Armed only with a camera equipped with a night vision mode and a directional microphone, Blake has a goal not to fight and hack through the cultists but rather to sneak about unseen, record the atrocities he sees, track down his wife, and survive. Separated from Lynn, Blake finds himself in the midst of crazed religious cultists who spout unholy gospel, while also torturing and murdering outsiders. In OUTLAST II, veteran cameraman Blake Langermann is investigating a story with his wife, television reporter Lynn Langermann, when the helicopter ferrying the pair to a remote location crashes in the forest. Parents should also note that the story makes heavy use of Christian concepts and symbolism, which the cultists pervert to justify their vile actions. Blake frequently uses extremely strong profanity in response to what he sees. A woman dies giving bloody birth to what players are meant to assume is the Antichrist. Players also witness, from behind walls, the apparent rape of Blake's wife, as well as other scenes in which women's breasts are shown. Mutilated bodies litter the environment and are hanged from trees, locked in cages, and bound in grotesque shapes with wires. Players are also witness to other acts of violence, such as the murder and torture of others - including a half-naked woman being stretched to death on a rack. Getting spotted typically leads to Blake, the protagonist, being brutally stabbed or bludgeoned to death, which the player views from an intense first-person perspective as he screams in agony. Players neither fight nor kill their aggressors - a group of isolated and murderous religious cultists - but instead attempt to survive by staying out of sight.
Red Barrels claims that the mode will feature fewer enemies with lower perception, so that players can spend more time digesting the world of Outlast 2 and less time running from baddies.Parents need to know that Outlast II is a downloadable survival horror game. These changes are not drastic in our opinion and do not impact gameplay, but they had to be made to avoid an Adult Only rating.Īlongside the cut content, Outlast 2 is also getting a new story mode that promises to be more exploration-focused. We’ve also made tweaks to the pacing of the game to make more room for exploration, instead of chases.Īlso, we’ve taken the opportunity to reinsert some of the things we had to remove from the original game in order to get an M rating.
It is still possible to die, but we’ve decreased the number of enemies and have lowered their speed, damage and perception. The new Story Mode of Outlast 2 allows players to experience the game with minimal challenges, fewer enemy encounters and more breathing room to fully immerse yourself in the universe.
Moreover, the developer may have tweaked the content to fit the Mature rating, either by toning down the violence/language or re-animating some portions. Given how strict the ESRB can be with its ratings process, it is possible that Red Barrels simply doesn’t believe the cut content is too mature for the M-rated audience.