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Posted January 16, 2020
Explore the devastated Jericho City and try to survive while fighting ferocious threats in brutal, unforgiving combat.

A challenging action RPG The Surge 2 from Focus Home Interactive is now available on GOG.COM. Use the wide arsenal of weapons, armors, abilities, implants, and drones to build your character and defeat hordes of enemies.

Until 23rd January 2020, 2 PM UTC, you can buy The Surge 2 on GOG.COM with a special 45% discount. If you already own The Surge game, your discount will rise to 50%.

Also, check out The Surge 2 - Premium Edition which contains the full game and all the Season Pass content, such as new armor and weapon sets.
Posted January 17, 2020
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Crosmando: Never really understood the appeal of "souls-like" games.
I never understood the appeal of several genres, until I tried the right sample. The surge (1) was the right sample for souls-likes and from the few hours with 2, it's just better polished "more of the same" (and there is nothing wrong with that).
Posted January 17, 2020
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IFW: The Premium Edition has no discount at all - please fix it.
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emter_pl: This time only the standard edition is on sale.
That is incredibly stupid, and GOG and FHI are losing a sale because of it - I'd have instabought but instead I'm skipping it until a commensurate discount is offered on the premium edition.

I'm not interested in buying the pieces separately and having GOG offer me yet another already-owned game during every sale thereafter.
Posted January 17, 2020
OH YYEEESSS!!!

No one knows the best Souls games are made by a german developer! Glad this got on GOG.
Posted January 17, 2020
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Crosmando: Never really understood the appeal of "souls-like" games.
I had problems with these at the beginning as well. After a while I realized that even though it is hard and you will have to repeat several fights to get better you also are getting practice and if it happens that you should die before getting another shortcut there's not much to worry about except for some lost scrap you can recollect again if you are fast enough. It's just unusual for me (being not a good gamer) that progress is really slow ... but it is also a good feeling when you finally make progress ... and you will since the player is getting better and your equipment is getting better which also is a good feeling. I guess you should not try to play those for the story or trying to finish those as fast as possible since it could get frustrating this way very fast but if you want to experience and practice combat once and again it's actually fun. It's just really time consuming depending on how good you are.
Posted January 17, 2020
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Hustlefan: Shouldn't the game have achievements as described on the store page? I don't see them in Galaxy!
I have the same problem.
Posted January 17, 2020
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Linko64: first one is easy to ignore to be fair, the second is great. It adds to the genre rather than just being part of it. Review i did if it helps make your mind up - https://monstervine.com/2019/11/the-surge-2-punk-rock-decapitation-with-a-smile/
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MarkoH01: I played the first one a few hours and watching the trailers both seem to have pretty much the same basic gameplay elements. Also the look of the game does not seem to be that different. So even if part 2 might have additional gameplay elemensts I am wondering why the first one in your opinion is pretty much forgettable and the second being great - with all those similarities between those both.
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Tarhiel: Hi, I have a question about the Season Pass:
does it also include all the planned DLCs, which are not released yet, or is it just for all the currently released DLCs?
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MarkoH01: The description does not leave much room for interpretation:
"The Season Pass grants you access to a total of four DLCs: "
Combat flows more smoothly.

Limb target system works well, weaves into how loot is obtained in a far more effective manner.

Parry system adds something not often seen in the genre and enhances the before mentioned limb targeting..

Better pacing, more depth in options and builds. Better boss encounters and more varied enemy styles. A lot harder to cheese it too
Posted January 17, 2020
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Linko64: Combat flows more smoothly.

Limb target system works well, weaves into how loot is obtained in a far more effective manner.

Parry system adds something not often seen in the genre and enhances the before mentioned limb targeting..

Better pacing, more depth in options and builds. Better boss encounters and more varied enemy styles. A lot harder to cheese it too
Thank you for the explanation. "A lot harder to cheese it" ... now I am really sweating. It will probably take me years until I have finished The Surge 1 - I might be able to finish this in my afterlife :D
Posted January 17, 2020
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Hustlefan: Shouldn't the game have achievements as described on the store page? I don't see them in Galaxy!
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Thorgard: I have the same problem.
My achievements work fine (see attachment). They are just missing popup when they happen (which is probably because in-game galaxy overlay is not supported).
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Post edited January 17, 2020 by huan
Posted January 17, 2020
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Thorgard: I have the same problem.
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huan: My achievements work fine (see attachment). They are just missing popup when they happen (which is probably because in-game galaxy overlay is not supported).
The achievements are being properly triggered, but the full list of them doesn't load for some reason.

Galaxy shows I have 100% of the achievements because it doesn't know how many there are.
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Posted January 17, 2020
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huan: My achievements work fine (see attachment). They are just missing popup when they happen (which is probably because in-game galaxy overlay is not supported).
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MikeMaximus: The achievements are being properly triggered, but the full list of them doesn't load for some reason.

Galaxy shows I have 100% of the achievements because it doesn't know how many there are.
Exactly this! Here's another screenshot where you can see that there is no complete list of the achievements. Galaxy shows the unlocked ones only.
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Post edited January 17, 2020 by Hustlefan
Posted January 17, 2020
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Hustlefan: Exactly this! Here's another screenshot where you can see that there is no complete list of the achievements. Galaxy shows the unlocked ones only.
Hmm, you two are right, I misunderstood the problem. This really doesn't look right.
Posted January 17, 2020
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Hustlefan: Exactly this! Here's another screenshot where you can see that there is no complete list of the achievements. Galaxy shows the unlocked ones only.
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huan: Hmm, you two are right, I misunderstood the problem. This really doesn't look right.
It is not. I have experienced the exact same issue in different games in the past. You guys should contact support., they were able to help me then and I am sure they will be able to help now as well :)

Btw: Imo achievements without popups are kind of pointless. IF you want achievements you also want popups as an option.
Post edited January 17, 2020 by MarkoH01
Posted January 17, 2020
I don't believe I've ever played a souls-like game but know that they tend to be either a love-them-or-hate-them style of play with the relentless "git gud" comments and memes that endured as long as "Thanks for Skyrim!" did. That said, this game looks nice. My interest is piqued. My OCD is like others here, though, where buying this piecemeal would leave the Premium Edition showing as forever unowned moving forward. I'm really happy GOG and Focus got this here, but perhaps waiting for a matching discount on the Premium version is the way to go.
Posted January 17, 2020
My biggest fear of Soul-like game is it tend to be repetitive and boring
Posted January 17, 2020
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huan: Hmm, you two are right, I misunderstood the problem. This really doesn't look right.
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MarkoH01: It is not. I have experienced the exact same issue in different games in the past. You guys should contact support., they were able to help me then and I am sure they will be able to help now as well :)

Btw: Imo achievements without popups are kind of pointless. IF you want achievements you also want popups as an option.
Thanks for your suggestion. I've contacted support now. Hopefully they'll take care of this issue.
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