This time around, the PI is Charles Reed and the island is Oakmont. That is, of course, a common theme to Lovecraft’s stories – some kind of investigator or academic visits a remote and decrepit space, and then things go to hell for him (it’s always a him).
If you played last year’s Call of Cthulhu, the beginning of The Sinking City will be familiar: during the 1920s, a private detective arrives on an island to investigate missing persons while also seeking the truth behind his own horrific visions. I’ve been excited for it, and nervous for it, and it is interesting to see how my feelings changed (or did not) as I progressed. The Sinking City is the most recent title based on Lovecraft’s works, imported into the developer’s familiar Sherlock Holmes gameplay to create a new experience.
Others, such as last year’s Call of Cthulhu, takes a more direct approach to the topic. There seems to have been an influx in Lovecraft-themed games released in the past few years, and some really have been exceptional - The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker comes to mind, as it takes familiar themes and puts them into a contemporary context.
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