3/8/2023 0 Comments The surge 2 character creation![]() ![]() In Surge 2, your “weight” parameter is sort of doubled up as a gear capacity meter and governs your ability slots, allowing for a number of different builds. More levels mean more stats (duh) like extra life, stamina, and MP (battery) like every other action RPG but also more gear slots and abilities. To facilitate exploration in this brave new world, leveling up is infectious. Plus it’s so much more inviting! The dour factory-brown colors of the first are sacrificed as food for the neon Gods. There’s also an almost comical amount of shortcuts, to the point where nearly every area snakes into everything. Surge 2‘s new locale of Jericho City gives everything a more uniform feel, as it’s an actual world instead of an aimless series of hallways and corridors. It’s not just a thematic makeover, though. There’s also more of an attempt at an actual narrative this time around, even if it mostly focuses on a pseudo-religious concept caked in a far-future aesthetic. I did not expect to chuckle this much or have the ability to show NPCs constant sass in a sequel to The Surge, but lo and behold. Vending machines have mood swings and faces. You can cut a radio communication with a boss character short, blaming it on “static” while mocking him in cartoonish fashion. I can’t even begin to explain how much more personality has been injected into the sequel. ![]() It’s a good thing Deck13 took a lot of those criticisms to heart. A few of us thought it was middling to mediocre at the time, and having replayed it recently in anticipation of this review, I’d say that assessment still holds up. The Surge 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One)Īt this point, you’re probably realizing “this is a video game website, what the hell?” Well I’m not going to disappoint you: I did actually play The Surge 2.įor the folks not following along at home, the first Surge came out in 2017 and followed a very…rhymes with “Moles-like” formula. Oh god damn it: I reviewed the wrong Surge. Meet the new Surge, same as the old Surge! Liquid sugar: that’s pretty much Surge in a nutshell (or a can!). Somehow, someway, 21% of your daily carbohydrate value is fulfilled with just one (okay, rather big 16 ounce) serving size, and with 69 milligrams of caffeine, you’ll be amped for a little while.
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