Atmosphere, solid game play, and Cthulhu. What more do you need?

User Rating: 8.9 | Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth XBOX
By dobus | Review Date:
This is a great game! It drips atmosphere, and is scary/nerve wracking as hell. While not a traditional shooter, the First Person perspective adds a significant layer to the immerse feel. There’s a chase scene early on that is just amazing.

The game also stays true to the source material, sometimes directly, sometimes with little nods and winks. Readers of Lovecraft will see tidbits of various stories intertwined, thought the game is ultimately about someone who is ignorant of the mythos, and ;earns as he gesso, so knowing the material is not needed to enjoy the game.

Much has been written about the HUDless system, sanity system, and the health system – so I wont go into those, other than to say it all works together very well.

The puzzles are decent (so far), and while there are some ‘get A for B’ puzzles, they all make sense and add to the plot. I haven’t felt like I was running an errand simply for something to do. It’s all part of the investigation, and is believable.

The graphics have a stylistic feel to them which hints at the time period (scratchy, and grainy), the voice acting is very good.

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