The Folklore of The Séance of Blake Manor
[p]Hello detectives, [/p][p]Set in 1897 rural Ireland, The Séance of Blake Manor has many elements of myth and folklore contained within the story, the characters and the setting of the game.
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- [p]Q: Why was it important to include Irish folklore into the game? [/p][p]Ireland has a wealth of folklore, mythology, and ghost stories but all that people know are the Beansidhe (admittedly cool) and the Leprechaun (an offensive little thing not actually in our mythology – it's a marketing corruption of another being). We wanted to bring more of the good stuff to the global stage. [/p]
- [p]Q: Do you feel that myths and folk stories add more mystery to the game and the characters? [/p][p]Maybe not more mystery, but they flavour many of the mysteries that are there to present stories that are fresher than other stories in the genre, so I’d say they add better mystery. [/p]
- [p]Did you know much about Irish folklore before writing the game? [/p][p]I did, yes. Only a small amount of it was taught in school here but I was the kind of kid who dug out books on folklore and mythology in the library and read things like the Keys of Solomon (not Irish, but you get the drift). And while it wasn’t in school, it was in the houses – the dark winters were full of ghost stories, tales of the fae, and other strange [/p]
- [p]Do you have a favourite folklore story (without spoiling anything from the game)? [/p][p]The ones I like are the ones I’ve been told first-hand by the people who experienced them – visitations by spectres of death, being trapped in a field by unknown forces, watching animals go mad once a sacred space was entered, hiding while a procession of fae pass by, and being followed home by... something malevolent... [/p]
- [p]Do players need to have an understanding of Irish Folklore to understand the game? [/p][p]No, it is assumed nobody will (though it won’t harm anyone who has). Declan Ward, the protagonist, knows none of these stories, so he is learning alongside the player. We also have an in-game library that player can visit to get more information on the topics discussed. [/p]