There’s more than a little of traditional Japanese anime character archetypes about them, but that is fine, I accept those readily enough in well-done Japanese games, and they are well-acted here too, and genuinely amusing.Ī wrong turn at the highway, a bridge unexpectedly out, and faster than you can say “creepy looking statue” we’re in weird territory. We’re then introduced to the characters: a female teacher and four high school students, two boys and two girls, including protagonist Linda. The contrast to the horror theme of the game is well done.
The game starts with an enthusiastically cheery title song that did make me smile. It is more that once expectations have been set high, disappointment bites all the harder, and after a fantastic start, this game unfortunately lets itself down. Substantial amount collection of ghost and urban legends lore under our Ghostpedia is waiting to be discovered.I recall reading a newspaper retrospective on the film version of The Exorcist where the journalist authoring the article wondered if the movie’s reputation did it a disservice: for a first time viewer, how could a mere piece of story-telling on celluloid ever live up to that reputation? This is not to say that DreadOut is a hyped or famously scary game on the contrary, it’s a localised-to-English version of an Indonesian game that had the potential to be an unexpected gem.Learning about the city nooks and cranny that will guide players in finding an interesting discovery. Experience environmental storytelling.Considerable amount of side quests, hidden stages, and mini-bosses written specifically based on our Asian/Indonesian urban legends.Interact with various unique NPCs both human and ghosts, with various locations teeming with their antics.Explore sleepy Lil' town, night and day to solve terrifying urban legends that haunt within.We want to take another step to enrich our way of non-linear storytelling through different key elements. NON LINEAR SURVIVAL HORRORExploration is the heart of DreadOut 2. Battle hideous bosses that roamed in the supernatural realm.Fight back and survive further using any available melee weapons throughout Linda's journey.Delve deeper in DreadOut supernatural realm with a new combat-oriented mechanic.Banish them all! DreadOut style smartphone ghost hunting is back.Even though it is a Horror game in veins, but with the touch of silly high school problems, satiric social commentaries, and yet touchy memorable moments, DreadOut 2 will become a fresh take on the survival horror genre.įEATURES: SURVIVAL ACTION-HORRORDreadOut 2 will be utilizing a mixed improved mechanic of our previous DreadOut along with a new combat-oriented mechanic. Mixed gameplay of city exploring, “DreadOut” style smartphone ghost hunting and new action-packed combat within DreadOut supernatural realm. A unique take on third-person action-adventure survival horror with Indonesian supernatural in veins.