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[~Kinggi~]

I actually really liked Dark Sector and was one of the guys kinda scratching their head that people were calling it total shit and wouldnt buy it for the 4$ price it was selling for on Amazon. It was literally 4$.

Like others have said if the new Darkness can keep going the strong narrative feel like the first one ill probably love it just as much.

Couple things though. Darkness very much followed the Starbreeze 'Riddick' style of character interaction and gameplay, which i think was one of the reasons it worked so well. They better copy that.

Also, the music was amazing in the Darkness and one of the reasons the atmosphere worked so well. The world felt alive to me. I hope they get Gustaf back for the next one.

 

[Lunchbox]

that first game was cool as a summer game, they needed to do more with the snake tentacles though

bulletstorm's whip is like an evolved spiritual successor to that mechanic.

that tv scene and then

Spoiler

killing her while you watched with nothing to do about it

was amazing

 

[John]

Also, the music was amazing in the Darkness and one of the reasons the atmosphere worked so well. The world felt alive to me. I hope they get Gustaf back for the next one.

i doubt that'll happen, gustaf is starbreeze's in-house audio head. : (

 

[Wiggum2007]

that first game was cool as a summer game, they needed to do more with the snake testicles though

bulletstorm's whip is like a spiritual successor to that mechanic

Wait which version was this?

 

[Lunchbox]

Wait which version was this?

ipod auto corrects tentacles to testicles

blame steve jobs

 

[Commanche Raisin Toast]

Yeah, Dark Sector was awesome and DE did the great multiplayer in Bioshock 2. i just hope it looks more visually distinctive than The Darkness 1.

did NOT know that.

there goes my hope of there being no MP... =\

 

[canadian crowe]

did NOT know that.

there goes my hope of there being no MP... =\

Even the original Darkness has multiplayer. It died pretty fast, but was fun (if not a little laggy)

 

[Commanche Raisin Toast]

Even the original Darkness has multiplayer. It died pretty fast, but was fun (if not a little laggy)

i know. check my previous post.

i'm not too keen on tacked-on multiplayer that takes focus/time/money away from the singleplayer experience. ken levine sums up my feelings on the subject pretty well.

 

[canadian crowe]

i know. check my previous post.

i'm not too keen on tacked-on multiplayer that takes focus/time/money away from the singleplayer experience. ken levine sums up my feelings on the subject pretty well.

I agree about the tacked on multi. I never ever bother with it. I think I played about 2 rounds of Dead Space 2 and put it away.

 

[G_Berry]

Awesome news. The first game was fantastic!

 

[Sinatar]

It's just one screen, but I'm not really digging the art direction shown there, I much preferred the more realistic look of the first game.

Digital Extremes is not up to this, Starbreeze are an ace studio, DE is C or D level.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Let's hope they surprise us.

 

[LocoMrPollock]

It's just one screen, but I'm not really digging the art direction shown there, I much preferred the more realistic look of the first game.

http://www.theaveragegamer.com/wp-content/Screenshots/TheDarkness/The%20Darkness%20-%20Dead%20Bloke.jpg[IMG]

Digital Extremes is not up to this, Starbreeze are an ace studio, DE is C or D level.[/QUOTE]


Yeah, that looks pretty shitty actually.

 

[Oneself]

You guys shouldn't worry, Digital Extremes are pretty good technically.. it's gonna look better than the 1st game for sure.

 

[1stStrike]

I might have to re-purchase the first game and give it another go. I got near the end, but I never got around to finishing it. I just stopped playing it one day and never went back to it... then eventually sold it.

 

[Hypereides]

that tv scene and then

Spoiler

killing her while you watched with nothing to do about it

was amazing

Yeah seriously. It was amazing, I actually felt a geniune hate and disgust for that mafiaso after that.

And the ending is still one of the best Ive seen this gen. It was all written top-notch.

 

[~Kinggi~]

i doubt that'll happen, gustaf is starbreeze's in-house audio head. : (

oh shit, lol that's a bit of a revelation for me. Damn Starbreeze cant let that glorious talent go to waste!

 

[a.wd]

Booooooooooooooom!!!!!

*No Starbreeze* Well its a pretty awesome template that they are working on and it should be hard to fuck it up with the source material we have

*Shell shaded* Well as long as they continue to be imaginative and don't fall back on crappy graphics then this should ok.....

hopeful? slightly....

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Was it not just in October there were right issues? Had alot of development already happened at that point?
Seems like a crazy quick turn-around if not.

 

[industrian]

I played through Dark Sector 3 times and I never knew the main character's name (or anyone else for that matter , I thinkthere was an Ivan in there somewhere).

Trent something. I think.

 

[AndyMoogle]

Let's hope they put in some actual animations for the faces this time, and some decent animations all around. The Darkness had really poor animations. It made Oblivion's animations look like the best ever.

EDIT: What's with all the "no Starbreeze?" posts? We've known about this for like 2 years now.

 

[LocoMrPollock]

EDIT: What's with all the "no Starbreeze?" posts? We've known about this for like 2 years now.

Apparently, we did not.

 

[ArjanN]

Was it not just in October there were right issues? Had alot of development already happened at that point?
Seems like a crazy quick turn-around if not.

Are you sure you're thinking about the same game? I don't remember anything about right issues.

 

[Rich!]

Dunno if this has been posted yet:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/news/a304420/patton-to-reprise-role-in-the-darkness-2.html

Mike Patton is confirmed!!! Yessss. The writer from the first game is also back for Darkness II.

 

[SPEA]

Dunno if this has been posted yet:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/news/a304420/patton-to-reprise-role-in-the-darkness-2.html

Mike Patton is confirmed!!! Yessss. The writer from the first game is also back for Darkness II.

Fuck yes! He was great in D1.

 

[Rich!]

Patton excellence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt856_nRxQk

And on the complete other side of the scale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blE7jOssfqU

man's a fucking god. oh, and the soundtrack to Crank 2 was superb - wish he could do a few game soundtracks.

 

[sam27368]

Wish the first one was on Steam

 

[LocoMrPollock]

Wish the first one was on Steam

I don't think there was ever a PC release.

 

[LaneDS]

Now I'll buy this if for nothing else to hear Patton's crazy voicework as The Darkness. I hope they get Jackie's VA back too. Can't remember the actor's name, but he did a great job.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Now I'll buy this if for nothing else to hear Patton's crazy voicework as The Darkness. I hope they get Jackie's VA back too. Can't remember the actor's name, but he did a great job.

Kirk Acevedo

 

[AgentOtaku]

Kirk Acevedo

Indeed

Every time my wife and I watch Fringe, I think, "hey it's Jackie!" then I explain to her he was in The Darkness.

FUCKING STOKED THAT MIKE PATTON IS BACK!!!

And yeah, I'm one of those folks who still believe in Digital Extremes untapped talent. I dug Dark Sector quite alot.

I'M HYPED!!!

 

[John]

Patton excellence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt856_nRxQk

And on the complete other side of the scale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blE7jOssfqU

man's a fucking god. oh, and the soundtrack to Crank 2 was superb - wish he could do a few game soundtracks.

it's old hat to post litany iv to show patton off, but hey. it's that good.

but that's just the most novel tune on the album. his improv with the combo and especially with zorn on six litanies is just.... fuck.

 

[neorej]

It's just one screen, but I'm not really digging the art direction shown there, I much preferred the more realistic look of the first game.

Digital Extremes is not up to this, Starbreeze are an ace studio, DE is C or D level.

You do realize that screen is from the first game, right?

 

[MrHicks]

WTF why didn't starbreeze make this???
i thought all these years it was them who were working on it

digital extremes uuuuuuuugh

 

[Q8D3vil]

nice
now release the first one on pc

 

[Speedymanic]

Darkling Combat Walkthrough

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/darkling-combat-the-darkness/714014

Interviews

Story
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/sheldon-carter-the-darkness/714012

Design
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/tom-galt-the-darkness/714010

 

[Data West]

http://www.gamespot.com/showcases/darkness2?sid=6318733&overridePid=621308

New gameplay walkthrough. I don't know. It looks pretty decent. The art style looks comic booky, and the gameplay looks really fun. It kind of feels like Starbreeze took a more theatric approach, but DE took a more directly comic book influenced approach.

I'm holding out hope that they get Jackie's voice back.

 

[BladeRunner12]

Here's a "Quad Wielding" Trailer.

Shows us the mechanics of this feature. I don't think it's been posted here yet?

 

[AwesomeSauce]

Here's a "Quad Wielding" Trailer.

Shows us the mechanics of this feature. I don't think it's been posted here yet?

Damn that was pretty awesome. Really like the attention they're putting to cutting dudes up.

At press events, people have mentioned how intuitive the controls are at controlling the tentacles in sync with Jackie. Let's hope DE can pull this off.

 

[Nora Kisaragi]

Here's a "Executions" trailer

is that a hint at the return of multiplayer at the end there?

 

[Deadbeat]

DE did the great multiplayer in Bioshock 2.

The multiplayer felt rushed. But what I played felt like if it only had more time it could have been something really amazing. Didnt they get less than a year to crank it out?