Call of Cthulhu
49 Achievements
12-15h
GOG
The Terrible Old Man
Convince the caretaker to help you
58.4%
How to unlock the The Terrible Old Man achievement in Call of Cthulhu - Definitive Guide
Is obtained in Chapter 3 when talking to Silas the Caretaker (the conversation after he threatens you with the axe).
Technically missable, as some failed skill checks or bad conversation may cause you to have to fetch the key from the cabin. Fortunately, there is a conversation path where you don't need any skill checks.
First, on your way to the manner before meeting Silas, make sure you take the left path to the graveyard and inspect Sarah Hawkins grave -- this will unlock a conversation item that will get Silas to cooperate. From the grave, continue on the level until you encounter Silas.
During the conversation, answer as the following:
-- I work for Stephen Webster (no requirements needed for this choice)
-- Sarah Hawkins was important to you (must have inspected Sarah Hawkins grave)
He'll give you the key to the mansion after this, and achievement unlocked!
Technically missable, as some failed skill checks or bad conversation may cause you to have to fetch the key from the cabin. Fortunately, there is a conversation path where you don't need any skill checks.
First, on your way to the manner before meeting Silas, make sure you take the left path to the graveyard and inspect Sarah Hawkins grave -- this will unlock a conversation item that will get Silas to cooperate. From the grave, continue on the level until you encounter Silas.
During the conversation, answer as the following:
-- I work for Stephen Webster (no requirements needed for this choice)
-- Sarah Hawkins was important to you (must have inspected Sarah Hawkins grave)
He'll give you the key to the mansion after this, and achievement unlocked!
4 Comments
I inspected the graves but there was no "Sarah Hawkins was important to you" option in the conversation. Instead it was something like "You don't need the key" which gave me the achievement.
By Gerbasgamer on 19 Feb 2020 11:36
Did you check just the Sarah Hawkins grave or all three graves? Not sure why the "Sarah Hawkins was important to you" option didn't trigger, I'll see if I can suss out why with some experimentation this weekend...
By JohnnyInterfnk on 20 Feb 2020 18:41
At the beginning of Chapter 3, when you start, take the first left into the graveyard and inspect all 3 graves. As you then try to go into the mansion, you will get stopped by Silas the caretaker.
This CAN be missable, but with two dialogue options, this is as easy as pie!
"I work for Stephen Webster" (No requirements needed)
Then, (Assuming you inspected Sarah Hawkins Grave)
"Sarah Hawkins was important to you"
Achievement should then unlock.
Heres my 100% Achievement guide if you want to see how, where and when this unlocks! Go to 24:20 in my playthrough 1 video.
Hope it helps!
Playthrough 1
Playthrough 2
This CAN be missable, but with two dialogue options, this is as easy as pie!
"I work for Stephen Webster" (No requirements needed)
Then, (Assuming you inspected Sarah Hawkins Grave)
"Sarah Hawkins was important to you"
Achievement should then unlock.
Heres my 100% Achievement guide if you want to see how, where and when this unlocks! Go to 24:20 in my playthrough 1 video.
Hope it helps!
Playthrough 1
Playthrough 2
During the third chapter you'll have to convince the caretaker to help you.
Story related and cannot be missed.
At the beginning of Chapter 3, you’ll encounter a creepy old man that threatens you, and you’ll need to convince him to let you pass. Fortunately, dialogues don’t seem to matter and he will always help you. Worst case scenario being him killing you, and you’d have to try again so this isn’t missable anyway.