You can send out a green swarm of insects to stun enemies, making them easier to grab, and channel Darkness power into your guns, making them more powerful. You’re encouraged to perform executions to replenish health, ammo, and to recharge abilities. Ripping bad guys in two like a wishbone and tearing their heads off are just some of the ways you can brutalize enemy forces. Using the Darkness, Jackie can execute enemies in a very violent and gory fashion. Multiple Talent trees offer different benefits like new Darkness abilities, executions, and ways to replenish more health and ammo. Killing enemies rewards Jackie with Dark Essence that can be used at Talent Shrines to upgrade Darkness powers, making Jackie stronger. The two tentacles of the Darkness stick out of Jackie’s body and he can use them to brutally rip enemies to shreds. It’s a very linear experience filled with balls to the wall action. The Darkness II deviates from the open world nature of the first game. Just like in the first game, his demonic and creepy performance is truly memorable and it’s only a shame the Darkness doesn’t speak more often. Much of the interaction between mob thugs is full of comical and stereotypical Italian Mafia style dialogue but the real stand out voice work is from Mike Patton, who returns to voice the Darkness. Many characters from the first game return, albeit with different voice actors, including Jackie who is now voiced by Brian Bloom and I think he gives a much more believable performance compared to Kirk Acevedo in the first game. The story is alright for what it is and, unfortunately, I have yet to read the comic books so I can’t say what does or does not stick to the source material. The Brotherhood eventually captures Jackie and reveal their plans to use an object called the Siphon to steal the Darkness from Jackie because… they’re insane. He soon learns the attack was masterminded by a secret society known as the Brotherhood. After this awesome intro sequence, Jackie unleashes his Darkness powers to kill the attackers. Jackie is still the host of the Darkness and has managed to suppress the evil force until one day he is attacked while dining at a restaurant by a rival mob family. He still mourns over the death of his girlfriend, Jenny, because no comic book character is complete without obsessing over a dead loved one. Once again you play as Jackie Estacado, now don of the Franchetti crime family. You still utilize the Darkness to slay enemies in brutal ways but now you’re given more options to do so. The obvious difference is the new visual style but the new gameplay mechanics introduced in The Darkness II make it a much more fast-paced game compared to the original. The Darkness II was released in 2012 and the change in developers shows. The Darkness was developed by Starbreeze Studios but development of the sequel was taken over by Digital Extremes. What made the The Darkness stand out as a game is the Darkness, itself, which added a unique and fun element to the gameplay. After his girlfriend, Jenny, is murdered by his Uncle Paulie, Jackie seeks revenge and proceeds to dismantle Paulie’s businesses and eliminate the asshole. You play as Jackie Estacado, a mob hitman with some kind of evil force inside of him that awakened on his twenty first birthday. The Darkness is a first-person shooter, based on the comic book series of the same name, released in 2007 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
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