Release Date: June 23, 2020
Adventure game realized in the form of a virtual gamebook, based on the work of H.P. Lovecraft. In The Innsmouth Case we play the role of a detective who comes to the town to solve the mysterious disappearance of little Tabitha Marsh.
The Innsmouth Case is an adventure game realized in the form of a gamebook, which was inspired by the work of the famous H.P. Lovecraft. This production was developed by the independent Robot Pumpkin Games studio and released by Assemble Entertainment; the latter's portfolio includes the warmly received Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don't Dry.
The Innsmouth Case takes us on a journey to a modern version of the Innsmouth, a fictional town known from H.P. Lovecraft's stories (led by The Shadow over Innsmouth). The story told here is full of horror, but it is soothed by a solid dose of specific humour.
When little Tabitha Marsh goes missing under mysterious circumstances, only the best of the best detectives can solve this mystery. However, it so unfortunate that master of this profession is busy with other matters. So the main character has to find the girl.
In The Innsmouth Case the game is played entirely on the pages of a virtual book. During the game, we read descriptions of places and situations where the protagonist is, as well as records of conversations that he conducts with the residents of Innsmouth. Besides, we often make various decisions. The choices we make not only influence the future course of the adventure or affect how the main character is perceived by others, but also determine which version of the end of the story we will see (out of twenty-seven).
Although The Innsmouth Case is almost entirely based on a written word, the production has a pleasant graphic design. Illustrations depicting the events described in the virtual book are designed in a cartoon style and are accompanied by various symbols (including occult ones).
Platforms:
PC Windows June 23, 2020
PlayStation 4 July 22, 2021
Xbox One July 21, 2021
Android June 23, 2020
Apple iOS June 23, 2020
Nintendo Switch December 28, 2020
Developer: Robot Pumpkin Games
Publisher: Assemble Entertainment
Age restrictions: 12+
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System Requirements for The Innsmouth Case Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 896 MB GeForce GTX 260 / 512 MB Radeon HD 4850 or better, 1 GB HDD, Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1.
Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Core i7 2.66 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 460 / Radeon HD 5770 or better, 1 GB HDD, Windows 7/8/8.1 64-bit.
Game Ratings for The Innsmouth Case Video Game.
PlayStation Universe: 4 / 10 by Alan Strawbridge
A promising adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's novella is squandered with illogical solutions, childish humour and too many unsatisfying endings. Completists may enjoy finding all the content, but old school 'choose your own adventure' fans should look elsewhere for their fix of interactive fiction.
VGamingNews: 5 / 10 by Gareth Jones
Comparing Innsmouth with other games is a little bit like comparing apples and oranges. It’s certainly a well-made choose-your-adventure book and is perfect for a bus journey or train ride on a mobile gaming device, but is not something I would say is suited to a fully-fledged console experience like the Xbox One.
JumpCut PLAY: 5 / 10 by Siobhan Eardley
There were narrative moments I wasn’t expecting, and some were actually rather fun. For instance, I ended up picking up a cube in a lighthouse and spending 6 years in some kind of alien realm while the aliens gathered information on Earth via my body. That was a genuine surprise and perhaps my favourite of the endings I got. I will say that I had a certainly less frustrating time with The Innsmouth Case than I did with the last game of this genre I reviewed, My Aunt is a Witch. At the start, it was able to capture my attention and I was actually really enjoying the story, but it’s a shame that the repetitiveness and the number of different endings you could have just ended up in me losing interest completely.
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