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Call of the Elder Gods Reviews Find Great Puzzles, Weak Story

Early reviews highlight standout puzzles alongside a thin story.

Overview

  • Two outlets published first reviews that praise the sequel’s brainteasers and visual style while questioning its narrative weight.
  • The puzzles draw kudos for multi-step logic, note comparison, and a helpful in-game journal, with an optional hint system that nudges rather than hand-holds.
  • Reviewers say the game looks striking with a bright, painterly look that contrasts typical cosmic-horror gloom and includes varied settings across six chapters.
  • Critics fault the writing for shallow character work around returning figure Harry and newcomer Evie, blunt dialogue, and a heavy-handed villain portrayal involving Nazis.
  • ComicBook.com rates it 3/5 for excellent design but weak storytelling, while DayOne calls it a worthy sequel with slow pacing and rough 2D cutscenes, and both note publisher-provided review code.