This latest four minute gameplay video for Styx: Master of Shadows is entitled ‘Assassin’s Green 2”. Which is not a particularly good pun, but the comparison does at least seem accurate.
Goblin anti-hero Styx uses parkour, neat gadgets and an unhealthy amount of violent stabbing to get to the top of the Tower of Akenash and discover his origins.
Hard to tell too much without getting you hands on the game, but the basic stealth gameplay on display here look like lots of fun. The fantasy elements make for some interesting options - at one point Styx vomits up some kind of smoke-bomb clone that creeps around before detonating and providing cover.
Levels look expansive and nicely designed, too. There’s a sense of verticality and scale that’s missing from a lot of action games.
I haven’t been entirely convinced by developer Cyanide Studios’ previous efforts, but Styx has piqued my interest. The game’s out this October 7 on PC and PS4.
