The Surge's Latest Trailer Gives Us A Better Look At Its Limb-Slicing Combat

A new trailer for Deck 13's upcoming action RPG, The Surge, has been released today, showing off the type of combat you can expect from the game when it launches mid-May.

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This is the most in-depth look we've had at the combat yet, and it shows off the sci-fi Souls-inspired systems in place in the game. The main gimmick is that you'll be slicing off limbs and parts of other machines in order to collect their metal scrap (think Souls) which can be used to upgrade your own modules, weapons and armour.

The trailer shows that positioning and speed are vital, so you need to make use of your exo-enhanced dodges, blocks, ducks and jumps to avoid attacks while managing stamina, ensuring you’re always in the right place to strike the limb you want, and to avoid a potentially damning blow.

The rules of combat apply to both you and your enemy: get hit in an unarmored limb, and you’ll go down faster. Take advantage of the enemy’s weaknesses while balancing your own, and you’ll walk away with their strengths.

The Surge releases for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on 16th May 2017 - take a look at the new trailer in action below:

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Source: Xbox Achievements