Styx: Master of Shadows is an upcoming release this week.
Styx: Master of Shadows is an upcoming release this week.
Seems intriguing, but I prefer not to play as a carefree goblin.
It's actually oh so damn good! It feels and plays like mix between the original thief games and some Hitman. I've gotten 11 hours into it so far, and I'm still far away from actually fully finishing it. The Goblin difficulty is what everyone needs to play, you can't fight head on, or parry attacks, and stealth is key, with killing only being a last resort, unless it's an objective. Embargo is up today, so here are some screenshots. Note: My early copy was locked at 62 FPS, it might be there on release today as well as I've not gotten any updates yet. The game runs the Unreal 3 engine, looks rather nice. Although textures could be better, i suspect they're only 1080p ones, and those with the FPS lock are down to the consoles. Gameplay with 21:9 aspect ratio is fantastic, and it support it brilliantly, no fiddling with configs needed. Sadly all cutscenes are rendered at 16:9, so you'll get pillar boxing on 21:9, or multi monitor setups.