Don’t touch the statues
Despite glossing overThe Surgeat launch and then just never getting around to it, I’m pleased Deck 13 is having another go at its sci-fi property. It’s a chance to clean up some of the technical and design annoyances and move the limb-obsessed action-RPG combatinto a more captivating setting.
Today’s gameplay trailer covers what Ray spoke about at E3. The new locale, Jericho City, has a man-made forest with cloaked mercenaries roaming around to stalk your custom-made protagonist. Take special note of the hulking axe that can be split into two smaller, faster weapons mid-attack.
The video contains less than a minute of footage, but it’s a nice little check-in. I’m particularly on board with the concept of “park guardians” that mask their true nature using an extravagant statue exterior.
Depending on where exactly it lands, there’s room forThe Surge 2to stand out next year. From Software’sSekirois scheduled for March and Team Ninja’sNioh 2is out of sight right now.
