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Any interest in The Sinking City?
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I definitely have high hopes for this- as long as it reviews decently (especially with regards to the writing, player agency, and length), then Day 1 for me.
On the one hand, I'm still mystified that they've gone down Cthulhu road given that this still looks heavily influenced by the Sherlock mechanisms (all I really want is more Crimes and Punishments...Devil's Daughter can get bent). Fair-play mystery and the supernatural don't really mix well unless the writers are clever, but they may just be that.
I don't care about combat at all, but the added open world DOES definitely add something to the act of investigating the crime. I'm imagining it's going to feel just a bit like the board/computer game Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective (or for those who have heard of it, Mythos Tales).
HOLY CRAP: Crimes and Punishments only got a 77 on Metacritic? Sheesh. I guess that's my measuring stick then.
On the one hand, I'm still mystified that they've gone down Cthulhu road given that this still looks heavily influenced by the Sherlock mechanisms (all I really want is more Crimes and Punishments...Devil's Daughter can get bent). Fair-play mystery and the supernatural don't really mix well unless the writers are clever, but they may just be that.
I don't care about combat at all, but the added open world DOES definitely add something to the act of investigating the crime. I'm imagining it's going to feel just a bit like the board/computer game Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective (or for those who have heard of it, Mythos Tales).
HOLY CRAP: Crimes and Punishments only got a 77 on Metacritic? Sheesh. I guess that's my measuring stick then.
Was gonna buy Day 1 to support my fellow Ukrainians (the devs), but then EGS happened. So I politely informed them on their steam page, that I won't be touching the game until it's available on a less customer-hostile platform.
Frogwares' last attempt at Lovecraft was the physics puzzler Magrunner: Dark Pulse. The cosmic horror elements of that were.... less than subtle, to put it lightly.
I'm not sure how they'll handle The Sinking City, but the fact that it's supposed to be more focused on detective work and less on action, and also feature no hand-holding were all things that made me interested int he title.
Now I'll get a whole years' worth of reviews to make up my mind about it.
Frogwares' last attempt at Lovecraft was the physics puzzler Magrunner: Dark Pulse. The cosmic horror elements of that were.... less than subtle, to put it lightly.
I'm not sure how they'll handle The Sinking City, but the fact that it's supposed to be more focused on detective work and less on action, and also feature no hand-holding were all things that made me interested int he title.
Now I'll get a whole years' worth of reviews to make up my mind about it.
This sounds pretty great (sans the combat part), the less handholding the better the immersion.
Sinking City has been on my radar for awhile, looking forward to finally sinking (I'm sorry) into it next week :p
I know completely different genres and all but I really hope we get another cosmic horror along the lines of Bloodborne in terms of how the origins of the world are presented. It was reading about the lore on here and Gaf that gave me the motivation to git gud enough to traverse through most areas of the game just to soak in that atmosphere and world building.
For me a big part of the magic from BB comes down to having a diverse menagerie of beasties and corrupted humanoids, and the way in which things get ever more contorted and nightmarish as you progress through the different areas. My concern with Sinking City is maybe leaning a bit too far into tentacle territory, I get that it's Innsmouth through and through and that's all good and well, but it'd still be nice to see some more diversity in the cast of horrors.
I'm actually really looking forward to it. I don't expect anything more than a solid 7/10 type mid-tier title and hope it at least gets there.
I grew up on Survival Horror etc. with dreadful combat, so I'll manage. Would've been nice to hear it was at least serviceable but oh well. The world looks amazing and I love the no-hand-holding thing they keep reiterating.
It's releasing in 4 days I think so hopefully reviews drop soon.
I grew up on Survival Horror etc. with dreadful combat, so I'll manage. Would've been nice to hear it was at least serviceable but oh well. The world looks amazing and I love the no-hand-holding thing they keep reiterating.
It's releasing in 4 days I think so hopefully reviews drop soon.
Loved the Sherlock Holmes games, so I'm absolutely interested. And I'm a huge Lovecraft fan, so that's doubled my interest.
If it's on par with Devil's Daughter I'd be happy and if it's on par with Crimes and Punishments I'd be in heaven.
If it's on par with Devil's Daughter I'd be happy and if it's on par with Crimes and Punishments I'd be in heaven.
I'm curious but I've bought too many eh AA games recently, I'll likely wait for a deep deep sale unless it's somehow super amazing and the surprise of the year.
I was quite interested until it went EGS exclusive. Now I'll bargain bin it at some point on Steam. I would probably have bought it day one but meh, can't support their business decisions.
I checked Metacritic earlier and it says something like "this title releases in 4 days". Yeah, you're right just googled it too. Lame.
I am very intrigued by the game. Recently played Call of Cthulhu (2018) and really like the universe. I am also very intrigued by the detective aspect of the game. Hoping it turns out well
HP Lovecraft's "the Stinking City"
There, I titled half of all the youtube reviews for this next week
There, I titled half of all the youtube reviews for this next week
Where are people seeing the PC version was delayed until 2020? As far as I can see it's still coming out next week on PC, along with PS4 and XBox One.
I'm definitely picking it up just not at launch, looks good every time I saw it, just can't afford it right now
It might be confusion related to the Epic Games Store exclusivity. That version is due to come out on the 27th alongside the console versions but the Steam version isn't out until next year because of the EGS deal.
So boring seeing the same "it's been delayed by a year" joke on every EGS exclusive topic!
The Sinking City is quite curious because its $10 more on PC compared to Consoles which seems odd and its normally the other way around!
This looks like it'll play like Vampyr. Janky and full of pop ins but let's see!
The Sinking City is quite curious because its $10 more on PC compared to Consoles which seems odd and its normally the other way around!
This looks like it'll play like Vampyr. Janky and full of pop ins but let's see!
in the demo I got to play at PAX, the lines of questioning all revolved around different families/ communities hating each other and a resulting murder. if the stories stay grounded in character and social situations i think they might be able to do it. they just have to continue avoid any case of "xyz happened because a guy had a magic power you couldn't have known about."
I like the time loop trailer but know nothing about the gameplay. I'm interested but going by past directly inspired by Lovecraft games I don't expect much.
One hundred percent IN. It is only $17 in my region on EGS and I bought it for $6 thanks to the sale.
Perfect deal.
Perfect deal.
I have been let down by Lovecraft games before. However, based on the type of games the Frogware makes, I have pretty high hopes. It will all come down to how insanity works, the amount of gunplay, and how much actual detective work I get to do.
I'm in, day one. I actually quite liked Call of Cthulhu, and this looks better than that.
Picking up The Sinking City, Judgement, and Samurai Shodown. Going to have some weird dreams, I think.