Jessica then playfully tackles Blake and pins him to the ground. Jessica teases Blake for not having kissed Lynn yet, which he says he has reserved for the big night. Blake is apparently starring as the Beast in a Beauty and the Beast play staged by the school with Lynn as the Beauty. Jessica and Blake are after school in a food storage and Jessica asks Blake some personal questions. In the game's penultimate scene, we get to know what happened to Jessica. Additionally, Jessica seems to be somewhat afraid of him, as implied when Loutermilch threatens to inform her father of catching her after school, to which she shows visible signs of distress. It can be surmised that he is very controlling as Jessica had to forge his signature to the field trip to a piano factory, which he did not give permission for. Parham mentions her father is said to have a "big personality" that even the teachers find troublesome to deal with. Jessica's mother had tragically passed away from an uninformed accident. There are signs she could be a potential runaway. A counselor, Shelly Parham, comments to Father Porcari (who seems to be the headmaster of the school) that Jessica forged her father's signature so that said she could go to school field trip. Jessica did not seem to have a good home life.
She is always informing Blake when the demonic Loutermilch is coming after him and helping him find alternative routes back to his present. Despite the suicide note, Jessica's hallucinations (though not verified if they are only hallucinations) do not hate Blake. Lynn notes that Jessica has had a crush on Blake for a long time. Jessica is best friends with Lynn and they share notes in class and play hangman. Though Blake did love Jessica as his friend.
In her suicide note, she specified that Blake should have loved her. It was hinted that she was sad at something. Jessica apparently had committed suicide in the fourth grade. He tells this to Lynn, who hesitantly tells that she hadn't thought about her in ages. The game begins with Blake dreaming about Jessica. As he approaches, her body is consumed by an unknown entity into the ceiling. He follows the scream, only to find Jessica's hanging body at the end of the hallway. Also, REALLY, SHUT UP!Īs Blake progresses through the school, Jessica's screams can be heard. You have a big sloppy crush on Blake!! (Jessica) Shut up, BITCH!!! Also, we should replace Combover's nasal spray with hot sauce. Journal HUH? Are you doing journal because you want to expose the dark truth behind the St. His Nasal Spray totally makes me want to puke! Blah Blah Blah HAPSBURGS!!! Blah Blah.Īnyway, I'm not riding home with you today because I've got journal but I'll call you when I get home, OKAY? (Lynn) Sup Jess! Combover's the worst. Combover's still talking about the 30 years war. The original Outlast and Resident Evil 7, as flawed as they are, are IMO leagues above Outlast 2.As Blake is roaming the halls of the abandoned school building, he comes across Jessica's locker that is found open and contains a music box, books, pictures, award ribbons, and a note in which she and Lynn have the following discussion: I didn't have a single moment of joy in those mid to late game hours. There is a genuine argument to be had that Outlast 2, at least much of it, is bad. The "school" sections that should never have existed because they add nothing of value. Checkpoints that put you right in front of enemies, a trial-and-error aspect that quadruples down on even the Whistleblower DLC. Not just the story, but the acting, the plotting, the pacing, the dialogue, the nonsense elements you just can't understand as to why they were included, other than to intentionally keep the audience from being entertained. imagine if someone took True Detective season 2 and translated it into a video game. First few hours are trademark Outlast but with some extra frustration (that first enemy encounter does feel particularly cheap- why you can't you climb onto that low roof or just stealth past?).