I actually preferred this because it jives with the faster-paced action. He will still fart, pee, and curse his foes down so don’t be disappointed there. The one Darkling that follows you throughout helps you on his own, but his charming self is still there. Yes, that Darkling strategy thing that felt like Overlord is gone now. Eating hearts isn’t the peak of your powers here anymore because you can now upgrade with Darkness armor, shields, ammo producing death kills, and even using your Darkling to sick enemies. The awesome gory death animations make for a visual treat, but you can also tear enemies apart with new Darkness animations and abilities. You can also use the environment around you to kill enemies like using fan blades, poles, chairs, barrels, you name it. You can upgrade your powers even more now by earning points by killing foes and finding relics. What has changed here, mainly, is how you use The Darkness powers because it is the best part of the game. The story is great and even more deep than the first game, but once again that awesome atmosphere is exchanged for some ho-hum backdrops you fight in ranging from a warehouse, graveyard, and Carnival. A cult group called The Brotherhood wants The Darkness and takes constant hits on Jackie’s mafia family. The Darkness II is about The Darkness finally waking itself back up inside Jackie and he is on the hunt to find Jenny even though she’s dead. Sure, the storytelling is superb and so is the voice acting, but that linear open world allowed you to explore things on your own. The Darkness II takes all that away and makes this a more linear in-your-face type of game. The side quests were nice and there were some varied environments. This allowed constant banter between Jackie and The Darkness, but it was that dark eerie atmosphere that kept me wanting more. The first game is one of my favorite games of all time because of the amazing atmosphere and linear open world that was delivered with trickling story elements that kept you wanting more. I have to come right out and say that The Darkness II is disappointing and takes away more good from the first than adds to it.
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