Stygian - Release Day
 

Today's the release day of Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones:

More information.

Waiting for the embargo to end :)

Will the news be good or bad when the embargo ends ?

Eurogamer Italy gave it a 7/10. Review is in Italian:
https://www.eurogamer.it/articles/20…nes-recensione

Will check out tomorrow probably - quite looking forwad to it.

I've not played it yet, since I rarely play anything on release day, but I did get my key in advance with no issue, so that was nice. That's how it should work, if you support the project early you shouldn't have to wade through mud and ice simply to get your key.

Here you go; :)

https://indiannoob.in/stygian-reign-…tion-good-rpg/

+Great atmosphere, world building and writing
+Striking visuals
+Role playing is pretty damn well done

-The combat is very basic and unsatisying
-Can be completed in like 15 hrs even though the replayability is quite high
-The price is a bit too much for some people I believe

Omg Jay, you are such a noob.

:)

You change your site, Yemeth? It looks fancier than I remember.

Another nice review. Followed the links to Call of Cthulhu and Sinking City, too. Which of those two do you prefer? I'm getting Stygian for sure, but I've been wondering which of these two I should try. I've been leaning toward the one by Frogwares, as I thought they did a decent job with one of their Sherlock Holmes games I played.

Hey thanks a lot man! The boss changed the layout around :p
Call of Cthulhu is a more polished experience since it's a very linear game. Almost a walking sim. But enjoyable. Sinking City, on the other hand, is an open-world game and has some technical problems. Personally, I prefer Sinking City due to its ambition and the gorgeous world they built.

Indian Boob!

Yup, too pricey for the game length. (yeah yeah, high replayablility…)

Those are good reasons. Atmosphere and ambition are big factors for me, too. Didn't realize The Sinking City was one of Epic's exclusives, so I'll have to wait until next year. So be it. I won't participate in the exclusivity business model that only hurts consumers. If Epic wants to break into the market, spare a few thoughts about your customers while poring over your ledger sheets.

Personally I share the same opinion.

I don't get it
if its supposed to be a 50 hour game, why not make a 50 hour game?

Budget ?

I played both games back to back a few months ago. The Sinking City is a no-brainer if you like Lovecraft. It's not perfect, but it's definitely worth playing imo. https://www.rpgwatch.com/forums/show…postcount=3065

Ignore Call of Cthulhu unless it's dirt cheap. It's little more than a forgettable adventure game.

So have people started playing? Is it worth a try?

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I may have to give it another try

With pleasant music playing, and a schnauzer on my lap (to help w/ sanity)

Hey, this looks intersti… oh, epic store. Can't be arsed to set up yet another game portal atm. Look forward to reading impressions though for 'one day'. Edit: oh no, wait, that was a different game someone was talking about. Hmm, very tempted.

Stygian is on GOG and Steam too. I got mine on GOG.

I look forward to your thoughts.

I posted first impressions on what are you playing, but here you are:
I played for about 2-3 hours yesterday and it plays a bit like a mixture of old-school adventure point & click with RPG spice added to it within a warped and dark world. I think it is really well designed and well done. The game map seems relatively small, but I am certain I would go over 15 hours as there is a lot to read.

I am playing as an academic with speechcraft and occult skills thrown in to be able to open up some more questlines. I think it's working quite well for now. My main concern is that I am very weak in combat for now, but I found a bodyguard and a companion so that helped a lot during my first outing.

First impressions are that this is a fun game (probably) for the following people:
- who enjoy dark stories (not you @Alrik)
- who enjoy investigative RPGs with lots of text
- who enjoy stat based narrative outcomes (e.g. if you have a point in speechcraft you will see options in dialogue which won't be there if that point was in firearms)

Sorry, I should have said, I look forward to your thoughts upon completion :D

Not going near this one, it is just plain Satanic.

Yeah, anyone who plays this sells his soul to the Devil. :rolleyes:

Anyway, redeemed my backer copy on GOG and definitely giving it a spin once I am done with the current game I am playing.

Game is great so far, I'm really enjoying it. It's like a detective CRPG in a strange, alien world. Great stuff.

Despite the devs skipping an option to bump up the text size some, as well as handling their resolution in whatever way that lowering it doesn't help with size but just makes it blurrier, I'm also enjoying it. Paused to make a video wallpaper. :p

I've been waiting forever for a Lovecraftian RPG worth playing. None of the ones that have come out recently, like the two earlier this year, have tempted me. But I heard about, read about, and promptly bought this one and am enjoying it so far. I love the art style. The combat doesn't seem that limited, and it's fine. Combat shouldn't be a frequent thing in a Lovecraft adventure anyway, imo. The writing is solid and the role-playing options seem, well, present.

My only real issue right now is that I'm hanging by a thread after a few fights and have no idea where to rest! They don't let you back in the attic room you start out in. I hope I figure that out before I die, because I don't fancy redoing a bunch of stuff so soon.

You need to pay the bartender to get back in. It costs 40 cigs. Otherwise you can camp outside wherever you see wooden piles if you have camping supplies.

There's a camp site in the area to the left of the bar area near the wall of the University.

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Thanks, Pladio. I know the camp site you're referring to. I'll use that.

I talked to the bartender and asked him for the room, but he just said it was otherwise occupied. It's been that way for a few rations worth of time (so days, I guess….there's no day/night cycle in the game)

@JFarrell71 - I also can't rest - went back to bartender, and he said the same - so bar/tavern is out. Tried resting at the university camp, and was attacked. That sucks. I have asked on the forums what you're supposed to do…but I think it's not great that you can somehow lose access to a safe resting place. I also didn't know how to use spells in combat, so it was tougher than it should have been. I think I know now, however….

Yeah you need to trigger a certain quest before he let's you back in. Don't know which one but at some point someone outside the eel house will ask you to do something for him inside it.

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Lucky for me my soul got trapped in Omikron sometime in the 90s and I never managed to get it back. Take that, Satan!

This is one game I definitely regret not backing. Even if it's "short", current price seems reasonable if there's a good amount of replayability.

Haha! Same here. Great game, except for the boss fight. :)

If you're not opposed to using Epic, you should give The Sinking City a try. You can find Epic keys on third-party sites for $25-$30.

I've been asked to retrieve something for someone in the Eel House attic, but it's still "occupied". Maybe that isn't the necessary trigger, or maybe it's a bug.

I rested at that outdoor camp. I was attacked too, but I just loaded my game and tried again.

I've watched several minutes of gameplay to try to get a feel for whether I'd like it. The dialogue seems too bland and stiff for me. Maybe someday.

The dialogue isn't bad, but that's not really what I look for in a Lovecraft game. I'm more interested in the atmosphere.

Quick tips for newbies:
- The game doesn't tell you, but you need rations and rest otherwise you will go hungry and mad. Rations seem relatively plentiful, but just keep a couple in inventory - it autoeats when required. Resting can be done either at the inn or at camp sites for which you need camping suppliers

- The game seems to guide you into lots of quests, but the main quest's difficulty ramps up quickly, so you would need to use side quests to get slightly stronger.

- Some people leave after you speak to them, so seems to me it's worth exhausting conversation options when you can, but not sure about this.