or maybe because Red Barrels has been duped into the false song that taking away power from the user somehow makes the game scarier. Trager, but Blake's only reason why he never defends himself is because he is a massive beta soy-boy. At least Miles had the excuse of having a few of his fingers get cut off by the affable Dr. Blake is an even wimpier protagonist than the mute Miles. Outlast 2 takes that foundation and puts a massive tyre fire on it by neglecting the best aspects of its predecessor.

It did not always play to its best strengths, but it had a very solid foundation to build upon. Exploring Mount Massive Asylum had Miles Upshur do all kinds of things in a confined area, like platforming, sneaking around in mini-labyrinths, and in some cases he had multi-part goals to accomplish that could be approached in different ways. I just hope that Red Barrels has learned from their mistakes.The original Outlast is a flawed but enjoyable experience. I am still immensely excited for the third installment next year. It's a lazy mediocre sequel with an ending that leaves you bewildered and frustrated rather than wanting more. Needless to say, this game failed to live up to it's predecessor. The school sections are the only reason why I didn't rate this game lower if I'm being perfectly honest. It's disappointing when you proceed to look at what we got instead. That would've been a great setting for an Outlast game. I used to attend a Catholic school, and holy **** was that place terrifying at night. I'd be lying if I said they didn't almost make me **** myself. The school sections genuinely surprised me. This game just overuses the witch so much to the point that any scary element to her is just non existent. At least the first Outlast used Chris Walker sparingly. You have the witch, who is so obviously meant to be a stand-in for Chris Walker. That horror charm the first Outlast had has deliberately been replaced by gross out horror and unnecessary shock values in this game. At least impalement something like a light shove that gives you time to get away from whatever's attacking. I'm not saying they should arm you with some of North Koreas most powerful nuclear weaponry but come on. You'd think they'd implement some sort of self-defense mechanic or arm you with something other than a **** $30 Walmart brand video camera. The gameplay is literally no different from the first Outlast. You can read the letters sure, but they don't really explain a whole lot. You have to do at least 8 minutes of research to even get an idea of what the hell's going on. If you're going into this game expecting an immersive story, innovative gameplay, and non-stop scares, prepare to be disappointed. This has got to be one of if not the most overrated horror sequel of all time. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.

Metacritic outlast 2