Разработчик: Dead Drop Studios LLC
Описание
Outbreak: Contagious Memories
You’re trapped in a city ravaged by the undead - can you make it out alive? Join Lydia in her desperate struggle to escape, either alone or with a friend in co-op, in this chilling love letter to classic 90s survival horror. Outbreak: Contagious Memories is available now!
Complete Edition
Purchase the Complete Edition and get access to all four chapters which include the complete Story Mode and Battle Mode experiences!
About the Game
As the city burns and the countryside is engulfed by the epidemic, the living are increasingly alone and forced to live with this new reality. Monstrous beasts and disfigured remnants roam freely with their numbers increasing rapidly, slaughtering everything in their path. In the opening chapter, Lydia finds herself separated from her fellow survivors and all alone. After fleeing into a large manor estate to escape the relentless horde, her only goal now is survival. She must explore the manor, locate supplies and find a way to wake from this nightmare. But somehow... she knows her fate is already sealed.Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles is an episodic unforgiving survival horror experience that takes place within the Outbreak universe. Death lurks behind each door as you fight to survive with the limited supplies at your disposal. Search rooms thoroughly and make the right choice when to fight - or flee - from the monstrosities. Featuring classic hardcore survival horror gameplay in a directed single-player experience, you'll need to stay on your toes to stay alive. You have a limited inventory and you'll need to leverage supply caches to store your equipment for use later. Saving your game is also highly restrictive and you'll need to locate the means to record your progress as you explore. Lydia's adventure is just the beginning... can you survive the chronicles and determine the fate of the other survivors?
Episodic: Four episodes of survival horror. Buy only what you want to play.
Story Mode: Survive through a classic single-player survival horror experience.
Battle Mode: Tough as nails action mode where you scrounge and fight to reach the exit.
Cinematic: Experience your last moments through fixed cameras and beautiful environments.
Explore: Search rooms and read logs to find keys and solve puzzles to survive.
Fight or Flee: Engage threats directly or run away to safety in another room.
Classic: True hardcore classic survival horror with a limited inventory and deadly foes.
Progress: Saving is limited and restricted. Find floppy disks to record your progress.
Storage: Manage your limited inventory by finding and storing items in caches.
Difficult: Play across multiple difficulty modes, including the one hit kill Nightmares mode.
Defense: Utilize numerous firearms and melee weapons against the undead.
Alone: Play solo even without an internet connection.
Controller: Customizable gamepad, mouse and keyboard controls.
Note: Base game includes the Story and Battle Mode content for chapter one and is required to play subsequent chapter DLC.
Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows (7/8/10) 64-bit
- Processor: Core i3
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD 5000
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 6 GB available space
- Sound Card: Integrated
- Additional Notes: Xbox One, Xbox 360 or PS4 gamepad recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows (7/8/10) 64-bit
- Processor: Core i5
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce 750 Ti / AMD Radeon R7 370
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 6 GB available space
- Sound Card: Hardware
- Additional Notes: Xbox One, Xbox 360 or PS4 gamepad recommended
Mac
- OS: OS X (64-bit)
- Processor: Core i3
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD 5000
- Storage: 6 GB available space
- Sound Card: Integrated
- Additional Notes: Xbox One, Xbox 360 or PS4 gamepad recommended
- OS: OS X (64-bit)
- Processor: Core i5
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce 750 Ti / AMD Radeon R7 370
- Storage: 6 MB available space
- Sound Card: Hardware
- Additional Notes: Xbox One, Xbox 360 or PS4 gamepad recommended
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu (64-bit)
- Processor: Core i3
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD 5000
- Storage: 6 GB available space
- Sound Card: Integrated
- Additional Notes: Xbox One, Xbox 360 or PS4 gamepad recommended
- OS: Ubuntu (64-bit)
- Processor: Core i5
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce 750 Ti / AMD Radeon R7 370
- Storage: 6 GB available space
- Sound Card: Hardware
- Additional Notes: Xbox One, Xbox 360 or PS4 gamepad recommended
Отзывы пользователей
till this day this game is still stuck on one part , all the outbreak games i buy has a glitch proventing me from finishing the game and nothing gets done to fix this problem after over and over complains
It is a Resident Evil clone for sure but has a certain charm to it that makes it worth the price that is asked and is quite fun to play. This game is focused more in the area of Resident Evil 1 and 2
This is a clone of the resident evil series. It's quite true to the first few games. The characters walks like they are gliding on dish soap though.
I you like your retro 1990s fixed camera Survival Horror games, then "Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles" is likely right up your street.
Admittedly, the game is ludicrously hard and the controls don't always lend themselves well to the gameplay, but if your can get around these two points then it should be fine. It's worth remember that this is a Resident Evil tribute game and as such it will feel very similar to the source material. If you can get past that derivative feel, however, then definitely give it a look.
I recommend the game, although I am not that impressed with it. I wish I could give a "neutral" review...
While I had a lot of fun playing through the first few chapters, I feel like the game is stronger during the beginning. The final chapters felt too short and the ending is pretty much disappointing.
That being said, the game is a pretty good tribute to the classic Resident Evil trilogy - which I grew up playing on the PlayStation, the environment gave me fun nostalgic feelings. I loved investigating the environments just to see what I could find. The enemies were OK and one of them reminded me of the Hunter from RE.
Now, there are a lot of small issues - nothing game breaking, but still enough to catch your attention if you've played games like the Resident Evil series:
1) There is no map function - while the chapters aren't that long, it could be helpful to see where I'm going, some rooms in the first chapter look alike so a map would be greatly appreciated.
2) Some chapters feel unbalanced - I've finished up a chapter with over 30 handgun bullets, but in the next one I was struggling to find anything. There's an incredible abundance of floppy disks - the game's "Ink Ribbon", and you also get loaded with guns easily. Some enemies take several hits with stronger guns to die and in other instances you can down the same enemy with very few shots.
3) Lack of puzzles - The game has notes to read and piece together a story and also has a nice ambiance. However, when it comes to puzzles, there are none - except find the key to unlock a door or the code for a door. For example, I feel like it's so easy to get a hold of 4 different guns, but there's no catch, no trick to being able to do so.
4) Item combination - I feel like some items should stack, like the floppy disks, however, each of them takes up a slot in your (very limited) inventory. Also, if you're by an item box and try to, say, put some handgun ammo from your inventory over the same ammo in the box, it won't combine them, it'll swap. On that note, if you reach over 50 bullets, then you'll need one more slot because the maximum you can carry in a single slot is 50.
5) Enemy sounds and behavior - I don't really know if I paid close attention but felt like all the different enemies had the same sounds, and all they all attack in the same way - by beating you up. Felt the need to point that out because some monsters are so cool-looking, but they behave the same as the standard zombies.
6) Losing all your gear when a chapter ends - I guess I can understand that giving each chapter a fresh start might be easier to do, but since I played through all of the chapters back to back, it felt a bit weird having to collect the guns again.
As I mentioned before, I haven't found anything game breaking - during my play of the first chapter, everytime I entered a new room my flashlight would turn off so I had to keep turning it back on. Also sometimes the character would stick to running without me holding down shift.
I'm sorry it sounds like I'm just bashing the game, but I had fun, and would love to see more like this, honestly. I'm a huge fan of the Alone in the Dark: A New Nightmare game, and I'm dying to see some old-school survival horror taking place in a huge mannor again.
just play RE this is of course a much cheaper alternative but I feel your time would be better used replaying those classics then...... this.
This game is basically a clone of RE1 where you are trapped inside a mansion.And when i say clone i mean it, everything from tank controls to user interface to inventory screen, everything is a copy of RE1. The graphics are early gen PS2 level which is fine. The mansion isn't as complicated or spooky as RE1 but still not too bad. The zombies in this game are bullet sponges and take atleast 3-4 headshots to go down. The puzzles in this game are also nowhere as involved as RE1,they are mostly find the number combination puzzles. The game is divided into 4 episodes and i only played the first, the rest are DLCs which need to be purchased separately. Overall this is an okay game if you want to experience 90s style of RE again.
I'm recommending because I paid 79p on sale....
It's evidently indie, very linear and short. Completed "Chapter one" in about 1 - 1.5 hours on hard (playing super patiently and slow). It was fun but I was a little annoyed because I was expecting a full title, not just a level, and now I have to pay to advance. My own fault there though.
It's the same concept as resident evil revelations. Episodic, with you having to buy each one for a total of four levels.
At sale rate, you pay about £2.50 to £3 for everything which is alright I guess.
But I wouldn't touch @ asking price. As a £3 game with all levels, yes why not. As a £12 - 15 game with all levels, no way.
Whoa. An instant, irrefutable improvement over the previous game in the series, "Outbreak: The New Nightmare", which I reviewed very recently. Almost everything that one got "wrong", this one gets "right", in my humble opinion. That said: my stance still stands that slavishly remaking games from twenty-odd years ago is approaching pointless...except, perhaps, when it's done this lovingly and this relatively well...
What this game establishes from the outset, which the other game frankly failed to, is an atmosphere. I know it sounds kinda obvious to say that horror games should put atmosphere first and foremost...but a lot of devs really don't seem to get this. I wasn't entirely sure this dev got it, judging by New Nightmare; but this time around, he gets it. And all it took was stripping things back to their raw roots, rather than trying to embrace horror gaming trends of recent years like multiplayer modes and endlessly spawning enemies (which are rarely more scary than ducks in a shooting gallery)!
We have a less sprawling map, staunchly fixed camera angles, better puzzles, nicer environments, a finite and manageable number of enemies, less guns and ammo, challenging yet enjoyable resource management...an immediately more tense and gripping proposition from the word "go" (even if I still wouldn't describe it as exceptionally "scary"). There's also a genuine sense of "adventure", which the previous game sorely lacked. Is this truly the Second Coming of Capcom? No, of course not. But it's a very admirable, if slightly unambitious, achievement just the same.
Which isn't to say there ain't issues. For reasons unknown, your flashlight goes out every time you walk through a door or restart the game: a minor annoyance, at most, but a presumably unnecessary one just the same. The dodgy character and zombie animations haven't improved since New Nightmare, and the gore is still pretty underwhelming. Another unfortunate carry-over from NN is a general crappiness of combat: the melee weapons, in particular, being a complete and utter sh*tshow. It's also pretty bad to have only a single save spot in a resource management-heavy game; especially one in which literally every single bullet counts (I had to restart once, albeit mercifully early in proceedings). The climax is furthermore a tad anti-climactic but, well...see immediately below.
Now for the worst part: this game comes in separately purchased Chapters, rather than one comprehensive package. You're not getting a great deal of gameplay - about two to three hours - for the initial purchase price. Be sure to check out the various purchase options - Season Passes and whatnot - before buying, though I certainly wouldn't advise against buying the first Chapter (the one I'm reviewing) just to see if it's all worth your while. I can't even vouch for the subsequent Chapters at this point, as I'm yet to play them myself.
It's a heck of a promising start, though; so rest assured I will be getting my hands on the other instalments and reviewing them in good time. Well done, dev.
Verdict: 7.5/10.
(PS If you enjoyed this review, feel free to check out my two Curator pages: http://store.steampowered.com/curator/9284586-ReviewsJustfortheHELLofit/
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Cheers!)
Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles is a pretty direct sequel to Outbreak: New Nightmare, which is a primarily multiplayer based game. Lydia - a character from said game - is the only playable character in Chronicles. Unlike the jump from Outbreak to Outbreak: New Nightmare, Chronicles is on the same general engine and plays out pretty much the same. So, if you enjoyed New Nightmare, chances are you'll definitely enjoy this game, as it's essentially a single player version of the multiplayer title.
For the first time in the series, you can dodge enemies, as doors are separated by loading screens and there are no infinite spawns. This added feature allows for much better optimization; for example, melee is much better in Chronicles than it was in New Nightmare. The game plays out a lot more like older Resident Evil games, where dropping items is nixed for item boxes, and even save rooms make an appearance. The one added advantage over those games, however, is you can reload while running about, just like in New Nightmare.
Also making it's debut for the series is a "battle mode", taking place instead of the usual wave based onslaught mode. There are 4 scenarios and 4 battle modes; in the battle modes you essentially run through the same scenario but with a lot more weapons and ammunition, nixing stealth for a nice and fun blood bath. A pretty big complaint I felt in the battle mode, though, was that you couldn't drop items in this... there were save boxes, but with how spaced out they were compared to how many items there were, it was a rather slight annoyance not being able to discard that knife or empty handgun. I think the item boxes should've been swapped with droppable items in the battle mode. Other than that, it was pretty enjoyable.
Another complaint would be how the scenarios - which are split up into 4 episodes - aren't exactly tied together inventory wise. Almost comically, at the end of each scenario, Lydia has to drop all of her equipment in order to advance through a text-based cutscene. While you always seemed to start the next episode in a room with a gun, you almost kind of wanted to see yourself get rewarded for saving your ammunition or weapons in the episode prior.
I found the story to be well written and executed regardless, especially the "autopsy report" files in episode 3, which really give you a glimpse of the infection and how it works. I can see some players being annoyed at the length of the text-based cutscenes, but it's a necessary evil here for production costs. It's still a good story for what it is as long as you have the appetite for some pretty lengthy text-based cutscenes, which didn't bother me personally.
Overall, if you enjoyed or were interested in New Nightmare, but were turned off by the almost forced multiplayer aspect of the game, I think you will find Nightmare Chronicles very enjoyable. I'd say there's about 5-10 hours in this game before you've seen everything and beaten it on a few different difficulties. There's a rank system after each episode to try to persuade some competition, and the battle mode sure implies some replayability. I'll rate Nightmare Chronicles a 75/100
As a big fan of the (old and new) Resident Evil series I was eager to try this game out.
And I would have to say this game does not dissapoint, it does what it is supposed to do. Survival horror that can even get pretty nasty on Normal difficulity. The graphics are okay, the story is passable and the controls work(even with keyboard I have no problems, though a controller is advised).
About the only few negative things I can say about the game is that the fact that the enemies are bullet sponges, it takes ALOT of ammo to kill them and melee combat is simply too hard because you WILL get hit alot. Also, there are not that much puzzles in chapter 1 it's basically just find a code for a door. Although that seems to improve in chapter 2.
I would recommend this game, but buy all DLC(otherwise it's a pretty short experience).
Well it's a cute hommage to Resident Evil games, but kills it with the horrible combat system. Aiming, dodging, actually everything is dextroyed by horrible movement and bad camera angels.
Outbreak is an awesome emulated throw back to the classic survival horror of the late 90s.
Graphics and environments are excellent considering the development team.
The Unity engine lighting really helps Outbreaks atmosphere.
Do you have love for the original Resident Evil, Parasite Eve or Silent Hill ?
I do. I really do. The late 90s golden era of survival horror needs to make a come back!
Outbreak is an enjoyable survival horror experience.
- 9/10 must 1998 CAPCOM again
Welp, Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles follows the Story about Lydia trying to escape the zombie apocalypse on her own. The gameplay has similarties with the Resident Evil Franchise (managing the inventory and ect.) The gameplay is good, but only because i played the classic Resident Evil games. For beginners isn't that hard either. Graphics are ok, not the best but not the worst either. The animation of the characters and the monsters should be overworked. The Story however...The first two chapters were really good, it was difficult, you had to manage your inventory well, low ammunition even in the lowest difficulty. Then there was episode 3 and 4. Episode was ok but from the length of the other two episodes was this episode short. Maybe I rushed it but only maybe. Then Episode 4 was just shooting your way through the zombies from room to room. Even though Episode 3 and 4 were the weakest and a little bit disappointed, I still recommend this game, not only because Episode 1 and 2 were really enjoyable and episode 3 was ok, the reason is that this little team put their efforts and much dedication to this game. I also got this Resident Evil Outbreak feeling back what this team created. So thank you for this game and I hope more similar games like this.
Trinity
It's a fun game if you enjoy playing the oldschool Resident Evil games, such as 1,2, and 3. It has some flaws, but overall they aren't too bad, especially for the price of this game. If you aren't sure whether or not to play it, I will post the link to a Let's Play series of this game that a friend of mine and I did on our youtube gaming channel. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-Ug4ElJQG0&t=969s
Alright, while the actual concept is good...the delivery is very poor. I love the original resident evil don't get me wrong as this game is intended to look, feel and play like it but come on...7 shotgun rounds to kill a zombie, get real. Ballance your game please then for 3.75 o cam actually recommend it for a fun livestream. However, in its current state, this game is a no. 11 pistol pounds for one zombie...nope. 7 rifle rounds...nope. Devs, get to work.
Pros:
- Good atmosphere
- Creepy looking zombies and monsters for the most part
- Classic survival horror feel
Cons:
- Animations are a little meh
- Too many door codes
Closing thoughts:
Bought this on sale to try and scratch that survial horror itch. It does a pretty good job of being an original RE clone. Not sure that I missed tank controls though. I haven't played any other Outbreak games so I didn't know anything about the characters or setting but you get enough information in game to keep it interesting. Overall, I enjoyed it and I think I'll pick up the season pass to play the rest of the chapters as they release.
Great Throwback To Older Survival Horror Like The Old School RE Games, The Animations Are Strange And Clunky, However, This Is To Be Expcted From A Small Indie Studio, And The Game Is Quite Good, despite Being From A Small Indie Studio.
8/10 , Room For Polish, But A Great Foundation To Build On.
Be aware that despite this game is Resident Evil-ish, it does not have a map system.
Also, the modern tank control is absolutely horrendous combining with the fixed camera angle. It's highly advised that you use a gamepad with the classic tank control instead.
To describe this game, it is a tribute to survival horror games of old and plays similar to them, so just a bit of warning as to what you're getting into. Having grown up with these types of games, I enjoyed the experience and would recommend this to others. As of my writing this, only the first episode has been released, so the review will cover that.
First, we need to talk about the camera. We have fixed camera angles that will move from one location to the next as you reach the edge of the screen, somewhat obscuring the room by giving you limited view, similar to older Resident Evil games before they went over-the-shoulder action. However, with the exception of only a couple rooms, the angles are very well placed to give you information about the room while not completely hiding an enemy within it. If you look around upon entering a room, there will be clues as to what lies in wait for you, so be aware that if you are the type of person who just rushes into everything, you may get worked over.
Next, one issue that some people may have is with the animations. Be aware that you are buying an indie budget title, so do not expect AAA level quality. There are a couple weird animations related to the zombies attacking you or the character moving over uneven terrain (I am unsure of the zombie reaction to getting shot being normal though), but only one of those really impacts gameplay. Sadly, there are no different character animations to reflect your health status like in Resident Evil, so you will have to open the menu periodically to check when you get hit. I didn't really have a problem with any of this, but I imagine some people will.
Finally, in terms of gameplay, this is definitely one of the highlights. Your character aims her guns like in classic Resident Evil, but you also have a pair of melee weapons like in Silent Hill. You have 6 inventory slots that you have to manage like early Resident Evil, but unfortunately, the bullets only stack so high before they take an additional slot, which adds an extra layer to inventory management. So far in this game, there is no way to expand your inventory (only the first episode currently), so be aware you may have to fall back to a safe room to swap your inventory around.
Beyond inventory management, one thing that is different is that Lydia can move much better than any of the early Resident Evil characters. You are able to aim and shoot very quickly allowing you to kite zombies or other enemies around until you kill them, and you can reload on the fly (you can use menus too if you prefer). Depending on the enemy and weapon, sometimes your shots will have some stopping power to them, helping you kite groups of enemies or in some instances allowing you to stand your ground and unload until some hapless chump is dead (again). There are also quite a few different weapon types (pistol, shotgun, rifle, grenade launcher, and magnum), which can make managing your inventory a little more difficult as Chris only had to worry about a few.
Additionally, the game also possesses a battle mode, which I believe is along the lines of Mercenaries from Resident Evil, but I have not had the chance to try it yet.
In terms of sound and music, there wasn't really anything that stood out as too memorable, nor is there anything that really ruins the immersion. It serves the job well of setting the atmosphere without taking away from the complete package.
For those interested in picking this up, the first episode has about 1 hour worth of gameplay and depending on how quickly you find the sequence of progression, it may take you 1.5-2 hours. Once you know what you're doing, speedrunners should be able to run through this in about 30 min. Just remember this is the first episode and there is also an additional mode to justify the purchase. And remember that if you're still on the fence, there are videos posted online so you can see more about what you're getting into.
The last bit of warning I have to give is for those coming into the series completely new like me. This is the 3rd game, with the first being a top down shooter, and second being an online multiplayer. There seems to be some kind of bigger story linking all of these together, but I can't comment on that as little is explained in this episode. Additionally, there are a few mechanics that are not explained, which I believe may be staples from the other games, such as the Ipecac or glowing zombies. After clearing the first episode, I still do not understand them, but I was able to clear it without running into any issues.
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| Разработчик | Dead Drop Studios LLC |
| Платформы | Windows, Linux |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 22.11.2024 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 76% положительных (50) |