Saturday Morning Gaming: Returning to Madness
I’ve talked multiple times about Cultist Simulator (currently 50% off on Steam).
Well, it’s just come out with two expansions: The Priest and The Ghoul.
The Priest says “I am not here merely to open doors. I am to become a door.”
The Ghoul expansion mentions the Ivory Dove (presumably not the soaps) and talks about things too horrid to mention on a family-friendly blog (and I’m pleased to say that you don’t have to get it bundled with the other one).
The game has changed significantly since it was released around a year ago. Painting is no longer a license to print money. Without unlimited cash whenever you want it, the early and mid-game changes significantly (the doctor and dancer playthroughs, for example, makes you feel like you’re rolling in money compared to the others when, before, they all felt identical due to the painting mechanic).
I really am unsettled by games like Amnesia and Dead Space (despite playing the heck out of them) but Cultist Simulator’s horror is far more psychological in nature and relies a lot more on the power of suggestion and your own imaginations ability to make your own self freak the heck out.
If you’ve played Cultist Simulator and thought “I’ve mastered this… no real reason to play another time…”, lemme tell ya: the expansions (heck, merely the patches that have improved the game) provide a reason to wander back and maybe find Enlightenment.
So… what are you playing?
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But whew! For a silly little soccer simulator this game descends into ridiculous depths of detail. Right now I’m content to let the board and my assistant coaches handle things while I figure the game out.Report
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Cultist Simulator is one of a relatively small number of games I gave up because it was too addictive. I’d sit down and start playing it and the next thing I knew it was 3 AM on a weeknight.
So no, I will not be downloading the intriguing-sounding expansions for that game, I fear.Report