I respect the attempt, and there is some fun to be had with The Surge 2, but ultimately it is another soulsborne game beliving that difficulty and shortcuts are what makes From Software's games great. The levels frequently confuse complex Level Design with good Level Design, directional parries are either frustrating to read (when the enemy has bad tells) or overpowered (when the enemy has good tells), and the option to target different body parts to earn different equipment is cool in theory but gets tedious in practice.

Still, the moment to moment gameplay is solid and most of the bossfights I saw were challenging but enjoyable