Call of the Sea (2020 Video Game) User Reviews

The best Lovecraftian game I've played

[JakeBrinkman · 7/10 · 15 December 2023]

A first-person puzzle game inspired by HP Lovecraft (Cthulhu).

It's a low-budget indie game, and at first I was put off by the cartoony art and glitches. The glitches got significantly better after chapter 1 and were gone after chapter 2. And I quickly got used to the art and swept up in the story.

The story was really good, and I was filled with ever-growing dread and anticipation from the moment act 2 began. The main character's voice actor was really good. The puzzles were perfect. A few were headscratchers that stumped me for a while, but I never needed to look up a guide.

I tried to explore everything in one playthrough. I completed the game and had about 90% of everything (60% of achievements) after 8 hours. Another 1 or 2 hours for a quick run-through to grab the things I missed and get 100%.

If HP Lovecraft made a video game, it would be exactly like Call of the Sea. I think the ending was somewhat more logically understandable and less terrifying than most of his stories, but Call of the Sea is still a fantastic addition to the eldritch horror genre.

Platinum #29

[ocesarebr · 2/10 · 3 January 2024]

Without a doubt, to go platinum you need to see a guide together. Because some puzzles are super difficult, and I'm stupid. And using the guide for collectibles is also super important so you don't have to redo the level again. Playing directly with a guide should take around three hours to complete. It's a very short game, a story that I didn't pay attention to but it looks good. The biggest difficulty is the puzzles and missing some collectibles, otherwise it's easy (although that's all the game is). I know there are two endings, but that kind of choice is so bad. Only the final choice impacts the story and not having another type of choice in between makes no sense. Platinum #29 Platinum Game on January 3, 2024.