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Dagon: Complete Edition announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC [Trailer] (www.gematsu.com)
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Publisher Feardemic and developer Bit Golem has announced Dagon: Complete Edition for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch. It includes Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft and all downloadable content, including the new console-exclusive content “What the Moon Brings.” It will launch on October 10.

Here is an overview of the game, via Feardemic:

About

“I am writing this under an appreciable mental strain, since by tonight I shall be no more.”

Explore the unique works of H. P. Lovecraft via the interactive stories of Dagon: Complete Edition—an extraordinary collection depicting the horrors creeping beneath the waves, festering within delirious minds, and more.

Dagon: Complete Edition includes:

  • Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft – Step into the shoes of a former World War I ship officer and experience the story that shattered his sanity.
  • Downloadable Content “The Railway Horror” – Dive into the writer’s mind and uncover what haunted his very dreams (based on Lovecraft’s actual nightmare). “The Little Glass Bottle” – Experience a treasure hunt story written by the author when he was just seven years old. “What the Moon Brings” – Enter a dream-like world and immerse yourself in cosmic horror behind the wall of sleep.

Key Features:

  • 100 percent faithful adaptations of Lovecraft’s works brought to life through atmospheric voice acting.
  • Hidden notes containing rare trivia about Lovecraft’s life and his impact on culture.
  • A brand new, console-exclusive downloadable content “What the Moon Brings.”
  • Compact stories, each suitable for one gaming session.

Delve into the eldritch horror of the unknown with Dagon: Complete Edition…

…if your mind can endure it.

Watch the announcement trailer...

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[–] LMagicalus@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Uhhhhh are we sure we WANT a 100 percent accurate adaptation of anything Lovecraft wrote? The whole extreme racism thing seems like it might be an issue.

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Relax, there are no cats with peculiar names in Dagon.

Btw. I've played the original version and it was a quite short storytelling of the original novel with close to none interactivity. Not sure what the complete edition have added.