Lovecraftian creepy with cool effects

User Rating: 8.8 | Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth PC
By abridgers71 | Review Date:
I'm a HUGE fan of Lovecraft's writings and the world he created - if you haven't read "At the Mountains of Madness" let me tell you, this is the only story I've ever read that REALLY got inside my head and freaked me out bad! Naturally, I was skeptical about a game based on Lovecraft that could preserve his otherworldly horror b/c "Lovecraft" movies have often missed their marks and are mostly pretty silly. I was pleasantly suprised when I started playing the game.
It's got some great references and visuals for alot of Lovecraft's boogie men (Yithians, Dagon, Cthulhu, Innsmouth inhabitants) and they did a good job of putting a nice visual to an otherworldly horror story creature feast.
One of the really fun aspects of the game is the "sanity" meter. This is a GREAT feature of the game that I wish more horror games would use. The more dead bodies, bizzare creatures, etc... you see, the more your character's "head" gets messed up and you start to see blurry, drop things, and generally flip out. This adds a little more "realism" to the game b/c who wouldn't go badcrap crazy seeing all this weirdo stuff?
It's definitely not an easy game to play. Some of the "puzzles" and "escape" sequences are pretty hard to get through in 1 peice. Nevertheless, it's still a fun and creepy game that Lovecraft fans will enjoy. Glad to finally have it !

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