Call of Cthulhu®

One of the worst animated games I’ve ever seen. The story is okay, and sometimes the characters just can’t shut up. The Lovecraftian part of the game boils down to spooky tentacles. I would only recommend it if you really want to play it and don’t mind dealing with a clunky game.

Game is unplayable due to constant crashing. I wasn't able to see even a minute of a cutscene without the game crashing.

I typically do not enjoy things with the horror tag, but i've been interested in this game for ages and it wasn't as scary as i thought it would be. Which has been very nice. Got a few spooks here and there but the story was absolutely amazing. I very much recommend this. Investigating everything and looking for extra lore has been wonderful, getting to know the various characters and getting so invested made it even better. A great game.

An excellent game all around: graphically and technically flawless, with enjoyable gameplay, a high-quality soundtrack and voice acting, good length, and a truly interesting storyline.

Ein wirklich sympathisches B-Horrorgame, was zwar sehr 2007-ig wirkt, aber dafür die Cthulhu Tabletop Grundbasis tatsächlich ziemlich liebevoll versucht einzubauen. Das Pacing ist tatsächlich wirklich gut und die (wenn auch nicht super starken) RPG-Elemente sind ein netter Bonus und geben den Dialogen mehr Impact. Ich hab hier echt nicht viel erwartet und wurde überrascht, es ist zwar kein super stilvolles modernes Horrorgame, aber dafür ein super comfy atmosphärisches campy nostalgisches Adventure was den leicht cheesigen Aspekt von Cthulhu sympathisch einfängt ohne sich jemals darüber lustig zu machen oder es zu modernisieren. Es fühlt sich an wie ein sympathischer 80s Fantasy-Film, alles ist irgendwie ein bisschen goofy und absolut nicht cool, aber dafür dass es sich selbst so unfassbar ernst nimmt, kann man es einfach nur respektieren. Ein 6,5/10 Game was einfach durch sympathischen Respekt zum Mythos auf eine 7/10 springt - Ich würde es Horrorfans wirklich empfehlen, erwartet nur keine moderne Horror-interpretation von kosmischem Terror und philosophischen Themen, das hier ist die 80s B-Fantasy Variante.. aber mit enorm viel Herz!

人类最古老而又最强烈的情感是恐惧，而最古老又最强烈的恐惧是未知

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To precede the review, we shall inform the reader of a common bug. This game depends on a version of OpenSSL that crashes on 10th generation Intel processors. Luckily, there is a workaround. Create a system environmental variable called "OPENSSL_ia32cap" and set it to "~0x20000000". Then reboot, of course. If you are not a technically minded user, then you may wonder how you do this. Google is your friend. Or ChatGPT. Or the Microsoft support forums. You may also be scared by the opaque naming of that environmental variable. Good! It stands for "OpenSSL IA-32 Capabilities", but me telling you this probably doesn't calm you any. Well, you won't get a virus from it. If you can believe me. The review now begins after the horizontal rule. [hr][/hr] Buyer beware: This game has neither a deeply branching story, nor detective work. But it is a fairly well-presented Cthulhu story. The devs could have stayed there, but they decided to add more. I cannot call these choices mistakes, as they do greatly improve the game's presentation. But they may also mislead the player into hoping for more than what this game has to offer. Firstly, this is not a detective game. You will be told the truth no matter your choices, and there is only 1(!) puzzle. This game is a walking simulator, and occasionally a hidden object finder. Secondly, there is technically a branching story. This is to the same degree that Mass Effect 3 has a branching story. - There is a number of hidden statistics tracked throughout the game. You will not be told what these are. I do not know myself, though I suppose I could take a few guesses. - You wil be presented at the end of the game with a choice between 4 endings. Which ones are available depends on the aforementioned statistics. If the skill system is making you think there are multiple ways to play, then there technically are. But there is only ever a choice in how to approach a problem, not which problems to solve. In Chapter 2, there are 3 ways to get into a warehouse. That is the most branching point in the entire game. No matter what you do, the cast will have the same attitude towards the main character, and act out the exact same beats. It's just in one route, you will find an extra collectible item, and in another, you may encounter a locked dialogue choice. If you go into the game with hopes for either a detective game or a branching story, you will be disappointed. If you go into the game with hopes for a Cthulhu story, then it is a good game. It documents the descent of one may into madness. As it ought.