Gameplay wise, I felt that the audio system didn't add a whole lot to the Outlast experience, but it made the game feel amazing in the audio department (more on that later). The biggest change to the camera is the addition of an audio system that picks up footsteps, voices, and all manner of creepy noise through the device's built-in microphone. You are able to store both video footage and still images of the various notes you come across, acting as a video journal that allows you view scenes you've already come across and delve deeper into the plot of the game. Blake, as a professional cameraman, has a better camera in his possession than Miles did in the original game. Your trusty night vision setting is back and you'll need it more than ever as you sneak around the pitch black landscape of the Sonoran. the person that reached out to Miles in the main game. (fun fact: the developer offered adult diapers as a Kickstarter perk for Outlast 2).

The camera is still central to the gameplay. Outlast is a true survival horror experience which shows that the most terrifying monsters of all come from the. Outlast 2 plays a lot like the first game, but with a few changes that make the gameplay a little more challenging. Weak characters ultimately hold an otherwise decent narrative back from being truly memorable.

Somehow, I ended up feeling more attached to the voiceless Miles Upshur from the original Outlast than I ever did Blake. By contrast, Lynn spends hardly any time onscreen and yet somehow feels almost as developed as the main protagonist and antagonist. Blake remains intent on telling the player they should be shocked by what they see and remains fairly stagnant despite the intriguing hallucinations, while the main character trait of Knoth and his ilk is blatant and often inexplicable misogyny. Blake and Knoth are the only characters that have much depth to them, but even they are a bit shallow.

One area that I do find fault with Outlast 2 is its lack of character development. Some might call that lazy storytelling, but it keeps the beginning of the game from being overloaded with exposition. Freelance journalist, Miles Upshur, is requested by an anonymous individual to investigate the Mount Massive Asylum, only to find it overrun by the asylums deranged patients. The narrative remains engaging throughout and gamers looking to delve as far as they can into the backstory of Outlast 2 can collect the numerous video clips and notes that are scattered around the landscape. Outlast: With Shawn Baichoo, Chimwemwe Miller, Andreas Apergis, Alex Ivanovici. Outlast 2 is a terrifying experience that blends the brutality of movies like The Hills Have Eyes, and the supernatural elements of F.E.A.R.

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