Outlast 2

 PlayStation 4
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  1. CamyVero
    Apr 14, 2023
    8
    Al igual que lo fue el primero tenemos una magnífica muestra de un survival horror en primera persona. Con una historia de terror más que decente y un gameplay disfrutable. Como en la mayoría de estos juegos, aquí no hay combate, solo sigilo, investigación, algún puzzle sencillo y narrativa en forma de texto. Si no te gusta leer y el mal rollo que transpira de estos juegos, quizás esteAl igual que lo fue el primero tenemos una magnífica muestra de un survival horror en primera persona. Con una historia de terror más que decente y un gameplay disfrutable. Como en la mayoría de estos juegos, aquí no hay combate, solo sigilo, investigación, algún puzzle sencillo y narrativa en forma de texto. Si no te gusta leer y el mal rollo que transpira de estos juegos, quizás este género no sea lo tuyo. Para mi es más que disfrutable, me lo paso como un enano con los sustos y la atmósfera malsana que tienen. El rollo cámara en mano con visión nocturna le da una apariencia de terror muy conseguida.

    Recomendado    … Expand
  2. Mike0529
    Mar 10, 2023
    7
    After playing outlast and whistleblower I was pretty excited for this one. However, the story felt weird and without sense most of the game, some mechanics fail and the level design could be better. As a horror game is good, as a whorthy sequel? I'm afraid not.
  3. Joe2539
    Jan 3, 2023
    10
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  4. GAME-OVERcv
    Nov 1, 2022
    9
    Trying to piece the story together on what was actually happenning was fun. I think this was a big improment on the first game but it lost some of its horror from the first and turned more into a chase simulator
  5. Jattaman
    Sep 19, 2022
    7
    In questo horror si può solo fuggire dai nemici: il protagonista è debole, e non ha la possibilità di fronteggiarli.
    Nessuna arma, nessuna magia. Solo la fuga.
    Grafica discreta e buone ambientazioni.
    Dura giustamente poco perchè alla lunga può diventare un po' ripetitivo.
    Trama strutturata discretamente e scene crude.
    Livello di difficoltà medio.
    Un buon gioco.
  6. nexus151196
    Aug 18, 2022
    7
    Вот как-то не так зацепила , как первая. Все эти трипы со школой раздражающие, странные сектанты тоже не впечатлили. Только гонорейные показались интересными. Картинка в игре безумно красивая и атмосферная. Туман, облака, игра света.....вау. Звук тоже хороший. Левелдизайн в игре раздражающий, больше нравились коридоры первой части. В целом игра просто не такая интересная как первая частьВот как-то не так зацепила , как первая. Все эти трипы со школой раздражающие, странные сектанты тоже не впечатлили. Только гонорейные показались интересными. Картинка в игре безумно красивая и атмосферная. Туман, облака, игра света.....вау. Звук тоже хороший. Левелдизайн в игре раздражающий, больше нравились коридоры первой части. В целом игра просто не такая интересная как первая часть и ее дополнение. А так - весьма достойно.… Expand
  7. WashedPotatoes
    Jul 21, 2022
    7
    decent, but doesn't grab you like the original. level design is pretty poor and youll often struggle to get past areas to the point where the immersion is ruined
  8. Gold42
    May 15, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Outlast 2 is an excellent horror game but I personally find it inferior to its predecessor in terms of story. While the first was well structured and with a closed and well-scripted ending in the dlc, Outlast 2 follows another plot, focused on psychological. It's not a bad game, the gameplay has evolved a little compared to the predecessor, the graphics have improved a lot with the greater investment but the sin of the story weighs heavily on me, as much as it is an incredible idea in the proposal, the conclusion lacks a better ending. Still a great horror game and compared to its predecessor, with much better quality.… Expand
  9. Judgement1991
    Apr 15, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I played the first Outlast and its DLC and I liked them, Honestly I had low expectations about Outlast 2 but it pleasantly surprised me thanks to its setting, its excellent artistic side, its atmosphere, graphics and sound. For the gameplay and the story you could have done better but a good job was done. As for the difficulty I played it at hard difficulty and I did not find it frustrating I difficult. The controls in the boat section could be improved.

    Graphics: 8.3 Sound: 8 Gameplay: 7.5 Story: 7.5    … Expand
  10. Carloss1997
    Mar 31, 2022
    8
    The theme is close to me, i like settings like that. The second half of the game was so hard for me, I was so scared i could hardly beat the game. People who like horror will love this game.
  11. DRplayer
    Feb 14, 2022
    7
    I went into this game with high expectation, because I never played an actual horror game. The graphics and atmosphere felt terrifying and I was so hyped for a real experience. The graphics and detail are all mazing and scary which made the experience very immersive. The story seemed interesting at first but just kept dragging and dragging on to the point I was just so bored. Some levelsI went into this game with high expectation, because I never played an actual horror game. The graphics and atmosphere felt terrifying and I was so hyped for a real experience. The graphics and detail are all mazing and scary which made the experience very immersive. The story seemed interesting at first but just kept dragging and dragging on to the point I was just so bored. Some levels were absolutely terrifying and fun to play and it felt that I was in the game, just wish there were more accompanied with an engaging story. The gameplay is simple and also doesn't make sense. You get caught so unfairly and just doesn't make sense. Also, the ending was by far the most disappointing aspect of tis game, it simply ends with no explanation or any sort of completion. Simply lost potential to be a great horror game.… Expand
  12. spesini
    Oct 3, 2021
    2
    Game is simply not scary at all, which is like the main criteria for a horror game, one would think. It has little to no atmosphere, cheap jumpscares that aren't scary because you expect them in like 80 % of the cases and it's way too easy. One of the worst games I've played.
  13. Uradisur
    May 3, 2021
    10
    Хорроры уже давно не пугают. Однако игра мне очень понравилась. Получилось очень классное и увлекательное приключение. Я остался очень доволен.
  14. alank8704
    Apr 7, 2021
    9
    I know people dont like outlast 2 since its nearly as good as outlast 1 but I am someone who hates anything horror, movie or game. Never watched a horror movie and the only horror game I played before was Until dawn but that was not as much horror but more telling a story kinda like a movie. Currently I am playing The evil within 2 but again its telling a story rather than trying scareI know people dont like outlast 2 since its nearly as good as outlast 1 but I am someone who hates anything horror, movie or game. Never watched a horror movie and the only horror game I played before was Until dawn but that was not as much horror but more telling a story kinda like a movie. Currently I am playing The evil within 2 but again its telling a story rather than trying scare you. Outlast 2 is made to scare you and did scare me. it had my heart beating really fast and I loved that experience by the end of the game. The story doesnt make much sense by the end but its still pretty good.… Expand
  15. Enotmaximus
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Я не являюсь фанатом данного жанра, но игра смогла меня удивить. Мир насыщен и интересен, нас не просто ведут по условному коридору, а постоянно меняют локации и врагов и за всеми сюжетными хитросплетениями было приятно наблюдать.Я не являюсь фанатом данного жанра, но игра смогла меня удивить. Мир насыщен и интересен, нас не просто ведут по условному коридору, а постоянно меняют локации и врагов и за всеми сюжетными хитросплетениями было приятно наблюдать.
  16. Elite_Soldier
    Nov 21, 2020
    6
    First time playing an Outlast game, completed the game and enjoyed it, it is an above-average game but not anything more than that.
  17. gai_kaligula
    Oct 12, 2020
    7
    Plot/Lore - 6
    Dialogues / characters - 8
    Visuals / graphics - 9
    Optimization - 8
    Game mechanics - 6
  18. nnevill
    Oct 5, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a very good sequel. I like that in this part the amount of action episodes has been increased. Some reviewers say that you need to learnt correct routes to pass some levels but I don't think it's a drawback. There are were about 2 or 3 levels where I was killed for several times before passed them. I don't think it's very annoying.

    Also the story is quite good. It's not so good as for first part but that part with fake pregnancy it's awesome.

    Some scenes in game are very tremendous, disgusting and awful. That's why we love this game, right? :)    … Expand
  19. Montes6384
    Sep 16, 2020
    8
    No supera a su predecesor pero creo que es un juego muy bueno, pero no sobrepasa a Outlast, el ambiente es bueno pero no es asfixiante como Outlast. No causa mucho miedo sinceramente. Igual es un gran juego pero no sobrepasa a su predecesor.
  20. doodlerman
    Aug 16, 2020
    5
    I had heard this game is absolutely unfair in its difficulty, but I found that evasion wasn't the problem. The real challenge in Outlast 2 is finding out where the hell to go. There are some tight areas, fortunately, where progression is pretty clear, but there are many open spaces where I found myself circling the perimeter or zig-zagging the area looking for the next place I was supposedI had heard this game is absolutely unfair in its difficulty, but I found that evasion wasn't the problem. The real challenge in Outlast 2 is finding out where the hell to go. There are some tight areas, fortunately, where progression is pretty clear, but there are many open spaces where I found myself circling the perimeter or zig-zagging the area looking for the next place I was supposed to go. Sometimes the game loads you in facing the wrong direction. At a key moment towards the end, I was loaded in facing my pursuers who killed me immediately. The game then respawned me in the right direction.

    Unlike the first Outlast, I never found Outlast 2 to be that scary. It had some pretty messed up aspects, but its attempts to disturb mostly felt forced. Things are unrelentingly f'ed up so early on that each new addition to the f'ed up department feels like a desperate attempt to one-up itself. Also, if you're ever pursued, reaching a checkpoint immediately makes the enemies forget you're there and practically disappear (unless it's a scripted conflict). Also, the consequence of dying is fairly light. You don't lose any progress and you're completely healed (your camera's batteries may also be replenished, but I don't remember this for sure).

    I liked the atmosphere and look. It kind of reminded me of RE4 and RE7 with a few of the more hellish set pieces of Bloodborne. I think it would've benefited from some form of self-defense - especially considering the sheer amount of enemies there are (especially in comparison to the first game). That doesn't necessarily mean you should be able to kill your enemies, but it would be nice to at least incapacitate them briefly to get out of the stickier situations so that you can get a lay of the land to find your next destination.

    As far as the story goes, it was easier to piece together than the first game, but leaves a lot more questions asked than answered. The notes may explain everything, but their presentation is kind of cumbersome, so I rarely read them.    … Expand
  21. skamz
    Aug 8, 2020
    9
    I would pretty much consider this a masterpiece. First of all, let me say that to be honest, I'm a bit of an old fogey. Well, I'm only 30, but in the video game world I'm very behind the times. When I first started this game, I was absolutely astonished by the graphics, and did not stop being amazed until the game was over. It's hard for me to say how this compares to other AAA titlesI would pretty much consider this a masterpiece. First of all, let me say that to be honest, I'm a bit of an old fogey. Well, I'm only 30, but in the video game world I'm very behind the times. When I first started this game, I was absolutely astonished by the graphics, and did not stop being amazed until the game was over. It's hard for me to say how this compares to other AAA titles because I don't play that many of them, but it's obviously cutting edge, and packed to the brim with spooky ambience and environment detail.

    I should also mention that I played this game on the easiest difficulty possible ("story mode") and that was certainly difficult enough. The game is scary enough that it really doesn't need stealth mechanics. Obviously it's nice to have for the die-hards, but if you're more interested in going along for a ride than banging your head against the wall because you're spotted hiding in a barrel, just do yourself a favor and pick easy mode.

    Anyway, the game is kind of a lot to handle. It's really **** scary. Mainly a sort of "cursed appalacian villiage" vibe but that barely does it justice, because every scene is so detailed and has a different atmosphere. There are zombie types, cultists, demons, tentacles, and good old' pedo priests.

    A lot of the details kind of went beyond me, such as the pieces of paper you pick up (I stopped reading them at a certain point). The plotline gradually comes together, but it's all pretty symbolic, and it's not like there's a case-closed good-guys-walk-away kind of ending.

    I definitely had to play this game in installments. Especially when starting out, I was only playing lke 15 min at a time because I didn't really understand the on-wheels nature of the game and I was too busy being petrified. The on-wheels nature is fantastic, by the way. There are a couple parts that I did find really difficult, specifically Vas' Rebirth when you're in the submerged cave took me like 30 min to complete even with reading the strategy, but for the most part you can kinda just follow the queues and the whole thing is linear.

    Eventually I sort of found my groove in the game and could plow through some more at a time, but the no-combat nature of the game makes every monster automatically horrifying because you cannot "beat" them, you just have to sneak or run.

    I will also commend the devs for not relying too heavily on jump scares- if it did, I probably wouldn't have finished it. The spooky atmosphere here is so detailed that more subtle feelings are invoked. Hiding in the pew listening to the crooked priest, crawling under the bathroom stalls to escape the monster, falling down a cave elevator as it collapes, and then ending with a beautifully colored landscape and choral music - this game has really beautiful art, and I hope it won some kind of award.    … Expand
  22. CubiReviews
    Aug 5, 2020
    3
    One of the biggest disappointments of this console generation. The story is almost non-existent and still poorly told. All the horror elements come down to darkness and gore. There is no psychological horror. So the game can't really frigthen the player once you understand how stupid the AI is. All the trial and error passages get frustrating really fast. Graphics on the surface are good,One of the biggest disappointments of this console generation. The story is almost non-existent and still poorly told. All the horror elements come down to darkness and gore. There is no psychological horror. So the game can't really frigthen the player once you understand how stupid the AI is. All the trial and error passages get frustrating really fast. Graphics on the surface are good, but the game is too damn dark to even see something. I get that it has to be dark to insert the night vision mode, but Outlast 2 is just too dark! I have to give some credit for the school sections, but other than that, Outlast 2 is huge disaster!… Expand
  23. nafiz
    Jul 8, 2020
    8
    One of the best horror games. Outlast 2 has a cursed story . This game is good anyway.
  24. ChrisChester
    Jul 4, 2020
    6
    The game looks GREAT and is VERY Creepy but the story is very confusing and you will need to either read ALL the documents in the game to understand it or watch a YouTube video to understand it. When you finish this game you will say to yourself WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED!? I honestly do not know if I enjoyed playing this game or not.
  25. Meowdab
    Jul 2, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My thoughts on Outlast 2: (Spoilers Ahead)

    - They for some reason thought it was a good idea to go with the predictable, eyeroll worthy "twist" of your childhood friend being (y'know) by a catholic priest that was obvious less than a third of a way through the game

    - Most of the encounters are chases, which to me are the least scary parts of horror games, all you have to do is run in a line until you reach the destination. if you're fast enough, the enemy will never even catch up to you

    - The villains are all awful. One of them is basically Ferra/Torr from Mortal Kombat X but with a bow and arrow, 2 of them are catholic priests that really enjoy doing (y'know) to underage girls, and you never even truly "encounter" them, and another one is a heretic transgender...man? I don't know if they transitioned to male or female, to be honest.

    - One thing I can say nice about the game is that much like the first game, it's gorgeous and has phenomenal graphics. I think it even improves on the first game in this way, and in a few others which I will get to in a minute. But everything just looks so gorgeous in this game, the lighting is awesome, the reflections in the water are great, the night vision looks even better than in the first game. Overall, a very good-looking game.

    - There's a new mechanic called the "Slide", where you'll run and build up your momentum, and depending on your platform, you'll either hold CTRL, Circle, or B to then slide across the floor. There's also an achievement for this later in the game where you slide down a corridor filled with blood, and I thought that was pretty cool.

    - You can also crawl now, and not just crouch like in the first game, which I think is a nice touch. Something odd about crawling, though, is that at times, it felt almost faster than crouching. I don't know if this is true, but I just thought I'd point that out.

    - There's a new mechanic called the "Microphone" which allows you to hear the enemies around you. seems like a cool concept, but every time I play it I keep forgetting it even exists, because it's really not as useful as it sounds. especially when like I said before, most enemy encounters are chases.

    - The main villain appears in two scenes in the whole game. That's it, just two scenes. "Well," you may be thinking to yourself. "What if those two scenes helped establish him as a great villain and as a real threat?" But no, these scenes don't use his short time in the game sparingly. He interrogates someone in a church near the 25% mark of the game and then kills two people, and in the second one, at the END of the game, he commits suicide.

    - The plot of the entire game is hidden in a note offshore that you have to be TRYING to find, and the note basically tells you that these radio towers nearby are making the people in Temple Gate (the place you're at) hallucinate things...like the Anti-Christ coming. The entire plot of the game, by the way, was that these schizophrenic Christians believe that the Anti-Christ is coming.
    So basically, the plot of the game can be summed up with three words: "It's a hallucination."

    Overall, a bad game that I wouldn't recommend trying for yourself unless it's on sale.    … Expand
  26. diogenis300
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    BATTERIES just for that sweet sound and for finding them every 3 minutes this game deserves an 11/10
  27. Ellazier
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    Tiene partes potentes, como la narrativa en torno a un culto o una mejora gráfica que intensifica el terror. No obstante, el hecho de llevarse a cabo en campo abierto le hace perder algo de la magia que presentaba la primera parte que, junto a un diseño de niveles algo descuidado, produce que sea bastante repetitiva la experiencia.

    No obstante, recomiendo ambos, en especial su pack "Trilogy"
  28. MilhouseMeta
    Jun 17, 2020
    6
    As a true fan of the Outlast universe, I feel kinda disappointed about Outlast 2.

    The game is extremely well polished, and delivers a great environment with the creeping audio, amazing character designs and etc. My disappointment is regarding the story-telling in this game. Until the last minute of the game, I didn't have a clue of what was going on. I was just receiving a bunch of    As a true fan of the Outlast universe, I feel kinda disappointed about Outlast 2.

    The game is extremely well polished, and delivers a great environment with the creeping audio, amazing character designs and etc. My disappointment is regarding the story-telling in this game.

    Until the last minute of the game, I didn't have a clue of what was going on. I was just receiving a bunch of disconnected information along with pretty cool graphics, and that kinda made me bored. So many trips to your dreams in the middle of the story in Temple's Gate, dreams that you don't know why you are seeing. That made me frustrated.

    The game is a well-made horror and might entertain you if you want to get scared for a while, but it doesn't really honor its name and won't be an enjoyable experience for the true fans of the saga.    … Expand
  29. XxAlbertoBuzzxX
    Jun 2, 2020
    6
    Outlast 2
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  30. p1menta
    May 25, 2020
    7
    it looks good AF. and it actually makes you feel scared, because you can't even push people to escape (wich can be engaging, but frustrating at the same time)
    nice plot but a bs ending.
    okay to spend some time in the pandemic
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Metascore
68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 41
  3. Negative: 2 out of 41
  1. Gaming Age
    Jul 31, 2017
    83
    Despite spending a majority of the game running for your life, the atmosphere, enemies and environments contain some of the most eerily disturbing assets I’ve seen in a game. As a horror movie buff, you get a real sense of appreciation and inspiration for some classic horror movies. While clearly not for everyone, Outlast 2 is a memorable fright fest that packs the appropriate types of jump scares and gore galore. If you haven’t tried, make sure to play the original first. I will be going back to the first games DLC entitled The Whistleblower in the near future.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Jul 7, 2017
    50
    Red Barrels has tried to create something rather different to the first Outlast, but the result is a game that, while feeling undeniably grander than its forebear, is considerably less enjoyable. [July 2017, p68]
  3. Games Master UK
    Jun 20, 2017
    75
    Uncomfortable, unsettling, and truly unpleasant. A ferociously effective horror game, then. [June 2017, p.68]
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