This particular editor got around to playing all of Outlast this week, and can testify that the terrifying thrills that it affords are real and often experienced while sneaking through Mount Massive Asylum's many horrors. That being said, it's a creepy coincidence that the developer confirmed this week that it's currently working on a successor to one of the finest horror games that we've played in recent years.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with website Bloody Disgusting, Red Barrels' co-founder Philippe Morin reflected on the reception and popularity of the studio's first game, what is was like to be immersed in creating its disturbing content, and other intriguing points. Upon being asked what its next project is going to be, he affirmed that it will do whatever it's most passionate and motivated about at the moment, and that happens to be crafting another survival horror title: Outlast 2.
"The game will be a survival horror experience, and it will take place in the same universe as Outlast, but it will have different characters and a different setting," Morin said. "We might go back to Mount Massive Asylum one day, but for now we have new ideas and themes that we’d like to explore, and we think that we’re cooking up something special." Refusing to delve into any more detail, he added that whenever the team is ready to reveal its new project, it'll be sure to unveil the release date, platforms it'll appear on, and more in due time.
What do you think of this out of the blue, exciting announcement? Did you already outlive Outlast's plentiful scares, or do you dare not enter its insane asylum? Push record in the comments section below to let us know.
[source bloody-disgusting.com, via polygon.com]
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Absolutely loved Outlast, so I'm glad that this is happening. Do you know what, though? I feel like P.T. has raised the bar so high for these types of games, that everyone has to step up their game now. Outlast made me jump a few times; P.T. I had to pause and walk away from on occasion 'cos I just couldn't take it at times.
Outlast was reasonably decent horror game, I could never be bothered to finish it though, I just didn't much appreciate roaming around in the dark, darkness isn't all that frightening and for me is just a bit lazy, P.T. definitely found the right balance.
I'm still stuck trying to turn on the two generators
im stuck in the sewers. lost my attention somewhat. need to start playing again. PT raised the bar for sure. i had to leave lights on when it was time to sleep lol. in my defense i had to walk through a hallway past the bathroom to get to the bedroom. still trying to figure out how PT can create photorealistic graphics but every other game cant. i really wish that PT was fleshed out into a real full game. wondering around haunted murderscenes. man that would be awesome!
I forget where I left off - think it was hiding under hospital beds. Didn't hold my attention long enough and not having any ability to defend was frustrating.
This makes me so excited. I've played through both the core game and the DLC, so to hear that this is happening gets me so pumped.
@get2sammyb Outlast was pretty intense but your right...PT has changed everything tbh with what a survival horror game can do.
I loved outlast and the whistleblower DLC...a rare occurrence of me paying for extra content as reviews said the DLC expanded the story both before and after the narrative of the main game.
Comparisons to PT are inevitable and I do prefer the scares the Silent Hills demo provided, but I look forward to another Outlast game, and that its set in the wider world rather than revisiting the same locations again.
Played through outlast and whistleblower. The end of outlast actually was a let down for me
@iDangerMouse_ nope not just you, I enjoyed whistleblower more to. I enjoyed the ending to that, but not the original game.
Im more excited for SOMA... Outlast was scary and I enjoyed it but it got a bit boring towards the end. I've been looking forward to SOMA since E3 2013.
Outlast was so mind-numbingly boring. I'm actually more excited for RE: Revelations 2 and lets face it, that's more of an action than survival/horror but at least it's entertaining. I thought Outlast was ok at first but the more I played it the less I liked it to the point where I just gave up. Can't think of any real redeeming qualities except it did get the atmosphere right.
Well,horses for courses i guess..i'm going to get this no question,looking forward to it.Looking forward to Soma as well.
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