On the way to Jericho City, your plane is shot down by a mysterious storm and crash-lands in the outskirts. You wake up weeks later in a derelict detention facility inside the city. Armor-clad soldiers enforce Martial Law, robots are on a rampage, and a dark, expanding nanostorm looms over the cityscape…In a bid to survive, explore the sprawling, devastated city of Jericho.
Fight its numerous, ferocious threats in brutal, unforgiving combat, slashing and tearing the limbs off your opponents to steal valuable equipment that will make you stronger - strong enough to face the most fearsome, imposing foes lurking in the city. With an expanded arsenal of weapons, armors, abilities, implants, and drones to build your character, and a bigger, more varied and more ambitious world, The Surge 2 challenges you to survive and unravel its hidden secrets. * Hardcore, brutal melee combat * Face deadly foes and colossal bosses * Cut off parts of the enemy you want to loot * Rich character progression and customization.
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.
The Surge 2 is full of surprises, but not the ones you'd expect.
Despite some performance hiccups, The Surge 2 is a sequel done right. Meaningful changes have been made to address the criticisms aimed at the original game, new features have been added to enrich and expand the gameplay, and storytelling has been put more at the forefront. It’s definitely one of the best Souls-likes currently available, though it’s doing the game a bit of a disservice to call it one; The Surge 2 further takes the series into its own territory, enabling it to stand on its own two feet.
The Surge 2 improves on every aspects of the previous game. It’s more nervous, more intense, more varied. It’s consolidating on the very solid base of the first The Surge, and does it well.
If you’re a fan of the original outing in The Surge universe and have been craving more of that futuristic Dark Souls feel, then The Surge 2 on Xbox One isn’t a bad way to get your fill.
Although The Surge 2 is certainly a better game than its predecessor, it still has a long way to go to reach the highs of similar titles.
This sequel feels like more of the same, but The Surge 2’s combat remains satisfying. [Issue#183, p.91]
August 23, 2018
Deck13 publishes a brief trailer for The Surge 2. Watch video
June 18, 2018
The Surge 2 shows its first gameplay demo at E3. Watch video
February 7, 2018
Deck 13 and Focus Home Interactive announce The Surge 2, that will be released in 2019.
