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Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

Plattform: PC Veröffentlicht: 30.03.2006

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Tauchen Sie in den Horror von H.P. Lovercraft ein. Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth - Ein Survival-Horror-Spiel wie es noch keiner vorher erlebt hat. Sie sind Jack Walters! Bleiben Sie am Leben und bekämpfen Sie Ihren schlimmsten Feind - Den Wahnsinn. Sie werden Dinge sehen die selbst in Ihren dunkelsten Träumen nicht vorstellbar sind. Der Wahnsinn wird dafür sorgen dass sie jedes Stück des Terrors hautnah miterleben während Sie versuchen das Geheimnis der "Great Old Ones" zu lüften. Bekämpfen Sie Ihre Feinde und nutzen Sie Ihre Umgebung, Artefakte, außerirdische Technologie und authentische Waffen. Dynamisches Bewusstseinssystem erzeugt Halluzinationen, Panikattacken, Schwindelgefühl, Paranoia und vieles mehr! Eine Spezielle KI ermöglicht Ihren Feinden Sie aufzuspüren, ihnen zu folgen und allein oder in Gruppen zu jagen. Erleben Sie unvergleichliche Survival-Horror-Action in Verbindung mit Puzzle, Rätsel, Investigation & Kampf.

Der Spieler schlüpft in die Rolle von Jack Walters, eines Privatdetektivs, der in den 20er Jahren damit beauftragt wird, eine verschwundene Person zu finden. Der letzte bekannte Aufenthaltsort dieser Person ist ein abgelegenes Fischerdorf namens Innsmouth. Nach seiner Ankunft dort merkt er schnell, dass die Bewohner des Dorfes Fremden gegenüber sehr verschlossen sind. So bleibt ihm nicht viel mehr übrig, als auf eigene Faust zu ermitteln. Mit der Zeit kommt er dabei einem Geheimnis auf die Spur, das die Einwohner von Innsmouth unter allen Umständen verbergen wollen. Walters gerät in Lebensgefahr. Die Bewohner zeigen plötzlich ihr wahres Gesicht und veranstalten eine Hetzjagd auf ihn. Es geht nun um sein nacktes Überleben.

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Verfasst: 12.09.21 07:30

After all these years, still an all-time favorite game. Good gameplay and despite many playthroughs always enjoyable.

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Verfasst: 24.08.21 18:20

I do not suffer from insanity, i enjoy every minute of it

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth ist ein First-Person-Horror Spiel mit der Möglichkeit, sich zu Not auch mit Waffengewalt zu wehr zu setzen. Es kommen gescriptete Actionszenen vor und Adventure-Elemente sind auch vertreten, das heißt wir erkunden die Kapitel, darunter Innsmouth, und lösen mal mehr mal weniger schwere Rätsel. Einige Rätsel haben es jedoch in sich und erfordern einen relativ hohen Maß an Konzentration. (subjektiv)

Wir spielen Jack Walters, ein Privatdetektiv, der dafür bekannt sein soll, Fälle zu lösen obwohl keine Beweise vorliegen.
Alles begann am 6 September 1915

Wir wurden von der Polizei kontaktiert, ein scheinbar verlassenes Herrenhaus zu untersuchen, wo eine Sekte Einzug gefunden hat. Es wurden Schüsse gemeldet, was man uns aber - aus gutem Grund - erst vor Ort mitteilte. Der eigentliche Grund für unseren Einsatz sollen aber nicht etwa der Einsatz von spezieller Waffengewalt oder unser scharfsinniger Verstand sein, sondern der Anführer der Sekte, Viktor Holt, will uns persönlich sprechen. Wir scheinen ihn aber jedoch nicht zu kennen - er uns aber.

Nach dem wir uns in dem Herrenhaus umgesehen haben, entdecken wir etwas abscheuliches und verstörendes. Jack Walters fällt in Ohnmacht und nach mehreren Stunden findet uns die Polizei verstört und als hätten wir zeitweise eine ganz andere Persönlichkeit.
Die Polizei sieht keinen anderen Ausweg und lässt Jack in die Psychiatrie einweisen, wo wir neben der Amnesie auch eine besonders ‚schwere Schizophrenie' diagnostiziert bekommen.

Gameplay

Das Gameplay spielt sich für das Alter des Spiels angemessen gut, die teilweise sehr unvorteilhaft belegte Steuerung lässt sich verändern und einstellen - was ich gerade am Anfang sehr empfehle. So war das Rückwärtsgehen mit der Taste Y belegt, was am Anfang zu leichten Irritationen meinerseits führte. Nach dem wir in Innsmouth angekommen sind, kommen wir auf die Idee mit den Bewohnern zu sprechen - die sind jedoch alles andere als begeistert und empfehlen uns, die Gegend schnell zu verlassen. Aber was wären wir für ein Detektiv, wenn wir unseren Fall nicht zu Ende lösen.

Wir haben die Möglichkeit zu schleichen, rechts und links um die Ecke zu gucken ohne Entdeckt zu werden, und so kurz vor der Mitte des Spiels mit Schusswaffen uns zu verteidigen oder wahlweise aggressiv vorzugehen

Leider habe ich das Gefühl, dass das Spiel teilweise verlangt mit Gewalt vorzugehen, da viele Gegenstände wie Munition oder Waffen teilweise gar nicht zu bekommen sind, ohne entdeckt zu werden. Auch nach mehreren Minuten warten verändern die Bürger von Innsmouth kaum ihre Positionen. Das ist jedoch nur in 2 Kapiteln vorgekommen.

Atmosphäre und Erkrankung

Die Atmosphäre in dem Spiel ist teilweise wirklich sehr gut gelungen, gerade in Innsmouth fühlt man sich nicht willkommen. Die Halluzinationen - gerade die akustischen -, die ausgelöst werden durch Stress oder traumatische Ereignisse wie das Sterben eines Menschen oder das Sehen von Leichen, hören sich sehr realistisch an. Panikattacken sind durchaus glaubhaft illustriert und man bekommt eine Ahnung, wie sich der Charakter wohl zu fühlen hat.

Es wird empfohlen, das Steam-Overlay während des Spielens abzuschalten, da es sonst zu crashes kommt.

Ich empfehle das Spiel für alle Cthulhu-Fans und für Spieler, die auch Rätsel und Schleichen nicht abgeneigt sind. 5 Euro ist ein durchaus guter Preis für dieses Spiel. Im Idealfall reduziert kaufen.

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279 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 04.08.21 22:02

Das Spiel ist einfach verbuggter Dreck mit einer katastrophalen Steuerung. Die Story ist eigentlich recht interessant, aber man bekommt so oft das schlechte und fehlerhafte Gameplay reingedrückt, dass es einfach keinen Spaß macht. Bugs hat das Spiel auch mehr als genug. Fluch des Cthulhu? Der liegt mit Sicherheit auf diesen Spiel!

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Verfasst: 06.04.20 20:45

Das Spiel ist leider genauso gruselig, wie seine Anzahl von Bugs. Sehr Schade drum. Trotzdem ein gutes Spiel.

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1104 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 09.03.20 21:39

Das Spiel sah am Anfang ganz interessant aus, auch wenn die Grafik nicht mehr so dem heutigen Ansprüchen gerecht wird. Aber ab dem Zeitpunkt wo das Spiel anfängt Waffen einzuführen, nimmt der Spannungsfaktor deutlich ab. Dazu kommt das, das Spiel an diversen Stellen unspielbar ist und ohne Videoanleitungen / Patches kein Fortschritt möglich ist. Schade das die Umsetzung der ``Cthulhu Saga´´ nicht so gut ausgebaut wurde.

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118 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 24.01.20 14:09

Call of Cthulhu: DCotE gilt als Genreklassiker, dementsprechend hoch waren meine Erwartungen. Und ich wurde herb enttäuscht...
Man spielt den Privatdetektiv Jack Walters, der in Innsmouth eine vermisste Person suchen soll. Spätestens jetzt sollte man wissen worum es in dem Spiel gehen wird. Wenn sich die Popkultur dem Mythos annimmt geht es immer um Cthulhu oder die Fischmenschen, es ist so vorhersehbar. Darum schafft es das Spiel nicht eine unheimliche Atmosphäre aufzubauen, es ist schon jeder vertraut mit dem was vorgeht. Elemente Lovecraftschen Horrors gibt es kaum, hauptsächlich das der Machtlosigkeit, was sich auch erledigt hat sobald man Waffen bekommt.
Das Spiel ist auch keineswegs spannend. Beispielsweise könnte die Flucht aus dem Hotel ein großartiger Moment sein. Man muss um sein Leben laufen, aber dann bemerkt man, dass man nur gehen kann. So wird aus einer aktionreichen Verfolgungsjagd ein langsamer, langweiliger Spaziergang, bei dem man in Zeitlupe Regale verschiebt. Und wenn man dabei stirbt, darf man sich nochmal die Zwischensequenz anschauen, weil die Speicherpunkte schlecht gesetzt sind.
Das Gameplay ist nicht gut. Die Steuerung ist schwammig und das Movement zu langsam. Die KI ist dumm, meistens bemerkt sie es nicht mal beschossen zu werden.
Der Kultstatus dieses Spiels kommt wahrscheinlich daher, dass es das einzige seiner Art ist. Ein gutes Spiel ist es aber nicht.

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Verfasst: 28.12.19 23:23

Top Spiel macht spaß.

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Verfasst: 07.04.22 07:37

This had the potential to be one of the greatest survival horror games of all time. If only it wasn't Jank O'clock.

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45 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 03.04.22 09:56

Not sure if it's good of bad since I gave up after multiple crashes and thereby the loss of progression in the first hour alone.

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Verfasst: 19.03.22 18:01

Get Gog.com version. The game will crash at the mirror on the very first mission. Just not worth it and im surprised it even has a mixed review.

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431 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 06.03.22 20:45

Really a great game if it works, however, I ran into game breaking bugs that corrupted my save file. Unfortunate, because this is a lovecraft game done right. Ambience and nuance take precedent over jump scares, and it really tells the story well.

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653 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 04.03.22 14:05

The only reason i do not reccomend is because there is a major bug in chapter 7 which cant be solved.
Till that bug i have a good time. it's a shame they didnt fix it.

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1382 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 03.03.22 12:43

This game is a gem. A flawed one but amazing. A classic atmospheric survival horror with amazing takes on lovecrafts works. This port is horribly broken though and steams version will not allow you to patch it. Buy this on gog their version is patchable. But expect some jank even then.

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661 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 28.02.22 06:27

The real Monster to fear are the Game Breaking Bugs. Aside from that, it's a wonderful game based on Lovecraft's story.

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Verfasst: 12.02.22 06:06

Killing fishmen with the Tommy Gun is itself fun.

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875 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 11.02.22 08:31

Hands down the best adaptation of Lovecraft's work. The pinnacle of survival horror, and genuinely unnerving at times. The janky 2006 graphics only enhance the sense of unease you get as you investigate Innsmouth. I would say its the best Bethesda game, but Oblivion still exists.

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Verfasst: 02.02.22 18:17

People complaining about the ending…I mean, I understand it doesn’t end the way the book ended. But this isn’t a book, and it doesn’t really have to conform to the book. I for one enjoyed the shooting, even if it was janky, and frankly, while I enjoyed the spooky sneaky parts, an entire game of you just sneaking around and hiding would have been utterly miserable. It’s a good horror shooter game. Too bad about that thing with that girl at that church.

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634 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 09.11.21 11:11

A masterpiece.

Is this game flawed? Yes. It has all kinds of flaws even back in the day. But for it's time it was a beautiful game with an intense atmosphere. Even revisiting it, it feels creepy and dark. Imo it's the best Lovecraft game out there.

Don't buy the 2021 version, it's a walking simulator compared to this gem.

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1281 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 09.11.21 06:10

I have so much fucking hours logged on this game and I still can't beat it. BECAUSE ITS SO BROKE!

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963 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 08.11.21 03:02

Crashes on the final boss

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Verfasst: 23.09.21 05:54

One of the best horror games of all time!

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Verfasst: 29.08.21 18:38

The game literally doesn't work, first of all. But even if you could get past the broken intro that crashes your game religously, then you would only be greeted by frustrating puzzles, and even more frustrating outdated platforming. If you love dying to the same scenario 60 times in a row just because you didn't ever so perfectly nail a jump that's literally 5 minutes into said scenario, just to rewatch a cutscene before trying again. Then this game is definitely for you!

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Verfasst: 23.08.21 09:21

Best $2 I've spent based on the game so far. This version works just fine if you download the fan-made patch and force vsync.

Game itself is one of a kind - - full of tension and genuinely scary moments. The obscenely low FOV combined with the scale of the world in relation to your characters deceitful vision only adds to the overall surreal nature of the game.

Recommended if you can tolerate (or just flat-out love) jank and have a tendency to fall for cult classics. More specifically, I recommend this game if you enjoy Condemned, Pathologic, Penumbra/Amnesia, Lovecraft and survival/stealth horror.

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505 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 23.08.21 03:47

I like this game, but I can't recommend getting it on Steam. It is riddled with bugs and crashes that will leave you frustrated. Go to GoG and download it there. Your time and your wallet will thank you. Besides, you're not missing out on achievements or anything. Again, awesome game! Just don't get it here.

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Verfasst: 22.08.21 01:13

The best kind of jank.

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Verfasst: 19.08.21 19:32

if you want to play this, get the GOG version, this one sucks, filled with bugs, resolution problems and I couldn't even pass the prologue without crashing.

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Verfasst: 19.08.21 16:43

This is one of my favourite games, which I have played through multiple times (dont let my steam game time fool you). It was obviously magnificant back in the day, and it hasnt aged super well, but it is still excellent IMHO.

I very much enjoy the atmosphere, plot, stealth, simmy gun combat, levels, etc. I have a recollection it might be a bit of effort to get it running on a modern machine, but I think its well worthwhile

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Verfasst: 30.07.21 23:58

This is the worst game I've played in recent memory. Lovecraft would weep and probably shit himself uncontrollably if he were to play this.

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Verfasst: 21.07.21 21:13

If the game did not have so many problems, it would be a masterpiece. you have to download the DCoTEPatch so you can play the game it's so annoying

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Verfasst: 21.07.21 08:54

this game is broken here get it on gog.

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1307 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 06.07.21 04:54

This is not a good game and I'm glad I bought this at a very high sale. What ruins it is the bugs. Due to bugs, this game cannot be completed if you buy it from steam, but instead you need to go and download modifications from the net. Honestly as soon as I saw that shitfiesta was a part in developing this game, it didn't come out as a surprise just looking at their history.

The gameplay is pretty mediocre all in all. Theres good and bad parts, I feel like the gunplay is actually pretty good and that the shots feel powerful against enemies and when the enemies shoot at you. Though the enemy AI is pretty awful and depends on how it's feeling at the moment. The worst part about the mechanics is that there is no running in the game and there is no objective marker. Those two were the biggest frustrations with the gameplay mechanics and it usually tends to get you stuck if you don't know that theres a specific object you have to interact with which isn't displayed in any way.

The atmosphere and story were actually the best parts throughout the whole game. From start to end I know that I'm playing a Cthulhu Mythos game just by taking in everything around me in the level. The story is fine and dandy too. I know many would complain why Jack is this typical hero when those are rarely found in the mythos though he does play a big part with the Yithians and madness does still creep into him when he starts putting the pieces together. If you can tolerate having to download patches, versions and use cheats to complete the game, then do try it out if it's on sale and you enjoy that lovecraftian feel. Though because of all the negatives, I can't really recommend it to the average player.

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426 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 15.06.21 12:03

One of the few games that actually capture the true feeling of survival horror.

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921 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 03.06.21 21:07

Shoot fish people

Go insane

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Verfasst: 02.06.21 19:30

Favorite horror game of all time. A must play for any H.P. Lovecraft fans or horror enthusiasts.

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Verfasst: 31.05.21 20:30

Very good game. Lil' spoopy if that is your desire.

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722 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 23.05.21 19:36

I really want to love this game I truly do.
It is an obvious classic worthy of attention and playing it you can see just how much care and polish its designers imbued into it's scripting and gameplay.
The horror atmosphere is unique and beautifully executed,
the use of the genres tropes and tools is INSPIRING,
the story and characters were engaging and well written,
even the gun-play was FUN and felt well designed for its purpose.

But it's all wrong.
The game is riddled with bugs, it's at times difficult to engage with it's smaller elements (such as vaults, puzzles and that FUCKACTED CANON!), it lasts simply too long and the unskippable horridly long cutscenes are a kick in the nuts.

I suggest to you this reader:
If you care for the genre, if you are a designer or a critic or an art student - play it. Treat is as a course in the art - it is WORTHY of being called that.
If not, if you're just looking for a good time playing an horror game, leave.

I'm sorry, Call of Cthulu. I really wanted to love you. You deserve that. But I can't.

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1039 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 08.05.21 03:36

Good atmosphere with a solid cosmic horror story.

However
DO NOT PURCHASE THIS GAME ON STEAM. STAY FAR AWAY

I wish I had read the steam reviews on this game, I hope I can save one person from buying this game. Call of Cthulhu is so heavily riddled with bugs, I couldn't even complete the final escape section. If you really want to play this game, get it on xbox. Do not support a platform that requires an unofficial patch to make its game playable.

I regret even spending less than $5 on this game it really is not worth it because the devs are too lazy to patch their own game. I don't care how old it is, show some care for the products you make.

1/10

note: as someone mentioned, regrettably the company went bankrupt in 2006 so i retract that last part.

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645 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 29.04.21 11:57

Amazing game... once you download the retail .exe, patch it, increasing running speed to max and maybe use a godmode cheat in a couple of places.
But it's all worth it.

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Verfasst: 26.04.21 07:56

REMASTER? PLEZ?

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257 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 26.04.21 00:17

This is hands-down the best Lovecraft game ever made. Bethesda Game Studios knocked it out of the park with this game and it is dripping with atmosphere. This was pre-Skyrim Bethesda at their best. The only tragedy is that this game never made the cut for Xbox Backwards Compatibility.

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Verfasst: 15.01.21 16:25

crying at the crash at the start

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805 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 07.01.21 16:41

this game doesn't only serve as one of my most personal favorite games of all time
its also a hidden gem that literally nobody played.

this game was made in the smartest and most engaging way a video game can be , back at 2006 when i played it for the first time it scared me sh1tless and it aged very well to this day it still serves a great experience, sadly it didn't get the attention it deserves due to gaming community biasing around mindless shooters that time.

due to the studio closing down shortly after releasing this game , it have some compatibility issues with modern systems , so you will have to do 2 things to make sure your experience go just right :-

1-you need to download the unofficial patch 1.7 ,here --> http://dcotetools.sucklead.com/p/dcotepatch.html , patch the game and most importantly is to 'tick' the bug fix second box which is under the legacy blue light bug . this patch will make sure you can bypass the chapter 7 boat bug which prevent progressing , so its mandatory that you do it.

sadly not every feature in this patch is open in steam version due to it being restricted by steam drm , especially the fps lock , so if you wanna force a vsync just do it from your video card control panel

2-you need to download a widescreen fix which is available here ---> https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp#callofcthulhu
this will open the wide resolutions for you to set and fix some stuttering (and you will need them in case of a wide monitor)
copy the content to the engine folder in your game available and when launching it will give you every resolution 2 times , make sure you chose the second one for this to work.
note : the resolutions available are up to 1080p (1920*1080)

after doing these 2 things your game should play out normally without problems , enjoy.

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649 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 04.01.21 14:37

As a big fan of Cthulhu Mytos , i really liked this game which based from book named ''Shadow Over Innsmouth'' a product of HPL. Only common things between game and book are main things(characters,places...), atmosphere and lore. Other than those anything is different.

Pros
+Realistic gameplay
+Old style find your own way progress
+Fantastic Atmosphere
+Story
+ Good graphics when you consider its launch year(2005)
+True Horror and adrenaline
+Audios

Cons

- Horrible optimization , finished game before in an old pc , now you cant even launch in newer systems
- Game breaking BUGS , seriously those bugs may cause cancer in your body

I recommend reading the book instead of playing the game. You will definitely be healthier and more satisfied. I only recommend the game if you have already read the book and ready to bear bugs.

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1870 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 30.12.20 09:44

Okay. This game is a buggy mess, even though, this is a great and immersive game, with a rich atmosphere.
There is also weapons, and oh boy don't let even get started. This game is great, but you should buy the gog version, not this one.
In conclusion, amnesia the dark descent but with weapons lol.

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Verfasst: 24.12.20 18:43

Althought it's quite a buggy and crashy mess, it's a good game at it's core.
Once you get weapons however it's...

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121 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 24.12.20 05:40

Great game, but poorly optimized. Take a look at the version on GOG.

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856 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 23.12.20 10:18

One of the most ground-breaking FPS games I've ever played. DCOTE is very atmospheric and engaging, with the first couple of hours being extremely immersive and rich. When the game progresses to a more 'puzzle' and 'shooting' kind of tone (as this is what people find bad about the game), it still maintains the atmosphere and environment. But the best part of this game is the attention to detail it puts to its story, dialogue and interaction. Almost everything you see will have a narrated description by the protagonist, even if said narration is completely pointless. There are also unique innovative touches for weapons, inventory systems, sanity and gameplay. This game stands out from other FPS horror games with how innovative it is, which feels ahead of its time. There are SO many clever details that this game includes, and to tell you more would be spoiling it.
Unfortnately, given the age of the game, it is bound to graphics that have not aged well, in addition to LOTS of bugs and glitches, some are game-breaking. You are FORCED to use patches otherwise several parts you will NOT be able to complete or pass on a modern computer. This even includes the ending, which frustratingly forces you to 200% your running speed via cheats. It's hilariously broken. However, despite the issues this game possess, its breath-taking slow-paced and engaging gameplay makes you ignore those issues. If I had to compare for example, it would be like Vampire: The Masquerade, where the game is really broken and unpolished but the incredible character development and story makes up for it.
This game is a must-play for anyone looking for a slow-burn FPS horror experience with a crispy gun play.

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245 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 14.11.20 16:22

For the first 30 % of the game you might think it's pretty cool - it builds on couple Lovecraft's short stories and general themes present in most of his works, you have to sneak around the creepy town of Innsmouth, it feels like first-person adventure game. Then you find a gun and two-tap almost everything in your way.

If it was just a clunky average FPS, I'd be fine with it, though. But this game is buggy to a point where it literally cannot be finished without fan-made patches and even then, you need to be super-careful because there's like 12 different ways of softlocking the game during the 6 hours it takes to finish it. Only purchase if you're a die-hard Lovecraft fan that likes self-harm, cause this game is a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ torture.

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2730 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 04.11.20 20:50

This is a fantastic game. It's wonky. It's weird. It's spooky. It's well written. It's aged, but not too terribly. I love it and urge you to play it.

It's also totally unplayable without fanmade patches which steamversion doesn't include. Get it on GoG.

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1159 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 03.11.20 00:59

Great game with a great story line. Just be aware that there a few bugs in the game in which you need to download a minor patch online to fix. Other than that, I'a Dagon I'a Cthulhu

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2214 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 26.10.20 22:13

Out of all the Lovecraft-inspired games, this one is probably the most faithful to his writing.

If you want to experience the game correctly though, get a few mods to fix the game-breaking bugs and broken shaders.

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1120 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 25.10.20 03:12

There's a lot to say about this game and a lot negative but in short if you would like to experience the game make sure you get it off GoG instead of Steam. Full review below:

https://youtu.be/4Qm0KLcCTJY

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1229 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 15.10.20 20:38

while this is a great game, it's so fucking buggy that it's hardly enjoyable. i'm stuck on the last part and there's a bug thats preventing me from completing the game

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1222 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 10.10.20 15:59

its older so you're going to experience some bugs and aged mechanics (especially with controls) but still relevant in the horror genre and iconic. Youll still have loads of fun and will be super immersed and challenged. I couldn't stop playing. 5/5

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866 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 06.10.20 06:16

One of the jankiest, most frustrating experiences I've ever had with a video game, and yet I loved every minute of it. This has some of my favourite shooting mechanics I've ever used in a video game, and the atmosphere is unrivalled.

Apparently my in-game playtime is 6 hours and 40 minutes but on Steam it says I have 14 hours, no doubt because of the amount of troubleshooting I had to do. If you're gonna play it, make sure you follow a guide to get it working as well as it can.

4/5 bruiser points

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1086 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 04.10.20 05:57

This game has so much potential but crashes way way too much. To the point where you can get soft locked out of the game. if it gets a remastering it would be an easy recommendation. its atmosphere is great it is a shame other companies got involved and kinda ruining it. As it is, it is better on the classic xbox.

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283 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 22.09.20 01:24

Literally unplayable. The game, as sold on steam, is so poorly kept and unoptimized it will crash during the intro. No matter how much time you put into patching eventually you'll hit some new issue, and the actual game is very short. It's aged poorly too, so the gameplay's just generally jank.

It's too old to really hold up as a horror game too, with extremely cheese voice acting, slugging AI and very hit or miss puzzles. Would only be worth the $5 asking price if it actually worked.

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540 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 20.08.20 14:36

Great game but Steam version is crap and it's unbeatable. Buy GOG version - it comes with fixes for game breaking bugs.

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40 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 10.08.20 13:44

I wish I could say I recommend it but no. It does not run on more-less modern PCs (mine is ~2014: Win 8.0, i7 4700HQ, GeForce GT 750M).

Installed even old codex for win. Game does not run, no error mistakes no nothing. No black screens either. Silence. Does not want to stop through Steam library either (only reboot PC).

Requested refund.

It might have worked on my older PC with Pentium 4 3.0hHz and ATI Radeon GPU (Diablo II and Sacred work just fine from CDs) but it has no internet access.

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417 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 07.08.20 15:23

DO NOT BUY THIS ON STEAM! IT WILL NOT WORK!
You have been warned.
Buy it on GOG...that version is properly fixed. This is yet another game in my list i ended up buying both on STEAM and then again on GOG :S

Regarding the game:
A very entertaining adaption of 'The shadow over Innsmouth'.
Bleak setting, oppressive atmosphere and a good mix of adventure and action/ investigator gameplay.

Too bad these Lovecraft games never really been commercial hits.
Woulda loved to see the sequel/ adaption of 'The Mountains of Madness' , which was supposed to become some Nazis invoking Elder Things in the Antarctica plot.

Naturally the game shows that it was released in 2006. Not so bad, if only it would work.
But the STEAM release of this is botched up beyond repair. With very much tweaking and fixing i managed to make this run back on Windows 7...but it still kept crashing and the performance was terrible. On Win 10 this would not play at all for me.
So once again, buy it on GOG!!! They did the homework and you also get Elder Scroll Arena and Daggerfall along with it.
(any Bethesda game on GOG nets you these classics for free).

Verdict: Great game for fans of the Lovecraft universe!

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1079 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 06.08.20 03:02

spent all this time and ending cant be beat cause of bugs

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1157 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 31.07.20 03:08

Literally unbeatable. I'm at the very end of the game and no matter how well I optimize the run to the finish line it literally kills me and shows me a Game Over screen AT THE VERY END. I've tried the unofficial patch and it makes zero difference. You'd think if other game distribution companies can throw this game some patches, steam would too. Wish I could give more than just this game a thumbs down.

EDIT: In order to even beat this game I had to download an executable that I can only assume is from the original retail disc-set, because it allowed for full-access of the unofficial patch modifications. This was the only way I could beat this game. Shame on you especially, Steam.

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483 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 16.07.20 00:23

Cthulhu apparently cursed my copy with a game breaking crash at the beginning, right before I go inside the basement full of screams. Truly a horror you cannot experience.

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799 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 12.07.20 00:53

There are multiple game breaking glitches which make it literally unplayable. Even with patches, this game is unplayable and I had to give up in, and at, the end. This is a shame, as for what it is, it isn't a terrible game...its just unplayable.

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23 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 12.07.20 00:16

Bethesda...

Masters of bugs!

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956 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 29.06.20 00:13

So I fixed one bug that stopped me from completing the game just to be meet with another one. Ok I fixed that one with mods when I was meet with another one. I downloaded a another mod but the mod made my game above 60FPS making it to have more bugs.
In amd setting I change setting to allow this game only 60fps after that I tried to finish the game just to learn the mod didn't work and I still can't complete the game

Bethesda game at it finest

if you able to fix all the bugs I would say this is the best Call of Cthulhu game.

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481 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 26.06.20 23:11

One of, if not the best, games based around the Cthulhu mythos. If only for the story, the game is very well worth playing. Amazing soundtrack and atmosphere. Based around both The Shadow over Innsmouth and The shadow out of time, with some other stories being hinted here and there. A must play for any Lovecraft fan or horror gaming in general.

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199 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 20.06.20 00:23

AWESOME story, good gameplay.

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242 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 18.06.20 12:24

good game to h.p lovecraft lovers

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1674 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 31.05.20 15:55

This game is really just great. The story is better than you would await (especially after you see the ending), enemies and surroundings look really good. I enjoyed this game so much, except for...

when you need to change resolution to be able a move a certain crate.
when the doors close behind you.
when the game just crashes for no reason and your last save is like fourty mins ago.
when you get to the 'shoot those enemies on the coast with this canon of ours' part but they are fucking invisible.
when the enemy that should die with second hit still stands after emptying a mag into him.

give it a try.

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Verfasst: 27.05.20 09:57

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75 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 07.05.20 21:36

named my cat after playing this baby

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958 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 15.04.20 10:50

I bought this game long ago because i like older games and what they offer. After my playing of it, my opinion is that the stealth sequences and suspense at the first chapter is really great, i had high hopes for it. After getting your first gun and seeing the shooting mechanics, how dumb enemy AI is and how big of a bullet sponge enemies can be if not hit in the head i was hoping the shooting won't be big part of the game, i was utterly wrong. Then i got to a escape sequence which is terrible and very hard, managed it after 10th try. Story has Major issues, example is you get to sleep in a hotel where you investigate and find a diary of the hotel receptionist/owner where he depicts how he likes to chop people. So after getting stuck against too many enemies i wanted to put Godmode On with cheat engine, guess what Steam doesn't let me. Developers let this game out with issues they didn't manage to fix, and they abandoned it. So i'll say it's too poorly programmed. I didn't even mention bugs i had which were too many, i can't ALT+Tab without crash.. so once more just Don't. Shame, because the reason i purchased it was that i'm a big fan of H.P. Lovecraft

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21 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 12.04.20 08:02

First up, if you wanna play this game get it at GOG and not here. The Steam version is a disguised eldritch horror!

From the couple minutes I have played, before it crashed on me the first time, it looked fairly decent. Not technically stunning, but the developers put some effort into it. But it's published by Bethesda and the way they (not) support their games is legendary by now.

I don't want to download a bunch of community patches and look at guides to avoid game breaking bugs just so that I can play this game. And I don't feel like paying another 5€ for the GOG version either. Unfortunately I bought this a long time ago in a sale so I can't refund it. It's another stain of shame in my gaming pants.

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543 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 04.04.20 02:22

What i could play of it, the story was decent but it crashes all the damn time. Just read his stories

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384 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 22.02.20 03:34

My mind is somewhere between intense paranoia, and catatonic despair.

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11 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 16.02.20 07:23

Much like Lovecraft himself, this game was too far ahead of its time for its own good. Back before every other boardgame and meme was Lovecraft-themed, and before Amnesia birthed a whole slew of stealth-based, first-person survival horror titles that are still coming out left and right to this day, you had CoC: DCotE, a survival horror game dedicated to sneaking and hiding in what was easily the most fully-realized rendition of Lovecraft's world in any medium to that day. In addition, it may well have been the most terrifying game to have ever come out at that point. It was a phenomenal achievement, but one that came too early to be fully appreciated outside of what was then still a niche audience. It clearly had far more influence on other creators than on casual players, as many of its ideas reappeared later on in more successful series, from Bioshock to the aforementioned Amnesia and beyond. Again, like Lovecraft, this game may never be properly recognized for the influence it had. But, hey, everyone and their brother has a Cthulhu fish bumper sticker these days, so, who knows?

I've read that there are a lot of bugs on the PC port; I haven't played through it yet myself, but this game is 100% worth doing the legwork to find fixes for. Especially if you are a Lovecraft fanatic, you don't want to pass this up. You'll explore genuinely frightening moments primarily from The Shadow Over Innsmouth, but with heavy doses of The Shadow Out of Time and more.

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2016 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 15.02.20 08:55

The atmosphere is amazing and can pull you in. Playing in darkness imerses you in the experience and leaves shivers on the back of your neck.

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131 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 22.01.20 06:41

Good game if it was actually playable. So far i've ran into 8 different bugs, all resulting in a game crash.

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10 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 21.01.20 02:27

I'm at the end of that messed-up game and I can't reach the end of the crumbling cavern (last level), no matter how many times I try. I feel that I wasted my time playing that bug-ridden failure; no wonder its sales bombed when it came out...

I simply suggest to avoid at all cost that game, no matter the cost. Just stick to the books of H.P. Lovecraft instead.

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1293 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 01.01.20 23:58

This is not a bad game, it has an interesting story and I really enjoyed playing it but the PC port is so buggy and make it the worst. But despite of it's bugs, with some help from community guides I was still able to beat it and I can confirm it is NOT a bad game, don't judge the bugs, every game has at least one, search on community guides for help where you are stuck at. Just play and enjoy this game. Trust me, it's worth it!

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1987 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 01.01.20 12:40

I am a fan of both Howard Phillips Lovecraft's fantastic literary body having read most of his work and also the Role playing game the Call of Cthulhu (the table top one not the new one). I very much enjoyed this game despite the glitches (should you wish to play without the glitches I would suggest that you either buy this game on good old games or install the patch that can be found online, and turn down the resolution for the very last bit of the game to the lowest setting).

I have to say that don't go into this game expecting something akin to one of Lovecraft's stories word for word, while it deals with the same themes and even one of the same characters this game is a bit of Lovecraft salad. You get bits from The Shadow over Innsmouth, The Call of Cthulhu, The Shadow out of time, Dagon, At the Mountains of Madness and even some references to The
Whisperer in darkness. In execution the game is much closer to something like Call of Cthulhu or pulp Cthulhu on table top. I would call the game lite cosmic horror and not true lovecraftian horror.

When it comes to the actual game I will start with the negatives. The shooting is mediocre at best but is tolerable due to the excessive number of weapon variations, it can get tense however when ammo starts to run out. The AI is not that great and ruins stealth opportunity and makes the game easier then it should be. The graphics are serviceable most of the time but if you are playing on high brightness (don't do that) it wont look that great. Now onto the positives. Greg Chandler does a fantastic job with the soundtrack of the game making a unique and creepy soundtrack that adds to each moment and really emphasises the horror or the tension. Nearly every environment in this game is fantastic and where the graphics might fail the atmosphere and tone really make up for it and go beyond, So many of the locations and environments really make you feel like you are in the dark corners that Lovecraft wrote about and the developers did a great job with them. Those very environments compliments the Adventure/investigation gameplay which has you explore these environments for clues or to escape the claws of the shadowy cults and alien beings.

If you want to enjoy Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth go into it not necessarily as a horror stealth game but as an Adventure game with a side of horror and you will enjoy it much more.
I give it a 7/10 for its fantastic world, soundtrack, decent graphics and adventure gameplay and being mostly faithful to HPL's works.
PS. if you get the steam one only play on windows 7 or lower, and that is pushing it.

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982 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 31.12.19 13:16

Won't work on any modern machine.

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1090 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 08.12.19 00:13

Yeah its a great game, but very unstable. There is a fix that corrects most crashes:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/22340/discussions/0/2572002906848677490/
however I still crash when tabbing out of the game.
Graphics are dated but the story is fun and the gameplay can be challenging. Especially if you don't use walkthroughs.

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862 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 12.11.19 07:35

An unfortunate title that starts promisingly, but quickly fades into near total absurdity.

Call of Cthulhu: DCotE is a beloved game to many people, and its easy to see why. The game is one of few set in such a universe that is full of great potential, and there are some truly good ideas that are within the experience, even if for me they were few and far between.

Sadly, I can't in good conscience recommend DCotE as flawed as it is, in terms of gameplay, story, and especially with the amount of problems it has technically. DCotE misses the mark for quite a lot of things, and its turned out to be one of the most frustrating games that I've played in recent memory.

To start with the few things of positive note, the prologue and the very first parts of the game in general are quite well done. It is within the first couple of hours that the game has a recognizable identity and atmosphere that works. The first arrival in Innsmouth is a highly enjoyable, genuinely creepy, and successful opening that the game never recaptures again once it is over. The whole game takes a lot of its plot from the Shadow Over Innsmouth story itself, and a side by side synopsis of the two will tell almost the same exact story with a few things changed.

The game gradually becomes a little more tedious as you progress, and its when you first start being hunted that the game starts to show its real colors a bit more. It becomes apparent a number of times throughout that you have to do things exactly how the game wants you to do it, otherwise it can bug out pretty easily, sometimes pathetically easy. There are some quite difficult sections of the game though that on difficulties above the normal one seem straight up impossible, and even on the normal difficulty the game will feel like its deliberately trying to get you angry over its occasionally bad design.

I'll be the first to admit that I am not a master of Lovecraft's literary works, but I have read summaries in the past of the most well-known of his stories such as the original Call of Cthulhu and Shadow Over Innsmouth. So how does the game treat the original source material and build from it? Well, it is simply disappointing. The game, at least past the halfway point, presents itself with little to no subtlety whatsoever, and its almost as if someone had their 13 year old write part of the narrative for them.

At about the 50% mark, the game just completely stops trying to be survival horror of any kind and turns into a half-arsed shooter that is lacking in almost any challenge. It gets to the point where you'll literally be shooting up the elder gods themselves and mowing down small armies inside underwater abodes with an infinite ammo energy gun. This is partly what I meant by the issue of subtlety. It feels like a straight f*cking shaft to the whole point of Lovecrafts themes and stories, a betrayal to the existential horror and sense of cosmic hopelessness that made it what it was in the first place. It simply treads into silliness, and the atmosphere is tainted.

As for the story, it doesn't really offer much value, and while it's a decent use of the Lovecraft mythos, it's really quite simplistic at the end of it all. The protagonist isn't all that interesting, and a part of it perhaps is his voice acting and overall dialogue. The voice acting for the game in general is good enough, but for the main character something feels missing. It's odd, because for other parts of his performance he successfully captures a frantic and slightly insane side, but for the most part, I feel there's more that could've been put into the role.

As for technical issues, DCotE is infamous for its issues on computers that didn't exist around the time it originally released. The game really struggles with newer machines, and numerous times throughout my playthrough I had to get past issues. It was bad enough that I couldn't progress past the final boss, and I had to watch the final few scenes soon after. It is important to note that my game was unpatched, so if you plan on purchasing this game, I would highly recommend searching for patches to fix most of the game's problems.

Overall, Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth really disappointed me, even with its cult following. For me, it just doesn't provide a satisfactory Lovecraftian experience, and it left a terrible taste in my mouth after seeing it through. If you're still keen on purchasing it however, then I would say its best on a sale.

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First up, if you wanna play this game get it at GOG and not here. The Steam version is a disguised eldritch horror!

An unfortunate title that starts promisingly, but quickly fades into near total absurdity.