That is one area Mountains of Madness does not disappoint. It becomes more ambient and ominous, like the tolling of church bells in the forest around the cemetery. As the locations and tone start to change, so does the music. Lone Carter visits his offices and is surrounded by smooth jazz, and noir inspired tracks. This growing despair is also carried over to the music, in the beginning thereвЂ™s some decent background music. ThereвЂ™s a sense of despair in the artwork. Dark greens, grays and browns are the majority of the palette, with bright shades of colour few and far between. The colours are dark and drab, adding to the atmosphere set by the story. I quite liked the dark and morbid style of the titleвЂ™s design. So it leads me to the conclusion that delivery lies at the heart of what I disliked about Mountains of MadnessвЂ™ voice acting. But their dialogue is still believable, because of the quality of delivery. ItвЂ™s set in 17th Century New England and it sure sounds like it. Here everyone speaks like something out of old world literature. Take for example the 2015 film, The Witch. I thought perhaps this type of speech just sounded strange to my 21st century ears, but that theory didnвЂ™t hold up under scrutiny. ItвЂ™s got this early 20th century style of speaking thatвЂ™s very fitting for the setting and time period, with all the decorum that one would expect. At first I was sure it was due to the dialogue. Sometimes I could swear it sounded like those text-to-speech voices. If IвЂ™m being honest it wasnвЂ™t that great. Speaking of cutscenes, LetвЂ™s talk about the voice acting. However, a couple of cutscenes and my time with Lone was at an end. Once I had reached the climax, I found myself surprised, I was sure I still had a good hour or two to go before it was all over. Because of this the pacing felt a little off. The plot was never lost on me, but I feel the exposition could have been laid out a little more evenly throughout the story. Toward the end you are bombarded with new information that for a newcomer to Lovecraft, like myself, would be a little disorienting. However, at times it did feel as though it withheld quite a lot to be revealed later. Especially considering the universe its set in is filled to the brim with mysteries on a cosmic scale. Mountains of Madness does a fair job of balancing questions and answers. Thus began the first of many questions IвЂ™d have before the credits rolled. The next thing I knew he was awake, good as new but missing a fair bit of his coat and pants those same limbs bare, yet unscathed. Needless to say, I didnвЂ™t think IвЂ™d be spending much time with him past that point. By the looks of it, missing an arm and leg. When you first lay eyes on him heвЂ™s severely injured. It leads him to the strange town of Innsmouth. Lone is a private investigator following up on a disappearance. You even spend a little time playing as a young Lovecraft, pretty wild. What is going on?ДЇor the most part, you play as Lone Carter, when not with Lone the game has you hop around between a fair share of its characters. It took me longer than IвЂ™d care to admit to figure it out. IвЂ™ll admit though, there was one puzzle that seriously left me scratching my head. Being this engaged made it all the more satisfying to solve these puzzles. By the end of it all, I felt like some mad researcher with pages on pages of scribbled notes, numbers and symbols scattered across my desk. I kept a notebook nearby for all the clues, and it made me feel like an active part of the story.

It wasnвЂ™t an overly frustrating experience, in fact it was engrossing. However, I feel it handled the difficulty really well. There were some seriously tricky puzzles here at least for me. Mountains of Madness does not mess around in this department. However, add in a healthy dose of Cthulhu and heaping tablespoons of the occult and youвЂ™ve got yourself a wonderfully dark jaunt through a lovecraftian mystery.ДЄny good mystery relies heavily on its puzzles and riddles. All of these elements are found in Mountains of Madness, theyвЂ™re a big part of the draw. Red herrings, secrets, and long, dark nights. The threads leading in all directions before coming together down the line in the most unexpected ways. The sense of danger that builds as the story reaches its crescendo. Playing through a mystery can be a solid experience all on its own. A love, fans of the genre will really appreciate. ItвЂ™s a flawed adventure, but with a love for the works of Lovecraft. It takes you on a macabre journey into the depths of the occult. Lovecraft novella, and a new entry into the Chronicle of Innsmouth series. Mountains of Madness is an adaptation of the H.P.

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