The Surge

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[h1]The Surge – Dark Souls Goes to Work[/h1] First day at a new job. Got an exoskeleton. Everyone tried to kill me. HR was unavailable. [b]The Surge[/b] is basically what happens when Dark Souls gets a factory job, replaces medieval depression with corporate depression, and gives you permission to remove your coworkers’ limbs for better equipment. The combat is actually the best part. Targeting specific body parts to get the armor or weapon you want is incredibly satisfying. See cool helmet. Cut off head. Acquire helmet. Corporate ladder successfully climbed. The level design is also surprisingly good, with shortcuts everywhere and enough industrial hallways to make OSHA file for bankruptcy. The bad? - Some enemies can delete your health bar faster than I delete emails from HR. - Getting lost is basically a core mechanic. - Boss quality ranges from “pretty cool” to “why am I fighting industrial equipment?” - Losing a mountain of Tech Scrap because some random worker hit you twice will test your spiritual stability. But once the combat clicks, it REALLY clicks. [b]Final Verdict:[/b] Not as polished as Dark Souls, but definitely not just “Sci-Fi Dark Souls” either. It has its own identity, a great limb-cutting loot system, satisfying progression, and enough difficulty to make you getting hard... in your boxer. [b]8/10[/b] – Came for the exoskeleton, stayed for legally questionable employee dismemberment.