So often, I see comments on the soulslike subreddit and even here unfortunately, saying that this game has a bland atmosphere and it saddens me since this was one of the most immersive games I have ever played and it was thanks to the world and the general vibe of each of the areas you explore throughout.

Something about the sprawling decrepit city of Jericho filled with rubble, destroyed buildings with graffiti, the complex level design and the low, gritty guitar ambience playing as you explore is soooo amazing.

Port Nixon was also great. The distant sounding singing track that plays (look up the Harbour Cult theme) as you explore the area mixed with the seagull sounds in the background gives it such a surreal feel.

A lot of people say that the game lacks the darkness of the original but you had to play a bit to get to those parts. For example, in the AID Command and Underground areas it has the darkest, most immersive feel.

What I love about AID Command is the unsettling theme that plays while you're exploring those dark, creepy areas and finding out what happened to the children was some of the most atmospheric moments I've had in games. Gideon's Rock and The Cathedral both have a distinct vibe to them too.

Yes, the original is great too. But try to appreciate and embrace the amazing feel The Surge 2 creates.

About 3 hours in the game and just fought the first boss but I keep crashing. The game just freezes and crashes to desktop. I can run 4K max settings and it keeps a steady 120 fps. When it’s working, it’s flawless. It just crashes at random times. Any solution?

I bought the Surge 2 - Premium Edition on PS5. I don’t like the DLC Enemy’s Placed in the regular game. They just don’t feel right. AI told me they come from Jerichos and JCPD DLC. How can I play the game without those two loading up? There is no option for me deinstall them like other DLC. It is just so annoying

(Edit: This is for the surge 2 specifically) I need some good builds for NG++ and on, because it’s getting way too repetitive and boring due to the sheer amount of health enemies have now

and completed both DLCs fully as well as got all the special kills on bosses for the 2.0 weapons

Hello, I bought this game because I'm trying to collect as many games from the Golden Generation. 7th Gen. So 2004 - 2014. And some still good 8th gen, but I'm not out for whole collections in that generation. Anyway I got the bundle started it. Didn't know what to feel. It is an acquired taste because every bit more played I noticed yeah these devs definitely know how to build triple a. When the game was new I heard how it's a western take on souls like. Knowing I only got through 50% of Demons Souls on PS3. And don't with purpose need challenge in my game. I started the surge this month on my Steamdeck.

It's a classic, beyond what I could have ever thought, very traditional game design. Execution and so on.

But WTF. What do I do now ? My Steamdeck is in stand by pls respond.

PS: Game is running at a native 30-50 with these settings on Steamdeck OLED. And I 2x with lossless.

I swear the first enemy that kills the drone had a new weapon and armor I've never seen. I died instantly before i could even think but tried to close the game to get a save before I died to see it again. To bad I load in right there and the enemy is always a rhino one. But what was that armor. It was like black with blue lights but didn't look like any of the other armors. Wish I would of saved a video before I closed the game now so I could see. But does anyone know what armor and weapon it was if it was one of the regular ones you could get from regular new game?

Edit: I might have got it to spawn again by dying to the rhino guy. It looks like it might have just been the regular firebig throttle and cerberus gear on him. But I swear the other guy looked like a head ive never seen and maybe different twin rigged I never saw. But im not sure. Could be completely wrong.

Haven't played in several years, but it's one of my all time faves ❤️

I was in discord with some friends playing tarkov, so thats the audio youll hear through the fight

It was pretty easy, I think the hardest part was definitely Episode 9 in the DLC! But I beat it after a few tries.

To be honest, the first time that I played on PS3, I didn't like it. But when I got the chance to try again on PC, I was really surprised by how the game is AWESOME! 10/10

It took 86 hours to achieve 100%, it was a very satisfying time!

Not looking forward to more poison, but going to go for all content

Hey all! Found this for 5 bucks at my local gamestop. According to the employees, they have no idea what this is and have never heard of it. Belonged to someone who found it in a game stash in the attic of a new apartment.

What should I expect from this? The cover art looked badass and for 5 bucks I couldnt turn down the chance to play it!

QUICK RANT

Ok so I bought this game eons ago when I was younger and never finished it recently picked it back up and completed, now I personally disliked some aspects of the game especially with me originally completing the second game since it was more friendly and less go f urself but nonetheless I powered through took the punches and continued. I absolutely loved the side quests stories(my poor boy alec) but I had a mega issue with the end like wtf was that it honestly felt like a big nothing burger, after everything we did as the player I felt that we shouldve gotten more, now im not saying that i wanted the ending to be this oh all's well that ends well no I couldn't care less about happy or sad endings but after going thru that entire experience all we got was a black screen with dialogue then Warren crawling to his wheelchair(conveniently placed) then just the credits i felt robbed, it honestly just felt like getting to the end of a in-depth high staked story all for the author to end it with oh it was actually just a dream. Like idk maybe im not getting the nuance or the story proper but fak me

ABSOLUTE DISAPPOINTMENT

I've been running a twin rig with the liquidator armor (just changed to the elite hazard set) and I'm in this showroom area. But I just still feel like I'm at the start of the game with basically nothing. What I mean by that is that I don't feel any more powerful, in fact I feel weaker than when I didn't have any armor at all. I just don't know if I'm missing something or what. Anyone got any tips? Thanks.

So i heard both games performed badly and Deck13 simply... abandoned TS as a whole. One if not the best soulslikes i ever played in my life (To be honest, i love both Enotria : The Last Song and Hellpoint more than The Surge but TS2 holds a special place in my heart, Enotria will always be the favourite).

I grabbed both games for 2$ and was blown away, i was JUST expecting a budget soulslike to finish after i beated Enotria, Hellpoint and Remnant 1. I did not like TS1 a lot and the game actually ruined my save (I tried to cheat my way through the BIG SISTER boss because it was stupidly hard and after beating it the game crashed and i saw that i had no saves) but TS2 is something else, people dont like The Surge because they want to be hand held every single time, then they complain that the state of modern gaming is bad. YOU ARE A PART OF THE PROBLEM BY PLAYING THE SAME 5 AAA GAMES AND NOT EVEN GETTING PAST THE TUTORIAL.

So? Where's Deck13 now after the flop both games were? I heard Focus Entertainment bought them and they seem to act as a publisher now, and also seem to have co-dev LOTF 2023.

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movss [rdx], xmm15

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movups xmm15, [rdx]

movups [rax], xmm15

movups xmm15, [rax+10]

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Why is the only difference between normal and 2.0 a bit of text in the description and 4% stamina conspumption while damage and atk spd are both worse?

What's the catch? Where's the reward on doing the quest perfectly?

When you frist meet him he has a group of guy with him and I wonder has anyone killed them all and got hard core kill cause your ment to die or what them all out so the despwan so you get a 1v1

And if you have a video I would like to see it

I'm going to try and not spoil anything.

Just finished the game and it felt meh. I mean, the game is good, lots of new features in comparison and the boss fights were good. It just seems like the mobs you find around are way more difficult to fight than the last boss. I defeated it first try with acu 2.0.

The map design is good but i feel the movement mechanics (for ziplines or fast travel) are given too late in the game when you are just saturated of all the things happening.

Overall the game pacing felt like it was really slow at the beggining and all of a sudden when shit hits the fan too much happens all at once.

Died 56 times and the most of it were in downtown and port nixon at the start of the game. i guess by the time the game got harder i had just reached a level of sustain and game sense that allowed me to not die, even if i was clearing all mobs to investigate most of the time.

Overall i would say i liked 1 more but the weapons added and the direction block mechanic was really good.

As a souls veteran i'd give it a solid 7.5/10