Faith: The Unholy Trinity
Faith, also known as Faith: The Unholy Trinity, is a survival horror video game, created and published by Airdorf Games.[1] The game is planned to span three chapters, the first of which was published in 2017 on Steam and itch.io for the PC. It was later given a release on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
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Genre(s) | Horror |
Developer(s) | Airdorf Games |
Publisher(s) | Steam itch.io |
Platform(s) | Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
First release | 2017 |
The game utilizes retro style graphics similar to Apple II video game graphics or Atari video game graphics.[2]
Synopsis
Chapter I
The story focuses on a priest, named John Ward, who goes back to a house where an exorcism of a girl named Amy Martin went wrong a year ago. There are a total of 5 different endings. The current date at the beginning of the game is September 21st, 1987.
Gameplay
Users control a character, John Ward, and carry a crucifix that they can use to ward off evil beings.
Release
The first chapter in the series, Faith: Chapter I, was released on itch.io in 2017, followed by a release to Steam in 2019.[3] The second chapter was released in February 2019.[4] As of September 2020, there is no release date for the third chapter.[5]
Reception
Reception for Faith has been positive.[6][7] Rock Paper Shotgun's Noa Smith called the game "one of those little treasures you stumble across on your monthly horror binge."[8] A journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle's Datebook praised the use of retro graphics, writing that "The sudden acceleration into full motion from jerky two-frame animation is jarring enough for a jump scare but still empty enough that players are forced to ask what it is that is attacking them."[9]
References
- "Airdorf's Twitter".
- Chalk, Andy (2019-10-31). "The retro horror game Faith is coming to Steam with a brand-new chapter". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- Wilson, Mike (2019-11-01). "'FAITH: The Unholy Trinity' Brings Retro Gaming Horror to Steam". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- Tarason, Dominic (2019-02-25). "Faith: Chapter 2 and its prologue demo are out now". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- Wilson, Mike (2020-09-22). "New Trailer for the Third Chapter of 'FAITH: The Unholy Trinity' Brings Back the Creepiness". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- Bosso, Axel (2019-03-29). "Horror Game 'FAITH's Effective and Honest Letters Remind Us Why Reading Horror Matters". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- Sykes, Tom (2019-03-05). "Faith: Chapter II's free prelude offers unsettling retro horror". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- Smith, Noa (2018-11-02). "Have You Played… Faith?". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- Rouner, Jef Rouner (October 30, 2020). "The strange scariness of lo-fi horror video games". San Francisco Chronicle's Datebook. Retrieved 2021-01-14.