The Suffering: Ties That Bind begins shortly after the first game ended, as protagonist Torque arrives in Baltimore Harbor after leaving the unspeakable carnage of Carnate Island behind. As Torque makes his way through the gritty streets, the disturbing demons seem to have followed him to the mainland and are now wreaking havoc across the city.
“The Suffering franchise is the definitive action-horror experience,” said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. “The Suffering: Ties That Bind brings an American sensibility to the genre with Torque, the main character, taking the fight to the horrors stalking him as opposed to running for his life. The team at Surreal puts as much focus on providing a great experience that draws you in as they do in delivering top notch gameplay and the results speak for themselves.”
Ties That Bind features Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile, Armageddon, The Scorpion King and Sin City) in the role of Torque’s nemesis Blackmore, and Rachel Griffiths (Six Feet Under, Blow) portrays Jordan, the woman in charge of a strange paramilitary research outfit that has been conducting cleanup. Torque’s dead wife Carmen returns from the first game to help guide players, as does the demented Dr. Killjoy.
The unique morality system also returns in The Suffering: Ties That Bind. As players choose between good and evil throughout Ties That Bind, they will determine which of three possible endings will conclude the game. Players with a save game from the first game will also be able to see one of three different beginnings depending on their morality choices made in The Suffering.
