Outlast

[Jano]

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Is supposed to be like the game Amnesia. I've never played that game so I wouldn't know what to compare it to but just watching the trailer creeped me out.

I've got NO desire to play this one but figured I'd share it with yall. It's PC only from what I've seen from IGN.

[BattleBornLV]

Watched the ign demo video and man this is one creepy game. The environment and sound is perfectly done to scare the hell out of you.

I love horror games but unless this gets released on a console I'll most likely miss out on playing it.

[Jano]

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You are a much stronger man than I for even contemplating playing it lol. There's a few more videos on youtube also.

[BattleBornLV]

You see I say I want to play it but if I actually do who knows if I would actually finish it lol. From that 4 minute demo I haven't seen the feeling of fear done so perfectly in a game.

[ubernoob]

I loved Amnesia. Any games to scare to the **** out of me are A-OK in my book...

I'm not a huge fan of a game/movie relying on the quick turn to someone being in your face tactic to scare, so if there are only a few of these moments in the game with an extreme detail to making a fantastically scary atmosphere I will buy it.

I'm picky with horror games.

[BattleBornLV]

I've never gamed on pc and the consoles don't really have that terrifying if horror games which suck. I really should look into more pc gaming because I know I'm missing out.

[ubernoob]

I've never gamed on pc and the consoles don't really have that terrifying if horror games which suck. I really should look into more pc gaming because I know I'm missing out.

The PC Gaming Master Race would welcome you with open arms. We have cookies.

Don't get me wrong, I love my ps3 to death and some of the console exclusives... But by comparison nothing touches PC gaming. You can use KB/mouse or a controller from your favorite system for most games as well.

Some people just don't like PC, so different strokes for different folks and all that good stuff.

[BattleBornLV]

The PC Gaming Master Race would welcome you with open arms. We have cookies.

Don't get me wrong, I love my ps3 to death and some of the console exclusives... But by comparison nothing touches PC gaming. You can use KB/mouse or a controller from your favorite system for most games as well.

Some people just don't like PC, so different strokes for different folks and all that good stuff.

I need to go check out the I want to build a PC thread we have here. That's my thing I've never looked into building or buying a gaming PC. I have a buddy who's building a gaming PC so I should get with him for some info also.

[trobinson97]

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[Heroesandvillains]

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It was announced at E3 that this title will be coming to the PS4. The announcement occured during the indie section of Sony's press conference.

The gameplay footage I've seen so far is the most terrifying 5:00 or so minutes
I've ever lived...

[Brandwin]

Outlast

Out on February 5th - that date might just be for EU.

RT @NeoGAFNewThread: Outlast on PS4 runs at 1080p/60fps http://t.co/GlMf7PlWlw

[RGmoney]

Re: Outlast

Outlast PS4 Review (IGN - 7.8): http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/04/outlast-review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013 I can safely say that Outlast made me jump out of my chair more often in its four-hour descent into Hell than any other game ever has. It's a tense, brutal trek that strips you of any power to defend yourself as you try to avoid the deranged mental patients that roam the halls of this horrifyingly gorgeous world.You'll run, hide, and just generally be terrified as you discover the horrors that reside within Mount Massive Asylum. But in between the wealth of scares and beautiful environments, Outlast has a tendency to bog down via uninspired mission objectives and a few disappointing design choices.

From the get-go, Outlast is one of the best-looking and sounding survival horror games to date. Everything from the dynamic lighting to a fantastic soundscape work together to keep you on edge every second of the experience. On both PC and PS4, I dreaded entering any new areas or opening any closed doors for fear of what lurked in the dark unknown. Little details that are often forgotten in games, like leaving a trail of bloody footprints after stepping through a pool of blood, really help sell the illusion that Mount Massive is an actual place.

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But for as great as the world looks, the character models are represented with a bit less fidelity. They're not bad per se, but certain enemies that appear terrifying from a distance lose quite a bit of their terror when viewed up-close. You'll also notice quite a bit of enemy repetition during the latter half of the campaign. That being said, you'll probably be too busy running away like a maniac to notice most of the time.

You're ostensibly powerless in Outlast, meaning that your main tools for survival are running and hiding. Barreling down a hallway with a beast right on your heels, bursting through a
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Other Games That Made Me Jump:
Amnesia: The Dark DescentSilent Hill HD CollectionLimbo series of doors when you have no idea what's on the other side, and eventually finding a closet to hide in and evade your pursuer provides a fantastic and terrifying thrill. And once enemies begin tearing apart rooms and opening closets in search of you – yep, you can imagine just how nerve-wracking this game gets.

Your guardian angel in Outlast comes in the form of a camera with a night-vision setting. Much of the asylum is bathed in darkness, so you'll be viewing a lot of the world through a bright-green lens. This helps create a great sense of tension, which is heightened by the fact that the camera runs on batteries that need to be found throughout the environment. Outlast forces you to be conservative with your resources, as running out of juice in a particularly dark area forced me to have to reload a prior save file and replay a good chunk of a level. This punishment seemed severe at the time, but ultimately acted as a lesson in how careful planning was essential in order to survive in this world.

Where Outlast bogs down a bit is when it tries to shoehorn typical game design elements into the horror experience. Slowly making your way through a dank basement crawling with enemies is great – but having to activate three generators in order to restore power to the area? Not so much. While I'm not against the "find three things" structure of many games, its place in Outlast had a tendency to momentarily pull me out of the experience and squash tension.

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Also, the fact that your character has no way of defending himself means that if you're discovered and cornered by one of your pursuers, you're probably going to have to restart that section. I found myself dying in specific encounters multiple times until I memorized the level layout and enemy patterns. That's not terribly out of the ordinary for a stealth game, but Outlast's strength is in its well-paced horror, and repetition dulls that power. Instead of being terrified, I was simply annoyed that I had to keep dying in order to figure out how to solve certain environmental puzzles.

Thankfully these moments were far outnumbered by long stretches of tense, satisfying exploration which rewards you with a well-written and unsettling story. Diligent searching reveals numerous notes and diaries that help flesh out tragic tales of mental patients tortured by villainous scientists, and that provides a surprising bit of heart to this bloody tale. It's also one of those horror games that works both when you're playing it alone in the dark, as well as having a group of people gather around the television and experience the scares together.

THE VERDICT

Outlast can stand proudly as a unique and terrifying survival horror game. Unlike many modern horror games, it remembers that the most frightening monsters are those that you can't kill, but have to flee from, and it creates an outstandingly creepy atmosphere that rendered me defenseless against its many well-paced jump scares. Annoying design choices and forced moments of repetition have a bad habit of spoiling the mood, but between them is an experience that's scary as all hell.

[Brandwin]

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For a free game, it sounds good to me. Looking forward to playing tonight.

[RoyalBoyle78]

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going to download myself later.

[Heroesandvillains]

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going to download myself later.

For a free game, it sounds good to me. Looking forward to playing tonight.

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