Or rather, a lack thereof. The stiff difficulty, branching levels, and especially your severely limited inventory most characters have only four slots for items make cooperation among players essential, but the inexplicable lack of voice or even keyboard chat completely destroys all hope of real teamwork.
Once the game starts, the only way to communicate is with 10 preset phrases "Go! Even after you master this convoluted system, deciding simple things like which floor everyone will take an elevator to, much less implementing real strategy like "Let's split up, you do this, we'll do that," is impossible.
So instead of fostering the teamwork and camaraderie that makes online gaming special, Outbreak has everyone quietly going about their own business, only occasionally working together in the most obvious ways.
Single player is nearly as frustrating, thanks to A. I don't think Americans have proven they can handle an online game that demands teamwork anyone get f'd in Phantasy Star Online?
But even if we did learn to play nice, Outbreak still wouldn't be that fun. It has familiar enemies, weapons, and locales reworked into a handful of cool-but-predictable RE adventures that are actually quite good offline, but fraught with logistical issues on the Net finding lost teammates without chat, battling zombies with lag.
I also much prefer the old control style--the new 3D-style movement is much more confusing. And though the large cast is nice, only a few characters are invaluable big-sack Yoko , while others are a novelty at best fix-it man David, doctor George. The greatest evil residing in Outbreak isn't the hordes of zombies out to go all Dawn of the Dead on your ass--it's the shoddy online play structure.
Capcom claims that not being able to speak or type to others makes the game scarier, but this and things like having to wait minutes--maybe even hours! Single-player action redeems the faulty online setup with five unrelated scenarios would it have been that hard to link them somehow? Whether offline or on, facing zombies with some backup adds an interesting gameplay mechanic to the RE formula. If only the online setup weren't so disappointing Since most characters have only four slots for holding weapons, ammo, healing items, keys, etc.
Trouble is, the game was built for online play, so it doesn't pause when you bring up your inventory to trade or use items even in single player. What's worse, the item menu closes if you take damage. Imagine trying to hand a dying player a healing herb over and over, only to get attacked over and over, eventually ending up dead yourself.
If acquired, these items unlock new costumes and the option to listen to their ad-libs. Players were able to connect to the internet servers using a broadband connection and a network adapter. Account registration and login were required. Once players connected and logged in, they would choose between Free Mode and Scenario Mode.
Free Mode took place in a lobby and allowed players to create their own games, scenarios, and difficulty level. Scenario Mode would choose the scenario and players automatically. When a player first started online, they would begin on the 'Outbreak' scenario and progress from there.
If the player wished to stop playing, they could save their data and restart from the scenario they were up to at the time. If the player had beaten a scenario, they acquired a star next to their name.
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About This Game Explore a nightmarish environment, scrounge for supplies, and battle the undead in Outbreak -- an online and offline co-op survival horror game. The clock never stops as you attempt to manage an extremely limited inventory with a murderous horde on the hunt. Choose between acquiring additional weapons, healing items, or necessary tools for progression.
You have only one life. Make it count! Friendly play: 4-player online co-op multiplayer featuring voice chat. Cut the cord: All modes playable in offline single-player with pause support. Campaign Mode: Play the entire story alone or in up to 4-player co-op!
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