History VideoGame / FaithTheUnholyTrinity

* CatScare: In the Chapter III demo, a bird can be seen flitting behind the wires of the basement with a loud sound playing when it appears. This happens three times. [[spoiler:On the third time however, something more dangerous than a bird shows up.]]

* BuildingOfAdventure: The Chapter III demo takes place in an apartment building. You cross multiple floors and rooms between the start and the end, and [[AlienGeometries not always in the expected ways]].

** In the demo for Chapter III, [[spoiler:you get a trippy visual of a demon staring John in the face, before his face seems to [[{{Squick}} melt]] as he is seemingly possessed by the demon also possessing Amy. Later, every time he is possessed during the BossFight, his face seemingly explodes inside out]]. It's quite gory.
** It's implied in the demo for Chapter III that [[spoiler:cutting off the face is what lets the demon inside. Tiffany willingly did it to herself to try to win Gary's favor, and she can be found in the full game as an OptionalBoss. Asking the right question to Gary will have him tell John that the way to open a portal to hell is by carving off one's face and inserting a newborn in it.]]

* MissingFloor: The apartment complex in the ''Chapter III'' demo is missing its 7th floor, and trying to access it using the stairwells only ends in brick walls where it should open into the floor. Approaching it from the 6th floor only gives you the message that there isn't a 7th floor, but approaching it from the 8th reveals that there ''is'' a 7th floor. You can try accessing it with the elevator, but it only gives you an OminousVisualGlitch. Pressing the 7th floor more than once triggers the appearance of a strange demon in both the OminousVisualGlitch and in the hallways of the complex.

* NoGearLevel: There is a part of the Chapter III demo that combines this with BlackoutBasement. Where in order to advance John needs to let go of all his current possessions, including his cross, essentially leaving him defenseless against the demons.

** The basement in Moloch's navel becomes dark as you proceed, and John has to find a lantern to proceed through the darkness.

* BonusBoss:
** [[spoiler:If you abuse the infinitely respawning gun to shoot the mirror in the southwest room three times, you can go through the mirror and fight... ''something''. Afterwards, you get an additional letter to read revealing why John has been away for so long.]]
** In Chapter III, [[spoiler:there is a secret boss hidden in each of the three locations (the clinic, the apartments, and the school basement). Defeating all of them is required to access the GoldenEnding]].

** It's implied in the demo for Chapter III that [[spoiler:cutting off the face is what lets the demon inside. Tiffany willingly did it to herself to try to win Gary's favor, and she can be found in the full game as a BonusBoss. Asking the right question to Gary will have him tell John that the way to open a portal to hell is by carving off one's face and inserting a newborn in it.]]

** The only way to learn what John was up to after Amy's failed first exorcism is to [[spoiler:abuse the gun's respawn mechanic to shoot the mirror three times and fight a BonusBoss]].

* SerialEscalation: Each subsequent chapter gets worse and worse in the demonic incursion. The first is an isolated part of Connecticut with two major threats and a BonusBoss. The second starts having more overt problems, run-ins with cultists and unexplainable happenings [[spoiler:which isn't helped by the fact that it's all DreamingOfThingsToCome.]] And then the third and final chapter is straight up hunting to ''find'' the demons in key locales they dwell at so as to stop them from causing HellOnEarth. The scares ramp up accordingly to the threat level.

* CrisisOfFaith: According to John in ''Chapter II'', he "turned [his] back on the ministry, and broke [his] vows with God" between Amy's first exorcism and the events of Chapter I. He has had a change of heart and come back to God, whether it be out of guilt or genuine belief.

* EarnYourBadEnding: Getting the worst ending in ''Chapter II'' is way more involved than the others. ''Chapter I'', by comparison, is choosing to shoot things you probably shouldn't at the end, and ''Chapter III'' is significantly more lenient by comparison, only requiring that [[spoiler:you refuse to do your job and go home from the first area before you've even done anything]].
* EarnYourHappyEnding: ''Chapter III'' can be completed by simply investigating and trying to fight off the cult's machinations in the three main locations, but you'll get incomplete endings that don't resolve everything. You have dig deeper and seek out every BonusBoss to be able to [[spoiler:really face Gary as a TrueFinalBoss once and for all instead of him getting away, and finally free Amy's soul]].

* EscortMission: The final BossFight of Chapter II locks the GoodEnding behind protecting Father Garcia as he attempts to [[TurnUndead drive away]] the demon in the shape of the nun. The boss can be fought if Garcia dies, but this leads to a BadEnding.

* EarnYourBadEnding: Getting the worst ending in ''Chapter II'' is way more involved than the others, see GuideDangIt below. ''Chapter I'' by comparison is choosing to shoot things you probably shouldn't at the end, and ''Chapter III'' is significantly more lenient by comparison, only requiring that [[spoiler:you refuse to do your job and go home from the first area before you've even done anything]].

* EscortMission: The final BossFight of Chapter II is this, where the GoodEnding requires the player to protect Father Garcia as he attempts to [[TurnUndead drive away]] the demon in the shape of the nun. The boss can be fought if Garcia dies, but this leads to a BadEnding.

-->[[GameOver [-MORTIS-]]]

* CopKiller:
** [[spoiler:In the first part of ''Chapter III'', a police officer helps bail you out against a demon at the clinic. When more people in red, presumably cultists, set his car on fire, he then chases them yelling about "those damn hippies!" No matter how fast you are to follow after him, he's already gored the next screen over. Doesn't matter who stands in their way, they'll kill anyone in their path.]]
** In most endings of the same chapter, you walk through the aftermath of a battle between the police and cultists, with corpses of both sides strewn about.

* EnfantTerrible:
** [[spoiler:First secret boss, encountered in the basement of the abortion clinic, is a demonic mother who keeps summoning monstrous infants. While they cannot harm you in their first form (only slowing you down as they swarm around you if you do not exorcise them in time), once you've damaged their mother enough, she will call for them to swarm her, and each infant that separates itself from her after awhile will grow into a large monster that will charge at you while laughing.]]
** [[spoiler:In the same clinic, you can find several Ultrasound images. Two of them show a normal human fetus while the third one shows a twisted demonic fetus developing, implying that some of the mothers that visited the clinic were (knowingly or not) pregnant with demonic offspring.]]

* EvilMatriarch:
** One of the cultists' notes in Chapter III reveals that [[spoiler:Miriam Bell, the final boss of Chapter II]] is Gary's mother.
** [[spoiler:John also confronts a skeletal demonic mother who commands her monstrous army of infants in the basement of the abortion clinic.]]

* FeatheredFiend: In Chapter III, during the section where John explores a dark basement of the cult's hideout, upon obtaining the lantern he will occasionally run into wires where ominous birds will perform jumpscares and flutter away. [[spoiler:Third time however, the bird transforms into a female humanoid demon with a bird head hanging upside-down from a broken neck as it walks backwards towards John. These demons become a regular enemy in the next section, the dark forest.]]

-->[-MORTIS-]

** The family portrait in the Martin residence only shows Amy and her parents, with Nate and Jason excluded. One might think that this is due to the portrait being from before the boys were born. [[spoiler:However, it is revealed that Amy really was an only child and the twins were miscarried, with any mention of them being the delusions of a grieving mother.]]

* CanonWelding: [[spoiler:Late in Chapter III, it's revealed that this game takes place in the same universe as ''VideoGame/{{Dusk}}''. Inside a shack, you find a letter from Gary to Jakob, the BigBad of that game, as well as a photograph of the two along with an [[ProductionForeshadowing as of yet unknown]] third man. As soon as you leave the shack, you are chased by a Horror, an enemy from ''DUSK'' that Jakob had gifted to Gary as a pet.]]

* DreamingOfThingsToCome: The entirety of ''Chapter II'', outside of the very beginning with Father Garcia and the very end, hints at . [[spoiler:[[OrWasItADream Except in the ending where John joins the Satanists.]]]]

* AssholeVictim: The cop from ''Chapter II'' whose whole squad was wiped out. He's perfectly fine sacrificing other human beings that he regards as "lesser" -- drug addicts, the homeless, child prostitutes, and people with GRID (Gay-Related Immune Deficiency, an archaic term for AIDS) -- as long as his squadmates are safe.

* BadBoss: In Chapter III, you can find a note in the apartment building where Gary instructs his fellow cultists how to keep themselves safe during the visit of the UNSPEAKABLE. A note you can find elsewhere in the same building, implied to be from another cultist, reveals that Gary is lying to them and that no one is safe, instructing others to run if they see the demon. He also acts dismissively towards everything Tiffany did out of her love for him, showing how little others actually mean to him despite his AffablyEvil persona he has been putting up in front of the cult. There's also the fact that Gary has been neglecting to [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking pay for utilities for the apartment building.]]
* BigBad:

** ''Chapter III'': Gary Miller/[[spoiler:Astaroth]] and the demon Malphas are the leaders of the Eternal Order of the Second Death who aim to provide their master, [[spoiler:the UNSPEAKABLE]], with a vessel so it can bring about TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.

* CanonWelding: [[spoiler:Late in Chapter III, it's revealed that this game takes place in the same universe as ''VideoGame/{{Dusk}}''. Inside a shack, you find a letter from Gary to Jakob, the BigBad of that game, as well as a photograph of the two along with an as of yet unknown third man. As soon as you leave the shack, you are chased by a Horror, an enemy from ''DUSK'' that Jakob had gifted to Gary as a pet.]]

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In the GoldenEnding path of Chapter III, [[spoiler:after failing to unite the Unholy Trinity, Gary is called a failure by the demon possessing Amy and pulled into Hell through the portal he had created on Amy's face]].

''[[https://airdorf.itch.io/faith FAITH]]'' was a free {{Retraux}} indie ReligiousHorror game developed by Airdorf Games and published by Creator/NewBloodInteractive about DemonicPossession and HollywoodExorcism.

The demo for a third Chapter was released in Halloween 2019, and released as part of a bundle with the previous two games on October 21, 2022. The bundle, ''Faith: The Unholy Trinity'', can be purchased via [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1179080/FAITH_The_Unholy_Trinity/ Steam]], and was published by New Blood Interactive, where one can download the first game and demos for the sequels. Halloween is approaching, and John has gotten a letter from Father Garcia that the Eternal Order intends to summon a powerful demon, Malphas. John must travel around the city to discover where the summoning will take place and thwart it, coming face-to-face with cult leader Gary Miller and learning the truth linking everything together.

* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler:In the GoldenEnding if John accepts Garcia's offer to continue the war against the Unspeakable and its minions across the country]].

* ArcWords: "Gary loves you" pops up in certain notes, and all over the game's marketing. [=GaryLovesYou=].com even acts as a redirect link to the game's Steam Store page.

* AscendedMeme: The “Mortis” GameOver screen has been jokingly compared to ''Film/Morbius2022'' due to the similar spelling. The Steam release includes a file in the goodies folder of a similar screen, but this time actually saying Morbius.

* AssholeVictim: The cop from ''Chapter II'' whose whole squad was wiped out. He's perfectly fine sacrificing other human beings that he regards as "lesser" -- drug addicts, the homeless, child prostitutes, and people with GRID (Gay-Related Immune Deficiency, an archaic term for AIDS) -- as long as his squadmates are safe.
* BadBoss: In Chapter III, you can find a note in the apartment building where Gary instructs his fellow cultists how to keep themselves safe during the visit of the UNSPEAKABLE. A note you can find elsewhere in the same building, implied to be from another cultist, reveals that Gary is lying to them and that no one is safe, instructing others to run if they see the demon. He also acts dismissively towards everything Tiffany did out of her love for him, showing how little others actually mean to him despite his AffablyEvil persona he has been putting up in front of the cult. There's also the fact that Gary has been neglecting to [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking pay for utilities for the apartment building.]]

* CanonWelding: [[spoiler:Late in Chapter III, it's revealed that this game takes place in the same universe as ''VideoGame/{{Dusk}}''. Inside a shack, you find a letter from Gary to Jakob, the BigBad of that game, as well as a photograph of the two along with an as of yet unknown third man. As soon as you leave the shack, you are chased by a Horror, an enemy from ''[=DUSK=]'' that Jakob had gifted to Gary as a pet.]]

* CreatorCameo: Of sorts. The truck [[spoiler:that kills Michael in ''Chapter I'']] has "AIRDORF" written on it. Airdorf Games are the developers of the game. The truck shows up again in Chapter II as an easter egg[[spoiler:, this time running over demon!John if the player decides to make him backtrack and kill innocent civilians]]. And again in Chapter III during the lead up to the abortion clinic segment [[spoiler:which can kill John if he is unfortunate to be in front of it]].
* CreepyChangingPainting: In Chapter III, there are a few in the school basement.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: It's hard to tell due to the game's deliberate low poly look, but John can die in some pretty gruesome ways, including being squashed into a red smear, torn to shreds, or mangled beyond recognition. At one point, during a {{Rotoscoping}} cutscene, John appears to ''visibly melt alive'', as well.

* EldritchAbomination: Pretty much all of the demons are this to some extent, if not [[HumanoidAbomination Humanoid Abominations]]. But special mention goes to the demon known as the UNSPEAKABLE, being an amorphous mass of arms and tendrils with a single eye in the center, whose summoning usually means instant death for the player. It's unknown just what this thing is. It's said to be capable of unspeakable power (hence the name), but it's unclear whether it's real, or just part of John's nightmare. [[spoiler:Its presence in the initiation ending seems to indicate the former.]]

** The secret [[spoiler:third]] ending in ''Chapter II''. [[spoiler:You have to complete all three of the secret Satanic rituals before reaching the final area: after the EyeScream scene, but before opening the gate, backtrack south and draw a pentagram between five rocks with your blood; if successful, a new demon will appear and need to be driven off. Next, lure the child to the church in the woods, and take him to the confessional, like the demonic confessor demanded you to; a demonic hand will snatch him, then you. Drive off the extra boss fight, then continue on. Finally, when John is turned into a monster, after approaching the underpass but WITHOUT going under it (thus returning John to normal), backtrack, and the path will have changed to open up a new ledge to the top of it; from here, quickly chase down and kill the man and woman, while avoiding being killed by the truck.]] If you did all these steps right, then in the final section of the tunnels, [[spoiler:the path that's normally blocked off will be open, and at the top is an inverted cross with a red note at the base congratulating John for his success. Afterwards, finish the game normally, and you'll get the "Initiation" ending]]. And along the way, once again, you'll be treated to extra lore about John's time following the first exorcism.

* HollywoodSatanism: There's plenty of demonic rituals and pentagrams and all that jazz littered about. [[spoiler:You're also jumped by a Satanic, red-robed cult in one of the endings.]] Developer Airdorf Games has stated on Twitter one of his many inspirations for the game was 1980's "Satanic Panic."

* MindScrew:
** One of the best-executed examples is a note approximately halfway through the second game, which appears to be an excerpt from a newspaper talking about a set of recent murders, before the writing turns a bit morbid. [[spoiler:Then it addresses John directly... [[FromBadToWorse then it gets REALLY bad.]]]]

* PublicDomainSoundtrack: The menu screen plays a rendition of the hymn "Near the Cross," and the outdoor section plays Beethoven's ''Moonlight Sonata''. ''Chapter II'' plays Erik Satie's ''Gnossienne No. 3'' in the first half before entering the church, while ''Chapter III'' plays Chopin's ''Revolutionary Etude" once you finally confront Gary.

* {{Retraux}}: This first two games look straight out of the Atari era, and game 3 is styled after [=MS-DOS=].

-->''What I am about to do has not been approved by the Vatican''.

-->'''John:''' ''Lisa, thank God you're alright!''\\

-->''Hello, John. It's nice to finally meet you.''

-->'''[[spoiler:John]]:''' ''Oh no... [[spoiler:Lisa]]. I'm so sorry.'' '''''[[VoiceOfTheLegion THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT]]'''''.

* WeaksauceWeakness: While scriptures get brought out for more serious threats, generally anything demonic can be warded off with a mere cross. Or at least the crosses that priests like John and Garcia wield. This can exorcise certain beings so hard that they outright die. [[spoiler:Still have to shoot Michael the old-fashioned way, however, who is too far gone and far too physical to be put down through exorcism.]]

* WhamShot: The Bad ending of chapter 3 begins with John waking up in his bed as usual...[[spoiler:except the crucifix on the wall is inverted, indicating there is no hope left as the Profane Sabbath has been completed.]]

* AnswerToPrayers: The final FlashbackSequence in ''Chapter III'' has then-amateur exorcist John Ward, having escaped the Martin household and the demon-possessed Amy, pray to God for help. God answers and personally speaks to John, who expresses his fear and desire to save himself even if he has to leave poor Amy behind. God gently cautions that he is acting in cowardice, but otherwise helps him leave. In the final phase of the TrueFinalBoss, [[spoiler:God empowers John to fight Super Miriam, allowing him to take ten hits instead of the usual {{one|HitPointWonder}}]].

The demo for a third Chapter was released in Halloween 2019, and released as part of a bundle with the previous two games on October 21, 2022. The bundle can be purchased via [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1179080/FAITH_The_Unholy_Trinity/ Steam]], and was published by New Blood Interactive, where one can download the first game and demos for the sequels. Halloween is approaching, and John has gotten a letter from Father Garcia that the Eternal Order intends to summon a powerful demon, Malphas. John must travel around the city to discover where the summoning will take place and thwart it, coming face-to-face with cult leader Gary Miller and learning the truth linking everything together.

All three games were bundled together in a collection named ''Faith: The Unholy Trinity''.

* DoubleMeaningTitle: The title of the full release, ''Unholy Trinity'', refers to both the fact that the game is three chapters, and to [[spoiler:the three secret bosses in Chapter III that power the seal to the Profane Sabbath]].
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: [[spoiler:The entirety of ''Chapter II'', outside of the very beginning with Father Garcia and the very end.]] [[spoiler:[[OrWasItADream Except in the ending where John joins the Satanists.]]]]

* EasterEgg: Pausing whenever Michael is present will trigger a rotoscope animation featuring him.

''[[https://airdorf.itch.io/faith FAITH]]'' is a free {{Retraux}} indie ReligiousHorror game developed by Airdorf Games and published by Creator/NewBloodInteractive about DemonicPossession and HollywoodExorcism.

* AffablyEvil: Gary, leader of the Satanic cult. He gives careful instructions to his followers about what steps to take in order to survive the arrival of a demon that will be taking residence in their building and reminds them of when the rent is due, all in a friendly, polite tone. He also greets John at the end of Chapter III demo and expresses how happy he is to finally meet him.

One year later, Ward, the SoleSurvivor, returns to the house. His goal: to put an end to the horror he failed to stop. What might otherwise be a simple exorcism, however, becomes a life-threatening nightmare, and Ward must search for answers while braving the wrath of a demonic presence, all to save a single soul... or so it seems.

** ''Chapter II'': [[spoiler:The UNSPEAKABLE]] is the demon within the body of Sister Miriam Bell who is [[spoiler:trapping John award in a nightmare]].

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Gary implies throughout Chapter III that he has fallen in love with Amy due to her being a perfect vessel to be used in the Profane Sabath, and speaks about his mother [[spoiler:who is implied to be Miriam Bell from Chapter II]] with a noticeable degree of reverence, as well as pity due to her failed attempt to become part of the Unholy Trinity.

* HolyBurnsEvil: John's primary weapon against the horrors he faces is a good, old-fashioned holy crucifix that damages unholy entities just by raising it up near them.

* OneHitPointWonder: John is only a man, and the many, many horrible things in his path are more than man. He's turned into a red smear on the floor the instant any demon or other threats touch him, and that's if you don't get [[HaveANiceDeath particularly grisly death cutscenes]] from certain foes. On the flip side, John ''can't'' do the same to any of his foes, making his mission all the more daunting.

* SnipeHunt: [[spoiler:It turns out that Nate and Jason Martin never existed. Any evidence of their being real was actually a symptom of Mrs. Martin's delusions in an attempt to cope with a miscarriage. Gary likely knew this and led John and Father Garcia on a wild goose chase, as evidenced by his [[IShallTauntYou taunting messages]] found after defeating a BonusBoss.]]

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: What do you get when you put a human priest next to a horrible, bloodthirsty demon two or three times his size? Answer: a dead priest. John's crucifix inflicts pain to the demons, but John himself is only human, and the demons can easily power through the pain and crush him like a bug. He has to actively dodge the demons' attacks while exorcising them.

*** In the secret third ending, in which John completes three Satanic rituals ([[spoiler:drawing a pentagram with blood [[EyeScream from his eye]], [[WouldHurtAChild luring an innocent child to a demonic confessor in a haunted church]], and murdering two innocent bystanders while temporarily turned into a demon]]). As a result, after "winning" the game and it's revealed that it was AllJustADream, John goes into his backyard and finds [[spoiler:the cult and Malphas waiting for him, inducting him into their ranks, complete with John spouting TearsOfBlood]].

Connecticut, 1986. Amy, the daughter of the Martin family, has been acting strangely, and her parents fear that she might be possessed by a demon. To save her, they turn to the Catholic Church, who send a pair of exorcists, Father Allred and John Ward, to investigate the case, and if necessary, exorcise Amy.

A sequel, ''[[https://airdorf.itch.io/faith2 FAITH: Chapter II]]'', was released in February 2019. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXInQXodLOk Trailer.]] The demo for a third Chapter was released in Halloween 2019, and released as part of a bundle with the previous two games on October 21, 2022. The bundle can be purchased via [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1179080/FAITH_The_Unholy_Trinity/ Steam]], and was published by New Blood Interactive, where one can download the first game and demos for the sequels.

** In the first two chapters, [[spoiler:the [[EldritchAbomination UNSPEAKABLE]]]] is possessing Amy Miller and Sister Miriam Bell, whom John Ward must exorcise.
** In Chapter 3, the demon Malphas and Gary Miller take over in its stead. They are the leaders of the Eternal Order of the Second Death who aim to provide their master with a vessel so it can bring about TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.

* BigBad: The second game establishes that [[spoiler:the demon Malphas, through the cult leader Gary, is responsible for most of what's going wrong in the life of John and those connected to him. While Gary takes the center stage as the main antagonist for most of Chapter III, Malphas joins him in the final boss battle in the Golden Ending route.]]

--> '''Father Garcia''': You can't hide from God, hijo. You shall drink the wrath of the Almighty.
* BadassPreacher:

** A different Game Over screen can appear on the way to [[spoiler:the secret third ending]] in ''Chapter II''. [[spoiler: While John is transformed into a demon and on top of the overpass to kill the two bystanders]], the player can get ran over by the [[CreatorCameo Airdorf truck]] that strolls by without warning. Instead of the standard '''MORTIS''' screen, the player is greeted with [[spoiler:a huge red splatter, followed by an [[BlackSpeech untelligible voice]] and a distorted foreboding sound]]. It may catch any curious player off-guard.

* StoryBreadcrumbs: The basic plot of the first game is very simple, but if you want more context on the backstory, you'll have to go out of your way to hunt down notes by exorcising various objects. The sequels take this up to eleven thanks to the increasing MindScrew. You'll have to get many notes to understand what the plot even is, and sometimes they just raise more questions than answers. [[spoiler: Confronting Gary in the third game's finale will give you the option to ask three questions, which will give ''some'' answers, but there are many more mysteries that are left unsolved.]]
* StupidityIsTheOnlyOption:

--> ''What I am about to do has not been approved by the Vatican''.

--> '''John:''' ''Lisa, thank God you're alright!''
--> '''Lisa:''' ''John, what took you so long? It's so dark, I can't see the light anymore.''
--> '''John:''' ''I got here as fast as I could... Let's go, Lisa.''
--> '''Lisa:''' '''''[[DemonicPossession I'M NOT LISA]]'''''

--> ''Hello, John. It’s nice to finally meet you.''

--> '''[[spoiler:John]]:''' ''Oh no... [[spoiler:Lisa]]. I'm so sorry.'' '''''[[VoiceOfTheLegion THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT]]'''''.
** [[spoiler: '''[[VillainousBreakdown GARY DOES NOT LOVE YOU.]]''']]

** Taken to the extreme once you [[spoiler: ask Gary what the Second Death is...and learn it basically entails casting newborns through the mutilated face of a sacrificial victim ''into Hell itself.'']]