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Posted June 04, 2012
I don't.

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I kind of want to photoshop T-Pain's get-up onto Chuthulu now, for the pure absurdity of it.
Post edited June 04, 2012 by tfishell
Posted June 04, 2012
I seem to remember hearing that the first Alone in the Dark game is somehow related to Cthultlutlu. True or false, does it give a good impression of it? It felt like a haunted house game to me, with demons and skit.

Any other GOG games about the same mythos?
Posted June 04, 2012
Next month, once it goes on sale, people should get Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth, from Steam. It's just awesome and gives loads of shivers.
Posted June 04, 2012
Do NOT get interested in Cthulhu. Most of the people who were interested in him are either dead or insane. It's better to live ignorant than die devoured by ancient god.
Posted June 04, 2012
HEY!!! I am NOT insane...ask the voices they will even tell you so!!! >.> It's not so bad being a little mad...we're ALL a little mad... ;)

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timppu: I seem to remember hearing that the first Alone in the Dark game is somehow related to Cthultlutlu. True or false, does it give a good impression of it? It felt like a haunted house game to me, with demons and skit.

Any other GOG games about the same mythos?
From what I remember it was more or less based on Lovecraftian horror as whole rather than specifically just Cthulhu. For example, some of the enemies look like Deep Ones. It isn't so much related to Cthulhu Mythos as it draws influence from it.
Posted June 04, 2012
If you are the type of person who likes happy endings avoid at all costs :D
Posted June 04, 2012
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romulus16: If you are the type of person who likes happy endings avoid at all costs :D
... And generally sane stories
Posted June 04, 2012
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romulus16: If you are the type of person who likes happy endings avoid at all costs :D
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Fenixp: ... And generally sane stories
^ that too lol

Actually give the Dagon (2001) movie a shot... If you are interested in it at all then you should like HP Lovecrafts works (Movie is a mix of Dagon and Shadow over Insmouth stories... Not the greatest movie but it's hotel scene is F**King awesome!)
Posted June 04, 2012
You'll certainly understand where a lot of games get their inspirations from. Lovecraft's horrors are all over games (generally horror or RPGs) even when they're not specifically addressed or the focus of the game.
Post edited June 04, 2012 by Sinizine
Posted June 04, 2012
Simple answer: read a story. If you like it, you'll love the rest of them. If you don't like it, you won't.

edit: ok, I guess I was a bit slow here.

I was also going to say, listen to Metallica's "The Thing That Should Not Be" or "The Call of Ktulu" (sic) :-)
Post edited June 04, 2012 by DieRuhe
Posted June 04, 2012
Okay, I just finished reading Call of Cthulhu. Very cool.

I was lost at the beginning until I realised I was reading a manuscript of a man who read a manuscript of a discussion detailing a man's dreams. It didn't help that I need a dictionary every 3rd sentence.

I like how he slowly reveals more and more about what's going on, while hinting at something dark and sinister all along.

I like the ending too. It leaves it open as to whether Cthulhu was released or not. The protagonist assumes if he was released then all the Earth would be destroyed. However, Cthulhu is not revealed as someone/thing necessarily evil. Maybe he doesn't care about humanity and has his own agenda.

I'll definitely read some more later.
Posted June 04, 2012
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PMIK: Okay, I just finished reading Call of Cthulhu. Very cool.

I was lost at the beginning until I realised I was reading a manuscript of a man who read a manuscript of a discussion detailing a man's dreams. It didn't help that I need a dictionary every 3rd sentence.

I like how he slowly reveals more and more about what's going on, while hinting at something dark and sinister all along.

I like the ending too. It leaves it open as to whether Cthulhu was released or not. The protagonist assumes if he was released then all the Earth would be destroyed. However, Cthulhu is not revealed as someone/thing necessarily evil. Maybe he doesn't care about humanity and has his own agenda.

I'll definitely read some more later.
Oh my good man, you are ever so close to correct with only reading one story. The "deities" of Cthulhu Mythos are neither good nor evil (with the exception of Nyarlathotep) but amoral. The don't wish to harm anyone, they just don't care if they do; a comparative example is the ant and the boot metaphor. However, in this case the boot happens to be the size of the milky way vs. a standard size ant.

I hope you enjoy the rest, you are in for some really really good stories.
Posted June 04, 2012
You may fear Cthulhu
Post edited June 04, 2012 by tejozaszaszas
Posted June 04, 2012
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DieRuhe: I was also going to say, listen to Metallica's "The Thing That Should Not Be" or "The Call of Ktulu" (sic) :-)
On your reccommendation I just listend to Call of Ktulu at this link which also showed a clip of the story at the same time. Pretty awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM0XvXEt2lo
Posted June 04, 2012
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timppu: I seem to remember hearing that the first Alone in the Dark game is somehow related to Cthultlutlu. True or false, does it give a good impression of it? It felt like a haunted house game to me, with demons and skit.

Any other GOG games about the same mythos?
Alone in the dark was inspired by the cthulu mythos nut not based on it, another game that drew inspiration from lovecraft was Eternal Darkness on the gamecube which even had a sanity meter where the most bizarre things will happen as it drops like for example: your charecter will randomly "die"(not for real but it would trick you into thinking it did) or that your game froze, sometimes you would walk into areas only to find out that you never left where you were, and other things.

As for GOG games based on Lovecraft there are none that are based on it unless they release the Call of Cthulu games here.
Post edited June 04, 2012 by DCT
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