Scopri l'omicidio brutale di un professore nell'America del 1926 in un'indagine che fonde elementi RPG e avventura con combattimenti a turni. Ambientato nel mythos di Cthulhu di H.P. Lovecraft, i giocatori scelgono tra 12 investigator, ognuno con abilità uniche, per formare una squadra e inseguire indizi attraverso nove capitoli. Le visite toccano Miskatonic University, Arkham Asylum e i bayou della Louisiana, dove gli interrogatori svelano il piano di un sinistro culto per evocare antichi mali.
I combattimenti richiedono armi da mischia e a distanza, oggetti potenti e incantesimi magici contro orrori lovecraftiani che intaccano la sanità mentale e scatenano traumi, influenzando le scelte. Gli investigator affrontano scienza curiosa e incubi viventi, aggrappandosi alla ragione. I fan di scontri tattici a turni e indagini basate sulla sanità mentale troveranno qui un loop avvincente.
Inspired by the award-winning board game franchise, Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace is an investigation game served with turn-based combat, set in the haunted worlds of H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos. Plunge into an original story written by Fantasy Flight Interactive’s official writers and explore the American Roaring Twenties.
The year is 1926: a professor of astronomy is found dead in her mansion and everything indicates that she has been the victim of a heinous murder. Choose from 12 intrepid investigators from the Arkham Horror games, each with a unique set of skills, and assemble your team to shed the light over this mysterious death.
Find clues, perform interrogations and progress through nine chapters as the story unfolds. Your investigation will take you to visit shadowed institutions and mysterious locales, ranging from Miskatonic University, the Arkham Asylum, and the bayous of Louisiana.
As the investigators get closer to their goal, your squad will have to face curious science, living nightmares, and a sinister cult, whose mad scheme is to bring about the end of everything. Use a large variety of melee and ranged weapons, as well as powerful items and devastating magic spells to defeat your opponents in turn-based combat; while you attempt to retain your sanity.
As you face off against Lovecraftian horrors, your investigators will descend deeper into the depths of madness, affecting their level of sanity and causing traumas that will impact the course of your investigation. Care about your sanity and make the right choices… the Ancient Ones are preparing their return.
