SXO: Stepping into the shoes of Charles (not Charlie) Reed, we dock in Oakmont Massachusetts, a city that cannot be found on any map, home to all manner of Lovecraftian horrors, and our only hope to find an answer to the nightmares that plague our every waking moment – and sleeping moment for that matter.
Frogwares, the developer of Lovecraftian investigative horror adventure The Sinking City, has obtained full publishing rights for its game.
Good for them. Sinking City was an odd game for me. Tons of jank and filler, and poorly tacked-on combat and character upgrades, but decent writing and stories that were compelling enough to make me finish the game.
It feels like it wants to be a point-and-click adventure game, but got shoehorned into an open-world RPG.
Good game. Not bad, not great. I'm still waiting for an amazing Cthulu game. Call of Cthulu by Cyanide/Focus Home got the tone and setting right, but just didn't deliver enough in other areas.
One day, eventually.
we never will now in this current climate. HP Lovecraft is taboo amongst the major players. Shame too cuz all his stories would make killer side quests in an open world adventure about the great old ones.
Rather than DLC a sequel that built on everything that worked and polished the bits that didn't would be ideal. There was a lot to like about the first game and it'd be a great base for a follow up with improved combat etc.
Feels like the game is a bit old for DLC, I can imagine them grafting on it and nobody buying it.
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The world is in such shock right now, as Russia has made multiple advances on Ukraine since February 24th, 2022. Some Switch players may want to help in some way. Well, Jason Capp is here with some Ukrainian made games you can buy to show your support!
