Call of Cthulhu? : Othor Games

» Thu May 26, 2011 11:15 pm

what is Call of Cthulhu? i never heard of it, can someone tell me the basics or provide a link, im sorry if the topic is spam

» Fri May 27, 2011 7:13 am

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth was published by Bethesda a few years back, seems they just merged it's forums into the gamesas forums. You can learn more about the game at it's official site:
http://www.callofcthulhu.com/home.html

» Fri May 27, 2011 6:05 am

http://www.callofcthulhu.com/home.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Cthulhu_Dark_Corners_of_the_Earth

» Fri May 27, 2011 1:46 pm

It's a pretty cool game, if not a bit buggy on new machines.

» Fri May 27, 2011 6:10 am

I do hope that the appearance of this forum here means that a sequel is in the works..
Dark Corners of the Earth was a very neat game.

» Fri May 27, 2011 7:33 am

I was really excited about it, before release. I saw a one-page Game Informer ad for it, and reserved it at Gamestop. I was waiting like a year and a half to two years for it. It wasn't so bad, I was just expecting more.
Initially you were supposed to be able to inspect your bodily injuries by using a mirror, but all that was axed. I guess that's why there's a large mirror on the wall for the first part of the game.

» Fri May 27, 2011 3:28 am

This forum just popped out of no where. Thanks for the clearing up.

» Fri May 27, 2011 7:22 am

I do hope that the appearance of this forum here means that a sequel is in the works..
Dark Corners of the Earth was a very neat game.

Unfortunately Headfirst Interactive (creators of the original DCOTE) have now gone out of biz =(

» Fri May 27, 2011 3:33 am

Unfortunately Headfirst Interactive (creators of the original DCOTE) have now gone out of biz =(

Surely Bethesda is loaded with more cash than they know what to do with. Right? :hubbahubba:

» Fri May 27, 2011 2:52 pm

Any chance somebody will pick up the rights to the sequals someday? :shrug:

» Fri May 27, 2011 12:58 am

Any chance somebody will pick up the rights to the sequals someday? :shrug:

Maybe. I think Bethesda still has the rights to the game etc. I saw the design document for the sequel "Beyond the Mountains of Madness" and it was looking to be an EXCELLENT game. The Destiny's End Developer DVD showed a lot of cool promises for Destiny's End too.

Also Lycan, are you a DeviantART user by any chance?

» Fri May 27, 2011 1:58 am

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Maaaaaaybe...

Okay, yeah. Why?

» Fri May 27, 2011 12:15 am

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Maaaaaaybe...

Okay, yeah. Why?

I have a friend on dA called "LycanDID.deviantart" and for a second I believed it might have been you however, he is located in Utah wheras your profile says Mississippi so I thought "ah nah it can't be him". Plus his "interests" vary from yours XD

» Fri May 27, 2011 3:07 pm

Fighting the Flying Polyps is one of the most harrowing, unsettling gaming experiences I ever had. In fact, the entire game was.

Don't play on Vista, though. There's a game stopping bug on that OS that never got fixed.

» Fri May 27, 2011 3:15 am

yeah, i tried vista...i couldnt get past a dangerous voyage....made me mad...

» Fri May 27, 2011 12:41 pm

Pssh. I haven't gotten to the polyps yet, but the friggin'

Spoiler

Shoggoth chase in the refinery

had me screaming hysterically at my character to run faster and not look back, as though it would make a difference. That is the only time in my entire life I've actually tried to talk to my video game... :huh:

» Fri May 27, 2011 1:27 pm

Pssh. I haven't gotten to the polyps yet, but the friggin'

Spoiler

Shoggoth chase in the refinery

had me screaming hysterically at my character to run faster and not look back, as though it would make a difference. That is the only time in my entire life I've actually tried to talk to my video game... :huh:

Yeah Jack tends to move more at a sluggish jog than an actual run in the game.

» Fri May 27, 2011 2:35 am

what is Call of Cthulhu? i never heard of it, can someone tell me the basics or provide a link, im sorry if the topic is spam

A short story written by H.P. Lovecraft in 1926, published in Weird Tales in 1928.

» Fri May 27, 2011 6:40 am

You might find http://www.eat-sleep-game.com/news/2009/02/16/rebel-fm-game-club-call-of-cthulu-episode-1-02162009/ interesting if you haven't listened to these before. Across three episodes they played through the game and discussed it.

» Fri May 27, 2011 12:58 pm

A short story written by H.P. Lovecraft in 1926, published in Weird Tales in 1928.

Yeah, the quest "A Shadow Over Hackdirt" was an homage to the Lovecraft mythos that included the Cthulhu and was shared by the other wirters in Lovercraft's "circle" at the time. Other authors spelled it with an "k" as in the Metalica song "Call of the Kthulhu" , an instrumental from Ride the Lightning.

» Fri May 27, 2011 2:00 am

Indeed, those who have visited Hackdirt in Oblivion will find that the inhabitants of Innsmouth are equally happy to see you. Have a good night sleep!

» Fri May 27, 2011 1:11 pm

So I never played this game but a friend of mine did and it sounds interesting enough that I would try it out when it?d be cheaper on Steam. But in this thread it?s stated that there?s a gamestopping bug with Vista and so I want to know, if anybody played it with Win7 64bit and if you?ve played it, did it work? Because I won?t buy a game that I can?t finish.

» Thu May 26, 2011 11:15 pm

So I never played this game but a friend of mine did and it sounds interesting enough that I would try it out when it?d be cheaper on Steam. But in this thread it?s stated that there?s a gamestopping bug with Vista and so I want to know, if anybody played it with Win7 64bit and if you?ve played it, did it work? Because I won?t buy a game that I can?t finish.

There are ways around the bug using savegames or cheats (assuming it happens to you). I played it with no problems, not one.

» Fri May 27, 2011 1:13 am

There are ways around the bug using savegames or cheats (assuming it happens to you). I played it with no problems, not one.

Ok, so in case it happens there are workarounds, good to know. So Bethesda: make a Steam weekend sale and sell the game for 75% off and I?m going to buy it

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» Thu May 26, 2011 11:47 pm

was by far one of my favorites... think i still have the xbox version, and if there is any chance of another one. i'm pretty sure i'll pick it up.
hope they put it on ps3 if they do