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The areas you have to operate in are also extremely compact meaning you're repeatedly getting seen by hostiles and having practically no room to outmanoeuvre them, resulting in certain death. On one occasion, I had to retry a section about twenty times before I found the tiny sliver in a wall that I was supposed to know was my destination.
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You usually have to search for a particular door, ledge or small hole in a fence all while running around in the dark and being chased by several enemies who kill you in one or two hits. The main problem here is that it's often incredibly unclear where the game expects you to go. Then, you move on to a similar area and repeat. You do this over and over until you finally find where you're supposed to escape. You run but you don't know where to go so you end up frantically looking for an exit then inevitably get caught and killed and have to watch one of the boring, protracted death animations that you've already seen a bunch of times. Here's how it goes: you arrive in a new area and look around a bit then enemies (usually a bunch of guys with machetes) turn up and chase you. This is evident from the very first enemy you meet in the game who comes out of nowhere and kills you in one hit several times before you work out what the game wants you to do.įrom here on out, the first half of the campaign follows a similar formula. In fact, its first half is almost nothing but frustration whereas its second is much more the kind of experience you would expect from such an anticipated survival horror title. Broadly speaking, its gameplay varies between terrifying and infuriating. These are minor complaints and, sadly, Outlast 2 has much more serious problems to focus on. The look-behind button is helpful to see what unspeakable horror is just about to devour you There are also lots of notes scattered around that you can pick up and photograph but as it doesn't pause when you read them (and a lot of them are gibberish), you likely wouldn't want to risk your life. It's cool how your recording is saved this way but other than that, the feature adds no practical use and feels rather superfluous. This footage is then viewable in your library exactly as you filmed it with a little extra commentary by Blake.
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Your camera can also be used to film certain events by standing and aiming at them for a while. In turn, this means that you feel like you have to keep moving and pushing yourself ever onward into more danger before you've had time to recuperate. This mechanic makes matters all the more tense as you're continually worried about running out of battery power. The only problem is that this model has the worst battery life on Earth so you have to repeatedly find new batteries to keep it going. Luckily, your camera is fitted with a night-vision mode that allows you to see in the dark. You don't have any weapons and your only means of survival are running away and hiding. The audio is arguably even better with dramatic, impactful sound cues and a spine-tingling string soundtrack that puts you on edge throughout the experience.Īs in the first game, you're armed only with a camera. The visuals are eerie and sinisterly atmospheric and the many grisly sights you encounter early on make you suitably fearful of what's to come. v1d30chumz 109-200-233-75įrom its opening scenes, Outlast 2 impresses with its graphics and sound design. Now it's a struggle for you to find her and get out. They soon find out that the region is inhabited by duelling bloodthirsty religious sects, both of which want Lynn for their own nefarious reasons.
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But, that's only the beginning of their problems. However, while filming one of their scenes via helicopter, something goes wrong and they crash-land and wake up wounded and separated. Outlast 2 puts you in the shoes of cameraman Blake Langermann who, together with his wife Lynn, is on a mission in backwoods Arizona to document the case of a missing woman. Does Outlast 2 live up to its predecessor or will it have you screaming for all the wrong reasons? Thanks! Outlast 2 is also available for Xbox One and Nintendo SwitchĪfter several months of delays, the sequel to one of the most well-received survival horror games ever made is finally out.
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Reviewed by Stephen Palmer playing a PS4 on May 1, 2017