Posted on: September 15, 2024
irishlozcat
Verified ownerGames: 122 Reviews: 15
Awesome! but read the short story first.
I really loved this game! I played it soon after finishing the actual shortstory (which is public domain btw) and found it to be a great companion to digesting what I had just read. Its basically just an audiobook of the actual shortstory with 3d visuals to help you visualize the events better, but its also sprinkled with fun facts and context for a lot of 'Dagon' and H.P. Lovecraft. Even if you read the story beforehand, its novel just to experience it again in this format. The voice acting, audio, and visuals are all great. But there is a reason you should read the short story first... The thing about reading horror stories like Lovecraft is that you will often do a lot of the heavy lifting for the story by imagining what is being described. Lovecraft is very descriptive but how you interpret and think about the description is different for everybody. For the most part I love the visuals in this game, but I was slightly disappointed by the actual climax of the story and how it was depicted. It just didn't match how I visualized it and it made the encounter less scary than it could have been. Is this a bad thing? not really. This game is free, and tells the story so well that I don't really care if it doesn't match my imagination. honestly, I don't think anything that can be made will ever match what your own imagination creates. That's why you should read 'Dagon' before you play this game. Make your own interpretation, then come back and take in another person's persepective. Enjoy the visual diorama and learn a bit about the creation of the story and the history of love craft. Honestly, if they make a version for every major lovecraft story I think that would be really great. I'll definitely check out the DLC
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