[Rumor] Outlast II: Excommunication (DLC)

[NeverSleeper]

From IGN's Article;

"Excommunication is the rumored DLC chapter for the yet to be released horror sequel, Outlast II. This information comes from an Australian retailer that listed the game for PC and PlayStation 4, baring the title 'Excommunication' under DLC."

Theres a lot more at the article below:

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2016/03/27/outlast-ii-developer-leaks-new-dlc

By the name it seems like it will probably be similar to Whistleblower. The devs have said that Outlast II is based on Jonestown so its possible that you were a member of the cult in the town that is now seen as a traitor for whatever reason and you have to make your escape sometime before the main protagonist arrives.

(btw, who else thinks that its going to turn out that Mike Upshur and Walrider are at the center of this new cult?)

-EDIT-

The link no longer works and IGN seems to have removed the article entirely just a few minutes after posting it. I will leave it up for now but something seems off about that.

[JocularJosh]

Great.
So the game is still unfinished but they have plans for the DLC already?
Oh boy, here i was thinking that this game could actually become a decent game....

[NeverSleeper]

Originally posted by RacistCoffee:

Great.
So the game is still unfinished but they have plans for the DLC already?
Oh boy, here i was thinking that this game could actually become a decent game....

I don't see how DLC (which probably hasn't been started yet) that is seperate from the main campaign and doesn't effect it what-so-ever could somehow make the game less decent. Whistleblower was a great addition and the main game still feels complete without it. It was basically the same story from a different perspective and I suspect Excommunication will be something similar.

[Almar]

Originally posted by RacistCoffee:

Great.
So the game is still unfinished but they have plans for the DLC already?
Oh boy, here i was thinking that this game could actually become a decent game....

You said it yourself, they have plans, and for us to know, that's about it. There's nothing wrong with early planning. It's for the best, in fact. Anyway, these are just rumors.

[NeverSleeper]

Originally posted by fraxon1:

Originally posted by RacistCoffee:

Great.
So the game is still unfinished but they have plans for the DLC already?
Oh boy, here i was thinking that this game could actually become a decent game....

You said it yourself, they have plans, and for us to know, that's about it. There's nothing wrong with early planning. It's for the best, in fact. Anyway, these are just rumors.

+1 Yeah even if it is true it might not end up happening

[DezertPunK]

To have plans for dlc before a game is released isn't bad but already having a name is off-putting for me. I dont know what the reasoning is behind this but why aren't they simply focusing on the game at hand? It doesn't take more than 6 months to get licensing for something like this & even less for just a name so if it's true & they are already planning dlc then why not just use these ideas for the game they are already making right now? If it doesn't make it in THEN package it & name it something.

[Ben DaMan]

They don't need plans for the main game anymore as they surely have finished planning and are developing it right now. And what is bad about having a name ready for the DLC?This just shows that they know what they are doing and want to achieve. Therefore I think it's a good sign

[NeverSleeper]

Originally posted by DezertPunK:

To have plans for dlc before a game is released isn't bad but already having a name is off-putting for me. I dont know what the reasoning is behind this but why aren't they simply focusing on the game at hand? It doesn't take more than 6 months to get licensing for something like this & even less for just a name so if it's true & they are already planning dlc then why not just use these ideas for the game they are already making right now? If it doesn't make it in THEN package it & name it something.

I'm guess it's just something they have on the back burner. We need to remember that

a) The information could have been a mistake
b) The DLC could get cancelled
c) Outlast II comes out this fall so they are already a good chunk of the way through development.
d) Whistleblower was already being worked on when the first game was nearing completion

As for your argument of using the DLC ideas in the main game, that wouldn't make sense from a logical or buisness standpoint. That would be like patchworking two different stories together, besides it seems like having a DLC chapter that shows the game from a new perspective is going to become a series tradition.

[wshtn]

It's a Murkoff Report story

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