The Surge

True, its nowhere near the magnificence of the Fromsoft titles but still there's something about this game that keeps you hooked on to it - maybe its the low key dead space vibe idk - Limb based combat is awesome.The leveling up system and storytelling is good.Above all the two expansions are very well done ,you can totally get your money's worth.One of the major flaws I saw was that there's no replay value and NG+ is kind of a mess.Also I'd like it if there was some more character customizing involved.Still its a nice challenge and worth checking out. Plus there's a cool in game photo mode feature, combine it with nvidia ansel and you'll be able to take some super badass captures - if you are into that sort of things

Fantastic game , great introduction to harder souls games , brilliant map design , engaging combat , decent weapon / gear variety . I finished this game on xbox one , and purchased it as well on steam , now on GOG. Cant ask for more as a souls fan

I haven't played any games of this genre before. Right after 0.5-1 hour of playtime I was lost in the first area, not knowing what to do. But oh boi, was it worth it to give this game a second chance and try once more to find the right path. The level design although linear is great, allowing the player to explore all the little rooms and find all the hidden places. Dark locations that require suit lights to see anything are extremely immersive. In my opinion graphics in this game are awesome. The UIs looking very well done. The sci-fi theme fits my likings perfectly. When it comes to gameplay - you sure will die, but I'm not a player that rages when playing a game and although it being kinda sad to start over again from the start the game felt great. It feels extra satisfying after killing an enemy without using any heals after being straight up slaughtered by him a few tries earlier. Overall - a great game c:

A very flawed souls like with a lot of bad ideas tainting its good ones. Choosing to take some of the worst aspects of the main line souls games whiles ditching some of its best choices. Level design: It's just awful. Taking Dark Souls god awful level design and making it worse in this incomprehensibly bad MC Esher layout. And NO MAP. Only a game designer would build a factory with this layout. No other human or A.I. would think this is passible. Combat: combat with basic mobs is satisfying until you're forced to kill the same guys an ungodly number of times. And at that point it's not even a challenge its boring. Boss encounters: Why does that two story tall tank with legs jump like it's made of tissue paper? Once again, not even a challenge just annoying having to quit instead of killing the boss so I get the only reward they drop that's worth while. As they dont respawn. Weapons:From basic pipes with some sharp bits on it too giant wrenches and high tech vibro blades its got some good variety. And I am very glad I got the second best weapon in the game from the first boss. So I never had any issues with my damage keeping up with the enemies. Armor: It's not a good sign when the best armor is the most basic armor you get at the beginning of the game. The lynx armor's actual armor is terrible and there's no real way to change that, but it's dodges boost and stamina reduction make it the best all round armor I came across.(it being better to avoid damage than try to tank it) Barring the fact that you have to swap to the Liquidator armor to get past all the elemental enemies and environmental damage that seems to take over after the second area. In this game it seems like armor is a noob trap. Implants: Great idea. Wish they did more with it. They basicly replace attributes and stats with these. Implants make your build. And your ability to use them is limited. Scrap: Basicly souls, but useless after a certain point. At one point I had a few million scraps. They could have and probably should have found more uses for this than core upgrades. Looting: All of your equipment comes from enemies. Need a new weapon or armor? Cut it off an enemy that has one you want. (Minus ranged weapons can't let the player have those) Need an upgrade for your armor or weapon? Find a more powerful enemy and cut it out of him. This is an example of a good idea taken from dark souls, that's been expanded in the good way. Albeit it gets alittile grindy. Having said all that after 16+ hours in and I just don't care to keep playing. I would rather go play other souls like to better design and a map even if it doesn't have the same aesthetic. Like Nioh.

Game is so good and I let myself be guided by fanboys of the souls saga. Never again.