I just wish it stuck to the one enemy at a time formula the original had. Outlast 2 has a lot going for it, as does the series in general. And is definitely worth seeing through to the end, I don’t want to set any expectations, but I’ll just say it’s better than the original outlasts ending. The game is gorgeous though, and creepy it’s full of jump scares and surprises, especially with the random transitions between your location in this religious cult and a catholic school… The game never becomes predictable. It never really feels like it works… Enemey detection is way too sensitive and I felt like they always knew where I was and I felt like I had to trigger enemies, make them chase me, and run around the map to get past sections… And some points in the game you’re forced to deal with situations like this and it just never stops, making the game feel like a chore, especially in the final few chapters. You never feel like stealth is a real option. Getting through sections of the game is frustrating. and it isn’t tense or scary, it’s annoying. You never have down time, you never have time to soak in the environment and let it creep you out… because beyond the first chapter the game is throwing multiple enemies for you to deal with around every corner. But the game is missing those tense moments the original had… I feel outlast 2 throws way too many enemies at your way too often… This is where the pacing issue comes in. Hide under beds, and in barrels and lockers. It feels like it drags on forever, mostly thanks to the games awful pacing… This is still la survival horror game, collect batteries for your camera, use that camera to record things and as a light source, collect bandages to heal yourself when you’re hurt and get through everything the game throws at you. Outlast 2 More anxiety than Horror In Outlast 2 you play as a cameraman working with your wife doing your investigative journalism thing, Outlast 2 More anxiety than Horror In Outlast 2 you play as a cameraman working with your wife doing your investigative journalism thing, getting to the bottom of the possible murder of a pregnant woman And then your helicopter crashes, you can’t find your wife, and you spend the rest of the game trying to find her… Outlast 2 is more open feeling than the claustrophobic original… While at the same time much more linear feeling But I found it to be a lot more stressful… Instead of 4 hours, Outlast 2 clocks in at a little less than 7… Which felt to be a bit of a mistake. Gore is not necessarily horror, and while Outlast 2 has barrels of gore, the horror (and any replayability) just isn't there. Nothing is terrifying or scary, and even the few jump scares are predictable enough to be more of an annoyance than anything else. The game does have it's disturbing moments, but they are few and far between. While this may not seem like a big problem, it does break the immersion. Red Barrels explains that Blake and his wife, Lynn, "are not fighters, leaving Blake to simply run headlong into dangerous situations filled with murderous zealots, looking only for bandages and batteries while ignoring the plethora of weapons or tools lying around. There is no offensive action the player can take at all. You run and hide, using a video camera's night vision to see what is lurking in the dark and to record certain events to unveil Langermann's thoughts of the scene unfolding before him. The gameplay is the familiar Outlast formula. or with an unfinished game that will try to tie up the loose ends in a piece (or pieces) of DLC. The ending makes no sense with the events that unfold just prior. The story itself goes from one setting to another without rhyme or reason. Unfortunately, that narrative never pans out. WIthin minutes of the game starting, the setting of a horrific tale begins to unfold in front of you. The player is left with a real sense of anxiety which is heightened by the macabre setting. The immediate setting is eerie and surreal. Outlast 2 leaves the confines of the Mount Massive Asylum for a backwoods, religious complex in Northern Arizona and starts out with a bang. Outlast 2 leaves the The original Outlast and it's DLC, Whistleblower, were works of art, so Outlast 2 was ripe with potential from the start. The original Outlast and it's DLC, Whistleblower, were works of art, so Outlast 2 was ripe with potential from the start.
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