IM PLAYIN takes a look at the Xbox One version of Outlast.
"I’ve been a fan of the survival horror genre of video-game for some time. I can still remember having my mind blown by Alone in the Dark on the PS1 and hiding behind my hands every five minutes whilst preparing for a good scare. Since then, we’ve had games like Dead Space and F.E.A.R attempting to scare our socks off but, of late, there has been a real lack of quality survival horrors on the market. Outlast made some real waves when first released, even more so when it was offered free on the PS4. I watched the first five minutes of gameplay on the PS4 and was instantly hooked… in a ‘can’t take my eyes off of the screen due to paralyzing fear’ kind of way. For me, Outlast was one of those games that I couldn’t put down. So I shut myself in a room late at night, turned off the lights, drew the curtains, plugged in my headphones and got to gaming."
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A lot of my favourites are on this list so I whole heartedly approve.
Everything except The Observer. It started out really interesting but quickly unraveled into a train wreck. Including frustratingly dull dives into mind sequences, They neutered the monster with boring on rail stealth sequences and a laughably obvious and cringeworthy ending. Mix in bugs and some wonky controls to boot.
I had really strong impressions with it to start but ended up absolutely hating it.
I got 2-3hrs in and couldn't take it anymore, the constant need to switch between the 3 visions just became so annoying and honestly just unnecessary.
I actually agree. At first I thought it was a great idea because the game wasn't holding your hand with the Detective work but it was so unintuitive too. It became a sequence of staring at everything for long enough in 3 different vision modes just to see what stuck.
Soma would be more existential horror than anything but I'll be damned if it didn't have one of the best stories in game that I've experienced. Blew my mind.
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I remember the suffering and it was descent game. I always wanted to play Crimson but never got to it.
But honestly, I’ve never played a game that really scared me, like some movies from the past have.
I remember The Suffering 1 and 2. I haven't thought about those games in years. I still remember some parts of the level in the prison where a guy was sucked through a vent screaming. I don't know why that's stuck with me all of these years.
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