You play as a new character, one who is the sole survivor of a terrible plane crash as you’re shot down over the city of Jericho. While there are nods and winks to those that have completed it, you can jump into this sequel without even knowing anything about what came before.
Since I didn’t complete the original Surge, it’s nice to see that very little of that game’s narrative is required to enjoy its distanced sequel. To be blunt, The Surge 2 has some of the most impressive combat ever, full stop. The world and gameplay The Surge 2 offers, with its dismantling combat, and the hostile world this adventure takes place in is incredibly impressive and even the feel of combat is more akin to Rocksteady’s Batman franchise with how fast and engaging it can be. The Surge 2 does borrow several ideas and gameplay mechanics, but to say that the game doesn’t have its own unique identity is a bold-faced lie. 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. 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.
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