I felt its slapstick humour and vague sexuality at odds with the (superficially humourless) atmosphere of Lovecraft writings. I can't see this movie as representative. I would use that film to give someone an impression of what Lovecraft books feel like.

I suppose you're correct, it's not really an accurate portrayal of Lovecraft's writing style in cinematic form, but rather a good Horror movie on its own, with a strong Lovecraft influence.
Agreed, I much prefer traditional special effects and make-up, with minimal CGI touch-ups.

What's with all the hate for Prometheus, anyway? I mean, yeah, it had dumb characters/plot developments, and some over the top CGI sequences, and it certainly wasn't on par with the original classic Alien movies, but it wasn't all bad... was it?

Let's just say that I hope the trailers for the Void reflect the actual movie better than some other trailers do some other movies. :)

Well, while I'm, on the whole, not a fan of CGI (for creatures, for vehicles, for organic horror, etc), my first reaction to "Doctor Strange" was : "okay, so we may have now the tech required to render lovecraftian visions". Not that it has much to do with the "Doctor Strange" imagery directly, but, these tools applied to Lovecraft's world could start making justice to its abstractions, sensory overloads, and nonsensical geometries. Which rubber spaghetti monsters fail to.

Doctor Strange sucks ( except Tilda Swinton )

Hm, yes, all a matter of how it's used, and how well it is used. The problem with CGI is, you need a team of experienced artists and a fairly large budget for high quality digital effects. There may be exceptions, but usually when smaller production teams go for CGI it ends up looking like crap. Bad traditional make-up effects at the very least still have a certain hand-made, retro charm, but bad CGI just looks cheesy.

But in the end it's all about the people involved in the project. As long as you have talented, creative folks, they'll manage to come up with something good, even on a small budget and regardless of the technology they choose.

Believe me, as someone who's acquired "Castlevania - Rondo of Blood" at the now-reasonable price of $175 and Gargoyle's Quest 2 (look at my avatar) at $90, I'm not against spending on games I really enjoy. It's just $50 at this point in my life with the extraordinary amount of backlog (well over 500 physical games spanning a number of systems and north of 1000 digital) I already have for something I may not get to for literally years is too much. It may be worth it, but not for me right now.

Like I said, you should be able to find it for free online, and the Dolphin emulator is very good, in case you haven't tried it. And if it turns out you really love it, you can still hunt down an original copy for your collection. I can understand being reluctant about spending 50+ bucks on such an old game. Although I would say it definitely has more to offer than most modern AAA games at their 60 to 70 dollar price point. It's easily one of the most remarkable and unique Horror games I've played ( and I've played my share ).

I'm aware of where exactly I could find a free copy (and re-read the prices I've spent on games I like). I own a Gamecube though and the issue is more of when I could get around to playing it over the cost. The cost becomes a factor precisely because there'd be such a huge delay before I'd put that spent money to use.

TLDR; It's a financially strategic decision.

All that said, I take your recommendation to heart and will at some point look into it.

Fair enough, I think most of us have that ( luxury ) problem, of having more games than spare time. I still have my Gamecube as well, and should still have my copy of Eternal Darkness, but nowadays I prefer to play those old games on emulator when possible, since it's more convenient. ( And comes with some other advantages, such as higher resolutions. )

By the way, Clive Barker's Undying is great too. It's available here, so you've probably tried it already... ? Still very creepy, even if it's overall more straightforward and simple compared to Eternal Darkness.

I'm a Lovecraft nut, so yes, I actually own Clive Barker's Undying on CD.

You want an uncommonly known one? Try "Legacy : Realm of Terror" by Micrroprose. You can find free copies fairly easily. ;)

*checks out screenshots* ... Prof. Henry Jones, eh? XD

I think I actually bought Undying long before I joined GOG, too. And I just thought of another Lovecraft themed game I played recently - Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land. Have you played that one? I think I picked it up at ShinyLoot before that site went down ( sort of ). I wasn't really impressed with it at first ( seems to be a mobile port ), but in the end I had a pretty good time with it. Worth a look for Lovecraft and Tactical RPG fans.

Here's another good review of it with commentary below by a bunch of fans of it :
http://oddballupdate.com/2011/12/retro-game-review-the-legacy-realm-of-terror/

Yes, I actually own that game also! XD

Actually... The game you recommended may be the only Lovecraft-themed game I haven't played (List is incomplete but still fairly thorough).

Here's one I think is particularly fun. A little 2D game that generates spoken Lovecratian prose as you play based on what's going on in the game :

Night of the Cephalopods

Though, we've now hijacked this thread, so I'm going to leave things here so we can get back to the regularly scheduled program. The following thread is the more appropriate venue for such a discussion :

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/hp_lovecraft_based_lovecraftian_horror_inspired_games

Lovecraft should have rather written romantic novels to women. Or change his name to Horrorcraft or something. "Lovecraftian horror" just doesn't sound right. A bit like "a Gruesomeian love story".