Triverse writes, "Retro styled action adventure titles are all the rage with developers lately, and we don't see anything wrong with that honestly. As long as they are good titles, bring them on. Darkness is one of the latest pixelated adventures to hit the iOS and Google Play stores, originally a Commodore 64 title that released earlier this year."
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A rare moment without action can enhance a game's experience tenfold, argues Andy for This Is My Joystick.
When you see Skyloft for example you enter a beautiful and charming city in the sky, inhabited by quiet, noble people with proud traditions and beliefs. It’s hard not to fall in love with the place because exploring the quaint little city is a pleasure, with humble folk at every turn who, for the most part, are warm and welcoming to the young hero at my control. Why can’t real cities and villages be bubbling over with charm like this? With this much innocence?
With that, it surprises me that some have called the opening few hours of Skyward Sword ‘slow’, even to the point of being put off by it. To me, the opening is one of the key elements of the game’s setup and possibly the most important start in a Zelda game yet.
The Darkness II spread throughout Comic-Con 2011 in San Diego. The creative forces behind the upcoming 2K Games The Darkness II were on hand to unveil the latest gameplay for fans attending the convention. Sheldon Carter from game developer Digital Extremes and Marc Silvestri, CEO at Top Cow Productions and co-creator of The Darkness, discuss what’s in store for the second game in this bestselling franchise in the exclusive video below.
Loved the first one. But it had some control issues. And since they fixed that: Instant purchase.
