Who doesn’t love a good horror story? Especially one filled with monsters, mystery, and tragedy. Maid of Sker releasing later this month prepares to offer captivating experience based around R.D Blackmore’s 19th century novel of the same name.
What makes this game particularly innovative is the “nudge system.” In the game, your enemies are all blind. Unable to see a thing, they hone in on your location by the noise you make from running, breathing, and from any object you happen to bump into as you are attempting to evade their pursuit to reach your true love.
What ending your experience will have is based upon the action you take during the game. Nothing specific has been divulged about what that will entail, but it could lead to some replayability if it is done correctly. Or great annoyance and hatred if getting the good/happy ending is an obnoxious ordeal.
A few red flags are surrounding the game. Notably, the inclusion of themes of slavery in Britain is unnecessary. It seems like pointless virtue signaling given slavery ended in 1833 with the passage of the Slavery Abolition Act, and the game takes place in 1898. Further, some of the writers previously worked on Battlefield 1, so the historic authenticity could similarly be thrown out the window to push a political agenda.
As for the story itself, that is rather interesting. The myth of Issac Williams locking one of his daughters away to prevent her from being with her true love has persisted for hundreds of years. It is a tragic story, to say the least.
Reality is often less exciting than fiction handed down over centuries. Issac Williams of Sker did indeed have two daughters, one of whom did fall in love with Thomas Evans. Where reality differs from myth according to their descendants, who writer Leslie Evans managed to track down, the pair ended up happily married. No imprisonment, no torture, no longing to be with one’s true love. They spent a life happily together.
Not as engaging a narrative as an evil father, a selfish husband, and a tragic end for the heroine. When the game launches on July 28th, we’ll see how their rendition of the centuries-old myth plays out.
You can learn more by visiting the Steam store page.
