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Good game, worth a look at for soething a bit different,

Its pretty scary, and the story line is good, play it in the dark alone...prrrrrrrrrrrrp

A lot of the reviews state that if you enjoyed the original you will enjoy this but I am not sure this is strictly true.

I loved the original and not only is the sequel very similar but the essential ingredients are still there - the sounds that put you on edge (both games relying heavily on the use of sound for scare factor), the flashing images, the transformation from man to beast. However, a few tweaks have ruined rather than enhaned the experience.

Firstly, you could play the first game without transforming from man to beast. This game forces you to turn to beast and they achieve this by regularly putting you into battle with a hoard of enemy. Rather than putting a chill down your spine this has the result of constant frustrating as you die several times before finally escaping the other end intact, just, and searching for xodium to replemish your diminished health. The game kind of gets round this by letting you save at any stage (which the original does not) but even so saving right before a large battle still does not take away the fact that survival is often luck rather than skill. And there are a lot of battles to do with anything up to 20 or even 30 enemies in one go.

The game often takes you out of horror mode and you will find yourself on the streets doing gun battle with the army or shooting down helicopters, gun battles on the docks, again with heavily armed expert marksmen. Rather than add variety this takes away the genuine scare factor that was so good about the original.

I gave up before completion. After defeating a particularly difficult boss I promptly saved the game. Then I was forced to contend with every beast I had confronted throughout the game with approximately 50 M16 shells under my belt. Not going to happen, even with beast mode.

So I was disappointed with the game, the original was a genuinely frightening and unsettling experience when played with the lights off and this is exactly what this type of game should do. This one didn't seem to know if it was survival horror or a FPS, but the combination of both didn't work for me. The fact that it was so frustratingly difficult at so many stages just made the whole experience even less enjoyable.

Have a look by all means, but for me I would rather play the original again. With the lights off, surround sound on, wearing asbestos pants.

In my opinion - this game gets the dubious title of Worst Sequel Ever!!!!!

The original is an amazing game, one of the best games on the market - I can't think of a bad thing to say about it, but this game? I can barely think of a good thing to say about it, it's just awful.

I was looking forward to the sequel to The Suffering, but when I finally sat down to play it, everything about it felt rushed (into production), including the story or should I say `lack of one'.

The graphics also look bad and like the game makers couldn't be bothered finishing them off. Another downside is the levels - the original felt free flowing, but his one makes you feel like you have to go through that door or this corridor to proceed.

The whole game just feels wrong and I urge you not to buy it if you're a fan or the original as it will just ruin it for you.

If you enjoyed the first suffering you will deffinatly like this game which in my opinion is as other people said just a follow on from the first game. If you have not played the original game and you are thinking of buying ties that bind i would advise you to buy the first game so that you no the story behined the suffering.If you have the first game and enjoyed that definatly bye this game.

this game is not too original being rather an extension of the other game except this time your on a different place but you still play a large part of the game in a prison as well

it is a fast paced shootemup which can be interpreted in first or thrid person( you can switch during gameplay) which i think is amazing. The controls are very simple allowing you do to duck, jump, melee attack, shoot, sidestep. The character is very flexible.

for those that know the graphics are just slightly better than before but still basically the same. for those that dont the graphics are very good with lots of gore and the shade of darkness is perfect. The torch also is exceptional reminding me of doom 3 (very effective)

the length of the game will last quite a while with not much replay value for people looking for extras but the chance to play it on harder modes, use cheats etc.

the ai is very good with you being able to choose a path of good or bad with this changing the beast you turn into at will!
The bad guys and monsters are typically the same as the first game- with a few extras added in.

the storyline is difficult to grasp i think especially when you have forgot or havent played the first game but the new bad guys- blackmore and the creeper(so freaky!) are damn good.

the weapons variety is so good i think as you can only carry two guns round (shotgun and axe look so cool) which makes the game more real and playful.

so defintely buy the game if your looking for a scary fastpaced game