
This same camera also has a system with amplify brightness to be able to see better in the dark, if you have enough batteries, and a stronger microphone array helping you to better catch sounds from afar and spot enemies ahead of time. Like the previous episode, the game is played from the angle of the hero’s camera (reminding me of the Blair Witch Project), which will help you as well film important clues and elements in the game for your coverage (you’re a journalist after all). Faithful to the first episode, Outlast 2 does not bother with complex mechanics, and our hero is not some sort of superman, and must hide or run to hope to survive. Blake, who is in charge of investigating the origin of this behavior, doesn’t sadly reach the premises, as their their helicopter crashes within couple of minutes from the beginning of the game, and wakes up to the sight of their pilot skinned alive and impaled on a cross, with Lynn nowhere to be found. By dark, we mean the discovery of a young Jane Doe on the edge of a road, pregnant, covered with dirt and murmuring verses from an unknown book, before hanging herself. The adventure starts in a helicopter as reporter Lynn Langermann, alongside companion and cameraman Blake Langermann (the game’s hero) are heading to Arizona to investigate a dark subject. Three years later, after a decent expansion called Whistleblower, the studio is back with a brand new sequel, promising to be as dirty and morbid as the original Outlast, fitted with new features supposed to make it scarier.Īway from the insane Mount Massive asylum, yet retaining some small ties with its predecessor, Outlast 2 start on a fresh slate, yet still embodies a journalist armed with just a simple camera. Developed by Canadian studios Red Barrels, the first Outlast was an instant hit with gamers, bringing back good ol’ horror and suspense vibe that most others were failing at, without the need of fancy graphics or even technical power, just pure play on your emotions and fears.
