
They offer different dialogues and outfits while directing the player into different areas of the complex levels (that alone warrant a second play-through). These choices have no long lasting effect and merely serve to encourage replaying the game. The are a couple of instances in which a player can choose from 2 different ways to reach the same goal. Additionally, he can switch between different equipment (acquirable through side quests/purchase) that change his stealth or combat performance. Styx has a skill tree featuring 5 different branches and 41 skills total to be unlocked. The player can unlock 38 achievements throughout the game, some of which are hidden until they have been achieved.


Moreover, the Elves have joined forces with the Dwarfs, and the only thing both races have in common is a mutual hatred of the Goblins. Supposedly impregnable, a diplomatic summit offers Styx a chance at slipping in unnoticed but he learns that the event is nothing but a mere façade. Following the fall of The Tower Of Akenash, an extraordinary matter has forced Styx out of hiding to infiltrate Korrangar, the city of the Dark Elves.
