Yeah, it's actually really good and the combat is enjoyable too. I literally only stopped playing because I got lost in the game and couldn't find my way at all.
I also love amusement parks too, so I want to play that DLC when it comes out. Does it match your level? Or are we required to meet a certain level?
One thing I really enjoyed that I didn't see many others mention a lot when it came out was how positioning and footsie type gameplay played such a big part of the games combat. A lot of games, even the Souls games depending how you played and what armor you used could be very stationary in a lot of ways. Bloodbourne less so but I always found that game was more about reacting to the enemies and bosses especially and dodging, rolling, parrying or what have you in response. The Surge often felt like a game where the best bet was to baiting or leading enemies into certain actions whether it was an attack that has a long wind up and easily exploitable or causing an enemy to over compensate and leave them open for a beating.
I think the best example of this is the fucking dog robots, especially the harder variants. They can be an absolute nightmare to take on but their tells are often visual and audio based and quite obvious. which produces either the huge damaging but easily dodge lunge attack that often leaves them open for several hits afterward and can be abused by having them leap into walls or tight spaces where they're extra susceptible to attacks. In close range you can get them to do their back flip kick attack over and over which is another attack that leaves them open after it happens and what more, positioning places a roll again as if you get them close to an edge and they fall off of it after the flip or push them to a wall and have them right where you want after to really lay into. What's best is you can actually deduce which ranges to stay in to generate certain attacks to the point you can play them like a fiddle by weaving back and forth between close and medium range.
Its often more important than being able to tank attacks or using the other methods of dodging and its not something a lot of games do much of these days and actually reminds of me of Devil May Cry 3 and some other character action games than what you usually find in the Souls style games. Really fun active form of combat once you pick up on it and learn to use it to your full advantage, I was able to take on two of those dog bots or several of the security forces at once by the end of the game because of it and the other very varied moves and other elements like the satisfying limb cutting focus combined with the addictive item grind which I found much better than all the random weapons in a game like Nioh.
The combat's pretty good, but the level design is the real star here. I love how labyrinthine each area is and how different paths connect back into one another as you progress. Definitely a good game to scratch that Souls itch and I'm eagerly anticipating the DLC.
I really like the combat and level design but the enemy types got a bit stale and I didn't feel like I was making enough progression. More weapon, enemy and environment types in a sequel would be amazing.
I've returned to The Surge since the free weapon DLC came out. I originally got about a 3rd of the way through, but its difficulty stopped me from progressing. I'm a huge Souls fan btw, and also love Nioh.
I came back to The Surge hoping these new weapons would help. They didn't, but I missed the combat so much that I stuck around and decided to grind a bit. This helped, and I love how much grinding can be a meta game in combat. I would target specific enemy types, specific body parts, and get the gear and materials I needed, testing out different weapons and implants in the process.
During this time, I explored the world more. It's not a big world (relative to the Souls games - it's still big), and there's no fast travel, but it is very well implemented. Shortcuts are in the right places so traveling from one end to another really isn't a chore. And like Souls, you sometimes figure there should be a shortcut around, and exploring to find them uncovers secrets as well as secrets you know you can come back to later.
I could talk about this game forever, and I hope others here have played it too. If not, give it a try, and ask me questions if you're stuck!
I've been this game 12 times now, sitting on a bunch of NG+++ saves.
Thanks a lot for your detailed impressions. Very interested in the game now. Did you by any chance play Nioh? If so, may I ask if The Surge is at all similar? Though I enjoyed Nioh, the enemy variety really soured my last 10-15 hours. The comments about level design being great is music to my ears, but a decent amount of enemy variety would seal the deal. Hopefully another game for the backlog!
I enjoyed this game way more than lotf. I barely got through about 2/3 rd of lotf and I beat this game 5 times and got every cheevo for it, it being one of two games this cycle I actually bothered to do such a thing for.Yeah I need to give this a shot. Lords of the Fallen was far from perfect but I enjoyed it. And boy did it scratch that Souls itch early on in the PS4's release.
I enjoyed this game way more than lotf. I barely got through about 2/3 rd of lotf and I beat this game 5 times and got every cheevo for it, it being one of two games this cycle I actually bothered to do such a thing for.
So if you liked lotf I don't see why you wouldn't like this game.
Yeah for sure. It's been 33% off a few times and was 50%off a few weeks ago when the free dlc released and the expansion pack was given a launch window. That's on pc, but on ps4 I know it's been on sale a few times but iirc never as deep as on pc for whatever reason. I think it was just on sale for like 40% off on psn about a week or so ago.Yeah I'll definitely pick it up at some point. As a souls fan, and sci-fi/horror fan it looks right up my alley. This year was just stacked, too many good games.
Has it been on sale regularly?
It was 50% off on Steam last week, I almost bit and now I kind of regret it.
Great game, difficult but fair and this coming from someone who sucks and mostly hates Dark Souls and Bloodborne...