The Surge 2

Do yourself a favor and don't play this game. Unless you would like some more grind for your grind. With a side of grind. Did I mention there's grind? You will walk through the same area 10 times, and then come back to that area later and walk through the same area 10 times again, only this time with more obnoxious environment lighting.

[b] The Surge 2 is a challenging sci-fi action RPG with really solid combat and a unique limb-targeting system that keeps fights interesting. The story is pretty average but the gameplay makes it worth both playing and replaying. P.S.: This was harder than I expected. [/b] [hr][/hr] [h1]🎚️ Difficulty[/h1] 🔲 My grandmother could play it 🔲 Easy 🔲 Normal ☑️ Hard ☑️ A challenge to be reckoned 🔲 In the heat of confrontation, (Only PVP games) [h1]🗺️ Graphics[/h1] 🔲 MS Paint 🔲 Bad 🔲 Meh 🔲 Normal ☑️ Very Good 🔲 An original artistic direction 🔲 Beautiful 🔲 Masterpiece [h1]📚 Story[/h1] 🔲 This game has no story 🔲 Basic element of the contractual requirements ☑️ It's there for people who want it 🔲 Well written 🔲 Leading to more in-depth researches/thoughts 🔲 A model to get inspired by [h1]⌛️ Length[/h1] 🔲 0 (No story) 🔲 Short ☑️ Average 🔲 Long 🔲 To infinity and beyond [h1]🎶 Music[/h1] 🔲 Just filling noises/No music 🔲 Trivial and uneventful ☑️ Good and/or fitting the game's artistic dispositions 🔲 Memorable 🔲 Transcending whispers of a forgotten world [h1]🕹️ Interest[/h1] 🔲 I would rather watch paint dry 🔲 Hard to enjoy 🔲 Repetitive and/or uninspired 🔲 A good moment ☑️ Sticking out of the pack 🔲 You will remember it long after [h1]🔁 Replayability[/h1] 🔲 A one-time experience 🔲 For achievements 🔲 If you wait a few months/years (or with mods) ☑️ Definitely (NG+, different builds, weapons, implants and playstyles.) 🔲 Infinitely replayable (or almost) [h1]🐛 Bugs[/h1] ☑️ Never heard of 🔲 Minor bugs 🔲 Can get annoying 🔲 Impacts the player's experience badly 🔲 The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs [h1]⚙️ Requirements[/h1] 🔲 You can run it on a microwave 🔲 Low ☑️ Average- 🔲 High 🔲 NASA computer [h1]💰 Price[/h1] 🔲 Free 🔲 Underpriced ☑️ Perfect Price 🔲 Could be cheaper 🔲 Overpriced 🔲 Complete waste of money [h1]🤑 Worth Buying[/h1] 🔲 No 🔲 If you have nothing else to play 🔲 Wait for sale ☑️ Yes [h1]🎯 Expectations[/h1] 🔲 It's a completely different game 🔲 This game is a scam 🔲 It's missing many features they announced ☑️ Looks very similar to the steam page (Only the gameplay video looks the same!) 🔲 Better than expected and/or announced 🔲 Masterpiece, no patch or feature has to be added. [h1]✒️ Final Rating[/h1] 🔲 1 🔲 2 🔲 3 🔲 4 🔲 5 🔲 6 🔲 7 ☑️ 8+ 🔲 9 🔲 10 [b]Thank you for taking the time to read and think about this review.[/b] [hr][/hr]

Completed 100% Playthroughs : 2 Overall Grade : 7.5/10 This is the definition of a game that didn't really need to exist. The original Surge game had a lot of charm for being a lesser known game and it was for the most part a unique and polished experience. This game improved on a few things while making some strange and disappointing choices. The positives : The combat was improved from the original, it's overall faster and less clunky. They also added a cool directional parry that you are heavily incentivized to use. There are also tons and tons of weapons and armors to pick and choose your favorites from. The "talent" system is also easier to use and more interesting. The negatives : The main character is a voiceless random from a barebones character creation instead of continuing Warren's story. Speaking of, there is no story per say, you have a few breadcrumbs to follow but for the most part you are doing someoneone's errands. Those someones are NPCS who are in this game completely lifeless and behave like this disaster that has ruined their city has been there their whole lives, like it's the norm and they are used to it. The endings, both of which you are forced to get for the achievement, are chosen after the last boss and are a couple of sentences. The areas are also huge and easy to get lost in, but to be fair that was a problem in the original as well. Overall the game feels like it was made by a fan of the original without any real direction, but as I can see now it's 2.99 on sale so if you liked the Surge, pick it up just for the combat.

Game is awesome. Combat is solid (those of you crying about the blocking, git gud), overall environment is good, music is decent and the enemies are pretty cool. A bit easier than the first one but I think its better.

So The Surge 2 introduced blocking mechanics with indicators from which direction you should block. Unfortunately this new machnic is MANDATORY to use, but only after a certain point. I've spend hours to kill a boss and got wrecked by mechanics that I clearly dodged, but since I have to block it, it hit anyway. I am in favour of adding new mechanics but not if they are mandatory and flip the entire gameflow from the first game (and 10h of this game which I went easily without blocking) on the head. Also unlike the first game there are NPCs everywhere. The atmosphere of the story is less heavy and misses the charm of the first game's fantastic vibes. After years I binged the first game for another 2 playthroughs in one weekend and gave this one a second chance just to quit less than 2 hours into it. This game feels like a glorified streetfight simulator. Sad

Wasn't a great sequel, now it seems even more broken with the removal of the online servers, code isn't coding.

如果上一作我只想给个及格分的话，本作应该差不多是70分左右的魂游。 战斗系统延续了前作很有亮点的切割系机制，处决很带劲，刷的时候也很有成就感。套装和植入物比前作搭配得更合理了。敌人强度依然逆天，攻高血厚强霸体，且堆怪极其严重，好在本作加入了定向格挡机制（需要移动鼠标向需要格挡的方向），熟练掌握后难度会降低到可以接受的程度。当然，就算这样依然是相当折磨人的游戏。 地图应该是进步得最大的，捷径给得都比较符合直觉，标志物大大增加，且大部分是室外，没那么容易迷路了（地下部分依然是噩梦），让人比较难蚌的是本作地图会迎来两次大转变，且每一次都会彻底改变地形，也破坏了之前辛苦联通的捷径，其实蛮打击探索积极性的，而且异变之后的地图又回归一代辨识度极低，且非常混乱让人绕得崩溃的风格，再加上错综复杂，四通八达的地下区域，一周目后期还是蛮痛苦的，但在熟悉地形的二周目，偶尔也会感受到制作组在设计地图时的思路，一旦连接对上了，再配合三个安全点互相传送的机制，你就会发现这个地图设计得还是比较合理的。 剧情上还是有点难蚌，完全继承了一代逆天的机翻，靠各种需要靠意会的台词，勉强拼凑出一个比较俗套的故事，而且里面夹杂了一些圣母的私活：[spoiler]比如不理解为什么结局斩杀反派就代表我有野心，只有宽恕才会迎来好结局。[/spoiler]不过大槽点也没什么，就是可以接受的程度。 最后想吐槽一下，本作的dlc非常没有诚意，篇幅极短，也没有上一作的超强度植入物了，如果不是为了全成就我才不会买呢。

The Surge 2 delivers polished gameplay, rewarding progression, and some of the best melee combat in the Souls-like genre

This is quite possibly the most un-fun game I've ever played. If you enjoy cliche sci-fi stories, monotonous combat and bland apocalyptic environments... Knock yourself out I guess. I however am gonna re-evaluate whatever life choices led me to spending 19 hours playing this game.