The Darkness 2 (PS3/X360) Revealed

[Sausage]

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Played the demo as well. Really like the artsy look of the game and weapons feel good.

[Sandman42]

Re: The Darkness 2 (PS3/X360) Revealed

Never played the original, but I liked the combat combining the darkness arms and the gunplay. Reminds me a little of Bulletstorm in how you can come up with unique ways to kill people and chain attacks together resulting in higher bonuses.

Never thought I would ever say this, but February is looking stacked in terms of releases right now. Darkness 2 and Kingdoms of Amalur on the 7th, UFC Undisputed 3 on the 14th, Alan Wake on the 15th, Syndicate on the 21st, and SSX on the 28th.

[youvalss]

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I bought the first one a couple of weeks ago. Played it some but found it to be a bit limited and...ummm...not as flexible as today's game. but I will continue playing it after finishing Army of 2 (40th) and Killzone 2.

But this new one...wow...it looks amazing!

[oneamongthefence]

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My review of the Demo...

Pros
Quad weilding is awesome
Weapons pack a punch
Several different animations for attacks
Humor is back

Cons
I think I enjoyed the voice actor from the first one more. Sounded less corny to me.
The ai still seemed kinda bland
I hope they bring back some of the powers such as creeping dark. I liked that stealth element of the game.
I do hope they bring back some of the side missions to break up the action.

Final verdict

For me a must buy. Really enjoyed the original and can't wait to see what happens. Hopefully the campaign isn't call of duty short. I hope it sells well and they can continue to expand on the Darkness and its fully fledged universe.

[RedPhazon8]

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I'll hold off the Demo, I don't wanna spoil anything...

[Spongedaddy]

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I picked this up today. LOVED the story of the first one. Really drew me in.

[Behindshadows]

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Never played the original, but I liked the combat combining the darkness arms and the gunplay. Reminds me a little of Bulletstorm in how you can come up with unique ways to kill people and chain attacks together resulting in higher bonuses.

Never thought I would ever say this, but February is looking stacked in terms of releases right now. Darkness 2 and Kingdoms of Amalur on the 7th, UFC Undisputed 3 on the 14th, Alan Wake on the 15th, Syndicate on the 21st, and SSX on the 28th.

Don't play the 2nd without knowing what happens with the first...The first is a key element to part 2 and also was a fantastic game.

[RedPhazon8]

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With a 5hr campaign, I'm seriously thinking about not even getting it... obviously everyone who wants The Darkness II will be craving for a story. That really let me down...

[davis420]

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Spoiler

If anyone can shoot the bottles in under 10 seconds, let me know how. It's at the Mansion talking to Dolpo.

[DickDalewood]

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With a 5hr campaign, I'm seriously thinking about not even getting it... obviously everyone who wants The Darkness II will be craving for a story. That really let me down...

Yup, no buy for me at that length. I'll get it down the road for $20

[Spongedaddy]

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Yup, no buy for me at that length. I'll get it down the road for $20

Wish I had read about that first...still I'll support the developer on this one.

[mgoblue678]

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Yup, no buy for me at that length. I'll get it down the road for $20

Same, not enough bang for the buck at that length IMO.

[shon]

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I've been playing for over 5 hours on hard and still have a ways to go plus the co-op missions.
The game is just awesome and I am really enjoying my time with it. I really like the look of the game, the graphic style fits the game perfectly and I wish more shooters would go for this look there are so many cool set pieces you could do with it.

The story is top notch as well and good voice acting, just a little too much cursing. The gunplay feels perfect and they nailed the controls for using the darkness. A really great and surprising game for me.

[youvalss]

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Is it easier to use that "monster-head" (lol...don't know what to call it) you send and control, than in the first game? In the first game I would control it but at some point it would climb walls and flip itself so I couldn't see where I'm going anymore. Is it easier now?

[RedPhazon8]

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I don't think Creeping Dark made it to the game, instead of using that you end up using the Darkness Minions...