Interesting, I wonder what the statistics are on your first point there…

Rebel FM Game Club — Call of Cthulhu — Episode 1 — 02/16/2009 « eat. sleep. game….

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On my most successful attempt, I ended up falling from a ladder. Mostly, I would forget some action – like bolting the door in the third room – or have trouble getting into position to shut a door (several times I ended up on the wrong side… Fucking fish fucking fuckers.)

I’m now off to find a youtube video and a savegame so I can pretend I didn’t fall off a ladder.

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The ‘rain droplet’ effect is pretty worthless when it shows up as a bunch of grey polygons sliding down the screen.

That part is confusing.

*Spoiler related to saving Ruth*

You’ve got to backtrack a bit, after the brief cutscene and when you’ve dispatched the attacking fishmen (or avoided them) you have to go back under the crates that you came in through and go up the nearby stairs and you can now open the door that was once locked. You go through a room or two and them come back to the large warehouse area, now level with Ruth you must make your way across the planks. You’ll automatically save Ruth when you get close to her, she’ll follow you out through a back window to the waiting truck.

*/spoiler*

I just completed the game, ran into a share of bugs and plenty of crashes (PC). I applied the player created patch, which helped make the last few chapters of the game more enjoyable for the fact that I was itching to blaze through them. The increased run-speed made the crashes more bearable. I wont mention the plot, an enjoyable game, for sure.

I don’t feel that the rest of the game shares the same mystique the early couple of chapters held. Maybe it’s just that when plot items are revealed in any mystery, a bit of the original excitement is lost. Reminds me of a show I’ve been watching… it’s on every Wednesday.

Oh well. Nuts to this game.

(Xbox version, if anyone is curious.)

Good luck at Sony, Nick!

On the PC i get music and full 1920x1080p graphics(looks amazingly good on HDTV)but no rumble..its a tough trade off the rumble effect of your heartbeat is so well done but I love the atmosphere the music adds.

Reguardless I’m loving playing this again. I miss these old school games. I really does remind me of pre Half life hero’s that actually talked.
I get a real Gabriel Knight,Tex Murphy vibe from Jack.
It has so much potential, if a sequel was made by a studio like Bethesda or 2k Boston, where some of the more tedious game conventions could be updated, teams that still have the ability to create great narratives with that creepy ambiance needed in a lovecraftian story.
Something inspired by the Dunwich Horror and At the mountains of Madness using the fallout3 engine..damn could be wicked.

I’m personally enjoying the game a whole lot more post-Attack of the Fish Men. I’m enjoying the stealth elements even if the A.I. is on the light/dumb side. There are moments where I think, “I’m probably safe hear” only to be wrong because an enemy has spotted me from a half mile away. Then there are other moments where they spot me, but if I hide in a dark corner (of the Earth *HA!*), or run out a nearby door, they give up the search in about 10 seconds. It gets better after the player acquires weapons though (I especially like the revolver), as it’s always fun to get their attention, run out a door, then turn around and fire a couple of shots into their faces.

I’m also thoroughly impressed with the sound design in this game. The visuals can be pretty tame at times, but the sound effects really off set this and help ratchet up the tension. The chase scene with Rebecca, The Fishmen pounding on the church doors, and the muffled sound effects as you tight rope across the rafters of the bank are all very good. It also tends to hit pretty hard with those jolting “scare” moments too. The white flash that hits as you’re descending into the aisle, just before breaking Burnham from jail, hits the beat perfectly. Just as your character hits the ground there’s a big boom and flash of white light? Yeah, that one caused every orifice on my body to pulse open for about .275 seconds.

This game definitely gets better once you get a feel for its mechanics, pacing, and limitations.

Q: Call of Cthulhu is locking up on me at some point in the game.
A: Random lockups usually occur from a corrupted save state. To correct this, try the following:

1. Try clearing your cache of the game. To clear your Xbox’s cache of the game, you need at least three other Xbox games. Place the first game in and let it load until it gets to the game’s main menu. Next, repeat this process with the other two games.

2. Delete any save files or games you no longer use from your Xbox hard drive.

If the game still locks at the same place, you will need to revert to an earlier save from a prior level.

@Jer
The health system is explained in the manual. This is why I always read the manual before playing a game. There’s always SOMETHING that they don’t tell you in-game, or tell you way later in the game than I’d like.

Except that you just went down to Innsmouth on a case and found a serial killer, several deformed freaks, and a grisly murder. The FBI just rescued you from said freaks and saw them shooting at you.

So there’s no reason for you to prevaricate with the authorities at all, and there’s no reason for them to expect you to be difficult.

It’s all very macho, but like most macho things it’s pointless and inane.

The interrogation that follows Escape From Innsmouth is possibly the most badass thing I have seen in a video game–based on both its content and the strength of the cameo.

I kind of wish the health system was more clearly explained, as I didn’t really figure it out until a later on. That said, I appreciate it’s complexity, and I love the resource management it inspires.