History Headscratchers / Outlast

* As I stated in YMMV (WhatAnIdiot), why did Rudolf Wernicke think killing Miles was good idea BEFORE they questioned him? There were so many unknown variables to the situation that killing Miles immediately had NO BENEFIT whatsoever. All that occurred from shooting Miles was for everyone else, including Rudolf, being brutally killed.

* Would Waylon really have to [[spoiler:spend the rest of his life hiding from Murkoff after exposing what they were doing at Mount Massive]]? After all, what Murkoff was doing is likely to be the kind of [=PR=] nightmare that could run them out of business. Even if they [[spoiler:try to track Waylon down themselves rather than send assassin's, they could probably burn through whatever money they had left pretty quickly depending on how much they spend trying to find him]].

** You answered your own question. The security forces couldn't get to Chris, the Twins, etc because they were too busy dealing with the flying invisible super-strong
science demon.
* Would Waylon really have to [[spoiler:spend the rest of his life hiding from Murkoff after exposing what they were doing at Mount Massive]]? After all, what Murkoff was doing is likely to be the kind of [=PR=] nightmare that could run them out of business. Even if they [[spoiler:try to track Waylon down themselves rather than send assassin's, they could probably burn through whatever money they had left pretty quickly depending on how much they spend trying to find him]].

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* So, what was the purpose of Project Walrider? Were they trying to develop a new super-weapon to sell to warring countries? I mean, it was mentioned that profit potential was very high, but who would buy something like that?

** You answered your own question. The security forces couldn't get to Chris, the Twins, etc because they were too busy dealing with the flying invisible super-strong science demon.

* I'm just a little curious about how [[spoiler:Eddie's]] trap backfired on him in Whistleblower. I can't quite see how the struggle turned the situation completely on its head. Can anyone explain it to me, please?

* How did the security forces get so overrun? The on-site security forces were apparently only lightly armed, so I suppose it's understandable that they were killed, but Murkoff's tactical teams were equipped with automatic weaponry, flak jackets, etc. The Walrider killing them is understandable, but the patients should be a piece of cake to kill with that much firepower. Even the stronger ones such as Chris Walker shouldn't be too difficult to take down.

*** Maybe the developers didn't give Miles or Waylon faces because they didn't want to encourage any disturbing slash fanart featuring the protagonists canoodling with the villainous characters. Judging by the sheer volume of the "Outlast" tag at DeviantArt, this tactic failed miserably.

*** Maybe the developers didn't give Miles or Waylon faces because they didn't want to encourage any disturbing Yaoi fanart featuring the protagonists canoodling with the villainous characters. Judging by the sheer volume of the "Outlast" tag at DeviantArt, this tactic failed miserably.

** I'm more confused as to how he was back in one piece (albeit still dead) during the events of Whistle Blower despite becoming HalfTheManHeUsedToBe in the main game.

** The clothier equipment was already there, implying that inmates were making clothes as therapy before funding for non-invasive treatments got cut, so Eddie only had to put on an old suit and dig up any white gowns he could find to have "wedding clothes". He isn't the only killer on site, he probably scavenged most of his corpses when everyone moved on from his "territory". His feminization is for the most part limited to genital trauma and peeling back the skin on the chest to put stuffing inside, and only a few bodies display it. Only like two guys actually call him by his "title", or are close enough to him to know what he is capable of. His presentation as hyper mass murderer and torturer extraordinaire is just us conflating his instances of on-screen depravity onto the the gore fest that is going on in the background of every environment in the asylum without him. Even the pulley system is more slapdash and limited than it first appears, most of those bodies were just hanged from the rafters.

*** The "executive" that Trager kills mentions that Trager received Wernicke's treatment. Which would imply that he volunteered to get put into the Morphogenic Engine himself. Unfortunately for him (and Miles,) it "worked too well."

* So why don't we ever get to see Miles' or Waylon's faces? It'd be one understandable if they were [[FeaturelessProtagonist featurelss protagonists]] and the player is meant to insert themself into the role. But the fact that they both have names, backstories, and defined personalities (Waylon even has a family) writes out that possibility.

**** You're assuming that a protagonist with a story and [[TheEveryman a protagonist the player is meant to identify with]] are mutually exclusive, which is most definitely not true. Besides, unlike [[RolePlayingGame Role Playing Games]], most people act in the exact same way when put in a dangerous situation - try not to die - so whatever personality either protagonist might have is mostly irrelevant here. You're running away from psychos, not trying to date them.
**** You can identify with a protagonist without practially being them. And I never said anything about wanting any kind of socialization with psychos. I just wanna see the face of the man I'm playing as if I'm getting to know his name, his backstory, as well as what he thinks of the situation he's in through all those journal entries.

* '''Why'''? Why does Miles Upshur, a simple freelance journalist, go to an ''insane asylum'' without any weapon?! Or any good training? He can certainly run and do some athletic things, like jump and climb well. But why did he not think of taking [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim a gun]] with him or a knife hidden on his body? Why does he think the best way to enter a place that basically [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin tells you it's full of insane and mentally unstable people]] is without any means of protection?

*** He was going into an insane asylum. Where he went, under the assumption given to him by a tip, that something really, really bad was going on. He had every reason to believe "regular rules" would not be upheld. Also, [[TooDumbToLive he went there at night]].

* This also makes the assumption that all people kept in an mental institution are inherently or even commonly violent, which is not true. To say otherwise is incredibly rude. Obviously, these inmates WERE violent - but they were turned violent due to the practices inside the asylum, which Miles thought was the only thing going on. He also didn't know the extent of these practices. As a troper above mentioned, any weapons would have been confiscated, so there was no point in bringing one as it possibly would have just made the corrupt practitioners more suspicious of him. He had no idea what he was getting into - but seriously. Why go at night?
** It's Mount Massive Asylum for the ''Criminally'' Insane. So in this case, it's a fair assumption that the patients there are violent without being offensive to mental patients in general.

** Perhaps Miles went at night because he is actually [[TooDumbToLive Criminally Insane]], too.

** The clothier equipment was already there, implying that inmates where making clothes as therapy before funding for non-invasive treatments got cut, so Eddie only had to put on an old suit and dig up any white gowns he could find to have "wedding clothes". He isn't the only killer on site, he probably scavenged most of his corpses when everyone moved on from his "territory". His feminization is for the most part limited to genital trauma and preling back the skin on the chest to put stuffing inside, and only a few bodies display it. Only like two guys actually call him by his "title", or are close enough to him to know what he is capable of. His presentation as hyper mass murderer and torturer extraordinaire is just us conflating his instances of on-screen depravity onto the the gore fest that is going on in the background of every environment in the asylum without him. Even the pulley system is more slapdash and limited than it first appears, most of those bodies were just hanged from the rafters.

**** You're assuming that a Protagonist with a story and [[TheEveryman a protagonist the player is meant to identify with]] are mutually exclusive, which is most definitely not true. Besides, unlike [[RolePlayingGame Role Playing Games]], most people act in the exact same way when put in a dangerous situation - try not to die - so whatever personality either protagonist might have is mostly irrelevant here. You're running away from psychos, not trying to date them.

**** You're assuming that a Protagonist with a story and [[TheEveryman a protagonist the player is meant to identify with]] are mutually exclusive, which is most definitely not true. Besides, unlike [[Role-PlayingGame Role Playing Games]], most people act in the exact same way when put in a dangerous situation - try not to die - so whatever personality either protagonist might have is mostly irrelevant here. You're running away from psychos, not trying to date them.

**** You're assuming that a Protagonist with a story and [[The Everyman a protagonist the player is meant to identify with]] are mutually exclusive, which is most definitely not true. Besides, unlike [[Role-Playing Game Role Playing Games]], most people act in the exact same way when put in a dangerous situation - try not to die - so whatever personality either protagonist might have is mostly irrelevant here. You're running away from psychos, not trying to date them.