I'm looking for a certain kind of game..

[Madskull]

First of all, hello and thank you for your time reading this.

I'm looking for a game set in either Victorian London , somewhere at the beginning of the Industrial revolution, or during the Great Plague of London. This is probably a difficult thing to ask for, as there are so few games set in these periods, but I found one some time ago and I really liked it. Call of Cthulhu, to be precise. And even though I'm not at all into survival horror genre, I still liked it just for the setting and atmosphere. I don't know if it is any of the things I listed but I just couldn't find a way to describe it any better.. It kind of felt like I was in the Tim Burton movie Sweeney Todd: The Demon barber of Fleet Street, which I also enjoyed.

So if you kind people can recommend me another game that is like Call of Cthulhu or any other thing I listed, I would be very thankful.

 

[Spoonius]

You might like Fable 3. Best I can think of at the moment.

 

[baddude1337]

Alice: Madness Returns has parts set in Victorian London, not much though.

Fable 3 is sort of based off Victorian London.

Medievil 2 is set in Victorian London.

Can't really think of anymore at the moment.

 

[Bobic]

There's a whole host of Sherlock Holmes games on steam if you're into point and clicky adventure game type things.

http://store.steampowered.com/search/?snr=1_4_4__12&term=sherlock+holmes

 

[Madskull]

You might like Fable 3. Best I can think of at the moment.

I already played every single Fable game out, and I really enjoyed them all but for vastly different reasons.. What I liked in Fable is just how attached you get to your character by the end of it. Sure, the world is beautiful, but not really immersive.

Alice: Madness Returns has parts set in Victorian London, not much though.

Fable 3 is sort of based off Victorian London.

Medievil 2 is set in Victorian London.

Can't really think of anymore at the moment.

I was really hoping to play Alice: Madness Returns, and I'm sure I will sometime soon because the game sounds perfect to me.
And, I'm going to look up Medievil 2 as well..

Thanks for responding.. Please help out some more if you can .

EDIT: OH I forgot one:

There's a whole host of Sherlock Holmes games on steam if you're into point and clicky adventure game type things.

http://store.steampowered.com/search/?snr=1_4_4__12&term=sherlock+holmes

Thanks for answering mate. I'm really into point & click adventure games, but Sherlock Holmes just isn't my cup of tea. I like the atmosphere and it's interface which is something you don't see a lot of in adventure games today, but I find the puzzles kind of far fetched and based generally on item finding and moon logic. But if you guys have any other adventure games, be sure to let me know

 

[Tallim]

You might like Fable 3. Best I can think of at the moment.

I already played every single Fable game out, and I really enjoyed them all but for vastly different reasons.. What I liked in Fable is just how attached you get to your character by the end of it. Sure, the world is beautiful, but not really immersive.

Alice: Madness Returns has parts set in Victorian London, not much though.

Fable 3 is sort of based off Victorian London.

Medievil 2 is set in Victorian London.

Can't really think of anymore at the moment.

I was really hoping to play Alice: Madness Returns, and I'm sure I will sometime soon because the game sounds perfect to me.
And, I'm going to look up Medievil 2 as well..

Thanks for responding.. Please help out some more if you can .

EDIT: OH I forgot one:

There's a whole host of Sherlock Holmes games on steam if you're into point and clicky adventure game type things.

http://store.steampowered.com/search/?snr=1_4_4__12&term=sherlock+holmes

Thanks for answering mate. I'm really into point & click adventure games, but Sherlock Holmes just isn't my cup of tea. I like the atmosphere and it's interface which is something you don't see a lot of in adventure games today, but I find the puzzles kind of far fetched and based generally on item finding and moon logic. But if you guys have any other adventure games, be sure to let me know

Should play Sherlock Holmes Awakened though. Sherlock + Cthulhu Mythos. Very good.

 

[Woodsey]

Have you played the Thief games? Not set specifically in any of those periods but they certainly take aesthetic influence from them.

Also helps that they're really fucking good.

 

[trooper6]

Not a game recommendation, but I think you should watch the actual musical Sweeney Todd rather than the Tim Burton film. Rent the version with the original Broadway actors Angela Landsbury and George Hearns. That is some awesomeness right there.

 

[Ordinaryundone]

First of all, hello and thank you for your time reading this.

I'm looking for a game set in either Victorian London , somewhere at the beginning of the Industrial revolution, or during the Great Plague of London. This is probably a difficult thing to ask for, as there are so few games set in these periods, but I found one some time ago and I really liked it. Call of Cthulhu, to be precise. And even though I'm not at all into survival horror genre, I still liked it just for the setting and atmosphere. I don't know if it is any of the things I listed but I just couldn't find a way to describe it any better.. It kind of felt like I was in the Tim Burton movie Sweeney Todd: The Demon barber of Fleet Street, which I also enjoyed.

So if you kind people can recommend me another game that is like Call of Cthulhu or any other thing I listed, I would be very thankful.

I'm assuming you are talking about Dark Corners of the Earth, which is actually set in New England in the 1920's. In other words, it has nothing to do with Victorian England at all.

Color me confused.

 

[surg3n]

Thief 1 and 2 spring to mind - if any game ever 'smelt' like victorian London then it's the original Thief. Damn I miss those games, hopefully a new Thief will be developed soon.

 

[similar.squirrel]

I'm assuming you are talking about Dark Corners of the Earth, which is actually set in New England in the 1920's. In other words, it has nothing to do with Victorian England at all.

Color me confused.

I was wondering about that myself. Also, the beginning of the Industrial Revolution was a couple of hundred years after any kind of major plague, unless I'm mistaken.

I think you should probably read a history book instead of playing games. m

 

[shadow_Fox81]

because Call of of Cthulhu was set in a 1920's fishing town in new england i'm just going to think of games with a similar atmosphere, because Victorian Londons going to be difficult to keep to.

i think Amnesia the dark Descent is probably the closest i can recall it fits into your time frame and mentions london. Also the Metro stations in Metro 2033 have the same lived in feel that Innsmouth had and both games share similar colour palettes to Call of Cthulhu.

At a stretch you could try Psychonauts that feels very tim burton-esque, but more the nightmare before christmas vibe than sweeney todd.

but the kind of vibe in Call of Cthulu is a very horror genre thing, and i think insmouth was very well realised.

 

[Hungry Donner]

The Thief games have an incredibly immersive atmosphere, and as others have said it has a Fantasy Victorian aesthetic (with a dash of steampunk in the first, which is developed in depth in the second).

Thief 1 and 2 spring to mind - if any game ever 'smelt' like victorian London then it's the original Thief. Damn I miss those games, hopefully a new Thief will be developed soon.

The people behind Deus Ex 3 are currently working on Thief 4.

 

[MindBullets]

Echo Bazaar might appeal to you, I suppose. It's a story-focused web game, and you can't really sink loads of time into it since you have about 40 actions per day, with an action bar that caps at 10 and replenishes at 1 action every 7 minutes or so, but it is really interesting and it sounds like your kind of setting.

 

[justagirl]

I'm thinking Gray Matter if you like adventure games. description from Direct2Drive --

"Gray Matter, the adventure penned by legendary game author Jane Jensen, masterfully combines the supernatural with the nightmarish.


Since losing his wife in a terrible car accident many years ago, neurobiologist Dr. David Styles has become a recluse, leaving his English mansion Dread Hill House only on rare occasions. One day student and street artist Samantha Everett shows up on his door step unexpectedly, at a time Styles just happens to look for a new assistant. Sam gets the job.

Her first assignment involves finding six volunteers for an experiment planned by Styles at Oxford University. The experiment begins harmless enough, but soon strange things start happening. Styles is visited by his beloved, but deceased, wife. Now it is up to Sam to solve the mysteries of Dread Hill House."

 

[surg3n]

The Thief games have an incredibly immersive atmosphere, and as others have said it has a Fantasy Victorian aesthetic (with a dash of steampunk in the first, which is developed in depth in the second).

Thief 1 and 2 spring to mind - if any game ever 'smelt' like victorian London then it's the original Thief. Damn I miss those games, hopefully a new Thief will be developed soon.

The people behind Deus Ex 3 are currently working on Thief 4.

Cool!, lets hope they keep the same setting and atmosphere, and don't go all modern on us. Thanks for the heads-up.

 

[jacobythehedgehog]

Could I suggest Renesonce of Fate? That one might fit the bill

 

[Madskull]

Have you played the Thief games? Not set specifically in any of those periods but they certainly take aesthetic influence from them.

Also helps that they're really fucking good.

I Played Thief series and I really enjoyed them, and I would probably enjoy all the games like it.

First of all, hello and thank you for your time reading this.

I'm looking for a game set in either Victorian London , somewhere at the beginning of the Industrial revolution, or during the Great Plague of London. This is probably a difficult thing to ask for, as there are so few games set in these periods, but I found one some time ago and I really liked it. Call of Cthulhu, to be precise. And even though I'm not at all into survival horror genre, I still liked it just for the setting and atmosphere. I don't know if it is any of the things I listed but I just couldn't find a way to describe it any better.. It kind of felt like I was in the Tim Burton movie Sweeney Todd: The Demon barber of Fleet Street, which I also enjoyed.

So if you kind people can recommend me another game that is like Call of Cthulhu or any other thing I listed, I would be very thankful.

I'm assuming you are talking about Dark Corners of the Earth, which is actually set in New England in the 1920's. In other words, it has nothing to do with Victorian England at all.

Color me confused.

Well I might not be too good in History, so please bear with me if you can.

because Call of of Cthulhu was set in a 1920's fishing town in new england i'm just going to think of games with a similar atmosphere, because Victorian Londons going to be difficult to keep to.

i think Amnesia the dark Descent is probably the closest i can recall it fits into your time frame and mentions london. Also the Metro stations in Metro 2033 have the same lived in feel that Innsmouth had and both games share similar colour palettes to Call of Cthulhu.

At a stretch you could try Psychonauts that feels very tim burton-esque, but more the nightmare before christmas vibe than sweeney todd.

but the kind of vibe in Call of Cthulu is a very horror genre thing, and i think insmouth was very well realised.

I played Psychonauts and it was a good game and a very unique experience. As for the Dark Descent, I will get it soon enough and try it out .

Could I suggest Renesonce of Fate? That one might fit the bill

I'm going to look that up, thank you.