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Inspired by the award-winning board game franchise, Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace is an investigation game served with turn-based combat, set in the cult universe of H.P. Lovecraft.
Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace is a adventure, lovecraftian and rpg game
developed and published by Twin Sails Interactive.
Released on March 23rd 2021 is available only on Windows
in 5 languages: English, French, Italian, German and Spanish - Spain.
It has received 664 reviews of which 415 were positive and 249 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.1 out of 10. 😐
The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows® 7, 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 5 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
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Good story line, a little short. Overall I like the game play and found it fun.
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🔷INTRO🔷 Arkham's Horror: Mother's Embrace is an investigative RPG with turn-based combat mechanics set in a Lovecraftian universe. 🔷TAGS🔷Turn-based combat. RPG. Exploration. Lovecraft. ✅PROS✅ -I found the story simple but quite enjoyable, with some nice references to Lovecraft's works. -The combat system is great (if you like turn-based gameplay). It's pretty standard, with the health bar, the sanity bar (if it's at 0, your character will be nerfed), and the action points (some actions or weapons will require you to use 3 or 4 action points, others 1 or 2, etc.). It's fluid and enjoyable. -The weapon management (+ ammo and durability) is good. -Different type of weapon: Ranged (guns and shotguns...), Melee (knife, chopper, hands...) and Magic (grimoires with offensive or defensive spells). -I like the fact that magical attacks have a random chance of casting a second spell... the rage of seeing that you've healed an enemy by mistake is real LOL! -The different characters each have skills, bonuses, and penalties that require us to think carefully before choosing who to take on a mission (Tips: the Musician is a must-have, as well as the Detective). -The level design is good in the sense that I was able to progress while learning the game's mechanics. -Graphics are pretty and polished, and cartoonish, which is nice. -Good atmosphere. -The Mystic Clock is a great feature. It adds a sense of urgency and despair. Frankly, it annoyed me, in a good way. It stressed me out. -When you want to enter a place where there are enemies, there is an indication on the screen (a golden light under the door) so you know that you will have to fight if you enter and you can prepare before the fight. ❌CONS❌ -The auto-save system is very frustrating, but that's part of the game... -FAR TOO MUCH dice rolling regarding sanity; it's difficult to move on without losing your sanity. -The inventory is so small it's frustrating. -Too much RNG regarding the items you can find during exploration or the dice rolling. -There's no difficulty selection (no easy/medium/hard mode). -It's not possible to replay chapters. Once you've finished your game, if you want to redo certain things, you'll have to start a new game. ⏱️DURATION⏱️ 12 hours. ------------------------------------- I bought this game because it was set in Lovecraft's universe and the combat was turn-based and I was curious about it. To be honest, I wasn't sure I'd enjoy it; I simply took advantage of the discount, and it was a wonderful surprise! I quickly got the hang of it and had a great time playing this game. I hope one day there will be a sequel or a similar game in the same universe. The game's premise is simple and its execution is great. I really enjoyed the tactical aspect of the turn-based combat (I generally like this genre), having to think about how to use our action points most effectively, the positioning of the characters, who will attack and when, etc. Additionally, the Mystic Clock was like a sort of sword of Damocles hanging over your characters. The Mystic Clock advances each turn, and when it completes a full turn, a cosmic curse falls upon the player, giving them a penalty, either until the next fight or for the rest of their mission...and this can stack! The exploration part was enjoyable, having to search for clues and advance in the story, finding equipment, weapons (+ ammo), and consumables. However, the inventory was a big problem for me because it's so tiny... it adds an extra difficulty. The character management and selection part is interesting. When a character's mental health drops to 0 during a mission, they gets a penalty (a trauma... which can be problematic both for the exploration and also during combat) and to remove it you will have to leave this character aside for an entire mission (that is to say, do not take this character during a mission if you want their trauma to disappear). I'm pissed off that we can't replay chapters, though. 🔷CONCLUSION🔷I like it. :)
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Let's make one thing clear. Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace is not the digital version of the famous board game, nor was it much beloved card game. Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace is more in spirit with JRPG than TTRPG. Was the game good? No, it is not as good as it should have been, but it could be way worst than what we got. What you love/hate about Arkham Horror is here. The colorful character roster, the Sanity check, the Mythos penalties and so on. The graphic is decent, the soundtrack is fine, and surprisingly, the dialogues are fully voiced. So would i recommend Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace? It's depend how much you love Arkham Horror as a franchise. If you do, yeah, go ahead. Not like there is other option. If not, you would not miss anything.
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If you like the Arkham Horror Games (especially Mansions of Madness): Take a look, you might like this game! Otherwise: Don't bother, there are better options. That being said: I liked it. Primarily because I like the Arkham Horror Franchise and its characters.
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It is a nice touch. Not quite terrifying, but interesting, especially, if you like the tabletop games with the same characters.
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Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.
Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace received 415 positive votes out of a total of 664 achieving a rating of 6.07.
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Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace was developed and published by Twin Sails Interactive.
Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace is not playable on MacOS.
Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace is not playable on Linux.
Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace is a single-player game.
Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace does not currently offer any DLC.
Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace does not support Steam Remote Play.
Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Twin Sails Interactive
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Twin Sails Interactive
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23 Mar 2021
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