There has definitely been a resurgence of this type of atmospheric, psychological horror in recent years, and after Bloodborne and its eldritch aesthetic, it seems the works of H. P. Lovecraft are very much in. Conarium is the latest game to explore this particular brand of horror, and it looks suitably creepy in the above trailer.
Set after the events of Lovecraft's story, At the Mountains of Madness, the game casts you as Frank Gilman and tasks you with exploring a seemingly abandoned Antarctic base. As you'd expect, things aren't quite what they seem, with unsettling beasties to avoid and discovering the strange truth. With multiple endings, this one looks fairly promising.
Conarium is out on PS4 in February. Will you be checking it out? Look out behind you in the comments below.
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The settings look really good and the atmosphere highly fitting for a Lovecraft theme. 'At the Mountains of Madness' is actually my favourite Lovecraft novel, so you can bet I will pick this up.
This looks fantastic. I’m always down for more Lovecraft.
@ThePathsofPain @Bonbonetti Hey guys, did you play the recent Call of Cthulhu? Unfortunately, I did and I found it awful... Let's hope this will be on another level, but I fear HPL is getting used as a brand to sell mediocre or bad stuff.
@andreoni79 I haven’t had a chance to try it out yet. I had mixed feelings on what I saw of it so I’m not surprised to hear it wasn’t great. I definitely agree that the HPL brand gets used on some mediocre stuff, but for all of the bad games out there we get things like Mansions of Madness Second Edition so I can live with it.
Seeing as At the Mountains of Madness is one of my all time favorite books i really have no other option but to get this
@andreoni79 awful? Ive quite enjoyed it thus far! Its certainly got its quirks, perhaps not worth $79.99 (thats how much it is here in canada) but yeah, i dont think its bad at all.
Trailer looked great, though hopefully the game lives up to the hype.
@andreoni79 Personally I enjoyed Call of Cthulhu, I certainly think it's much better than 90% of the horror games so many people today think are great (Outlast, Layers of Fear ... for me those were bad games).
@Bonbonetti @Gmork___ I went through the game wondering why they added certain elements considering how bad thet were. Puzzles? 4 or 5 in the entire game, very easy and the character obviously tell you what to do as soon as he enters the room... Shooting? No need to aim, just press X when the icon appears above the enemy... Skill points? The game is the same, no matter if you invest them on strenght or investigation... Stealth? Well, that looked as actual gameplay, but it lasted few minutes.
It felt to me like a (not so much) interactive movie, and it costs more than a complete HPL books collection so it was a huge disappointment to me. 😢
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