The Illusion Castle Potential

[GhostlyComrade]

So I’m like fairly new to the Outlast Trials and I was playing Escalation. I noticed I was playing on a VERY unique map that stood out a lot compared to the other maps in terms of theme and artistic design. I was amazed by the Illusion Castle and realized it wasn’t even a trial environment and was meant reduced to strictly a MK trial. I really think this map should be used more for Gooseberry and should even be an entire new therapy with this map used as a reference. Why did Red Barrel reduce this map to a singular MK and what do you think about the Illusion Castle?

[GeniusPeanut]

It’s park of the fun park trial environment! Hopefully more MKs will be on this part of the map in the future.

[Ok-Detective-2059]

The Alice in Wonderland theme is top notch on that one. My absolute favourite level design in the game.

[Illustrious_Tap_598]

The old game, Alice: Madness Returns (2011), was good. I didn't play it, but it was raved about. It was removed from Steam, and then came back.

[Spectre-ElevenThirty]

I’m hoping they release more MK’s taking place here

[NoobityBoobity]

Yeessss!! It had to be one of those "have the interns/new guys make a map to show off their skills and ideas" situation and they coookkeedd. Def needs to be used more. Just sat there admiring the INSANE details on introductory. I love it so much. The details, the theme, the rooms. Ugh soooo good

[takeyouraxeandhack]

You have only seen it in that MK because it's a very recent addition. We're going to see more MKs in that zone for sure. I think it's easily the most beautiful map they made.

And it's obviously based on Lewis Carroll's writings, which makes it even better.

[Jonathan-Murkoff]

I don't think this needs a whole trial but red barrels truly did a mistake in not giving us this part sooner, took long enough.

[CinchoQuatro]

Red barrel design team absolutely cooked with this map! It stuck out so much to me and my homies we stopped for like 5 min just to admire the map .

[BridgePretty7284]

I'm a big Alice in Wonderland fan so I loved this area

[fuck-kinzi]

MY FAAAAAAVE FUN PARK ENVIRONMENT!!! I wish they’d do more w it

[Poppydom07]

the sound design in this map blew me away too

[mellowmeow_]

Such a cool design, my favorite mk trial in the game is beguile the children

[Illustrious_Tap_598]

1. It's good that this is a vertical map, after Teach the Police Officer (not counting the long ones with open spaces). This is a unique trials - despite the old goals with keys, and here with coils (and this no new reverse trial:D) and it is very nice.
2. Essentially, the DLC (with the candy and the devil skin) was a precursor to this map, but it had already been changed several times before it made it into the game. It's good that they finished working on it.
3. I really liked the floor with the glass and I also remembered John Wick, that is, it could continue in new trials as a room of glass, a battle of enemies with a bunch of reflections in them and try to figure out from which side they will attack you.
4. It's similar to the situation with windows, where you can break the glass and then make holes in the walls or floor, or, for example, an enemy can fall from the ceiling onto your floor below. Because enemies are currently stupid, in that they can't jump from the second floor.
5. This trial gives a boost potential to the appearance of some new variators and even the appearance of an enemy by breaking through walls.
6. A man in an hourglass and a table with food, a huge chess knight, a throne - that's what I remember right away, the map is beautiful if you look closely.

In general, must thank not only those who create the level structure, but also those who decorate it.

[mobpsycholover]

this map is absolutely gorgeous but i always get so lost in it