That said, the handful of interactive, puzzle-y touches – using reflective surfaces and props to catch incognito ghosts, or a twist to the perceived safety of your purgatory status for instance – were expertly crafted, again intimating that this indie studio may be capable of more than its currently delivering. For though predecessor Act 1 was less than successful in delivering a tangible narrative, Act 2’s tale is little more detailed, unfurling a storyline that’s cliched but intriguing nonetheless.Īgain, the scant clues you collect during your exploration shed a little light on the mystery, and though the game deploys a number of horror game cliches and cheap jump scares, the design of your enemies – from their appearance to their backstory – is delightfully detailed, complemented further by competent sound design that packs more punch than the visuals alone could hope to deliver.īut whilst the detailed ghost graphics offer insight into developer Digital Happiness’ design competency, the subtle palette of blues, greys and blacks and Scooby-Doo-esque backdrops are instantly forgettable, which is a shame, given how much scope there was to expand on exposition through environment. Though the first Act 1 was a strangely solitary affair, in Act 2 we’re united – albeit briefly – with our erstwhile colleagues, which helps pack a little flesh on the otherwise bare bones of a storyline. The story picks up on the heels of the opening Act, and once again we fall into the dainty feet of the silent (and unnervingly unemotional) protagonist Linda, an Indonesian schoolgirl who falls unwittingly into a school-field-trip-gone-wrong trope.
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It’s likely it’s no coincidence that playing the latest chapter in the DreadOut series evokes memories of those stellar games of yesterday Fatal Frame/Project Zero, Deadly Premonition, Silent Hill… they’re all echoed here, some more successfully than others. Like its predecessor, DreadOut: Act 2 is an unapologetic love letter to a now bygone era of survival horror, a time of clunky controls and claustrophobic camera angles.
There’s an unsophistication about the DreadOut universe that’s at once both endearing and disappointing.
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