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Lovecraft's Untold Stories 2 - Dev Diary: Final Graphics Reveal

Greetings everyone,
Carlos here, CEO at Blini Games! As we get closer and closer to the end of the development of Lovecraft’s Untold Stories 2, we start to see materials in final quality.

We have to admit that the decision to change the graphic style from pixel art to 2D vector has been, to say the least, challenging, at some points frustrating, but nevertheless rewarding - especially when seeing the final results.

In this blog post, we want to show you two versions of the same location from the game: “The streets of Arkham”. One from exactly a year ago, and the other one, as it currently looks, and how you will see it when you finally get to play the game!

[h3]THE STREETS OF ARKHAM, NOW AND THEN[/h3]

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February 2021

Current version




























If you want to see the longer gameplay video samples, from which we've made these gifs, follow these links:
Streets of Arkham (February 2021) Streets of Arkham (February 2022)

We really hope you like the look & feel of the new visuals. We definitely welcome any feedback and critique - feel free to post any comments here, in the Steam discussions or come to our discord,

Until next time, and in case you haven't done so already, please don't forget to add the game to your Steam wishlist to stay up to date on all the upcoming news. We'll be seeing you soon with more exciting updates about our game.

C

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1401400/Lovecrafts_Untold_Stories_2/

Lovecraft's Untold Stories 3rd Anniversary!

Hello Everyone,
Carlos here, CEO of LLC Blini Games.


Three years ago, this very same day, we officially released Lovecraft’s Untold Stories on Steam, a game developed by 6 people with a lot of passion and hopes.

Three years for a small indie developer is a lot of time, believe me, moreover with the entire pandemic and health situation, but, with all our ups and downs, we have managed to survive up to this date, and work really hard on the sequel, Lovecraft's Untold Stories 2, which is almost ready. *Crossing fingers*


We would like to celebrate this important date with you, and for that purpose, we´ve prepared some interesting and fun statistics about the game from these past 3 years. We hope you enjoy them:

92.503 players killed their character in the Strange Place
11.563 players have eaten over 100 chocolate bars
6.244 players have unlocked every playable character in the game
6.475 players have defeated Dagon
3.469 players have defeated Cthulhu
3.237 players have defeated Nyarlathotep
3.235 players have defeated Shub Niggurath
3.233 players have defeated Azathoth
3.004 players have finished the game on any difficulty
1.850 players have found every mini-event in the game
1.794 players have finished the game on high difficulty


That's not all however - Lovecraft's Untold Stories is a part of the Steam Lunar New Year Sale, and to celebrate our 3rd Anniversary, we have opted to offer you the game with the highest discount ever: -80%! If you haven't got the game yet, this is definitely the time to buy.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/871420/Lovecrafts_Untold_Stories/

If you do already own the game, check out the Lovecraftian Madness Bundle - you are eligible for an extra 15% off for the two other games in it!

We would like to thank all of you for being there, for supporting us, and for helping us to continue with our passion that is creating games. And please, if you wish to stay up to date with the development of Lovecraft's Untold Stories 2, don't forget to wishlist the game!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1401400/Lovecrafts_Untold_Stories_2/

Whole-heartedly, THANK YOU!
LLC Blini Games

Lovecraft's Untold Stories 2 - Dev Diary: The Professor

Greetings everyone, Carlos here, CEO at Blini Games! As you already know, in Lovecraft's Untold Stories 2 we are introducing 6 playable characters, some of them you've met in the previous game, while others are brand new. Each of them will have unique abilities, exclusive items, and their own gameplay style totally different from the rest.

Today, we introduce another one of the main characters of Lovecraft's Untold Stories 2, with a bit of his history, and some details about their abilities.

I’VE SEEN THINGS YOU PEOPLE WOULDN´T BELIEVE



The Professor is the second classic characters that we have “rescued” from the first part, to continue his fight against the Great Old Ones.

The meta-scientist Dr. Clawston is a powerfully built, ruthless genius, whose lust for knowledge has not been cowed by the horrors he’s discovered. He carries a portable ‘Resonator’ device which disrupts its targets by affecting the dimensions of reality itself!

Dr. Clawstone once led the project ‘Tillinghast’, before a series of ‘accidents’ led to the destruction of his laboratory. Clawstone immediately realized the walls between dimensions had been weakened and embarked on a field trip to stabilize them.

This culminated in Clawstone using the bio-technology of an ancient alien race to re-capture a pan-dimensional apex predator before it escaped into our reality.

It’s possible it was the proximity to the Resonator which caused Clawstone’s memory to erode inexorably, until all he could recall was... the piping of flutes...

SKILLS AND GAMEPLAY DETAILS

The Professor is a very interesting ranged class. Perhaps not as mobile and fast as the Detective, but he comes with skills that make him more resilient to damage, and also, we have changed some of his original skills to improve his survivability.

For starters, his basic weapon is one of the strongest. Not only does it have higher potential DPS than the detective's, it can also shoot 20 rounds before having to reload.



The Professor can use an energy shield at the cost of energy, which will negate incoming damage. This shield can be improved with the use of items that you can craft or find, which will increase the amount of damage negated, thus becoming a potential ranged tank later in the game. Careful though, when the energy runs out, the shield will deactivate, and you will have to wait some time to recover it back.



His weapon has a secondary explosive shot that consumes energy and takes a second to shoot, in which time, the professor won´t be able to move. But the AOE damage makes it perfect against clusters of enemies packed closely together.



We have added a new skill to the Professor to show how he has improved his control over the energies of the other dimension. Now he can summon a pet-worm which will attack the enemies on screen. Summoning the pet takes a lot of energy, and it can be killed. It will also die after a period of time. It will be possible to increase the DPS of the pet, its duration and HP through the use of items, crafted or found.



The Professor can also operate complex machinery and solve certain puzzles and mini-events based on science that other characters won´t be able to understand.



Till next time, in case you haven't done so already, please don't forget to add the game to your Steam wishlist and stay up to date on all the upcoming news. We'll be seeing you soon with more exciting updates about our game.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1401400/Lovecrafts_Untold_Stories_2/

Lovecraft's Untold Stories 2 - Dev Diary: The Detective

Greetings everyone, Carlos here, CEO at Blini Games! As you already know, in Lovecraft's Untold Stories 2 we are introducing 6 playable characters, some of them you already know, while others are brand new. Each of them will have unique abilities, exclusive items, and their own gameplay style totally different from the rest.

Starting today, we are opening a series of posts in which we will introduce to the main characters of Lovecraft's Untold Stories 2, with a bit of their history, and some details about their abilities.

MY NAME IS MURPHY, JOHN MURPHY…



The Detective is one of the classic characters that we have “rescued” from the first part, to continue his fight against the Great Old Ones.

John Murphy is an expert marksman, agile, and tough.

Murphy once served under Inspector John Legrasse, before he went missing shortly after the Bayou raids of 1908. Murphy investigated, and found Legrasse had been murdered – sacrificed to an unholy monstrosity – by the Bayou cult’s ring leader Castro.

Murphy tracked Castro to Innsmouth, where he salvaged a Navy operation to torpedo a hideous fish-demon that the Innsmouth cult venerated as a god.

Murphy’s quest was far from over, however... but each further step drained his rationality... until, inevitably, the merciful blackness of amnesia overtook him...

SKILLS AND GAMEPLAY DETAILS

The Detective is a classic shooter DPS class with average stats, expert in the use of small and medium size range weapons.



He can dodge attacks, traps, and avoid being surrounded by enemies, using his Dodge ability. The dodge ability spends a certain amount of Energy, so be careful.



He can also use a basic melee attack, which in certain situations will Stun an enemy for 1-2 seconds. Very useful against melee fast enemies from which it is very hard to run away.



The detective is also expert in the use of explosives. He can throw dynamite, Molotov cocktails and Grenades, for a high damage AOE attack against groups of enemies.



The Detective also has a passive skill called “Detective Eye” which will help him discover hidden secrets on screen, and also will help him solving certain puzzles and provide special actions in certain mini-events, that no other character will have access to.



Till next time, in case you haven't done already, please don't forget to add the game to you Steam wishlist and stay up to date on all the upcoming news. We'll be seeing you soon with more exciting updates about our game:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1401400/Lovecrafts_Untold_Stories_2/


Setting Preview: Forest & Swamps



Greetings cultists!

This week, we want to share with you all four work-in-progress samples of one of the new settings that we are creating right now: Forest & Swamps

Many of the elements are still on black and white, and missing visual effects, but this will give you an idea of where our new art style is going: much darker, gloomy, and more comic-like than the graphics that you could see in the first playable demo.

We are eager to show you new materials in the coming weeks, as we get them ready.

Please, tell us your thoughts.









Till next time, in case you haven't done already, please don't forget to add the game to you Steam wishlist and stay up to date on all the upcoming news. We'll be seeing you soon with more exciting updates about our game:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1401400/Lovecrafts_Untold_Stories_2/


C.