The “Synduality: Echo of Ada” experience doesn’t really begin until you’ve lost everything. That’s what I learned after seeing hours worth of work explode in my face in an ambush. While scavenging the surface of an apocalyptic earth in a mech, a fellow Drifter ambushed me and took my haul and parts.

SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada features a variety of unique weapons for players to make use of, but these are arguably the best of the bunch.

Throw in a heavy emphasis on extraction-shooter mechanics with a strong dose of character customization, and you have the recipe for what Bandai Namco has been cooking up with SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada.

Initially, in SynDuality: Echo of Ada, it may seem like players only belong to one faction — the Drifter Support Association. While doing jobs for the Association may seem cushy and primarily focused on gathering materials from the surface, lurking just below this surface is a different choice players can make.

This seems upsetting at first but makes sense once you realize that almost every weapon in this game hits hard, and two players could easily dominate an entire lobby.

I have not been able to stop thinking about Synduality Echo of Ada since I started playing it. When I wake up, I think of doing a quick run to get those

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