Infliction
Details: Video game
Initial Release Date: October 17, 2018
Developer: Caustic Reality
Publishers: Caustic Reality, Blowfish Studios
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One
Genres: Indie game, Adventure game, Adventure
Description: Infliction is a story driven first person psychological horror experience. Set in a regular suburban home, the story is told over alternating time periods spanning 13 years.Through environmental storytelling, Infliction tackles taboo subject matter. While you're discovering what has happened over the last 13 years, you're being stalked by an evil entity. Can you learn enough to vanquish the evil that lies within this family home or will you become a victim?FeaturesMultilayered storyThe story is not forced down your throat. You will decide how much you’d like to learn via exploration. The story is told through memories, exposition, and environmental storytelling. Memories are delivered via audio after discovering something with a memory tied to it. Exposition is delivered via the radio, phone and television. The environment will also tell the story so the more you explore, the richer the story. Not everything is explicitly told to you but there are clues everywhere.Deeply interactive environmentYou can pick up and examine anything that’s not bolted down. You can read books with custom written short stories. You can turn on the TV and watch it. Listen to the radio. Look through the View Master toy and view slides. The list goes on. You won’t be flipping tables and rearranging the furniture though.Fully dynamic lighting systemFor the immersion and creepy feels. Lighting is not static, can be interacted with and used to your advantage.Multiple timelinesThe story is told over multiple timelines. You’ll get to experience the 80’s and 90’s uniquely through the eyes of another family. The environment will reflect what was going on in that period.Dynamic AIThe AI’s behaviour will change depending on where you are in the story. You’ll never quite know what to expect. You won’t be totally defenceless and can utilise strategy against your foe. That is, if they don’t get the jump on you first.Professional voice actingProfessional voice actors were selected for their unique performances to enhance the games story and players experience.Professionally recorded sound effectsSound plays a huge role in all games, more so in horror. For this reason we’ve used a combination professionally recorded audio and custom sound effects to bring as much atmosphere as possible.Short TV show filmed just for the gameBecause everything is interactive, content was needed for the TV. This low budget production also ties in to the story in a metaphorical way relating to what’s going on in the game at that moment.GameplayObjective basedBonus optional objectives Stealth/ strategize against AIExploration to unfold story and meet objectivesIntractable environment
Initial Release Date: October 17, 2018
Developer: Caustic Reality
Publishers: Caustic Reality, Blowfish Studios
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One
Genres: Indie game, Adventure game, Adventure
Description: Infliction is a story driven first person psychological horror experience. Set in a regular suburban home, the story is told over alternating time periods spanning 13 years.Through environmental storytelling, Infliction tackles taboo subject matter. While you're discovering what has happened over the last 13 years, you're being stalked by an evil entity. Can you learn enough to vanquish the evil that lies within this family home or will you become a victim?FeaturesMultilayered storyThe story is not forced down your throat. You will decide how much you’d like to learn via exploration. The story is told through memories, exposition, and environmental storytelling. Memories are delivered via audio after discovering something with a memory tied to it. Exposition is delivered via the radio, phone and television. The environment will also tell the story so the more you explore, the richer the story. Not everything is explicitly told to you but there are clues everywhere.Deeply interactive environmentYou can pick up and examine anything that’s not bolted down. You can read books with custom written short stories. You can turn on the TV and watch it. Listen to the radio. Look through the View Master toy and view slides. The list goes on. You won’t be flipping tables and rearranging the furniture though.Fully dynamic lighting systemFor the immersion and creepy feels. Lighting is not static, can be interacted with and used to your advantage.Multiple timelinesThe story is told over multiple timelines. You’ll get to experience the 80’s and 90’s uniquely through the eyes of another family. The environment will reflect what was going on in that period.Dynamic AIThe AI’s behaviour will change depending on where you are in the story. You’ll never quite know what to expect. You won’t be totally defenceless and can utilise strategy against your foe. That is, if they don’t get the jump on you first.Professional voice actingProfessional voice actors were selected for their unique performances to enhance the games story and players experience.Professionally recorded sound effectsSound plays a huge role in all games, more so in horror. For this reason we’ve used a combination professionally recorded audio and custom sound effects to bring as much atmosphere as possible.Short TV show filmed just for the gameBecause everything is interactive, content was needed for the TV. This low budget production also ties in to the story in a metaphorical way relating to what’s going on in the game at that moment.GameplayObjective basedBonus optional objectives Stealth/ strategize against AIExploration to unfold story and meet objectivesIntractable environment
