Horror Game Outlast Trials Shares Disturbing New Screenshots
Outlast Trials has been in the works for the past few years, and Red Barrels is determined to take its time with its development to avoid rushing the project. However, in order to keep the hype train going its official Twitter account has released several screenshots of Outlast Trials, containing a plethora of series staples and new features to tease fans.
Outlast 1 and 2's run-and-hide gameplay is coupled with the inability to fight back against memorable enemies. Outlast Trials will be a prequel, but shows no sign of shrinking back in the process. Meeting the Outlast characters is an intense experience, and Trials is set to continue the trend of an imposing cast with plenty of unashamed body horrors. The franchise has previously gained a lot of notoriety thanks to being popularized through "Let's Plays" on YouTube in unison with well-executed jump scares, securing its status in the horror genre with its emphasis on survival.
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The Twitter post contains strong imagery that elicits the unsettling and thematic vibes present in both previous entries. Murkoff Corporation (the company pulling the strings in the previous releases) is back, and set to get the ball rolling for more unethical and dangerous experiments, this time set in the Cold War era. Glimpses of head cages and test subjects wielding weapons amplify the horror of being driven insane by illegal Government experimentation. What exactly lies in wait is mostly hidden by the Red Barrels team, save for a revealing interview about Outlast Trials' development.
The first image is laden with religious imagery and crosses among a bloody and desperate scene, evoking similar sights
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