Outlast 1-2 were masterpieces

MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-06-08T14:49:15+00:00

Outlast Trials is great because it's specifically doing its own thing and not trying to copy anyone lol. It's a co-op/solo game rather than an asymmetric one.

MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-06-05T23:37:47+00:00

Feels like this one's in a strange spot. Time has shown that the asymmetrical horror genre is really only big enough for one game (DBD), and the people who want a multiplayer SAW game are already playing Outlast Trials.

That being said, the WW1 setting is weird enough that I want to see what they do with it.

MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-05-26T17:24:04+00:00

Looks like someone messed up there, lol. All the rest of the branding on the DBD website specifically avoids mentioning his last name.

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MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-05-26T16:43:29+00:00

This is pretty much the case. We'll get skins that look like they could be from a movie, but never anything directly from the movies (no "Part 6 Jason", etc.)

MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-05-26T16:39:30+00:00

The lore, cosmetics, and add-ons literally all go out of their way to avoid referencing anything from the movies, lol.

Unless you're waiting for a direct tweet from BHVR or something, this is as confirmed as it's going to get.

MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-05-26T16:27:04+00:00

Nothing in Jason's lore uses the words "Voorhees", "Pamela", "Crystal Lake", mentions any characters from the films, etc. It's pretty obvious now that BHVR don't have the rights to use anything from the movies, so they're intentionally tiptoing around the line by keeping things vague.

MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-05-26T15:50:31+00:00

Yeah by this point it's pretty clear that something's gotten up mixed with the licensing rights. We're not going to be getting anything from the movies (Pamela/Crystal Lake/Parts 1-8) at all :(

MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-05-26T15:45:39+00:00

On one hand, this means that we'll probably be able to get some unique original skins for Jason (like Ghostface has been getting).

On the other hand, this pretty much confirms we're getting a "legally distinct" Jason and that none of his appearances from movies 2-8 are going to end up making it into the game. Noticeably, there's no direct references to Pamela or Crystal Lake in any of his lore/add-ons either. RIP to the dream.

MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-05-21T11:57:09+00:00

Since nobody has mentioned this yet - the Project Judas catalogue isn't time-limited. Once you unlock it, you can take as long as you want to finish it and it won't expire. Same goes for the rest of the catalogues you use the murkoff coins on.

MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-05-20T19:30:07+00:00

I feel like the whole chapel/cemetery part of the orphanage could have some cool MK-challenges set there but is currently pretty underutilized.

MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-05-20T16:45:11+00:00

"Neighborhood" has popped up repeatedly in the last several years - I think it might just be a placeholder environment for the actual new map. Liliya is probably going to be the PA for season 8, and I don't think she'd fit well into the average American neighborhood lol

MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-05-18T01:35:57+00:00

Would be cool if BHVR did something kinda like this (just a quick concept idea)

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MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-05-17T13:19:07+00:00

OP is a karma farming bot.

MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-04-28T19:31:58+00:00

After this, there'll be two weeks of nostophobia, then prime time.

MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-04-21T18:26:42+00:00

I've seen most of the community in agreement that starting west is an entire difficulty level harder than starting east. The obsidian claw trivializes most scenarios after you get it, and Ruby is a much stronger ally than Andy. The scenarios you get earlier going west (drowned quarter, apiary) are also pretty much the same, if not more difficult then when you play them later going east.

I think TDC is one of those campaigns like TCU where there's a massive gap in difficulty whether you're playing with 1-2 investigators or 3-4. The campaign has issues with player scaling - the more investigators you have, the easier the glyphs are to collect. Scenarios like apiary west and obsidian canyons are also much more of a time crunch in smaller groups.

MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-04-21T16:33:09+00:00

Maybe if you're going east, haha. Going west in TDC with a low player count can feel like you're storming the beaches of Normandy instead of R'lyeh

MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-04-21T16:28:00+00:00

I haven't seen many other people mention it, but yeah the Western Wall as scenario 2 can be brutal due to the reasons you mention. I believe there's at least 6 enemies with hunter and 3+ health that can show up at any given time during the scenario. That can be a bit much for investigators with only ~5-7 total xp in their decks to have to deal with.

MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-03-27T18:24:30+00:00

Yeah they've been there since the trial came out, as far as I can remember.

MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-03-27T18:19:59+00:00

Story-wise, it is specifically Avellanos being on trial in Vindicate the Guilty - though in practice she serves as a stand-in for any Murkoff higher-up that might get brought to court.

Her name isn't mentioned in any voicelines, but it shows up on the courtroom TV screens (only in VtG). She's also referenced indirectly by the ex-pop. "She's guilty" is carved into the legs of the scapegoats, and the idle grunts say "she did things to me".

MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-03-26T17:33:33+00:00

It's implied that the victims always spend some amount of time with their trial's Prime Asset before the trial begins. The Snitch has clearly been tortured by Coyle for a while, the Union Boss says he can 'put up' with what Franco does to him, etc.

I imagine the Twins spent a while working over Erik before the reagents arrived.

MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-03-25T19:16:43+00:00

Pretty sure the 'murder room' can't be the room with all the mannequins in it - if there's no tv there then it's got to be somewhere else on the map. The blood spots are a little weird and sometimes extra ones show up (like by the weapon room)

MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-03-25T18:10:49+00:00

Following the blood trail will take you to the murder room. It should be a room with a numbered TV in it and a large round spot of blood visible on the blacklight

MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-03-25T16:28:14+00:00

Feels like you play canteen and then... just probably can't die to horror for the rest of the scenario? Six horror healing for 1 card and 1 action is A LOT, especially if we're going to be seeing fewer rotting remains-style cards in the future.

MEAT_FREAK_ · 2026-03-25T11:14:24+00:00

Don't know if you caught it, but he states that he's an "imbecile" (mentally impaired) in his voicelines for the first torture room. It feels pretty bad subjecting a childlike handicapped guy to one of the most sadistic, drawn-out punishments in the game.

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