However, for the sequel, the developers have adopted an almost cel-shaded design, which mirrors the sketchy hand-drawn style of the source material. This suited the title as the light and dark dramatic is a major part of the franchise. The Darkness was a grim and grimy affair, all shadows and run-down New York areas, modelled in a fairly realistic style. GRAPHICS: The sequel skews off in a different graphical direction than the first title, although both remain faithful to the comics. This is very satisfying and will keep you playing, just to find out how the tale all comes together. This is optional, and players who just want to get into the action can quickly head on to the next mission, but it is nice to have the option to delve a little deeper into the story. In these sections the player can freely explore the area in order to talk to both major and incidental characters, and to fill in the gaps in their knowledge about events in the game. Between missions the game is centred on a hub location, that is actually the penthouse hideout of your Mafia gang.
The story is still strong, and has a good balance of drama and action, with strong pacing from stage to stage. The sequel is no different, with the title remaining very cinematic and focused on making you care about what is happening to our protagonist throughout. The first title was notable for its very strong focus on story and character development, with the relationship between Jackie and his life-long girlfriend Jenny Romano. The game revolves around Jackie trying to discover more of the secrets of this society, and to take them out before they destroy everything he cares about. As you would expect, things don’t go smoothly, and it comes to light that there is a secret society known as The Brotherhood who wish to take the Darkness powers from Jackie and use them to help themselves to take over the world (typical bad-guy fare then?). We are straight away placed into a situation where Jackie is the head of his crime family, taking in a fine meal. Jackie has struggled greatly to keep the Darkness under control for years, and that is where we re-join the story. The Darkness wants to spread death and destruction, and whilst its host can control its actions to an extent, the more the powers are used, the more that the Darkness will take over for good. Jackie and the men of his family have been cursed to be possessed by an age-old being known as the Darkness. STORY: Picking up directly where the first game left off, a short introduction brings players up-to-date with the events in The Darkness. they have introduced a raft of new ideas to try and make the franchise their own so follow me and let the Darkness take over. Since then, Starbreeze have moved on to work on the Syndicate reboot, and Digital Extremes have taken over the reins for the sequel.
Darkness powers, deadly tentacles, Darkling helpers and more were a part of your arsenal, and the game played differently from most shooters of the time.
As far as first-person shooters went, the game allowed for a lot of features that you don’t see in your everyday FPS. When Starbreeze brought us The Darkness in 2007, the game was unheralded, yet turned out to be an incredibly inventive and creative title, that became a cult hit. It has been almost five years since we last stepped into the shoes of Jackie Estacado in videogame form.
#ALL WEAPONS IN THE DARKNESS II PC#
Available on: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows PC (Reviewed on Xbox 360)
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