H. P. Lovecraft's Call of Cthulhu coming to mobile
Sadly, the author refuses to be involved with the production
Spanish developer Mayhem Studio has announced it's shortly to release a mobile game based on H. P. Lovecraft's supernatural short story The Call of Cthulhu. It's subtitled 'Darkness Within Part 1', and it's a "new concept cell phone game: The Graphic Adventure."
The best thing I can do for you now is reproduce the text of the press release unedited, since the author's turn of phrase is unimprovable.
"The announcement has given the turn around the world: A recent earthquake has discovered the rests of one antique city buried under the hot sand of the Egyptian deserts, nearest to The Cairo. Extraordinary of the phenomena, so the surprising discovery, have immediately attracted the interest of the The Cairo Museum that has charged with the site exploitation.
"Its own director, Professor Cornelius Osgood, dean of Miskatonic University and your currently thesis advisor, will lead the archaeologists and palaeontologists investigation team that has been assigned and he has decided to give you the opportunity to carry to the practice your studies in Old Religions requiring your presence in the hot Egyptian dessert. Something you never thought it would happen."
Sic.
Although concrete details are scant, Mayhem alludes to dialogue trees, puzzles, interaction with the scenery, and a "script full of mystery and some humorous moments." I don't doubt it.
Translation aside, it looks like it could be good. Hell, if all of the game's text reads like the above it could be downright genius. We'll be bringing you more soon, so click 'Track It!' to follow the story.
