AMFP Member Review Thread

[Mr. 3vil]

I felt the door opening and closing mechanic was pretty neat, superior to AMFP at least due to the fluidity of movement. The story was pretty much nonexistent and kinda forced but it really showed itself as the real deal when it comes to survival horror purely based on the gameplay experience

I guess that's a matter of opinion then, I wanted the opening door mechanics of a Dark Descent because it really makes the player feel like they're pulling and shutting the doors themselves. In particular those chase sequences of Outlast, there are a bunch of locked doors and if you're being chased by something it seems silly to just shut yourself in the room you wanted to leave because of a slight accident in player/character positioning. I mean, if Michael Myers is right behind you, could you afford shutting the door and locking yourself in the room with him? That's one pretty huge accident if you ask me.

I also really wanted to enjoy the horror of Outlast, but you'll figure out sooner or later that the game just forces the character to sprint at all times. Walking becomes a chore and only enhances the chances of death almost with exception to the two naked dudes because they're one hit kills and require stealth. Outside of that, all NPC's deal about three hits before the character will die and the health regenerates way too fast. The player also never gets tired with running, a usual problem I'm starting to notice in many games and Outlast is a game where the player runs so fast that the monster lags behind a bit, so unless the player traps themselves or hides too late, they're almost always going to be safe from real danger.