The game is being crafted by an extraordinary team at Deep End Games. Its developers have previously worked on Bioshock, Bioshock Infinite, and Dead Space. With such talent, the potential is surely there, and we were lucky enough to get ahold of the founder and Creative Director of Deep End Games, Bill Gardner, for an interview.
How did you come up with the idea of a game like this, and what helped weave the story of Cassie in your head?
Most people would not think of telling a horror story through a blind person because of the limitation of not being able to see what is scary. How will you guys scare the audience, and what effects are you hoping to achieve?
“Nothing is so frightening as what’s behind the closed door. The audience holds its breath along with the protagonist as she/he (more often she) approaches that door. The protagonist throws it open, and there is a ten-foot-tall bug. The audience screams, but this particular scream has an oddly relieved sound to it. ‘A bug ten feet tall is pretty horrible’, the audience thinks, ‘but I can deal with a ten-foot-tall bug. I was afraid it might be a hundred feet tall’.
Recently there has been a lot of complaints about the horror genre in both movies and video games. How does Perception bring something different to the table compared to every other game that is meant to be a horror?
Since the development team has worked on so many past projects, will there be some styles from past games that we can see in this one? And if there, are how will you mix them together?
What can you tell us about the walking nightmares called “The Presence”, along with how they interact with Cassie in the game?
Why is Cassie fit to take on this challenge, and what about her character allows her to move through the house?
Have there been any challenges in making the game?
Perception has not announced a release date yet, but how do you guys feel about the game? Thank you to Bill Gardner for the interview and go check out Deep End Game’s Kickstarter page if you would like to show the project some love!
