I had a really fun time playing The Surge. The combat system is a blast with it's limb targeting (which is how you get most of the materials needed for crafting and upgrading) and there is also a nice amount of character customization. The level design is excellent with lots of shortcuts you can unlock (convenient when you die and need to return and collect your experience) and the story is engaging. I am very much looking forward to playing the sequel.

If you're looking for a similar experience to the Dark Souls series this is probably your best option. There's a couple of very interesting twists on the gameplay loop that adds to the formula. The only thing that keeps it from being a 10/10 game is that there is basically no map variety even if they're very well constructed.