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RPGWatch @ Gamescom - Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones Preview

by Myrthos, 2018-08-27 17:02:55

To kick of our series of Gamescom articles, here is a preview of Stygian:Reigs of the Old Ones. One of the Lovecraftian games that were present at Gamescom.

Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones takes place in an alternative history in the 1920's of New England.  In the game you get to create your character from 8 different archetypes from that era, like an aristocrat, occultist or investigator. All modelled afteler Lovecraftian archetypes. The game takes place in the fictional town of Arkham after the awakening of the great Old Ones. You meet a character called the Dismal Man. He tells you to find him beyond Arkham after the Black Day. The main story is about following his footsteps in order to find some answers. You have a choice on how to approach that, like follow him for vengeance as you feel he is responsible for what happened to the world. Or maybe you end up joining him. The choices you make in the game will have an impact on the story and also the endings, of which there are eight. As mentioned, the ending you get is determined by the choices you make, such as who you are, who you are adding to your party, your relationship with them, your actions in the world and the pacts that you make with others in the game. Also people can react differently based on who you are and what choices you have made. If you are a criminal and you interact with another criminal you can have a different conversation than if you would be a soldier.

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Stygian

SP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Historical
Genre: RPG
Platform: PC
Release: Released


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