The Surge 2 Rapid Fire Review

[@SuperArppis]

It's great to see a game that improves so much on the previous game. :)

[@nokturnallex2160]

Yea having played Lords of the Fallen and Surge 1 I actually agree with Delrith's assessment, Lords of the Fallen wasn't the greatest game either but it was better designed than the first Surge. This one definitely added a ton of quality of life improvements, although made the game a bit too easy with how much health regen and defense you can get. (Bosses hit like wet noodles in new game+) Overall though, vast improvement on the first game. Main problem I had with the first game (and there were a lot of problems) was I didn't actually like any of the weapons and there was only 5 types to pick from. (It's like playing a Street Fighter game with only your 5 least favorite characters to pick from) This one added more types but most still feel as clunky as the ones in the first Surge, with one exception, the new Spear type weapon feels amazing with great reach, speed, damage and even has decent AoE. They could definitely add more weapon types into the mix and make better combos with them. For example, I like the idea of the Double Duty weapons, but they eat so much stamina you barely get one combo off before you're out of stamina. Just greatly reducing how much stamina that type of weapon eats would be a vast improvement.

[@nokturnallex2160]

@arno victor And yet it was better than the Surge 1 lol

[@nokturnallex2160]

@arno victor Eh different opinions I guess, Surge was definitely more janky imo

[@17thknight]

I thought The Surge was decent, a real surprise when it was free on PS Plus, but it was unpolished enough that I couldn't really get into it. The Surge 2 is fucking phenomenal and I think that it, Nioh, and Remnant are the only Souls like games worth playing and I'd say all are worth full price.

[@tysean0816]

Yup developers that give a shit and actually want you to play their game instead of paying your way through

[@shinnyshin7792]

Really nice to see the AA devs stepping up to the plate as the rest of the industry willfully goes full Hindenburg.

[@adad87821]

right?we can only hope doom eterinal is good to

[@d34ddud3]

@@adad87821 Nah, we can rest easily at night knowing Keanu Reeves can be our companion or arch-nemesis in Cyberpunk which will probably cause a nationwide blackout due to power consumption rate issues the electrical companies can't handle. Kind of like the Superbowl flush.

[@Enthapythius]

I really love your rapid fire reviews...it gives spotlights to games which don't warrant a big review but is still really informative and relliable so thanks for that

[@Nabernax]

Enthapythius ya and its all bs. He never played Surge 1 either.. puts it dwn for things that never existed. Surge 1 is the same. This is a bs review, bought. worst kind of review ever. Click bait

[@cbeaulac]

@@Nabernax stfu you bitch, did you watch him stream it? no? how would you know then? he streamed every minute of this game. he liked it. not a paid review you tool.

[@bizmonkey007]

Enthapythius That and Joe would never touch a game this difficult.

[@Nabernax]

Darknothing obviously I dont mean bought by Deck13 or Forcus.. rather by negativity and viewers that feed on it. Hates the first surge so not bought by dev or publisher but to put surge 1 dwn?? Total bullshit! Is he Using rumours? I played surge 1.. it looks as good or better in my opinion. Surge 2 does not have the same feeling. Part 1 had an eerie and deep story. Had to be smart enough to pick up on it as it wasnt spoon fed. So this review is bullshit simply cause he bashes part one. He will sound dumb to anyone that actually played Surge 1. So thats my perception. Im glad he did a positive review on 2 but does it in leverage of 1 being shitty so hes full of shit. Get it?

[@RavingPain]

Meh I disagree. I saw surge 1 on ps plus and downloaded it just to try it out. I immediately loved the difficulty, the dead space - like ambience and the mechanics. The only complaint I have is that I wanted it to be longer.

[@thedark333side4]

Same here but i bought it long before it came out for ps plus

[@DragoonBB]

I felt like the combat didn't feel as good which made it harder. In this one I can say it's the only soulslike game I've played where you can actually get armor sets that allow you to tank damage. Which along with the improved combat made it feel a lot easier. I still died a 153 times though.

[@hector776969]

It definitely improved a lot from its launch though, initially there was a few bugs and it was a bit clunky but it has smoothed out quite a bit

[@Malidictus]

The more reviews of The Surge 2 I see, the more convinced I become that none of these people actually played The Surge past Abandoned Production. The Surge 2 IS the Surge. There are plenty of changes, to be sure, but none of them are revolutionary. Both mechanically and visually, it's the same game. Yet here we are with Del praising The Surge 2's level design for its intricate shortcuts and hidden secrets... When The Surge had the exact same level design. Jericho City downtown has almost the same design as Creo World and most of the other zones play like Central Production B. The comment about animations in The Surge 2 being "better" is straight-up absurd. The vast majority of weapons simply reuse the same animations from The Surge with absolutely no changes. I've always had this sense that people never gave The Surge a fair shake and decided they were going to hate it before even playing it for some reason. Maybe we were too close to major Dark Souls releases, I don't know. But the feedback The Surge 2 is getting simply confirms what I suspected in the past. Now that reviewers are ACTUALLY playing the game for any length of time... Yeah, turns out it's not bad.

[@Nomadic_Gaming]

110% agree its more of the same w some refinements but alot of stuff got reused that being said its good they didnt play w everything too much as so many didnt give the first game credit where it was due (and some criticism of it too) so they took an ok game made another slightly better game hopefully the surge 2 sells better so they can iterate on the formula a lil and nail a niche for another game or just a different game using what they did right and well w the surge cuz i love bloodborne witcher darksouls sekiro nioh but the surge had its feel that got a lil repetitive but felt fluid and had room for low skill/iq and high skill/iq play styles and success enough that it was its own mold vs games listed above and the sci-fi esthetics stood out really nice too ina medieval overloaded genre.

[@rooseveltborden6150]

I agree with you. Surge wasnt perfect but fun enough for me that I finished it 4x. And plan to do that with Surge 2

[@MrPimpshrimp247]

Very true. The Surge is actually the only souls-like game that I really enjoy. The combat, animations, and level design are a big part of that. Can't wait to play The Surge 2 whenever I can get it on GOG.

[@Yemeth42pis]

Happy to see I wasn' the only one doing a Jackie Chan wtf face when he talked about level design and animations. I loved The Surge, hell I even liked a lot Lords of the fallens.

[@phantom4dive]

Agreed. I love the first game, and going into the second one, I thought the big improvements were mostly graphics wise and bigger areas, while most things remain the same, so it feels weird when I see people give huge praises for surge 2 only. Also, iirc certain boss weapons actually had some "unique" movesets in the first game like the weapon used in 4:02 , but surge 2 just has different stats...

[@agunabanana3422]

I don't get the hate for the first surge because the combat is almost the same lol

[@emulation2369]

it is the same like the same

[@xZero9Ox]

​@@emulation2369 - I think people just loved to hop on the hate bandwagon when it came to the first Surge.

[@emulation2369]

@@xZero9Ox I guess...

[@silversobe]

They are talking out their ass then mimic what others say. It's nearly identical. Loved the first game.

[@mac1bc]

Exactly. This isn't that much different than the first one. I thought the graphics were worst than the first game.

[@PhoeniixFiire]

Glad that Del liked this one, but honestly, I have no idea what game he played with the last one. I found The Surge to be a well made game with clever mechanics and a decent story overall. A lot of the features he gushed over were present in the last game too, and it wasn't nearly as clunky as he claims. I honestly don't think he gave it the shot it deserved and now he's just trying to save face.

[@darktube2005]

Exactly! Maybe he just played the first hour and nie his weak menory ja confusing Jim. F.e. he is taking about the weak animations on the first one and is praising the ones in the Seconds. Yeah right, they are basicaly the same!!! They just added news ones for new weapons. I'm using literally the same combos and the hit reaction from enemies was also on the first one. So i have no fu.... clue what he was playing nur it wasn't the first Surge. Poor very poor!

[@onionheadguy7094]

I liked the first surge as well but honestly it's the kind of game I can see somebody hating

[@PhoeniixFiire]

@@onionheadguy7094 I can to, it's just that a lot of what he complained about with the first one wasn't even there, and a lot of the features he praised in this sequel and seemed to infer weren't in the last game were in fact in the last game. Based on everything he has said about the first game, I literally have no idea what game he's talking about because it doesn't describe the experience I had.

[@onionheadguy7094]

@@PhoeniixFiire I don't think the original was sluggish. It was appropriately weighty for what it is. A couple of attacks for certain weapons had poor animations though IMO. Also some enemy attacks were weird looking. I haven't had the chance to play this one but I look forward to it.

[@sandroluketic7580]

I don't believe that the first game was actually played based on the reaction to elements in this game that were also in the first.

[@redjaygaming9757]

Probably not

[@TheDigital8-Bit]

I know what you are saying, when he was freaking out about the kill animation right? ITS THE SAME ONE FROM THE FIRST GAME!

[@frankiecedeno3724]

Sandro Luketic he might have given up on it quickly because it’s such a mess? I want to trust Delrith but the gameplay looks copy-paste from the last one and I hated it.

[@HarshNerf]

@@frankiecedeno3724 Gameplay was great in surge 1, most people just never saw a lot of the stuff coz surge 1's maps are backtrack heavy so you end up fighting initial enemies like 30 times in a row and then breeze past the rest of the content

[@KABOOM35]

He said he played and reviewed the first The Surge game. The review can be found on Steam.

[@ghosface353]

I don't understand the dislike for The Surge. I played the Surge in early September, and I loved every minute. Before The Surge 2 it was my favourite Souls-like that was not made by Fromsoft. I loved the combat and level design for both of the game. I don't understand why people called the combat of the original clunky, it felt very similar. The only difference I found was that I couldn't use my block, push and hit method that I beat every human boss with it in the original. That was my bread and butter.

[@TheRottking]

Was wondering the same here.

[@PatrikManHora]

Almost everything you praise was in the first one.🤷

[@Cheezer3089]

True. It's not as bad as he says it is. I actually liked it a lot.

[@tydendurler9574]

Both not worth one's precious precious time these days. Surge 1 isn't even enjoyable for free. Nuff said

[@janpesek4862]

Funny to see Delrith liking Surge 2 but tearing down original game. This is one of the games that is more of the same but improved-all major aspects such as exploration, combat or visual design are drawing from original game but are improved. Armor sets are almost identical to original as well but obviously new were added as well. Lastly, Deck13 fixed most common casez of crashing and stutter that plagued the game at release by thentime this video was publishec, beta branch fixed it by 27th of September in fact, so the review gives outdated info for PC at least.

[@lordbach1]

I finished it today. It was a great game. Many weapons and armor parts. Please more of that. Great work del.

[@cyberangel82]

Del, I really don't understand. You "absolutely hated" the first one, but you're praising the parts of the second one that were already present in the first game? I'm MIGHTY confused. Also, I hated the first one for the first few hours and ended up loving at the end (28 hours total).

[@GauravMahajanAvaron]

How was the original game clunky? When it comes to weapon animations, it was the same thing. When it comes to dismemberment animations it was the same thing. when it comes to blocking, it was more or less, the same thing. When it comes to bosses, regardless of what the bosses were, killing them in a unique way lead to special weapons there as well. The only addition that sequel made was adding more weapon types, expanding the environment, charging weapon moves and directional block(parry). Oh yeah, and rather than adding drones as cake icing, they actually made it part of the slice. And this game is easier than the first Surge because you are not bound by a limited set of health injectibles anymore. The rest is exactly the same. While I am happy for the recognition this game is (finally) getting, I am also seeing the blatant disregard of the original game that isn't all that old and had the same mechanics.

[@ProbyWaN1337]

I just wish it was longer and had more bosses. I enjoyed it though. Code vein was just as good imo

[@leatherwolf7481]

ProbyWaN1337 I wonder if they’ll review code vein. I really like it so far and hope the reviews get better because the critics don’t seem to give it scores that make sense. Almost as if they never played it yet watched a KZbin video of it and said “this looks like anime souls, disgusting.” I feel like they said that or something along those lines.

[@Discarabsnation3187y]

Leather wolf Critics just aren’t good cause they’re too busy staring at the bitties.

[@clarkcollins1804]

Code Vein: Anime titties out of 10

[@EresTremulent]

I fail to see how the animations in Surge 1 were clunky and the ones in 2 aren't. They're almost identical.

[@jdrok5026]

The surge 1 is just clunky 2 also looks horrifically clunky in comparison to things like dark souls bloodborne sekiro and nioh.

[@Lobanium]

You lost me at "hated the first one". The Surge was fantastic.

[@jamesbell7185]

I agree.

[@grumpybear1081]

It had issues but it wasn't a dumpster fire he claims it was.

[@Luc_Grand]

Would have loved to see a full review for this one but I know you guys are super busy right now and Del you always do a great job!

[@MisterDevos]

I actually liked the first one, so if this one is better, COUNT ME IN!

[@mychem20]

yeah i too loved the first one, i honestly don't understand the hate. i didn't find it's difficulty to be unforgiving, infact I actually thought it was a lot easier than bloodborne or even dark souls. and I don't even consider myself a hardcore souls player, I just know how to play these kinds of games and enjoy them for what they are.

[@bustermachine7485]

bfmvr onnie a lot of the complaints stemmed from the combat feeling more sluggish and clunky then what people wanted and also that most of the environments and enemies were pretty bland which it does seemed like they fixed that with the sequel.

[@MoriartyTheFifth]

I do not share your opinion. Since we are at a disagreement and this is the internet I will leave you with this....you're stupid for liking the first one. Good day sir.

[@JoeEver123]

Ian Canaday best argument ever *_*

[@CriticArtist]

Me to.. I enjoyed the first one. Il wait for Surge2 to go on sale 👍

[@NecromancyBlack]

As someone who really enjoyed getting parried off in Dark Souls, I freaking love the parry system in this game. It's a mix of timing and directional but it's not as twitchy as Sekiro and the indicator is very clear. But you don't have to rely solely on it (especially in group fights) but being good at it makes a lot of fights easier and more satisfying IMO.

[@mitcHELLOworld]

agreed. i freaking love it

[@Reason4Termination]

I might have to give this parry system a go. I love the perma stun lock hammer, but it gets too boring overtime.

[@anthonygen251]

I enjoyed your honest opinion and agree with many of your biases. However please don't go into a game with negative connotations, because if you do then your entire experience is spent more on picking out what you don't like rather than what you've enjoyed. It becomes easier to have a negative perspective. I've put about 140 hours into the surge 1 and agree with some critics however I feel like you were pretty hard on it.

[@The_Riot]

I don’t really have much to add to the review besides I don’t believe this guy ever seriously played through the first Surge. I can understand him liking the animations/combat style more but he keeps referring to the first Surge as a clunky dumpster fire yet most of if not all of the points he praises The Surge 2 with can be applied to the original and I would recommend anyone who plays the second game to try out the original too. I about fell out of my chair laughing when he praised the level design in this game while simultaneously trashing the first when almost all of the areas in the original Surge interweave and form shortcuts and paths you unlock progressively reminiscent of the original Dark Souls that inspired it. He praises the limb system... which is literally copy pasted from the original to this one and I can even see in this very video the exact same animation that the heavy hammer uses and the axe uses to chop off arms and heads that were in the original and even the weapon models are the same. By all means listen to this guy’s criticism and if the first game wasn’t for him that’s fine but don’t do a disservice and take what he’s saying at face value because I’ve honestly never seen a more hypocritical review of a game in a while and I think it’s largely due to him either being ignorant of the first game, forgetting it, or never giving it a solid attempt in the first place and just giving up in the difficult starting areas. If you enjoy the second Surge you will enjoy the original because all the second does is build on all of the strong core mechanics and concepts that were already in the original. Whether you want to argue if it is way more improved or not is up to you, but to argue that this game has so much more going for it that it’s akin to this being an 8/10 and the other being a 0/10 is the height of ignorance and borderline stupidity.

[@Ock_mantis]

I agree with you. But at the sametime i think you might have put to much passion towards one person's opinion. Let's just be happy he actually gave the second game a fair shot. It's good it's getting love here because sadly it's loosing the war against Code vein. Which imo is trash over all. With just a few good things going for it. If you and i are on the same boat i think we both can agree we want surge 2 to succeed. It breaks my heart to see it getting slept on becouse anime tiddies. Especially considering surge 2 is better then the first game in about every single way i can think of. And is a amazing and refreshing take on the souls like genre.

[@KapitanPazur1]

More like your comment is filled with ignorance and borderline stupidity.

[@Thesslamar]

Totally agree with you. I am so confused how he praises so many things that were in the first game like they weren't there.

[@txcforever]

First Surge was pretty decent. Not even close to a game that I can see anyone hating. Didn't feel that clunky, backtracking wasn't that bad, I mean on almost every level you constantly unlock new ways to return to the "bonfire". It was flawed surely, bosses weren't really that fun or had memorable designs or attack patterns, and in some areas the enemy placement was unnecessary cheap.

[@The_Riot]

tryphone I was a little harsh in my opinion to be sure but it wasn’t more for spite as it was for emphasis. I am glad it is getting some recognition but due his constant thrashing of the first game I had to dismerit it so as to encourage people to still give it a shot since I’d wager that even the reviewer might even change his mind and recognize the things he loves in the second Surge prevalent in the first.

[@JadigertheReal]

I have no crashes and played it mutch longer Newgame+. Frame drops i encounter at the beginning off jericho city one point there are frame drops. Thats all and there was more like 45 fps range on a 2600X with a GTX1080 at 1440p max Setings. The Surge 2 is for souls fans a must have, the only real problem is NW+ is way too easy. 20 Hours is only when you go straight for the mainmission, do no sidequest and explore. The Surge 2 has a Metroidvaina system, new items new ways with new Weapons or Chips. With Side Quest and Metroidvaina explore you can easy need 30 hours. Give it a try souls fans, i think you will love it.

[@BisAlmighty]

Jericho city , harran city, raccoon city. Wtf is wrong with the guys in charge of naming cities! Look at Halo! New Mombasa. Such a clean and believable name. Why can’t they come up with believable city names

[@Strife1425]

BisAlmighty okay dont nuke me

[@Reason4Termination]

They really should release a demo version for this in steam.. Had to check it out first through "other means", and ultimately bought the game because it was that good. Focus Home one of the few publishers who does not embrace live service microtransactions crap. They have my respect and support. Also, did not experience any crashes at all. 16+ hours in. Solid framerates as well. Different setups, O.S. background apps etc., different results.

[@cory8360]

Dels recommended picks are always great

[@yacdj]

It's funny how Delrith refers to the ugly, clunky, janky animations of the first Surge to tell us how great the animations of the sequel are, when everybody who played the first one can see with the video that they are really the same... The Surge wasn't a game of the year contender but it wasn't the shit show described by Delrith.

[@xZero9Ox]

Yea that is what pretty much made me not even want to consider his opinion on this game.

[@madscientistshusta]

Its the only souls game where i could never stick to one weapon, first i thought i was a twin rig guy, then i was sure that i was a heavy duty guy, then i became a spear guy and now im a hamer guy n i hated those at the start, its all about learning the proper combo!

[@TheRedMammoth]

It's definitely an improvement over the first Surge, since they dropped the Weapon Proficiency mechanic where you essentially had to stick with one weapon type or put a ton of effort into training up another

[@grumpybear1081]

That's the thing I loved about it, you had options and many were viable AND fun, even when you reach the black blobs of death in the last level of the game

[@JohnyFirst]

Lol animations look mostly the same; Level design in surge one also had many secret areas and shortcuts. Yeah it had a lot of flaws as well, but you're making stuff up about the first one

[@TheDigital8-Bit]

Playing the first one right now, It's damn good, you should try it again

[@iloveyou1434ever]

Mark Schwarze try to kill first boss.. then we gonna talk

[@TheChoppergunner100]

@@iloveyou1434ever all you have to do is use its missile against it lol

[@asundelgun3487]

@bigevilworldwide1 you seem bad at the game and there is nothing wrong with that. Was it difficult? Yes. Did it seem unfair at times? Yes. Can it be overcome? Absolutely and with relative ease. How about stop blocking the attacks and evade them lol

[@jeremyf2805]

@@asundelgun3487 I think I evaded nearly the whole game. . .

[@asundelgun3487]

@@jeremyf2805 lol me too. I blocked occasionally but the evade button is the ticket to success in this game

[@UserName-vv1ws]

Dude the first surge was incredible, idk man I truly loved it

[@joshuaco4257]

Love dels rapid fires, it's a good mix for the show

[@aurielwillette4188]

Really appreciate that Delrith is open to feedback from viewers and gaining different perspectives about a particular title. Solid reviewer.

[@cloudstriker3972]

04:10 You KNOW A game is fun, immersive and a THRILL to play when you get BLASTED by a fucking Superman lazer UNEXPECTEDLY!!! NOT knowing that it actually EXISTED in the game! Lmao!! RKO outta nowhere moment.

[@mrsaltyburns9445]

How the hell does del get through all these games!

[@UnCutGameplayCYP]

He is a pro :D

[@spiax]

This is his job 10 plus hours a day

[@battyflaps5410]

coz mans not going to gym or doing other jobs like working in a store or something i guess he got more time than some of us

[@ProbyWaN1337]

I work full time and play like 5 to 7 hours a night. It's not hard if you enjoy it

[@waynecornett8962]

He's a virgin

[@mattyoblobber]

don't understand your hate for the first surge guessing you weren't using decent gear or you sucked at it surge 1 is one of my fave games ever and i play the souls series heavily.

[@dustinsmith16]

He acts like tearing off limbs to get there gear is new in the surge 2 when it was already a thing in the first one.

[@BullyGovJ4F7775]

Surge 2 feels like an expansion of the first game. IMO nothing feels new or different. a few tweaks here or there but it still has bad level design mediocre combat and bad boss fights.

[@sebastianpalacios2679]

The first wasn't that bad c'mon. I played that game and it wasn't the best souls like game but it was decent. It seems that he played a completely different game. I've never felt those clunky controls he's talking about. The only thing that I can agree with is level design that it was limited. But yeah I guess this is the best game of the franchise they've improved a lot since the first game.

[@decoyplatypus3987]

I was one of the weirdo's that enjoyed The Surge, it was different and enjoyable.

[@jakilla23]

I got Code Vein instead of this because I wasn’t a fan of the first one. Good Analysis and review Del. Might have to check this one out

[@outworlddragoon]

Surge One was a good game. Surge 2 is a great game. its no dark souls 3 or Bloodborne. but its still an impressive game.

[@Leon-pq6cw]

The Surge was a great game, I picked it when the first dlc released so I can understand if some tweaking could had been implemented. But I have to disagree on the graphics, the backtracking was great, tons of shortcuts, a bit clunky but the feeling of it was like it was wanted that way. Also I strongly suggest Del to try back the first one, cause usually we go on the same ideas, but got me on the total opposite on this one, feel's completely off.

[@mychem20]

yeah obviously he's trashing the first game because he never got far into it to the point where the game opens up it's intricate level design with lot's of hidden shortcuts ala dark souls 1.

[@tteknnoS]

If you really think that this "unfinished mess" is better then The Surge 1, than you really shouldn't do any more game reviews.

[@ShadowWolfRising]

It's rather impressive the sheer improvement this si over the previous.

[@17thknight]

I'd have given the last game a 6.5 to 7 but part two is fantastic. Well worth full price

[@xZero9Ox]

What exactly makes this that much better than the last one?

[@austinbeatty6832]

@@xZero9Ox hint. Watch the video.

[@xZero9Ox]

@@austinbeatty6832 - Del honestly has no idea since a lot of the things he praises this game for was in the first.

[@GauravMahajanAvaron]

@@xZero9Ox Expansive environment, multiple ways to approach a situation (which is kinda stretching the point a bit), impactful parrying, verticality, labyrinthian levels which make the first game look like a simple rectangle. That said, the basic mechanics remain the same: Cut and Take - it's all a game.

[@N008Nightmare]

I personally enjoyed the first game, it was one of the more unique takes on the genre. It has flaws for sure, and the surge 2 is a huge improvement in literally every area, but I feel the first game laid a solid enough foundation. The mechanics of limb cutting, and emphasis on mobility were a great start and without that this game wouldn't be a thing. I do greatly appreciate that they clearly learned from the issues in the first game and sought to rectify them

[@TheGoldPrecision]

The first one was fun idk why you found it so terrible. Especially considering the cool things about this game like combat and armor and weapons were good in the first one.

[@piercebren6557]

Good job Delrith, I wasn't sure if this review was coming or not but in the age we live in where gaming companies seem not to know whether quality is relevant its always nice to see a rise in good games

[@jordanduran1726]

when the angryjoeshow primary reviewer is named Delrith. you rock bro!

[@alexanderulv3886]

Jordan Duran I think angry joe will always be the primary reviewer on Angey Joe show..

[@jordanduran1726]

@@alexanderulv3886 i was referring more to this years volume. Delrith reviews more games, with and without joe. still love those angryreviews when we get em.

[@PuppyMonkeyBabyy]

The big 4: Joe, Yong, jim sterling, skill-up.

[@alexanderulv3886]

@@PuppyMonkeyBabyy People we can trust in times of despair and surprise mechanisms.

[@blackjacktrial]

And angrycentaurgaming

[@ruisapo95]

Getting way better at these Del!

[@Cryptic-cy3xr]

The first surge was awesome

[@xRaptor7x]

I played Surge 1 and 2 and I really liked 1st. I mean I finished it like four times. Second is maybe better but you can't say: "In 1st animations were baaaadd and in 2 are sooo good". Attacking and finishing blows are having same animations in both games, exept two new weapons type. Most of things you liked in this were previously, like choping parts of body which feels exacly the same. Bosses are also little a bit disapointing because there's like three version of same boss as seperetes fights, so what's the point? Also parry mechanic make game, at least for me, too easy. Same goes with energy to health which in 1st was optional. I really like both games but you seems to show how Surge 1 suck on everything and 2 is whole new game with unique mechanics.

[@asimb0mb]

Completely agree, it's like he's just shitting on the first game to make the second game seem much better. The games are VERY similar.

[@jasonr9157]

@@asimb0mb you are comparing a fully patched game with its dlc against the 2nd game blah blah blah, del reviewed the first surge game at release way before the developers fixed it up with patches, the surge at release was pretty poor

[@christopherricca2321]

This game really needed co op like Remnant.

[@vxsuperbadxvx5792]

I dont understand why u hated the first one i really enjoyed it. One of my favs even

[@tydendurler9574]

That's like eating stale bread your whole life and when you finally get a plain sandwich you say "wow, the best food i ever ate, this will be my favorite".

[@mallson7366]

Sooo agree with you, just did platinum on The Surge 2. Enjoyed every minute of it. :)

[@paradoxacres1063]

Please review *HuniePop* Del. It'll make you SURGE in all the right ways, Del.

[@Nabernax]

You basically describe surge 1 so you never played it.. wtf?

[@Josh-wf9xk]

Has Delrith ever posted his PC specs? If so where can I find them? I'm interested.

[@daweitao2668]

As of around April last year he had an 8 core 16 thread Intel CPU and 16GB of RAM, don't know the GPU. (I think the CPU is one of the HEDT i9s of the time as the 9900k wasn't out then)

[@Irond3vil2]

He has the legendary PC 2

[@DawnOfTheOzz]

Delrith, you are a machine with these reviews. Keep it up!

[@gaberoy94]

When del is describing the way you can harvest parts from enemies in Surge 2 by breaking them off and targeting them it reminded me a lot of Horizon Zero Dawn. In that game you could also harvest parts and materials by focusing to break certain parts of machines in combat. Definitely a plus for Surge 2.

[@nguyenphuocthanh8056]

Lol, another reviewer claims he played and hated The Surge, then goes on to praise The Surge 2 while both are basically the same, down to exact optimize problem he stated. And he even is a member from a channel I like. I usually don't like those Rapid reviews, feel like they are mostly bias opinion/feeling of this guy rather than in depth review of Angry Joe. But now he stoop so low As to not even try to research before giving his opinion. This review might be very different if he does, now those 12 mins is about how he compares this game to the first ones. Do your job better, please.

[@rickimaru915]

I enjoyed the first game, it was flawed of course but I honestly don’t understand why most people hated it so much. I’m glad there’s a sequel and since everyone else seems to like this one then I’m probably going to love it.

[@bricktop.]

You the man Delrith. Solid as always bro.

[@MrBergste]

I love that you can scope out and take limbs. It's very Rocket Raccoon and I love it.

[@Avirx]

Thanks for the review Del. I'm going to pick this up once they fix up the technical issues.

[@KKKuma]

Well, the surge wasn't that bad. It was bad. The DLC actually improved a bit. But nowhere near the "Dark Souls FPS" game. That thing was terrible. I am glad to see they make such an improvement for the surge 2 though.

[@grenzviel4480]

My only gripes with the game are : a) no active minimap. Especially by the end, I kept ending up just circling around instead of actually progressing. The great wall of jericho's map design in particular was the most annoying map for me, compared to the first few maps. The zip-line just makes everything confusing, whereas using the EMP to open doors were ok because it does not disorient you as hard. b) no fast travel. I mean, I can kind of understand why and it's because by the end, levels become mostly "recycled". For me though, it just feels lazy. c) the final boss was underwhelming. He was too weak. I did not have to retry at all, and I was tanking most of his damage, not even trying to 'parry'. Compared to the first time I fought him, and the boss with 3 forms. I also hated the fact that the final boss seemed like a side character, but then becomes the final boss. I dunno, I think it could work in other games but it just somehow doesnt work in this game. He feels like a side character, a mini-boss until the very end.

[@grenzviel4480]

gameplay is topnotch. Crafting is intuitive. Combat is unique enough to stand out from other souls-like games. I hope they make a new one with better story and possibly less recycled content in the future

[@Malidictus]

There IS fast-travel. It unlocks once you get the Lifter Hook. You can only fast-travel between safe zones, however, so Mall/Cloud 9/Refugee Camp.

[@K4t4kis]

Yes, fast travel for the exact reason is there.

[@battyflaps5410]

Delrith likes games i hate and dislikes games i like it seems.. fair enough if the man says its shit I'll probably like it then

[@21innocentbystander]

For the life of me, NOTHING in this review indicates that he actually played the first game. WTF? It's so weird.

[@stevenmain4958]

he said he had a review video on it.

[@rolandofc9665]

Looks mostly like The Surge 1, which is good for me. Makes me wonder if he really played the first one...executions looks the same, inventory management, UI, upgrades, etc. Hell, even the world and exploration (backtracking and shortcuts)... If he really hated the first, I can't really see how he would like this one. Looks and plays too similar which, I repeat, is good enough for me.

[@beerexpert1057]

I'm actually enjoying the first Surge, I'm almost done with it.

[@TheCreepypro]

nice to see developers taking critique of their first game seriously and actually improving the next game because of it

[@madscientistshusta]

Im already on newgame, its really good guys. If you liked darksouls and bloodbourne and you played it right(i.e. without a shield and new how to parry) you will love this game! You can become a parry god in this game,speccingn into parrying with inplants

[@jackburton6239]

Honestly, the combat isn't that much different than the first game. Just a tweaked parry system. Calling the first games combat "clunky", but then gushing over this one just seems like he didn't give the first game an honest shake. Dismemberment was a huge part of the first game.

[@ProtossEver]

Never played the first one, but a love this one !!!! Played like for 10h already and the gameplay is so smooth !!! All skills no bullshit Perfect souls-like game. On ps4 pro, performance mode, personally, I have 0 FPS drop. Wasn’t even aware that it’s an issue for some people... I highly recommend to try this game if you love the souls game. But if it’s not the case then never buy it because it’s pretty hard.

[@Scattman101]

Yeah but in performance mode a lot of the textures can look ugly, especially on your armor. I play on the PS4 Pro and somehow the textures look worse than the first one. You should definitely check out the first game if you liked this one. Combat is actually more difficult in the first game because the new parry system makes the game easy af

[@Chemicalture1]

Nice review but for what I've seen so far they reused all of the old animations (of course) so why the first game had clunky animations and the second doesn't? 🤔

[@Benjiman20]

also he praises on the executions when its the same fucking thing

[@ThrottleKitty]

The same animations can look great or terrible depending on implementation. Were you asleep through the Mass Effect Andromeda controversy? The same animations look much, much better in-game now. Entirely because they aren't implemented in a janky, clunky, awkward manner. The smoothness and flow of animations matter more than the animations themselves.

[@Ted_Bell]

@@ThrottleKitty No one asked you beta neko. Maybe you should open your eyes and look at reality

[@Chemicalture1]

@@ThrottleKitty have you ever played the first game? My impression is you didn't.

[@ThrottleKitty]

Holy shit, you must have HATED that game to be this angry at random stranger who think what the majority of people who played the game think.Also, Surge was recently free on Steam, most people have played it now.

[@SomeCanine]

Just from playing the first Surge recently I can tell you that the heavy duty weapon animations are identical. Maybe your problems were relating to how the enemies reacted to them or the 2x and 3x spins that you get locked into?

[@Frost3yte]

Please note, the centari AID armor is glitched, at least it was for me. Comlletely removed all physical damage with any weapon used.

[@Blazin_Tundra]

Wheres that joker review at tho?

[@Novapoid]

Since I had fun with the first Surge when I bought it on sale, it's a damn shame this sequel is apparently better in every regard except the fact that it feels like it needs a patch or two. What most ppl will check out if undecided are the users scores in steam or metacritic and those usually reflect how the game is at launch. I wish companies delayed their games until they're actually ready to be played....that's the one thing I really hate about the modern era of videogames.

[@HarshNerf]

Soulslike as a genre has cooled down a lot. It's heyday was dark souls 3 and even then the sales aren't that great. I'm surprised Surge 2 was made

[@trip9g]

It's a good game, it truly is, but you can clearly notice that the first was bordering a type of Euro-jank that only a EU publisher will dare dabble in. Games intended as very atmospheric, especially German RPGs, trying to provide some type of different spin on a known formula, but never recovering from glory days of Gothic 1 & 2.

[@alexmellor9455]

Great review! I think I’ll buy The Surge 2 after seeing this

[@TerraWare]

I never played the first but I am absolutely loving this game. The combat is satisfying and the weapons feel meaty. The upgrading and crafting is pretty fun too, but most importantly it doesn't make you frustrated like some other games in this sub-category do. I haven't run into any graphical issues either and it's pretty smooth so far. Currently running a Ryzen 5 with an RX 580

[@revolver2750]

Why do i feel the opposite? liked 1 more but then again haven"t gotten far in either of them surge 1 further.

[@ernestmuric6719]

This games title should be called " BUTTON MASHING USA". Not the fucking surge. Fuck me.

[@zero_senpai4396]

Surprise Surprise 80% of animations from the 1st game 1 by 1

[@Malidictus]

Yeah, that one surprised the hell out of me. He's contrasting animations between the two games while showing footage of a Heavy Duty weapon which has had its animation set entirely unchanged between the two games.

[@zero_senpai4396]

@@Malidictus Such as 1 handed, stafs and twing rigged)

[@Malidictus]

@@zero_senpai4396 Yup. Heavy Duty, Single Rigged, Twin Rigged, Staff and One-Handed have all had their animations entirely copied from The Surge. Mind you, Double Duty weapons reuses some Heavy Duty animations, as well.

[@zero_senpai4396]

​@@Malidictus Like i said)

[@cameronvalencia6023]

Where the Delrith Battalion at?!? Great video Del, you da man!

[@mrunknown693]

The execution and targeting certain armor pieces to get them was in the first game. Did you even play the first game?

[@grimechoa7168]

He didn’t say it wasn’t in the first game...

[@mrunknown693]

Grim Echoa he’s praising this game for things that are in the first, implying that they weren’t in the first game and they are. They are a big part of it.

[@frankiecedeno3724]

I might give it a shot, the gameplay looks the same, which sucked, but I wanna trust ya Del.

[@xZero9Ox]

I wouldn't take Del's word on this one. If you honestly didn't like the first game you won't like this one since it is essentially the same game. A lot of the things he praised this one for were exactly the same in the first which leads me to believe he really didn't give the first one a fair chance and may have actually liked it if he gave it a real shot.

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

I had the same complaints about the first surge, especially animations and level design, though in the end I enjoyed it. This sounds better so I'll definitely keep an eye on it.

[@MrElvisNilsson]

Same animations, same level design philosophy. If you didn't like the first, you shouldn't like the second.

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

@@MrElvisNilsson there were only a couple levels that were objectively bad: the main hub which was a dark maze and the final area which was a convoluted mess. The rest of the game was standard soulslike fare.

[@skookathing]

I honestly hated the first game, but I'm loving this one so far

[@trutyatces8699]

*How? They are mechanically the same game!*

[@emulation2369]

@@trutyatces8699 Yep...I don't get it..they hate the first one for the same reasons they love the second one....How is this works??

[@skookathing]

@@trutyatces8699 I don't know why either, after I finish this one I'm gonna play the first one again

[@TheElliotEquation]

I surge in my pants every time angry Joe uploads

[@jtcattanio]

Love your reviews man always in depth feed back on games. Keep up the great work

[@khornebread4802]

I was in the stream whilst you were playing, having never played Surge 1, but thanks to this RFR of it and my time in the stream, I'm definitely going to pick up this game!

[@spitfiregraham]

Great review Del, as always!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@nathanielb1499]

been doing fabulous on your rapid fires delrith. use to not dig the rapid fire style at first, but you've definitely done stellar dawg.

[@lexeo007]

Never tried the first surge maybe i'll give this ago

[@ashtonderojas821]

I was born... In a prison... No hope for escape...

[@Gamer1990100]

I really hope joe reviews outer worlds (Being he skipped gears 5 even though it was one of the most hyped up games) I like del, but joe really needs to get back into game reviews.

[@2fast4dad]

he's sadly burnt out from them so I doubt it's going to happen soon

[@crozraven]

I love both games & The Surge 2 definitely have big improvements over previous title. My problem with this game would be directional parry system with mouse is kinda awful, clearly opted for a controller. maybe providing keybind or alternative direction on keyboard would a good idea. Also, I find a lot of armors designs are just straight up ugly af. Most of it just like strapping a bunch junks on your clothes. Maybe a more closed armored designs & adding customization with color shader or material for armors might be better improvements. I guess back to being "Ironmaus" again 😂 LOL

[@DragoonBB]

Remember strong as steel quiet as mouse.