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Darksiders 2 new info! [one month away from release]

Maffis said:
Yes, but imagine if you're in combat and doing a weird platforming sequence. Also, you can still get glitched out in combat. One gaffer talked about the Spider boss in Darksiders 1 glitched out, basically killing him by "locking" him into place. Stuff like that can happen in games, even with thousands of hours of playtesting.
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This.

If it's anything like the first game, the design of the game is not based around 1 life IMO. That works in games like Binding of Isaac or Spelunky that you can beat in 30 minutes.

In a long actionRGP with lots of story it's just tedious. It's OK to have a mode like that as a novelty I guess, but it's just a badly designed achievement if there is one like that.
 
It would still be far from being a hard achievement.

I've seen some way crazier stuff as achievements.

Also

Watch: Tonight at 6:30PM ET on Xplay: An exclusive hands-on look of Darksiders II. Are you aware of Possessed weapons? They literally eat other weapons… Check them out tonight!
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Looks like we'll get out first look at those possessed weapons tonight on G4.
 
RealDeadOne said:
Darksiders was a real good game, but that was pretty much it.

However, this sequel looks absolutely bananas. Every single thing in the game has just been fleshed out, improved and straight-up reinvented. The sheer number of different systems present is mind-boggling, I really cannot believe that they can even be allowed to put this much stuff in one game, in this age of simplification and focus testing.

This is almost guaranteed to at least be one of the best games of the year, and likely to be THE best. But I foresee it flying straight under the radar of the mainstream... I hope I'm wrong, because I said that about Red Dead Redemption and look what happened there.
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Darksiders II has a really nice position in the "most annticipated games of 2012" list by Nielsen Ratings.
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire...e-titles-join-list-of-2012s-most-anticipated/
 
I've been on a video/picture blackout of this game since... god the GameInformer cover? It's been a while. I was sold since the beginning. Though I guess the book will be my first piece of Darksiders info in a while

Are they doing an art book like fall of cybertron?
 
hdn said:
Just to put some people’s mind to rest, this is still very much a Darksiders game. The level design is the heart of the game, and follows all the elements that made the first game, what it was. All these new elements we’ve added, have been added to increase the depth to the experience and, to give players lots to talk about with each other. It’s not a multiplayer game, but we hope, adding these extra elements will also spurn a stronger “community” of Darksiders players.

It’s the fans of the first game that have really helped push this game into other people’s laps, and we appreciate that. So, it wouldn’t make sense for us to pull it too far away from its roots.

H
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Hi!

Massive fan of the first here, I picked it up and within a week I beat it, then beat it again on Apocalyptic. My only complaint was Apoc didnt feel too hard, is this something that will be addressed?

You have no idea how hyped I am for this game! I was more than satisfied with Darksiders 2 being an improved sequel, with the same features. The more I read the better it gets though. I honestly cant beleive there are talen trees and loot. Like, seriously. I will need to have the game in hand before I actually let myself believe it.
Too good to be true!

I wish the game came out on the original release date, would have made the best birthday gift ever!

Darksiders was my first Platinum ever. I can still remember staying up late trying to get that Ariel Predator trophy. My kid was sick, so she was asleep on my bed while I played that. (Wouldnt let her watch anything else in the game, probably abit too violent for a 6 yr old).

I really hope this does well, Darksiders is my surprise of the gen. Serious contender for one of my favourite games. I purchased 3 copies of the game, hope it helped!

/endkissassrant
 
Man, I had kept my ears/eyes closed to this game because I'm super excited about it. Just read the Nightmare mode thing. Almost jizzed my pants in excitement! I absolutely love this series. It's the violent version of the Zelda formula today. After I finish Skyrim tonight, I'm going to replay the original to finish up the Platinum trophy I never got. Loved it so much.
 
Hdn, can you tell us is there a level limit for Death and how big is it? Can we achieve that maximum level in first playthrough, or only in NG+?
 
BY2K said:
The combat looks so gooooooood!
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It should, the guy who was the lead designer on combat is none other than tragic, the guy who MCs all of the Evo tournies and is a hardcore fighting game player. :D
 
Combat in Darksiders 2 looks so damn good. I can't believe how different, YET BETTER, it is compared to the first one. Amazing really.

Also, that blackhole joke from Jay on the g4 video almost got me spitting out my coffee :P
 
insane0hflex said:
I'm really torn on what to buy...

It's either Darksiders II, Sleeping Dogs, or Dark Souls.

Help!
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don't forget this either Dust: An Elysian Tail
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gaming bliss i tell you
 
If you want deep but clunky realish fighting, that keeps you on your toes as you explore an amazing dark beautiful fantasy world go for Dark Souls

if you want frantic high speed combat with zelda elements in an artistically comic book style grim fantasy world go for Darksiders 2

I dont know if anyone saw this before, but Polycount did a fan contest for weapons to be in the game made by submisions these are the final results *the fans had to literally make the models and everything themselves

All the submissions

TOP 15

WINNERS
 
I never went too deep with the combo system in Darksiders 1.

I found 5-6 good tactics for survival, mapped the dash button to Mouse3, and kited the enemies to the oblivion. I had the blast.
 
DieH@rd said:
Final piece of the "Behind the Mask" series is out! DESIGN OF EVERYTHING IS SO EPIC [ gameplay, featues, graphics, all of it].

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyHDJURbVM4

They described loot, weapons, armors, possessed weapons, tech trees, differen ways to play the game, and hints of the NG+ content [best items are there].
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I wonder if possessed weapons will make loot pointless if there is that one ultimate weapon that everyone will eventually have it renders the others useless. hmmm
 
ChosenPredator said:
I wonder if possessed weapons will make loot pointless if there is that one ultimate weapon that everyone will eventually have it renders the others useless. hmmm
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Hdn mentioned that possessed weapons can only progress for "5 item levels" if you feed them enough. You will presumably always have a chance to find non-possessed weapon that has high enough level rating. As for uber high end gear, who knows. Maybe best endgame weapons will be posessed.

Hdn, again I ask, can we know what are the highest levels attainable for death and items? :D
 
I'm also wondering if you can play hardcore on a new game + or do you to start over from the beginning ? Sorry if it's already been answered, I couldn't find anything related to my question and thanks in advance !

PS: Achievement List :)
 
Alright. I'm sold. Darksiders it is.

Does anyone know of any pre-order bonus' lying around?

Amazon has 10% off - for $45 USD, steam doesn't have any discount (full price at $49.99)
 
DieH@rd said:
Final piece of the "Behind the Mask" series is out! DESIGN OF EVERYTHING IS SO EPIC [ gameplay, featues, graphics, all of it].

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyHDJURbVM4

They described loot, weapons, armors, possessed weapons, tech trees, differen ways to play the game, and hints of the NG+ content [best items are there].
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Good stuff. This and Sleeping Dogs will kick off the big release season quite nicely for me. Glad they are getting out ahead of the pack as well.
 
insane0hflex said:
Alright. I'm sold. Darksiders it is.

Does anyone know of any pre-order bonus' lying around?

Amazon has 10% off - for $45 USD, steam doesn't have any discount (full price at $49.99)
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Pre-ordering from THQ's own site will give you all DLC for free.

But I wonder if it will work on steam. Seeing as THQ doesn't offer unlimited downloads, so if your game breaks or you for whatever reason have to re-install the game, you're out of luck unless you buy the $5 extended download service. If it works on steam I think you should be able to re-download it as much as you want.

Anyone that can clarify this?
 
Maffis said:
Pre-ordering from THQ's own site will give you all DLC for free.

But I wonder if it will work on steam. Seeing as THQ doesn't offer unlimited downloads, so if your game breaks or you for whatever reason have to re-install the game, you're out of luck unless you buy the $5 extended download service. If it works on steam I think you should be able to re-download it as much as you want.

Anyone that can clarify this?
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Cool - I'll have to look into that. Not being able to re-install is ridiculous...especially if something went wrong with a patch/update etc.

If you can activate the key on steam, that'd be wonderful. I'll research that too and see what I find
 
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