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E3 2011: The Darkness II: To Sequel or Not To Sequel?

OXCGN:

"Now this was one sequel that I was definitely excited about.
The first game was such a dark and visceral experience with excellent storytelling but went mostly unnoticed in the gaming industry.

But I wasn’t expecting it to be developed by another developer or it going the way of cell shading."

gaminoz5137d ago

I'm not sure that I'm fussed on this one, though I loved the first one. The story of the first one, and the way it was told was really great and it was a bit under-appreciated.

The Meerkat5137d ago

One of the best single player games of this generation.
Every bit of the story was great and the ending was a class act.

Darkness 2 and Darksiders 2 are the top of my most wanted list.

BadCircuit5137d ago

It looks interesting, I never played the first one.

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Belgavion5137d ago

The only thing junk about the first was the multiplayer. Definitely an excellent single-player experience and I'm glad there's more coming

BadCircuit5137d ago

What about Brothers In Arms: Inglorius Basterds? Oops I mean Fab 4 or whatever. That will get banned too!

CYCLEGAMER5137d ago

While I liked the first one, I do not like the art style of this one.

gaminoz5136d ago

Yup. We don't have an R18...only a MA15+, so either they manage to shove it in that rating or they ban it.

Though some interesting ones have passed (Gears) while others haven't (Risen, Dark Sector).

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The Darkness 2 is now available for free on Humble Bundle for the next 48 hours

Hunble Bundle is currently offering free copies of The Darkness 2 for the next 48 hours. The Darkness 2 is an intense first person shooter that – according to its description – delivers a twisted and gripping narrative of tragedy, modern crime drama, and supernatural horror.

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roadkillers2652d ago

This is why I don't buy video games anymore. I have a huge Steam backlog and developers are gracious enough to offer their products for free. Fortnite is free, Darkness is free, lots of good free games. Thanks Humble

masterfox2652d ago

Nice thanks for the heads up.

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The Darkness II received huge price cut on Steam

The Darkness II has received some huge price cuts, the game is currently available at just $5.99  on Steam, 85% lower than its original price $39.99.

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UltraNova2783d ago

I had a blast with the 1st one. It was perfect. The 2nd not that much, was pretty forgettable tbh and the cell shading, although beautiful, was not my kind of tea

That said, if they make a 3rd one they should make it a bit closer to the original's...vibe and looks.

kevnb2782d ago

Its not even made by the same team, I hate when publishers do that.

veicht2782d ago

I still enjoyed 2, it still kept some of the neat things from the first one. Having said that, the first is considerably better, I'd rather the 3rd (somehow) end up being made by machine games which seems to be where a fair amount of the darkness/butchers bay devs ended up.

chris2352782d ago

are we talking switch ports again or why is another lastGen game in the headlines?

ctrlxthroat2782d ago

I'm still hoping for a pc rerelease of the original.

Venoxn4g2782d ago

I personally enjoyed this one more than first game (even though I think first one is good too)

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The Darkness: A Greek tragedy for the video game age - G4@Syfygames

Matt Ferguson from G4@Syfygames writes "When I think of tragic love stories and star-crossed lovers, I can't recall a more heart-wrenching example than Jackie Estacado and Jenny Romano from The Darkness. What begins as a romantic story between two people from very different worlds ends abruptly in a horrific tragedy, drawing many parallels from the works of Classical Greek tragedians and epic poets."

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Smokehouse3417d ago

I agree! That was a great game with well played characters.

Kallisti3417d ago

Still own a copy of both of them. The Darkness III on PS4/PC/XONE would be awesome.