Video games drawing from the literature have been the very definition of a mixed bag (at least in recent years) dealing in archetypal themes of eldritch horror, while lacking finesse when it comes to gameplay design, usually juggling a number of different mechanics that present somewhat of an identity crisis (especially so in the case of Call of Cthulhu).
From the 2019 quirky, b-movie romp: Color Out of Space to HBO’s excellent Lovecraft Country (which does a lot to tackle the author’s troubling history of xenophobia and racism) all the way down to the likes of 2018’s Call of Cthulhu and this year’s Moons of Madness (shamelessly plugging my own reviews here and here) the inspiration drawn from Lovecraft’s prose can be seen everywhere, only reinforcing the author’s legacy as the progenitor of cosmic horror. Lovecraft have had a popularity boom over the last decade. It’s no secret that the literary works of H.P. The game released for PC and PS4 on October 20th, and as always I’ll be going over the PlayStation 4 version of the game, highlighting the good and deconstructing the bad, while ultimately discussing whether the game is worth the £23.99 asking price (EU PSN Store). Lovecraft and William Hope Hodgson being the key reference points this time around. The 8 th September 2020 marked the 10-year anniversary of the Amnesia franchise, with Amnesia: Rebirth acting as a not only as a direct sequel to The Dark Descent, but also as return to the series’ eldritch horror roots (writing out the mess that was Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs in the process) with the literary works of H.P. Hailing from Malmö, Sweden are the masterminds over at Frictional Games with the latest iteration from their landmark horror franchise: Amnesia: Rebirth.
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