The Darkness 2: Twice as many wieldings as Halo 2.

Klash · February 2012

CaptainNemo wrote:

Oddly enough, unless I'm being a silly goose of epic proportions, the only level select is from the New Game+ Menu. Also, be sure to pick up relics. Not only are the worth a shit ton of XP, but they also all have really, really cool backstories about the Darkness and the Angelus.

Thank you. That's exactly what I wanted to know. When I can afford it, I'm grabbing this game.

I found the two relics in the demo. The background info was great. The one thing I am wondering, though, is who they're narrated by. I'm thinking its the darkling?

CaptainNemo · February 2012

An occultist named Johnny Powell. You'll run into him later in the game.

hyperpower · February 2012

So this game took me 4.8 hours to beat. For Reference MW 3 was 6.5 hours.
Whilst this game had some cool bits there is no way you could call it value for money.
Wait for the 75% off Steam sale.

Medium Dave · February 2012

It's a hell of a game, they did a great job, but I'm with you. It's damn short, and I know I wasn't rushing through. There is a New Game Plus and co-op, but I know no one who bought it (hell, I'm the only person I know who played it!) and I just beat the damn game. I'm not going to playthrough again so soon.

It's a helluva a title for $40 and an absolute steal for $20 or below.

Psychotic One · February 2012

The vendettas crew has some great banter when you sit in the lobby for a bit.

I AM THE PARAKEET OF ASS KICKING AND WEILDER OF THE CLAP!

Raxximus · February 2012

The first darkness was one of those great 'culty' games you can't help but love. A few flaws in gameplay and a not so perfected motion capture kinda deter you. But it just has that magic of a great story attached to it. t I just finished it last week and loved it.

What did you guys think of Darkness II? It was quite the opposite (in a good way!) of the first

CaptainNemo · February 2012

I loved it.

I thought it kept the heart, heh, of the original while trimming the fat. I thought the gunplay was well done, I liked how we could choose how to level up the powers this time around, and I liked the cel-shading.

I do miss some of the old powers like the Demon Arm Scout and the Darkness Guns, but I can understand why they were removed, as they are now redundant.

I thought the relics were brilliant and I loved hearing Johnny's narration on them.

pawa24 · February 2012

Dude once i got the darkness guns in the first game that was the only weapon i used. It was also the very first upgrade i got in the second game. Now i just need the upgrade that lowers the cooldown on it and extends the duration. Dual uzi spraying without using ammo? Oh hells ya.

HuntingNoob · February 2012

Finished it and liked it. It was too short though, took me 6 hours.

CaptainNemo · February 2012

It's much better paced then the original, trust me.

God I hope they do a third.

pawa24 · February 2012

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pawa24 · February 2012

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akajaybay · March 2012

Just finished this last night. Good game, I really liked how much you could mix up using the arms, guns, and special abilities very fluidly.
It deserves more love than it's getting, seeing as I had to dig down quite a few pages to find this.

Big Classy · March 2012

Can this game be finished in under 7 hours?

akajaybay · March 2012

Yeah definitely. I probably should have upped my difficulty a bit because I kind of steamrolled through it on the default setting.
Single player is pretty short and sweet, so might not be worth full price to some. A good rental for sure.
Havent dabbled in the multiplayer yet.

BigDes · March 2012

Did anyone else start grinning like a madmen when

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Because that is the moment I have taken away from the game as it's stand out fuck yeah moment

mere_immortal · March 2012

BigDes wrote: »

Did anyone else start grinning like a madmen when

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You shoot out the tires of the onrushing car and Jackie flips off the driver as it flies over you?

Because that is the moment I have taken away from the game as it's stand out fuck yeah moment

That was pretty awesome.

Confronting all the named characters after rushing through their goons was always great too, just because of the ridiculous ways the Darkness had for taking them out.

Klash · March 2012

Just bought and finished this in a night. Clocked barely 6 hours. Worth every penny per minute. Mind, I only paid $30.

The only complaints I have is with the animations. There is something funky going on. Since it's pretty obvious your darkness tentacles aren't considered physical objects in the game, they clip and go through everything in a weird way. I've torn guys in half, while their buddy is RIGHT ON TOP OF ME trying to hit me. It looks like the guy up front is a giant and the guy caught in my tentacles in a miniature. Really annoying and weird, and it happens because they didn't set the tentacles and it's animations as physically happening, they're just projected animations imposed on the screen. Look great until someone gets inside of the animation. Really, really, really bugged me.

Also that the Abdul Darkling has no unique voice, so it's just a skin with nothing else to it. Not that it matters, since Hooligan is awesome.

Been tracking through Vendetta, which looks like it'll add a couple more hours. It's pretty much as fun as the main campaign. Just like the main story, the characters are very enjoyable.

Which I think is the strongest aspect of this game, actually. I just loved the characters. They did just enough to get me attached to the characters, and then collapsed the world around me.

Really good game, most everything was solid. I sincerely hope there is a third one on the way.

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CaptainNemo · March 2012

It's a damn fine game I really hope get's a sequel. Or at least a major expansion.

Turkey · April 2012

Just finished it.

Fuuuuuuuuck this was a good game.

Skull2185 · April 2012

So I was bored yesterday. I had that problem we all get from time to time, own a billion games, but "There's nothing to play..." Anyway, I was picking up some meds at Walgreens, and decided to try out this Redbox everyone's always on about. Picked up The Darkness II

OMG!

Somebody please tell me this sold well, like... really well. I need for there to be a third game. I played the first game, and thought it was pretty good. I found the tragedy of Jenny and Jackie to be very interesting. II upped that interest, and the scene after the credits shot it to the moon. Not to mention the game is a blast and a half to play. Plus the Vendettas campaign/Hit list stuff are actually worth playing. Alot of care and polish went into making this game, I really hope it sold well and that The Darkness III gets made. Also, Mike Patton is incredible.

/gush session

Big Classy · April 2012

I wasn't sure where they'd go after the first game with Jenny as a love interest. Somehow they managed to reel me right back in.

KoopahTroopah · April 2012

Yeah I played/beat this on opening night. Like everyone says it's a really great game, and it boasts an 80+ rating on Metacritic on every system. It's totally a steal on discount, but the length of the campaign is really the shortest I've played in years. A huge tease for other games to come out of the franchise.

I think it was kind of like, "Hey guys, yeah we still own this IP. Yeah, it's awesome. Well, see ya later."

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Big Classy · April 2012

Well there was a lot more to it than just the main campaign. The multiplayer bits tied in really well to the story, linking key sections together and those characters were awesome.

Skull2185 · April 2012

Under normal circumstances, I'd be a little disappointed in such a short campaign. But since this is a Redbox rental I was pleased I could beat it in one afternoon :lol:

I was just going to keep it, but apparently they'd charge me the full $60. I'll just return it and pick up my own copy from Amazon or something so I can listen to more Mike Pattony goodness

PUNISH THEM JAAAAAACKIEEE

Skull2185 · May 2012

So... I held a man upside down by his legs and ripped his asshole inside out. It was called Assecution. Half my brain is telling me that was awesome, and the other half is saying "Ew..."

TOGSolid · May 2012

Skull2185 wrote: »

So... I held a man upside down by his legs and ripped his asshole inside out. It was called Assecution. Half my brain is telling me that was awesome, and the other half is saying "Ew..."

Ok, this post just sold me on getting this game. Will acquire when I get home on Friday.

Skull2185 · May 2012

TOGSolid wrote: »

Skull2185 wrote: »

So... I held a man upside down by his legs and ripped his asshole inside out. It was called Assecution. Half my brain is telling me that was awesome, and the other half is saying "Ew..."

Ok, this post just sold me on getting this game. Will acquire when I get home on Friday.

You're going to want to go through the execution skill tree. they happen randomly it seems, and once you start getting the ammo, health and demon shield executions you start to get more varied animations. The particular one that netted me the butt windsock was the demon shield.

One thing I don't really dig too much in this game is that they took the best power from the first game, Black Hole, and turned it into a powerup you get from like... 1 in 50 corpses =/

TOGSolid · May 2012

Skull2185 wrote: »

butt windsock

I'm gonna be laughing all day because of this. Thank you sir.

One thing I don't really dig too much in this game is that they took the best power from the first game, Black Hole, and turned it into a powerup you get from like... 1 in 50 corpses =/

Eh, Blackhole was a liitle too good though.

Big Classy · May 2012

Black hole is much more common when you've thrown points into it.

Ganluan · May 2012

It was a great idea to allow New Game + in this, because it was really fun to play through again with all of the abilities right from the start.

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The Darkness 2: Twice as many wieldings as Halo 2.

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