Yeah, Outlast 1 has some dumb shit in it, but at least you can write off a lot of it with the sci-fi nonsense of all the psychic experiments stirred up some ghost problems and made everybody crazy; they sort of offer an explanation that basically amounts to something like the story in F.E.A.R. It's not perfect, but at least they attempt to justify all the sadism and psychos.
Outlast 2's entire premise and setting is just kinda dumb and hard to believe. By the end of the game they finally explain the flashback storyline of the guy's childhood, but most of the present day storyline goes completely unexplained even by the very end, which kinda paints it as an unreliable narrator situation since some of the stuff in the final chapters is absurd, by which I mean it is duuuuuuuuuumb. The game's entire gimmick of Christian cult town that murders babies gets played out really quick, and the outdoor rural environments just kinda suck. Agreed that it's a bad game.
Also, the general vibe of Outlast 2 is just gross. Outlast 1 is just kinda mad science that was unethical but only really spiraled out of control in the last like 6 hours leading up to when your guy gets there, whereas Outlast 2 is about like months and years of ongoing abuse and infanticide that isn't scary, and instead is just something I'd rather not think about.
I disliked Outlast 2 because I would be turned around in circles in the dark outdoors. I got lost plenty of times. Also, the baddies weren't that interesting. There's a woman I barely saw. In 1 and the DLC, there's the big hulking dude, the Groom, and the cannibal with the buzzsaw.
Dan's neighbors reminds me of that Adam Sandler sketch on his album when people on the street had to determine if people were lifting weights or having sex.
I'm always fine with off-topic talk to an extent, but maybe stfu when Alex gets to a boss? At least humor the idea of watching the game being played when it gets to the meaty parts.
I'm a fan of GBE's table where everyone is sitting up and alert. I feel like the couch and chair encourages GBW to slouch or lie down and not be level with the camera. I feel like GBW becomes more sleepy and bored with this setup, especially when they put their feet up on the coffee table and I gotta look at their gross ass shoe soles.
Ben is cool, though. He's trying to find his role and I'm rooting for him.
Maybe I'm crazy and I'm not one to be negative, but the energy level between GBE and GBW right now is night and day. Rorie has been a bright spot, but these last 3 UPFs have been really low energy and just kinda bad. Jason needs help like, 4 weeks ago. I know they'll turn it around. Just kinda disappointing.
It's that dang couch and table to rest feet on makes them so sleepy! I'm joking but sitting on a couch with my feet up makes me more sleepy than sitting up straight on a chair and desk.
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