# Is the new Call of the Cthulhu game any good? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 31, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-new-call-of-the-cthulhu-game-any-good/823799 "2018-10-31T19:51:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-new-call-of-the-cthulhu-game-any-good/823799/1 "2018-10-31T19:51:18Z")
I just heard about this. Apparently it is based on the old pen and paper game which I find intriguing. Anyone play it? Is it any good? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-new-call-of-the-cthulhu-game-any-good/823799/2 "2018-10-31T20:07:06Z")
I’m guessing that this is a new video game you’re talking about? Links, or clarification, might be helpful. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-new-call-of-the-cthulhu-game-any-good/823799/3 "2018-10-31T22:47:45Z")
> **[Call of Cthulhu](https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/call-of-cthulhu)** > > Call of Cthulhu for PC game reviews & Metacritic score: Plunge into Cyanide Studio's Call of Cthulhu, the official Cthulhu videogame inspired by Chaosium's classic pen and paper RPG. Uncover the chilling mysteries of... Apparently decent, not spectacular. Looks like the gameplay mechanics is the most lacking part. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-new-call-of-the-cthulhu-game-any-good/823799/4 "2018-10-31T23:37:05Z")
Another review here > **[You're Just Not Scary Anymore, Cthulhu](https://kotaku.com/youre-just-not-scary-anymore-cthulhu-1830099807)** > > I wanted to be frightened of Cyanide Studio’s new Lovecraftian horror game, but the scariest thing about Call of Cthulhu is the sloppy stealth action segments that try to add tension to an otherwise casual adventure game. Again, decent, but not spectacular. ---
**Author:** ![dzeiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@dzeiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzeiger)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-new-call-of-the-cthulhu-game-any-good/823799/5 "2018-11-01T04:16:33Z")
I just watched a livestream that did a playthrough. Playthrough was 8 or 9 hours, pretty much everyone’s consensus was that the ending chapter was pretty cool, but getting through the rest of it just wasn’t worth it. Definitely not worth $45. We saw two endings based on the final game decision, people in chat mentioned two others based on game/attribute choices, but that means there’s a lot of dialogue “choices” that are mostly meaningless. Lots of odd little story problems–someone says they’ll meet you at a place after you go do something, you do the thing, go to the place, and suddenly it’s “What are you doing here?!?” Mechanics as well–you have a pistol, bit I’m not even sure the player is aware of that until you come to a sequence that’s designed to use it, and in that sequence there’s no reload or ammo mechanic, I never played the pen and paper game, though I am aware of it. I do see the influence of old-school RPG mechanics in the attributes, but I don’t see a whole lot of use for them, outside of min-maxing whatever is needed to get a particular ending. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-new-call-of-the-cthulhu-game-any-good/823799/6 "2018-11-01T05:07:34Z")
> [@dzeiger](#): > > I just watched a livestream that did a playthrough. Playthrough was 8 or 9 hours, pretty much everyone’s consensus was that the ending chapter was pretty cool, but getting through the rest of it just wasn’t worth it. Definitely not worth $45. We saw two endings based on the final game decision, people in chat mentioned two others based on game/attribute choices, but that means there’s a lot of dialogue “choices” that are mostly meaningless. > > Lots of odd little story problems–someone says they’ll meet you at a place after you go do something, you do the thing, go to the place, and suddenly it’s “What are you doing here?!?” Mechanics as well–you have a pistol, bit I’m not even sure the player is aware of that until you come to a sequence that’s designed to use it, and in that sequence there’s no reload or ammo mechanic, > > I never played the pen and paper game, though I am aware of it. I do see the influence of old-school RPG mechanics in the attributes, but I don’t see a whole lot of use for them, outside of min-maxing whatever is needed to get a particular ending. You must design or review games pretty often. Great writeup, and I even understood some of it! ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-new-call-of-the-cthulhu-game-any-good/823799/7 "2018-11-01T15:20:34Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Another review here > > [Cyanide's New Call of Cthulu Game Just Isn't Scary](https://kotaku.com/youre-just-not-scary-anymore-cthulhu-1830099807) > > Again, decent, but not spectacular. Yes this was the game I meant. Sorry it wasn’t clear.