I like this game alot however it is rage quit worthy as it only has 1 difficulty level and its win or no progression. Its a hack and slash and the only other experience I personally have with this genre is I played about 20 hours of DMC (Devil May Cry) and this game has a lot more limited combo attacks (3 or 4 button pushes). I also had such a difficulty getting the parry to work and it is required in the Boss fights of which there are 10? plus all the difficult sections to get thru. I love Cyberpunk and this game has a Cyberpunk (exo-suit, sci fi) vibe to it. I got it on sale from steam for $6 and quite enjoy the game play and layout of the city, opening up doors to make short cuts back to the respawn points (which are Med bays). Its one of those things where its a somewhat linear progression and if you come across 25 enemies before accessing the next spawn point and die, you can either do it all over again or run past the enemies to get to where you died, but if the previous enemies chase after you and you are facing the guys that just killed you, you are dead as the worst is facing multiple enemies at the same time. when you die you drop your tech scrap (earned from killing enemies), (the commodity used to level up, purchase items, craft items, etc.). This game rewards aggressive gameplay because you only develop battery power by get hits on enemies and it takes a battery to convert to a health booster, but if you get hit more than you hit them you end up dead. The only advantage you have is really your superior agility to dodge and run faster than they do. If you watch gameplay and it looks interesting to you, you may enjoy getting good at this game, but it is a real challenge. When I watched a youtubers presentation on this game where he stated he had 6 hours into a single boss fight before winning, I felt his pain, I know what he is talking about, and unless you were experienced with the hack/N/slash game style (Souls/Elden Ring/ Bloodborn, etc. (which I am not), then I get why it would take a long time to adapt. If you decide to get this game I hope this guide will get you to a point of winning more than losing. Once you finish you can start New Game+ only its not like all the other games I have where NG+ is a huge advantage, you are threatened by new enemies and higher level enemies in the same progression of the 1st game, so it is more of a challenge IMHO. The techno-genesis splitters are a real P.I.T.A.
PARRY INFORMATION : IF you are solely interested in my advice on using Parry in this game go to 12:58 Then to see it more clearly go into the settings and slow the youtube speed down to 1/2 speed and its clear exactly when the staff comes up to block the incoming hit. Slow time at 14:07 if you really want to see the spear come up use UA-cam's .5 speed to really slow it down. Just remember the block/crouch has to be set a second before the parry is used, then wait for the strike and just slightly prior to the strike hitting you move the joystick all the way in the direction of the parry desired. If done right you get the green (sometimes you get the parry but no green color but the Boss' shield goes down showing it was a good parry) if its on a regular enemy they turn and are stunned if done right. There are a number of implants that increase the damage or give increased battery or health after getting a successful parry. The directional block analyzer is helpful but once you get used to it, not necessary. I have seen guys use evasion and dodging to win boss fights but... I have tried it and never had any luck not using the parry in concert with dodging away from an initial attack to avoid getting hit. Fuzzy Bearbarian's channel has great advice on Boss fight tactics. Also Boomstick Gaming's video on SURGE 2 weapons, has an excellent guide on what combo attacks for each weapon style, so watch it and practice the combo's for better results.
I like this game alot however it is rage quit worthy as it only has 1 difficulty level and its win or no progression. Its a hack and slash and the only other experience I personally have with this genre is I played about 20 hours of DMC (Devil May Cry) and this game has a lot more limited combo attacks (3 or 4 button pushes). I also had such a difficulty getting the parry to work and it is required in the Boss fights of which there are 10? plus all the difficult sections to get thru. I love Cyberpunk and this game has a Cyberpunk (exo-suit, sci fi) vibe to it. I got it on sale from steam for $6 and quite enjoy the game play and layout of the city, opening up doors to make short cuts back to the respawn points (which are Med bays). Its one of those things where its a somewhat linear progression and if you come across 25 enemies before accessing the next spawn point and die, you can either do it all over again or run past the enemies to get to where you died, but if the previous enemies chase after you and you are facing the guys that just killed you, you are dead as the worst is facing multiple enemies at the same time. when you die you drop your tech scrap (earned from killing enemies), (the commodity used to level up, purchase items, craft items, etc.). This game rewards aggressive gameplay because you only develop battery power by get hits on enemies and it takes a battery to convert to a health booster, but if you get hit more than you hit them you end up dead. The only advantage you have is really your superior agility to dodge and run faster than they do. If you watch gameplay and it looks interesting to you, you may enjoy getting good at this game, but it is a real challenge. When I watched a youtubers presentation on this game where he stated he had 6 hours into a single boss fight before winning, I felt his pain, I know what he is talking about, and unless you were experienced with the hack/N/slash game style (Souls/Elden Ring/ Bloodborn, etc. (which I am not), then I get why it would take a long time to adapt. If you decide to get this game I hope this guide will get you to a point of winning more than losing. Once you finish you can start New Game+ only its not like all the other games I have where NG+ is a huge advantage, you are threatened by new enemies and higher level enemies in the same progression of the 1st game, so it is more of a challenge IMHO. The techno-genesis splitters are a real P.I.T.A.
PARRY INFORMATION : IF you are solely interested in my advice on using Parry in this game go to 12:58 Then to see it more clearly go into the settings and slow the youtube speed down to 1/2 speed and its clear exactly when the staff comes up to block the incoming hit. Slow time at 14:07 if you really want to see the spear come up use UA-cam's .5 speed to really slow it down.
Just remember the block/crouch has to be set a second before the parry is used, then wait for the strike and just slightly prior to the strike hitting you move the joystick all the way in the direction of the parry desired. If done right you get the green (sometimes you get the parry but no green color but the Boss' shield goes down showing it was a good parry) if its on a regular enemy they turn and are stunned if done right. There are a number of implants that increase the damage or give increased battery or health after getting a successful parry. The directional block analyzer is helpful but once you get used to it, not necessary. I have seen guys use evasion and dodging to win boss fights but... I have tried it and never had any luck not using the parry in concert with dodging away from an initial attack to avoid getting hit. Fuzzy Bearbarian's channel has great advice on Boss fight tactics. Also Boomstick Gaming's video on SURGE 2 weapons, has an excellent guide on what combo attacks for each weapon style, so watch it and practice the combo's for better results.