It feeds on the archetypal terrors of a dystopian imaginary: it is the fear of the dark, of the monster under the bed, of that sound that you would swear to have heard clearly. There is a dark place in our mind that morbidly longs for all that reason shuns. Game for PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, the video game was released on The version for Nintendo Switch came out on Its interesting story isnвЂ™t enough to cover up for its poor design.Review for Outlast 2. With too much ground to cover, cheap kills, and weird transitions, Outlast 2 aimed too high for its own good. The confines of the Asylum from the first Outlast made for great chase scenes and intimate jump scares. The larger scope of Outlast 2 does more harm than good. The frame rate was solid and we didnвЂ™t run into any crashes or major bugs. The worst part is that why you progress in the normal game isnвЂ™t really explained вЂ“ you are just expected to go with it. The story gets dark fast, and the flashbacks play a huge part of that. They are also home to some of the most terrifying and creepy parts of the game. I will say that the flashback scenes do help tell the story of Blake, so I am glad they were included. Not only that, but the supplies you use in this part are also used during the normal section of the game. These sections are fine on their own, but why you still progress in the normal part of the game is a bit off-putting. There are also these weird flashback-type segments that transition into progressing in the normal game. Repeatedly dying over and over with no clue where to go is not fun. It isnвЂ™t a matter of вЂњgit gud вЂќ it is matter of how the game is designed. If it happened once or twice, I wouldnвЂ™t mention it, but this is a recurring theme throughout the game. One wrong turn and youвЂ™re dead, back to doing the same section until you figure out where to go. What ultimately ends up happening is you run around looking for a small hole to crawl through or looking for the correct door to enter. This is fine when it works, but when it doesnвЂ™t work you end up dying. Due to the lack of vision granted by the camera, you just have to guess where you are running a lot of the time. Where the game fails is in most of the chase scenes.

The sneaking and hiding parts work fine for the most part. It is really hard to believe that Blake wouldnвЂ™t just pick up a shovel and defend himself in this situation. Outside of batteries, you can also pick up bandages to heal yourself up after taking damage. If you run out of batteries, it is pretty much game over unless the way is lit, which is very rare. Your camera runs on batteries, so you have to find those as you progress or else you canвЂ™t see. I get that itвЂ™s meant to be dark and creepy, but this gets really irritating as the game goes on. This has to be the worst night vision on a camera ever, because you can hardly see anything most of the time. Your camera has night vision, so you can see in the dark to an extent. The core of the gameplay is pretty similar to the first game: you cannot fight, meaning you either hide or you die. You can expect it to run you anywhere from 6-10 hours, depending on how you play. The story has plenty of twists and turns along with disturbing moments and savage kills. Separated from your wife and armed only with a (terrible) camera, you have to go through a crazy cultist village to find her. A random bright light appears, and your chopper goes out of control, sending you crashing into the woods below. Everything starts off fine, with you flying in a helicopter somewhere in Arizona. Outlast 2 has you playing as Blake Langerman, cameraman and husband of the reporter Lynn Langerman who is searching for info on a murdered pregnant woman.

Outlast 2 game review