While it’s a largely linear experience, there are multiple parts that offer you some latitude in how to reach your goal, and this is where the RPG elements come in.Īt the start of the story – and throughout the narrative as you earn more - you can assign character points into a number of different skill areas such as strength, Investigation, or psychology, allowing you to increase the chances of success in skill tests for any given one. Divided into clearly delineated chapters, you’ll progress your investigation by talking to the inhabitants of Darkwater, hunting for items of interest, and solving a few challenging but fun puzzles.
While it’s touted partly as an RPG, Call of Cthulhu is much more of a first-person adventure game. When he’s offered a job by wealthy industrialist Stephen Webster to look into the death of his daughter and her family on the remote island of Darkwater, he feels compelled to accept, heading off to the whaling settlement in search of answers. Haunted by his time in the trenches during World War I – not to mention some very bizarre dreams – he spends most of his time tailing unfaithful spouses, or at the bottom of a bottle of whiskey. Private Detective Edward Pierce isn’t living his best life. The idea of a ‘Mythos’ populated with evil cults, interdimensional creatures, and ancient beings that can sever your hold on reality are an enticing well to draw from, and Cyanide Studio’s new Call of Cthulhu game – based on both the pen and paper role-playing game, and short story of the same name – seeks to draw amply from this ‘Mythos’.
H.P Lovecraft’s short stories and novellas have been a rich source of inspiration across many artistic mediums, and video games have not been immune to their call.
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