OXM Darkness 2 Review excerpt:
"We’ve all got a dark side. Whether it’s rush-hour traffic or a snotty boss, something gets under your skin and makes you want to turn furniture into firewood. But when Jackie Estacado pops the cork on the Darkness — the sinister presence he’s kept bottled up inside him since the last game — the result is no mere tantrum: it’s the most perversely invigorating horror shooter in ages."
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
are we talking switch ports again or why is another lastGen game in the headlines?
I personally enjoyed this one more than first game (even though I think first one is good too)
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."
Still own a copy of both of them. The Darkness III on PS4/PC/XONE would be awesome.
Underdog goty anyone?
All i want to know is if its a freeroamer like the first. Why is no one talking about this.
Pleasantly surprised by the demo, didn't think it'd live up to the first but it's a pleasant change they've made.
Am I reading something wrong or does this review actually say its only a 6 hr campaign? (plus2hr coop) If its only 6 hrs that reallly hurts it for me.
How fast are people running through games now-a-days to only have 4-6 hour campaigns?
I've heard of such lengths for campaigns this gen and haven't ran into 1 being that short in any games I've played... but I do truely explore the hell out of the worlds in all games, so I know that helps add longevity for me!