Call of Cthulhu Looks Suitably Freaky in New PS4 Launch Trailer

Monster mash

by Stephen Tailby Fri 26th Oct 2018

And the games keep on coming. We're waist deep in the busiest time of year for game releases, and there's now just a few days until the launch of Call of Cthulhu. The promising adaptation of the pen and paper RPG of the same name is released on 30th October, and we now have an eerie launch trailer to enjoy.

This Lovecraftian horror title mixes things up by placing you in the world as a private investigator, tasked with finding out what happened to the Hawkins family. It runs the type of themes you'd expect - madness, distrust, dreams vs. reality - and looks pretty good, by all accounts.

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Give the trailer a watch, then let us know what you think in the comments below.

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Stephen has been part of the Push Square team for over six years, bringing boundless enthusiasm and a deep knowledge of video games to his role as Assistant Editor. Having grown up playing every PlayStation console to date, he's developed an eclectic taste, with particular passion for indie games, arcade racers, and puzzlers. He's also our go-to guy for Sonic-related matters, much to his delight/chagrin.

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jFug
Fri 26th Oct 2018

I feel like I'm the only one excited for this. I have it pre ordered and can't wait to play it next Tuesday!!

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jacobia
Fri 26th Oct 2018

@jFug Fear not, my intrepid fellow, for I too have great interest in experiencing the eldritch delights and infernal geometry of these monstrosities of eternal loathing.....🐙

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andreoni79
Fri 26th Oct 2018

@jFug I'm with you. I still haven't bought RDR2 because this looks very promising.
@Quintumply Do you guys already have a date for the review?

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TheWormThatGnaws
Fri 26th Oct 2018

I'm intrigued. Lovecraft is tricky to do well, but this looks promising.

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RoyalGuard
Sat 27th Oct 2018

@jFug I'm am as well but I'm still trying to figure out what game this mostly plays Like? Maybe murdered soul suspect?, outlast?

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Gmork___
Sat 27th Oct 2018

Pre ordered and fingers crossed. Im pretty sure im going to enjoy slinking and sluething around in the dark part of what really sold it for me is people describing it as slow paced and atmospheric rather that fast and action packed

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KidRyan
Sat 27th Oct 2018

Trailer looked cool, here's hoping the game lives up to all the hype.

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jacobia
Sat 27th Oct 2018

@RoyalGuard Here’s about an hour’s worth of beta gameplay from the beginning of the game, if it’s of any help.
https://youtu.be/4hx75ZGiGZk

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RoyalGuard
Sat 27th Oct 2018

@jacobia thank you!

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jacobia
Sat 27th Oct 2018

@RoyalGuard You’re welcome, let me know what you think! Normally, I wouldn’t watch something like this because of spoilers, but my takeaway is that the atmosphere and story intrigue appear to be top notch, but the character animations look a bit janky plus some of the character models appear to be repeated. I’m sure at least 2 or 3 characters that were stood in a group together all looked the same. The audio ambience seemed a bit lacking too. BUT, I am still super excited for this game and will definitely be buying it.