SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada Ultimate Edition Review (PlayStation 5)

SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada Ultimate Edition review, SYNDUAL Echo of Ada is set in the year 2222, many years after a mysterious poisonous rain called The Tears the New Moon eradicated most of humanity and created deformed creatures that now hunt the remaining population. Amidst calamity, humans are compelled to an underground haven to survive. Assume the Drifter role to collect the resource as AO Crystals. In your quest, you collaborate with your artificial intelligence partner to confront xenomorphic creatures known as Enders and survive hazards on the surface.

SYNDUALITY echo of Ada Ultimate Edition Preview Pros:

• Beautiful graphics.
• 51.28GB download size.
• Platinum trophy.
• The game boasts its own in-game achievements.
• You get the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5 versions of the game.
• English and Japanese voice choice.
• Graphics – prioritize performance or prioritize graphics.
• Cool VHS filter opening cutscenes with over-the-top pop-up text.
• Action adventure gameplay.
• Opening the tutorial section, setup the axis and sensitivity sliders and pop up the text as you play for new information.
• Overheating and power consumption are a huge deal, they deplete and increase from boosters and weapon use.
• Daily takes and rewards.
• Insurance can be taken out before departing and this will have you receive cash value of lost items and goods.
• Harvest and collect AO crystals.
• Magus production tickets let you change out your Magus and unlock new ones.
• Enemies can drop packs to repair damage (your health) you can also set them to a quick select.
• You play as a cradle coffin which is basically a mech amd you are known as a Magus.
• Drifter Pass is a battle pass-like system where you earn EXP and level up the pass for Rewards.
• Rain takes your durability down and eventually injures you but you can take cover and get items and buffs to negate it. A handy weather resistance bar shows the life of your cradle coffin.
• Magus orders like attacks, scans, etc is on a radial dial.
• A full 3D game world with 360-degree camera control.
• You can escape your mech before it blows up to avoid losing cargo etc.
• Four characters to choose from and five systems – weather gazer(displays rain clouds and better rain protection), cradle support (can scan other cradles and repair faster), anti enders (more multi attacks and shows health bars), anti cradle (shows health bars and gives a restrain skill), and defensive (deploy walls and take less grenade damage).
• Full character creator with sliders like head size, hairstyle, arms, legs, length, etc.
• Does cool commercials like videos for many parts of the game, controls, etc It’s like the Fallout shows they do.
• A central hub for requests, shopping, wardrobe, collecting resources, etc.
• Set up your loadout before going out on a mission, you can set consumables to auto replenish so they fill when returning from a mission.
• When extracting you get a breakdown of what you did and the map fills in and shows an animated step-by-step history of what you did.
• If you lose items in a mission and have insurance, you will get their worth in money back.
• Play how you want when out on a mission.
• You collect materials and resources so you can upgrade and repair your base which in turn unlocks new facilities.
• Unlick the ability to craft parts, weapons, materials, etc.
• Easily add needed materials to a wish list and when searching the world you get told an icon showing the missing materials.
• The code op mission is just finding a mutated AO core and fighting off hordes of enemies whilst harvesting. Co op then ends afterwards automatically.
• Co-op missions unlock and you can recruit people out in the game world, the game supports 3 players in a group.
• Your Magus can be captured by rival organisations and you have to pay to rescue them.
• Ao crystals earn you cash and you can scan the immediate area for Ao crystals.
• After a mission, you get a breakdown of your performance and a top-down replay of how and where your mission played out it has great detail and info displayed.
• You meet and see other players in the world, only action and reactions will determine if it is good or bad.
• Crafting can be unlocked and here you can use resources and materials for crafting equipment, items, and consumables, and do any repairs.
• What I really appreciate is how you can wishlist resources and materials so when they are in the world you get a notification above them, enemies needed for tasks will be highlighted etc.
• Fantastic liveries on the Mechs and mech parts.
• Areas in the garage can be customised and each part of it like crafting and flooring can have there individual levels increased.
• I love just exploring the world and grabbing loot chests and materials and resources.
• See other real players and interact.
• You hand in missions and job requests for more rewards and unlocks.
• A shop is in your hub so you can buy and sell items and gear.
• Use materials and cash to repair your cradle mech.
• Everything crafted is real time and you can pay to speed it up.
• All gear and items have rarity levels.
• Fantastic cutscenes during and after a mission.
• Satisfying numbers and UI to show what you have done.
• Your base remodel shows as an isometric map and then you can zoom into each part.
• Missions and jobs will show the criteria for clearing it along with the reward.
• Return points are the elevators you call in order to go back underground, calling an elevator can alert creatures to your position.
• You can skip and fast-forward interactions and cutscenes.
• EQS is a system where you can scan the immediate area around a bandit and get clear markers to show high and low points for combat advantage.
• Collection is where you find rare items from the past to fill in the storyline.
• Two zones are shown: the North and South zones.
• Your safe pocket is small but it lets you keep some items on a bail-out.
• The game has something but I’m still trying to pinpoint it.
• A NEW third area that can be unlocked called East Amasia is a combination of Northern and Southern zones.
• Amasia collapse investigation committee eventually start giving you special tasks, going in these give you set abilities and everything you find will go to them.
• You have a map that fills in with points of interest, and you can add and remove your own markers.
• Replenishing and creating a load out before leaving on a mission lets you do it manually or have it done automatically.
• You get constant feedback on what you are doing what needs doing and who is nearby when out above land.
• Your garage is run down and you can collect resources and materials from the world and from rewards to upgrade and improve your garage and it’s appearance.
• You always have access to free starter parts so you can always get back in.
• The battery of your cradle mech is X minutes long and depends on what batteries you have installed.
• Satisfying loot lust hook.
• Find elevators in order to escape and return to your hub, it takes time for an elevator to appear after calling it.
• It’s really cool that your partner gives helpful advice and pings the map for you.
• Weight is a big deal for every bit of loot has a weight attacked and you see your bar at all times, as you get heavier, the movement gets slower.
• It’s a game where you feel like you make progress even when you fail.
• Bandits are the Ai Mechs that inhabit the world and there are different variants and difficulties of them.
• You can just go out and stock up on materials and resources before tackling harder missions.
• Surprisingly, it was easy to get around the menus and equip and swap out gear.
• It’s a huge interesting world full of memorable locations and secrets to find.
• Buy and sell items in the shop.
• It’s one of those games where you can scan huge mountains if you know how to manipulate the rocks.
• Honestly, the early game was stressful but I started playing it like a roguelike, taking on small creatures and avoiding everything else, I would just make an adventure out of getting to the next elevator.
• Loading screens have the history of the game world and interesting tidbits.
• Highlight any task/mission or wish list to have the map show you areas to find the items or objective.
• Anything you build or craft is done in real time but you can spend resources to fast forward time.
• Equipping new cradle parts makes your machine behave and move differently, I managed to make jumping and surviving a lot better.
• There is different agencies that give you different missions and unique rewards.
• A world I want to know more about and a game I want to play more of and looking forward to the next big thing that was constant.
• Find mutated AO strands in the world.
• The world randomizes drips and enemies and elevators each run.
• The game nails the fear and tension aspect from every encounter with another player to last stand survival attempts at elevators.
• A safe pocket is where you can put some items that will not be lost when bailing out.
• Had a disconnect from the game servers but the game out me right back where I was with everything intact.
• Create these gnarly mech builds with many parts you can build together.
• Your Magus can get visually dirty and they will have messed up hair and makeup if applicable. Until you clean them you cannot edit them in any way.
• Scan other players to see their name, organization, items on them, and there Magus.
• You always have a couple of missions on the go at once, this is a blessing more than anything as you can change your plans when going above ground.
• Unlock the ability to receive random items and materials once a day.
• Everything you build in the garage has a game affect from things like lowering repair costs to making purchases cheaper and having more gameplay options.
• When you unlock the second southern area of the game you get a ticket to buy a new Magus.
• Earn money passively by building a piggy bank. It’s earned over real time passing.
• New requests have been added for the new area but alos new variations of old requests to add a bit more life.
• All new materials and crafting recipes added.
• They have finally updated the battle pass system to have it go straight to where you are on it and not the beginning each time.
• EXP and unlock requirements have been tweaked so it’s not as grindy.

SYNDUALITY echo of Ada Ultimate Edition Review Cons:

• PlayStation Plus is required, you can only play the tutorial and mess around in menus with the subscription.
• Couple of hard crashes amd you lose progress and all items unless it was I sure which is unfair when it’s out of your control.
• So many words and acronyms to keep track of.
• A lot to take in.
• Some of the pop-ups assume you already know everything they mention.
• Slowdown in places.
• Getting disconnected from the game boots you back to the main menu and is frustrating more than anything.
• Menus show buttons but it sometimes needs the cursor to be put in then first.
• When first entering the world for a mission it can be daunting every time to get started.
• It takes a while to get used to where to go, what is expected, and what to look out for.
• Any lag makes combat a mess.
• I was quite an empty world from players to enemies and points of interest.
• The rain seems really random and always when you don’t want it.
• Learning and remembering all the different ammo and gun types is not always ideal.
• A fair amount of in-app purchases for unique Magus models.
• The timed aspect of building is fine but to speed it up it takes in game and real world money.
• Using the Drifter pass is not clear and fluid to use and check.
• It seems to always be random where you land in the world.
• The spawns and world layouts are randomised and you can really get bad rolls and be on a bad slide of deaths.
• Early game is a real nightmare as Bandits can easily take you out, everything can just do you easily.
• It definitely feels like as soon as you get a good run of cargo and Ai crystals you suddenly get a load of damage energies after you and you lose it all.
• The menus need to be streamlined more, it’s not as quick and straightforward as you would need it to be.
• By the time I unlocked the second area I grew tired of the same loop to move the game on.
• Story parts of the game are hidden away and not front and centre.
• No way to turn off the analysis replay as I never use it.
• Rewards for missions are really low, EXP earned for the battle pass is really small aswell making it very grindy.
• After a while you realise that you have a lot of grinding for cash and resources to do basic garage upgrades.
• The AI of the enemy Bandits are rrwlly bad, they either don’t move or they run away all the time even if grouped up.
• After many more hours of play grind is the true enemy in this one.
• The shop has been updated with new elements added but it still feels expensive and not that great.

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SYNDUALITY echo of Ada Ultimate Edition:

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Developer: Bandai Namco

Publisher: Bandai Namco

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