Thankfully, DreadOut 2 manages to counterbalance its run-of-the-mill storyline and poorly written dialogue sequences with an enjoyable mix of action and adventure. The storyline, by the way, also ends with one of the most abrupt and comically anti-climactic scenes I’ve ever seen in a video game, so if you’re looking for catharsis, you certainly won’t find it here. What also doesn’t help matters is the subpar quality of the game’s English writing – whether you’re reading character dialogue or a piece of descriptive text for an item in your inventory, almost everything in DreadOut 2 is riddled with jarring grammatical errors and poorly-worded sentences, effectively robbing the story and characters of any potential charm they could’ve had. Then again, DreadOut 2’s narrative isn’t exactly its strongest suit, to say the least while the plot is serviceable enough in the sense that it gives Linda a reason to go from Place A to Place B to face off against various boogeymen, I’d be lying if I said I was on the edge of my seat during most of the adventure.
Much like the first installment, DreadOut 2 stars Indonesian teen Linda Melinda, a girl with a special affinity for the supernatural – and if you don’t remember what happened to her in the original game, don’t worry, the sequel has a special “The Story So Far”-type video to get you up to speed.