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May 12, 2004

E3 2004: Call of Cthulhu

We admit to having a soft spot for the literary works of H.P. Lovecraft. While people have tried to adopt his works to movies and games for decades, no one has ever really been able to do him justice.

The upcoming Call of Cthulhu game from Bethesda got out attention last year, when we saw it in a very early stage. Now this game is getting ready for a winter 2004 release, and we like how it’s shaping up.

While this may not be the definitive Lovecraft experience, it looks to be a high quality action/adventure title, with a mix of shooting, sneaking and puzzle solving. The look and feel is very 1920’s creepy, but the voiceovers, at least in the early version we saw, seemed more late-90’s direct-to-video horror film.

Link: http://www.bethsoft.com/games/games_callofcthulhu.html

Posted by gamegal at May 12, 2004 06:14 PM