Styx: Shards of Darkness fans will be happy as Focus Home Interactive released a new gameplay trailer today. We get to see several of Styx's new abilities and tools such as advanced cloning and acid traps.
Cloning is one of Styx's signature abilities and they've received a major upgrade. One of the new upgradeable abilities is the cocoon, which is a craftable item that you can throw to spawn your clone at a distance. Another new ability is called Rebirth, which teleports Styx to his clone's location, killing it in the process. It can be used in a number of ways – to travel to spots that are difficult to reach or to get out of danger when things get dicey.
The gameplay trailer shows three new locations in Wildoran the hunters' village, the secret Sanctuary of the Dark Elven city Korrangar, and Thoben, the city of thieves.
There is no exact release date yet, but Styx: Shards of Darkness will release on Xbox One and PS4 as well as PC in March 2017. If you pre-order on Steam, you will get the Akanesh set including the special outfit and dagger from the original game. The game has been much improved from the original, featuring an all new engine, enemies, environments, abilities and co-op mode.
