Call of Cthulhu
I’ve been playing Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth, and needless to say I’m pretty freaked out.
It’s a crazy, addictive game, but it just scares the pants off me. Of course, this is coming from a girl who was so terrified of Thief: Deadly Shadows that she had to cheat, so take it for what it’s worth. (I love Thief, by the way. I just wish that my nerves wouldn’t kill me all the time whenever I play that game)
Everything just looks beautiful in Call of Cthulhu. Love the film grain effect… unrealistic, but aesthetically pleasing. There’s also this ’sanity system’, where looking at disturbing images would drain your sanity. First the screen goes a little blurry, then you hear your character panting, and his heartbeat goes up. Then if you still insist on looking at the puddle of blood, you lose control of the character, the screen goes blurry and if you have a gun, the character will turn it on himself. Whoo.
Stupid thing is the voice acting. I find it very strange when the guy says “Looks like a case of lead poisoning” in an extremely bored tone and then kills himself 2 seconds later. But I suppose I would’ve been really, really terrified if the voice acting matched his panic.
I’m so terrified that I don’t use the computer as often as I did. It’s that scary.
On a lighter note, I made pasta today! Yum.
