![]() ![]() ![]() Outbreak: The New Nightmare is a.Sequel? Remake? Reimagining? of total flop and chocolate milk carton full of diarrhea Outbreak, which shambled it's way onto Xbox One just about a year ago. The reason why I mentioned the things that made Silent Hill 2 and Resident Evil REmake great games is because Dead Drop Studios missed the mark by so much that the arrow flew across the field and pierced the skull of Shinji Mikami. Outbreak: The New Nightmare is the poorest man's attempt to copy and paste these elements into their own game. There was a consistent tone, characters you followed which there was some level of investment in, and a sense of atmosphere that left you tense and on edge, fearing the next monster encounter whenever it may be. What made those games great is the actual factor of gameplay! They ran well, for their time had pretty great graphics and horrifying looking monsters. Was it the camera? I'll chalk that up to a no, as running down a hallway only to be greeted to a rapidly changing camera which showed the zombie taking a chunk out of your neck a little too late isn't exactly the definition of fun and exciting. ![]() Here's a general question that I can toss into the ether what made the Survival Horror games of the early 2000's good? It certainly wasn't the controls, which usually felt like trying to squeeze an M1 Abrams into a parking space when every other space in the lot is full. ![]()
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