The Surge - Impressions @ FextraLife

FextraLife has checked out the Action RPG The Surge:

The Surge Gameplay Impressions: Visceral Combat, Weapons, Armor, Implants & More

Last month at Gamescom, we were given the opportunity to play Deck 13’s upcoming mechanized Action RPG, The Surge. Upon seeing the game at E3, we were blown away by the beautiful graphics and fast-paced combat and we couldn’t wait to get a chance to dismember some enemies and find out how the game plays. Having sat down with the game, we have a ton of impressions on what we experienced.

Design

Immediately after picking up the controller and beginning the first stage, you will notice that the game world looks vibrant, moderately futuristic and very industrial. You begin the game as the protagonist, Warren (there is no custom charcters), who has just awoken from a blackout to find that things in his work environment have gone extremely wrong. The area is littered with broken machinery and your coworkers have similarly devolved into violent, zombie-like husks.

You work uniform is a mechanized suit that can be customized and upgraded throughout the game to transform it into a suit of destruction. Each limb, chest and head can be switched out, modified and enhanced. Players will collect parts to do this by dismembering enemies, using Deck 13’s new targeting system that works a lot like Bloodborne’s, only here, you can target various parts of the enemy while you remain locked on.

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