1924 wurde Privatermittler Pierce beauftragt, den tragischen Tod der Familie Hawkins auf dem abgelegenen Darkwater Island aufzuklären. Schnell wird Pierce in einen furchteinflößenden Strudel aus Verschwörungen, Kultisten und kosmischem Horror gezogen.
Nichts ist wie es scheint. Der Verstand schwindet und weicht Stimmen aus der Dunkelheit. Der Cthulhu-Mythos wird beherrscht von seltsamen Kreaturen, sonderbarer Wissenschaft und dunklen Kulten, die ihre wahnsinnigen Pläne versuchen zu verwirklichen, um das Ende der Welt herbeizuführen.
Dein Verstand wird leiden – deine Sinne wanken zwischen Vernunft und Wahnsinn, bis du alles um dich herum in Frage stellst. Traue niemandem. Du weißt nicht, was in der Dunkelheit lauert ... und währenddessen wartet der Große Träumer auf sein Erwachen.
Posted on: April 11, 2020
Chaku
Bestätigter BesitzerSpiele: 128 Rezensionen: 8
Unexpectedly good
I almost skipped this one given the very middling reviews it received. This is undersatndable as, if you put "Lovecraftian" in front of a video game, you trigger a thousand different expectations based on who you talk to. The truth is, this game nails the atmosphere as very few of the Lovecraftian games managed to. This is perfectly explained by painticus on youtube. Thanks to his review i gave this game a try and I had a blast. The existential horror in this game is palpable, no jump scares, only a very finely crafted dread that permeates through the experience. So, not only is the atmosphere great, but the graphics are top notch too. Very detailed environments with great lighting and effects. The character animations are a bit janky though, but nothing terrible. I think the biggest flaw of this game is the way it doesn't communicate the various mechanics. For example, the dialogue. You get these garbled dialogue options, but no explanations on what these are meant to do. Also, the experience system doesn't seem to have much impact on gameplay. Concerning the different styles of gameplay, I think the first monster/stealth encounter was not very good. Stealth doesn't really work as the monster can see you even if you peek while crouched, so you have to do the section running even if it ruins the atmosphere. For the gunplay/stealth section, everyone points this out as being "bad gunplay". I quite liked it, for these are not gunplay sections but, "push A to kill" sections. This is an "adventure first" game, no skills required. So this is a gem of an existential horror adventure game, with an entertaining dialogue system, a somewhat varied and relaxed gameplay, a good story, even if a bit overdone but that's what you get when you use 100 yo material. If you hesitate because of the negative reviews, I highly recommend to watch Painticus and his review of the game on youtube, if it resonates with you as it resonated with me, you will love it!
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