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Call of Cthulhu gets a fresh gameplay trailer

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Focus Home Interactive and developer Cyanide Studio are unleashing Call of Cthulhu this Halloween, and to tide Lovecraft fans over they've released a new gameplay dev diary. You play as Edward Pierce, a private eye, war hero and struggling alcoholic who is tasked with investigating the deaths of the Hawkins family. As you explore their forbidding mansion, you can focus your intuition to find clues that the police missed, but learning too much could send Pierce's fragile sanity into a downward spiral. Check out the video below for a closer look. This adaptation of the pen-and-paper RPG is looking satisfyingly faithful to both the source material and the ethos of Lovecraft's work: some knowledge is just better left unknown.


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Call of Cthulhu unveils first gameplay from within the grim Hawkins Mansion
 
August 23, 2018 -- Call of Cthulhu, the official videogame inspired by Chaosium’s classic pen and paper RPG, is set to unleash madness when the game releases for consoles and PC on October 30. Today, prepare your mind for all-new gameplay, taken from Edward Pierce’s investigations within the Hawkins Mansion.

In Call of Cthulhu, feel the influence of Lovecraftian Old Gods and other cosmic horrors, as you delve into the circumstances behind the tragic deaths of the Hawkins family. Helped and hindered by the mysterious locals of Darkwater Island, your journey cuts the line between sanity and madness as the hunt for truth brings Pierce ever closer to the Great Dreamer.

This gameplay trailer takes place during the early stages of Pierce’s investigation, though the influence of the Great Old Ones is already creeping into effect. To uncover the truth, players must unearth clues, interrogate locals, solve crime scenes, and overcome dangers both physical and mental.

 


Call of Cthulhu is currently playable by journalists at Gamescom 2018 – stay tuned for more coverage over the coming weeks!

 


Call of Cthulhu releases for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on October 30. Digital and retail preorders are available on PC and consoles.

 
About Call of Cthulhu


Call of Cthulhu, the official video game adaptation of Chaosium’s emblematic pen & paper RPG developed by Cyanide Studios, is a RPG-Investigation title packed with psychological horror and stealth mechanics for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. 

The Cthulhu Mythos has grown to become one of the largest shared universes ever envisioned, giving birth to countless stories, novels, and even movies ever since the original publication of Lovecraft’s The Call of Cthulhu. 

The game will take players to Darkwater Island, a grim, disturbing place and let them control Edward Pierce, a former war veteran and private investigator in 1920s Boston. Pierce has been tasked with investigating the tragic and mysterious death of Sarah Hawkins, an acclaimed artist who had recently moved with her husband and their family to Darkwater Island. 

Call of Cthulhu will offer a dark and oppressive ambiance that shall pay tribute to Lovecraft’s work and universe. This seemingly banal investigation might indeed lead you to more sinister forces and darker secrets buried deep within Darkwater Island. 

Key Features:

Investigative RPG set in the Lovecraft Universe, developed with Unreal Engine 4.
Play as Edward Pierce and shed light on the Sarah Hawkins murder, while facing the horrors of a grim island filled with monstrosities lurking in the dark.
Doubt your own senses and experience true madness, thanks to the game’s unique sanity and psychosis crisis mechanics. Enhance your character’s abilities and use new skills to discover the truth.
Recruit and lead a small team of investigators, sending them across the island to solve various cases.
Experience rich, open exploration, full of deep dialogue with meaningful choices that impact the narrative and relationships with your companions.
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About Cyanide Studio


Cyanide is an independent and privately held video game studio based in Paris and created in 2000. The studio is best known for its sports game such as Pro Cycling Manager series and its console version, Tour de France. Cyanide also boasts games drawn from a wide variety of universes including Blood Bowl ® (Sport/Fantasy, 2009) and Blood Bowl 2 (2015), the video game adaptations of Games Workshop's famous board game, Game of Thrones (RPG, 2012), Styx: Master of Shadows (stealth/2014) and its sequel Styx: Shards of Darkness (2017). The studio is currently working on the Videogame adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's famously twisted universe; Call of Cthulhu.

More information on the website: www.cyanide-studio.com
 
About Chaosium


Chaosium, (kay-OSS-ee-yum) is known for publishing high quality books and games, and for having a well-developed sense of fun. In 1975 the company was founded as The Chaosium by Greg Stafford, visionary game designer and creator of the world of Glorantha and the Pendragon roleplaying game, among others. Call of Cthulhu is a registered trademark of Chaosium, Inc. All rights reserved.

More information on the website: www.chaosium.com
 
About Focus Home Interactive


Focus Home Interactive is a French publisher based in Paris, France. Known for the quality, diversity and originality of its catalogue, Focus has published and distributed original titles that have become benchmark titles worldwide, available both in store and for download across the world. Focus publishes games on all major platforms, consoles and PC. The publisher's catalogue will get even richer the coming months and years with eagerly awaited games such as Call of Cthulhu, Farming Simulator, Insurgency: Sandstorm, Necromunda: Underhive Wars, A Plague Tale: Innocence, The Surge 2, Spintires: MudRunner, Fear the Wolves, GreedFall and many more.

More information on the website: www.focus-home.com