Review: The Surge 2 (PlayStation 4)

In a bid to survive, explore the sprawling, devastated Jericho City. Fight ferocious threats in brutal, unforgiving combat, slashing and tearing the limbs off your opponents to steal their equipment.

Pros:

• Decent graphics.
• 9.71gb download size.
• Platinum trophy.
• ARPG gameplay.
• Four save slots.
• Invert axis and sensitivity slider.
• Character creation-Gender/randomize/hair/skin/eyes/nose/ears/outfit and choose one of 6 roles-mining wars vet, search and rescue, Creq operator, field agent, smuggler, and manager.
• Dark souls like-die and drop scrap and one life to retrieve it. The twist here is you have a time limit and a distance meter.
• Stamina system for combat, blocking and running.
• Target set limbs on an opponent to carve basically.
• Massive boss fights.
• Online and offline modes.
• Tags-spray helpful/unhelpful icons to warn/help/destroy other players.
• Med Bay-checkpoint and where you craft and upgrade gear. Level up and increase stats.
• Crafting plans, weapons, gear, materials and scrap randomly drop from enemies.
• A fascinating bright world full of secrets and shortcuts.
• The game overall is brighter and more lived in.
• The story is well told and plays a lot in the foreground.
• Drone-your sidekick you can use, install different mods to change how it works from shooting to healing to banners and spraying tags.
• Can bank scrap at med bays for safekeeping.
• Scrap-used for leveling up and buying items.
• Combat is a lot faster.
• Set items in regards to gear which can grant additional benefits.
• Fast loading times.
• Revenge-you can see enemies that are brighter than others that recently killed another player, killing them gives bonus loot. As you avenged someone.
• Audio logs to find and listen to.
• Tense atmosphere.
• Decent voice work.
• PlayStation 4 Pro options-pick performance or quality.

Cons:

• No word on the roles and if they actually do anything.
• Tutorial tips are sporadic.
• The slowdown in places.
• A lot to take in initially.
• Difficult.
• Slow to start.
• Doesn’t explain the whole tag/spray system or have a quick icon guide.
• Enemies hit really hard even the adds.
• You have no map on you and need to interact with them in the world, it’s a messy concoction of lines, neon, and blobs.
• No guidance on where to go and what to do.