Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace

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  • Summary: The year is 1926: a professor of astronomy is found dead in her mansion and everything indicates that she has been the victim of a heinous murder. Choose from 12 intrepid investigators from the Arkham Horror games, each with a unique set of skills, and assemble your team to shed the lightThe year is 1926: a professor of astronomy is found dead in her mansion and everything indicates that she has been the victim of a heinous murder. Choose from 12 intrepid investigators from the Arkham Horror games, each with a unique set of skills, and assemble your team to shed the light over this mysterious death.

    Find clues, perform interrogations and progress through nine chapters as the story unfolds. Your investigation will take you to visit shadowed institutions and mysterious locales, ranging from Miskatonic University, the Arkham Asylum, and the bayous of Louisiana.

    As you face off against Lovecraftian horrors, your investigators will descend deeper into the depths of madness, affecting their level of sanity and causing traumas that will impact the course of your investigation. Care about your sanity and make the right choices the Ancient Ones are preparing their return.    … Expand

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. App Trigger
    Apr 22, 2021
    90
    If you have about 6-8 hours of time and you want to solve a mystery while trying to avoid madness, then I’d say Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace is a good time.
  2. COGconnected
    Apr 9, 2021
    56
    If you can look past all of the issues plaguing Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace, there are certainly worse games to spend a weekend with. Especially if you’re a fan of Lovecraftian horror, but steer clear of it if you’re somebody that asks of your 2021 gaming experiences to at least feel like you’re playing something made in the past fifteen years. Granted, I’ll be curious to see if this receives a sequel, as I do believe this series could become a sleeper hit. Stay tuned.
  3. Meristation
    Jul 10, 2021
    55
    Less than two years since the last Lovecraft based game, the Nintendo Switch port of Call of Cthulhu, we have a new game based on the vast and influential works of the inmortal author. This Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace really embraces its board game origins, creating a mixture of exploration, puzle-solving, clue-gathering and turn-time combats. The story is good, but not too deep, and the mechanics and visuals show good ideas, fun ideas, but also a not enough budget to put’em all the right way. Another hit ’n miss Lovecraft game, but with a good atmosphere and pretty fun somehow.
  4. Video Chums
    Apr 5, 2021
    53
    Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace presents quite a cool gameplay concoction but it doesn't execute any of its elements all that well. If its concept appeals to you then you might have some fun but it'll still be weighed down by its hard to ignore shortcomings.
  5. WellPlayed
    Apr 8, 2021
    40
    Arkham board game fans will find little in this adaption that harkens back to the fantastic tabletop challenges. This could almost be a ‘my first turn-based tactics’ game, hampered by embarrassingly arbitrary puzzles, bad technical and vocal performances, and progress that provides meaningless penalties rather than rewards.

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  1. RemusJoestar
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    It is an excellent little game that does what it's meant to do: capture the essence of the board game. Interesting, funny characters, cool andIt is an excellent little game that does what it's meant to do: capture the essence of the board game. Interesting, funny characters, cool and stylish visuals and a great story mixed with simple but satisfying combat.… Expand
  2. GiganticRabbit
    Apr 5, 2021
    6
    While it perfectly captures the spirit and tone of the Cthulhu Mythos with a well-crafted story, iconic locations, and classic characters, theWhile it perfectly captures the spirit and tone of the Cthulhu Mythos with a well-crafted story, iconic locations, and classic characters, the game is marred by low-resolution graphics, mediocre voice acting, confusing mechanics, and a general lack of polish.… Expand