Does anyone have a saved game for Call of Cthulhu just after the protagonist escapes from this hotel room when the baddies are try trying to break in. I'm 70 years old and I just can't get my arthritic fingers to move fast enough to get the guy out of his room in one piece. (Jeeesh that sounds morbid, but it's true darn it). Thanks.

ArtDent,

Is this the Shadow of the Comet one? Checking around makes me think this is the only adventure game; the rests are RPGs.
I find only French version saved games here.

Maybe someone else can help us.

Hi. No I don't think so. It was by Bethesda Software (famous for some other games as I recall). This one is a real gem of horror genre adventure game, but for some reason went almost completely unnoticed.

See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Cthulhu:_Dark_Corners_of_the_Earth

Ah - this is the action game. Another one is RPG and the one I mentioned above is adventure.

I still can't find a saved game - I'll have an eye out for one though.
I will move you to Action - Darkside forum. Someone might know of a site to get one.

There are a couple old threads that might help. I've played it and it took many tries before I could get out of the hotel. I was able to make a save after I pushed the chest in the first room. That helped. Keep trying and you will get better. Eventually, I was able to do it fairly easily. The player in the second thread was able to do it with one hand. This is the hardest part of the game.

http://www.gameboomers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/131872/1

http://www.gameboomers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/262571/1

Thanks, Pokey

Art

I found a patch that doubles the amount of time allowed for the escape.

http://dcotetools.sucklead.com/p/dcotepatch.html

Good find

TURN OFF THE SOUND!

It will scare the bejeezus out of you and make you panic. And there is lots of good advice on the linked threads above.

Once you're out of the hotel room, you should be okay. It really is one of the hardest areas to get through. Just take it slowly, move very deliberately, and keep out of sight.

This is a great, great game and I can't believe I forgot about it when I've posted my favourites each year.