The Surge 2 – PS4

A sci-fi, limb-targeting take on punishing action-RPG combat — The Surge 2 expands its predecessor's mechanical, dismemberment-focused combat into a larger urban setting.

Product Description

The Surge 2 was developed by Deck13 Interactive and published by Focus Home Interactive, releasing in September 2019 as the sequel to 2017's The Surge. It's set in a near-future, technologically dystopian city, following a new protagonist navigating a chaotic outbreak involving out-of-control combat exosuits and hostile machinery, in a Souls-inspired action-RPG framework distinguished from its genre peers by a signature limb-targeting combat system.

Rather than the more traditional weak-point targeting of many action games, The Surge series lets players target and specifically dismember individual enemy limbs mid-combat, both as a tactical choice (removing an enemy's weapon arm, for instance) and as its primary loot-acquisition method — successfully severing a piece of armor or equipment from a defeated (or even mid-fight) enemy directly grants you a schematic or component for crafting that same gear for yourself. Compared to the more corridor-focused original, The Surge 2 introduced a larger, more explorable hub city with multiple interconnected districts.

Critical reception was generally positive within the challenging action-RPG "Souls-like" subgenre, with reviewers praising the distinctive limb-targeting combat and crafting loop as a genuine point of differentiation from other similarly difficulty-focused titles, while noting the game's overall polish and narrative remained a step behind genre leaders like FromSoftware's own titles.

Similar Games

If you enjoy The Surge 2's limb-targeting sci-fi combat, you'll also want to try Nioh 2 for another deeply technical, Souls-inspired action RPG with its own distinct combat systems; the Dark Souls Trilogy for the genre-defining series this subgenre draws from; and Lords of the Fallen for another challenging, Souls-inspired action RPG with its own atmospheric identity.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Do I need to play the first Surge game?

A: No, The Surge 2 features a new protagonist and setting, playable as a standalone story.

Q: What is limb-targeting combat?

A: A system letting you specifically target and sever individual enemy limbs during combat, both tactically and as your primary method of acquiring crafting materials/loot.

Q: How does this compare to Dark Souls in difficulty?

A: It's similarly challenging and methodical, within the same broadly "Souls-like" subgenre of demanding action RPGs.

Pros

Distinctive, tactically meaningful limb-targeting combat and loot system

Larger, more explorable hub city than the original Surge

Satisfying sci-fi setting and exosuit/armor customization

Solid entry within the challenging Souls-like subgenre

Cons

Overall polish and narrative remain a step behind genre leaders like FromSoftware titles

High difficulty may frustrate players newer to the Souls-like subgenre

Sci-fi setting and tone are more niche than fantasy-themed genre peers

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