Outbreak Endless Nightmares Review (PlayStation 5)

by Jim Smale · June 17, 2021

In our Outbreak Endless Nightmares Review, we take on this roguelike twist on the survival horror genre. We have had games of this franchise before but can it branch out into another genre successfully? Let’s find out.

Outbreak Endless Nightmares Review Pros:

Nice graphics.
3.76GB download size.
11 trophies.
Roguelike action survival gameplay.
Two control schemes- Modern tank and classic tank. The camera is always fixed.
Six characters- Lydia, Kane, Ivy, Harry, Hank, and Elena.
Deadzone button delay slider.
Story and lore section.
V-sync (FPS)- off/15/30/60.
Graphics choice- Performance or quality.
Five game difficulties- standard, iron-man, randomizer, lost hope, and easy.
Progress- you keep all EXP, character progress, and ability load outs but lose everything else including story progression.
Local co-op play with split-screen choices of vertical and horizontal.
Three views- 3rd person, first-person, and angled.
Tactical cam- allows you to fly around the level ahead of time.
Can Invert axis and sensitivity sliders.
Rooms sill randomize along with item and enemy placements.
Game- You enter anomalies that are split into X amount of episodes, each door you enter takes you to the next episode.
Puzzle elements.
Earn essence from enemies and use it to open chests for loot.
Loot in-game is weapons, items, and healing.
Resident Evil inspired by the atmosphere of the menus to the sound effects.
Ghosts- You talk to these guys for tips and tutorials.
The huge chest is a central one that is accessible in the hub and can be found in anomalies.
Earn coins to spend on upgrades.
Can get items to skip an anomaly episode or even teleport back to the hub without losing anything.
Tense atmosphere.
Minimap uncovers as you play and shows items and interactive points.

Outbreak Endless Nightmares Review Cons:

Clunky controls.
Rips a lot of the Resident Evil games off.
No actual tutorial and it just dumps you in a game.
Robotic-looking characters.
Slow juddery animations.
Small inventory space.
You can’t just pick up items, you have to have a screen pop up stating what it is and what it does
Slow-paced.
Tactical cam either feels pointless or it breaks the game completely by showing you what’s up ahead.
No run button.
Really slow to level up.
The menu text is small.
Menus are not user-friendly.
Cannot rebind controls.