Unfortunately for fans, Headfirst Productions dissolved in 2006, only one year after the release of Call of Cthulhu. At the same time, a stalker inches closer and closer. Navigate your way through 4 distinct-themed areas as they get progressively more disturbing. Iconic horror games, such as Silent Hill and Resident Evil, provided inspiration for the team, and Zieba believed that the team had evolved from first-person to tell a story from a third-person perspective. Control the protagonist in this 3rd-person fixed-camera horror game. The decision to go for fixed camera angles allowed The Medium to carry a strong, cinematic feel, projected throughout the game’s entirety. The empty roads seem a tad more ominous than usual. Gazing upon one too many monstrosities, decrepit corpses, or precarious drops into bottomless abysses could lead to insanity-or suicide-followed by a game over. A little girl finds herself having to walk home alone in the middle of the night. Healing meant applying specific remedies rather than cure-all medpacks-for instance, a broken leg would require a splint.Īnd while surviving the game meant maintaining Walters' physical health, players had to keep his mental health in check too. With The Medium, Bloober Team proves once again that a good horror game takes more than jumpscares.
Call of Cthulhu utilized a number of unique gameplay elements that were considerably advanced for their time, including an absent HUD, with protagonist Detective Jack Walters' health status merely suggested to players by sound cues-like a racing heartbeat or ragged breath-and the screen's color saturation level.
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