The Surge

The save room song sucks so bad I had to quit since you had to listen to it every time you died which was way too much for my liking

Ok, this game mechanics were not bad but i felt the game was against me the whole time. Most of the enemies one shot you throught the whole game and have impossible to dodge attack. fire even if slighty touches you it burnes you and effectively you lose half of your health but your fire weapon sometimes deals an extra damage. toxic areas are not fun because the damage of toxins rise if you stay in there ( yes i know there is an implant that stop the damage from toxins but i've missed it ). not even mention that your drones can damage you. i have played many souls like games but this was the first game that i did not have fun playing. Thank you for reading my complains :).

The 2nd Act is so bad that it ruined the game to the point I don't want to try and preserver through it. Shame really.

This game is plain frustrating for mulitple reasons. For one, I have no idea where to go or what to do to progress. Eventually I simple stumble my way across an NPC or the right path, which is hard to find because everything is dark and/or narrow, Boss Fight runbacks are stupidly long and I've finally given up on one that requires you to run through a narrow, corridor filled with enemies and toxic gas. The combat is mediocre at best and the gearing is beyond frustrating. Having to dismember parts for gear dictates how I'm supposed to play the game, something souls-likes should never do because the player is supposed to solve the issue of the difficulty through their own means. Here, you are robbed of that because the game forces you to engage with it on its terms. I'm glad I bought this game at a 90% discount.

[h1]The Surge – Dark Souls Goes to Work[/h1] First day at a new job. Got an exoskeleton. Everyone tried to kill me. HR was unavailable. [b]The Surge[/b] is basically what happens when Dark Souls gets a factory job, replaces medieval depression with corporate depression, and gives you permission to remove your coworkers’ limbs for better equipment. The combat is actually the best part. Targeting specific body parts to get the armor or weapon you want is incredibly satisfying. See cool helmet. Cut off head. Acquire helmet. Corporate ladder successfully climbed. The level design is also surprisingly good, with shortcuts everywhere and enough industrial hallways to make OSHA file for bankruptcy. The bad? - Some enemies can delete your health bar faster than I delete emails from HR. - Getting lost is basically a core mechanic. - Boss quality ranges from “pretty cool” to “why am I fighting industrial equipment?” - Losing a mountain of Tech Scrap because some random worker hit you twice will test your spiritual stability. But once the combat clicks, it REALLY clicks. [b]Final Verdict:[/b] Not as polished as Dark Souls, but definitely not just “Sci-Fi Dark Souls” either. It has it…

Loved it.