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You are a Blader, called Arrisa.
Before you is the last city, Havenswell, in ruins and overrun by the Necros.
The story picks up after the collapse of an artificial ecosystem. Soon after this occured natural disasters and wars raged and any civilization was wiped out. As the centuries passed a strange substance known as the Mud spread everywhere as terrifying monstrosities emerged and took over the now volatile and destroyed world.
Not only must you save this last city and uncover the mystery that caused the collapse, you will also discover the truth about yourself, the Bladers’ origin.
With AI Limit, likely the first thing you will notice is that the controls are unconventional. Don’t expect to be button mashing here. as R1 and R2 are light and heavy attack for melee.
Graphically SenseGames has done a beautiful anime character style in a gritty, dark dystopian world.
There are a lot of pick ups to be found, some items can be traded with merchants, others are consumable and can be assigned to hotkeys. Mud balls tend to be the most commonly found and you definitely need them, these are energy and a life-line during a tricky moment.
Combat is based around energy. You need power to do powerful damage. The less energy you have the less deadly you can be.
Low energy doesn’t stop you from taking down an enemy but it may take longer to do so, and if you’re up against a particularly hard to kill foe, you’ll be in trouble for sure.
From monsters to mech, it’s okay to avoid an enemy that is going to take a lot to take down and come back once your weapon skill is higher.
Upping your weapon skill does cost Mud, your energy which is also defined in-game as your sync rate.
Sync rate fluctuates wildly during play but it’s super important as this determines survival and combat strength, and in a way your defense too.
Basically it goes like this, there’s multiple levels of sync rate, this is tied into your Mud energy. The lower your energy the weaker you are and if your sync rate goes down to zero, you’re in trouble.
Try and take on an enemy without the necessary skill level and you’ll feel as though AI Limit is a souls-like game.
Fusing melee combat with magic, weapons and spells can be found in the Equipment menu. You can also add a secondary weapon and like any good RPG swap out your wardrobe for better defense attire. And all items have stats.
AI Limit can be punishing if you just try to hack and slash. Be strategic with your fighting, run, evade and avoid a confrontation if you have to.
A challenging game that gives satisfaction in play, especially when you’re able to take down larger enemies that caused you grief earlier AI Limit is an indie game with Triple AAA gameplay and visuals and definitely a must play for those that love a challenging RPG.
Released: March 2025
Rating: R
Platform reviewed: PlayStation 5
Genre: RPG
Developer: SenseGames
Publisher: CE-Asia