The investigation has lead you miles into the Arizona desert, to a darkness so deep that no one could shed light upon it, and a corruption so profound that going mad may be the only sane thing to do. You're following a trail of clues that started with the seemingly impossible murder of a pregnant woman known only as Jane Doe. The two of you are investigative journalists willing to take risks and dig deep to uncover the stories no one else will dare touch. You are Blake Langermann, a cameraman working with your wife, Lynn. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it. Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Set in the same universe as the first game, but with different characters and a different setting, Outlast 2 is a twisted new journey into the depths of the human mind and its dark secrets. Outside of Australia, the game will launch one day earlier on 25th April for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.Outlast 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed survival horror game Outlast. There will be only one version of Outlast 2 available worldwide," the studio said. "Outlast 2 has been rated R18+ by the Classification Branch in Australia and will be released 26th April 2017. Set in the same universe as the first game, but with different characters and a different setting, Outlast 2 is a twisted new. And drug use is merely rated as a "moderate impact".ĭeveloper Red Barrels issued a statement to Press Start clarifying that the game was not altered in any way to achieve this rating. Outlast 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed survival horror game Outlast. It's only "strong impact" for language and nudity, however. In the new listing Outlast 2 rates as "high impact" (the most mature level) for sex, violence and "themes". The game is played from a first-person perspective and features some stealth gameplay. Gameplay In Outlast, the player assumes the role of investigative journalist Miles Upshur, as he navigates a dilapidated psychiatric hospital in Leadville, Colorado that is overrun by homicidal patients. Games cannot legally be sold in Australia without a rating.īut now, upon further analysis, the Australian Classification Board has changed its mind and the game is listed with an R18+ rating. A sequel, Outlast 2, was released on April 25, 2017. ORIGINAL STORY 12.17am: Last week we reported that Outlast 2 would be banned from sale in Australia, as the country's ratings board deemed the game's "implied sexual violence" too upsetting for even its most mature rating, R18+. There will be only one version of Outlast 2 available worldwide. The game was then approved for release with an R18+ rating. Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization.
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In the second submission, the same game code was submitted with a video file reflecting the final game content. This video file should not have been sent along with the game code, as its content was not representative of the final game. The original submission of Outlast 2 sent to the Australian Classification Branch contained the final game code and a video file for reference taken from an Alpha version of the game. The developer explained in a statement to Eurogamer that it had actually sent an earlier build of the game that contained a video not intended to be included in the final release. UPDATE 4.28pm: Funny story: it turns out the reason Outlast 2 was rejected by the Australian Classification Board in the first place was because the developer submitted the wrong video.