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Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land

April 10, 2024

Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land is a Lovecraftian horror tactical role-playing game developed by British studio Red Wasp Design in conjunction with Chaosium.[1] The game was released in 2012, for iOS in January,[2] for PC in May,[3] and for Android in June.[4]

Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land
Developer(s)Red Wasp Design
Publisher(s)Red Wasp Design
Platform(s)iOS, Microsoft Windows, Android
ReleaseiOS
  • WW: January 30, 2012
Microsoft Windows
  • WW: May 5, 2012
Android
  • WW: July 6, 2013
Genre(s)Tactical role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

The Wasted Land is based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft, author of The Call of Cthulhu and progenitor of the Cthulhu Mythos. It bases some of its narrative on Lovecraft's novella Herbert West–Reanimator, and also contains elements from the Call of Cthulhu role-playing game. The game is set during World War I and pits a group of soldiers and investigators against a conspiracy within the German army to build an army of re-animated corpses from the dead of the conflict.

Gameplay edit

The game is a mixture of a turn-based strategy and a role-playing game. The developer explained the mix of gameplay, and the development process, as follows: "When we started out, we were aiming for something in the style of Fire Emblem or Advance Wars, but it's evolved into something more like X-Com as we've gone on. The closest parallel is probably with an old PC game called Incubation, which was more storyline-based than X-Com."[5] In keeping with its influences, the game uses an action point system combined with aspects of the stats system from the paper version of Call of Cthulhu.

Plot edit

In 1915, Professor Brightmeer is called by a shady part of Britain's secret service MI-47, to go to France then in the midst of the Great War; he joins a British Army officer, Captain Hill in tracking down a secret cult while the war rages about them. The cult, headed by a mysterious figure called Docktor Kaul is using the stolen technology of Herbert West (the re-animator) combined with arcane mythos magic to build an undead army from the victims of the war.

The Captain and the Professor track Kaul across the trench lines, fighting German soldiers, the undead, and the Cthulhu Mythos monsters, including the Dark Young and hybrid Star Spawn of Cthulhu. They eventually track Kaul to his underground lab where he has built a machine to generate monsters for Germany, also to power a ritual to summon a full Star Spawn. A larger plot is revealed as the cult seeks to eliminate humanity from Earth to clear it for a new hybrid species of part human, part Star Spawn. The ritual goes forward, and the Star Spawn appears. The player is victorious if the Star Spawn is defeated.

Development edit

The development of the game was influenced heavily by both Lovecraft's original writings and the Call of Cthulhu RPG. The game's designer, Tomas Rawlings, commented in an interview: "What lifted Lovecraft's work above much of that written by his contemporaries was that he managed to tap into the very human desire we have to explore our own mortality. [...] I had talked to Chaosium about doing something in video games on a number of occasions but it never seemed to happen for one reason or another. Then, the stars aligned last year, and I found myself in a position to do a mobile adaptation of Call of Cthulhu."[6] The game took around a year to develop, though it was initially announced on 10 May 2011,[7] with SD screenshots[8] then HD screenshots later released.[9]

Reception edit

The game has been generally well received. For example, The Guardian recommended it as a download[11] and T3 Magazine called it "stunningly complex turn-by-turn strategy-based SIM redefines expectations for the iPad as games platform."[12] However, some reviews expressed concern at the control sensitivity, a point the developers claim they addressed in an update.[13] The ongoing cultural influence of H.P.Lovecraft as embodied in this game (and others) was underscored by Wired's GeekDad decision to release the review to coincide with the 75th anniversary of his death; "And I cannot think of a better way to celebrate his death — it is Lovecraft after all — than losing your mind playing Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land."[14] ComboCaster gave the game 6.8 out of 10, praising the setting and Lovecraft inspiration [15]

References edit

  1. ^ . 2012-01-30. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  2. ^ "The Stars are Right as 'Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land' Launches! (Developer's announcement)". 2012-01-30. from the original on 2012-11-15. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  3. ^ "'Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land' Now Out on AppUp Center, Insanity to follow (Developer's announcement)". 2012-05-06. from the original on 2012-11-15. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  4. ^ "'Droid Ftaghn! 'Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land' Launched on Android (Developer's announcement)". 2012-06-08. from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  5. ^ . 2012-11-20. Archived from the original on 2011-10-22. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  6. ^ "The Making of Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land (via Game Dev Story)". from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  7. ^ "Press Release: Call of Cthulhu Spawns on Mobile". 2012-11-20. from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  8. ^ "Call of Cthulhu Screenshots and Level-Pan Video Released!". 2011-08-26. from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  9. ^ "'Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land' Screenshots HD Released, Launch Date Announced as 30th January 2012". 2011-12-17. from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  10. ^ "Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  11. ^ Stuart, Keith (2012-03-14). "Six smartphone games you MUST download today". The Guardian. London. from the original on 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  12. ^ . 2012-03-13. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  13. ^ "Version 1.22 is out now!". 2012-03-06. from the original on 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  14. ^ CranfordTeague, Jason (2012-03-15). "You'll Go Mad Playing Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land". Wired. from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  15. ^ "Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land Review". from the original on 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2015-09-12.

External links edit

  • Official website

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Call of Cthulhu The Wasted Land is a Lovecraftian horror tactical role playing game developed by British studio Red Wasp Design in conjunction with Chaosium 1 The game was released in 2012 for iOS in January 2 for PC in May 3 and for Android in June 4 Call of Cthulhu The Wasted LandDeveloper s Red Wasp DesignPublisher s Red Wasp DesignPlatform s iOS Microsoft Windows AndroidReleaseiOSWW January 30 2012Microsoft WindowsWW May 5 2012AndroidWW July 6 2013Genre s Tactical role playingMode s Single playerThe Wasted Land is based on the works of H P Lovecraft author of The Call of Cthulhu and progenitor of the Cthulhu Mythos It bases some of its narrative on Lovecraft s novella Herbert West Reanimator and also contains elements from the Call of Cthulhu role playing game The game is set during World War I and pits a group of soldiers and investigators against a conspiracy within the German army to build an army of re animated corpses from the dead of the conflict Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Plot 3 Development 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksGameplay editThe game is a mixture of a turn based strategy and a role playing game The developer explained the mix of gameplay and the development process as follows When we started out we were aiming for something in the style of Fire Emblem or Advance Wars but it s evolved into something more like X Com as we ve gone on The closest parallel is probably with an old PC game called Incubation which was more storyline based than X Com 5 In keeping with its influences the game uses an action point system combined with aspects of the stats system from the paper version of Call of Cthulhu Plot editIn 1915 Professor Brightmeer is called by a shady part of Britain s secret service MI 47 to go to France then in the midst of the Great War he joins a British Army officer Captain Hill in tracking down a secret cult while the war rages about them The cult headed by a mysterious figure called Docktor Kaul is using the stolen technology of Herbert West the re animator combined with arcane mythos magic to build an undead army from the victims of the war The Captain and the Professor track Kaul across the trench lines fighting German soldiers the undead and the Cthulhu Mythos monsters including the Dark Young and hybrid Star Spawn of Cthulhu They eventually track Kaul to his underground lab where he has built a machine to generate monsters for Germany also to power a ritual to summon a full Star Spawn A larger plot is revealed as the cult seeks to eliminate humanity from Earth to clear it for a new hybrid species of part human part Star Spawn The ritual goes forward and the Star Spawn appears The player is victorious if the Star Spawn is defeated Development editThe development of the game was influenced heavily by both Lovecraft s original writings and the Call of Cthulhu RPG The game s designer Tomas Rawlings commented in an interview What lifted Lovecraft s work above much of that written by his contemporaries was that he managed to tap into the very human desire we have to explore our own mortality I had talked to Chaosium about doing something in video games on a number of occasions but it never seemed to happen for one reason or another Then the stars aligned last year and I found myself in a position to do a mobile adaptation of Call of Cthulhu 6 The game took around a year to develop though it was initially announced on 10 May 2011 7 with SD screenshots 8 then HD screenshots later released 9 Reception editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacriticiOS 68 100 10 The game has been generally well received For example The Guardian recommended it as a download 11 and T3 Magazine called it stunningly complex turn by turn strategy based SIM redefines expectations for the iPad as games platform 12 However some reviews expressed concern at the control sensitivity a point the developers claim they addressed in an update 13 The ongoing cultural influence of H P Lovecraft as embodied in this game and others was underscored by Wired s GeekDad decision to release the review to coincide with the 75th anniversary of his death And I cannot think of a better way to celebrate his death it is Lovecraft after all than losing your mind playing Call of Cthulhu The Wasted Land 14 ComboCaster gave the game 6 8 out of 10 praising the setting and Lovecraft inspiration 15 References edit CALL OF CTHULHU THE WASTED LAND Launches Chaosium s announcement 2012 01 30 Archived from the original on 2013 01 26 Retrieved 2012 03 19 The Stars are Right as Call of Cthulhu The Wasted Land Launches Developer s announcement 2012 01 30 Archived from the original on 2012 11 15 Retrieved 2012 03 19 Call of Cthulhu The Wasted Land Now Out on AppUp Center Insanity to follow Developer s announcement 2012 05 06 Archived from the original on 2012 11 15 Retrieved 2012 05 11 Droid Ftaghn Call of Cthulhu The Wasted Land Launched on Android Developer s announcement 2012 06 08 Archived from the original on 2013 01 18 Retrieved 2012 06 09 Slide To Play Q and A Call of Cthulhu The Wasted Land 2012 11 20 Archived from the original on 2011 10 22 Retrieved 2012 03 19 The Making of Call of Cthulhu The Wasted Land via Game Dev Story Archived from the original on 2013 07 01 Retrieved 2011 06 09 Press Release Call of Cthulhu Spawns on Mobile 2012 11 20 Archived from the original on 2013 01 26 Retrieved 2011 05 10 Call of Cthulhu Screenshots and Level Pan Video Released 2011 08 26 Archived from the original on 2013 01 26 Retrieved 2011 05 10 Call of Cthulhu The Wasted Land Screenshots HD Released Launch Date Announced as 30th January 2012 2011 12 17 Archived from the original on 2013 01 26 Retrieved 2011 05 10 Call of Cthulhu The Wasted Land for iPhone iPad Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on July 19 2018 Retrieved June 14 2018 Stuart Keith 2012 03 14 Six smartphone games you MUST download today The Guardian London Archived from the original on 2015 10 04 Retrieved 2012 03 22 Call of Cthulhu The Wasted Land Review 2012 03 13 Archived from the original on March 18 2012 Retrieved 2012 03 22 Version 1 22 is out now 2012 03 06 Archived from the original on 2016 02 03 Retrieved 2012 03 22 CranfordTeague Jason 2012 03 15 You ll Go Mad Playing Call of Cthulhu The Wasted Land Wired Archived from the original on 2012 11 08 Retrieved 2012 03 22 Call of Cthulhu The Wasted Land Review Archived from the original on 2015 09 15 Retrieved 2015 09 12 External links editOfficial website Portal nbsp Video games Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Call of Cthulhu The Wasted Land amp oldid 1183022771, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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