![]() ![]() Even though "Whistleblower" went that little bit extra, I still hesitantly recommend it. The entire climactic sequence with him was grislier & more atmospherically-effective than anything the original threw at you. ![]() Special mention also needs to go to the DLC's best new villain: a sad, lonely guy who just really, REALLY wants to be loved. It had a gripping playable prologue in the "Half-Life" vein, and an excellent outdoor area with some non-linear exploration & first-person platforming thrown in for variety (I actually like first-person platforming, so there). Taking place before, during, and after the events of the first game, you play a different character from a different perspective of the asylum (trying to keep things spoiler-free), and by going this route it actually helps to explain much of what happened off-screen in the original without the need for mindless exposition in the form of collectables. But the plot is miles-ahead of the original. The mechanics are the same - nothing's changed: you're still going to be running away & hiding from rubber-banding enemies while you flip switches & film everything with a grainy night-vision camcorder with the shoddiest battery life ever. But not sadly, because this DLC is, incredulously, better than the main game. Sadly, though, I did feel I had to play the DLC too, since I paid for it. Boring, repetitive gameplay loop with a nonsensical plot and zero effective scares. Honestly, I probably should have just waited, since the original went on sale solo recently for two-bucks: an even better deal, if you take into account that Outlast was, for myself, a disappointing experience. 2h PlayedI bought the original "Outlast" as a bundle with this DLC, since at the time it was the cheapest option.
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