Gamer Unit

Behold DEATH, the loving brother of war criminal - WAR. DEATH, out of pure fraternity, decides to clear his brother's "good name by resurrecting the humans, who died due an apocalypse created by WAR. That sums up your basic mission in Square Enix's RPG- Action Adventure loot driven game - DARKSIDERS II. But beware, how many sub-missions this one simple sounding task can have.In fact, you will have played a good 30, or even 40 hours (if you're really thorough) before you even get to the last part of this "one"

task!

 

GAMEPLAY:-

Firstly, lets start off with all the things this amazing game reminded me of. the hack n' slash concept from the DMC or God of War series seems to have been harmoniously merged with a fluid evading system, that rewards good timing with a powerful counter. Also, those who are familiar with the zelda games will feel a bit nostalgic from the catchy music that plays when we solve a puzzle or open a locked door. Death's true incarnation, reaper form, has a hooded reaper avatar that finishes off boss monsters with great style and also reminds one of Link's iconic swordplay maneuver. One is also reminded of Link by the various equipments such as the pistol and death grip (similar to the grappling hook in Zelda) that can be used to access many of the once- inaccessable places. Darksiders 2 merges fast action fighting with a million character customization options, reminiscent of that present in the Monster Hunter games. Though the player does'nt have a great variety of fancy moves in the beginning, better moves can be bought from trainers to enable for more hitting opportunities and also deal more damage. 

Also kinda similar to monster hunter, is that some very rrare weapons, called "possessed" weapons, can be upgraded to new heights by sacrificing your other weapons to it. When it comes to the secondary weapon the player can carry (the scythe is our primary weapon) , the players have the option to choose from a variety of weapon types like hammer, mace, axe, glaive, gauntlets, etc. , but the real choice is between weapons that do "fast" damage with a lot of small strikes, and weapons that deal "slow" damage, with heavy, powerful attacks. 

 

GRAPHICS:-

Many would rightly deem that Darksiders II does not have the graphical quality that one would expect from a high-end multi-platform game. The PC version can, truthfully be declared to be a lazy port over from the consoles, where the graphics adjustment options given to PC games is almost next to nothing. PC gamers can adjust little other than resolution and v-sync. However, many third-party programs can solve this problem, and there have been constant patches to fix all these little issues, to make sure that they do not interfere with the overall experience of the game.

 

LASTING APPEAL:-

Without exaggerating, DARKSIDERS II is a huge game, that has excellent replay value, to keep you coming back to collect all those little hidden scrolls, artifacts, relics, weapons, etc., that are atrewn out all over the various worlds that the player during the single-player campaign. Besides the storyline dungeons, there are also a ton of optional dungeons that, upon completion, reward the player with unusual and rare weapons which make completing them worthwhile. 

 

For those who really liked the game, and are eager to finish it 100% from the beginning without scarificing their hard-earned weapons and armor, can do so with the new game+ feature. However, there is no new game ++ .