Outbreak

“The game's story is found by reading articles and memos found across the game, but the only way to hear the full story is to play through at the hardest difficulty the game has to offer, which would likely require a dedicated group of friends to play through it cooperatively.”

“Having the story gated behind coop-required higher difficulties, having a control scheme that doesn't make sense for a top-down action game, endlessly spawning streams of zombies that are far more annoying to deal with than they are unsettling or scary... it's just too much.”

“This game isn't very fun outside of goofy antics, the gameplay is pretty terrible and leaves a lot to be desired, the story is barebones and underwhelming, and the game looks awful (no joke I could probably re-make half of these in MS Paint and make them look better).”

“It is not without its faults, however - the top-down perspective is intuitive but removes a lot of potential tension from the game. While I am not a stickler for graphics, the sprites in this game feel very much like placeholders and need some serious work. There is nothing wrong with 2D, and in fact, it can often be more versatile and impactful for small games like this, but the 2D in this game is shoddy at best, which ends up making the game far less interesting visually than it could be.”

“Graphically, the game is barely sufficient. The pixel-style retro environments are decent enough, but the characters players impersonate do not match the same graphical style. They look like they've been made with MS Paint and stand out in a way that makes them feel alien to the game's world.”

“For the rest of the graphics, there are no dynamic shadows, no modern light effects (the flashlight is literally a sprite with high brightness spawned at a fixed distance from the player), there is no shading of anything, and no animations for doors opening or closing; they simply disappear. Enemies also do not have animations besides walking; they look like animated mannequins that rotate around the axis of their square hitbox.”

“The atmosphere is dark and foreboding, and there are bits and pieces of people who couldn't escape or survive all over the place, reminding you just how close you are to ending up the same way.”

“If you want to challenge yourself with a dire atmosphere and grim chances of survival, Outbreak delivers that experience perfectly.”

“But what it lacks in stunning visuals, it certainly makes up for in an atmosphere oozing with character.”

“The game is pretty quiet most of the time; I suggest adding a background soundtrack.”

“The lack of music makes the game feel empty and unengaging.”

“Without any music, the atmosphere feels dull and lifeless.”

“In Resident Evil Outbreak, you found out things about the characters, and even by the end of the game realized some of them had feelings for one another, some of them had things they wanted to prove, etc. In this game, the most character development we found was that 'Alexia' has a hairstyle that looks extremely close to a facehugger from the movie Aliens.”

“The ability to personalize yourself with flashlight/laser/character colors is a nice way to differentiate yourself more, and the character designs themselves are refreshing after getting to know RE:O's characters so well.”

“The game has most of the elements of Resident Evil Outbreak, which makes it great, but the current bugs, glitches, and other issues make it unenjoyable in its current state.”

“The game has most of the elements of Resident Evil Outbreak, which makes it great, but the current bugs, glitches, and other issues make it unenjoyable in its current state.”