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Key · 09-01-2015, 10:51 PM

Week 1: Sept. 1st - 4th

September 1st: Introduction & Outlast
September 2nd: Five Nights at Freddy's: Part I - First game success
September 3rd: Zombie Survival Games: H1Z1 / DayZ / 7 Days To Die
September 4th: Games That Are Scary For Different Reasons: Part I - Don't Starve Series

Week 2: Sept. 7th - 11th

September 7th: Five Nights at Freddy's: Part II - Too many god damn sequels
September 8th: Screenshots Galore: Horror Edition
September 9th: Why Jump Scares Are Awesome
September 10th: Games That Failed To Be Scary
September 11th: Let's Talk About...SOMA: Teaser trailers and what to expect

Week 3: Sept. 14th - 18th

September 14th: Left 4 Dead 2
September 15th: Games That Are Scary For Different Reasons: Part II - Limbo
September 16th: How To Survive & How To Survive 2 Hype
September 17th: My Experience With Dead Space
September 18th: Video Game Music: Horror Edition

Week 4: Sept. 21st - 25th

September 21st: Youtubers & Horror Games
September 22nd: Favorite Characters From Horror Games I
September 23rd: Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth Hype
September 24th: Amnesia: The Dark Descent - Possibility of a sequel?
September 25th: SOMA...First Impressions

Week 5: Sept. 28th - 30th

September 28th: Favorite Characters From Horror Games II
September 29th: Creepy / Depressing Moments in Video Games
September 30th: The End / Finale

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Instead of having a long drawn out introduction to something that you already know is happening, i'm just going to jump right into things. So, I want to start off by saying if you're easily frightened or are not a fan of the horror video game genre in general, this isn't for you. Now, I want to talk about a game that left me sort of speechless as I completed it.

Outlast

Outlast is a survival horror game based inside and around an abandoned mental asylum. Now if that doesn't give you the heebie jeebies, try playing the game. Basically, when the game was being teased before it's release, my only other experience with the horror genre was Amnesia: The Dark Descent (which I will be talking about this month as well), so I wasn't entirely too sure what to expect, but man did the trailers get me excited and freaking out at the same time. The thing about Outlast (at least for me) is that the jump scares aren't really the only thing that made me jump, but man when they happened, they definitely made me jump. No, what really made me scared for my life was the atmosphere of the game. Being locked inside of an abandoned mental asylum with people who don't look human either just walking around acting mutual or talking crazy, or just straight up out to get you. I don't want to spoil anything, but this game certainly has a twist towards the end, one I really wasn't expecting but was not underwhelmed by any stretch of the imagination. The thing I liked about the ending though is that it sort of brought everything together and closed some doors that were opened throughout the game. So not only is the game scary, it's got a pretty good story. I wouldn't say it's the best story i've ever seen in the game, but it's definitely up there with being one of my favorites and one I really got into. The characters were really interesting too, one of which I have featured in this journal before, and he goes by...

Richard Trager. Richard Trager or "Doctor Trager" is one of my favorite characters in this game by far mostly due to how insane he was. You would hear him talking to himself, or when he found you, he'd call you his "buddy" and try to be "friends" though you knew deep down that the only outcome was your death. His character model is really cool too, with the whole "my skin is gone im a zombie" type deal.

The game as a whole is definitely great, and the Whistleblower DLC is even better. I haven't actually finished the DLC yet but it gives you the backstory to the original game, which is really neat. Basically, the DLC revolves around the guy who sent you the email in the original game telling you to check out the mental asylum. I won't get into much more detail other than that since I both don't want to spoil too much, and I don't really know a whole lot more about it other than that and a few other things. But, in time i'll get back to it and finally finish it.

So, if you haven't yet, and your a fan of the horror genre, this is a must have.

09-01-2015, 10:51 PM	#245 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	Week 1: Sept. 1st - 4th September 1st: Introduction & Outlast September 2nd: Five Nights at Freddy's: Part I - First game success September 3rd: Zombie Survival Games: H1Z1 / DayZ / 7 Days To Die September 4th: Games That Are Scary For Different Reasons: Part I - Don't Starve Series Week 2: Sept. 7th - 11th September 7th: Five Nights at Freddy's: Part II - Too many god damn sequels September 8th: Screenshots Galore: Horror Edition September 9th: Why Jump Scares Are Awesome September 10th: Games That Failed To Be Scary September 11th: Let's Talk About...SOMA: Teaser trailers and what to expect Week 3: Sept. 14th - 18th September 14th: Left 4 Dead 2 September 15th: Games That Are Scary For Different Reasons: Part II - Limbo September 16th: How To Survive & How To Survive 2 Hype September 17th: My Experience With Dead Space September 18th: Video Game Music: Horror Edition Week 4: Sept. 21st - 25th September 21st: Youtubers & Horror Games September 22nd: Favorite Characters From Horror Games I September 23rd: Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth Hype September 24th: Amnesia: The Dark Descent - Possibility of a sequel? September 25th: SOMA...First Impressions Week 5: Sept. 28th - 30th September 28th: Favorite Characters From Horror Games II September 29th: Creepy / Depressing Moments in Video Games September 30th: The End / Finale ---------------------------------------------------- Instead of having a long drawn out introduction to something that you already know is happening, i'm just going to jump right into things. So, I want to start off by saying if you're easily frightened or are not a fan of the horror video game genre in general, this isn't for you. Now, I want to talk about a game that left me sort of speechless as I completed it. Outlast Outlast is a survival horror game based inside and around an abandoned mental asylum. Now if that doesn't give you the heebie jeebies, try playing the game. Basically, when the game was being teased before it's release, my only other experience with the horror genre was Amnesia: The Dark Descent (which I will be talking about this month as well), so I wasn't entirely too sure what to expect, but man did the trailers get me excited and freaking out at the same time. The thing about Outlast (at least for me) is that the jump scares aren't really the only thing that made me jump, but man when they happened, they definitely made me jump. No, what really made me scared for my life was the atmosphere of the game. Being locked inside of an abandoned mental asylum with people who don't look human either just walking around acting mutual or talking crazy, or just straight up out to get you. I don't want to spoil anything, but this game certainly has a twist towards the end, one I really wasn't expecting but was not underwhelmed by any stretch of the imagination. The thing I liked about the ending though is that it sort of brought everything together and closed some doors that were opened throughout the game. So not only is the game scary, it's got a pretty good story. I wouldn't say it's the best story i've ever seen in the game, but it's definitely up there with being one of my favorites and one I really got into. The characters were really interesting too, one of which I have featured in this journal before, and he goes by... Richard Trager. Richard Trager or "Doctor Trager" is one of my favorite characters in this game by far mostly due to how insane he was. You would hear him talking to himself, or when he found you, he'd call you his "buddy" and try to be "friends" though you knew deep down that the only outcome was your death. His character model is really cool too, with the whole "my skin is gone im a zombie" type deal. The game as a whole is definitely great, and the Whistleblower DLC is even better. I haven't actually finished the DLC yet but it gives you the backstory to the original game, which is really neat. Basically, the DLC revolves around the guy who sent you the email in the original game telling you to check out the mental asylum. I won't get into much more detail other than that since I both don't want to spoil too much, and I don't really know a whole lot more about it other than that and a few other things. But, in time i'll get back to it and finally finish it. So, if you haven't yet, and your a fan of the horror genre, this is a must have. Last edited by Key; 09-30-2015 at 09:30 PM.