Layers of Fear Review - IGN

Lack of subtlety and a reliance on boring cliches smothers any good ideas this horror game might have.

[ShadowKnight]

And GameSpot gave it a 7 out of 10. I'm done with IGN when it comes to reviews lol

[DarkOcelet]

GamesRadar is the only Pro website i actually look at when it comes to Reviews.

Their reviews are always fair.

This right here is BS!

[ShadowKnight]

Yup they also gave Alien Isolation a 5.9 I'm done with them Dark

[Aeery]

IGN ... never change!

(yeah, they are pretty terrible sometime :D)

[Gazondaily]

Gamesradar?? They have had some terrible scoring in their reviews.

[killer_goat]

Still better than that mess of a site called game on daily.

[ShadowKnight]

@DarkOcelet Did you post up Gameradar review score? They actually gave it a good score.

[DarkOcelet]

@ShadowKnight

Yes, i did :)

http://n4g.com/news/1864434...

[MWH]

I used to appreciate Kevin VanOrd's reviews at Gamespot, I believe he was trustworthy. unfortunately he left.

[NotanotherReboot]

People on this site really can't handle opinions.

[ChrisW]

I think it has something to do with maturity...

[CaptainObvious878]

It seems like you're the one that can't handle opinions.

Because guess what? These people disagree with IGN. It's just an opinion bro.

[KiwiViper85]

Did everyone read/watch the review?

Or just see the score and fly into a rage?

[MehmetAlperTR]

Bought it from Steam a minutes ago.. I hope it s a good game..

[ShadowKnight]

Do you like it or have you start playing it yet?

[MehmetAlperTR]

@ShadowKnight didnt play it yet.. Tonight i hope to play it :)

[vanethe]

GT is /was the only reviewers I trust I miss them a lot

[Blaze929]

I actually just played about 2 hours of this game and completely agree with the score. Literally pass 90 minutes - the game just gets madd boring.

[ShadowKnight]

A few other people said they like the game. I guess it's a matter of opinion and preference

[KillerPwned]

We lost the last good review site RIP GT you will never be forgotten.

[Novistador]

Oh man that 1.2pt difference...

[ChrisW]

Maybe this review was just one person's opinion and even in that a review should only be mildly taken into consideration when formulating one's own opinion. Unless, you're incapable of rationalizing others opinions for what they are... Opinions!

[generic-user-name]

Tbf that's only 1.2 in the difference

[OhMyGandhi]

I bought the game back when it was still basically a demo, and loved it. I have no idea why critics are having a field day over the game.

It was damned creepy, with enough genuine shocks, and plenty of psychological horror-related elements to keep me interested all the way through.

If you are craving a Silent Hills game, ignore these critics and go by the overwhelmingly positive reviews on Steam. This game was incredibly fun.

[Mr-Dude]

Hmm... IGN didnt recieve their check?

[DarkOcelet]

IGN also gave Alien Isolation 5.9/10

http://www.ign.com/articles...

When it comes to horror, both Gamespot and IGN dont know Jack $hit.

[Gasian]

You understand that reviews are done by people and it is their opinion. If you disagree with their opinion that is all you have to say. "I don't agree with these IGN reviewers opinions. Let me go look for someone's opinion on things I agree with." Rather than them being paid off by publishers nonsense. I don't think I will ever understand this website and their conspiracy theory/ grade school level BS. At least look into something before making assumptions. Where is your proof? And when there is proof then I will believe you guys. Have a good day everyone.

[Bimkoblerutso]

This particular score aside...let's just think about this for a second.

I seriously doubt there are many situations in which pubs outright bribe journalists for good reviews(as in..."here's a thousand dollars and our game, give it a good score), but if you really believe that these companies do not find scummy legal methods of pressuring sites into giving less-than-credible reviews, then I truly feel sorry for you. Pro-tip: it's not just gaming journalism and it's not new.

See: Gertsmanngate
See: Doritosgate
See: Score-dependent-review-embargo s

[Palitera]

The simple fact that sites live by the money from developers themselves (or publishers, no difference), already mean those won't be neutral on their reviews.
It is simply impossible to dissociate your critic when you depend on this kind of money to operate. It might not even be a self-aware proccess, but it is there.

Would you p***-off someone who is throwing dozens of thousands of dollars in ads at you?

[DefenderOfDoom2]

Also, they were giving out free Nexxus cell phones to people who reviewed "Watch Dogs".

Makes it hard to tell which reviews that are being honest.

[Gasian]

@Bimkoblerutso I agree with you there for the most part. I should have clarified I was specifically talking about the comment "Hm...IGN didn't receive their check?" Which I don't agree with that comment at all and like you said they don't outright bribe them. So I agree with you there. There are examples of it happening like the Gertsman thing.Another recent example, is the Shadow of Mordor crap with Youtubers back in 2014( even if that they are not press it is still an example I wanted to bring up.)

Now this brings me to another topic and that I feel negates the purpose of a lot of reviews entirely,That damn redundant score. It completely distracts from the actual content of the review and creates an artificial level of expectation on if a game is good or bad based on a mediocre scoring rubric. This is why I have so much respect for Eurogamer recently ,last year, they dropped that system. I hope eventually (my cynicism tells me it is not gonna happen) ,that these reviewers drop scores all together. (I also hoped they did it for movies, that I feel opinions are even more subjective on, but it never happened.) Even if it is just my opinion that I think review scores are bad.

Just am tired of people making assumptions is all ,but of course there are examples of it happening. I think there always is but I doubt it is the norm. Luckily there are multiple reviewers out there and you can look for the level of clarity and transparency you want.Someones opinions you agree with. Hoping one day that level of clarity is reached across the industry entirely.

[AgentSmithPS4]

As annoying as she was to me, I fear she may be right about a few things. I'll get a lot more opinions of course but I'll wait on this, I don't have time anyway.

[ShadowKnight]

Check out other reviews

[Paytaa]

I don't remember there being a lot of water

Maybe too many watercolors

[The_Truth_24_7]

Patiently waiting for Game Trailers review.

[Gasian]

RIP :'(

[Vasto]

Nice review.

Games like this look good in trailers but playing them is just boring.

[FlameBaitGod]

The game is great, forget this bad site's review. It has a 96% positive rating on steam, so 1 guys opinion means more than 2 thousand opinions lol?

[_LarZen_]

As always...never take 1 person's opinion as fact. Read/watch other reviews to make up a opinion if a game is worth your attention. On OpenCritic the game has a respectable 79 points. So there are plenty of reviewers that like the game.

[Gasian]

Yep, exactly. This is what I always talk about. Look at multiple reviews and varying opinions. You can find someone who has similar tastes to you and form your decision there. :)

[Hunkaloverbear]

Game is worth much more then this. This game is literally pt on drugs.

[DigitalRaptor]

IGN..... oh IGN.

These guys are either reviewing games slightly too high, or WAYYYY too low.

Alien: Isolation comes to mind.

[Two-Face]

I actually agree with IGN on this. I played the early access, and this game has literally nothing going for it. There is no fear to be found here. It is just a random jumpscare after another random jumpscare. Seriously, I have never experienced a game with so many jumpscares as this one. Jumpscares DO not make a good horror game... sigh.

[theshredded]

RIP Silent Hills, it's been forever since we got a really good horror game AAA or indie. I'm so tired of these horror games that cater to casuals and aren't even scary

[Kingdomcome247]

We still have Visage to rest our hopes upon, which looks to be rather promising thus far. It appears to have nailed the atmospheric tension which is the most crucial element in the horror genre, in my eyes.

[Austin48]

Wow bs review this game is a lot better then this.

[PaleMoonDeath]

Everyone else is enjoying it, IGN has become "That guy" hahaha!

[NovaCorps]

no gunfights
no explosions
no michael bay deal
and most important no money offering,these explains this pathetic low score

[DefenderOfDoom2]

Can the PS4 internet browser support "Adobe Flash video player"? I need to go to YouTube to watch this review by IGN.

[Moe-Gunz]

There is a youtube app on the PS4

[Segata]

IGN..IGN never changes..

http://i.imgur.com/tr3b5t2....

[Segata]

For those disagrees I am mocking IGN btw. Godhand is awesome and IGN has always given great games shit reviews.

[ajax17]

A Chloi Rad review... well that explains it.

[audiocafe]

Yeah I already found that she and I do not share similar opinions when it comes to games.

[ZaWarudo]

I have to agree on some points. This type of horror is getting old and predictable.

[goldwyncq]

5.8 -- too much painting.

[rhap]

OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE in Steam.

Ok IGN, you had your moment. You can go now.

[Ninja_G_Aidan]

Take some acid. Guaranteed you will be shitting bricks then.

[Neonridr]

I didn't realize the game was now finished. May have to go check it out now that it isn't in early access anymore.