#11856728, By Coughthulu The Surge (sci-fi Soulslike) - PC, PS4, XB1

Coughthulu 14 May 2017 16:36:22 224 posts
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I got my copy of this yesterday, and have played through the first area. If you liked/enjoyed Lords of the Fallen, this is essentially more of the same. Multiplier for 'scrap' (read souls) the longer you survive without banking it at an 'Operations Centre' (bonfire), two different starting classes (tank and rogue) with appropriate movement speeds and defence, various types of weapons which level up the more you use them, crafting and upgrades for all armour/weapons (you target particular limbs to get schematics for the type of armour the enemy is wearing on that limb)... it really is LotF in a scifi setting (that so far is a bit generic, but has had a few neat ideas). I think they've tightened up the world design in general though, several shortcuts through areas instead of just the usual one, and some interesting level layouts.

Basically, if LotF seemed too generic for you, you probably won't like this. Personally I found it a passable Soulsalike, and this seems more of the same. Won't set the world alight, but is certainly not awful. 7/10 so far.

Edited by Coughthulu at 16:55:09 14-05-2017