Futuristic bloodborne is great so far. I am just past the first boss. The first boss makes both Index Gundr, and the Cleric Beast seem easy. The key is patience, then no problem. There are connecting pathways just like bloodborne. You can move extremely fast as well. Some weapons provide the ability to do backflips and swing quickly. There are heavy set weapons and gear. The enemies are somewhat challenging.Graphics look awesome and the sounds are decent. The safe area has some old country music, lol. You can turn off or lower the finishing moves if you want. The finishing moves can have a lot of blood and detail. The main character doesn't have initial customization, but with the armor sets looking the way they do, I don't mind at all.The healing items have a variety of uses, and the armor is upgradable. There is meaningful slaying of enemies to target what piece of armor or weapon that you want. You can store experience points for upgrades and crafting. The gear sets are actually meaningful, so you need to choose what you want. Feel free to swap out often if you want to try stuff out. It's not just for looks, which is great.You can rescue NPC's for rewards and to talk to. The transportation system was used on a train so far. There are elevators as well, to unlock new areas and pathways.The best thing about The Surge to me, is how fast you can move. No more slow motion Dark souls.. It's also faster than bloodborne. You can sprint and jump extremely quickly. Many moves can be combined with these actions as well.On a side note. If you are tired of lovecraftian and medieval, then jump aboard. I don't think there is any multiplayer, but I enjoy single player personally. Some co-op would be cool, I guess.You can skip scenes if you want just hold the button down as needed. You can farm areas, gear, weapons, and items. Some items can be swapped out outside of the safe zone, but some cannot be.Don't worry about the dark areas, as you do get a light. The ranged attacks consists of drones which are awesome. Your gear will change how the drones are used. The weapons look incredible when compared to something like a sword, axe or club. Think whirlgig, or big electric chainsaws.This is an industrial, futuristic, apocalyptic, fast combat robotic game, so expect the game to reflect that.Update: The Surge has plenty of replay value. Next game+ is pretty fun! I am on the NG+ third boss area, and there are some newly placed enemies that can 2 shot you, if you are not careful. New environmental factors as well. Each boss has a secret weapon to receive upon meeting certain requirements. There are plenty of upgrade materials in NG+, allowing you to experiment plenty. You keep everything, but the gold coins pretty much. You will receive all of your previous drones when you get the first drone in NG+. Nano cores are different for NG+ upgrades as well, so no need to horde them. So many play styles to choose from.