The Surge 2: KNOW THESE VITAL TIPS | Directional Influence, Pre-Charging, Dash Extend, & More

These tips & tricks for THE SURGE 2 will improve your healing, teach you how to directionally influence your attacks, extend your combos, and a few other things to supplement your journey.
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0:00 Intro
0:38 Overextend
1:37 Duracell
2:40 I'm Not Left Handed Either
3:52 Shock Till They Drop
5:15 Surge Tech Assisted Targeting System
6:16 Mr Scrappy
6:58 Spin To Win
7:39 Tactical Death
8:49 Outro
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[@BoomstickGaming]

*This is a safe haven for gamers who value game mechanics and systems, because that’s what makes anything from 8-bit to 8k, equally enjoyable. Thanks for taking out some time to watch my stuff! I appreciate that!* - Alex If you want to know my general thoughts on The Surge 2, make sure to hit that subscribe button because I have a subscriber exclusive “Micro Review” up right now for my subs. This is not an official “full on Boomstick Gaming review” but instead, my brief overall opinion on the game.

[@randomroofus2239]

This game has so many cool looking armor sets it's ridiculous

[@TheFlamingoBird]

To imagine the first game had less stylish armor like.. it was actually armor... Like that sounds insane

[@agustinapaembonan8314]

and i max out all the armor

[@Tacidful]

For those of you that don't know If you die and your tech scrap is dropped, the timer for how long you have until it disappears can be increased by killing enemies along the way taking you from 2 mins to grab it to up to 6 and counting so you don't have to kamikaze your way through enemies hoping to make it in time

[@bushyrat]

Actually you can just kill 1 enemy and run back to medbay, and kill them again. Repeat that over and over. Fun stuff.

[@cmoore1369]

That's actually sound advice. Thank you 🤘🖤

[@sonicwingnut]

Yeah for the delver fight if you kill the little dudes around the top of it's lair quickly you get a boost on your timer so you can then just leave your tech scrap where you died in his lair and kite the boss over there during the fight, for a heal over time buff.

[@marksantory410]

I had no idea about this and put in about 30 hours playing so far lol. How have i never noticed this? I have killed enemies on my way but must have not been paying attention to the timer. Huge help.

[@sinanuluc5143]

My Tip: Learn Directional Parry! Don't be lazy by sticking to the same 'attack, dodge, attack, dodge' tactic like I did initially :) I forced myself to learn directional parry because it's orgasmic once you master it, especially in boss fights. And the already deep combat will feel even more enhanced.

[@mirahgirl01]

You must not have very many sexual experiences!

[@sinanuluc5143]

@@mirahgirl01 Yeah teach me sire!

[@dlib89]

I had to learn in in same way I did on Metal Gear Rising, the boss was simply impossible without parrying.

[@ChicoAzevedo]

Directional Parry is a must have in any third person melee game. I cannot live without it now lol.

[@jokkepokke95]

Instead of mashing attack buttons, if you time your input properly between each attack it consumes only half the stamina. Doing it right is indicated by a small flash on your stamina bar. It's very useful if you're playing with stamina-heavy weapons or don't have a lot of stamina in general.

[@marorerimeraremaro2533]

That sounds really cool, only bad thing is where the stamina bar is placed, it's kinda hard to keep an eye on it and the enemy at the same time.

[@marksantory410]

This game has such an awesome deep combat system. Once you get the feel for it and start doing directional blocking more it really becomes fun and addictive.

[@You0nlyLiveonce]

I hate parrying but this game makes it...fun?

[@Zetler]

Man the combat in this game looks amazing.

[@monrepos1001]

i just played a bit of the Surge 1 it looked like too much of a grind but The Surge 2 looks very nice;)

[@TheBlindNiggaMC]

After you learn how to string together combos it feels awesome slicing enemies to pieces one after the other lol

[@bizmonkey007]

It’s incredibly fun. A blast. The only thing I hate is the parrying mechanic. It’s a little too finicky to be dependable.

[@galshaharabani679]

Since I die too much i play more defensively, i parry the enemy's attack and strike with a powerful counterattack

[@woodsy.2977]

Edward Blodgett yeah it’s based off of anor londo from dark souls 1 and 3. How you liking Code vein? Is it worth a buy?

[@EddieEd507]

Thank you for all the info on this game because iam having a hard time. So thanks

[@BoomstickGaming]

Welcome

[@five2112]

Picked this title up recently, solid fun. Love the effects and depth in combat, it's really quite crazy how it just adds on layer after layer.

[@mobilesuitjesus]

Awesome video, thanks! Can't wait for that EMP drone.

[@Newuxtreme]

Bro what a fantastic tutorial honestly! I just found this game and this video is so SO helpful! This game is so much fun! 😊

[@Mestari1Gaming]

Stop! I can only get so hyped! Getting this game tomorrow from a relatively local video game shop!

[@AkumaItachi]

I just got a platinum and i never knew how to pre-charge the injectables...that could have helped lol

[@arn376]

Holy, I only knew pre charges at medbay

[@zurix4816]

I just got this game last night haven't touched yet till I get off of work today. Thank you for all the helpful tips! I will make sure to utilize them!

[@Persholm1]

Been playing this for about 30-40 hours now, and I knew of 2 of these. Thank you for letting people know sir! The EMP 44 and that dropped scrap heals when picked up.

[@josephemerian9545]

Great video! Thank you

[@VinTixt]

This Saved Me alot actually thanks. Gonna leave a like btw.

[@lifewasgiventous1614]

It’s worth mentioning that your timer for your lost tech scrap increases as you kill enemies.

[@johnxconnor666]

excellent video! I've never played the surge nor souls games and this really helped me understand. gonna watch the rest of your videos now too 🤙🤙

[@ericsmith5498]

I thought I had this game fully figured out. Very well done thanks for the info 👍🏻👍🏻

[@SaSaSoSaSo]

Good tips!!

[@dr.debsutradhar1756]

god damn, you are talented, brother........ you really have a god-gifted eye for spotting things like these out, which most people miss.....

[@ElegantMessTechPC]

Super helpful as I never played the 1st game & got this during the Summer sale. The last bit about waiting to pick up your lost tech, haha didn't realize that gave a heal :-) This is gonna be so much fun

[@Jasta85]

wow, I thought the EMP was just a door opener. I don't use my drone much because I'm scared of being short of ammo in tight situations, but now I'm spamming the heck out of the emp.

[@mugenokami2201]

Jasta85 the normal pistol usage is akin to bloodborne’s pebbles but more useful and plentiful

[@ismaelgarcia189]

I watch our fist video before the full game and this video after the full game come out funny that i would need help and find you twise without looking, thanks a bunch

[@cagdas_demir_albayrak]

Best Spear in the game is Gaia spear from the huge statue robots. Galvanizer and Chryssalis set combo is pretty OP. That Electro-Nano combo with fast as hell spear is just killing everything...

[@stonedsimian2871]

Thanks for these tips. I am about to start my first playthrough.

[@Justathought81]

Thanks!

[@UnicronsLeftNut]

Here's a tip. Pick a dark starting outfit! For most armors your clothes will be visible and the lighter clothes (i picked the whitest set 😭) look stupid as hell under armor. Choose the darkest starting outfit you can tolerate!!

[@cmoore1369]

This is really important advice! I had to delete my file twice because I loved the brown hoodie/blue nylon pants, but they are terrible once you get the exo-skeleton on like our friend posted. The white outfit is dope as fuck, but you'll be pissed when you get that exo-skeleton on. Go with the red and darks pants, the skeleton actually fits into it! Thanks for bringing this up my friend! 🤘 🖤

[@rebelwithoutaclue9387]

When I clicked on the video I didn’t even realize it was you! What a bonus! I love your tip videos 👌👍

[@briandugas1648]

I know I am late but just started playing. Out of all the videos I've watched you are the first one to mention charging the health packs. I saw that tip I'm the tutorial area but never saw anyone actually doing it.

[@acadiansm]

useful tips

[@Graavigala85]

I did not think I would like this game but goddamn... this is really good game!

[@Punished_Trump]

Definitely a game changer when you realize the starfish can affect enemies and isn't just for traversing the environment

[@kyulee829]

Since no youtubers talked about this... I wish i knew that i don't get to buy 'Dynamic Redirector' implant from Molly if i chose other than mining war veteran and search and rescue character background. It is such a problem that since i chose field engineer, i totally have to rely on rng to get the implant by severing heads.

[@danlorett2184]

@Calvin Schuster It's an option in a conversation

[@conan2096]

huh, ive been waiting till the battery runs out with the auto fill implant, i didnt know you could manually charge it. thanks for giving me a free implant slot :)

[@captainmay9033]

Dude this guide is SO helpful. I’m just gonna go ahead and call it: The Surge 2 has the deepest combat system of any game I’ve ever played. I’d be lost without your sober walkthroughs. Appreciate you brother Alex. Subbed today btw

[@sinanuluc5143]

Surge 2 combat is seriously incredible. I've played Dark Souls 3 and Bloodborne and The Surge games, and I think out of all these games, Surge 2 has the most orgasmic, replayable combat!

[@captainmay9033]

Sinan Uluc You could be right. Although Sekiro is still king for me. Ghost of Tsushima’s combat is pretty good too, but not quite on the Soulsborne, surge 2, or Sekiro

[@sinanuluc5143]

@@captainmay9033 I'll play Tsushima for its world and atmosphere rather than its combat. And I'm hesitant to get into Sekiro for its difficulty. Is it way harder than Bloodborne and Surge games like everyone says?

[@captainmay9033]

Sinan Uluc I agree about Tsushima, but trust me: the combat ain’t no slouch. On Sekiro, yes the bosses can be ridiculously hard. I still haven’t been able to beat the final boss. But you should still try it mate. Best action game bar none. Once you get the hang of the combat, forget it. My fingers are literally missing it right now. You must try it.

[@sinanuluc5143]

@@captainmay9033 Thanks!

[@garrettthurman6771]

Thanks didn't know about extending the dash attack

[@mugenokami2201]

I honestly am not sure if some can be extended or not

[@infinitedeath1384]

@@mugenokami2201 I think the only dash attack that can't be extended is the spear. It has no run up or slide animation to go through, so it attacks instantly.

[@wademeitner6605]

Starfish.Thanks from Panama city beach FL

[@inthedark334]

Mr. Scrappy Thank you.

[@justjuniorjaw]

Devil May Surge

[@Jesse__H]

This game has so much more diversity than 1 did. I've found three weapons I like in the firts hour, I think I only liked about three weapons in the whole last game.

[@Jesse__H]

Too bad the textures on a standard PS4 are B R O K E N . 95% of the time, even when I zoom in real close, my character's clothes and armor textures are as blurry as early N64 textures. It's super distracting sometimes, but hey the framerate's solid so, eh? 🤷‍♂️

[@Coco-vv8nf]

@@Jesse__H they fixed it

[@Jesse__H]

@@Coco-vv8nf Oh? I'm playing right now and my guy is blurry as ever 😕

[@Coco-vv8nf]

@@Jesse__H well it use be really bad on pc but after last patch it improved a lot i do see some on more detailed armor

[@Jesse__H]

@@atiradeon6320 *_shakes fist ineffectually_* damn you and your glorious race! But I am very glad to hear a patch is coming. I can wait. I stopped playing because the textures were that bad. I honestly have never seen anything as bad as that on the PS4, and I play a ton of games.

[@DivergentStyles]

NOICE

[@Lagz117]

I knew i should have looked this up smh, thank you for not making me slam my head on my desk every 4-5 guys i kill

[@mikeg5039]

This game looks amazing! Im finally playing the original its so good

[@Mothlover69]

Mike G too bad the fighting system in the first game is terrible

[@Coco-vv8nf]

i never got why ppl said the first game sucked. i beat it fairly easy and found it to be really fun

[@flozenen6468]

@@Coco-vv8nf same here,it was really worth picking but for the love of me I hate thoes dog robots so much!!! Thank God in the second one they're much easier

[@infinitedeath1384]

@@Mothlover69 Have you tried it since they updated it? It doesn't have the problems it had when it first released.

[@infinitedeath1384]

@@flozenen6468 Here's a tip. When those dog robots go to leap at you, just dodge it. Then get close to them and block, and once you've block the attack, do the counter attack move then move back again. Worked wonders when i tried that tactic. In the surge 2 though, you can easily use the starfish or an electric weapon to keep them stunned. Not to mention you can parry their attacks, except for the leaping attack.

[@glaucoruzzetti9630]

U can also use the starfish to make gaia statues's head explode severing their laser weapon for good?

[@klumaverik]

It's crazy that this game has such a low score in the Microsoft store. It's so frikin cool.

[@SlaughterhouseJTV]

lord of the onion rings that’s your opinion

[@klumaverik]

Atleast this game didnt stop working halfway through the first half saying data corrupted like ffvii renake is doing to me. 😭😭

[@buddykaiser2380]

Great video! Am I the only one who is having a problem with audio logs? A lot of the time they won't finish. They just stall out a few sentences in even if I play them from the menu and the captions stay on the screen until another audio log plays or I talk to an NPC. Also my game has completely frozen more than a couple times. To the point where it has to exit out of the game completely and be restarted from the continue game screen. Other than that I'm enjoying the game a lot. I beat the first game a few months ago and went to play the game+ mode and right at the beginning, where you're on the train, as soon as the train stopped my guy literally flew forward so hard that he died and then when it went to reload, my guy was outside of the train and would fall through the floor and die over and over again. Reload, fall through floor, die, repeat. No way to fix it because the game only uses one save. This is why I think games should always use more than one save. Anyway, like I said, great video and I'm still enjoying the game and enjoyed the first game too. I just had a few bad experiences is all and am curious if anyone else experienced any problems too.

[@SkarmoryThePG]

Not always obvious: Inputting an attack command as the previous one finishes reduces stamina cost, evidences by a small flash on your stamina bar. Not vital but helps.

[@sgt_badedyr4445]

Any tips or video about starting out ? Like armor to craft, good weapon. and so on. I play on Pc, So when i see you say R1-R2-R2. I think that become LMB - RMB - RMB or RMB - LMB - LMB ? Got the game yesterday and have so many weapon all ready to try out and a few armor option, And dont know what to craft & upgrade first. I all so have a hard time, Timing the block / parry + counter attack :-) I learn from you video about pre load the heals, I was not able to understand that from the ingame tooltips. I have put nearly all my point in Battery Efficiency but not sure it that is good to do ? Thanks kindly.

[@MoonGodRher]

Bold of you to assume I can kill little Johnny for the starfish

[@blazikenowen]

what you didnt say about the shock drone is if you detonate it when the light goes bright green it does a better stun and will nearly always insta stun an enemy

[@natural4145]

Hey! How long would you say this Surge is? Compared to the first one; what kind of replayability does this one have?

[@BoomstickGaming]

15 -20 hours first playthrough. Fairly high replay-ability since New Game + adds new story segments, new enemies, weapons, and you can further upgrade your gear.

[@kaeganthornhill3936]

It feels like the Last Patch messed up a lot of the Perry Timing on several Enemies attacks. Such as the Spear Woman right outside of the first Pod where you get your Exso-Suit. (Jail)

[@antonywarner5665]

Fundamentally

[@cesarcabrera6847]

Has anyone found a drone damage mod if so please let me know where

[@DarthRaver-og7qq]

I just got the hook thingy to go down the zip lines but when I get to the big double doors for the boss fight it says I don't have the keycard?? Why can't I get in?

[@McCoy_Buck]

But what is the medbay precharge?

[@BoomstickGaming]

Those reapply some pre charges every time you rest at a medbay.

[@willthrizzal2647]

I'm on PS4 and I do not know how to change my injectables I only have one on at a time if I hold the right button like with the Drone left you can switch it won't let me do nothing.. I have them equipped but I don't know how to cycle through

[@AlecWalker007]

Hi there, i´m on PS4 too. Try this, open your inventory (touchpad), use R1 to go to the section for your implants, now press R2 for your injections, "these" are the implants you must equipped to switch them with the right D-Pad. They also can be upgraded in a medibay. Hope that helps.

[@cmoore1369]

The Surge 1 and 2 completely flew under my radar somehow. I "borrowed" The Surge 2 once I noticed it on sale on Steam. Edit: I IMMEDIATELY deleted the "borrowed" version and bought the whole package from Steam! I feel blessed. The single player and limb targeting aspects really drew me in. Equipping what you earn, or sever off that is, that's a step ahead of Monster Hunter's sever tail/break body parts for rare materials system. I live this game. I'm just getting started in the prison and I'm already Level 10 LMAO. I'm nervous about that big robot downstairs... 😂🤘🖤

[@noonerelevant2583]

Late to party.. This is such nice little discovery, great game.. Also, it totally proves that "Soulsborne" and not only playable on KB+M , they are actually better, also, graphics are almost ahead of it's time.. I'm wondering if The Surge 1 is good?

[@innerg_92]

or you could simply just not ever die. ahahaha true though

[@davevd9944]

Wait...You can stack injections.. *Mind blown* Dude this helped me so much during boss fights.

[@BoomstickGaming]

Awesome!

[@ragingsilver]

Dave Vd yea that blew my mind too.

[@zero_senpai4396]

Who knows how to fix bug at new game + with Eclipse and Hightfall armor?

[@bananasean5145]

Do I need to play the first one before playing this? I'm not sure how much the story matters.

[@BoomstickGaming]

Not at all. I would recommend only playing this new one. ... well maybe not completely "not at all" but a game like this is all about the gameplay imo.

[@bananasean5145]

@@BoomstickGaming Thanks man.

[@biddlybongwong]

I didn’t use the directional parry stuff didn’t like it or need it

[@GodsYokai]

Dont forget back up saves incase of data corruption.

[@JDMStav]

Damn, haven't had the EMP long. Didn't realise it was actually good as a weapon. I really wanna play more but I'm trying to wait on a patch to sort out the textures before I get too far.

[@robersaiz78]

How to sell/scrap weapons???

[@sLo-ug7ls]

I’m so torn on what to buy. This or code vein?

[@Kalixio08]

This

[@xxblazinggunzxx3318]

Code vein

[@aaronbyrum2138]

The surge 2 is way more fun imo. I played the code vein demo and couldn’t really get into the combat.

[@innerg_92]

both are amazing. i had to have both and i cant play one more than the other. they are great games.

[@demoniclaw5162]

only tip you need is keep energy regen high and to can go head to head with the last boss and he cannot kill you because heals are endless

[@solidmoon8266]

2 important things i figured that matter most when fighting is Speed and Impact. You need to be quick to take advantage of openings and impact to determine when you can extend your openings. I never really bothered with direction blocking cause its way too risky for making those openings worth it. Better to just avoid heavy hitting attacks when possible and look for pattern and openings during attacks. Later on, depending on the build, you can even tank hits as long as you gain enough energy during your assault, just pay attention to your stability, stamina, health, and the enemies attack patterns. Some enemies have a restricted move set depending on your distance. The Riptalons have been my bread and butter, I can stay right up in lots of enemies faces and wail on them, staggering them and triggering nano explosions for more damage. Energy builds are a late game build that makes you pretty powerful when used right.

[@matthias3175]

Are the rifels strong, can player use them?

[@CtrlAndF4]

No, the only long distance you have is your drones that can shoot, but almost all of them work on a limited resource. This game is much more focused on melee combat, there are TONS of diffrent weapons in that category.

[@matthias3175]

@@CtrlAndF4 thank you for your fast answer, SunsetAmethyyst. Thanks for your explanation. Wish you a nice and relaxing weekend. And many fun with Warren. Greetings from Germany

[@ctc_itshoops7857]

Is this game open world? Or level based

[@sadonion4378]

its more a of metroidvainia sort of thing. its a bit of a maze with interlinking areas that connect via shortcuts that you can take advantage of after obtaining certain key items.

[@riandickson5130]

I feel like it didnt have to be a drone. There's literally one in the entire game and you own it. It easily could've been some sort of shoulder launcher instead

[@khornetto]

But it being a drone lets you shoot behind corners quite nicely as it can float to get line of sight (tho not always perfect)

[@clevername4781]

The first ones way better

[@tom.mk7_151]

Enemy health implant is a waste of a implant slot.

[@katyusha1283]

What do you mean? It's very useful. I get the most use out of it with the stability bar.

[@Foxspinsdiscs]

This is on Gamepass. Score!

[@Foxspinsdiscs]

I tried practicing the starfish attack on my wife... she wasn’t having it....

[@ksu3086]

Game is so hard

[@matthias3175]

My personal game of the year, best soul game this year, not so a boring game like sekiro, good word Deck 13, need some DLC´s.

[@feartrain1282]

It’s surprising to see, people not knowing how to pre-charge the injectable, is such a common comment. Like what would be the point of battery charges? And what did you think upgrading it over health or stamina even do? Being able to chain amputatations better or something lol?

[@darkdestructer]

Legit 6 ads during the whole video, holy fk youtube

[@oneforall3690]

First Give me some loveeee

[@spiax]

It seems the game is much easier then the first one?

[@BoomstickGaming]

The first game had medicore difficulty balancing, which made it artificially hard. The Surge 2 is "properly" hard.

[@JG-wv6bj]

It's not easier than the first one, I promise.

[@davevd9944]

@@JG-wv6bj I played the first one and I could never get into it. I'm loving 2 so much, and I love the Bloodborne type of aggressive play style.

[@Coco-vv8nf]

it is not trying to drive you nuts with death after death but it does offer some challenge which is good

[@captainmay9033]

The difficulty was spot on IMO, they truly nailed the challenge curve. A bit tougher than Surge 1, I believe they hit the sweet spot. No matter how much you play, you continue to improve at roughly the same rate until you really start to master the combat and the ceiling finally starts to solidify.

[@XtremBizZzar]

No spoiler warning ;/ Anyway good video.

[@ericschuster2680]

Great editing dude! Though I find these kind of videos a little bit unnecessary. I mean, imagine if there were video tutorials like this for Dark Souls back then. Would've kinda ruined the 1st time experience^^

[@zoe_gamer_girl]

Eric Schuster I disagree. Not everyone that plays games is a pro gamer. Some people have different struggles and getting help keeps them playing. I remember when I was young struggling with Zelda Ocarina of Time and getting stuck. A gameplay walkthrough, in written form, was all that was available back then. If not for that I would have never finished it.

[@autoxmatic1594]

Wish this didn't show bosses. Spoiled rest of the game for me. Might move on to another game instead

[@TacoEX1]

....Well, that’s kind of shallow of you....

[@coryseavers2932]

Instead of using the drone u can just u a shock weapon and basically never take damage

[@eliteplays4724]

You sound like your held hostage and depressed trying to make a living

[@Mojavekight17]

Surge 2 for $9.99

[@antmarignon]

Where ?

[@Mojavekight17]

Pierre François in the future 🔮

[@antmarignon]

This game deserves 30-35$ at least. But will be happy to grab it for less in a year...

[@daltonkellogg7451]

This game is garbage

[@mateoedwin4202]

Your just bad at it l o l