.
  21. Justbuggy
    Feb 2, 2021
    1
    If you think this game is fantastic, please do yourself a favor and play more games.
    It just has pretty graphics, everything else is just... Mediocre.
  22. Deeznuts23
    Feb 4, 2021
    1
    Boring walking sim. I would never play this awful game again. I would rather play with two strands of my hair that I do not have.
  23. Stefanobed
    Aug 21, 2021
    1
    Wtf is this?! No , a game of 90 , a real walking simulator with boring time
  24. zirusREVERSE
    May 1, 2021
    1
    el juego es muy aburrido , los personajes están muy mal construidos , no da miedo , calidad pesima
  25. olivermtz_99
    Sep 21, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mal juego, aburrido, completamente diferente a lo que uno se esperaría, normal de un juego xbox… Expand
  26. pizzastation
    May 26, 2022
    1
    The music in this game is amazing
    creature design is good
    but cheap human model and animation

    The bloober team has evolved from a walking simulator
    but This time started a boring hide and seek
    Will they play with a stick next time?
  27. Steyraus
    Jan 29, 2021
    0
    This game is obviously being review boosted by Xbot fanboys becuause its literally the only next gen exclusive on The Series consoles..Still anyone that isnt a fan boy and has even moderate gaming experiance sees just by watching the game that its objectivly trash, its one the most underwheaming and behind the time horror experiances of the last 2 generatins. Untill Dawn, a game that cameThis game is obviously being review boosted by Xbot fanboys becuause its literally the only next gen exclusive on The Series consoles..Still anyone that isnt a fan boy and has even moderate gaming experiance sees just by watching the game that its objectivly trash, its one the most underwheaming and behind the time horror experiances of the last 2 generatins. Untill Dawn, a game that came out 6 years ago is better than the Medium in every way. Also Fatal Frame 4 a Wiiu game is more involed and techniqally advanced than the medium. Dual worlds was done one the n64 and there is no excuse for those animations and the lack of attention to detail and interactivity.
    Anyone with moderate experiance with games will see in moments that The Medium is a below par effert. Unfortunatly journalists arent required to have any experiance with games to do official public reviews.
    BlobberTeams Games are always Quickly developed Very cheap games Where's theres no gameplay Mechanics or systems In play . This game is no difference, You walk around With chunky animations Looking for puzzles to solve And then keep walking . The Fact Games media Rates these blobbergame so high is the reason we don't get a Truly good horror game That would live up to the greats Like Silent Hill.    … Expand
  28. GILTELES
    Feb 1, 2021
    0
    Chato demais. Só andar pra lá e pra cá. Diferente, por exemplo, de RE, que podemos usar uma arma. Não posso falar de otimização porque joguei no PC, mas, parece que esta com problemas no Xbox.
    Como jogo inicial dos novos SS e SX uma decepção.
  29. Panchogul
    Jan 30, 2021
    0
    Sucesor "espiritual" de Silent Hill es peor que insultar a tu propia madre, no es más que un juego del montón, de esos que encuentras en la categoría de juegos gratuitos, sin pena ni gloria.
  30. Pourya1992
    May 2, 2021
    0
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71

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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