1 “In an ideal scenario most players would know about the fear production aspect going into the maze [...] having that fresh in your head as you take your first trembling steps into the maze adds another layer to the tension [but] the atmosphere in that section needs to be visceral enough to stand on its own.”
2 “We tried a lot of different versions of a more generic maze approach but we didn’t really have a strong structure to follow, not until the idea of the column structure and gating system emerged. From that point it felt like things started to progress without any major obstacles and it was more about tweaking areas.”
3 “Some testers were too occupied with watching their surroundings, looking out for whatever made the…
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