Call of Cthulhu, Shoggoth

[chinyiting]

did someone knew the epic music when shoggoth show up?

[GrimNFrostbittenJew]

By the way, DCotE was a good horror game, and, as I said, quite true to the feeling and atmosphere that HPL evokes. However, the fighting (that is a Chaosium influence) kinda spoiled it for me. You just CAN''T fight the Mythos...and if you try, you die. I mean, c'mon, Jack kills 2 Great Old Ones in this game...frankly, that insults HPL's legacy

I liked Penumbra and Amnesia better (although they're not directly based on HPL), because there you have no chance to fight back. Frightening as hell.

[ballrdd24]

The worst adaption of a Shoggoth I've seen. Hopefully the film adaption of On The Mountains Of Madness will have a better version.

Still, COC was pretty fun to play. Damn good.

[GrimNFrostbittenJew]

@ballrdd24: Well, I gather that the developers were influenced not only by HPLs actual work, but also by the CoC RPG by Chaosium. While the story and the overall atmosphere of DCotE are fairly faithful to "The Shadow over Innsmouth", the design of virtually all monsters resembles the RPG variants.

And yeah, in the CoC RPG, Shoggoths indeed are described as, well, pretty much "massive puddles of randomness with eyes", as Kyuubi424 put it below.

[ballrdd24]

@GrimNFrostbittenJew

True, they indeed do.

I've, personally, always thought of a shoggoth as a formless, oozing tar that is constantly morphing and changing(exactly like in Mountains of Madness I suppose), forming mouths on stalks, eyestalks, a nameless horror.

But I suppose my expectations were too high, as the perfect shoggoth probably cannot be made as of yet with modern technology.

Though the shoggoth's appearence was disappointing to me, like I said, I liked the rest of thegame

[unclealand]

Who talks like that, anyway? And what about that silly "Tekka-li-li" thing that Shoggoths are supposed to say? The Freddy Kruger character is so over.

[Kyuubi424]

So, the Shoggoth is pretty much the equivalent of a massive, dirty puddle of randomness. With eyes.

Interesting.

[ballrdd24]

@Kyuubi424

That's putting it very simply, but yes. Still, the game leaves alot out that isn't shown. There's also a call it's supposed to make, "Tekeli-li", in mockery of the Elder Things.

[Kyuubi424]

@ballrdd24 Fair enough then. I don't know much about this Cthulhu Mythos business. >_<

So does the Shoggoth have no defined form or appearance then?

[ballrdd24]

@Kyuubi424

Pretty much. It can be generally recognized as something tar-like, oozing clear fluid from pores throughout it's body, and moving organs and such. "Tekeli-li" helps as a definition I suppose, :P

[Kyuubi424]

@ballrdd24 Interesting. So it's the equivalent of a slime, but more grotesque. Cool. ^_^

So, it can make a call? Is it able to speak a language or something like that?

[ballrdd24]

@Kyuubi424

More or less.

It can't really speak a language(Well, it could form vocal chords and such if it wished I guess), but it constantly repeats, "Tekeli-li!"

[Kyuubi424]

@ballrdd24 Well, you could argue it does make that call. During the time when you're running around avoiding the Shoggoth, there's this particular sound it makes. It's not the gurgling, and it's not the screeching. It's a separate noise that sounds incredibly unsettling.

Can you pick it up? It's like a strange distorted crowing.

[ballrdd24]

@Kyuubi424

I kind of could, and I got to say, it was kind of creepy. Huh.

[Kyuubi424]

@ballrdd24 I thought it was Jack's footsteps at first, but then when I realized it wasn't, it started to creep me out.

[GrimNFrostbittenJew]

@Kyuubi424 To clarify further: In the Mythos, Shoggoths are a sort of genetically engineered servitor race of beings called the "Elder Things", as described in "At The Mountains of Madness". If I'm not mistaken, Shoggoths were designed to have no or very little self-awareness and intelligence, but over time they somehow developed intelligence and rebelled against their masters - one of the reasons the Elder Things went extinct.

[Kyuubi424]

@GrimNFrostbittenJew Intriguing. Thanks for that. ^_^

[metallica6474]

THe first time I heard of cthulu and shoggoth and other beasts, is when I got super scribblenauts and got those 2 monsters lol

[nibelung34343]

man this game brings back memories i used to play this dam game in the dark and it was fun

what was the monster at the end of the game

dagor or something

[Zhinarkos]

@nibelung34343 I think Hydra was the final monster. The one big fat creature in a tank? Dagon was the one attacking the ship on the way to Devil's reef

[ad1170]

@nibelung34343 hydra was the last boss dagon was 2nd

[Moduloks]

Why does it never says: Tekeli-li, Tekeli-li?

[Corey897]

I LOVE Lovecraft.

[TeTalycMandalore]

When I played this, I said EXACTLY what Jack did, EXACTLY when he said it, then, I lol'd.

[Kemonokami]

"Wake up, mishta Waltersh!!"

[Sakuya727]

Call of Ktulu is by Metallica, copy offs..... XP

[Kemonokami]

@Sakuya

TARD!

[Sakuya727]

your a TARD

[Kemonokami]

@Sakuya727

Have you EVER even HEARD of HP Lovecraft?!

[Cainus44]

Troll detected. In case you aren't trolling are just an idiot, Call of Cthulhu is a short story that is part of a massive and extremely popular horror mythos, all written by legendary horror writer H.P. Lovecraft in 1910-1930s.

[Sakuya727]

@Cainus44 Well, first of all, don't call me anything is you can't even speak proper English and you failed the grammar usage part of your ITBS Test (I have no doubt you did if you even took it), second of all I just said it's the name of a Metallica song. Calm down, and if you do, I'll give you a biscuit, I'll put it on your nose.

[Cainus44]

@Sakuya727 Your first sentence is a run-on. Your second sentence lacks transitions. Pot calling the kettle black?

[MorirEsVevir]

@Sakuya727 Call of Cthulhu is by H.P Lovecraft..

[MajorCoolD]

Actually you can archieve an 'A' Grade in the end of the game for having completed the game within 6 or for hours or so I think on Expert Mode with a minimum amount of sanity loss and drugs within your body. But well... the first time you'll play the game you'll surely have at least about a dozen hours of time with it because of a few trickey riddles, safe cracking and numerous shootouts and stuff.

[IVomitOnYourGod]

Shoggoths are tasty. Best horror game nowadays.

[Naproxenum]

seems nice, I have to play it, is it short??? I hate when game has 8 gb and only 2h straight playing...

[IVomitOnYourGod]

Nah, it's quite long in my opinion. Nice graphic and you can play it even on old pc. It's mainly for Lovecraftian mythos fans but it's a great starting point for everybody interested in horror & mutating creep, tissues etc.

[Corey897]

@Naproxenum lol MW2

[scullyy]

oh fuck

[o0FreakinStein0o]

what?? 30!? you got rick rolled!

[o0FreakinStein0o]

im playing at this part right now! best game i have played in a while, and i bought it for 2 bucks at a pawn shop

[MillyProductions]

and the best thirty bucks and half of my sanity i've ever spent.

[beullahcountry]

"The machinery must have overloaded and blown a fuse", thought Jack, idly wondering if he would make it out in time for an early brunch.

[wesleyfilms]

Good job and I would like to say that shoggoths are amazing beasts. :)