Call of Cthulhu

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  1. beebo42
    Apr 27, 2019
    4
    One of the most disappointing games I've played in a LONG time. I'm willing to overlook clunky gameplay if I get to see Lovecraftian horrors in full CG glory, that's why I loved "Dark Corners of the Earth" from 2006, but the horrors just never show up. The game looks just awful, with muddy low-res textures and extremely poor art direction. The human faces are probably the most horrificOne of the most disappointing games I've played in a LONG time. I'm willing to overlook clunky gameplay if I get to see Lovecraftian horrors in full CG glory, that's why I loved "Dark Corners of the Earth" from 2006, but the horrors just never show up. The game looks just awful, with muddy low-res textures and extremely poor art direction. The human faces are probably the most horrific things in the game because of how bad they look. In terms of monsters we get almost nothing. The main baddy for the first three-fourths of the game looks a low level Doom enemy. And towards the end of the game we get... a green lump. That's it folks! The gameplay is terrible. There's exactly one bad stealth section, and one even worse shooting section, and the rest of the game is just walking around in poorly realized environments collecting "clues". There's RPG stats that appear to affect almost nothing? Like literally they each get checked once in the entire game. The characters are laughable. In fact none of the plot makes any sense, and just feels unfinished. And no, it doesn't follow Lovecraft's "Call of Cthulhu" in the slightest. I recommend that you don't buy this, even on a deep discount. The first 10 minutes of "The Sunken City" appears to have 100% more Cthulhu than this entire game.… Expand
  2. kyzaghan
    May 20, 2019
    6
    The Cthulhu theme is beautifully made. Atmosphere and scary sound effects are great. Story is intriguing. BUT Gameplay dynamics lead you to 10 years ago. The event-solving part is very restrictive. Hiding dynamics are bad. AS A RESULT, of Cthulhu, with its atmosphere and story, manages to make players wonder.
  3. TOPO
    Nov 2, 2018
    7
    The saddest thing about Call of Cthulhu is that there are LOTS OF PROMISING MECHANICS THAT WERE USED ONLY ONCE OR TWICE DURING THE GAME. Sanity mechanics, weird vision effects, tunnel view, color dissortion and unreal visions... are there but only used a couple of times. Mechanic for dialogs, clue sighting, and using your skills are nice, but misused.

    Apart from that, story is    The saddest thing about Call of Cthulhu is that there are LOTS OF PROMISING MECHANICS THAT WERE USED ONLY ONCE OR TWICE DURING THE GAME. Sanity mechanics, weird vision effects, tunnel view, color dissortion and unreal visions... are there but only used a couple of times. Mechanic for dialogs, clue sighting, and using your skills are nice, but misused.

    Apart from that, story is intriguing and in line with the Mythos, maybe more in the line of August Derleth instead of Lovecraft, but good anyway. There are some plots that are roughly inserted into the story but it's ok, I've seen worst movies.

    Game last for 7-8 hours, first 3-4 hours are frustrating as you can take no choice and game doesn't require any skill, you just have to keep walking, listening and reading, even dialogs ara futile as the result is the same no matter what you choose to say.
    Then the game turns into a good 1-2 hours of stealth game in some bigger scenarios. You've already invested a lot of time and until that point you doesn't have the feeling that you're actually playing.
    And then the game rushes to the final confrontation with a level where you have a colt 1911 gun (it is supposed you have it all the time but up to this level you havent showed it not even to yourself) , but you can go thru the level with just a couple of shots if you don't want to kill randomly (again using stealth).
    In the middle you can find some puzzles that are pretty basic, some of the just determines the way you reach the same end of the chapter.

    In the end I liked the atmosphere very much, art director made a good job there, that's why the game gets a solid 7, but price tag is high having ZERO replayability, and most of the game is just a "movie".

    FINAL THOUGHTS: If you are a hardcore Cthulhu Mythos fan, you'll enjoy the game with all its flaws. Ending was great for me, I was shouting "CTHULHU FTANG IA IA IA" repeteadly during the last 5 minutes of the game. But you can wait a bit to get a good deal, on xmas Steam sales it will probably go below 50%.    … Expand
  4. stop9091
    May 21, 2019
    0
    A game not without defects, but with a fantastic atmosphere... which in this genre/type of game is essentially everything.

    I think it captures perfectly the feeling of the Lovecraft stories. This is a double edged sword, though: while it will please the writer's fans, it will disappoint people expecting linearity and logic, and possibly, "generic horror" fans. Another thing to    A game not without defects, but with a fantastic atmosphere... which in this genre/type of game is essentially everything.

    I think it captures perfectly the feeling of the Lovecraft stories. This is a double edged sword, though: while it will please the writer's fans, it will disappoint people expecting linearity and logic, and possibly, "generic horror" fans.

    Another thing to consider is that the game is just a bit more than a walking simulator; this is also not everybody's cup of tea.

    Regarding the defects:

    - mediocre 3D engine; stutters a lot, independently of the graphic settings; capable of dipping from 140 frames to 30 in the same room
    - the character animations are sometimes terrible
    - some chapters (and characters) are just fillers
    - the RPG part is an afterthought; it gives the impression that changes little or nothing, at least, to the casual user

    All in all, as a fan of Lovecraft, I'm very happy, since it's hard to find good games/movies based on his writings.    … Expand
  5. zumimi
    Nov 10, 2018
    2
    The saddest thing about Call of Cthulhu is that there are LOTS OF PROMISING MECHANICS THAT WERE USED ONLY ONCE OR TWICE DURING THE GAME. Sanity mechanics, weird vision effects, tunnel view, color dissortion and unreal visions... are there but only used a couple of times. Mechanic for dialogs, clue sighting, and using your skills are nice, but misused.
  6. Sinefold
    Oct 30, 2018
    10
    Very atmospheric game. For lovers of creativity Lovecraft the most it. The graphics are not at an ideal level, but for me this is not the main thing.
  7. SuperkenGaming
    Oct 29, 2018
    7
    Call of Cthulhu
    From Chilling to painstaking
    Call of Cthulhu is a 7 and a half hour long first person adventure game where you plays as private detective Edward pierce in 1924 Boston as he investigates the death of the Hawkins family The game starts out super creepy and mysterious, dead sharks and whales all over the place, an island that feels like a ghost town just waiting to smack    Call of Cthulhu
    From Chilling to painstaking
    Call of Cthulhu is a 7 and a half hour long first person adventure game where you plays as private detective Edward pierce in 1924 Boston as he investigates the death of the Hawkins family
    The game starts out super creepy and mysterious, dead sharks and whales all over the place, an island that feels like a ghost town just waiting to smack you with some Scooby doo mysteries to solve, I was instantly sucked in…
    And this type of game needs to pull you in with its atmosphere and story.. Because there is no combat aside from a tiny section towards the end that I won’t show for spoiler reasons. .but it’s all about exploring and investigating, finding items and clues, talking to different characters to solve the mystery of what happened to the Hawkins family and what’s the deal with these creepy paintings that’s all over the island…
    As you play through the game you’ll unlock points to increase your ability to lock pick for example or unlock new dialog options to help guide you towards one of this games multiple endings.. Your choices do matter here... down to the books in the world that you read…
    Which are worth seeking out as they can increase progression for your skills of medicine and occultism…
    as you explore and search for clues there will be moments of piecing together a scene batman style…
    I was just so in love and intrigued with this game…
    Until about hour 2… this is when the game just loses control, goes all over the place and just feels completely unfocused and like a chore to get through…
    so much sneaking around places, constant plot twists.. And when I mean constant I mean constant… and it’s like the same plot twist over and over and over and over... again for spoiler reasons I won’t say what the plot twist is... but its done with literally every character you come across in the game so by the games end I was completely confused, not understand what’s going on, which characters were still around, why they were around, how they are important for any of this..
    it’s just a mess and it’s a shame because of how strong this game starts out…
    Call of Cthulhu could’ve been a great condensed 5 hour game, but there seemed to be an obsession with let’s make this game longer just because, lets constantly throw in the same plot twist and reuse areas the player has already seen just to make the price point seem justifiable
    Don’t get me wrong, I still think Call of Cthulhu is creepy and worth playing…
    It’s just that I believe once you start to feel like you’re over it.. You’re not missing out on much if you chose to just walk away
    I give Call of Cthulhu
    a 6.5/10    … Expand
  8. RazorSamurai
    Nov 2, 2018
    5
    если вы не играли эту игру не чекайте эту рецензию потому что я могу спиздануть что нибудь лишнего хотя ничего из спойлеров здесь нет не ссыте

    я не играл в первую часть, я не фанат тентакли, я не читал его книги и вообще не шарю в этой теме. оцениваю игру как обычный геймер что ли. прошел игру за 4-5 часа, если бы много времени не проебал по пустякам или не болтал или не рассуждал о    если вы не играли эту игру не чекайте эту рецензию потому что я могу спиздануть что нибудь лишнего хотя ничего из спойлеров здесь нет не ссыте

    я не играл в первую часть, я не фанат тентакли, я не читал его книги и вообще не шарю в этой теме. оцениваю игру как обычный геймер что ли.

    прошел игру за 4-5 часа, если бы много времени не проебал по пустякам или не болтал или не рассуждал о диалогах уверен прошел бы её намного быстрее. в начале игры нам дают возможность прокачать некоторые способности или навыки и ты думаешь вау это прям будет как в рпг играх типа фаллаут нью вегаса со своим красноречием но это не так. эта поебота влияет только на концовки которые ты сможешь выбрать в конце игры. в слове о концовках их всего лишь 4 и по правде они неплохие ничего другого я о них сказать не могу.

    в техническом плане графон хуже первого дисонорода но блять лагает нахуй местами по 30 фпс, даже не местами а 50-60 проц геймплея. геймлея в этой игре нахуй нету, это ебанное кинцо с кац сценами, анимации просто ужасны, найди ту вещь в куче говна, вернись туда и найди то говно, стелс уебищный, это не игра а блять 3д версия игр жанра point and click.

    говоря про музыкальное сопровождение ничего не сказать, наняли тайпикал композитора который заебенил обычный блять невыдающися мрачный ост.

    эта игра нихуя не стоит своих денег, 1500 блять вы там не охуели? красная цена этой игры это 500 рублей.

    вообщем полная хуета, но местами в принципе было прикольно посмотреть на кац сцены и прочее. ставлю этой игре оценку. 5/10    … Expand
  9. yokerclown
    Nov 12, 2018
    6
    Don't trust to the system requirements, as the game runs really well, even on 1 GB GPUs. But it Is not worth the price now (after release/launch), since there is only story-driven campaign and nothing else, within the game's content.
  10. Wesp5
    Nov 9, 2018
    2
    I think this is the first game in which I had to watch cutscenes and forced encounters longer than actually having control over my character! And when I had control, most of the time the gameplay was that of a walking simulator except for a few sneaking or action sequences. RPG elements and dialogue options are a huge mess, where you never know what they are really good for! Level designI think this is the first game in which I had to watch cutscenes and forced encounters longer than actually having control over my character! And when I had control, most of the time the gameplay was that of a walking simulator except for a few sneaking or action sequences. RPG elements and dialogue options are a huge mess, where you never know what they are really good for! Level design and graphics are okay, but character animations and facial expressions bad. The only great thing was the back-in-time-investigation mode...… Expand
  11. DarthVader2015
    Dec 12, 2018
    9
    Call of Cthullu is a game for lovers of the Lovecraft Universe. This game is faithful to the masterpiece "Call of Cthullu" story. Yes, it's a detective game because that's how the story plays.
  12. Nuieve
    Nov 16, 2018
    3
    What is the point of this so called "game". There's no game here, no challenge. You just walk and click on things when prompted. You don't make any decisions, just walk and click. Save yourself some money, just watch youtube walkthrough.
  13. watertoad
    Jan 6, 2019
    8
    it is a good game with not bad story, not great though it still has lots of flaws such as the weird cutscene transitions. The gameplay is also kinda short.
  14. Victus
    Mar 7, 2019
    2
    I will start by saying that I feel like the game wasn't so much a horror game as it was an RPG/Detective/Mystery game. There are only a couple of times throughout the game where I felt any sense of surprise or even a semblance of anxiety or fear and I feel like they sold it as survival horror as a desperate attempt to increase sales... Makes sense considering it wouldn't have sold much atI will start by saying that I feel like the game wasn't so much a horror game as it was an RPG/Detective/Mystery game. There are only a couple of times throughout the game where I felt any sense of surprise or even a semblance of anxiety or fear and I feel like they sold it as survival horror as a desperate attempt to increase sales... Makes sense considering it wouldn't have sold much at all if a game with Cthulu in the title wasn't a horror game but I'd go so far as to say it was borderline false advertising and after reflecting on my experience with the game, I feel it would have been much more interesting as a Telltale(RIP) style game.

    Much of the game moved at a snail's pace and pairing that with this world's dull and lifeless environments and equally dull and lifeless characters made this game nothing short of a painful chore to finish. Finding myself about 4 chapters in, the only motivation to continue playing this game to finish derived from a desire to actually see the Lovecraftian horrors that this game actually has which I am quite sad to say that only have about 5% TOTAL screen-time in this game.    … Expand
  15. bertendclaus
    Oct 30, 2018
    6
    I will quote AppTrigger
    "What started out as a promising, unnerving recreation of a tabletop RPG became a rushed, unfocused mess racing to the finish line that leaves players’ input almost meaningless. Call of Cthulhu is a dressed-up horror walking simulator that pitched itself on misleading terms, bungling its story while being light on gameplay or its RPG roots."
    To the point.    I will quote AppTrigger
    "What started out as a promising, unnerving recreation of a tabletop RPG became a rushed, unfocused mess racing to the finish line that leaves players’ input almost meaningless. Call of Cthulhu is a dressed-up horror walking simulator that pitched itself on misleading terms, bungling its story while being light on gameplay or its RPG roots."
    To the point. Misleading title, no real input from the player, but hey, you can walk!
    Someone comment on price, but I don't think it's developer fault, more like publisher's, and I don't want to FOCUS on that (pun intended).
    I don't like liars, I've never returned to No Man's Sky and I won't. Same here, there is a lot of misleading pieces of information and I feel like someone lied to me about this game. Maybe I just imagined something more watching the trailers, I don't know. But to be honest, decide for yourself. Watch first 1 hour on youtube and buy if you must. I would rather watch it than play it because it's one of these games.    … Expand
  16. Outlander999
    Nov 2, 2018
    8
    PLayed and finished in 13 hours. I'm satisfied: the story is intriguing, able to respect the original writing. I loved the "investigate+explore+stealth" gameplay. The only weak part is the action moment. However, a very good Lovecraftian game. Recommended for "Lovecraft & Chaosium fans".
  17. Untrustedlife
    Nov 4, 2018
    10
    It doesn't hit every point perfectly but its a great lovecraft game and thats what is important to me.
  18. Fredson
    Oct 30, 2018
    5
    5/10
    This game costs 45$.
    45$/7h = 6,5$/h And what do you do for most of the time? You walk. From point A to point B. B to C, and so on. Some greedy bastards decided to triple the price of a simple walking simulator with Lovecraft franchise in the background. Don't you even listen to this 10/10 fake reviews, it's not a masterpiece. It would be 7/10 game with a decent price. You know    5/10
    This game costs 45$.
    45$/7h = 6,5$/h
    And what do you do for most of the time? You walk. From point A to point B. B to C, and so on. Some greedy bastards decided to triple the price of a simple walking simulator with Lovecraft franchise in the background. Don't you even listen to this 10/10 fake reviews, it's not a masterpiece. It would be 7/10 game with a decent price. You know what you can buy with 45$? Let's see... A quadrocopter with 1080P 5.0MP Camera Selfie drone. Or this game. It's just a bad deal and the developer should react.
    Please, while playing this game prepare a timer and every one hour place 6,50$ on the table. When you are done send me a message how long you endured. It's just painful to watch a mediocre game with good marketing to be praised by anybody. Stop it. Don't buy it. Find something better.    … Expand
  19. keredd1010
    Nov 24, 2018
    5
    Pretty disappointing game. For some reason I was expecting something of the _Dark Corners of the Earth_ ilk which if you haven't played is a far superior game despite the game breaking bugs. (GOG has a version that seems to have fixed most of them) The storytelling in this game is sloppy and disjointed and although I can appreciate the effort to infuse choices that change the outcome, itPretty disappointing game. For some reason I was expecting something of the _Dark Corners of the Earth_ ilk which if you haven't played is a far superior game despite the game breaking bugs. (GOG has a version that seems to have fixed most of them) The storytelling in this game is sloppy and disjointed and although I can appreciate the effort to infuse choices that change the outcome, it just came off as meh in this title. Besides the game being ridiculously short, the puzzles were juvenile and not challenging and the gun sequence was laughably bad. If you want to play a good CoC game play Dark Corners of the Earth. This one is a half-assed effort.… Expand
  20. Ikarian123
    Nov 5, 2018
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. !!!VERY MUCH SPOILER!!!
    I played two "Call of Cthulhu" games, one from 2005 and this one. Both are "Lovecraftian" in their own way of sense, both are similar to Lovecraft great works.
    Call of Cthulhu 2018 is really good game and faithful to mix of "Call of Cthulhu" and "The Shadow over Innsmouth" with many new own story elements. Game is also faithful to Lovecraft misogyny, as most females in game are antagonists (Hawkins...) or anti-heroines (Cat), but they have much more strong roles then in original Lovecraft arts.
    Now to the game itself.
    Game graphic is probably weakest point of game. Good for game from 2008 or 2010, but not from 2018. On other hand, game is more "indie-like" and also worse graphic can be helpful to build lovecraftian atmosphere. In games, especially at end, are various beautiful sceneries and scenes.
    About RPG elements. RPG system itself is very good, however in game, it got only very few place to be active and useful. Thats second very weak point of game.
    About endings. Some commenters, especially on Steam Community, comparing CoC with Telltale games. I think its very unfair. As I played Telltale games, I can say that four endings on end of CoC are very more diverse and various then "endings" in Telltale games. But while they are various, they are still lovecraftian, full of suffering and loses. For most time, I was fascinated by game.
    Atmosphere, side-infos and side-story of whole game are very good and interesting. Last negative is price/game quality. Price between 45-65 euros is really hard overshoot!!! 25-35 euros will be adequate for game of this quality and gameplay time.
    Still, I recommend the game, especially if you are Lovecraftian fan and follower of Great Old Ones...    … Expand
  21. Bloodaggie
    Nov 1, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Игра очень атмосферная, мне как фанату творчества Лавкрафта очень понравилась,однако по какой-то причине концовка меня не задела...
    Прошел на концовку с альтернативным ритуалом... Думал что хотя бы покажут последствия концовки, а нет, вот смотрите как вашего персонажа упекли в психушку.
    Другие концовки тоже так себе.
    Скрытая концовка не особо смягчила ситуацию, просто показали что ничего не случилось, Сара умерла и все. А где же показ того во что превратился Даркуотер? Отрывок из газеты, где пишется что произошло бедствие и там никто не живет?
    Что с культистами?
    Единственная нормальная концовка - Ктулху. По эпичности, по остальному тоже такое себе...
    Не понимаю зачем вообще нужен был "Бродяга". Просто чтобы принести ножик... И все!
    Насчет графики люди жалуются,но мне она понравилась. Более-менее.
    И денег своих не стоит    … Expand
  22. StanislavKH
    Oct 30, 2018
    10
    In this game, the graphics are not the strongest side, but a very good quest component, atmospheric history based on gloomy creativity, dialogues, investigations. Silent chapters when you need to hide yourself looks good. Very good chance to get acquainted with the works of Lovecraft
  23. anvamit
    Dec 12, 2018
    10
    Отличная игра с шикарной атмосферой. Жаль что у цианидов не было денег, чтобы воплотить все то, что они задумали. Но все равно, ты словно внутри романа Лавкрафта. Это круто.
  24. OverWind
    Jun 3, 2019
    9
    I found this game really good. If not for the sneaking scenes, which frankly I just wanted to get over and done with, it would be a solid 10 in my book.

    Is it perfect? No, of course not, and if there was a lot more competition in this genre, the ending (where you get the feeling that your actions during the game didn't really make much difference) and the sneaking parts of the game    I found this game really good. If not for the sneaking scenes, which frankly I just wanted to get over and done with, it would be a solid 10 in my book.

    Is it perfect? No, of course not, and if there was a lot more competition in this genre, the ending (where you get the feeling that your actions during the game didn't really make much difference) and the sneaking parts of the game would subtract more. However it manages to tell a great and interesting, unnerving supernatural story, and I really loved that part of the game.    … Expand
  25. demonsatana
    Jan 26, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Слишком много говна вылили на игру. А в основном всё это говно без почвенно. Кто-то писал много диалогов, и что лучше бы дали побегать пострелять. Кто-то писал, что нету хорорной части. Но меня всё устраивает, даже было бы лучше, если бы нам вообще не давали пистолет в последней главе. А много диалогов лучше погружает в игру. Если хотите "пострелять" лучше идти в call of duty, если хотите быстрой игры, то вам тоже не сюда. В какой раз убеждаюсь, что не стоит игрокам давать выбор оценки, так как они совершенно не могут оценить игру по достоинству. Лучше 0 наставить, да? Конченные. А так минусы у игры конечно же есть. Например жидкое влияние на судьбу в диалогах, так как у меня в конце игры можно выбрать 4 концовки. ( А всего их 5 насколько мне известно, хотя могу ошибаться) Потом слишком мало головоломок. Было лучше если бы были головоломки на подобии с открытием сейфа с некрономиконом. Ну и концовки... Опять же, можно было лучше. Но прошел игру на одном дыхании, не пожалел, что потратил время на эту игру.… Expand
  26. luxhibernia
    Apr 5, 2019
    9
    The Cyanide team are obviously experienced enough to know exactly where to spend their limited budget for best results. The game is strong on plot and character, and the story is tailored to work in a limited number of locations on an island.

    I have to admit my heart skipped a beat when I saw the Chaosium Cthulhu logo appear in the introductory sequence and I even recognised some scenes    The Cyanide team are obviously experienced enough to know exactly where to spend their limited budget for best results. The game is strong on plot and character, and the story is tailored to work in a limited number of locations on an island.

    I have to admit my heart skipped a beat when I saw the Chaosium Cthulhu logo appear in the introductory sequence and I even recognised some scenes almost reproduced artwork from the game book. The music and sound support the atmosphere effortlessly.

    Games like this live or die on their art direction and 'Call of Cthulhu' nails this, although the budget didn't stretch to great performance capture and some of the geometry and texturing can be at bit last-generation. Funnily enough this lends a welcome retro-style to some of the scenes, very like playing a remastered version of 'Dark Corners of the Earth'.

    The pace and plot development are excellent and it has obviously been tested to remove obtuse solutions or difficulty spikes. As a result I found it very difficult to put down and ended up completing it in two or three days despite my best efforts to slow down.

    There is a fine line to walk between staying faithful to the source material and adding something new to the proceedings. Cyanide really get this with only fleeting references to the deities and by making wonderful use of a Shambler.

    Any kind of clichés or anachronisms can ruin the atmosphere in these games for me but I'm happy to say that it all stands up, right down to the occult book titles in the antiquarian shop. I would take a point or two off for the odd clichéd location (abandoned asylum, improbably-architected mansion) and the ropey dialogue delivery but otherwise this game delivers in spades.    … Expand
  27. sheetsack
    Jun 2, 2019
    7
    Loved the game despite its clumsy mechanics. It definetely lacks something but is still fun to play
  28. Jckovacks
    Nov 19, 2019
    6
    Juego mas que interesante basado en la novela de H.P. Lovecraft. inicialmente plantea una historia compleja y tensa, con una combinación interesante de tramas, NPC's y misterio. Lamentablemente conforme progresa la historia(y nuestro descenso a la locura) la historia pierde fuelle. Además, incorpora ciertas mecánicas totalmente innecesarias o poco trabajadas (momento FPS, sigilo...).Juego mas que interesante basado en la novela de H.P. Lovecraft. inicialmente plantea una historia compleja y tensa, con una combinación interesante de tramas, NPC's y misterio. Lamentablemente conforme progresa la historia(y nuestro descenso a la locura) la historia pierde fuelle. Además, incorpora ciertas mecánicas totalmente innecesarias o poco trabajadas (momento FPS, sigilo...).
    Recomendado para los amantes del escritor y el ocultismo que busquen una experiencia de intriga y sepan perdonarle sus fallos de jugabilidad.    … Expand
  29. Akadrud
    Jun 25, 2020
    4
    I was really hoping this game would be at least near to it's predecessor.. but that's not it.. a great chance thrown away.. the atmosphere is really there, and i liked the level design, and the details, but this game has some real issue in character modeling and animations. They are bad, bad as a bad '90s game. You will see that same face is applied to a lot of characters, the animationsI was really hoping this game would be at least near to it's predecessor.. but that's not it.. a great chance thrown away.. the atmosphere is really there, and i liked the level design, and the details, but this game has some real issue in character modeling and animations. They are bad, bad as a bad '90s game. You will see that same face is applied to a lot of characters, the animations are clippy and unnatural and they should just fire the people who worked on these. The game itself is too short, too easy, not finished, with some features like character development totally worthless, and the shooting part... omg that's horrible. Looks like they had ideas, and they just not finished developing them, they probably finished the money in the middle and cut many things. Anyway.. you'll get disappointed for only some hours, then it will be over, and you'll never play it again.… Expand
  30. Frean
    Nov 4, 2019
    7
    Хорошая игра. Не напряжная. Конечно Бесси рандом в проверках уровня скита. Но по итогу мне понравилось
  31. p1menta
    Aug 5, 2019
    6
    wrote a freaking review, but metacrict's server is so **** it was erased (as usual)
  32. casneovox
    Jun 4, 2020
    4
    Esperava mais desse game. A história é bem bacana e prende bem. Mas o final é bem pífio e termina com aquela sensação de: era só isso? Tudo o que foi jogado, pra terminar assim. O jogo tem um clima bem legal, gráficos bons, mas esperava mais. Talvez Sinking City seja o que ele não foi. E no fim, suas escolhas não mudam quase nada, e as skills tbm.
  33. Akk3d1s
    Sep 17, 2019
    6
    This game could have easily scored a 7 or maybe an 8 if it was just more polished. Weird sound issues, questionable level design and mechanics, writing not checked and all around finishing touches missing. It feels rushed and maybe another 3 months of work could have made it better. However, there are 2 things that are done incredibly well. The atmosphere and storytelling keeps youThis game could have easily scored a 7 or maybe an 8 if it was just more polished. Weird sound issues, questionable level design and mechanics, writing not checked and all around finishing touches missing. It feels rushed and maybe another 3 months of work could have made it better. However, there are 2 things that are done incredibly well. The atmosphere and storytelling keeps you engaged. It sort of stumbles around the middle, but then picks itself up all the way to the end. Lovecraft fans will definitely enjoy it. I certainly did. However, due to the quality of the product, I cannot recommend it at full price. Its more of a AA than a AAA game. Its not a bad thing, and we certainly need more of those as this is usually an artistic place of love or hate. If you can get it with a 40%+ discount, this is a must have.… Expand
  34. ANTtheKNEEEE
    Mar 7, 2022
    6
    A few random jump scares, def a creepy feeling game. If you're into this style its worth finishing. But not something you will remember.
  35. mrvertigo89
    Dec 6, 2021
    4
    Bits of this were fun but so many unskippablr cutscenes. Some terrible chapters and just lots and lots of walking. Quite a fun story but pretty rubbish game.
  36. oussikhazmenski
    Nov 23, 2019
    6
    I 've Played 6 Chapters On The Game And I've Tried to feel something that hooks .. but ther's how it went for me ..everyday i finish a chapter ..i had all the time on the world but i couldn't get hooked on it ..the game told me everything i needed didn't really feel lost or doing anything special..always guided by the mysteriousness insiide..anyway .. graphically it's good and runs fineI 've Played 6 Chapters On The Game And I've Tried to feel something that hooks .. but ther's how it went for me ..everyday i finish a chapter ..i had all the time on the world but i couldn't get hooked on it ..the game told me everything i needed didn't really feel lost or doing anything special..always guided by the mysteriousness insiide..anyway .. graphically it's good and runs fine one medium on an( i7 , 8gb : gtx950 2gb ) ..the story was ok ..but the gameplay wasn't..… Expand
  37. Gaming_Bear
    Oct 24, 2022
    9
    Only Lovecraft game that I have played to date that really gets the cosmic horror and decent into madness right. Atmosphere was perfect. Character development was perfect. I felt like i was going mad playing this.
  38. MetaCthulhu
    Nov 1, 2019
    7
    Call of Cthulhu (2018) is easily the best game based on the H.P. Lovecraft mythology that has ever seen the light of day! The story itself is gripping, as well as the setting, narrative structure, presentation, dialoges, atmosphere, investigation style and mechanics are superb! The voicing is very good, too! Well, the graphics may be not the best you can expect from a game in 2018Call of Cthulhu (2018) is easily the best game based on the H.P. Lovecraft mythology that has ever seen the light of day! The story itself is gripping, as well as the setting, narrative structure, presentation, dialoges, atmosphere, investigation style and mechanics are superb! The voicing is very good, too! Well, the graphics may be not the best you can expect from a game in 2018 sometimes, but that does not matter, since they are good enough.… Expand
  39. FrostormNidhegg
    Oct 31, 2019
    8
    Типичная история по Лавкрафту, все ожидаемо, но у Лавкрафта тоже все сюжеты одинаковые, это отдельный поджанр такой. Выглядит хорошо, играется - симулятор ходьбы с решением несложных загадок и небольшими элементами стелса. Если понимать, что это не рпг, а просто история по мирам Ктулху - играть интересноТипичная история по Лавкрафту, все ожидаемо, но у Лавкрафта тоже все сюжеты одинаковые, это отдельный поджанр такой. Выглядит хорошо, играется - симулятор ходьбы с решением несложных загадок и небольшими элементами стелса. Если понимать, что это не рпг, а просто история по мирам Ктулху - играть интересно
  40. philzlz
    Oct 9, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game can only be recommended for fans of Lovecraft. Gameplay is very antiquated and graphics a few years behind. Cthulhu itself is only shown at the end and mechanics like insanity or different skill trees do not get used enough. Horror elements are scarce and the game felt rushed near the end, levels became shorter and shorter.

    While I enjoyed my time with it I cannot recommend it for anyone else except hardcore fans of the mythos.    … Expand
  41. Inlike
    Feb 2, 2022
    1
    Very bad... Very bad! VERY BAAAD!! there is nothing that can be called even average in this game
  42. Mehrshad_MB
    Sep 11, 2021
    5
    Contrary to my expectations Call of Cthulhu turned out to be extremely disappointing. Graphics and gameplay were simply terrible and character animations looked like as if the game was made in 2005!
    The only thing I really liked about game was the creepy Lovecraftian atmosphere. The story was OK but it could be better.
    There's not much to say, the game is unfinished and it seems    Contrary to my expectations Call of Cthulhu turned out to be extremely disappointing. Graphics and gameplay were simply terrible and character animations looked like as if the game was made in 2005!
    The only thing I really liked about game was the creepy Lovecraftian atmosphere. The story was OK but it could be better.
    There's not much to say, the game is unfinished and it seems developers were in a hurry to finish the game. Call of Cthulhu was below my expectations for a 2018 game!
    (September 2021)    … Expand
  43. sirosfakhri
    Nov 11, 2019
    4
    The Game is so boring.
    graphic is not bad or not good.
    atmosphere is good.
    gameplay is 0
  44. EdgarCenturion
    May 6, 2020
    10
    Like everyone says, it´s a very atmospheric game, the music, the dark filter, the conversation, the plot and the characters are a masterpiece for all who read at least the original book.

    We are in a time where they are a lot of trashy games and this one is not for casual players
  45. Sepherim
    Jan 4, 2021
    3
    Call of Cthulhu es un buen juego de miedo, con una ambientación muy bien lograda, un buen desarrollo de los personajes, sus secuencias demenciales donde no sabes cual es la realidad, etc. En resumen, lo que uno se podría esperar y desear de un juego de Cthulhu, quizás con menos miedo que un Amnesia y más de investigación y avance de trama, con decisiones que afectan al resultado final yCall of Cthulhu es un buen juego de miedo, con una ambientación muy bien lograda, un buen desarrollo de los personajes, sus secuencias demenciales donde no sabes cual es la realidad, etc. En resumen, lo que uno se podría esperar y desear de un juego de Cthulhu, quizás con menos miedo que un Amnesia y más de investigación y avance de trama, con decisiones que afectan al resultado final y progresión de personaje. Sin embargo, pese a todo ello, no lo puedo recomendar porque a mi me reinicia el ordenador cada vez que le da la gana (a veces tarda una hora, otras 10 minutos, otras incluso tras la pantalla de carga inicial...) lo cual ha hecho que la experiencia de jugarlo sea totalmente frustrante y lo haya abandonado hacia el final del episodio 9.… Expand
  46. 2I2l1a
    Oct 24, 2022
    6
    better play this then cal of ctulu 2006
    it is not a masterpiece but good if you love lovecraft moment
  47. awagam34
    Jan 4, 2021
    7
    6.5/10
    GATUNEK
    Call of Cthulhu jest to wciągające połączenie gry detektywistycznej z horrorem, co wręcz idealnie oddaje klimat stołowych sesji RPG. Mimo że samą grę ciężko mi nazwać komputerowym RPG z powodu braku wielu funkcji, które w dzisiejszych czasach uznaje się za standard w tego typu grach. Występuje tutaj co prawda dość dobrze rozwiązany rozwój postaci, to nie jest on jednak za    6.5/10
    GATUNEK
    Call of Cthulhu jest to wciągające połączenie gry detektywistycznej z horrorem, co wręcz idealnie oddaje klimat stołowych sesji RPG. Mimo że samą grę ciężko mi nazwać komputerowym RPG z powodu braku wielu funkcji, które w dzisiejszych czasach uznaje się za standard w tego typu grach. Występuje tutaj co prawda dość dobrze rozwiązany rozwój postaci, to nie jest on jednak za bardzo rozbudowany. Natomiast odgrywanie postaci gra tu dość dużą rolę, chociażby sam ♥♥♥♥, że mamy wpływ na zakończenie. Ostatecznie należy na tą grę patrzyć jako horror z elementami detektywistycznymi i RPG.
    FABUŁA
    Wcielamy się w rolę Edwarda Pierca, detektywa, który jest o włos od stracenia pracy, jeżeli chce utrzymać posadę musi rozwiązać zagadkę rodziny Hawkinsów. W grze trafiamy do kolejnych dość małych lokacji w których musimy rozwiązać kolejne zagadki. W zależności od sposobu w jaki rozwinęliśmy postać możemy pokonywać trudności losu na różne sposoby. To od nas zależy czy będziemy przegadywać naszych rozmówców siłą perswazji, czy będziemy woleli rozwiązywać wszystko siłą. Sama historia jest na przyzwoitym poziomie, fajnie opowiedziana poprzez dialogi, bądź przez notatki czy książki, które możemy znaleźć podczas eksploracji lokacji. Dialogi jednak nie są idealne, o ile sam voice-acting stoi na wysokim poziomie, to mam wrażenie że niektóre dialogi napisane są w zbyt oczywisty sposób, przez co czasami potrafi to wytrącić z imersji. Dodatkowo bardzo nie podobała mi się ta część gry gdzie przejmowaliśmy w ramach retrospekcji inną postać niż główny bohater. Nie potrafiłem się w nią wczuć i myślę że gra zyskała by na usunięciu tej sceny. Sam pomysł na takie przedstawienie historii nie jest zły, natomiast do tak krótkiej gry nie pasuje ponieważ nie mamy czasu na tak dogłębne poznanie innych postaci.
    POSTACIE
    Tak jak już wspomniałem, Call of Cthulhu jest grą stosunkowo krótką, przez co nie ma zbyt wiele czasu na dobre zarysowanie postaci które wpadałyby w pamięć. Większość postaci jest dość prostolinijna, a nawet te które są dobrze zarysowane, mogłyby być jeszcze lepsze gdyby tylko udzielić im nieco dłuższej ekspozycji.
    GROZA
    Gra zaczyna się od bardzo brutalnej sceny ocierającej się o gore. Po chwili okazuje się że był to tylko sen. Nie dość, że zagranie ze snem jest najbardziej znienawidzoną sztuczką w świecie kinematografii, to jeszcze krwawy początek w żadnym stopniu nie pasuje do twórczości Lovecrafta. Na szczęście później robi się znacznie bardziej Lovecraftowo, brudny port, szpital psychiatryczny, czy opuszczony dom Hawkinsów, wszystkie te lokacje bardzo dobrze oddają grozę tego świata. Natomiast jeżeli chodzi o same starcia z potworami mam mieszane uczucia. ♥♥♥♥ wszystko zostało zrobione poprawnie, walki najczęściej dzieją się w klaustrofobicznych pomieszczeniach, polegają głównie na ukrywaniu się i ostatecznie potrafią zafundować nam gęsią skórkę. Mam jednak wrażenie, że można było akurat w tym aspekcie zrobić coś więcej. Groza w opowiadaniach Lovecrafta polegała głównie na strachu przed tym czego nie znamy, nie widzimy. A w Call of Cthulhu jest wręcz na odwrót, boimy się rzeczy które widzimy na ekranie. Jeżeli chodzi o popadanie w szaleństwo, które jest tak ważne dla tego świata, tutaj też czuje lekki nie dosyt. Poza efektami audiowizualnymi szaleństwo w żaden sposób nie wpływa na rozgrywkę. Kolejna zmarnowana okazja.    … Expand
  48. F3T1W
    Sep 14, 2021
    6
    An addictive detective story in an alluring universe, causing tension and awe, a battle with the creature from the picture...
  49. KIrillooss
    Dec 9, 2021
    9
    Великолепная игра и прекрасное воплощение идей Лавкрафта. Игра полна отчаяния и атмосферы безысходности и того что ты ничего не можешь противопоставить созданиям из других сфер
  50. renyw
    Dec 19, 2022
    9
    great great great great great great great great great great great great great
  51. SirFranzALot
    Jan 15, 2023
    6
    There are just a few good lovecraftian game adaptions out there and Call of Cthulhu is one of them. The story is well written and you can see that the developers knew something about the Lovecraft universe. The games atmosphere fits quite well into the genre and the game looks fine. The first problem are weird character animations. They just don't feels as naturally as they should. ButThere are just a few good lovecraftian game adaptions out there and Call of Cthulhu is one of them. The story is well written and you can see that the developers knew something about the Lovecraft universe. The games atmosphere fits quite well into the genre and the game looks fine. The first problem are weird character animations. They just don't feels as naturally as they should. But it's not an big immersion break. Another annoying thing are the sounds. overall the sound design is okay except for the volume of different elements. For example, the cutscenes where to quiet and dialogues to loud.
    The gameplay really wasn't a burner. It was a little bit to easy for my taste. Especially the stealth parts where ridiculous. I was able to crouch right in front of an enemy without him recognizing me.
    But at the end it was a fun game which was worth it's money. But I only recommend it to people who like the typically lovecraftion story telling and themes.    … Expand
  52. Young_Fawn
    Jun 21, 2023
    6
    I'd give the game a 7/10.

    First of all, the game did hold my attention to the end, the game takes around 6/7 hours to complete so it is possible to get one ending in just one playthrough. The game seems rather faithful to a lot of the Cthulhu mythos and for those who have played the TTRPG, you'll see that the characteristics you can level up such as "Spot Hidden" "Psychology"    I'd give the game a 7/10.

    First of all, the game did hold my attention to the end, the game takes around 6/7 hours to complete so it is possible to get one ending in just one playthrough.

    The game seems rather faithful to a lot of the Cthulhu mythos and for those who have played the TTRPG, you'll see that the characteristics you can level up such as "Spot Hidden" "Psychology" "Strength" "Occultism" are all things you can choose to level up when you play.

    I'd say around 75% of the levels are very well crafted, allowing different methods to proceed and following the case subject at hand, the sets themselves are all very nice to look at and detailed and you are rewarded for exploration.

    One of my only gripes are during cutscenes, the lip syncing just seems to be a tad off, not really what one would expect from a 2018 release but it's not bad enough to take you out of the game but it's bad enough to be noticeable.

    Overall the game held my attention to the end and I only intended on doing one playthrough; it was enjoyable and makes me look forward to my next in-person session of Call of Cthulhu: Masks of Nyalarthotep with my mates. This is a good little substitute that almost plays as a one-person One-Shot.

    Would recommend if you're looking for something Cthulhu related to play.    … Expand

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#61 Most Discussed PC Game of 2018
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#79 Most Shared PC Game of 2018

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 40
  3. Negative: 2 out of 40
  1. CD-Action
    Nov 14, 2019
    70
    In regards to the story and atmosphere, Call of Cthulhu stands tall against any other game in the genre. It’s the rest of the features that’s bringing it down to a level of a quite typical mid-budget game. [13/2018, p.52]
  2. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 5, 2019
    80
    Another great lovecraftian game, with intriguing plot and ominous atmosphere, but with somewhat poor overall production quality and a sloppy dialogue system.
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  3. Cubed3
    Jan 2, 2019
    60
    Most Lovecraft fans, or those who are just on the lookout for a good occult mystery thriller, will enjoy Call of Cthulhu, but that doesn't mean that they won't be disappointed as well. Cyanide Studio has wrapped an interesting, and engrossing storyline, with a fittingly oppressive feel, but the actual gameplay part tastes like a half-fried, unsalted octopus *wink-wink-nudge-nudge*
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