Great article about The Church in the Darkness today on Engadget (and totally not April Fools, we promise).
We talked with them a bunch about the variety of inspirations for the game (and not the ones you expect). Piece is titled "Uncovering the glory and gore of a 1970s South American cult" (and how can you not like it with a title like that?)
From the article:
Rouse recognizes the strangeness and corruption that often seeps into communities like the Source Family and Rajneeshpuram, but he also sees their ingrained humanity. In researching communes and cults, he discovered a common thread among many former followers: They repeatedly claimed they weren't brainwashed or crazy, and they looked back fondly at their time in the communes. Their intentions were noble, even if ego and power eventually won out. 'You don't join a cult because you're a weak person,' Rouse says. 'You join it because you want to change the world or you have a really strong viewpoint or you can imagine the world could be better. So, you're going to join this group and see if you can make a go of it.'
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