Forum Overview :: Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
 
A Cyclopean suck from the hoary depths by Lizard_King 06/27/2006, 9:36pm PDT
+pretty decent prologue sequence which seamlessly integrates survival horror cliches with a story inspired by the guy who thought most of those up in the first place
-FPS style gameplay is shit.
-Many noncombat sequences outside the prologue (which is pretty sweet) are really boring.
-Graphics are not good.
-you have to accept that inevitably the big bad is made up of monsters that would not look or act impressively in the era of quake 1, let alone now.
-the panic system is not good
...from which follows....
-enemy success is premised more on handicapping you than making them any good.


So, if I'd paid more than the bargain bin price for it, I'd be upset. As it was, I was too bored really quickly to play much further than the beginning portion. So the game may get awesome later on, but I'll probably never know. The fact that I'm ok with that is not a positive review overall. I'll settle for rewatching the awesome amateur silent film version of Cthulhu instead.
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This game sucks NT by McMoo the Anti Drug Cow 06/26/2006, 11:03am PDT NEW
    an indescribable suck? NT by Flavio 06/26/2006, 10:52pm PDT NEW
        A Cyclopean suck from the hoary depths by Lizard_King 06/27/2006, 9:36pm PDT NEW
            I have that movie too :( NT by McMoo the Anti Drug Cow 06/28/2006, 2:43pm PDT NEW
 
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