MORTIS 101: 'FAITH's' Horror Design Toolkit

In this 2021 GDC session, Airdorf Games’ founder Mason Smith reveals the horror design toolkit he used to create FAITH, his debut retro-inspired horror game.
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[@DelanceyThrone]

Great to see Mason going into further detail regarding his work on Faith. Can't wait to get through this!
If anyone else is interested and wants to hear more about Mason and his work I actually did a podcast episode with him a couple of years ago. Super interesting person!

[@0kills]

Link pls❤

[@AlekseyLoykuts]

Hitchcoks revolver thing is actually a Chekhov's gun principle

[@jmalmsten]

"you should still probably silence your phones to be polite."
Allright...
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Dangit... Now I can't hear you!

[@a-google-user07]

lol

[@lyingpancake95]

A lot of info here can be applied to Indie development in general. Thanks for talking about your experiences! Great games btw 👍

[@alexbroadie7314]

That’s an excellent presentation. When people care about their craft, art happens

[@Robin4]

The Faith games are incredibly simple to play, but have an amazing story and fascinatingly deep outcomes, i love those games, shoutout to Jesse Cox!

[@fluffy6923]

I dread visiting House of Benedetto in Resident Evil 8, because it strips most interactivity and turns this action horror game into walking simulator with some puzzle elements.

[@thumb5225]

I would have greatly preferred it if it made me feel more vulnerable. Instead there was a sense of having nothing to lose...
Not scary. Themes were, sure - but the gameplay was almost the same as watching a movie.

[@dkujo]

33:03 . Yes, I got scared of exiting the game. And am not ashamed of that

[@PedroJaimeCostaPereira]

*M Ø R † I S*

[@SConsoni]

Wonderful talk, thank you Mason

[@HankGreenburg]

Great talk

[@kiyopawn]

Oh hey, this is a talk I'm very interested in.

[@marc13bautista]

nice

[@olegushakov5074]

Finally, affect theory

[@jonnysgames6492]

oh shit nice

[@angelsanabria4457]

Simple y gracioso.

[@AlekseyLoykuts]

MORTIS.... Somebody had to say it

[@RichoRosai]

Guy confuses Hitchcock for Chekhov. Rest of talk invalidated.

[@AirdorfGames]

Your loss.