Reviews The Surge 2 Reviews

[lashman]

Game Information

Game Title: The Surge 2

Platforms:

• PlayStation 4 (Sep 24, 2019)
• Xbox One (Sep 24, 2019)
• PC (Sep 24, 2019)

Trailer:

• [E3 2019] The Surge 2 – E3 Trailer

Publishers: Focus Home Interactive, Deck13

Review Aggregator:

OpenCritic - 76 average - 58% recommended

Critic Reviews


GamingTrend - Travis Northup - 95 / 100

The Surge 2 is a must-play for fans of the soulslike genre. With incredibly well-designed areas, excellent combat featuring a wider variety of enemies, and a story that proves itself worth being invested in by the end, it improves upon its predecessor in almost every area and is absolutely worth your time.

Attack of the Fanboy - Brandon Adams - 4.5 / 5 stars

The Surge 2 is an exceptional Soulslike, with top of it’s class combat, stellar level design and a crafting system that makes experimenting fun and simple.

Windows Central - Asher Madan - 4.5 / 5 stars

The Surge 2 is full of surprises, but not the ones you'd expect.

DualShockers - Tomas Franzese - 8.5 / 10

Deck13 and Focus Home Interactive make The Surge better, stronger, and faster than it was with this sequel.

Hobby Consolas - Álvaro Alonso - Spanish - 85 / 100

The Surge 2 is that kind of game where you clearly notice all it's problems... but you can't stop enjoying anyway. Once you've started slicing and dicing to dress with the limbs of your enemies, you'll have to cut your own hands to put the controller down.

PowerUp! - Leo Stevenson - 8.4 / 10

The Surge 2 keeps what was great about the first game and improves upon it many times over. It still has some issues but The Surge 2 is an incredibly enjoyable, hugely playable game

Game Rant - Dalton Cooper - 4 / 5 stars

The Surge 2 is a better game than its predecessor, with improved exploration, satisfying customization, and tough-as-nails boss fights.

GameSpot - David Wildgoose - 8 / 10

Deep, varied, and punchy combat make The Surge 2 worth the effort, even if you have to bear through its lifeless story.

PlayStation Universe - Joe Apsey - 8 / 10

The Surge 2 is a much better, engaging, and rewarding experience than the first game. Dozens of quality of life improvements, more interesting environments and characters, and the addition of parrying makes The Surge 2 a must-play for anyone who even slightly enjoyed their time with the first game. However, the game holds itself back from being an excellent souls-like with some poor lighting in areas, intense difficulty spikes, and a final area that is just plain unfun.

Saving Content - Justin Celani - 4 / 5 stars

My time in Jericho City has been a combat fueled, cyberpunk nightmare come true. What we have here is a sequel that sticks to what it the series does well and expands on it. The bigger maps and hub like city have been an absolute joy to explore. The fighting is as visceral and engaging as ever. The boss battles are demanding and sometimes towering. The defeats will be devastating, the victories bitter sweet. The Surge has returned and it’s time to put on the exosuit, start the body modification, and figure out what happened to Jericho City.

Wccftech - Francesco De Meo - 8 / 10

The Surge 2 is a definite improvement over the original game in pretty much every possible way. Combat is much faster and smoother, with an offense-oriented focus that makes it even more engaging, exploration is much more interesting thanks to the improved world design and the story will keep players moving from one dangerous district of Jericho City to the next in search of answers. The technical issues currently found in the game, unfortunately, do damage the experience a bit, and so does the fact that, despite the changes, The Surge 2 doesn't offer anything substantially different from the original game.

Cerealkillerz - Gabriel Bogdan - German - 7.9 / 10

The Surge 2 stays despite of a bunch of nice changes the only Souslike title that is only recommendable for hardcore fans. Neither the story, nor the boss fights are memorable and many weak design decisions everyone will encounter through their playthrough makes this title as arduous as The Surge.

Destructoid - Chris Carter - 7.5 / 10

While Deck13 still has some work to do, The Surge 2 is a massive step up from its predecessor in just about every respect. For the first time, I'm actually excited to see what the studio is working on next.

Easy Allies - Brad Ellis - 7.5 / 10

The Surge 2 won't blow you away by any means, but enjoyable combat and exploration offer enough to keep you challenged and engaged.

Press Start - James Mitchell - 7.5 / 10

The Surge 2 successfully builds upon the original game in practically every way – offering a larger roster of bosses, more equipment to pillage, and a bigger, more organic open-world to explore. A few pacing issues and some issues with the visuals aside, The Surge 2 offers a greater variety of experiences over its predecessor and is easily Deck13's best.

Fextralife - Castielle - 7.4 / 10

The Surge 2 picks up where The Surge left off and inches forward in both quality and execution. If you are a fan of the previous title you will feel right at home, and I highly recommend it. Even though it has its flaws, it does enough to warrant a purchase if you enjoy Action RPGs, and is likely the best Action RPG (that isn't an expansion) until Elden Ring sometime next year.

Cultured Vultures - Billy Givens - 7 / 10

The Surge 2 builds on what made the original a sleeper hit, but it regrettably maintains some of the visual and design foibles that deserved to be improved on in a second outing.

GamesRadar+ - Mike Epstein - 3.5 / 5 stars

The Surge 2 offers the hard-earned pleasures of Souls-style combat, with less of genre's signature sting

Stevivor - Luke Lawrie - 7 / 10

Despite some of the technical issues and difficulty scaling, The Surge 2 is a fun game that should satisfy those looking for a souls-like experience. The combat is rewarding, and the directional blocking system is definitely something I would love to see implemented into other action games.

Push Square - Liam Croft - 6 / 10

It can't hold a candle to a From Software joint, but The Surge 2 will satisfy those chomping at the bit for the next take on the genre.

Game Revolution - Michael Leri - 1.5 / 5 stars

Like its protagonist, The Surge 2 is built from disparate parts from other things, but unlike its protagonist, the game ends up being a boorish abomination that can’t properly combine the various elements that it has directly lifted from other sources. It’s not only one of the worst Souls-likes; it’s also an awful game above all else that should be sent straight to the scrap heap.

ACG - Jeremy Penter - Buy

"Despite warts Surge 2 is a blast and funfactor is what matters to me. Well worth it.

Polygon - Ryan Gilliam - Unscored

Familiar isn’t always bad, and in the case of The Surge 2, familiar is just aggressively fine.

Rock, Paper, Shotgun - Brendan Caldwell - Unscored

If you missed the first Surge, but always meant to take a look, hop into this one instead. Think of it as a shortcut to a better game.

 

[MJunioR]

If you missed the first Surge, but always meant to take a look, hop into this one instead. Think of it as a shortcut to a better game.

Pretty much what I expected.

 

[Madventure]

I mean all I have to see is "The Surge 2 is a definite improvement over the original game in pretty much every possible way. " and congrats sold

I read the little snippits of "It's the worst variation of a soulsborne type game ever" and I'm like admittedly I am biased but what the hell are they talking about

 

[lashman]

I read the little snippits of "It's the worst variation of a soulsborne type game ever" and I'm like admittedly I am biased but what the hell are they talking about

who the hell knows

 

[Arsene]

I’m not too surprised. The Surge 1 felt so clunky and gross. I stopped playing after a few hours. I love Nioh and the Soulsborne games and sci-fi is my shit but man Surge didnt click with me at all. Can’t say I was expecting much of an improvement from the sequel tbh. But maybe when 2 drops dirt cheap or appears in a bundle (it will, most Focus Home games do.) ill try it out and hopefully it turns out better.

 

[prudis]