![]() While I’m not entirely oblivious to Dark Souls, I have played portions of Dark Souls 2, and even through about a third of Sekiro, It’s clear that Fromsoft has struck gold when they created Demon Souls and then refined the game and that experience into the Dark Souls series, and subsequently into the equally popular Bloodborne. While I don’t know if it’s convinced me to jump into the titles it’s inspired by, I will say that Surge 2 is one of the best games I’ve played this year.įirst off, my experience with Dark Souls and how the game functions is mostly limited to the comparisons I’ve heard through games like Lords of the Fallen, The Surge, Nioh, Ashen, and even the most genre distanced one in Remnant: From the Ashes. The Surge 2, on the other hand, was a title that I really wanted to take a crack at and is the first of these types of games I’ve played right through to its final encounter. Games that look to mimic Dark Souls, and that of even Bloodborne, both titles from the now infamous developer, Fromsoft, I usually end up being curious about them, yet never looking to dive in. I’ve often distanced myself from extremely difficult games, as challenge isn’t really the appeal of gaming to me, though I do understand why it is to many. All said, while the world feels larger and better fleshed out, the overall experience of The Surge 2 just barely sparks interest in its play.While I dipped my toes into the first Surge, when it was too cheap to pass up, It was a title I didn’t really give a fair shake to. There's an odd realism in the effort it takes to swing a massive makeshift blade, though that realism disappears when you somehow cut someone in half with the steel nozzle of a flamethrower. Finally, the combat control generally feel slow and sluggish, but with real weight to them. This happens often, where weapons or abilities are only explained half-heartedly, if at all, leaving players to sort it out for themselves through trial and error … and lots of death. ![]() After opening up the first two drones for use, players are only provided instructions on the use of one. The game's also frustrating because it feels like the instructions are incomplete. And depending on the game settings, players have to choose between a smoother framerate with sorely blurred visuals or sharp images but movement that's barely a step above a stop-motion movie. Textures don't always mesh up quite right, lending to strange sights like character hair that only appears in patches. Right from the start, the game's visuals are painfully rough. While The Surge 2 is definitely an improvement, it's still got more than a few short circuits of its own that keep it from living up to its full potential. The game also introduces a new drone mechanism, giving players the benefit of an extra flying sidekick to add to their arsenals. The world of The Surge 2 feels more open, with side streets and alleys branching out for players to explore. This action sequel tries to improve on the shortcomings of the original game, expanding the action and world to draw in fans, but still manages to fall short overall. Can you uncover this secret? And if so, will it lead to the next stage of humanity's evolution … or its annihilation? Show more Something that lies just beyond the veil of this world. Something about your experience on that plane holds the key to this outbreak. But there's more than just survival on your mind. To survive, you'll need to equip yourself with a mechanical exoskeleton, upgrading it along the way with parts you salvage from fighting for your life against bloodthirsty criminals, haywire robots, and other twisted creatures created by the nanite plague. Strange mechanical creatures run rampant through the streets, and society within the walls has collapsed into chaos. Making matters worse, the entire city has been quarantined, sealed off from the outside world. Waking up from a coma two months later, you learn you're supposedly the only survivor from the crash. That's until your plane is knocked out of the sky by a powerful anomaly, a massive electrical surge unleashed by a nanite plague on the city. You begin your journey in the sci-fi world of THE SURGE 2 as a passenger on a jet bound for a new life in Jericho City.
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