The Surge 2 Is A SOLID Step Up (Review)
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The Surge 1 felt like a proof of concept. The Surge 2 feels like a far fuller realisation of Deck 13's vision. It doesn't fix everything wrong with the first game, but it fixes and adds enough that the entire package feels meatier, more fleshed out and noticeably better.
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@MrRykage 4 жыл бұрын
Where's the 30 minute hummingbird mating pattern documentary intro with a segue into the game review?
@NickHunter 4 жыл бұрын
That's EXACTLY what I was thinking! Unsubbed
@theguywhowentthere3346 4 жыл бұрын
I knoe rite, I really miss them.
@Jesse__H 4 жыл бұрын
_strums acoustic guitar_ _clears throat_ I was boorn...in a prisooon...
@michaelandrews117 4 жыл бұрын
That song will forever be carved into my brain; both for how stupid a decision it was to have it replay every time you spawned whilst also being a terribly written metaphor for being wheelchair bound at the start of the game
@Coco-vv8nf 4 жыл бұрын
@@michaelandrews117 it is funny because of how bad it was
@hunterhall6478 4 жыл бұрын
Meanie owl would be proud.
@bearded-ops9400 4 жыл бұрын
it grew on me
@Jesse__H 4 жыл бұрын
@@bearded-ops9400 me too.
@ryumajin3 4 жыл бұрын
But, are you born in a prison with no hope for escape?
@dreamerabe 4 жыл бұрын
What animal is that in your profile pic? Looks like a real life Eevee. 😋
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@@dreamerabe A Fennec Fox.
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@@ryumajin3 Ah, thanks.
@ruglife 4 ай бұрын
There's a side mission where the npc is singing that song that got stuck in my head playing the first one.
@embracerodusk2537 4 жыл бұрын
500k congrats! Love your reviews, keep it up!
@crozraven 4 жыл бұрын
I really love The Surge series because of its satisfying mutilation system. Thank goodness the devs also seems to properly implement ranged combat & better overall drone system, although I do genuinely wish for actual ranged weapons that player character could use. After all it's a bit Jarring to see no guns or even the likes of crossbow/bows in such futuristic setting. something like a hybrid weapons (i.e. rifle-spear, dual pistols - twin rigs, shotgun-staff, etc) would a good implementation for the overall melee focus combat system.
@ApexNYC 4 жыл бұрын
Amazing game and i totally agree with you.Hopefully part 3 will figure out a cool way of having meaningful melee combat alongside great gunplay.Something a bit similar to The Remnent of Ashes maybe as far as shooting mechanics.Never played it but i hear it's Dark Souls with guns.
@DJ-fn9zk 2 жыл бұрын
I mean I’d argue it’s ok as is in terms of ranged combat with the drone. Maybe denser customisation for them. But it’s really easy to pepper someone with both at once. Wish you could hold more ammo by standard tho
@Ze_N00B Жыл бұрын
I think there's still room for improvement, but I'm proud to see the company that represents my country in the gaming sphere is finally getting some positive attention.
@ConTodayTempo 4 жыл бұрын
i was really surprised that the game is only 9GB on ps4
@edmonngo8439 4 жыл бұрын
surge 1 still in my library, free from psplus. is it worth downloading?
@ConTodayTempo 4 жыл бұрын
@@edmonngo8439 yes it was a great game imo i played it 3 or 4 times i can't remember how many times you got to upgrade your gear on NG+ and NG++ and so on i think it was around 3 or 4
@edmonngo8439 4 жыл бұрын
@@ConTodayTempo thanx bro, will give it a go after work. 👍
@chillhour6155 4 жыл бұрын
It's called proper compression, something lacking this gen in aaa games due to forcing unfinished game out the door, day1 patch editions if you will
@alexrojas9725 4 жыл бұрын
I said the same on Steam only 11gb
@theflamingassassin2426 4 жыл бұрын
2:52 Did he just cut Gibraltar in half!
@alextheloud 4 жыл бұрын
No long winded 15 min metaphor intro? Unsub loljk love you
@HunterTracks 4 жыл бұрын
Not enough boats 0/10 ign
@TheNobleFive 4 жыл бұрын
Not going to watch the review because I don't want it to affect my experience. But seeing you say it's a "SOLID step up" is enough to convince me to buy it on day 1, since I loved the first game so much.
@rileygrannell7235 4 жыл бұрын
the first game was fucking trash
@ComicsLamar 4 жыл бұрын
Riley Grannell Exact opposite actually.
@juice4132 4 жыл бұрын
Riley Grannell language
@Exel3nce 4 жыл бұрын
@@ComicsLamar nop, its unfortuantly the truth
@ewanfraser 4 жыл бұрын
Riley Grannell git gud
@Ch0cken 4 жыл бұрын
Gratz on the 500k, brother. I still remember finding this relatively small division channel through a brilliant review of Destiny 1. Keep the quality stuff coming. p.s. Bring back Thiccboi
@theSemiChrist 4 жыл бұрын
"It's foliage." "That's what I said, 'foilage'."
@brutalkingofdoom2 4 жыл бұрын
I really love the combat in this game. I like getting rewarded for doing things and getting that sweet fucking severing animation.
@drummingtildeath 4 жыл бұрын
Bought this last night on xbox (it was half price). Loving it already. I found myself doing loops of the first area to grind a bit before the first boss and wasn't even slightly bored.
@ariesteria8204 4 жыл бұрын
"But seriously, thank you Dech13 for not being Dick13" aight imma buy this real quick
@d0ublene0n49 4 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on 500k, man. You deserve more, and if you keep up the quality you’ll get just that!
@tudi4669 4 жыл бұрын
sorry, cant trust a reviewer who doesn't use the mikiri counter
@Extramark9 4 жыл бұрын
Noticed that too. Unless he was doing some kind of challenge run no mikiri ... that was so terrible Sekiro gameplay
@devora4809 4 жыл бұрын
Put your trust in the Mikiri counter and you can overcome anything.
@torvamessorem6686 4 жыл бұрын
I didn't watch him play Sekiro, but that game can be extremely unclear. I didn't find out until NG++ that I could Mikiri counter the roundhouse kicks from the purple ninjas for example.
@p-y8210 4 жыл бұрын
@@torvamessorem6686 well that's on you it's not a roundhouse kick it's a lunging kick It litteraly shows the symbol and it's extremely hard to miss
@NickHunter 4 жыл бұрын
@@Extramark9 I mean let's not exaggerate, he didn't get hit once. Not THAT bad really
@shurikn1337 4 жыл бұрын
Gratz on 500k, Ralph. Keep it UP!
@cfc3924 4 жыл бұрын
My man skill up makes it to 500k. That's great man congratulations
@roguerifter9724 2 жыл бұрын
One thing I dislike that you didn't mention is the backgrounds, and how they have no impact on gameplay. Would it have really been so hard to add a small bonus dependent on your background into the system?
@danielcolliver1993 4 жыл бұрын
Love watching your reviews. Half the time there for games that I wouldn't of even paid attention to, but after your vid, I totally understand what type of game it is
@DanCGe 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the heads up with those textures- waiting for the day 1 patch
@codyhallnan9442 4 жыл бұрын
Definitely buying this. Gotta support this universe cause I dig it a lot even with it’s flaws. Just a fun, dark cyberpunk world where I get to slice enemies up! Great vid as always!
@efabiano82 4 жыл бұрын
Played a few hours of the first Surge and this looks pretty good. One thing I've learned as I've gotten older is these precision based games become increasingly more difficult for me. Even though I can hold my own in the Crucible in Destiny 2, running consistently in the middle of the pack, I just can't really complete these games anymore.
@Coco-vv8nf 4 жыл бұрын
I say I have learn be more patient as I got older but I do agree i can not complete games like i use to while also working full time and dealing with arthritis from all these years cutting meat with a big ass saw.
@arturotorres5663 4 жыл бұрын
500k subs congrats Skillup
@reed1645 4 жыл бұрын
I can definitely see myself getting this but not at the moment. Too many games are dropping at the moment.
@tomasdelcampo2 4 жыл бұрын
Even if u got Borderlands 3 that came out 2 weeks ago. Code vein does come out Friday and ghost recon next week but every other big game is far off and can be rented though redbox except for outer worlds
@reed1645 4 жыл бұрын
@@tomasdelcampo2 I don't rent games :). My next big game is dragon quest 11S which is coming out on friday. Plus link's awakening came out last friday. I didn't buy borderlands 3 yet because it's such a busy time for releases.
@saintallison 4 жыл бұрын
I think this game is a solid "buy on sale". It's fun, but is in dire need of an optimization patch and hasn't got enough going on to justify $60 and shoving other recent releases aside.
@phrimo 4 жыл бұрын
Oh shit 500k well deserved man
@willthrizzal2647 4 жыл бұрын
The first game was gnarly I can't wait to play this tomorrow
@danparsons1423 4 жыл бұрын
I am continually impressed by the quality, depth and frequency of your reviews. The new gold standard.
@GreysDen 4 жыл бұрын
That Kiwi pronunciation of Deck though.
@grimjimbo2059 4 жыл бұрын
And cryo lol he actually said creo .
@cavalcojj 4 жыл бұрын
Oh that made me laugh so hard!
@steveosk8s 4 жыл бұрын
@@grimjimbo2059 creo is the name of the company in this game...
@grimjimbo2059 4 жыл бұрын
@@steveosk8s lol my bad did think it sounded a bit strange.so the research facilities are owned by a company called crio???
@RegnieRiku 4 жыл бұрын
Aussies aren't Kiwis tho...
@minimme 4 жыл бұрын
congrats on 500k :)
@RobustRouge 4 жыл бұрын
Make another cars review on java phones dad btw I love you
@minimme 4 жыл бұрын
@@RobustRouge thank u son :) i will review all the cars games for u
@dreamerabe 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks to this wholesome comment exchange I just checked out your channel, and glad I did. Love how you cover forgotten games. Subbed.
@minimme 4 жыл бұрын
@@dreamerabe 🙏thankyou lots
@Jesse__H 4 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to playing this! Loved the first one, beat it twice which is rare for me.
@ChunkyJo 4 жыл бұрын
same here. I thought "eh. It's cheap, I'll give it a shot" - ended up beating it on my first ever game playing New Game +. I'm the type of player that gets bored 2/3 through a game and never finishes anything, so it's a testament to its phenomenal gameplay. Surge lead me to Dark Souls which is fun... but nowhere near as fun as I had w/ Surge.
@-pressxtostart- 4 жыл бұрын
Very recently got the platinum trophy on PS4 loved the game so much
@Jesse__H 4 жыл бұрын
@@ChunkyJo Try Bloodborne instead! The combat is a bit closer to Surge than DS is, imo.
@Filthyanimal9 4 жыл бұрын
Frankie Basile opinions vary on difficulty within those games, but it’s definitely in the range somewhere - worth trying out for sure!
@ChunkyJo 4 жыл бұрын
@@Jesse__H I did actually! I absolutely hated it. I might give it another go, but I found the movement to be abhorrent.
@jhyde2129 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another really good review. Been watching a lot of your channel lately. I really appreciate your thoughtful analysis and insights about story, game mechanics, and other details. You so clearly articulate what works, and WHY it works. But you also tell us what doesn't work - without holding back. You clearly put a lot of time and effort in your reviews - they are well-produced, entertaining, and consistently hold my attention from start to finish. With so many game reviewers on KZfaq, I've found your videos to be the most balanced, fair, insightful, and useful. After watching your reviews I feel like I can buy games with confidence, fully knowing what to expect. Patreon $ coming.
@sartavin 4 жыл бұрын
logs into youtube - new SkillUp review, uploaded 4 minutes ago - DROP EVERYTHING :)
@soraceant 4 жыл бұрын
don't you mean shill up?
@evanahearne1479 3 жыл бұрын
Great review and all but the highlight was the Elden Ring advert that played beforehand 🥺🥺
@zeroblue720 4 жыл бұрын
Neither of the Surge games are doing it for me. I think if it went towards a more sleek & fantastical high-tech look instead of everyone looking like they bolted a refrigerator to their torso, I'd be more willing to get sucked into its world. lol Happy that the fans are getting a good sequel, though! Also, grats on 500k~. o/
@Maschinengoth 4 жыл бұрын
There are quite some gear sets that look more "sleek and futuristic" in the first game. Gorgon, Angel VI.... But yeah I get what you mean. A lot of the standard gear looked kinda samey, despite being completely different sets. Would have loved more distinction on a 2 end scale. Like maybe a brute force "bolted together, heavy loader" and a "ever shifting crysis nanosuit"
@GluttonousLmg 4 жыл бұрын
@@Maschinengoth thats in the game nano shifting armor, armor that cloaks you etc
@Maschinengoth 4 жыл бұрын
@@GluttonousLmg not enough for me tbh
@GluttonousLmg 4 жыл бұрын
@@Maschinengoth that's sad
@GluttonousLmg 4 жыл бұрын
@@Maschinengoth well have fun with whatever
@cavalcojj 4 жыл бұрын
Well played on the deck reference and poking fun at yourself. That was really funny.
@lordchikage9015 3 жыл бұрын
Bosses offer special rewards if you kill them in the more challenging ways. What those challenges are must be discovered by yourself. That’s pretty amazing imo
@iv0rysh0es39 4 жыл бұрын
That fight looked like the axe fight in the new Terminator film.
@walrusman86808 3 жыл бұрын
I was having the same issue with bosses until I learned how to Parry
@inquisitorichijou883 4 жыл бұрын
I hope this means the start of a new Franchise or even a sub-genre within souls-like
@Sean_Lightning_OBrien 3 жыл бұрын
I hope they make a Surge 3. Ive played through the Surge 1 and 2 twice now and I want more.
@gctypo2838 4 жыл бұрын
The heartbeat sound effect at 2:55 felt like a jumpscare.
@GtheMVP 4 жыл бұрын
17:22 Those three legged machines kept me from finishing Surge 1. They were so annoying, that when I reached the final area (I think?), and couldn't run past tougher iterations of them, I stopped playing. I had always intended on going back, but the thought of fighting them made me play something else each time. You basically had to stun them with your drone before being able to properly attack/damage them, which required you to power up your batteries each time. I'm so glad they fixed that this in this.
@Xavierofthewind 3 жыл бұрын
Skillllll why aren't you absolutely losing your mind over how cool the new parry system is? Seriously play this game and really get into using parrying in regular combat it changes everything and really sells me on this being the singular best combat in any soulslike game to date.
@jonah3985 4 жыл бұрын
You're my number one most trusted reviewer. Will grab this when it's on sale (or hope it comes to Game Pass?) because I enjoyed the first game despite all its obvious problems.
@saintallison 4 жыл бұрын
Good call! Once it gets patched it'll be a solid GP or $20-30 title imho
@grodius 4 жыл бұрын
the tamborine the guy kicks around at 1:16 really has me interested
@pegasusdrive12 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Skill Up! Love your in-depth reviews. Correct me if I'm wrong but were you not reviewing Sekiro? Did it drop but I haven't seen it. Cheers and thanks.
@dreamerabe 4 жыл бұрын
He did the review a couple of months ago. You're welcome. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fZd5lbWmz9HTXXU.html
@reed1645 4 жыл бұрын
@@dreamerabe wow... I've never seen such praise for Sekiro...
@dreamerabe 4 жыл бұрын
@@reed1645 His review made me want to get it! L&R.
@matthewlacroix5985 4 жыл бұрын
Great video as always and grats on 500k but im not gunna lie, Idk how long ive been subbed but I thought he had like 2 mil subscribers lol.
@Vertutame 4 жыл бұрын
8:35 the voice making this so intense... Wearing mickey mouse's hat lol
@northnova1358 Жыл бұрын
I love the health system in this game!! I’m not the best player but I mastered the health system I will go into a fight with no health and come out of it with full health! Kinetic energy fills your health bar and you just have to process it and you can do it in the background in the middle of a fight!
@darkdestructer 4 жыл бұрын
Fun fact in the surge 1 you could hop over ALOT of attacks or duck under them with proper timing, yet little people even know this mechanic exists lol
@kefkapalazzo1092 4 жыл бұрын
WOOOOO gratz man for 500k. You deserve more 😁
@BubblegumCrash332 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for giving this game some much needed attention. So when will you give the Earth Defence Force series some love ???
@rbgilbert11 4 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to play it later tonight! Loved the first game, this one looks awesome.
@Paladinbaroque 4 жыл бұрын
Love your work as always bub. I do feel like in your last few reviews there have been brief mentions of sekiro... Slyly squeezing it's review into other reviews xD
@AveryCope 4 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the sponsor Ralph!
@cosmicmelon9305 4 жыл бұрын
As good as the game looks and how the combat feels, having mediocre boss fights is going to be a MASSIVE point of contention for many people. Fighting mobs and exploring is important, but it's the boss fights that are where the meat is. It might be worth it, but I'll wait a bit more.
@Coco-vv8nf 4 жыл бұрын
compare to the first game the first boss in the surge 2 is...easy....putting it lightly.. The first game's boss was Aids and in my opinion a huge contributor to the hate the game received as it was a bit stupid how his hit boxes worked and then after him you do not ever face any bosses that do the same level of action he does until like the Wolf pack boss at the very end which just has replicas of the first boss in it.
@truecraftingking1089 4 жыл бұрын
What is the beat u used for the "get lost segment" at 3:02 I've Hurd it before and I need to know. Good review btw I'm still playing the game
@gcgamingclub309 4 жыл бұрын
This thing looks incredible! Must play this ASAP!
@Windxd354 4 жыл бұрын
You mention Sekiro in every Souls-like game review now, I feel like you are trolling us SkillUp lol.
@cloverfield1006 4 жыл бұрын
I'm proud to say that I have bought at least 2 games from your reviews. I really respect the way you do em! Thank you my man!
@nero3948 4 жыл бұрын
Digital Prince what 2
@cloverfield1006 4 жыл бұрын
@@nero3948 division 2 and far cry 5 new dawn!
@nero3948 4 жыл бұрын
Digital Prince ah
@ihateevilbill 4 жыл бұрын
Looks like the devs wanted a cinematic camera. It looks great when Im watching it but I can imagine getting motion sick from the ever moving camera. Hopefully either in a patch or the next game, they'll allow you to selected the camera type.
@marsfab8019 4 жыл бұрын
I'm saving this game for december break!
@shathaan1763 3 жыл бұрын
They need to get some people in that boss design
@EastyyBlogspot 4 жыл бұрын
In the first surge that early cutscene (think starting cutscene) was one of the few times i watched something and felt uncomfortable with what i was watching
@onionheadguy7094 4 жыл бұрын
Skill: this is the lightest and flashiest of the souls-likes. Nioh: Um, I think you forgot about me, man.
@DV-ou1yu 4 жыл бұрын
FACTS
@Ashurman666 4 жыл бұрын
@Onion Head Guy Guy Nioh is pretty flashy yes but light? Not really
@onionheadguy7094 4 жыл бұрын
@@Ashurman666 I used katanas and for me if felt light and quick. The surge did not feel light I actually think that it captured the feeling of being in a heavy suit and swinging big heavy industrial tools extremely well. Haven't played 2 yet though unfortunately I'll have to wait a bit.
@Ashurman666 4 жыл бұрын
@Onion Head Guy Guy Well yeah, they're katanas, what did you expect, for it to feel like you're swinging a tree? ever used a hammer or an axe or an Odachi? They're heavy and slow and it FEELS like you're swinging around a heavy piece of forge metal. And have you ever used Twin rigged weapons in Surge? They are light and quick, as much as a dual Katana is in Nioh
@crozraven 4 жыл бұрын
@@Ashurman666 LOL you ain't playing Nioh right or maybe you never played Nioh in the first place. Nioh is by far the fastest Souls-like series, bar none. with the right combo hammer/axe actually become explosive tornado, meanwhile odachi is literally has the fastest "great sword" moveset in all of Souls-like games. It's all depend on "ki pulsing & layers of combos." If you suck at it, sure as hell you gonna be pretty damn slow af.
@sambauman69 4 жыл бұрын
FIX! I turned off HDR on my PS4 Pro, which that fixed my texture problem and I experienced no slowdown at all in the nature reserve. It might be just me, but give it a try.
@saintallison 4 жыл бұрын
Oh really? I'll have to try it out! Thank you :D
@Isaac-hm5ef 4 жыл бұрын
Love seeing another upload from my favorite long form games reviewer.
@300IQPrower 4 жыл бұрын
Im not gonna watch but i had to leave this comment: as someone who holds the first game in incredivly high regard, this makes me so damn excited. I dont think the surge is THAT great a game, but i love it to no end because of what it represents. I played the Surge BEFORE i played LOTF and i learned 2 things from that: Lords of the Fallen is so bad it’s agony, and The Surge did everything right in terms of development. I legitimately could point for point kist how TheSurge addressed the conplaints about LOTF amd not only fixed them, but in some cases turned them into positives. Knowing through your affirmation that TheSurge2 has kept this trend of Deck13’s has me more hyped to pkay it than any amount of marketing and trailers could ever hope to achieve I look forward to coning back and watching this video in full probably like a year from now
@saintallison 4 жыл бұрын
I played LotF after The Surge also lol I found the environments and gear design really cool but otherwise it just felt off somehow and way too easy for it's own good. Surge 2 feels really similar to 1 but despite some gripes I have I can't stop playing it :) Hope you enjoy you, mate!
@mikaelp.2728 4 жыл бұрын
Will you do a Shadowkeep review? There are so many recent Luke Smith interviews where he talks about the tough times during the Activision reich, which need to be aknowleged. You’re the perfect man for it.
@mikeylambda1322 4 жыл бұрын
I always appreciate someone enjoying something i can't, nice review!
@Andrew85or 4 жыл бұрын
The void blades are dope!
@liemsolow3697 4 жыл бұрын
Where the hour long ramble about boats?!
@Abitofeverything4 4 жыл бұрын
Great review mate! Is this coming to the switch?
@SkillUp 4 жыл бұрын
Sadly no
@Abitofeverything4 4 жыл бұрын
Skill Up well sh*t :(
@CaptainHawkins 4 жыл бұрын
congrats on your 500k subscribers. Here, have 500k +1 now.
@dasninjastix 4 жыл бұрын
I'm legitimately excited for this game, thanks for the review!
@w7wnyxx727 4 жыл бұрын
"this is what Anthem was supposed to feel like"
@Jwozzbot 4 жыл бұрын
I’d love to see you review more indie games as I liked your Gris review a lot. It’d be cool as hell to see you talk about stuff like My Friend Pedro, Untitled Goose Game and Sayonara Wild Hearts. Keep up the good work man!
@SkillUp 4 жыл бұрын
Actually really want to check out SWH
@Jwozzbot 4 жыл бұрын
Skill Up you definitely should, I loved it personally. It’s the definition of short and sweet.
@UnknownSacrifice 4 жыл бұрын
I could never beat the first Surge, but it was really fun until I gave up. Got to one crazy boss area and kept getting hit from all sides and had no idea what was going on. :/
@bradnorris7396 3 жыл бұрын
This was honestly my favorite game of the year
@wompwomp338 4 жыл бұрын
The enemies only rarely react to what you hit them with...
@sneaky5141 4 жыл бұрын
what do you expect from the worst dev team on the planet lol
@47gillybop 4 жыл бұрын
So far my two GOTY choices goes to Surge 2 and the Remnant! Two awesome games!! I hope Surge 2 will have dlc coming this year.
@MrNymesis 4 жыл бұрын
I just finished this on the XBOX One X. Loved it and am starting my new game +. Love games that make you have to 'get good' to succeed.
@Gentlemenz07 4 жыл бұрын
It's fucking unbelievable that you have only 500k subs... A channel of this quality with this much common sense should reach more people. P.S. Are you gonna review Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, boyo?
@jangiurg5295 4 жыл бұрын
For me the most important info is that the combat is re balanced and the environments have improved. I absolutely adore Soulslike games but I just couldnt get past the second area of surge because all the enemies would one shot you and it completely killed any semblance of fun, especially when combined with the super confusing locations where I did not even know where the heck I am and could never find my corpse again over and over. I am a bit worried about the performance part though, I have only regular PS4 and I assume its going to be even worse.
@kevinbroderick5002 4 жыл бұрын
I would try it again. You have to segment your path and focus on where you are going. Don't be afraid to meta if you don't know where to go. It is fairly easy to follow if you eliminate one path one by one and most lead to shortcuts that bring you back to the medbay. I finished the main game in 25 hours (few frustrating deaths) while playing with a light build, focusing on dodging and upgrading core power. I don't plan to take on NG or DLC but am considering this, Dark Souls 3 or Code Vein.
@Errughor 4 жыл бұрын
tripod enemy was soooo easy to kill but you needed to parry it, it was designed to force you to learn how to parry. Never skipped enemies in the surge the combat was too much fun to do so.
@givin2729 4 жыл бұрын
" I was born... in a prison"
@qster4 4 жыл бұрын
Cool, glad to know that I'm not missing anything by skipping this game. First one I enjoyed at first and as I played more of it, the more I grew to resent it. The PS4 performance certainly enforces this decision.
@saintallison 4 жыл бұрын
Good call! It's similar enough to the 1st that you probably wouldn't enjoy it. Regardless the PS4 textures on character models are deadass PS1 quality and in the busier parts of the game I'm seeing screen tearing on the reg.
@ijduadfs3690 4 жыл бұрын
I never had any camera issues in the surge 1 probably because i used keyboard and mouse which worked flawlessly (unlike in souls). So if camera is problem to you and you are on pc give that a shot.
@rairai5114 4 жыл бұрын
Great review! I was really hoping it would have some Multiplayer. Not just for the sake of it, but because I think a game like this would benefit of something like that. :)
@astralisoffthechain8588 Жыл бұрын
I was hoping for some Co-op in surge 2 at least a summon option to fight bosses together.
@aandlwireless 4 жыл бұрын
What I like about skill up reviews are they are in the views of a gamer actually not a journalist that plays it. Makes a huge difference. Skill up is a gamer that writes reviews. Not a writer that plays limited amount of games and hours. It makes a huge difference.
@AskeKLange 4 жыл бұрын
So, i haven't watched the whole video yet... But, I just wanted to say, that a half to a whole year ago, I would watch multiple reviewers - yes, even IGN - not really believing in the "I got one reviewer, in which i trust" idea... You, my good sir, changed that... I'm genuinely like a little happy kid at christmas every time you upload... So, SkillUp... Have a motherfucking great day :)
@fastica 4 жыл бұрын
Have you disabled camera smoothing? It disable the camera momentum after you stop moving the stick. It makes the camera more bearable.
@MideonProductions 4 жыл бұрын
Dude, did you film the footage from your tv with a camera?
@kevinstyle1107 4 жыл бұрын
Finished Story. Really Loved the game. Worth $60. Ready to do New game+.
@GooKing_ 4 жыл бұрын
Lemme tell you about how cool The Serge 2 is. While running around an open plaza area, I found a hidden hallway off the beaten path covered in boxes and full of poison. I assumed that there must have been something cool at the end of this hallway if it had this much shit in front of it. I ran down the hallway, getting poisoned in the process and at the end of it I found nothing but an entrance to another area. I went through that and fount a small side area that was blocked off from this new area completely. Instead of a cool item I was told to go fuck myself. But that's not the end of my cool story. After I had gotten out of there and continued exploring the area, I died to some enemies and left behind a huge chunk of souls. I didn't respawn at the closest robot bonfire, instead the game places you at either the last bonfire you touched or the last place you transitioned into the area from. It put me back at the end of the ass poison hallway. With no heals stalked up to fight the poison and all the enemies respawned, I lost all my hard earned souls. Doesn't help that right outside the poison hallway are 3 guys: one melee, one with a gun and one that tosses molotovs. Fun game, really improved on the original.
@pascalsimioli6777 4 жыл бұрын
Good luck criticizing this franchise. Apparently anything different than a triple A must be worshipped or you're some sheeple consumer that doesn't know any better. We definitely must praise mid tier developers listening to feedbacks but these guys had 3 games and still can't figure out a camera or work on a decent narrative cause they're too focused on copying dark souls style? Come on.
@zarodgaming1844 4 жыл бұрын
"cinematic cyber-souls" Sourge title in my head
@StubenhockerElite 4 жыл бұрын
Seems like Deck 13 took some hints from the colleagues from Piranha Bytes, narrative wise.
@JoeScmoCo 4 жыл бұрын
Out of curiosity, will you be doing a review of shadowkeep next week?
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