Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure
In this point-and-click adventure/comedy, a tough detective and a slacker librarian with a talking cat team up to stop evil cultists from getting the forbidden magic book known as the Necronomicon.
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"This excellent third-person/point-and-click adventure game is clearly inspired in tone and visuals by LucasArts' classics - while it doesn't come anywhere close to The Secret of Monkey Island or other similar gems, Gibbous is an inspired debut by these new developers. The unusual premise is a comedic take on H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, as a noir-ish private detective team up with a slacker librarian with a talking cat (due to an accident with the newly-found Necrononomicon) against evil cultists with nefarious plans to raise eldritch abominations. Visuals are neat, with l..."
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The game references/parodies several novellas and short tales by horror writer H.P. Lovecraft. Some inspire major story lines, like The Call of Cthulhu, The Shadow Over Innsmouth and The Haunter of the Dark; others are referenced in passing, like The Thing on the Doorstep and The Silver Key.
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In this point-and-click adventure/comedy, a tough detective and a slacker librarian with a talking cat team up to stop evil cultists from getting the forbidden magic book known as the Necronomicon.