Synduality: Echo of Ada Reviews

SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada is a generic third-person extraction that challenges, engages, then bores.

The world of extraction shooters welcomes a unique contender in SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada, a PvPvE experience that forms the bedrock of the broader Synduality universe. In this review, we’ll explore SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada, a PvPvE extraction shooter set in a world ravaged by destruction, the game combines intense resource gathering, strategic combat, and a unique approach to player interactions that sets it apart from its genre competitors.

Getting to the best part is a grind, but if you put in some hours Synduality Echo of Ada eventually reveals itself to be a high-tension, mech-based extraction shooter.

If all you’re after is a mostly chilled extraction game occasionally broken up by fights to the death, you could do worse than Synduality: Echo of Ada.

In this PvPvE extraction shooter, players, aided by an AI partner known as a Magus, must survive against xenomorphic creatures and other players in the hunt for resources. PC version primarily reviewed. Reviewer also received a PS5 review copy from the company for testing purposes.

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Synduality: Echoes of Ada is an extraction shooter that, while really easy to get into, might be difficult to stick with considering its bland art style and simplistic gameplay that ends up not having enough depth.

SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada is difficult to recommend. It feels like a good concept poorly executed. Unfortunately, its rather milquetoast gameplay along with some pushy microtransactions make it hard to get invested or even get started on its grind.

SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada offers thrilling PvPvE gameplay and mech customization but suffers from shallow combat and technical issues. Fans of mech shooters may appreciate its fast-paced action and tactical depth despite its flaws.

I like Synduality Echoes of Ada, but it's also frustrating and barren. Its gameplay systems are tight and polished, but is that enough for an extraction shooter? When new games drop so frequently, you need to stand out, which Synduality Echo of Ada does with its aesthetic but little else, and it needs to bring more to the table to stand out.

SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada is a third-person, mech-based PvPvE with looter and extraction shooter elements. It does have potential, but it's sadly held back by a live service format and its monetization elements. Although there's fun to be had online, the game makes it a hassle to actually play with others, and the combat and gameplay loop can become repetitive.

While there is some fun to be had, SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada offers a mostly tedious experience in many ways. The gameplay is ridiculously arduous and painfully repetitive, the performance is barely acceptable, and its monetization model is questionable.

I’m more interested to see where SYNDUALITY Echo of Ava goes from here. Its current version lays the groundwork for bigger and brighter things, even if the foundation could use more polish. It's not a game for everyone, and unless you’re into the franchise or are looking for a more casual extraction shooter experience with science fiction flavor, it won’t turn you into a believer in either.

SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada is a strange game for sure. It’s an enjoyable enough mecha-based extraction shooter, with serviceable combat and traversal and with the excitement of this genre’s formula. Said gameplay loop does very little to stand out from the crowd, despite a somewhat unique presentation, and the technical woes and limited content and variety thereof, end up limiting its potential. It’s also a paid game with tons of baffling microtransactions, timers to wait out, massive grinds and glacial progress, which could make you lose interest rather quickly. At its core, Bandai Namco’s latest is a solid extraction shooter, make no mistake. If you’re looking for that, jump in; this is certainly a very solid game in a vacuum, mechanically stronger than my score would imply. Arriving this late into the genre, however, it really should be offering more and better content than it does to really stand out – and it should respect players’ time and effort more. I ultimately have to wonder – with these flaws, will the playerbase stay big enough to give enough time for developers to fix what’s wrong, and perhaps make SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada truly one of the greats? As with a lot of game-as-a-service titles: time will tell.

Synduality Echo of Ada has an addictive value at first, but needs to add more content and customizability to maintain concurrent player base.

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