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Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth is a lovecraftian, horror and first-person game
developed by Headfirst Productions
and published by Bethesda Softworks.
Released on June 16th 2009 is available in English only on Windows.
It has received 3,170 reviews of which 2,147 were positive and 1,023 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.6 out of 10. 😐
The game is currently priced at 1.64€ on Steam with a 67% discount.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows XP/2000
- Processor: Pentium 3 800Mhz
- Memory: 128MB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 9.0 3D compliant Video Card
- Hard Drive: 2.0 GB
- Sound: DirectX 8.1 Compatible
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DON'T GET THIS VERSION (GET THE GOG VERSION) This review is just for the game itself not the steam version. I love this game, i was very apprehensive to playing this game because I thought it would be a rather dull early 2000s horror game but I was extremely suprised with how wonderful the game truly is. First off one thing this game does that no other game does is implement scenarios/campaigns from a TTRPG into a video game, this whole game uses the Escape from Innsmouth/The Raid on Innsmouth book and adds a backstory with the main character. I never see this used despite there being plenty of great one shots and scenarios to use, perhaps it has something to do with publishing rights or copyright? I dunno but this game should be an example that it does indeed work. Imagine a Masks of Nyarolathotep video game? But no chaosium chooses to make a (2019) video game with 1 Lovecraftian monster and omages to Cthulhu? I also love the narration throughout the game, almost everything can be interacted with and given a short narration like a point and click adventure game. I have never seen this done again in a first person game like this which is a real shame. The game also features a sanity system I have not seen anywhere else, very few games use sanity as a mechanic like this. The main problems are bugs/crashing from this game, I believe it was a console game that got ported to the PC which is so idiotic of a choice but whatever. But I played throught the whole game on GOG with very few problems. It really is a shame lovecraftian games always get shafted, I always hope one day some studio picks up on what this game did right and uses them for another game, or even starts putting some one shots into video game format IE: Doors to darkness, beyond the mountains of madness, Masks. I think what we could of gotten if the dev studio continued working on the other upcoming games they had planned. (There was even a Delta Green video game in the works) Don't get this version get the GOG version. A very unique and enjoyable horror game. One of a kind.
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I wish I could personally slap every person who's ever written a bad / middling review about this game. I've put off playing this game for so long because 1. I don't like non-action-oriented horror games too much, 2. this game had middling reviews both in the past and in recent times. But damn, this is a great game. I haven't been this captivated by a game's story in a long time. Even if you have some knowledge of the Cthulhu mythos, (it's impossible not to, with how prevalent it is in popular culture in general nowadays) you'll still be holding your breath and dying to know what happens next in the story at all points in the game. Some of the gameplay mechanics it has are innovative and very ahead of its time. The game OOZES with audiovisual atmosphere, despite having pretty mediocre graphics even for its time. You get immersed right from the start and stay immersed to the end. It does have its flaws, AI being the biggest one. Enemy AI is bad. And admittedly, the game gets into the "annoying adventure game spams game over screens at you" territory at times. People complain about bugs and technical issues a lot, but all I saw was a crash during a level (it didn't happen the second time I went through the same part) and a glitch that was easily fixed by the unofficial patch. (the blue light bug) All in all, this is another hidden gem from the blessed 2000s where the video game industry wasn't afraid to experiment and throw money at... something interesting and cool like this. I implore everyone to get this and play it.
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To play this game on a modern PC you have to cap your FPS. Otherwise you will encounter crashes and bugs. Windows 10: If you encounter a blackscreen on launch, just ALT+TAB once or twice and the game should start. If you got a AMD card just use the AMD Radeon Software / Radeon Adrenalin Software and apply the specified settings over there. For Nvidia Users: Open your Nvidia Control Panel -> Manage 3D settings -> "Program Settings" Tab: Click on the Add button and locate the game executable: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Cthulhu\Engine\CoCMainWin32.exe Now adjust the Profile: Max Frame Rate - I set mine to 60 and it works fine for now. Since the game is uncapped this is already a big step but i guess capping it at 30 would be more save, but i dont care. You can also force additional graphic settings onto the executable like: - 16x Anisotropic filtering instead of the x8 in the launcher. - FXAA - 8x Antialiasing - Vsync if you encounter screen tearing when looking arround.
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In order to get the Steam version to not crash in the prologue I had to torrent an iso of the retail CD version (which runs even worse), install the fan made patch (which isn't compatible with the Steam version because BS legal reasons, or at least the patch I found), play passed the tutorial, and then copy the save to my Steam directory. It's been said that the GoG version is better so do with that info what you will, I myself am a masochist. If you're tech illiterate, then you're best off just getting the Xbox version, and I don't mean that in a demeaning way, this game is a BITCH to run on modern machines and you have to really want to play it. On top of all that I was never able to prevent it from crashing whenever I hit the windows key or alt+tab, so good luck if you want to play this with other processes in the background. With that said I'm giving the game a recommendation anyway because it's a truly fantastic hidden gem. Seamless blend of detective mystery puzzle solving and survival horror FPS. The game is linear but every environment is dense and worth exploring inch by inch. I don't usually read things like the journal logs, but the mythos was so engrossing that I read every single one and tried to not miss any on my first playthrough. Some of the puzzles towards the end of the game can be obscure, not everyone will have the patience for that, but if you played adventure games from the 90's onward you'll be comfortable with the challenge. The combat is not especially deep, but there's a surprising amount of weapon and enemy variety to keep you engaged and looking for ammo. I wouldn't say I was scared for most of the experience, but there were some startling moments that made me jump and shake to the point where I couldn't aim (If you find deep ocean stuff scary then there's a boat section that will make you shit.) The only real negatives I can call out is that the game is just overall janky. It lacks a lot of polish like bigger budgeted games from the same era, but if you aren't a total pussy then it won't be a problem. I wanted to get a positive rating up because if you look at the negative reviews you'll notice most of them are just because the game takes some effort to get running. I'm not saying paying for a product that you should then bend over backwards to get functional should be normalized, but I am saying there's a good product here despite that.
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I like the atmosphere and the Story but there is a lot of graphical problems in newer PCs and the game also has a lot of bugs that it will leave a bad taste in your mouth and the the puzzles doesn't help it either because the game doesn't tell you what you should do, so most of the game you wonder around to find out what you supposed to do because the game doesn't have objective lists, But the game is special because it had a lot potential because this game contains fantastic voice acting and the story mysterious and fun but as i read about the development of this game i learned that this game was ported to PC by one person so i can understand the bugs and the graphical problems. 6.5/10
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Frequently Asked Questions
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth is currently priced at 1.64€ on Steam.
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth is currently available at a 67% discount. You can purchase it for 1.64€ on Steam.
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth received 2,147 positive votes out of a total of 3,170 achieving a rating of 6.62.
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Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth was developed by Headfirst Productions and published by Bethesda Softworks.
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth is not playable on MacOS.
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth is not playable on Linux.
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth is a single-player game.
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth does not currently offer any DLC.
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth does not support Steam Remote Play.
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth 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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5
Developer
Headfirst Productions
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks
Release
16 Jun 2009
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