Daily Chthonicle: Editor's Edition

I wanted to like this one far more than I actually could manage. With a little more polish, this game could be great. The setting is neat, with you running a newspaper that investigates supernatural events around town. Gods, how I wanted to love this one. But the mechanics are more than a little bit clunky, and the instructions are kind of obtuse. You're going to want to play through the tutorial as well as at...

22 found this helpful, 2017-02-19

(Edit: It appears the game is now out of early access, and no particular changes have adjusted my opinions expressed here.) I feel strange giving a "not recommended" to a game I actually quite like. But as far as whether I'd recommend it to the public, Daily Chthonicle is on a VERY precarious balance point that could very easily wobble onto the recommended side by the time it comes out of early access. However, some...

63 found this helpful, 2016-09-20

There's the potential for a really good game here, one that far surpasses "The Westport Independent" and other games of this type. That potential hasn't been fulfilled, however. Forget the Old Ones, the user interface is the most mysterious unknowable filled with malice in this game. It's too hard to read, too obfuscated, and renders most of what should be meaningful choices as shrugging and guess work. If this...

28 found this helpful, 2016-10-16

Follow my Curator page, Fruit N Doggie Reviews, so you can be updated whenever I post a new review. Overall Rating - Unplayable Trash ☆☆☆☆☆ First Impressions When checking out Daily Chthonicle (DC), I thought the gameplay would involve sleuthing around and putting my detective skills to work. I'd have to deduce which activities in the community, strange and criminal though they may be, did and didn't involve...

22 found this helpful, 2021-09-27

Edit: It's far enough in development now for me to post update, but I'll keep the original review for archival purpose. After just two or three months in early access, the game is much better now. Got actual tutorial, much accessible User Interface, more unique events, etc. It's a weird and rare type of procedurally generated story/adventure game about being editor of newspaper and sending your reporters to...

18 found this helpful, 2016-07-14

It's a strange investigative game set within the Lovecraft mythos of weird fiction and horror. It is very difficult to master. I'd advise keeping a journal to document which artifacts, spells, items, and allies are helpful in overcoming encounters. The learning curve is high and the core of the game will take patience to realize fully. The tutorial is necessary if you're to stand a chance.

7 found this helpful, 2020-08-27