Destructoid's Andrej Barovic has published further hands-on impressions of 1666: Amsterdam, revealing new detail on the wave-based combat system in Patrice Désilets' latest project. Beyond the exploration and historical-accuracy angle covered previously, the update focuses on how protagonist Noa fights militiamen using dodges, parries and broom-swing attacks, with stealth takedowns and destructible environmental hazards that can kill multiple enemies at once. This matters as the clearest look yet at how Panache Digital Games is shaping the semi-Soulslike combat for its Assassin's Creed-creator-led title.

The preview picked up straight after the game's prologue, letting journalists control Noa through Amsterdam's streets and waterways while her cat companion Aaron works with a witch to reach areas Noa cannot, supporting traversal separately from combat, which rests solely with Noa. Enemies swarm in waves and must be precisely dodged or parried before Noa retaliates with her broom, she can also sneak up on foes and trigger environmental explosions for instant multi-kills, and boss encounters follow a familiar Soulslike template, with an escalation system also mentioned as part of the fights.