The combat is slightly more involved, but the boss battles are disappointingly similar and no longer require radically different tactics to complete. The biggest issue for The Surge 2 is that it feels like a step back from the original. Although the visual cue as to what direction an attack is coming from can be frustratingly inconsistent. The biggest change is that the simple parry from the original has now been replaced by one you have to manually control, which is an interesting challenge. None of that should suggest that the combat isn’t still fun, but the fact the original made such limited use of its sci-fi setting was already disappointing and seeing no significant advancement in the sequel is dispiriting. Technically you’re installing cybernetic implants to upgrade your abilities but in practical terms it wouldn’t have made any difference if it was just called the Enchanted Girdle of Vang’er. Medbays function exactly like bonfires from Dark Souls and while they all have sci-fi names most of the weapons are essentially just high-tech swords, staffs, and axes. However, the main gameplay loop still feels almost exactly the same as before, as you try to scrounge together enough tech scrap (souls, in other words) to upgrade your armour and weapons and prepare yourself for the various boss characters. You can mix up your dodges with attacks too which becomes essential later on to quickly deal damage and get out of the way.Instead of playing a pre-set character you have a lot more customisation options this time, with multiple combat styles and more weapon types. I found dodging attacks with a quick step the most reliable way to avoid attacks. To be successful with jumps and ducks you really need to be able to read enemy movements, and that’s pretty difficult. You have the option to jump to avoid low attacks (L1 + Right Stick up), duck to avoid high ones (L1 + Right Stick down) or just dodge out of the way with a quick step (X button while moving). To be successful in The Surge you need to learn how to avoid enemy assaults as well as you dish them back. This drone can fire a weak shot at a target, but even this weak shot should be enough to get that single enemy’s attention and make them run to you for a fight. The easiest way to do this is with the drone you acquire a short way into the game. You’re way better off pulling individuals away from their groups and dealing with them 1v1 style. Jumping into the middle of a group of enemies is one of the fastest ways to become overwhelmed and utterly destroyed. Shortcuts back to Operations can allow you to skip huge portions of an area each time you die, saving you the hassle of dealing with the same set of enemies again and making runs to difficult bosses more manageable. They often have their own stories happening alongside your own progress that you can follow along – and there are a few trophies attached as well.įinding shortcuts is immensely useful. It’s worth talking with characters and helping with their concerns. Aside from finding the path to progressing you can find new characters to interact with and super useful shortcuts. Make sure you exploreĮxploring your environment thoroughly is hugely important in The Surge. This is the only way to get schematics for new armour pieces and weapons, and also the best way to get specific materials needed to craft and upgrade this gear. It’s tempting to always attack unarmoured areas since they finish fights quickly, but relying too much on this (as I did for a while) will haunt you later on.Įspecially when first exploring an area with new classes of enemies, you really want to attack their armour and perform finishing moves. Targeting specific body parts during combat is essential for success in The Surge. Hopefully they make your journey a little bit smoother. We’ve put together a few tips after playing through The Surge, the kinds of tips we’d have liked on our first time through. If this is your first hardcore action RPG you might even feel overwhelmed with the relentless attacks of the game’s enemies. The Surge might feel familiar to players of games like Dark Souls, but it has enough differences that you can’t expect success by simply copying your strategies over from those games.
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