Its short and seet, but the gameplay and storytelling are an absolute treat.
This fantastic game can be completely remastered to look much more modern, include awesome new spells, and redo the UI. All this and just about anything you could think of. If you've never modded games but you're interested in learning, this is a great way to start.
The story is good, and the combat is fun, although there was a little too much dialogue in the game for my taste. It's worth buying.
For the most part I've been enjoying this game. The combat is fun, and the progression of abilities makes the game feel rewarding. The "world" (building?) is unique and interesting, with a mysterious enemy and an intriguing...story? Those are the pros. On of the cons is that the controls don't always necessarily work the way I want them to. You have to use ability points to unlock the ability that lets you send back grenades/rockets to your enemy, but Jesse will often pull rocks out of the ground (which she only does when there are no launchable objects nearby) rather than grab the rocket that's right in front of my face. Which makes me feel like I wasted ability points on a skill that only works 50% of the time. The story is interesting, but not very coherent. This was obviously the designers' intention, so this has more to do with my taste than anything else. I've been playing every day for a week now and I'm still waiting for all the disjointed pieces of the story to come together. I'm starting to think that it never will, and the entire game is meant to feel like a weird fever dream, which makes sense for a game as dark and creepy as this one. Again, this is a matter of taste. If narrative isn't super important to you, you probably won't mind this aspect. My only other complaint is that, if you want to make a game challenging, I'm all for that, but the aspects that make the game challenging can sometimes become tedious (enemies respawn in every room after a relatively short time, and it's always the same enemies, and you often have to return to areas you've already been, so you have to fight the same enemies each time.), or they feel cheap. And this, again, wouldn't bother so much if the loading screen didn't take so damn long every time you die. Still, they give you an option in the menu to make the game a little more bearable if you get sick of dying. This game is challenging, creepy, and unique. It's worth a play if you like 3rd person shooters.
The combat feels perfect, the story is captivating, and the experience is breathtaking. Buy it. You won't regret it.
If you liked Styx:Master of Shadows, but, like me, were disappointed at the lack of mobility in some of the controls, then let me tell you, this game is an improvement from the previous title. It sets out to be a stealth game, and it does so excellently. Styx as a character is as harsh and meta as ever, which makes the game feel refreshing from the norm. Personally, I think a game does a good job when it makes me want to come back and play it again after I've pent the evening before playing it, and when I don't find any major frustrations while playing the game. Styx: Shards of darkness did both. I wanted to come back and play it again every day, and Only once throughout my entire playthrough did I get frustrated with the game, and it was a minor issue. If you enjoy stealth games, you'll enjoy this title.
