Is there a story reason for night vision goggles? - ANSWERED

[Gravy]

Turns out night vision was in research in 1950s according to Dr.Vaфе!ь

[StopItStepBro]

bro did you even watch the intro lmao

[popkat]

or better yet, have you even played the previous outlast games?

[Dr.Vaфе!ь]

op: "I wAnT a ViDeO cAmeRa iN 1950iEs bEcaUse tHeY aRe cAnOn aND I dOn'T LiKe tHe fAcT tHaT NvGs REsEarCh aNd dEvElOpmEnT weRe pOpUlAr"

[Gravy]

Originally posted by Dr.Vaфе!ь:

op: "I wAnT a ViDeO cAmeRa iN 1950iEs bEcaUse tHeY aRe cAnOn aND I dOn'T LiKe tHe fAcT tHaT NvGs REsEarCh aNd dEvElOpmEnT weRe pOpUlAr"

Why are you getting upset over a question?

I mean you did give a decent answer - even if you were being an ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ about it

I didn't know nvg research was popular in the 50s, no need to be an arsehole
from my point of view it would have been cheaper (in story) to use flashlights.

[Gravy]

Originally posted by popkat:

or better yet, have you even played the previous outlast games?

Outlast 1 was amazing
2 wasn't as good since story was confusing unless you read all the notes and quite a bit of cut content and missed opportunities

[Gravy]

Originally posted by StopItStepBro:

bro did you even watch the intro lmao

But why screw nvg into the heads of people? Surely thats harder + more expensive than a flashlight or paying for more lighting inside the facility

[Mad Hatter]

Originally posted by Gravy:

Originally posted by StopItStepBro:

bro did you even watch the intro lmao

But why screw nvg into the heads of people? Surely thats harder + more expensive than a flashlight or paying for more lighting inside the facility

The point of the trials is to train unseen and unheard assassins. You wouldn't give Sam Fisher a flashlight, would you?

[StopItStepBro]

Originally posted by Mad Hatter:

Originally posted by Gravy:

But why screw nvg into the heads of people? Surely thats harder + more expensive than a flashlight or paying for more lighting inside the facility

The point of the trials is to train unseen and unheard assassins. You wouldn't give Sam Fisher a flashlight, would you?

not entirely the point, it's part of a trauma-based brainwashing to create sleeper agents to engage in or start the Bay of Pigs Invasion in Cuba or be an attempt at an assassination on Fidel Castro. The night vision is more or less just a staple of the series and goggles were more than likely the best fit since night vision wasn't a widespread invention at that time and since they couldn't give a bunch of people camcorders.