Call of R'lyeh

Call of R'lyeh is a short, exploration-focuses FPP adventure game for PC, using motifs from the famous Cthulhu mythos, created by American writer H.P. Lovecraft. The game is a project by an independent Slovak developer Martin Kocíšek, who is responsible for the concept and graphic design. He was assisted by Gaël Perazzelli, a programmer recruited on the CryEngine forum.

Story

We play the role of the hero, trapped in the dreams of the sleeping Cthulhu, a god who, according to the mythology created by Lovecraft, is resting in the legendary sunken city of R'lyeh. Our protagonist's task is to escape the terrifying dream by finding ten artifacts; they are to reveal the history of the cosmos, the Great Old Ones and Cthulhu himself.

Mechanics

In terms of mechanics, Call of R'lyeh is a typical exploration game, belonging to the genre somewhat humorously referred to as "walking simulators". In the course of the game, we travel through successive gloomy locations, inspired by the work of the famous American writer, looking for ten artifacts, which are the key to freeing ourselves from the nightmare. After finding each of them, we hear fragments of the story, revealing the secrets of the plot. A specific difficulty is the fact that in order to finish the game, we have to find all the artifacts - if we omit even one of them, the whole game starts from the beginning. However, this is not a significant inconvenience given the fact that it should not take more than an hour to complete the whole game.

Technical aspects

Call of R'lyeh is an extremely short production, but its length is compensated for by the high level of graphic design, created with the powerful CryEngine. There is also an atmosphere typical of H.P. Lovecraft's work, so fans of the American writer's works can feel the characteristic thrill while having fun.

Last updated on February 5, 2020