Eben wrote on
2011.03.14 14:37:03:
Stygia opens with a well designed ASCII block title screen and proceeds to tell a dark introduction. We are informed that the surface of the world is a frozen wasteland who's sun is long gone. The only way to survive is now to move deeper into the Earth where heat can still be found.
I really like the heat mechanic which forces you to keep going deeper to escape the cold. Plentiful items with neat add-on abilities makes item grabbing quite fun.
Play Experience: The first time I tried this game, I was killed by an invisible kobold :( The second attempt went better, until a kobold that wasn't there walked so there was only one path could get hit from, moved towards one path, walked without hitting anything and kept getting hit... I really like the premise, and the FOV and mechanics seemed smooth. Hopefully a bug fix will come around and I'll try it again.
Eben wrote on
2011.03.14 20:35:31:
Update: Bugfix v0.11 solved the invisible critters issue. The game is now quite excellent!