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[SlasherJPC]

Alright GAF!

For all of you that have gotten a chance to know me over the years, know I love horror games. You probably also know that lately I've been hyping myself up for The Evil Within since the announcement and won't shut up about it and as the release date approaches, the excitement is building. The last game I was THIS pumped for was Alan Wake and regardless of wether you liked it or not, I've played it about 7 times since release. So call it a warm and fuzzy feeling I get that I think The Evil Within will be fantastic. I have no ties with the game, I don't work for a community for them, I'm just a huge horror fan, I love Mikami's previous works, and I feel confident.

Let's take it one step further though. What do you think the metacritic rating will be on this bad boy. I'm willing to guess the average of it will be 77% or above. Not that I don't have faith in the game, but the genre is very touch and go for people! So let's take it EVEN ONE MORE STEP FURTHER! My feelings are so strong on this that if I'm wrong, I'm willing to eat massive crow. Not sure how yet... possible ban my account for a week? Make me do something ridiculous on my youtube channel, I don't know yet but I'm ready and willing to eat that crow nice and piping hot if it gets anything worse then that.

So with that all said. What do you think the average metacritic score for The Evil Within will be? Any guesses? Will I be eating said crow?

 

[Sinatar]

6

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

84%

 

[Broadbandito]

7.5+ I'm hoping for a really solid game.

 

[ChawlieTheFair]

I don't think you'll be eating crow.

 

[Not Spaceghost]

1 billion

 

[RPGamer92]

80-82

 

[gugeifer]

8.1

I don't really like what I see, but I root for the genre and want this game to be good.

 

[Savantcore]

78. It'll amount to "good but not that good".

 

[Courage]

74. Janky but enjoyable after overlooking some technical niggles that will permeate launch.

 

[Slowdive]

75-80

 

[Ridesh]

low 80's

 

[Heyt]

About 73 ~80.

 

[GavinGT]

68.

 

[KiefbladeMaster]

Thinking it'll be around 80-85 tops.

 

[Stratosphere]

78. Good enough to justify my purchase.

 

[Aβydoς]

I'm hoping 80-85, I'm thinking 65-70.

 

[WaffleTaco]

I am guessing 70-90.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

75%

weird janky japanese game for aficinados of weird janky japanese games

 

[Gator86]

68.

I think I'm going with this too. No name recognition to artificially boost the score, looks kind of janky, will definitely garner comparisons to similar yet inevitably superior games. All of that spells low ratings.

 

[SolarPowered]

90%

Believe

 

[Kade]

74, so 100 on the Kade Scale.

 

[Azlan]

I am guessing an 8.1. I believe it will be better than many people anticipate.

 

[antitrop]

10 points less than it deserves, probably high 70s.

Shinji Mikami's genius can occasionally go over the head of game reviewers, see: Vanquish.

 

[Begaria]

Low 70s - I'm saying 72.

 

[infinit777]

I love the horror genre and i hope you are right

 

[Danielsan]

7.6

I'm probably going to love it though.

 

[thesuperfunk]

75-80

Going with this.

 

[DVCY201]

Low 70's. I'm waiting for the comparisons to The Last of Us and the reviews that say Shinji Mikami has lost his touch.

 

[Yuuichi]

7.6

I'm probably going to love it though.

Agreed. Can't really explain it, but having actually played the game I'm just getting this really weird 76 vibe right now.

 

[martino]

Probably below of what expect mikami fanbase.
Probably not an ultra big score with solid argument to support it.

 

[Curufinwe]

78

 

[Tucah]

High 70s - Low 80s sounds reasonable, assuming it delivers.

 

[Acquiescence]

82.

 

[hey_it's_that_dog]

77% plus or minus 2%.

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

Since most reviewers use the 7-9 scale, I'm expecting around 72-74. In an age where Thief sits at 67 despite being a broken, rushed mess, I take comfort knowing just about every game is above average. I'm looking forward to reading the reviews, especially Eurogamer.

 

[Fancy Clown]

High 70s, low 80s probably. I think it's going to surprise people with how good it is, but will still be niche enough to be 'misunderstood' and lack enough technical polish to keep it from anything higher.

 

[antitrop]

I can see the game being slightly underrated due to inevitable direct comparisons with Resident Evil 4. Not that it doesn't deserve them, but I can see the game getting a bad reputation even if it ends up still being really good, but not living up to that legacy.

Kinda like the people that hate Bioshock because it doesn't live up to System Shock 2.

 

[TheSpaceBetween]

Sadly, high 60s to low 70s. My guess is 68 :/. I can't wait to play it though.

 

[ChawlieTheFair]

I can see the game being slightly underrated due to inevitable direct comparisons with Resident Evil 4. Not that it doesn't deserve them, but I can see the game getting a bad reputation even if it ends up still being really good, but not living up to that legacy.

I think this is exactly what is going to happen.

 

[SlasherJPC]

I can see the game being slightly underrated due to inevitable direct comparisons with Resident Evil 4. Not that it doesn't deserve them, but I can see the game getting a bad reputation even if it ends up still being really good, but not living up to that legacy.

Kinda like the people that hate Bioshock because it doesn't live up to System Shock 2.

I'm hoping for a knock out the ball park unexpectedly of course! Not too much farther away till we can see! I've got my crow bib ready though just in case!

 

[Creaking]

Low 70s. It looks janky, but also quite a bit like what old school RE fans are looking for, if not completely so.

 

[Timeaisis]

78

 

[theDeeDubs]

78 was the first thing that popped in my head as well. Reviews seem to be getting predictable.

 

[jim2point0]

My guess was going to be 74%, so I don't think you're far off OP.

Nothing I've seen about this game has intrigued me.

 

[Cyrus_Saren]

82%.

 

[Hollow]

70-75

Reviewers can be pretty generous when it comes to scores though so it might be in the low 80s.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

i'm gonna say a range between 60- 79

 

[bryanee]

68-70

That's my guess.

 

[Flarin]

70. Gonna be a solid game all around, but will gets points docked for jankiness and not doing anything "groundbreaking."