![]() All you have is your trusty camera and the desperation to escape. Just like in the first game, there are no fight or flight choices to make, instead your only hope is to run and hide. Right after the helicopter plummets to the ground, you're abandoned and injured. The emphasis on the survival element is unwavering from the very off. Once you make it through the school, Blake will reawaken from this apparent parallel universe and back into the Arizona outback, where the horror can commence.įor those who haven't played the first game, Outlast 2 brings survival horror back to its roots. The school is really creepy, as are the lone figures you'll find looking at you down the corridors, gazing a hole through you with their eyes. The once busy corridors, now empty, unchanged yet unnerving. There are bizarre points in the game where Blake will suddenly be transported into the school he used to attend when he was a child. Along the way you’ll make some horrifying discoveries, much more profound than in Outlast and Outlast: Whistleblower. The general premise of the game is to find Lynn and escape. From here, he is dragged into a world he could never have imagined existed. During the opening scene, the helicopter he and his wife, Lynn, are in plummets from the sky and leaves Blake estranged from her, and lost in the Arizona wilderness. The game begins with the lead protagonist, Blake Langermann, a cameraman and investigative journalist who is reporting on a news story about the mysterious disappearance of a pregnant woman. They alleviated my fears, by making me fear the game. Thankfully, developers Red Barrels have done a tremendous job at making the game more open, better visually and audibly, and in truth, downright scarier. When I first heard the plans for Outlast 2, I was a little sceptical to begin with as I wondered whether the outside environment would spoil some of the game’s value. The setting for the first game and its DLC was the archetypal horror setting the foreboding Mount Massive Asylum. My expectations were therefore very high for this release. The first game was so spooky, beautifully designed, and full of grisly characters. Never have I played a horror game that immersed me into its world the way the first Outlast game did. The anticipation for this game was immense. I’m in love with a monster, and her name is Outlast 2.// Reviews // 29th Apr 2017 - 6 years ago // By Nathan Hunter Outlast 2 Review The closest thing I can give to a negative is that the ending is a severe cliffhanger, and I hope to hear that Red Barrels will be tying up the story one way or another. Search for answers while traveling through a village inhabited by a deranged sect that believes the end of days is upon them.Ī perfect storm of gore, atmosphere, tension, scripted and unscripted scares and a memorable plot that dares to explore darkness that can hide within the human psyche, what more can be said? Playing the game on even just normal mode for seven and a half hours was an inviting challenge of fear, misery, adrenaline, and despair which when combined together spells out fun in my book.Follow trails of clues, and shed a bit of light on the challenges you are going to encounter throughout the investigation no one ever dared to touch.Step into the shoes of investigative journalist Blake Langermann, and alongside his wife, Lynn, explore the mysteries of the murder of a pregnant woman known only as Jane Doe and the hidden secrets in the village connected to the murder. ![]() The game continues the found footage characteristics from the first game. With its out-of-this-world graphics, mesmerizing sound design, and thrilling atmosphere, Outlast 2 will give you the content of a once-in-a-lifetime sequel. Outlast 2 is the sequel to the much loved and acclaimed 2013 survival horror FPS game, Outlast. ![]()
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