Hey there /v/, do ya'll know of any good games that are based on weird fiction? I'm playing an Alienist in my current D&D campaign and I just finished Bloodborne, so I'm on a bit of a Lovecraft kick.
Any good suggestions?
The essential lovecraft game
The CoC FPS.I recommend reading his essay "Supernatural horror in literature" and then reading everyone mentioned therein.
Most of the Lovecraft games are lackluster at best.
That said
Dark Corners of the Earth can be pretty good if you're willing to be high as fuck or alternatively tripping ever so slightly.
The Secret World
Hands down, the closest thing to a Lovecraftian game we will ever get.
Absolutely brilliant atmosphere, heavily inspired by lovecraft mythos and other conspiracies, myths and legends. Essentially the premise of the game is that it is set in modern time like 2015, but all the myths and legends of our world. stuff like cthulu and secret societies, hollowed earth, vampiric cults , etc are all actually true.
It is an MMO, but it is the most singleplayer MMO you will ever play. I actually play it as a singleplayer game and its absolutely fantastic.
Writing is the best, hands down.
Soundtrack is even better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSuk7M3B-pw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PTGO9TaSlQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UaFFXfKtBo
>>320923245
>it's fun to play when you're high or tripping balls lmao XD
Bloodborne starts like a Van Helsing game, then goes full Lovecraft.
Prisoner of Ice
Shadow of the Comet
Dark Seed 1&2
>>320923368
This sounds awesome. I'm looking at it on steam, might give it a buy right now desu.
>>320923368
echoing this even though i got bored and dropped it during romania
the combat was like a worse version of guild wars
>>320922821
You should play Darkness Within 1 & 2, those Turk brothers are coming up with a At the Mountains of Madness adventure game too. Release hopefully next year.
>>320923797
It's not as great as he makes it sound. It's a decent MMO but the good missions are far and between (also you should wait til steam sale and buy the ultimate edition if you're going for it - 28€ for 13 first Isssues + tons of shit is good).
This is the most enjoyment I got out of it, though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbvMswY5Cys
Darkest Dungeon.
Not very enjoyable in its current state IMO, because the devs are hellbent on making the game as frustrating as possible, but the bastion-esque narration and the art style really makes the game look great.
>>320922821
The Call of Cthulu game on Xbox and PC is an absolute must for Lovecraft fans who want a good game. Perfectly piratable and can be ran on a toaster.
There's also Eternal Darkness, on Gamecube. It's a little Resident Evil, but with much better writing and atmosphere. I vaguely remember it being reasonably cheap, but that was a while ago.
The Secret World has a ton of Lovecraft influence, and has great writing and atmosphere as well, but it's also an MMO. Look up the episode of the Game Dungeon on Youtube about it, as I haven't played much of it myself.
If nothing else, you can always do another playthough of Bloodborne. I'm working on a second character with a different build myself.
>named his cat Niggerman
the absolute madman
>>320924636
His family did fucking eat ppl desu senpai baka
>>320922821
Sunless sea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uojo3GMGN2I
>>320923903
>i got bored and dropped it during romania
I always hate to suggest buying anything, Tokyo is the shit and makes it worth going through eveything else.
>>320925134
Having cthulhu doesn't make a game Lovecraftian
>>320925198
It also has Nyarlathotep.
>>320925134
The worst shitty meme game of them all.
Seriously, I'm no complete purist over Lovecraftian stuff but this meme shit is complete garbage just like all the gorillion Cthulhu plushies and general ebin tentacles = Cthulhu :DDD shit.
Who was the person who made it so anyhow?
>>320925447
Lovecraft has the unholy distinction of being aesthetically awesome whilst also attracting people who are aesthetically bankrupt.
There are two kinds of people when it comes to Lovecraft: those that think it's all just Cthulhu and tentacles (mostly people that wear all black and use XD unironically) and people that think Cosmic Horror is awesome because of how intellectual and visceral it manages to be all at once.
>>320923797
Its an amazing game anon. The community is pretty great too, but I recommend playing it as a singleplayer game.
The fucking zones in this game are mindblowing and each and every quest (not including the unmarked side quests) are voiced and with cutscenes.
Protip: pick illuminati for the best quest dialogue :
Illuminati Intro:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNt7mEfFynA
The Shin Megami Tensei series is based on some shitty novels about a dude summoning demons. Luckily, the games are far better than the original source material and past the first game have original plots.
>>320925746
At this moment I'm euphoric.
You think you're one of the smart ones don't you.
You're not, faggot.
>>320923368
I actually bought this game, but am not a monthly subscriber. I never got to far because wasn't in any kind of guild to help advance, and show me the ropes. I mean to go back to the game and actually dig into it.
>>320924223
I kind of wish DD had stayed more true to its original pitch.
As it is the characters feel quite interchangeable.
Their quirks are just binary buffs or nerfs/ a tendency to check curios without your input.
Sicknesses are really the only thing that can have an up- and a downside.
And the only real character related thing is that abomination can't party with religious teammates.
The game as is is probably enjoyable but at this point there's no reason to buy into the Early Access before the game fully releases.
Alundra
>>320922821
Legacy of Kain
>>320930583
How did I not realize this
>>320923368
It's the way to play it, because the endgame dungeon grind for circles is like any other mmo.
Even with that, I encourage you to try the dungeons at least up to elite mode.
>>320922821
Like other anons said, Call of Cthulhu - Dark Corners of the Earth is a great Lovecraftian game. It has its flaws, sure, but it's such a good game regardless.
Darkest Dungeon?
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>>320931008
Is that a mod, art or in the works? I haven't seen this before.
>>320931146
Sadly, just art
>>320923368
>look the game up
>think I should put it in my wishlist to make sure I get it when it's a decent drop in the price
>This item is currently unavailable in your region
Well, fuck you too.
>>320922821
Thief universe has some neat lore. Shame they'll never reboot that series.
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>>320931142
I really wish this was a thing, stepbrother in an attempt to drag me out of the hikki life has been forcing me to join his play group, and god this game is great.
>>320931507
But they did. And it was awful.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/257670/
>>320931759
He's refusing to acknowledge it, new thief isn't real thief.
>>320923368
>The Secret World
>Hands down, the closest thing to a Lovecraftian game we will ever get.
just because there are deep ones and starspawn doesn't make the game lovecraftian in the least. players are way too powerful and the game is way too upbeat to gualify at all.
it'd be like calling god hand shakespearean just because of a character named hamlet
>>320925005
nah, Twee Paragraphs: The Dullening is garbage
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>>320931351
i want this to actually happen so fucken bad
>>320927078
I fucking hated the illuminati, reddit tier shit right there
Eternal regret for not switching when I still could
>>320923382
Fuck yourself, closed minded cunt.
>ctrl-f Infra Arcana
>no results
You butts need to get some taste.
IA is absolutely great and influenced mostly by Lovecraft's works.
