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The Darkness 2 (PS3/X360) Revealed

Originally licensed by Majesco, but sold off to 2K Games, The Darkness is based on Top Cow's comic book series, and developed by Starbreeze Studios. Knowing its background it comes as no surprise that during the TOP COW discussion panel at this weekend's NY Comic-con, it was revealed that The Darkness 2 is in the works, "We can't say Darkness and video game sequel in the same sentence, so Darkness. Wink. Sequel."
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Phil Hester confirms the de... - fr.babelfish.yahoo.com | By: Fanta
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Published: 594 days 15 hours ago | News | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360
 
 

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heyheyhey - 594 days 15 hours ago
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the first game sucked melon-sized balls

and i dont think it sold like a dream either, this is a waste of time
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heyheyhey - 594 days 14 hours ago
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holy sh!t 9 disagrees?

UPDATE: 17 disagrees

you guys realise im not POG right?

keep the disagrees coming people, i might just set a record here
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Kigmal - 594 days 14 hours ago
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I thought it was crap as well.
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heyheyhey - 594 days 13 hours ago
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keep the disagrees rolling people- lets get to 50 or something like that
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BlaST_ProCesSiNG- - 594 days 12 hours ago
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Don't know why ur getting all the disagrees heyheyhey! The game WAS a f***n piece a $h**!

Hopefully they'll focus more on the Darkness powers instead of having shi**y gunplay. The garbage weapons, red-dot crosshair, and buggy lock on system is where the game fails. Tons of new Darkness powers and another strong story should help the new game sell more...
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darkside - 594 days 11 hours ago
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sorry this game is crap! story was good but the end sucks a$$. the game play was bad.
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ar - 594 days 11 hours ago
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As we say in Sweden: "Smaken är som baken".

Everybody's entitled to there own taste, but I really hate this agree/disagree-function. If you can't argue for your opinion you should just let it be. All we get now is the fanboys locked out from the gamer zone using this function to spam.
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Hellsvacancy - 594 days 15 hours ago
2 - agreed
it sucked balls, the graphics where kinda ok i just hated the main character (hes bloody voice was sooo annoying) and that stupid level where your walking around sum battle field and bein attacked by dead soldiers TERRIBLE
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Sevir04 - 594 days 15 hours ago
3 - the first Game was Ok, Not great by any long shot but fairly enjoyable
at best it was a rental, and it looked ok. If this comes out i might just game fly it i'm sure their engine should have been better now considering that they have a second title in the works being the Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena. either way this game should be coming out in 09 so it should look better and play better than the first.
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The Closing - 594 days 15 hours ago
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The game was nothing special, but at least the story was really well done. It would make a much better movie if the right people got a hold of it.
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jkhan - 594 days 14 hours ago
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Well the first game was kind a slow, I mean the main character movement and the whole gameplay feel was quite slow, considering it was an FPS game. Hopefully the fix that in the sequel.
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PStriple703 - 594 days 14 hours ago
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i didn't finish the first one
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Xlll - 594 days 14 hours ago
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i rented the first one. i also returned it the same day saying the disc wasn't working and got something else.
Block buster believes that lie every time.
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gambare - 594 days 14 hours ago
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What I really liked of the first one was the sound, I hope they can maintain that ambient.
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BigKev45 - 594 days 14 hours ago
8 - No..
Not another one. I can't believe they are making a sequel.
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trips_you_up - 594 days 14 hours ago
9 - AWESOME
The Darkness was an awesome game, one of my favorites yet in this gen.
I cant remember the last time I got so attached to a character in a game (Jenny) and the scene where she was killed, well thats in my top 10 most heart wrenching moments in videogame history.

All of my friends loved it as well, not sure whats with the weird kids on N4G hating on what was a pretty kick ass game. B+
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LeShin - 594 days 14 hours ago
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Bubble for you. I totally agree!
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BLUR111 - 594 days 13 hours ago
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the story was so awsome and the graphics were really good to i don't see why anyone wouldnt liked it. the music was good to
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stuntman_mike - 594 days 6 hours ago
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maybe im biased i liked the comic aswell and thought the game was good there was a few problems with the game but nothing that made it unplayable all in all an excellent game just hope they work out the kinks in the next one.
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Scarfy - 594 days 14 hours ago
10 - Oh dear God...
Not another one. I HATED the first game.

It was just... crap.

THE HONOUR OF THE KNIGHTS
http://stephenjsweeney.blog...
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SUP3R - 594 days 14 hours ago
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I thought the first one was good for a very early next-gen game.
Hopefully the 2nd will enhance everything good about the first and tweak all the wrongs as well as employ some new mechanics.
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LeShin - 594 days 14 hours ago
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I for one liked it a lot! It wasn't the same like TIRED fps games I've been playing of late and it seemed much less linear with all the side missions you could do for people. I liked the story, another thing in fps's which are completely lacking (kill some aliens/soldiers rinse and repeat) but more importantly I loved the atmosphere it created which was brilliant. The only other fps I'd rate for atmosphere is COD4 and thats it.

I'd would rather spend my money on this sequel then yet another World War 2 game or another "Gee, let's kick some alien ass" fps's

Eagerly awaiting a sequel after finishing the original. Just hope it all pans out for Jackie after that ending I witnessed :)
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Qbanboi - 594 days 14 hours ago
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i like the first one (btw it was the first game i played on my Ps3) and i though it looked awesome back then, now let's see the sequel
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BattleAxe - 594 days 14 hours ago
14 - Can't Wait !!
The first game was excellent, and like a couple of other people mentioned, the mood of the game really drew me in.

The story, open world aspect and all of the cool darkness powers I thought were brilliant. Lets not forget about those cute little darklings and how they would go around and piss on dead people lol
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OOG FunK - 594 days 14 hours ago
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Man this game was complete garbage I had to torture myself to even beat the frickn game.......SOME OF THE WORST VOICE ACTING EVER! lol damn main character sounded like Steven Seagal.....it was really....everytime they tried to give emotion and feeling it was the same damn voice with no emotion what so ever....nothing....let alone the games story didnt make any sense and had no real backbone.....

I guess some companies will make anything if the first one makes some money

O forgot....the fps controls were really bad and didnt feel natural which is a pain when trying to aim and shoot
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Diselage - 594 days 14 hours ago
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I'm excited, while the MP may be the most horrible attempt i've seen of MP in any next-gen game the concept was ok and the SP was great so I can't wait to rent this one from gamefly.
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Charlie2688 - 594 days 14 hours ago
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SWEET :D Loved the first one :)

Eating hearts FTW!
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ElementX - 594 days 13 hours ago
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I enjoyed the first one
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I Call 9MM - 594 days 12 hours ago
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Just picked up Dark Sector for 35 bucks at futureshop. I think the girl made an error in the pricematch with best buy, but whatever. Can't beat 35 bucks for a month or so old game.
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I Call 9MM - 594 days 13 hours ago
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I thought it was a really good game. Not the greatest game ever played, but it was fun. Using the Darkness was pretty cool for some stuff (eating guys hearts was well done graphically), and using that tentacle to chuck people around, that was classic (if you flicked the analog sticks just the right way, you could send someone clear across the level, very cool to watch). Though your characters voice didn't really make sense (he's only 21 and he looks and sounds like that, man I thought he was more like 31 or 41 even).

Definately a good game, though I wished I would have bought it when it was 19.99 instead of 49.99, but whatever. Short and sweet, but crappy multiplayer (well, crappy in the way that nobody plays it so I could barely try it out). I have to give it a solid 8/10, or at least a very high seven point something out of ten. Hope the sequel sees some improvements.
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Figboy - 594 days 13 hours ago
22 - god forbid an fps
ISN'T just mindless pointing a gun and shooting nonstop.

The Darkness wasn't a great game, but it was certainly a unique FPS in that you had cool powers.

the game was more like a First Person Adventure game than a first person shooter, and maybe that's why i liked it.

i agree that Jackie's "Goodfellas" voice was grating, but the atmosphere of the world was good, the story was well done, and the Darkness powers were pretty cool.

i can't say i've played many FPS games where you had demon tentacles that could eat people's hearts, but i don't play many first person shooters.

personally, i'm burned out on FPS games and the Darkness was a nice break from the standard "gray, war torn battlefield (choose your era, but you're limited to WWII, or modern warfare)."

in either case, a sequel is surprising, but there are too many games on my radar to give Darkness 2 much thought. the first one was a great filler game, while i waited for the games that i *REALLY wanted to play came out)
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hopper_papa_roach - 594 days 13 hours ago
23 - Riddick
I wonder if they release the remake of Chronicles of Riddick before this sequel?

Also i have to agree with the people giving this game the credit it deserves yes the game had faults such as Multiplayer which im not even sure they tried to patch and the missions in hell which where a bit boring because it was walk shoot devour heart so guy doesnt get back up. But the game was still entertaining regardless of these points i think i finished it 4 times. I cant put my finger on why i kept going back to the game.
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etownone - 594 days 13 hours ago
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didn't they cancel the remake of chron of Riddick?
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Figboy - 593 days 17 hours ago
23.2 - they definitely didn't cancel Riddick
as i'm a tester/TRG guy on it.
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hopper_papa_roach - 594 days 13 hours ago
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Really? That sucks would have been good to get the remake if they added a little more to it, although i heard they wanted to add multiplayer like the darkness i dont think it would have fitted with the slow gameplay.
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I Call 9MM - 594 days 13 hours ago
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The Riddick remake isn't gonna happen? Damn, that was a good game. I have the PC version so there wouldn't (probably) be much of an improvement besides possible multiplayer or level additions, but it would have been fun to go back and try it again. PC graphics vs 360 graphics for this game couldn't have been that big unless they went back and remade most of the game (remodel everything, etc.. etc...).
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tony - 594 days 12 hours ago
26 - i liked this game..
i like the riddick game better but this game was different(good different). a sequel is welcomed.
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sleepbox - 594 days 10 hours ago
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It was a probably the best rental of 2007 and this will probably be the best rental of 2009. Completely too difficult at first then too easy. Had some really awesome moments...the hell levels, watching movie with girlfreind, and some of the powers were great...the rest was pretty crap.
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predator - 594 days 10 hours ago
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i thought the game was good, it had a different take on FPS with the darkness powers, role on the sequel
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LeonSKennedy4Life - 594 days 6 hours ago
29 - dude
How can anybody say The Darkness was a bad game?

Don't even play with me...
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Blaze929 - 594 days 5 hours ago
30 - I liked the 1st one
I liked the first game and im exited about the sequel and cant wait for it. Sure Multiplayer was crap but they can take that out, we dont need MP in every game. I say in The Darkness 2, just take out MP. The single player was where it was at anyway. The story was just so awesome. I never heard about The Darkness prior hand, the comic book and stuff. But after the game its now one of my favs.
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LinuxGuru - 594 days 5 hours ago
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I loved the darkness.

I loved the feeling of ultimate power that the Demon Arm gave me.

Seriously....never before had a game given you the ability to send out a tentacle to skewer people and then send them flying, with a shower of blood and a gaping hole in their body...

Seriously....it was almost disgusting how efficient the demon arms were. I could easily take out 7 or 8 guys in rapid succession, and then fling them a quarter mile...haha!

Or....picking up a cop car and flinging THAT at people was fun too.

There needs to be more games with demon arms. Skewering people is just too much fun to ignore.

Also, I liked to skewer people, and then walk around with them for about 20 minutes while completing other objectives.

Then I'd be like..."oh, sorry sir, are you still skewered on my tentacle? Have a nice day!" *fling*
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KLEPTOMANIAC - 594 days 3 hours ago
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the 1st one was ok. story was great but gameplay was poo.
make the character faster, better lighting, faster loading times (seriously bored the crap out of me), good multiplayer, improve the shooting aspect, and of course make the game much longer :)
thatll force me 2 buy it, especially the further the story
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Aleusia - 594 days 2 hours ago
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As long as 2k isn't bought by EA they will do justice to The Darkness 2, that's all there is to say about it.
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MK_Red - 593 days 23 hours ago
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Awesome. Original was a superb but flawed gem. Can't wait.
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Agent-X - 593 days 22 hours ago
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yea same as me i love this game its super awesome :)
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monkfish - 593 days 20 hours ago
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loved the first game.....cant beleive so many others didnt...
was a refreshing change from just using guns the whole time. My only criticism would be the ending....it was ok just ended a bit to quickly. i would give it 8.5 out of ten for back when i completed it a good while ago
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