Stygian: Reign Of The Old Ones is an RPG set in Arkham, the massive Cthulhu mythos city, after it’s been zapped into one other dimension of never-ending horror and insanity from which none can hope to flee. A bit like residing in England, then.
Although the entire Cthulhu enterprise isn’t a very unusual inspiration for games nowadays, this one is unquestionably going for one thing a bit extra complicated than merely combating off gibbering robey boys and tentaculats. “The struggle in Stygian is not to save the world,” says its Steam page, “for that battle is lost already. Pursue your own goals in these end times: salvation, vendetta, or perhaps something darker.” I’ll have one thing darker, please.
I’ll have a trailer and a few ideas, too, having performed it for a wee whereas.
It’s a bit good. I’ve no specific curiosity in Lovecraft even when he’s not being a large racist, so I used to be slightly stunned how rapidly this one pulled me in. When creating a personality there are many fascinating choices, out of your background to your beliefs, lots of which have an effect on your dialog choices, and what profit you’ll get from selecting specific programs of motion. An occultist may gain advantage from being a bit touched within the head, otherwise you could be a nihilistic gangster and achieve sanity from being skeptical and matter-of-fact.
I wasn’t offered on the artwork fashion at first, however its barely lolloping, lanky folks truly match effectively, giving a simian wildness to attackers and, mixed with the wry humour right here and there, a gentle air of levity that counteracts the darkish and hopeless setting. Combat is turn-based and resolves a bit slowly for my style, and I used to be a bit miffed to be pelted with stones that someway hit tougher than my bullets. But then, I used to be a horny, charming actor with a tender coronary heart who tried to consolation folks, however wasn’t a lot of a fighter. And I used to be alone. Loading display screen suggestions point out that that is doing issues a bit completely different, as it’s important to pay any AI to assist your group or they’ll sod off. “Stygian is not about winning but enduring”, says one other tip.
Society has type of tailored, which provides it a faintly Fallout-ish really feel. In specific, I like that the Mob has a lot energy, to the purpose the place anybody who crosses them shall be “marked”, all however guaranteeing the sinister cult will come for them. Creepy enterprise, but additionally convincingly mercenary. Yeah, I feel this could be a very good’un.
Stygian: Reign Of The Old Ones is on Humble, Steam, and GOG, at a reduced value of £20.39 / €21.24 / $25.49 till the third of October.
