I don’t know why I’m such a sucker for Deck13’s Surge series. While I can readily admit that The Surge came packaged with some hefty problems — its same-y maze-like setting being the biggest offender — I still had an absolute blast roaming its junky landscape and assembling a hero who was equal parts man and machine. Maybe it’s because I’m a sucker for stories, movies, and games that meld flesh and technology in horrifying but visually satisfying ways. Or maybe I just enjoy creating a character that loosely resembles Matt Damon and living out my bizarre Elysium fantasies. I can’t quite put my finger on it. Whatever the reason may be, I had no problem defending The Surge against people who wanted to dismiss it as nothing more than a wannabe Soulsborne game set inside a drab, uninspired location. And while I can’t argue with those on-point critiques,...
- 9/24/2019
- by Todd Rigney
- We Got This Covered
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