Call Of Cthulhu Game

DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
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<div class="IPBDescription">looks neat</div>IGN has a new <a href='http://pc.ign.com/articles/505/505274p1.html' target='_blank'>preview</a> up of that <a href='http://www.callofcthulhu.com/index.html' target='_blank'>Call of Cthulhu</a> game coming out in the September or so. Looks neat. Looks like finally there will be a good horror game, besides Alone In The Dark and System Shock.

(Haven't played Silent Hill so I can't comment on it, but RE is crap)

Only thing is since it takes place in the first person perspective people are going to label it a first person shooter and then get **** off when there's low ammo and not shooting something every 5 seconds...
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    It looks like a Eternal Darkness clone with the Sanity System, but it should have a greater effect on in first person. There were some great "happenings" in Eternal Darkness, hope this can live up to them.
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  • StarchyStarchy Join Date: 2003-04-21 Member: 15727Members, Constellation
    edited April 2004
    Hmm the game looks very nice, the 'art' screenshots give away quite a lot of info. on what the game MIGHT be like.
    Some of the screenshots sort of look like the horror game 'Alice' and a little like Eternal Darkness on the GameCube. The rest of it looks promising and it's made in the UK by Headfirst Productions (the same people who brought us Deadlands on the PC, although you probably haven't heard of it.) I highly doubt it will come close to System Shock, but I will be looking foward to E3 to see some video clips of the game in action.
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    edited April 2004
    [edit] nm, thought this was something else
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    I have no words to describe what I'm feeling. I'm a huge Lovecraft geek.
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  • twoflowtwoflow Singing Drunk Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 1950Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+Apr 12 2004, 07:45 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Apr 12 2004, 07:45 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> but RE is crap <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Uh oh! I can hear him coming now..
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  • moultanomoultano Creator of ns_shiva. Join Date: 2002-12-14 Member: 10806Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold, NS2 Community Developer, Pistachionauts
    Those are the scariest shots I've ever seen of a video game. I can't wait.
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  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    ED was more than heavily Lovecraft-inspired (which is why I'm still angry at them including a benevolent deity, even though it's as ugly as Manturok), so it's not surprising to see similiarities, but I've got great, <i>great</i> hopes for this game to actually surpass Undying. Let's hope they get the suspense aspect right.
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  • docchimpydocchimpy Join Date: 2003-07-19 Member: 18266Members
    This might be somewhat off-topic, but what was Lovecraft's writing about? All I can find on the web is his biography (his parents were BOTH nutters? Yikes.), and mentions of names such as Cthulthu(sp?),Shoggoth(sp?), Nyartholothep(sp?)(alright, the last two were plush dolls, however weird looking they were), the Necrominonocon(sp?), and Ia Shub Niggurat(obligatory sp?), or somesuch. I'm somewhat confused. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • ZigZig ...I am Captain Planet&#33; Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
    hopefully it lives up to its name :o
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    edited April 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-docchimpy+Apr 12 2004, 05:44 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (docchimpy @ Apr 12 2004, 05:44 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> This might be somewhat off-topic, but what was Lovecraft's writing about? All I can find on the web is his biography (his parents were BOTH nutters? Yikes.), and mentions of names such as Cthulthu(sp?),Shoggoth(sp?), Nyartholothep(sp?)(alright, the last two were plush dolls, however weird looking they were), the Necrominonocon(sp?), and Ia Shub Niggurat(obligatory sp?), or somesuch. I'm somewhat confused. ??? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Basically, he wrote some very good very scary stories, and people like his characters. I haven't read any books so I don't really know more than that myself.

    But a lot of game devs are big Lovecraft fans, because there are references to his work in dozens of games. For example, the end boss of Quake was an Elder God from the Cthulhu mythos...
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    <a href='http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/~wcoburn/hpl.html' target='_blank'>The H.P. Lovecraft Library</a>

    And yes that is legal as the copyrights are up in the air.
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+Apr 12 2004, 07:17 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Apr 12 2004, 07:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-docchimpy+Apr 12 2004, 05:44 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (docchimpy @ Apr 12 2004, 05:44 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> This might be somewhat off-topic, but what was Lovecraft's writing about? All I can find on the web is his biography (his parents were BOTH nutters? Yikes.), and mentions of names such as Cthulthu(sp?),Shoggoth(sp?), Nyartholothep(sp?)(alright, the last two were plush dolls, however weird looking they were), the Necrominonocon(sp?), and Ia Shub Niggurat(obligatory sp?), or somesuch. I'm somewhat confused. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Basically, he wrote some very good very scary stories, and people like his characters. I haven't read any books so I don't really know more than that myself.

    But a lot of game devs are big Lovecraft fans, because there are references to his work in dozens of games. For example, the end boss of Quake was an Elder God from the Cthulhu mythos... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Shub Niggurath wasn't an Elder God.... if I remember right and that was the final boss.... anyways...
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  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    edited April 2004
    Wow... just... wow. It looks good and it has 2 awesome things going for it.

    1) It has Sailors
    2) It's from Bethesda Softworks


    I am <b>definately</b> buying this one.
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  • Crono5Crono5 Join Date: 2003-07-22 Member: 18357Members
    Since we're on the topic of games, are there any decent 3rd-person action games for the PC?
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-esuna+Apr 12 2004, 07:33 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (esuna @ Apr 12 2004, 07:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Wow... just... wow. It looks good and it has 2 awesome things going for it.

    1) It has Sailors
    2) It's from Bethesda Softworks


    I am <b>definately</b> buying this one. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I suggest you read The Shadow Over Innsmouth then, as thats the story most of the game is going to be set around if theres sailors.... I havent looked into the game much TBH....
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  • TequilaTequila Join Date: 2003-08-13 Member: 19660Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Flint Paper+Apr 12 2004, 04:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Flint Paper @ Apr 12 2004, 04:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+Apr 12 2004, 07:45 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Apr 12 2004, 07:45 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> but RE is crap <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Uh oh! I can hear him coming now.. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You rang?
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  • Hida_TsuzuaHida_Tsuzua Lamarck&#39;s Heir Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 79Members, NS1 Playtester
    The biggest question is did they model some non-Euclidean geometry into it? That'll make all the difference. And I hope I don't have to dig any holes to throw acid into it.
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  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    Actually, I pray to god that they won't try to model Rhy'lee as an actual game location and instead leave it up to our imagination.
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  • AegeriAegeri Join Date: 2003-02-13 Member: 13486Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->ED was more than heavily Lovecraft-inspired (which is why I'm still angry at them including a benevolent deity, even though it's as ugly as Manturok), <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Actually he's not, finish the game beating all three Gods and you get a little revelation about him.

    I've always liked H.P Lovecraft and the pen and paper system. THAT had a true sanity system, unlike Eternal Darkness which had a sanity system for pansies. Give me PERMANENTLY going insane upon seeing something like Manturok any day, over an system where you can easily regain sanity so it becomes just a mere annoyance. Grrrr and stuff.

    I've been GMing it for about 5-6 years now. Best gameplay moments ever as well, like tying up an insane party member with C4 and letting them loose in the cultists building. Good times.

    Now I want to write another campaign for it sigh.
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  • BizZy_9mm_MessiahBizZy_9mm_Messiah Old School Member Join Date: 2003-07-25 Member: 18411Members, Constellation
    Looks good.
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  • JimmehJimmeh Join Date: 2003-08-24 Member: 20173Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Crono5788+Apr 13 2004, 12:35 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Crono5788 @ Apr 13 2004, 12:35 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Since we're on the topic of games, are there any decent 3rd-person action games for the PC? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Kill.switch looks good.

    The demo was fun. The game's simple but hard at the same time.

    No multiplayer but when the games released (i dunno when that is) it's supposed to be £10....
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  • Crono5Crono5 Join Date: 2003-07-22 Member: 18357Members
    Yeah, I played the demo, too.

    It's a good demo, but if the whole game relies on that it'll get old fast.
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  • Hida_TsuzuaHida_Tsuzua Lamarck&#39;s Heir Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 79Members, NS1 Playtester
    <!--QuoteBegin-Nemesis Zero+Apr 13 2004, 08:15 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nemesis Zero @ Apr 13 2004, 08:15 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Actually, I pray to god that they won't try to model Rhy'lee as an actual game location and instead leave it up to our imagination. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I'm agreeing with that as well Nem. I am however still curious to see how eerie and odd things still come out to be. Also I want to see if it can be modeled anyways. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Har_Har_the_PirateHar_Har_the_Pirate Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19388Members, Constellation
    everyone knows that the best horror games was released on the hl engine... damn i forgot its name, but its the best <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • RenegadeRenegade Old school Join Date: 2002-03-29 Member: 361Members
    What about Clive Barker's Undying? That was good.

    But I digress.

    The only thing that makes me wonder about this game is whether or not it will follow the traditional "Call of Cthulhu" Pen and Paper RPG playing style, where even basic creatures like zombies can ages to down.
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  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    Well, the most basic malovelent CoC creature remains the human, so I guess we will see enough cannon fodder <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • BurrBurr Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9358Members
    Hmm, it's for the Xbox too, that means I can play it if I haven't upgraded my computer by that time
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