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The Surge 2 screenshots
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Gavin Stevens
Formerly 'o'dium'
I fucking loved the surge... give it to me...
Gavin Stevens
Formerly 'o'dium'
The Surge and Immortal Unchained are both brilliant.
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
Meh. Looks just as generic and bland as the first game.
Solarstrike
Gold Member
Looks great. Needs more insect/multi-legged armor, subaqautic environments, winter/snow areas, horrific bots which collect various anatomy of human folk. Also, that tornado butthole thing in the sky looks kinda "generic" too, as stated by
Agent_4Seven
. I'd change that to a massive burning ship, plunged into the ground or something. Hopefully those trees are destructable as well.
Agent_4Seven
. I'd change that to a massive burning ship, plunged into the ground or something. Hopefully those trees are destructable as well.
Mr Hyde
Member
Thought the Surge was the best effort in terms of Souls-like and a huge improvement from Lords of the Fallen. This sequel looks really good and I am very excited about it. The screenshots look great. Saw a video last year that was also pretty impressive. I think this game can actually compete with Souls head on. I do hope it comes with character customization this time instead of a fixed character. So much more fun to build your own avatar plus the guy in the original was pretty dull.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Jim Ryan Fanclub's #1 Member
Meh. Looks just as generic and bland as the first game.
I have the first game for free thank you to Neogaf Guys.
But i dont even start the first game.. seems generic and boring atmosphere, one day im gona check it.
Soleil rouge
Member
It seems generic and tough to get into at first. However, once you learn the combat and the upgrade system, it's extremely satisfying. I got as much enjoyment out of it as any of the Souls games. By far, the best of the Souls wannabes.
huiboy
Neo Member
Here's another fan of the first game. The sequel will rock almost as hard as Embrace my Scars by Dreamtale
There will always be a place in my heart for this game. Started last week and i'm in love and hooked to the Souls-like genre now
Some of my 4K screens at max settings + graphics settings > http://www.pcmrace.com/2019/07/19/n...2-preview-build-en-4k-con-detalles-al-maximo/
MrTroubleMaker
Member
The Surge 2! - Special early look
iconmaster
Banned
Even if it didn't rise to the level of a From Software title, there was an obvious amount of care that went into the original Surge. It was technically impressive and took good advantage of each platform, too. I'm glad to see it getting a sequel.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
day 2
gunslikewhoa
Member
It was a massive improvement over Lords of the Fallen. That gives me a lot of hope for this one.
Ivory Blood
Member
Why again are there no guns in a futuristic setting with cybernetics and advanced lifelike robots? Beside the obvious gameplay related reasons.
down 2 orth
Member
Yeah The Surge was a solid game, and this looks like a nice step up.
WindomURL
Member
There aren’t guns in the first one either, but there are drones that allow for at-distance aggro. As for the actual story reason? If there was one given, I don’t recall.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
some enemies have guns
iconmaster
Banned
keraj37
Member
WindomURL
Member
o7Ranged filth!
Sejan
Member
In the first game, the gear you were using was generally not intended to be used as weapons as far as the lore went. It was all cybernetic gear that was intended to help in the workplace environment. For example, the exoskeleton and attachments may have been originally used to give the workers more strength to move heavy stuff throughout the facility.
The exoskeletons were also marketed for the disabled to give them mobility again. The main character of The Surge actually started in a wheelchair.
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Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
Cuz of piss poor devs who keep using the same shitty engine which looks like crap and they can't afford (or don't care to) to pay for UE4 / CryEngine etc. Hell, Lords of the Fallen looks miles better than any The Surge game and it performs a lot better too.
GymWolf
Member
The first surge is one of the most optimized game on console and pc and you can have poor performance games even on ue4 (days gone being the worst offender), same with cry engine.
Gavin Stevens
Formerly 'o'dium'
Oh what, it runs bad on X? I watched a video of the Pro version and saw no dips in the short time played. This is mega disappointing.
I don’t understand how devs screw up this badly. It’s not like it was in the 360/ps3 days. The X/Pro are essentially near as damn it the same only one is more powerful.
I don’t understand how devs screw up this badly. It’s not like it was in the 360/ps3 days. The X/Pro are essentially near as damn it the same only one is more powerful.
Geki-D
Banned
Before I jump into the first game on Now, is it actually worth playing? I've played 2 games that remind me of Souls games recently and I've been really frustrated by them. Darksiders 3 (I played on apocalyptic) was a pain to level up in. beyond a point enemies becomes worthless unless you pretty much run the whole game world and bosses don't drop any souls (they also scale) so you can only level through lurchers.
The other is Vampyr (which I played on hard and really regretted doing so) which isn't all that much like a Souls game but level design reminds me of it and it features a leveling system (also enemies scale, yay...). Enemies are worthless in terms of exp, quests are pretty much worthless too. The only way to really level up is to do an evil playthrough and kill every civilian. Got to a part near the end where you can't get access to any more civilians and I didn't feed on them all beforehand... And the last boss is 10 levels above me and utterly shreds me. So with no way to actually level up anymore, I'm fucked.
So is The Surge actually like a good Souls game or is a frustrating, pale, unfair imitation?
The other is Vampyr (which I played on hard and really regretted doing so) which isn't all that much like a Souls game but level design reminds me of it and it features a leveling system (also enemies scale, yay...). Enemies are worthless in terms of exp, quests are pretty much worthless too. The only way to really level up is to do an evil playthrough and kill every civilian. Got to a part near the end where you can't get access to any more civilians and I didn't feed on them all beforehand... And the last boss is 10 levels above me and utterly shreds me. So with no way to actually level up anymore, I'm fucked.
So is The Surge actually like a good Souls game or is a frustrating, pale, unfair imitation?
Gavin Stevens
Formerly 'o'dium'
Neither of those games you mentioned are what I would say are souls games. You’re looking for games like Sekiro, Unchained, Lords of the Fallen, and yes, The Surge.
The first is absolutely worth playing. It was a fantastic little game that gives as much as you’re willing to put in.
Souls games aren’t for everybody mind you. Hand holding, easy gameplay and checkpoints this is not. Take it slow, take t steady, and know that every single encounter you win, is one step toward an upgrade... unless you die and lose it all, it which case haha.
The first is absolutely worth playing. It was a fantastic little game that gives as much as you’re willing to put in.
Souls games aren’t for everybody mind you. Hand holding, easy gameplay and checkpoints this is not. Take it slow, take t steady, and know that every single encounter you win, is one step toward an upgrade... unless you die and lose it all, it which case haha.
Geki-D
Banned
Darksiders 3 was at least trying to ape the Souls style to a degree. It pretty much ripped off the soul collecting, drop souls after death game design which wasn't in the first 2 games. It reminds me of a amateur, bedroom made attempt where you get the feeling the guy who made it knows what he's aiming for but doesn't understand the concept enough to properly implement it. Like in Dreams you'll play a first person game and the mechanics are there, the level looks good but you can tell the person who made it doesn't understand level design enough to know that the correct path has to be clearer than some generic scenic piece. So you get parts of the scenery that look like paths but aren't and the main path is obscure and just looks like a blocked off scenic element.
Vampyr isn't a Souls game, however. I was just massively annoyed by the leveling system and how the devs decided you could and couldn't level.
Good to know The Surge is more like a real Souls, game though. I have beaten Souls 1 & 3 along with Bloodborne, Demon's Souls & Lords of the Fallen . I'll be glad if Surge is more like those and less like Darksiders 3.
xool
Member
Game looks good - but they had already mastered full PBR on the first - I think they subcontract a lot of the graphics too (maybe)..
No review thread ?
I couldn't get into the first - one reason was the limb targeting that seemed arbitrary - attacks still seemed to just generally mash in the direction of whoever no matter what limb was targeted .. lack of real feedback, animation unchanged (compare limb targeting in MG:Rising ..) [correct me]
Also still locking on - from the hated Kotaku :
Why do games still think hard lock is a good idea (clue - it isn't) - it's contrary to immersion in most settings, and like the article - fucks up royally when more than 1 enemy.
But yeah Souls did it so I suppose we should copy that..
Still looking forward to Lords of the Fallen 2 though.
No review thread ?
I couldn't get into the first - one reason was the limb targeting that seemed arbitrary - attacks still seemed to just generally mash in the direction of whoever no matter what limb was targeted .. lack of real feedback, animation unchanged (compare limb targeting in MG:Rising ..) [correct me]
Also still locking on - from the hated Kotaku :
Why do games still think hard lock is a good idea (clue - it isn't) - it's contrary to immersion in most settings, and like the article - fucks up royally when more than 1 enemy.
But yeah Souls did it so I suppose we should copy that..
Still looking forward to Lords of the Fallen 2 though.
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Gavin Stevens
Formerly 'o'dium'
I just watched a long vid of launch day Xbox one x code in quality mode and the performance seemed totally fine to me. Certainly nowhere near zelda LA levels.
However one thing I’ve seen in every video, including Pro, is that the textures refuse to load. I’m talking early days unreal engine bad. I just watched one guy play for a solid 10 minutes with his character never ONCE loading its textures correctly. How is that still a thing in 2019?
Sadly I have to wait until this evening to play it.
However one thing I’ve seen in every video, including Pro, is that the textures refuse to load. I’m talking early days unreal engine bad. I just watched one guy play for a solid 10 minutes with his character never ONCE loading its textures correctly. How is that still a thing in 2019?
Sadly I have to wait until this evening to play it.
captainraincoat
Banned
X1x performance mode is not too bad but the pro performance mode is janky as
has some really weird stutter in parts
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
True, but at least they would have looked way better to justify insane requirements for 1440p 60 on max settings..... damn, for 1080p 60 even.
firegamer273
Member
man this game looks beautiful !
GymWolf
Member
Fair point.
I'm probably gonna wait a performance patch because i don't wanna waste my run with poor performance, i have greedfall and noita to keep me occupied.
GymWolf
Member
Is the preorder bonus only valid for steam purchases? Or do i get one even if i bought the key in an external site?
Sejan
Member
I don't know. I preordered on PS4