This was a huge letdown from the first.
I need the protagonist to stop talking for the love of god. He keeps narrating ♥♥♥♥ we already know if we have halfabrain and pay attention.
Whoever designed the tongue monster that appears in the school memories, yeah those sections REALLY suck the fun and pacing as I die over and over until i figure out where Devs wanted me to run.
I would get tricked to pickup a bandage or battery only for some enemy to block me to the wall or door then proceed to stab me till I die. That was intentional fkery and I hate it when developers do this.
The bleeding ALSO SUCKS the fun as you get stabbed once, you're blinded by your blood until you heal yourself. But while that's happening, you're trying to run away from Tall goth woman, Christians, Heretics, whatever, it just fckin sucks the fun scrambling to find bandages.
I will say that i like two things about this game. The camera night vision, great! Still like that from the first. And the added focus feature where you can listen to what is in the distance. Awesome and makes the game more terrifying. Also this feature makes the music softer because the music is so loud at times (you cannot lower it) and it can play like an enemy grunt or scream that tricks you...that's not good music design for horror IMO.
Somehow the limitation on budget for Outlast 1. Makes the first more memorable. When a character has something to say, it really grasps your attention because there's barely any dialogue. And those villains had some terrifying deliverance that still shock me to the core. Here in 2. it's like...actors trying to be voice actors. Nothing lands for me, and I'm just trying to finish the game cuz Im not getting anything out of it.
Inconclusion, Wouldn't recommend. BUT it does leave me yearning for a game where enemies speak only if necessary, you can adjust music volume or turn it off, have nightvision camera with focus listen, and can only stealth and hide. It would be the perfect horror survival game.
