'Outlast 2' drops you in a desert for a fresh batch of nightmares

[Joystiq]

The

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demo made me jump and shriek in the middle of the

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, in Microsoft's rowdy Xbox space where I was surrounded by swashbuckling pirates, roaring racing games and joyous fans. With my clammy fingers gripping an

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, headphones hugging my ears, Outlast 2 sucked me in. Its setting, a pitch-black northern Arizona desert, was impressively immersive -- not to mention accurate to the actual Supai region that inspired it. I should know; I've backpacked through the area (and now I may never do so again).

The Outlast 2 demo is horrifying, wonderful, gruesome and downright marvelous -- in a bone-chilling kind of way.

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