The Surge - Before You Buy

The Surge (PC, PS4, Xbox One) is an intense sci-fi action adventure RPG inspired by the Souls series. Is it different enough to really stand out and shine? Let's talk!
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s'good.

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gameranx can u comment back

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i like this game jake

[@kamikage9420]

gameranx While blocking you can duck and weave.

[@zeebow2568]

i loved the vid can u pls reply

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BYB for Farpoint pleeeease!

[@spyro1159]

Remember when they called first-person shooter games, DOOM clones.

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oh i member, member chewy?

[@juliussumulong985]

member when the hard game we had was Onimusha?

[@Crime1207]

You must be over 30yo wtf.

[@DZ-kn7df]

Spyro 115 so what?

[@SpartanK374]

It seems to be its own genre now, "Souls-Like".

[@skatelife59]

Miyazaki is a genius, not only did he manage to create one of the best and hardest rpg-ish out there, but he also created an entire new genre.. i mean look at how many games are adopting this style of gameplay. Dark souls is definitely its own genre.

[@ramrodbldm9876]

@Dula.D this is a 5 year old comment db fk go find a friend. Little kidboy commenting on something typed a half decade ago 🤡😺

[@ramrodbldm9876]

@Dula.D and yes, he did, that's why when you hear games like this being made, they're called "soulslike" and not (whatever you're claiming make the genre) now beat your feet and kick rocks. And please, go find a fkn friend instead of skimming through 2017 post commenting cause you have no one else to talk to 🤡😺

[@bloodhunter2789]

But not many can achieve what he did, like I'm already 4 hours in and surge is boring to me

[@dilajintz-idealcollective2680]

This comment brought me back to when “souls-like” wasn’t an entire genre

[@verysmolgunnernozomi6082]

I don't know why I'm watching this, I already bought it LOL

[@gameranxTV]

[@PhoeniixFiire]

Me too dude, me too. Already played over 6 hours of it too.

[@verysmolgunnernozomi6082]

I guess because gameranx's videos are just so good.

[@xkollx]

Very Smol Gunner Nozomi what do you think so far man?

[@xkollx]

Jacob Anderson what do you think so far man?

[@adriankonig8361]

Finally a product showing again that the German Computer Game industry isn't dead.

[@bloodcorer]

After Crytek fucked it all up

[@marianovega8052]

I'm here because it will be free with ps plus

[@brenthazebroek8014]

Mariano Vega same dude

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Mariano Vega alsof excited forum Conan exiles

[@TheRetroPie]

Ah i see a man of culture as well

[@tuna0586]

Same

[@SHADOMEGA7569]

Yeah buddy.

[@RobinsRosChannel]

Ps Plus April 2019 anyone?

[@marcusgutierrez]

playstation giving out dogshit this month

[@CheriptheRipper]

@@marcusgutierrez couldn't be more true, xbox's line-up is wack too, a bad month for gamers.

[@ImStillMarz]

Yeah I may like it we'll see.

[@mrkakarot2424]

Yep

[@mrkakarot2424]

Who else got modern warfare last month?

[@willjohn1117]

prepare to die genre

[@sgradone]

Will Johnson I'm sure BN would love that.

[@zeragothmageblood8674]

Josh sounds salty cuz he can't git gud.

[@onyxtay7246]

A. We already have a name for the genre. It's souls-like. B. There are difficulty choices you can make in game. Read up on the enemies, and how to play their AI against them, use magic, or ranged. If you make the right choices the games get much easier, and making a choice about how you want to play seems like a much better way to manage difficulty than a slider. Besides that Dark Souls specifically uses the difficulty as part of the narrative. It's a cruel world, and your character experiences all of that pain. In the end there's no way you can lose in a Souls game, unless you quit. Which is represented by the lore. An undead can keep fighting forever, as long as they have a purpose, but of they complete their task, or give up, they go hollow. That's what quitting is. Going hollow.

[@1Piecer]

@avarickan, Many games been called clones/like before souls games been made. Doom clones, god of war clones/DMC clones. The term won't stick and people will change the naming, So I prefer the "prepare to die games" and this game is more like Bloodborne gameplay than Souls games so the souls like won't fit here.

[@janchrstnuy]

Thas a good name for that genre!

[@kuchenmani]

got killed more then in my whole ds3 run 10/10 would die again

[@davidrosas.559]

Mirco ds3?

[@kuchenmani]

Dark Souls 3

[@TeagansHeart]

David Gem Dark souls 3

[@davidrosas.559]

oh lol imma noob

[@kuchenmani]

shit happens :D

[@lorenzov.5380]

I was waiting for this all day lol.

[@gameranxTV]

Thanks!

[@lorenzov.5380]

You guys are awesome :D

[@UZZIEMAN13]

me too I was also waiting for this lol!

[@henryfreundt9197]

me too!!!! xD

[@edgydude381]

Deck 13 really did this game good, solid combat and environment. The story could have been more diverse but for a game with limited budget, they did really well.

[@meloman2176]

I will always come to this channel before all else. Screw IGN, you guys are the best for covering all of my video game needs. Truly love you guys !!!!

[@berislavfurac5622]

Them and for me Angry Joe if you didnt you should check him out

[@EndlessFunctionality]

Especially since IGN now plagarises reviews.

[@dwoodtv]

Also ign never has good things to say about the game heck sometimes it feels like they dont even know what there talking about.

[@SqueebPlays]

Game Informer is great as well.

[@jeremy_cricket]

ACG is the man when it comes to reviews.

[@crossofintimidation]

"We don't have a name for this genre." It's called git gud.

[@onyxtay7246]

Firstly it's called a souls-like. Secondly git gud isn't a criticism, it's a challenge, and a bit of a joke. It isn't meant to be mean, but more as encouragement to get better at the games. Realize that these are games that have gotten people out of depression because they're so encouraging, they require your best, but want you to succeed. The community is the same way.

[@Gaming_Sparky58]

The game is great, only skilled players can play it though, it is better than Dark Souls in a few areas in my opinion, for one the combat is just better and more in depth.

[@yukiotonegawa4337]

Git gud

[@joshmaster1997]

Grim Plissken except you know, most things in life use trial and error, that's how you become skilled at something

[@XEN-ZOMBIE]

I haaaaate the git gud shyte. Get better*

[@kylenetherwood8734]

Can't you call it Dark Souls-esque? Calling it a clone seems harsh.

[@Caffeinated-DaVinci]

You had Rouge, then Rouge-likes, now you had Demon's Souls and Souls-likes

[@sploonka7770]

99% of the comments Ps PlUs AnYonE??!!

[@jamiemk4951]

Sploonka very unique

[@jeremy_cricket]

You on PS Plus?

[@GuiTaR89AnGeL]

This is my most favoritest channel to watch on youtube! best content and quality and narration. Thanks for existing

[@fiftyfat]

I've played every dark souls games and Lords of the Fallen and this one is really more challenging ! There's no easy mode with ranged magic like DS, almost no ranged attack in this game. No abusing heavy shield either, block need to be timed well since it drains stamina (but it allows counter-attack so it's still very good). You really die in a couple of hit, even after 15 hours of gameplay and upgraded armor (in DS, you can really become a tank with the right items) As in LotF, running attack is still super OP and you end up just spamming it in tense situation (stay far, wait for an opening, running attack, get far again) One nice thing that first pissed me off, was in the third area where you start having pits close to where you fight and you die a lot dodging into a pit. It's annoying but it forced me to rely more on the block/counter mechanics.

[@klaymen22]

I love the combat in this, and the setting is a great choice. Sad to find out there won't be a lot of bosses.

[@rain8222]

dead space+ drak souls+ fallout 4 targeting system=this game

[@simplychimp3931]

"Space souls"

[@iliasa.5298]

Rebel Gaming Not space, Sci-Fi.

[@ellulturner]

Ilias A. tbf he didn't say space he said dead space

[@devilrobbie25]

A Random soul from Chicago that's a big reach. now go put some clothes on

[@mysonspapa]

Industrial Scraps: Surge me up, Surge me up inside.

[@SirrSmirksalot]

Gameranx is definitely my #1 place to go for things like this. I feel I can always trust your judgement. Plus, you're all really cool people. Can't beat those odds in my book.

[@dobeka5244]

you still think they are the best

[@allanbergsma3256]

I'm a couple hours in and I can't wait to play it again. The combat is intuitive, fast and fresh with the execution animations being the cherry on top. Grinding for necessary parts doesn't feel like a chore but rather a treat. The futuristic industrial setting is a nice departure from the Souls games.

[@themuffinprincesa21]

I enjoy how the heavier your weapon is the more slug like your character moves. It actually impacts the swing speed and the character reacts to the weight in a realistic way. The chip progression through leveling where you can swap put chips on the fly but not all of them make it very easy to switch weapon styles too if you get too bored of playing with the same class

[@Yan-go8oq]

we have a name for it: souls-like

[@grantwilliams2650]

Yan Guimarães soulsovainia

[@akkabouzz6472]

Soulsborne

[@greendabre]

Just like FPS games were previously called DOOM-like games?

[@akkabouzz6472]

greendabre Nice comment stealing, you didnt make that up yourself

[@Yan-go8oq]

The Red One soulsborne is used to referencs a game made by from software that follow the same style. Souls-like references games made by other studios

[@MrNoisee]

I love how all the areas have some feel to them, the level design is not easy, and it was executed pretty well in The Surge.

[@disturbedone8731]

When you get killed and lose your scrap and the time limit pops up you can add extra time by killing enemies. finisher's add even More ☺️

[@jamesanderson5862]

Make sure when you at 10 million scraps dont buy anythin or else the timer wont work any more

[@beherns]

Pray for me yall. I'm pooping and it won't come out

[@CherryPauper]

Prunes

[@Edo_Vaquero]

Christopher Beherns Same....

[@IAMChasingTheCool]

Stay strong, brother. Stay strong! This to shall pass

[@zjapp]

pull it out

[@angrytoast1497]

Hang in there buddy

[@FrameTheTime]

You guys should do a "Top Ten" video on names we can call this genre!! Then when the name sticks we can say it all started here with Gameranx!!

[@onyxtay7246]

AnUglyOldGranny we already have a name. It's called a souls-like.

[@MegaMerdeux]

Role playing 3rd person hack and slash XD

[@raoulkuratle9522]

It's either souls-like or soulsborne

[@JohnnyTai86]

the Devs have come a long way from Lords of the Fallen and I must say that they have improved a lot with this game. This game is fun and addictive! The sci-fi elements and crafting tech adds to the experience. Been waiting for a sci-fi souls like game. Not to mentioned it runs pretty well with my PC with less storage space. Good job, Deck13!

[@igusagus5094]

Dis is the first souls-like game i've picked up and truly experienced pain. I love this game and its mechanics, it is insanely hard and you might drop it here and there, but i assure you, that you will come back to play some more. 11/10

[@ellisb3353]

this video gave me a SURGE of adrenaline

[@Stanna44]

Bad Wolf This video gave me a "SURGE" of adrenaline

[@jdpena26]

Stanna This video gave me a SURGE of adrenaline.

[@JavierGarcia-md3xj]

Ellis B I see what oh did there lol

[@darkmaster539]

Ps+ game so I can to watch the review. Turned out I already liked the video. Apparently I've been watching these videos for a while.

[@Okirene1]

Thank you for this review, I have had my eye on this game for a while now and because of this review, I will be purchasing it! I just want to give a shout-out to Gameranx, this is my go-to channel for ANYTHING gaming related. I love the "before you buy" and all the other content on this channel! Thank you guys, you have a permanent subscription from me!

[@simonnicholls5005]

Good review! Well done. You guys have been more positive towards this game than other reviewers which is cool. I am definitely going to buy this game, I knew this ever since I saw the announcement 2 years ago that Deck 13 were parting ways with City Interactive and developing a Sci-Fi RPG on their own and The Surge definitely looks the business. Now I dont care what anyone else says I LOVED Lords of the Fallen, it wasn't perfect but it was dam fun. And it nailed the correct level of challenge for me, It wasn't too easy, it wasn't too hard. I like a challenge as much as any gamer and I did like Dark Souls 1 and 2 for the atmosphere and intrigue buuuut I gave up on them after while when they stopped being fun. Bloodborne I also loved and was able to finish without suffering a brain anyurism but that feeling of being drained at the end of it was enough to put me off buying Dark Souls 3 or Ni-Oh. So if The Surge builds on the soulsborne combat style in the Sci-fi setting, nails the correct balance of challenge with good breathing room plus tells a cohesive story with an immersive world and subtle environmental story telling then it could be perfect.

[@dylaniusaurelius8880]

It's INCREDIBLY fun. like most souls esque games, finding your way around the environment can be tricky, and you lose all of your scrap if you die (but can recover it). The big kicker with the scrap is that you can bank it. The Surge is notably easier than dark souls, mostly because there isn't a cheap death lurking around every corner, and the bosses are actually fair; challenging, but fair. I'm gonna get hate for this, but personally, this is better than dark souls in every way outside of the story and atmosphere.

[@matt6071]

watching this bec its free on ps plus this april lmao

[@IAmAwesomeSoAreYou]

black Benjamin button yassss

[@hussainsami200]

Thats it lol

[@jedimasterren4208]

I'm only at the second area at this point. It was fun getting the scraps to craft my own suit. I found the rhino suit to be sluggish and drained A LOT of stamina, which coming from the Lynx armor set is obvious so I found myself switching back to Lynx just until I can get some better armor that won't completely destroy my stamina bar

[@Th3Orange]

Is there any multiplayer mechanics? the one thing i love the most about Souls series is the fact that you can fight other players and you can really get a sense of your build through PVP.

[@TheYoTaG]

Already played 9 hours since release, and never played any Dark Souls game before. And, man, I love The Surge so far! The levels are challenging, but not unfair, characters, that you meet on your way are seem to have progress on their own, like that "Davey" guy, who needs his medicine. The bosses are quite interesting to figure out the way you need to beat them, and weapons 'n armor pieces look absolutely fantastic. I guess all they had to add to DS to make it look cool - just make it Sci-Fi.

[@realspider4939]

Smith Johnson dark souls 2 is very unfair

[@joelrichloow1021]

I’ve been scrolling for a comment like this for like 7 minutes, thanks (:

[@CorruptedYogi]

Better play Bloodborne, if you liked this one

[@bloodhunter2789]

Sci-fi add to dark souls? Crazy

[@veritascalivmeir3708]

Something to note that wasn't mentioned in the video: dodges do not have invincibility frames so you can't pass through attacks by dodging. While it makes the fundamental combat more challenging, it limited level design a bit and enemy aggression/pressure and groups are uncommon. Most of the fighting you'll do one on one and in the few instances you do stumble across a group of mobs you're better off kiting them off one by one.

[@vitrebrov]

Near the end it's very common to fight against group. Moreover it's not difficult because you already know how to play your build properly. But yeah, it's much easier to play against usual mobs in DS. Because you are invincible in block and invincible during dodge. Surge is not only about character progression. But your skill progression too. And it's very satisfying that you can fight against dog+2 enemy at the same time.

[@THEmonochromebanana]

Also I'm surprised he made no mention of the hopping/ducking mechanic. Most reviewers never touch on the minor points like that, but anyone who plays this game ought to know that if you manage to successfully hop over/duck under an attack and land the counterattack, it's seriously one of the most damaging attacks you can do and it knocks most enemies on their asses.

[@shiaeliminator6484]

@@THEmonochromebanana I'm revisiting soulslikes after beating elden ring when it came out, just finished nioh and has been the hardest till this point, just bought the surge and this sounds like a very good piece of advice

[@Pizzanator-gp2bb]

I got the surge with ps plus, and I like it. I do get mad a lot, but it's my first soulsborne game, so what do you expect?

[@antonioenrico]

I like that you said it was leaning more toward Bloodborne than Souls, combat wise. I liked BB and actually finished it, surprisingly. DS i havent the patience for. So would you recommend it for someone like that? Who liked Bloodborne but didnt like Dark Souls?

[@MonkeyDLuffy-jm2uo]

Can you do a "Before you buy: Zombies Chronicles"

[@NeverwascooL]

Monkey D. Luffy Don't you have A World Government to be fighting?

[@MonkeyDLuffy-jm2uo]

The Worst Generation

[@SWIFTrunmedia]

Monkey D. Luffy seems like a waste of time for some remastered maps on an onslaught game mode doesn't it?

[@TeagansHeart]

Gameranx and Downward Thrust are the best reviewers!

[@gameranxTV]

THANKS

[@JokerVonMax]

true

[@Liam-op7dz]

Definitely ACG

[@addraemyr]

check out SkillUp

[@AvengedKyle]

I agree but add ACG to that.

[@Bragi_The_Bard1]

Hey dude, just wanted wanted to say love the vids man. But with the blocking it's actually alot more useful once you learn what to block versus what you can't. I'm currently lvl 92 and about to finish my first run through.

[@shredderorokusaki3013]

Does it have lot of action Can you kill all enemies or there is not enough ammo for it? How long did it took you to finish it? How many fps on max settings 1440p on your pc?I have ryzen 1700 16 gb ddr 4 3200mhzcl15 gtx 970. How many fps will it run maxed 1440p?

[@mikehunt5537]

gameranx do a before you buy on Injustice 2

[@____5t]

the brotherhood 1 they probably will

[@gameranxTV]

Working on it. No time for sleep. - Jake

[@jimothy2632]

gameranx who sleeps when there are new games to play

[@Avalon1489]

gameranx Sleep is for the weak.

[@theashysavant3350]

Sleep, what's sleep

[@f.s.81]

Looks really good but 60$ for this game seems a bit too much, i'll probably wait until it dropes below 30$ it looks like a big step from Lords of the fallen

[@kuchenmani]

it is 50 actually

[@tipsmw]

Its 38 bucks on greenmangaming if you're interested.

[@gamerscubeixxi2152]

iV1rus0 goto pc its 36.00 new on instant-gaming.com that is the major advantage of pc. We can get new release games cheap and we have the best hardware..plus you customize your own rig to your style!

[@f.s.81]

Bryan Hovey well PC is better no doubt but i prefer the PS4 for different reasons

[@jaek7595]

iV1rus0 40

[@perlstinator]

It's worth mentioning that the tech scrap retrieval timer is partially refreshed with each kill on your way. Also, could we call it the Souls genre? I feel Dark & Demon's Souls really defined the genre to an excellent degree.

[@drake3934]

Big fan I was waiting for this review to make up my mind so far I like what i see. thanks Gameranx now i just have to figure which version to buy can this game be play on computer with a controller?

[@NextGenTrophys]

Before You Buy: Winrar

[@AlucardTheFuckMotheringVampire]

who buys Winrar tho lol

[@Thoughtful_Marxism]

7zip ftw

[@o5-814]

Dont buy it just abuse the free shit even if its illegal

[@wompstopm123]

pea zip never asks if i want to buy it

[@cmoore1369]

@@AlucardTheFuckMotheringVampire You don't 😉

[@jerrodkilla23]

As a parent now, 30hrs is long enough for me. Great review.... I mean b4ubuy

[@TheWideMurloc]

I go 100% fashion souls for armor, but for weapons I really like the claws of the gestalt, and on the other side of the spectrum, the MG judge v2. They both look badass and have really unique movesets (and high damage).

[@Riot076]

And here I am, 2 years after this video has been published and actually AFTER I bought the game on Steam summer sale. And so far after like...6 hours,I can only confirm what's been said in this video. The game is definetely worth getting and it's refreshing in the soulslike genre. Now I just hope I'll be able to finish it before the sequel comes out,'cause yes,if you're interested in the subject: The Surge 2 is going to be released on September 24th

[@darrynrooza8954]

Just hard enough to be satisfying and have you rage quit at least once. Unexpected gem

[@mineman2142]

it's harder than dark souls, and im not sure if thats because of the mechanics being broken, or because the enemies hit like trucks almost from the start of the game. but i like it so far, just got it a few hours ago

[@olsmasheddlo870]

Love this channel you guys always make buying games easy for me.

[@neilbuerdsell]

Actually when you hold the block button if you use the right analog if you press it up you'll jump if you press it down he'll actually duck down so you should acknowledge if you can get good with the way the blocking system is now that you know you can actually duck and jump sometimes it's a lot easier to do that than it is to just roll the way and end up with a huge gap

[@Epicmonk117]

I prefer to call this genre the _Soulsborne_ genre

[@skiddy193]

Epicmonk117 more like, fancy names for dying genre

[@Epicmonk117]

"Dying genre" my ass! With the release of _Bloodborne_ in 2015 and _Dark Souls 3_ in 2016, more people than ever were exposed to the genre, and people like Deck 13 are capitalizing on it to produce some truly incredible games.

[@XV66Battle]

Nightcrawler Well this genre was born from the souls serie so "Soulsborne" sounds pretty fiting to me

[@NinetyNineNo]

Like how FPS's were called Doom clones? Or Metroidvanias and Roguelikes.

[@prostatecansir2783]

Soulslike sounds better

[@lolmarko4897]

I'm so tired of people calling everything a clone! Just say souls-like. Kind of like how Metroid-Vania is a term people use. I'm a Souls-Borne vet and i love games that adopt some of the mechanics and do them well. (salt and sanctuary and Nioh) But let's not call them clones. I mean dear god, people are calling the new Quake game an Overwatch clone!! Has no on heard of an arena shooter?!?!

[@ICantSeeYourRepliesDickhead]

Soulsborne boy

[@CorporealHunter]

I played Lords of the Fallen. Got a little far into it before dropping it and hated how clunky and slow and terribly designed it was. With that in mind, I love the Surge. Two additional points to Gameranx; there is a timer when you die to get your items back, but the timer increases when you kill enemies, so you can still progress through the game the same way you did before you died instead of having to rush through and get your items. Blocking is incredibly useful against human type enemies. I haven't tried it against the larger mechs but blocking is wonderful, coupling it with the dodge they really do make a good hybrid system for approaching combat. I'm not too far into it so I won't comment on the story but I really adore the detail they put in to the environment, I know many people won't notice but it really is quite detailed and even informative in some cases. For example, one of the first bosses would generally be unintuitive like Gameranx said, where without help or information its difficult to figure it out, but in the environment there are signs that other NPCs have written that hint to what you're supposed to do, which I won't spoil in case people want to give it a shot. The level design is amazing. Its definitely better than the Souls series, and probably better than Dark Souls 1. It contends well with Bloodborne's style of level design too. I love the detail in the little stories too, like the descriptions on the items or even how you have the companies brand at the bottom of your screen because you're using their interface, and even how health bars only show up because of an implant you've gotten. Detail in the environment factors into this too, but I know everyone won't appreciate it. They don't have to either, but its there if anyone wants some more depth to the game.

[@anihilist460]

The Liquidator Set combined with the firebug fists has been great for me so far. Wish I had gotten the better version of the fists though... I was one arm shy of getting them.

[@willchen383]

man i love surge! oh wait its the game

[@durandol]

No one asked for a timer on the (not) soul recovery.

[@zerohp5098]

Durandol have one anyway

[@tobymcgroby8967]

I only watch these videos after I buy each game, but I get it, you wanna justify it. These videos always make me feel better, because they aren't dismissive or polarized by personal taste like other reviews can be. Hypes me up more for my new game, so thank you

[@MICHAEL-hc8qj]

Hey I love your videos super informative and often a good laugh 👍

[@coldReactive]

The only thing you need to know before buying this game: Dark Souls + Sci-Fi. There has been no real 3D iteration of this duo in a game before the Surge.

[@SoulJudgment]

A dark souls style sifi action adventure🤯 And its now on game pass! It's a good day to be a Xbox owner 😁

[@jonathanleemederos1670]

It was on ps4 2 months earlier 🤡 2 late 2 flex

[@edinburghmoment4462]

@@jonathanleemederos1670 bruh

[@thing8357]

jon L you used the clown emoji I won’t say anymore

[@jonathanleemederos1670]

@@edinburghmoment4462 a clown for a clown

[@Hytekdk]

I really liked Lords of the Fallen and enjoyed playing it (~40h) on PS4 when it became free as part of PS+. I would never have picked up a game of that type myself after trying Bloodbourne and being absolutely destroyed. Now with The Surge out by the same devs as LotF I am very much enticed to look more into this. And I love the setting.

[@pp-nx1ck]

Favorite armor so far is the Liquidator, the green lights sold me. And as for my weapon of choice, that would be the Firebug Throttle. That L2 L2 L1 combo is fire.

[@ems1358]

PS Plus brought me here :D

[@navonmyhand7999]

What is a Surge?

[@gameranxTV]

a delicious soft drink from the 1990's.

[@jacobwillett02]

gameranx I prefer Slurm

[@worlds_greatest_detective6667]

a vitamin D

[@sgradone]

Navon Myhand maybe play the game and find out?

[@FRANK45CASTLE]

Navon Myhand When you attack enemys, you get a surge of energy that can be used for finishers and tech mods. prob not the reason but I'm guessing.

[@m4ttk3y]

how's this game for someone who's never played any of the souls-like games? Looking for a good challenge & the looting/crafting system seems cool, as well as the setting. But would this be a fine entry point, or would this be a waste for one reason or another?

[@fucheduck]

have you adjusted your prozac levels?

[@BraveVincere]

New genre we don't have a name for yet? What happened to "souls-like?

[@josyahtestosterone3592]

Does the combat make you feel like your as free as a bird, or as if you were born in a prison?

[@mysonspapa]

in between

[@zacharywimer6708]

I see what you did there

[@Squiggy2010]

Does a garden bloom overnight? Was Rome built in a day? We all know the answers to these questions so why does everyone expect the atmosphere to be healed so quickly.

[@y55en45]

Favourite weapon/armour combo is either Ironmaus, every implant slot filled and then twin rigged. Another good combo is MG gorgon / twin rigged / single rigged / staff or even chrysalis armour, twin rigged and then implants which recover health upon execution which boost your armor set bonus significantly

[@PhoeniixFiire]

Personally, I really like the dual rigged weapons. They are super fast and have some good staggering combos, great for lunging in for some quick damage and backing away quickly. Most of the weapon have a long spool up time for the swing, but these ones don't, which is great! Also, blocking is really good if you can time it right. If you block right before the attack connects, you can stagger the enemy, and if you then time your attack right, you can do some quick counterattacks for extra damage, which is really helpful against some of the tougher enemies.

[@L33tCity]

i beat the first boss last night. so far itz alot of fun! i have never been into thr souls games, but this setting makes me want to play more

[@garrisongaming8104]

L33t City Gaming wait till the sisters

[@MrDehBoss]

L33t City Gaming dont stop there, go pkays dark souls

[@Cezkarma]

Oh Jake, you didn't have to tell us that footage was from PC. We could tell by the beautiful 60 fps

[@557deadpool]

oh yeah because only PC can get 60 fps.....dumbass

[@lnonno9321]

557deadpool because PC are the only consistent 60fps

[@scottanthony375]

Haha virgin

[@cykablyat6348]

@Becoming Godsize i dont know if they added it or if it is only on ps4 pro or x but it does have 60fps like nioh

[@xootedzucchini8099]

Hey I know you get a great amount of comments at a time but on the off chance that mine catches your eye I'd just like to know if you could recommend either Prey or Dishonored for my next purchase. I've been leaning more toward Prey. Thanks alot

[@steezmunkey5789]

if I didn't like The Witcher 3's combat and challenge would you recommend this game to me or not? :\ it looks dope but I'm really not a big fan of Witcher-style combat/difficulty

[@astroreflux]

hope the combat isnt as abysmally loose as LOTF.

[@alexwagstaff3189]

Nowhere near. It's immensely improved and with very tight controls compared lords

[@Sp1tFire92]

Alex Wagstaff true, didn't play lotf because of the gameplay, didn't enjoy ds3 after playing Nioh, but I enjoy the gameplay of the surge. Playing on pc tho, don't know how good it feels on ps4/Xbox tho.

[@alexwagstaff3189]

Yeah im also on pc and as far as these types of action rpg's go the surge easily has the best keyboard controls

[@Sp1tFire92]

Good to know but I'm actually playing it on pc with my ps4 controller, wich also feels pretty nice, it even got the ps4 button overlay.

[@Squiggy2010]

Way better controls

[@anthonyjohnson85]

No injustice 2 before you buy?

[@gameranxTV]

Working on it

[@anthonyjohnson85]

Great guy Jake 😍

[@frostbyte4155]

a good weapon/armor set up is the Metamorphing Talons and the Black Cerberus set. high energy gain plus bonus damage with the whole set equipped!

[@bislev91]

Is it a good game to start with, if you have never played DS before?

[@Consumstra]

Electronic bonfires?

[@mysonspapa]

nope, just shortcuts back to Ops

[@THEmonochromebanana]

An LED bonfire would be cool, but it's just a chamber with a medical bay. But hey, at least you can customize the music that plays in that chamber

[@1989marcomendez]

The map is a pain the ass tho

[@MHilstrom]

Been watching a lot of gameplay (Watched Lirik stream it and a few others), and really like the atmosphere, but everything just looks like it would feel clunky. Does it?

[@meowfulsoul2450]

The game is just amazing. Been playing it today and died far too many times, but its not horrible. Means sucks to lose the scrap, but when you dodge an enemy and fall into a pit of nothingness, what can you do. Though I must admit, getting the staff weapon from those security peeps in the second area is just amazing! It has some really good moves and seems to mow down most of my opponents before I run out of stamina.

[@Cjak001]

I'm here from ps plus

[@Jacob-nw5oh]

Who came here after we got this on psn

[@SHADOMEGA7569]

You do know its free on plus next month right?

[@Jacob-nw5oh]

SHADOMEGA7569 Yh no shit

[@treweis1141]

@@Jacob-nw5oh dont be a dick he was just telling you

[@diegoaespitia]

been playing this game lately. i really love it. i love how the level folds in on itself like classic dark souls

[@chriszeniecki437]

The full LYNX set + the second boss weapon runs very well for head damage, not great on heavily armored enemies but quickly tears through flesh

[@smeasant1151]

DO BEFORE YOU BUY BO3 CHRONICLES

[@bepis985]

"Don't really have a name for yet." I'm pretty sure they're called souls-like. Dunno if it's 'official' or not but i've seen it thrown around a lot.

[@marslord03gaming99]

I love The Surge! It's one of my favorites and never lacks excitement!

[@iiiessence6605]

Would you say that the combat, particularly the movement, is very similar to the " lords of the fallen" game? Reason I never finished it is because the movement felt off (can't really explain it). So I've been wary about this game, although the setting is right up my alley.

[@kohth5027]

we got si-fi souls now and anime souls coming out next year what's next modern war warfare souls

[@swaggdude21]

Mr-Kal-9000 western souls sounds good

[@TheDoofles]

Mr-Kal-9000 anime souls ?

[@kohth5027]

code vein

[@grimxenxd1590]

Kind of, there is immortal unchained...

[@DarthNecrofear]

from a souls series veteran i give it 9/10 it good but not great...

[@Giacon]

good but not great is around 6 out of 10 though

[@footprinter2]

a 9/10 means it great tho

[@Killbawl]

But you gave it a 9

[@eyeofthefractal6881]

The name I've heard most commonly used for games like the souls games is Metroidvania. A name based on Metroid and Castlevania games which are Rogue Light dungeon crawlers with some RPG elements. The souls games are like over the shoulder 3d clones of those games but with much more in depth RPG elements. Hope that helps in the future. Awesome review by the way. Very informative. 👍

[@ethanwilliams7706]

Or you can just says soulsbourne

[@SteampunkDann404]

I got the game and it's really fun I was a little bummed that there was no Shield types but just like you said it's more like blood-borne so more focused on dodging then blocking I found myself using the first bosses weapon a lot and using the saw blade most the time I've been trying really hard to get the security armor but my God they are hard to kill