Focus Home Interactive and Cyanide Studio are working on a new Action/RPG called Styx: Master of Shadows, which will be released for the PC sometime in 2014.
In the game you’ll take control of a Goblin called Styx and must master the arts of stealth, theft and assassination. Battle your way to the top of the Tower of Akenash, where Humans and Elves hide and protect the Tree, the source of the Amber, where Styx has the best chance of quickly amassing a small fortune and discovering more about his true origins along the way.
Here’s some information that Focus sent over to us this morning:
“Battle your way to the top of the lofty Tower of Akenash through immense and vertiginous levels that highlight the vertical perspective. You will complete numerous missions with various objectives as you climb up – murder, information recovery, theft of precious artifacts, etc – and gradually reconstruct the puzzle that provides the key to the mystery of your origins. The levels are open and the objectives can be completed in various ways: you are therefore free to choose the best way to proceed and the most suitable strategy to employ to achieve and complete your mission objectives. But remember you’re a Goblin: if your target is twice your size, or more, you’re better off eliminating them silently… and in the back!
The premises of the Tower of Akenash are protected by many: Humans of course, but also Elves whose science of magic cannot be overlooked, huge Orcs who have been victims of (more or less) successful experiments, but also other, stranger creatures. Guards, soldiers and other protectors of the Tower will adapt their behavior dynamically, depending on your actions: you better keep a low profile and prepare your plan of action beforehand. Study the guard patrols closely, use areas of light and shadow to your advantage, lure your target to a secluded area to assassinate him silently, or arrange “accidents” to remain undetected!”
Focus Home Interactive and Cyanide Studio are currently in London showing us the game, so expect to hear more about it soon once we’ve got our impressions written up.
