Plot Holes in Outlast

[ghost of TCR]

Id just like to start off by saying that the games plot for the most part is supurb. There are just some relativly big errors whick caught my attention.

1. Your main goal of the game is to escape the assylum so why dont you escape the same way you came in when you return to the administartion block for the second time? You can walk right up to the place where chris grabbed you for the first time yet you cant remove two chairs blocking the hole and escape?

2. (not really a plot point) Why dont they allow your character to talk? I know that by not havng him talk it allows you to assoicate yourself with the character, but it makes no sence for your character to follow Father Martin around without even asking him where he is taking you or whats going on. Why dont you plead with Dr. Tager for your life, he seems somewhat sane.

3. Father Martin protects you so you can videotape his death and spread the "gospel" to the outside world, yet he dosnt let you escape. Instead he sends you to the lowest level of the asylum. If he wants you to spread the word why does he try to kill you?

4. Rember when father martin grabs you and shows you the video camera footage of thoes guys getting killed in the lab? This isnt possible because the room the SWAT team died in is the room directly connected to the elevator. There is no way the SWAT team could have gotten through the front doors and down the elevator without you seeing. Also if the SWAT team went throught the front doors why was the door locked?

5. Also the entire nano bot swarm thing makes no sense. How can nano bots heald wounds and protect from gunshots? The entire thing about how nano bots can only have a host who has seen horrors makes no sense either.

can anyone explain these discrepancies?

[Kodama]

1 - The asylum doors are closed. (So the game says you unlock the main doors).

2- It would be a good option, but not necessary, the game will also give fear.

3- Father Martin protects you from the twins, their goal is that you spread the gospel, and he thinks you're an apostle sent by his God, the Walrider.

4- You do not remember that the asylum have a backdoors? SWAT enters through there. ;-)

5- The Walrider has powers of a God, he kept alive the Wernicke. The Walrider need a body to live, you killed Billy, and then he entered in your body, so he revived Miles, his wounds, because the Walrider need a body to live. Also, this leaves doors to a good sequel.

As you can see, everything fits, are not errors, it's a question of pay attention to the game, and think. ;-)

[ghost of TCR]

Originally posted by OutlastFAN:

1 - The asylum doors are closed. (So the game says you unlock the main doors).

2- It would be a good option, but not necessary, the game will also give fear.

3- Father Martin protects you from the twins, their goal is that you spread the gospel, and he thinks you're an apostle sent by his God, the Walrider.

4- You do not remember that the asylum have a backdoors? SWAT enters through there. ;-)

5- The Walrider has powers of a God, he kept alive the Wernicke. The Walrider need a body to live, you killed Billy, and then he entered in your body, so he revived Miles, his wounds, because the Walrider need a body to live. Also, this leaves doors to a good sequel.

As you can see, everything fits, are not errors, it's a question of pay attention to the game, and think. ;-)

thank you for replying.

[Big Ben]

An advanced computer would be capable of not only healing wounds but it could also destroy things as you quite plainly see. That's why Chris Walker was so desperate to keep in contained.

That's what makes Outlast more terrfying in my opinion. It isn't some made up monster from fairy tales. It's an entirely plausible outcome of nanotechnology. A force that advanced to a point where it's evolved past human understanding.

2spooky4me

[ghost of TCR]

Originally posted by Taboo:

An advanced computer would be capable of not only healing wounds but it could also destroy things as you quite plainly see. That's why Chris Walker was so desperate to keep in contained.

That's what makes Outlast more terrfying in my opinion. It isn't some made up monster from fairy tales. It's an entirely plausible outcome of nanotechnology. A force that advanced to a point where it's evolved past human understanding.

2spooky4me

yeah but how could an advanced computer heal wounds faster? thats the part i dont understand. i guss im thinking to far into this, it is only a videogame after all

[Big Ben]

It's an actual concept that's being right now. Think of a machine that could create cells to seal wounds or toughen skin or even regrow missing limbs.

That's why the inmates in Outlast are so strong, agile and difficult to kill (most of them at least).

Think of machines that would bind to your muscle tissue and make them stronger, able to bear more weight. Think of a machines that can increase density of bones to make them impossible to break.

Now think of the inmates and how badly they reacted to the experiments. Everything in Outlast in man made. They're failed experiments that were cast aside in the name of "progress". I highly, highly doubt Red Barrells threw in references to Nazism just because. The horrors of the past are coming full circle again.

2spooky

[ghost of TCR]

Originally posted by Taboo:

It's an actual concept that's being right now. Think of a machine that could create cells to seal wounds or toughen skin or even regrow missing limbs.

That's why the inmates in Outlast are so strong, agile and difficult to kill (most of them at least).

Think of machines that would bind to your muscle tissue and make them stronger, able to bear more weight. Think of a machines that can increase density of bones to make them impossible to break.

Now think of the inmates and how badly they reacted to the experiments. Everything in Outlast in man made. They're failed experiments that were cast aside in the name of "progress". I highly, highly doubt Red Barrells threw in references to Nazism just because. The horrors of the past are coming full circle again.

2spooky

woah bro 8spooky

[Sultan]

Then someone explain to me the business bout the breast nipples! What the hell man?! If you want to get the ♥♥♥♥ in my body use my ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ mouth!

Over9000spooky

[Oleg Mongol]

Originally posted by OutlastFAN:

1 - The asylum doors are closed. (So the game says you unlock the main doors).

2- It would be a good option, but not necessary, the game will also give fear.

3- Father Martin protects you from the twins, their goal is that you spread the gospel, and he thinks you're an apostle sent by his God, the Walrider.

4- You do not remember that the asylum have a backdoors? SWAT enters through there. ;-)

5- The Walrider has powers of a God, he kept alive the Wernicke. The Walrider need a body to live, you killed Billy, and then he entered in your body, so he revived Miles, his wounds, because the Walrider need a body to live. Also, this leaves doors to a good sequel.

As you can see, everything fits, are not errors, it's a question of pay attention to the game, and think. ;-)

Most of what you said makes no sense. And miles came in through a window so he could've just moved the barricades and gone back through the window and rammed the gate with his jeep

[Kodama]

Originally posted by Zillico:

Originally posted by OutlastFAN:

1 - The asylum doors are closed. (So the game says you unlock the main doors).

2- It would be a good option, but not necessary, the game will also give fear.

3- Father Martin protects you from the twins, their goal is that you spread the gospel, and he thinks you're an apostle sent by his God, the Walrider.

4- You do not remember that the asylum have a backdoors? SWAT enters through there. ;-)

5- The Walrider has powers of a God, he kept alive the Wernicke. The Walrider need a body to live, you killed Billy, and then he entered in your body, so he revived Miles, his wounds, because the Walrider need a body to live. Also, this leaves doors to a good sequel.

As you can see, everything fits, are not errors, it's a question of pay attention to the game, and think. ;-)

Most of what you said makes no sense. And miles came in through a window so he could've just moved the barricades and gone back through the window and rammed the gate with his jeep

Maybe if you pay attention to what I say and think, you'd find sense. ;-)
You have no idea what you says. Your comment doesn't make sense. I have over 145 hours played to Outlast, I know game 100% and what I mean.

PD: You do not understand that the main doors are locked? It is impossible to leave with the Jeep...

[Oleg Mongol]

Originally posted by OutlastFAN:

Originally posted by Zillico:

Most of what you said makes no sense. And miles came in through a window so he could've just moved the barricades and gone back through the window and rammed the gate with his jeep

Maybe if you pay attention to what I say and think, you'd find sense. ;-)
You have no idea what you says. Your comment doesn't make sense. I have over 145 hours played to Outlast, I know game 100% and what I mean.

PD: You do not understand that the main doors are locked? It is impossible to leave with the Jeep...

You ram the gate and DESTROY the "main doors"