Let's Play The Sinking City Pt 4
Channel: Looking Glassed
Date: 2020-11-13

After being plagued for months with terrible dreams, hallucinations and visions, private detective Charles Reed, a survivor of the infamous sinking of the U.S. Navy ship the Cyclops, makes his way to Oakmont Massachusetts where he has been promised he will find the source of these strange and disturbing visions and perhaps a way to stop them. After arriving in the harbor Reed is steps into a crime scene involving the son of a powerful local the head of the Throgmorten family. Reed is hired to investigate the whereabouts of Throgmorten's son in exchange for information regarding Reed's visions. What follows is a series of investigations in the the goings on of the strange community of Oakmont, each more revelatory of the towns unsettling, history, culture and nature. 

Oakmont (The Sinking City) has recently been the site of a disastrous flood which has trapped the locals there and left major parts of the city flooded and underwater. Recent calamities have also displaced a strange community of people from their home town of Innsmouth to the town of Oakmont. In Oakmont you'll find the vestiges and elements from many of H.P. Lovecraft's most famous works. As a private detective you will take on cases, solving mysteries for clients whilst also learning more about your visions and their relation to the town. As the developer, Frogwares, is most famous for their venerated Sherlock Holmes ganmes, Reed's investigations will play much the same way, with this game having a heavy emphasis on investigation, puzzle solving and collecting data in order to solve the mystery behind each case. The Sinking City is also an open world survival horror game requiring you to combat unspeakable monstrosities, brought in by the recent flood and scavenge supplies to craft ammo, health and weapons. 

The Sinking City is a subtle blend of Silent Hill, Sherlock Holmes, L.A. Noire, and Eternal Darkness, all set against the backdrop of Lovecraft's most notable works. So please join me as we play through The Sinking City!