John Davison of 1up writes:
"I've been playing The Darkness a lot lately, and have to say that I'm really enjoying it. It's by no means the greatest game ever made, but I'm enjoying the way it's paced, and I think that the overall execution is absolutely top notch. That said, it does feel a little...familiar.
I mentioned this on The Darkness Hype Thread on our boards, remarking that The Darkness reminds me an awful lot of both The Crow, and 2K's last FPS, Prey. It seems that I'm not alone. In response, 1UP member Cykey PM'd me with a great list of all the ways that the two games are similar, so I thought I'd share them with you as it's kinda interesting..."
The CEO of Nightdive Studios has said in a tweet that the game is currently on the list for a modern update.
Oh I'm sold already, Nightdive does really solid remasters, and to this day I still love the darkness
Excellent news. The Darkness is one of my all-time favorite games and the sequel is great too. I've just recently had a great time replaying them on my PS3. Unfortunately it's kinda hard to recommend them these days, because they're stuck on PS3 and 360 so a remaster would certainly be appreciated. Nightdive has been killing it lately.
Awesome, I loved The Darkness made by Starbreeze who a lot them are now developers at Machine Games . Yes , again thank you Nightdive !
Now I'm hoping they remaster more of starbreeze's games. Namely the chronicles of riddick games
Chronicles of Riddick Escape from Butcher Bay , is one my favorite gaming experience I ever had . Great game .!
Excellent games.
Recently ran through The Darkness 2 on PS3 again.
I hated the switch in style when it first came out but they're both amazing games.
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Although the late 2000s Turok wasn't my favorite, I would love a new entry. Open world survival with shotguns and dinosaurs. Not sure how we'd get the fusion cannon, but that would be pretty sweet too.
Lol
All of these games are pretty much universally praised. Outside of Timeshift I literally own all of these.
XIII, The Darkness 2, Far Cry: Blood Dragon, Timesplitters: future perfect, Bulletstorm are awesome games
From Metal Gear Solid 4 and Lost Odyssey to The Darkness and moreMarc Morrison counts down the top 8 games that need a modern port.
While the comparison makes kinda sense, I belive its rahter unfair since Darkness is a much better game IMO.
My first impression when I saw the game last year was "Looks similar to Prey" and after playing it... I was convinced even more XD I didn't like Prey as much though.
wtf?! ok first of all Prey takes place in a space ship and the guys' a cherokee. In The Darkness the guys' an Italian Wise Guy which takes place in NY. Prey has alien weapons. Darkness has modern weapons, and come on the guy can control snakes.
played prey so this doesnt really ruin it 4 me
Well, Prey wasn't bad, but it wasn't great, either. From what a friend has told me, The Darkness is a better-than-average shooter with some decent supernatural elements...which pretty much sums up Prey, as well.
OK, let's have some opinions from someone on this board who has played both: Do you see some similarities?
My friend has said that once he's done with the game, he'll either loan it to me, or sell it to me for $20. Should I try it, or pass?