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Developer is Starbreeze the ones behind Riddick for the Xbox.
On the eve of his 21st birthday, fearless mafia hitman Jackie Estacado is suddenly possessed by the terrifying and spectacular powers of The Darkness. Though his supernatural entity lets him wreak terrible havoc on his enemies, the Darkness also has a strong will of its own and now Jackie must learn how to control it. Gameplay features include a seamless and unique blend of modern crime drama and supernatural horror with both first and third person non-linear progression, ad well as highly destructible environments that enable players to stalk the gritty New York slums, harbors, subway tunnels and rooftops, then defeat the terrifying creatures of The Otherworld-a parallel reality where the Darkness dwells.
"The game isn't only about shooting things, so we're keeping the weapons few but fairly refined. We wanted to encourage the use of Darkness powers". Darkness powers can be used only in the dark, but Jackie will often be able to manipulate the game's lighting by breaking bulbs and turning off switches.
When in Darkness mode, you'll see the demon heads on the bottom right and left sides of the screen. The demon heads have powers, but they also have a personality. They looks around on their own when at rest, and they might occasionally pick a little fight with each other. But don't be fooled by the playfulness: "These are basically the primal kill beasts," Matthies says.
Andersson tells us, "We don't want the Darkness powers to compete with the weapons - guns are pretty efficient tools of destruction already - so we really want to complement the guns."
One of the powers is called creeping dark. Creeping dark is primarily a scouting power - Jackie sends out a tentacle that can snake into places he can't go. Johansson shows it off by using it to sneak through a vent above a door in the alleyway and look around inside.
Another power is the demon arm, which is a long appendage that Jackie can use to grab, lash out, and even impale. The team's intention is for it to be a very destructive power, which Johansson demonstrates by reaching out and driving it straight through the alley guy's heart. He screams and falls to the ground in a puddle of gore. (" Blood is prettier in the next generation," Andersson smiles.)
Some info
Developer is Starbreeze the ones behind Riddick for the Xbox.
On the eve of his 21st birthday, fearless mafia hitman Jackie Estacado is suddenly possessed by the terrifying and spectacular powers of The Darkness. Though his supernatural entity lets him wreak terrible havoc on his enemies, the Darkness also has a strong will of its own and now Jackie must learn how to control it. Gameplay features include a seamless and unique blend of modern crime drama and supernatural horror with both first and third person non-linear progression, ad well as highly destructible environments that enable players to stalk the gritty New York slums, harbors, subway tunnels and rooftops, then defeat the terrifying creatures of The Otherworld-a parallel reality where the Darkness dwells.
"The game isn't only about shooting things, so we're keeping the weapons few but fairly refined. We wanted to encourage the use of Darkness powers". Darkness powers can be used only in the dark, but Jackie will often be able to manipulate the game's lighting by breaking bulbs and turning off switches.
When in Darkness mode, you'll see the demon heads on the bottom right and left sides of the screen. The demon heads have powers, but they also have a personality. They looks around on their own when at rest, and they might occasionally pick a little fight with each other. But don't be fooled by the playfulness: "These are basically the primal kill beasts," Matthies says.
Andersson tells us, "We don't want the Darkness powers to compete with the weapons - guns are pretty efficient tools of destruction already - so we really want to complement the guns."
One of the powers is called creeping dark. Creeping dark is primarily a scouting power - Jackie sends out a tentacle that can snake into places he can't go. Johansson shows it off by using it to sneak through a vent above a door in the alleyway and look around inside.
Another power is the demon arm, which is a long appendage that Jackie can use to grab, lash out, and even impale. The team's intention is for it to be a very destructive power, which Johansson demonstrates by reaching out and driving it straight through the alley guy's heart. He screams and falls to the ground in a puddle of gore. (" Blood is prettier in the next generation," Andersson smiles.)
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