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Bloodborne's more Lovecraftian segments were the highlight of the game.

Really interested an a wholly Lovecraft experience.

 

[void666]

Did you felt from the sky?


And great news.

Lol. Nice one.

I'm interested as well.
Bloodborne was my first contact with Lovecraftian inspired stuff. Since then i read some of his work. So far dexter ward and color out of space are my favorites.

 

[Corpekata]

Really wouldn't worry about an actionish sort of title from Frogwares of all developers. Not exactly in their wheelhouse.

Also imagine it won't be as open world as people think. It'll be like their Sherlock titles, which are a few small areas and you can openly explore them. Might expand on that a bit, but it's not going to have you climbing towers or something.

 

[Gbraga]

Really wouldn't worry about an actionish sort of title from Frogwares of all developers. Not exactly in their wheelhouse.

Also imagine it won't be as open world as people think. It'll be like their Sherlock titles, which are a few small areas and you can openly explore them. Might expand on that a bit, but it's not going to have you climbing towers or something.

Yeah, that's what I'm expecting as well.

And for whatever reason that I can't seem to understand, your post makes me want a lovecraftian Professor Layton game.

 

[Neiteio]

Wonder how this'll be. The whole squid arms thing in the first image seems way more overt and actiony than the aspects I like about Lovecraft, but perhaps they're just showing that because that's one of the first things people think about when they hear the name. I just hope the Lovecraftian themes / influences aren't reduced to "evil squid monsters".

Yeah, I hope they're more subtle with the full game. The appeal of Lovecraft is the suggestion of what you don't see and can't possibly understand.

The bit I saw of Dark Corners of the Earth (I think that's what it was called) was enticing since something just seemed "off" about the townspeople.

That's what I'd like to see here. Populate the town with people who just seem... Off. Odd. Shady. And these are the people you're questioning.

 

[Melchiah]

Really wouldn't worry about an actionish sort of title from Frogwares of all developers. Not exactly in their wheelhouse.

Also imagine it won't be as open world as people think. It'll be like their Sherlock titles, which are a few small areas and you can openly explore them. Might expand on that a bit, but it's not going to have you climbing towers or something.

That sounds better than a more open world. I hope you're right. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, another Lovecraftian game, had also open world, but its confined structure helped to keep the experience cohesive, without needless padding that dilutes the atmosphere.

 

[Rap2thaMoon]

Really wouldn't worry about an actionish sort of title from Frogwares of all developers. Not exactly in their wheelhouse.

Also imagine it won't be as open world as people think. It'll be like their Sherlock titles, which are a few small areas and you can openly explore them. Might expand on that a bit, but it's not going to have you climbing towers or something.

I would say that the next Sherlock game, the devils daughter is going to be the indication on what type of "open" world it's going to be.

 

[EGM1966]

Colour out of space me very interested.

Liked their Sherlock game and if they get this right I think a more open, investigative approach could work very well.

 

[Hesemonni]

Colour out of space me very interested.

Thumbs up. Or tentacles. Or whatever.

 

[Nuke Soda]

The world cannot have enough well done Lovecraft.

10 years from now Lovecraftian games will be the new zombies.

Spoiler

I hope.

 

[Tempy]

I hope you can run REALLY fast.

 

[Shredderi]

Oh nice!

 

[Melchiah]

Looking at the concept art portraying a subway station, I really hope they include Pickman's Model in the game.

 

[Samir Sedlar]

This is so awesome, 2 Cthulhu games are just GREAT. Also from the art work maybe we are getting multiple playable characters ?, And I'm seeing Weapons, which is great, I'd love for something similar to Dark Corners of the Earth.

 

[Haunted]

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened was underrated, I think these guys are a good fit for a full-fledged Cthulhu game.

 

[HStallion]

One of my dream games would be something like Uncharted made by Naughty Dog and it plays almost exactly like you'd expect an Uncharted game to play. However maybe half way through the game things start to get weird and strange and after a while it turns out the ruins you are searching for aren't some ancient lost civilization but the ruins of aeons long dead race inspired by the Old Ones in Lovecraft's literature or something along those lines.

 

[Fady K]

Oh man, fantastic news!!!! I'm so happy that Frogwares carried on with their Cthulhu game even after splitting up with Focus Home. Now we'll get two cthulhu games!!!!!

Amazing news. To be honest, I'm more hyped for this one than the Cyanide's CoC rendition.

Me too!! I'm so excited for this!

 

[CHC]

I'm skeptical of the open world but I like Frogwares and I like Lovecraft, so they've got me interested anyway.

The name is also quite evocative and unsettling as well.

 

[ScribbleD]

So Frogware and Cyanide are both making Lovecraft-inspired games? One being Sinking City, and the other being a proper Call of Cthulu?

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Great news.

 

[Jedi2016]

You had me at Lovecraft.

 

[zethren]

Lol. Nice one.

I'm interested as well.
Bloodborne was my first contact with Lovecraftian inspired stuff. Since then i read some of his work. So far dexter ward and color out of space are my favorites.

Nice! Color out of Space, The Rats in the Walls, and the Music of Eric Zahn are my favorites.

I reeeeally hope this game can deliver the atmosphere that is so key with Lovecraft!

 

[Memorabilia]

Two Lovecraft games coming up.

Lol

I can't wait for both the Lovecraft games.

 

[Sulik2]

Subscribed. This looks freaking cool. We need more Cthulhu stuff.

 

[Deleted member 10571]

This is the one to keep an eye on.

Their Sherlock games that I've played have all been stellar.

Agreed. Can't wait for this.

 

[ironcreed]

Huge potential. I still need to get around to playing the Sherlock Holmes game.

 

[Tajbong]

Some new artwork from the official The Sinking City Facebook page

 

[Tajbong]

There's an update on the Frogwares YouTube channel showing some pre-alpha footage from the game.

The Sinking City Update #1 - The City is Coming to Surface

 

[IbizaPocholo]

https://youtu.be/ndZOlOIr-UQ

 

[Melchiah]

https://youtu.be/ndZOlOIr-UQ

It's not that hard to copy-paste the title of the video; "The Sinking City Update #2 - Mood, People and the Unknown"

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Wrong post sorry.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[Kadayi]

Nice. Looks pretty neat. I also liked the devs being honest about the hurdles they faced in terms of the production.

 

[Scopa]

That looks amazing. This wasn’t on my radar, but now it is.

I keep hearing about these Sherlock games too. They made some of them? I need to look them up. Very impressed.