![]() It’s wonderfully effective and a highlight of the overall experience. As the game progresses, things get worse. It’s the end of times for Arkham and the game does a great job showcasing this: dilapidated buildings, rubble litters the street, and people wandering with no purpose. Frogwares title The Sinking City following last years official Call Of Cthulhu and arriving ahead of next years 2D RPG Stygian: Reign Of The Old Ones. Beautifully handcrafted locales that feel torn apart from the old ones. Stygian has a striking art style that feels like something right out of Lovecraft’s time. Promises have been made to fix up the game, but right now it’s unclear on if that’s enough. Thankfully, saving is regular and loading times are brief, so getting back into the game doesn’t take too long. Staying true to old RPGs, it’s always a roll of the dice. There’s also minor freezing when moving to other screens. I’ve had multiple crashes during my time, everything from creating characters, moving, and loading an instance. Though the biggest issue I’ve had in Stygian is with the bugs and general instability of the game. Sadly, the combat itself is just a slow, repetitive chore. The problem is the order of turns appears to be entirely based on RNG with no initiative skill to push your characters to the top of the turn order. Similar to that of Divinity: Original Sin, just with a tile based system. Following your standard tactics-based combat style, you move characters in a turn-based gameplay system. When you do get into trouble in Stygian, you will enter a separate combat instance. The characters you meet add to the believably of the world with well written dialogue. Exploring Arkham and the surrounding areas is generally interesting. Just a tip, do every quest possible and talk to everyone since most of the “side quests” are actually key to progressing the main story. Thankfully, once you start understanding what the game expects and find your way, it becomes much more interesting. It has unclear directions of what you are supposed to do and how to do it. Initial impressions on the game were worrying with one of the worst opening sections I’ve played through in a long time. Stygian is at its absolute best when it lets its RPG elements come through. Or if you have higher investigative abilities, you can find a loose brick. Although, if you are more into science, you can mix chemicals to erode the lock. For example, early on in the bank of Arkham there’s a safe behind a section of the wall that you can break down with strength and a heavy weapon. The actions that you can perform are impacted in your current stats. The lower your sanity, the more your character will act up, leading to odd behaviour such as dialogue options shifting. Of course sanity is a major theme here and it’s a resource that is as essential as your health. Stygian encourages you to role play as your character, focusing on their strengths and avoiding their weaknesses. I highly recommend going for a custom character for the best experience here, though those new to RPGs might prefer a preset character. Everything from your character’s main class, to beliefs, and individual attributes can be tweaked to make your perfect character. However, those looking for a much deeper RPG experience should look into the excellent character creator, where you get to fine tune the character you play as. When you start the game you get a choice of using a pre-designed character with stats and abilities pre-mapped out. ![]() You must pursue your own goals whether it be for salvation or vendetta or something different.Stygian doesn’t try to avoid the more controversial aspect of Lovecraft’s work. In Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones, you are not tasked to save the world, as it is already a lost cause. Different factors affect your mental health, the number one though is casting your spells. However, sometimes being mad has its advantages as well. Keep an eye on your character’s mental health. Offering a beautiful and haunting hand-drawn 2D world with enemies and environments inspired by HP Lovecraft’s works. But be careful in casting those spells as it comes with dire consequences. There will be physical combat as well as spell casting. You will have no choice but to battle against the strange haunting forces. Choose who you would want to play from the 8 available character Archetypes, every single one has their own specialties and backstory. Inspired by the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft, journey from the doomed Arkham into the deep dark depths of the Abyss. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones is a role-playing video game that is developed by Cultic Games and published by 1C Entertainment.
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