The Suffering: Ties That Bind

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Summary

The Suffering: Ties That Bind follows in the footsteps of its predecessor by combining a disturbing horror atmosphere with action/shooter gameplay. Players can switch between third person and first person depending on their preference, and will shoot a lot of hideous demonic manifestations of evil before the game is done. The player is also able to transform into a hideous creature at key times in the game, which allows him to engage in intense melee combat. The game includes a morality system which records the player's actions during gameplay and changes the story accordingly, and also alters the player's creature form. Everything from the first The Suffering has been refined and turned up a notch for the sequel.


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The Suffering: Ties That Bind Reviews & Ratings

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Review by Marick [user]
February 2, 2015

The Suffering: Ties That Bind is a psychological horror video game, developed by Surreal Software and published by Midway Games.Ties That BindThe Suffering: Ties That Bind is a psychological horror video game, developed by Surreal Software and published by Midway Games.Ties That Bind features a number of gameplay changes from the original The Suffering. The player can no longer carry around xombium bottles to refill their health whenever they need to, and instead must rely on stationary pickups located throughout the level. When critically injured, the player may also heal a very small percentage of their health by hiding from the immediate battle to recover. The player is also now limited to only carrying two weapons at a time, which now adds a sense of strategy to the gameplay.

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Review by StevenZ. [user]
April 21, 2007

I really liked the first one, and I am really enjoying this one as well, unfortunately I encountered a dead-end bug and haven't finished I really liked the first one, and I am really enjoying this one as well, unfortunately I encountered a dead-end bug and haven't finished the game yet, but this isn't discouraging me to find a way through and finish. Whoever played and enjoyed the first one as much as I did, will like this one just as much, though for PC it is quite glitchy.

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Review by BillW. [user]
July 26, 2006

The game is dated. I looks and acts "old". The PC version is as buggy as an old sack of meal... or more appropriately, an old piece of it. The game is dated. I looks and acts "old". The PC version is as buggy as an old sack of meal... or more appropriately, an old piece of it. There are places where the people you're trying to save just get hung up and won't move... so, naturally, you can't save them... there are key combos that a laptop will not reproduce, so you have to call Midway and get them to send you a "saved game" that will put you beyond the point where you need the "unavailable" keystrokes. It's basically a P.O.S.

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Review by ShawnP. [user]
January 10, 2006

On my sys (being low end Pentium 4 and ATI 9600) The game play was smooth and frightening. A cinematic scenerio that was, my guess just the On my sys (being low end Pentium 4 and ATI 9600) The game play was smooth and frightening. A cinematic scenerio that was, my guess just the result of a distant vision of what if.

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Review by AceGamez
N/A

If you like lots of guns that feel the business, lots of demons who look the business, lots of tension, lots of suspense, a great plot that keeps you guessing and interested, and buckets and buckets of blood, then you'll probably love this.

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Game Information
Release Date September 26, 2005
Publisher Midway Games, Surreal Software
Content Rated M (Mature)
Game Modes Single player
Player Perspectives First person, Third person
Genres Shooter
Themes Action, Fantasy, Horror, Survival
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2, Xbox