New The Surge Gamescom 2016 Trailer Makes It Look Like a Sci-Fi Dark Souls

Deck13’s upcoming sci-fi action-RPG The Surge is showcased today in a 15-minute gameplay video demonstrating the combat mechanics and crafting integral to the core gameplay experience.

Watch the trailer here.

Fitted with an advanced CREO exo-suit, balancing your core power against your implants and exo-suit upgrades will allow you to specialize in a huge variety of combat styles, thanks to the almost limitless combinations of add-ons and dozens of make-shift weapons salvaged from the industrial complex. Finely tune your gear to match your playstyle and to best suit the challenge ahead. The Metroidvanian levels open up as your core power increases, allowing you to over-charge doors previously too strong for your suit to damage and opening new pathways for you to explore. The CREO facility is vast, and if you want to find and craft the best equipment and weapons, you will need to search every area for secrets and hidden items.

The Surge features innovative combat mechanics, allowing you to target individual limbs and dismember the exo-suit add-on or weapon you want to acquire. Collecting tech-scrap and blueprints, you will be able to return to the Operation Center to level up and craft new exo-suit add-ons and weapons salvaged throughout the level. The most powerful of these can be acquired from the world’s gigantic, industrial bosses. Most of what you encounter in The Surge was never originally designed to kill you, and most of the items you loot and craft were never meant for combat. However, the combined strength of the exo-suit and near-future technology of CREO mean that anything from fork-lifting add-ons to laser cutters can be used as lethal weapons for diving deeper into the facility.

The Surge releases in 2017.

Related posts

Final Fantasy XIV: The Japanese Epic Unfolding in Eorzea

Guest Post

Who Should Hold Every WWE Championship After WrestleMania 40?

Kyle Moffat

Highwater Review

Kyle Moffat

Dead End City Review

Ryan Jones

Game Kiddy Pixel Review

Mark Tait

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Review

Peter Keen