{"id":95959,"date":"2016-06-22T11:02:27","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T09:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=95959"},"modified":"2016-06-22T11:03:19","modified_gmt":"2016-06-22T09:03:19","slug":"take-a-closer-look-at-lords-of-the-fallen-devs-new-game-the-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/95959-take-a-closer-look-at-lords-of-the-fallen-devs-new-game-the-surge","title":{"rendered":"Take a closer look at Lords of the Fallen dev&#8217;s new game, The Surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2014&#8217;s Lords of the Fallen was a pretty enjoyable Dark Souls\u00a0clone that came quite close to doing something special.<\/p>\n<p>Developer Deck 13 Interactive are back with their next game, The Surge, which\u00a0once again takes some inspiration from the\u00a0Dark Souls series, but mixes it up with some high-tech exoskeletons.<\/p>\n<p>Showcased at E3 2016,\u00a0The Surge is set in the future after plans to stop global warming backfired and the only survivors are outfitted with slick exo-suits.<\/p>\n<p>Deck 13 explained that in addition to an interesting and socially-relevant story, the game will feature a\u00a0&#8220;unique limb targeting mechanics&#8217;, which allows you to not only highlight weak spots on enemies, but remove items from their armour that you can then use yourself.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll then be able to customise your own exo-suit with protective gear and weaponry from fallen foes.<\/p>\n<p>IGN recently sat down with the Deck 13 devs to get a closer-look at the game, which looks pretty awesome in action. 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