![]() ![]() Instead of parrying being a mechanic where you press a button at the right time, you must choose the enemy's attack direction to properly parry. A pretty cool new addition to the game is the directional parry. That was one of my favorite aspects of Bloodborne, and it's handled well in The Surge 2, as the reward for aggression is both healing and additional power.ĭefense can be useful, though. This means the best way to heal is to tear through your foes instead of fighting defensively. Hitting enemies fills your battery meter, which you can use to perform special attacks or heal yourself. The combat is often swift and brutal, and it heavily emphasizes aggression. The Surge 2 focuses more on equipment than stats, but otherwise, it should feel very familiar.Ĭombat is very much in the vein of the Souls franchise, but it resembles Bloodborne more than Dark Souls. The moment you go in, you'll know if it's the kind of game for you. You probably know the deal by this point. That means the usual limited health replenishment, aggressive and deadly enemies, collecting loot from enemies to power up, and marks left in the environment by other players. The Surge 2 is - say it together with me because it's the credo of half of the games on the market these days - heavily inspired by the Dark Souls franchise. Most of the story is told via audio logs or background conversations. ![]() You have to escape and find a way to survive in this dark new reality. You wake up post-crash in a medical facility just in time to find it overrun by monsters. You take on the role of a generic nameless man or woman who was a passenger on a doomed plane. The Surge 2 is set in the future, after a terrifying nanite apocalypse unleashes a swarm of monsters called The Defrag on humanity. ![]()
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