Played this and shortly got very sick
I've always been a huge horror fan, I've seen gore and blood before, I've been exposed to real gore videos and p0rn since I was unfortunately very young.
Honestly did research on this game and thought it looked interesting. I had seen some clips but none really indepth, or showing the real executions and I didn't want to spoil the gameplay for myself!
I decided why not try it out, I could always quit if I didn't like it. So I started playing and the first cutscene was disturbing but wasn't anything new to me. But as I continued playing, I started feeling oddly really ill.
I'm on anti anxiety and antidepressants but it's never really been an issue with horror and gore for me.
As the gameplay went on, and I got to the executions, I was sweating and it was getting pretty hard to breathe. The screaming was getting stuck in my head and even though I knew it was just acting, I was getting pretty upset.
I actually stopped to take a break but when I returned, everything just came back to me. When I got to the judge, I couldn't breathe again and the deviant, I had to just quit the game. I couldn't see straight, I was retching and honestly I don't know why it affected me so much.
I like the story, it's an extremely interesting idea but for some reason I can't stand the execution (no pun intended). The lore is fascinating but the gore haunts me.
I pretty much ran to the bathroom and spent the next 10 minutes just purging. I've never had nightmares like the ones I had about the outlast trials. I've always been used to gore and intense scenes like that but for some reason, this game completely sent me into a panic.
I feel thick throated and lightheaded whenever I see those scenes now. the muffled gasping for air from the deviant and the pleas and screams make me gag all over again. The judge was probably the worst one for me. I couldn't really move, my vision gets all blurry and my skin feels thick and heavy.
I don't know exactly why I felt the need to type this all but I guess I just wanted to know what other people felt and why this hit me so hard. I've definitely seen a post before about the opening scene and a panic attack but that's not the part that got me though I definitely relate now with that person.
For my own mental health, I think I'll just avoid this game and it's media from now one. I don't really like spending my time unable to breathe. Anyways, sorry for the long rant, and I'm hoping the majority of people don't find me too much of a pussy for this take.