The Evil Within 2

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  • Summary: You are Detective Sebastian Castellanos and at your lowest point. But when given a chance to save your daughter, you must enter a world filled with nightmares and discover the dark origins of a once-idyllic town to bring her back. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner as the worldYou are Detective Sebastian Castellanos and at your lowest point. But when given a chance to save your daughter, you must enter a world filled with nightmares and discover the dark origins of a once-idyllic town to bring her back. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner as the world twists and warps around you. Will you face adversity head on with weapons and traps, or sneak through the shadows to survive?… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 67
  3. Negative: 1 out of 67
  1. Vgames
    Nov 13, 2017
    90
    After three years of development, which were converted to 20 hours of playtime, The Evil Within 2 has totally unlocked its predecessor's potential. The wonderful story, the blood-freezing atmosphere, the big variety of horrific monsters and the great progress systems make The Evil Within 2 one of the best survival-horror games of the last few years. Indeed, the game is not bug-free, but those technical issues rarely happen and don't hurt the overall experience. If you like the genre (and particularly the previous title), The Evil Within 2 will be one of your best nightmares yet.
  2. GamePro Germany
    Oct 12, 2017
    88
    The Evil Within 2 is not a small-scale indie production that can only appeal to a special target group with a certain form of phobia. As an expensive mainstream product it has to compromise. But I think this has been a wonderful success.
  3. XGN
    Oct 16, 2017
    85
    The Evil Within 2 is a solid survival-horror game. It scares you and keeps you tense at all times. Despite the minor flaws you will be enjoying a 15 hours game full of sick, twisted, bloody and scary events, which will haunt you for days. A must buy.
  4. 3DJuegos
    Oct 12, 2017
    80
    The Evil Within 2 is a must-play for fans of survival horror.
  5. Impulsegamer
    Oct 16, 2017
    80
    John Johanas has masterfully taken up the directorial reigns and given us a game that, while it shares many trace elements of DNA with its predecessor, has more than enough of a distinct identity in order to separate it from the pack.
  6. COGconnected
    Oct 17, 2017
    75
    While it didn’t scare me as much as I wanted it to, it packs plenty of tense moments and interesting situations into its somewhat inflated length and is definitely worth investigating for its atmosphere alone.
  7. Metro GameCentral
    Oct 16, 2017
    40
    A worse game than the already flawed original, whose poorly crafted action is as ineffective as its clichéd attempts at horror.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 205 out of 277
  2. Mixed: 32 out of 277
  3. Negative: 40 out of 277
  1. Blood8282
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    In the PS4 era, there wasn’t many true survival horror games being released. Much credited for having created 'survival horror' in gaming, itIn the PS4 era, there wasn’t many true survival horror games being released. Much credited for having created 'survival horror' in gaming, it was only logical that Shinji Mikami would want to keep it alive and well ! With this second game The Evil Within series proved it was now the king of this category of games. It blends Resident Evil, Silent Hill and its own unique touch. Even more intense and powerful than the first game, it's story is also better. A horror classic!… Expand
  2. Road1
    Feb 7, 2023
    10
    Amazing game. Very immersive. Creepy and scary armosphere. Story is like a movie, great plot and characters.
  4. YASIFAIZI
    Oct 13, 2017
    10
    this game is big improvement about anything
    the graphic are amazing, game-play improves very well, great story, awesome characters,    this game is big improvement about anything
    the graphic are amazing, game-play improves very well, great story, awesome characters, challenging boss fights and many more
    i highly recommend this game to buy it    … Expand
  5. peepeetime
    Nov 20, 2017
    9
    This is a really impressive game. The atmosphere and characters are great. The story was entertaining and the gameplay was pretty much whatThis is a really impressive game. The atmosphere and characters are great. The story was entertaining and the gameplay was pretty much what you'd expect from a 3rd person survival horror game. It could have done with a few more side quests but that's really the only negative I can think of.… Expand
  6. ThePSButton
    Sep 4, 2020
    8
    'The Evil Within 2' es mi juego favorito del género de los últimos años.

    Toma la fórmula propuesta por Shinji Mikami en Resident Evil 4 y    'The Evil Within 2' es mi juego favorito del género de los últimos años.

    Toma la fórmula propuesta por Shinji Mikami en Resident Evil 4 y el primer The Evil Within y le espolvorea con las novedades que ha entregado el género en los últimos años, dando como resultado un survival horror que se siente realmente como un paso adelante.

    Pequeñas áreas abiertas que invitan a la exploración con múltiples secretos y actividades secundarias, intercaladas con secciones lineales que conectan a la siguiente sección abierta. Crean un ritmo delicioso que no cansa y te mantiene entretenido durante las casi 20 horas.

    La trama del juego es interesante y aunque Sebastian Castellanos -el protagonista, es muy genérico, argumentalmente tiene suficiente originalidad para que el título salga a flote.

    La variedad de enemigos es la correcta y los jefes cumplen, en especial el enfrentamiento final.

    Aunque ninguno de sus sistemas destaque mucho por separado, es cómo el título los utiliza en conjunto que resulta satisfactorio. Un poco de administración de recursos, de mejora de armas, de sigilo, de creación de artilugios. Hay suficiente aquí.

    Gran variedad de armas y habilidades, dificultades desbloqueables y algunos extras, entregan un paquete precioso dentro del survival horror.

    Si eres fan de los juegos del género, pero le tiras más a títulos tipos RE 4, esto es para ti.    … Expand
  7. Lepumpernic
    Jan 18, 2018
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story its a bit boring. Has a lot of bugs and glitches. The evil within 1 its much better than 2. More horror style.
    TEW 2 yes, has great graphics. But... its boring.    … Expand
  8. Leonhalt
    Jul 24, 2022
    0
    The worst sequel I've ever played. The story is just boring and not related to the first game at all. Even Sebastian is so different from theThe worst sequel I've ever played. The story is just boring and not related to the first game at all. Even Sebastian is so different from the first game. The villains are all weak and boring. The gameplay lacks qualities. Such a disappointment.… Expand

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