Outlast 2: You'll buy the whole game, but only get the edge

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1stGear: Jan 16, 2010; Here's to the new us.

Outlast 2 is the sequel to 2013 indie horror hit Outlast from developer Red Barrels

Steam Store page posted:

Set in the same universe as the first game, but with different characters and a different setting, Outlast 2 is a twisted new journey into the depths of the human mind and its dark secrets.

Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you�re right in the thick of it.

You are Blake Langermann, a cameraman working with your wife, Lynn. The two of you are investigative journalists willing to take risks and dig deep to uncover the stories no one else will dare touch.

You're following a trail of clues that started with the seemingly impossible murder of a pregnant woman known only as Jane Doe.
The investigation has lead you miles into the Arizona desert, to a darkness so deep that no one could shed light upon it, and a corruption so profound that going mad may be the only sane thing to do.

We�ve traded dilapidated asylums and amoral corporations for isolated deserts and redneck cults! Exciting!

Outlast was praised for well-crafted level design and atmosphere as well as effectively translating the idea of found-footage into a video game. But it was also criticized (particularly the Whistleblower DLC) for relying heavily on explicit nudity, gore, and general shock value in its horror. Has Outlast 2 moved away from the latter to focus on more tense, psychological horror?

Drunken Baker posted:

Outlast 2 has been banned in Australia due to strong sexual violence.

Took this from Kotaku. (first google hit)

In one cut-scene in the game ... a female creature prepares Blake for a ritual. She says, "I want to see your true face. Your seed will burn this world." Shortly afterwards, he objects to having psycho-active dust blown into his face, yelling, "Nope! Nope!" before he stumbles into a forest clearing.

His vision blurring, he witnesses what appears to a ritualistic orgy. His wife, Lynn, calls out for his help, saying, "It hurts! Oh god!," as she hangs from chains on a raised platform at the front of the clearing. Humanoid creatures, their skin grey, spattered with blood and scarred, implicity have sex as others pray, or chant, or gesticulate.

One creature has another bent over a rock, thrusting as they implicitly have rear-entry sex, another sits astride the pelvic region of a creature prone on the ground, moving their hips rhythmically as they too implicitly have sex. Two other pairs of creatures in the clearing are also implicitly having sex.

As Blake yells for the creatures to "Get away from her!" a female creature, her greyish breasts bared, pushes him onto his back, holds his arms to the ground and repeatedly thrusts her crotch against him. As Blake protests, saying "No! Stop that!" the creature thrusts again, before placing its face over his midsection and then sitting up and wiping its mouth.

Although much of the contact between the creature and Blake is obscurred, by it taking place below screen, the sexualised surroundings and aggressive behaviour of the creature suggest that it is an assault which is sexual in nature. The Board is of the opinion that this, combined with Blake's objections and distress, constitutes a depiction of implied sexual violence.

In the Board's opinion, the above example constitutes a depiction of implied sexual violence and therefore cannot be accommodated within the R18+ classification category and the game is therefore Refused Classification.

Probably not!

A demo was released for the game late last year, but has since been removed from all platforms. However, you can probably still watch on whichever shrieking millennial hipster�s YouTube channel you prefer if you want to get an idea of what the game will be like. The full game will be released on April 25th on PC, PS4, and XB1. Console gamers will also get Outlast: Trinity, a collection of Outlast 1, Whistleblower, and Outlast 2 for 40 USD. What a deal!

Launch trailer

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1stGear: Jan 16, 2010; Here's to the new us.

The first game had a bunch of gay stuff so its more like scary gay hentai.

# ¿ Apr 22, 2017 17:58

1stGear: Jan 16, 2010; Here's to the new us.

Despite the game still not being purchasable on Steam, millennial hipster YouTubers have started to post playthroughs for those so inclined. Do keep spoilers behind tags for those of us who want to go in blind.

# ¿ Apr 24, 2017 20:50

1stGear: Jan 16, 2010; Here's to the new us.

Kaboom Dragoon posted:

Are there any watchable playthroughs so far?

John Wolfe, formerly HarshlyCritical is putting up his playthrough. He's a pretty level-headed guy, who doesn't play up his reactions and his commentary is reasonably entertaining. However, he's putting up his videos in 30-40 minutes chunks, so it'll likely take him a couple days to have the full thing up.

There's also this no-commentary streamed full playthrough but I have no idea the quality of it.

# ¿ Apr 25, 2017 04:11

1stGear: Jan 16, 2010; Here's to the new us.

Reviews are coming in and they're fairly consistent in ranking it a 7-8/10 game. Lots of praise for the graphics, sound design, and flashbacks sequences scattered throughout the game, lots of criticism of the stealth sections being too trial-and-error.

It also gave the Polygon reviewer PTSD or something so that's a thing.

# ¿ Apr 25, 2017 16:20

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