20170903:
Today I played The Darkness II, yet another game I hadn't played which cost $29.99 (see footnote).
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| Jackie with dual wielding guns, two tendrils, and a Darkling. |
Setup: Difficulty: Mobster
Steam Game Time: 98 minutes
Thoughts:
Pros:
+ Decent story told through cutscenes
+ Good sound and voice work
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| Jackie's girlfriend Jenny. |
Neutral:
~ Not exactly my kind of game. There's just so much going on and so many options. I don't really recognize most of the objects which I can utilize. I could, however, see how some players would absolutely enjoy the game mechanics
~ Dirty humor (peeing, farting)
~ Language
Con:
- The game fails at being impressive with it's violence
- Slashing requires holding down the middle mouse button and felt unintuitive to me
- The weakness to light game mechanic was annoying; what does this game think it is? Splinter Cell?
Summary:
While the game seemed promising, I had a hard time getting into it.
Furthermore, I recently played two games which share common themes and game mechanics with The Darkness II, while also being games I enjoy: Mafia II (PC) (2010) (mafia theme, shooting) and DmC: Devil May Cry (PC) (2013) (mix of shooting and slashing). As a result, I have a decreased incentive to play The Darkness II when I can just play more of either or both of those games.
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| Jackie Estacado |
In the end, I was unable to enjoy gameplay mechanics, but players who enjoy violent games and shooters should consider The Darkness II.
Remark: It's rare for me to play a sequel without trying the rest of the series in order. In this case, I did not play The Darkness (2007).
The Darkness II (PC) (2012)
Relevant Links:
The Darkness II Website
The Darkness II (Wikipedia.org)
The Darkness II (PC) (MetaCritic.com)
The Darkness II (Steam Store Page)
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