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True to Lovecraft
Clunky Gameplay
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Call of Cthulhu may satisfy fans of Lovecraft's mythos or hardcore fans of horror and mystery games, but the clunky mechanics and predictable genre tropes drag down the overall experience and turn it into more of a slog than a game.
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[GAMESCOM 2018] Call of Cthulhu – Gameplay Trailer
[E3 2018] Call of Cthulhu – E3 Trailer
Call of Cthulhu: The Official Video Game is an ugly collection of half-baked gameplay features and poorly designed stealth sequences that fails as a horror game.
A mediocre detective game with predictable stealth and a surreal story that runs out of steam near the end.
Call of Cthulhu's engaging mystery and intriguing utilization of RPG mechanics make it one of the more enjoyable Lovecraftian games in years.
A spirited attempt to adapt Lovecraft's mythos, but while it overcomes the low budget when it comes to atmosphere the overly simplistic gameplay drags it down.
A slow and frustrating burn that culminates in a big and satisfying way
Call of Cthulhu is a mostly competent, occasionally chilling adventure ruined by unspeakable horrors.
Call of Cthulhu brings to the Nintendo Switch the horror and madness of the game developed by Cyanide a Studio, with a great port that maintains all the ups and downs of the original launch.
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Call of Cthulhu is not a particularly good game. It looks and feels dated, contains some frustratingly realised mechanics and has possibly the worst gun combat I've ever experienced (luckily this is only a short section). What it does do well, however, is capture the feel of a Lovecraft story.
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