Faith: The Unholy Trilogy
#6
PC Steam
Beaten April 12th, 2023
Faith: The Unholy Trilogy is a pack of 3 sorta "mini" games released several years back (at least the first one was) that tell a VERY effective 8-bit horror story about a Priest who is dealing with a severe demon problem.. but are the demons on the outside, or the inside???
The Good:
-The visuals are SICK, I didn't think an 8 bit game (seriously it looks like a PC game from 1980) could pull off creepy vibes but it does on almost every screen in the game.
The narrative is mostly pretty great, especially it's focus on our main character John and his struggles with fighting the forces of evil. You can see and feel how much all of this shit is weighing on him which is kinda rare, oddly, for a horror game protagonist.
A long-awaited confrontation with our villain hero is suitably rad
-Multiple endings so if you want to keep playing these bite sized morsels of a game you are rewarded with content in doing so!
-The enemies and some scenes use a special rotoscoping effect while somehow staying 8-bit in appearance which adds some fucked up scenes that really elevate things to another level. You know shit is Getting Real when the artstyle shifts!
-Keeping in spirit with the 8-bit graphics, the sound is done like it's a crappy 1980's talking toy with droning frizzy sounds for each character. It's equal parts creepy and endearing. You'd THINK it would be annoying but all the dialogue is very short, only a few lines to not get on your nerves.
The Meh:
-Notes scattered about the map give lots of context to what is going on, but most feel pretty "artificial", like you definitely could've put this in the game some other and more satisfying way, c'mon
-"Combat" with regular enemies is just scaring them off with a button press. Not deep or anything but keeps tension up at least and gets the job done. Bosses on the other hand..
The Bad:
-Every boss encounter except the final one, lol
Seriously, your movement is so slow and you only have one "attack" while the major enemies move quickly and erratically at first so you're going to die A LOT. Like, at least 10 times while you learn the movesets.
The Hmm:
-Split up into 3 Chapters, they are not alike in terms of quantity with the third being the biggest by far. This is due of course to the fact that is was a tiny (and free I'm pretty sure) indie game that was later released in the Unholy Trilogy pack. It's not bad or anything, just a bit odd.
Final Grade: B+
#6
PC Steam
Beaten April 12th, 2023
Faith: The Unholy Trilogy is a pack of 3 sorta "mini" games released several years back (at least the first one was) that tell a VERY effective 8-bit horror story about a Priest who is dealing with a severe demon problem.. but are the demons on the outside, or the inside???
The Good:
-The visuals are SICK, I didn't think an 8 bit game (seriously it looks like a PC game from 1980) could pull off creepy vibes but it does on almost every screen in the game.
The narrative is mostly pretty great, especially it's focus on our main character John and his struggles with fighting the forces of evil. You can see and feel how much all of this shit is weighing on him which is kinda rare, oddly, for a horror game protagonist.
A long-awaited confrontation with our villain hero is suitably rad
-Multiple endings so if you want to keep playing these bite sized morsels of a game you are rewarded with content in doing so!
-The enemies and some scenes use a special rotoscoping effect while somehow staying 8-bit in appearance which adds some fucked up scenes that really elevate things to another level. You know shit is Getting Real when the artstyle shifts!
-Keeping in spirit with the 8-bit graphics, the sound is done like it's a crappy 1980's talking toy with droning frizzy sounds for each character. It's equal parts creepy and endearing. You'd THINK it would be annoying but all the dialogue is very short, only a few lines to not get on your nerves.
The Meh:
-Notes scattered about the map give lots of context to what is going on, but most feel pretty "artificial", like you definitely could've put this in the game some other and more satisfying way, c'mon
-"Combat" with regular enemies is just scaring them off with a button press. Not deep or anything but keeps tension up at least and gets the job done. Bosses on the other hand..
The Bad:
-Every boss encounter except the final one, lol
Seriously, your movement is so slow and you only have one "attack" while the major enemies move quickly and erratically at first so you're going to die A LOT. Like, at least 10 times while you learn the movesets.
The Hmm:
-Split up into 3 Chapters, they are not alike in terms of quantity with the third being the biggest by far. This is due of course to the fact that is was a tiny (and free I'm pretty sure) indie game that was later released in the Unholy Trilogy pack. It's not bad or anything, just a bit odd.
Final Grade: B+