Gamescom: Atlas Fallen More Like Horizon God of War Than Dark Souls
The Surge dev moves away from difficulty.
The Surge developer Deck13 Interactive has likened its upcoming new IP Atlas Fallen to God of War and Horizon rather than Dark Souls. The comparison comes as the studio's prior titles, including The Surge 2, could safely call themselves Souls-likes thanks to borrowing many of the mechanics and general difficulty made famous by FromSoftware. So, Atlas Fallen now appears to be a departure from that.
Speaking at Gamescom 2022 (reported by VG247), design director Jérémy Hartvick said Atlas Fallen will be "more inspired by God of War or Horizon", but there will be a difficulty mode for players "more used to games that the company has created before". Alongside an easier Adventure Mode and the standard difficulty option, there'll be a hard mode that tests your build optimisation, combat skills, and ability usage.
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