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October 2017
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The editors liked
Forceful combat fuels your survival
Skin-crawling creepiness provides some great horror
Endearingly goofy dialogue
Phenomenal atmosphere
Scares in an open world done well
Proper B-movie horror fun
Great looking
More grown-up than the original
Scary as hell in true bonkers Japan horror style
Constantly left me freaked out and on the edge of my seat
Great monster baddies
Compelling storyline
Feels very Resident Evil
Some terrifying sections to get through that are usually filled with disturbing sights
Proper horror setting that creates some great opportunities for scares
Plenty of opportunities to get creative with kills
Excellent set pieces
Solid mix of action and exploration
Riveting narrative full of surprises
Subtle crafting system
The editors didn't like
New visual style lacks the first game's panache
Depending on your outlook
The story could be more sappy than stirring
Minimal enemy variety
Hokey plot and characters
Movement is clunky
Some game mechanics don't feel at home here
Dialogue is poor
Protagonist hard to access
Horror content won't be for all
Controls can be a bit fiddly
No dramatic improvements on original
Story pacing issues
Open area hubs don't work so well in survival horror genre
Occasionally going back and forth between locations can be dull in a title such as this
Not all the characters feel as memorable as a certain individual
The Evil Within 2 doesn't have anything new to offer the franchise. It fails to be frightening, the narrative is a mess, and it only manages to keep its head above the blood water with some decent survival-action mechanics...
Cool environments and enemies, Tense combat, Great art direction
Not quite horror, Slow camera movement, Story is nonsense
Although it tries a little too hard and fails to properly capture the best horror tropes, The Evil Within 2 is a great, imaginative game with enough tension that you probably won't mind the relative lack of horror...
Abstract: When we meet Sebastian Castellanos at the beginning of The Evil Within 2, he's a broken man. The mind-bending events of the previous installment fractured his psyche. He blames himself for not being able to save his daughter Lily from a house fire, and h...
Abstract: The Evil Within 2 is a great game and superior in almost every way to its predecessor. Not only does it looks better, but it also features a more personal story which grounds the experience. Despite having the same hammed-up dialogues, the game elevates t...
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Published: 2017-10-16, Author: Alice , review by: videogamer.com
Some lovely set piece areas, Good monsters
Stealth mechanics particularly shonky, Story and voice acting get a bit much
Above: “Mom, I just really have to focus on my art right now.” – Stefano Valentini, 2017Image Credit: Tango Gameworks / BethesdaThe Evil Within 2 takes itself a little too seriously. It's the kind of game that wants us to empathize with Sebastian's guilt...
A bigger emphasis on stealth, more satisfying combat, better technical polish, a good mix of open world and contained horror environments, a more cohesive story with more interesting characters
The Evil Within 2 gives you more options to play your way in a much bigger survival-horror playground than the original. Although a disjointed plot and weak protagonist make it slow to get started, being pursued through an intriguingly bizarre world by pl...
Mentioned in this articleThe Evil Within 2$57.92MSRP $59.99Viewon AmazonThe Evil Within II is just a smoother experience all around, though. Better pacing, better mechanics, better design, and just some of the craziest psychological trickery I've seen a g...
