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

DieH@rd said:
Game Informer is hosting a crazy darksiders themed giveaway.

- 10 people will get Darksiders II Limited Edition [PC version only]
- 15 people will get Darksiders Pack that includes the game, Statue of Death [? which one?] , complete DLC, laptop bag, Prima Strategy Guide and Novel.
- 10.000 people will get free downloadable PC version of original Darksiders!

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/contests/archive/2012/07/30/darksiders-giveaway.aspx

:D
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Anyone able to get this to load? I've been trying for over an hour on multiple browsers with no luck.

10k said:
I know. Maybe interchange fury and strife to mix things up. Go from a male to female lead. My thinking was strife is a long range fighter and would be a good change from the melee focused War and Death.
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I'd actually like to see Strife take on a fighting style similar to Gun-Kata in the Equilibrium movie. Would make for some awesome fast paced close quartered gun combat. Could take some inspiration from The Raid Redemption as well.
 
DieH@rd said:
That page loads for me without problems.

Also, 1000 replies whooo!
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Hmm I'll have to figure something out then.

I guess I should have edited the original comment. I can't get the enter page to load. The actual link posted here loads fine.

*Chrome and Firefox failed me, got it to load in IE.
 
The Crusty Juggler said:
HDN, has any footage shown so far spoiled the game?
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Well, any video you see is going to show you stuff you wouldn't have seen unless you played the game from a full media blackout. It really depends what you consider a spoiler... but the safest thing, with ANY game (or even movie), is to avoid everything and just play it! Of course, getting excited over new media is always good too. It's a tradeoff.

Personally, I'd just watch the "Death Comes For All" trailer, get excited, and then make sure I have it pre-ordered! I know that sounds like I'm trying to sell you something, but be assured, I've actually preordered 4 copies of the game! I wasn't happy with just having one or two free copies... I needed more to give out to people!

nacire said:
I'd actually like to see Strife take on a fighting style similar to Gun-Kata in the Equilibrium movie. Would make for some awesome fast paced close quartered gun combat. Could take some inspiration from The Raid Redemption as well.
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When I first saw the concept art for Strife, this is exactly what I thought as well! We all have a ton of ideas for both Strife and Fury... who knows!
 
TheDarkStark said:
"Darksiders II |OT|: Death's Demise"
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Darksiders II |OT| As a Zelda fan, this literally makes me sick

10k said:
Darksiders 1 - War
Darksiders 2 - Death
Darksiders 3 - Strife
Darksiders 4 - Fury
Darksiders 5 - all four horseman are fully playable and the final chapter in the Darksiders saga is revealed. It's four horseman against the forces of heaven and hell in an epic war to return the balance of good and evil on earth!
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I don't like the all 4 in one game idea, sound unfocused to me.
 
Totobeni said:
I don't like the all 4 in one game idea, sound unfocused to me.
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Do you know how absolutely epic that would be? All 4 horseman riding together to obliterate some mega demon boss?

Dayum.

tragic said:
When I first saw the concept art for Strife, this is exactly what I thought as well! We all have a ton of ideas for both Strife and Fury... who knows!
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If he looks anything like this, that's day 1 too:

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They should make it where you can select any of the four from the start and they each have their own 10 hour campaign with their own dungeons, locations, enemies, etc. After you finish all 4 in unlocks the final chapter.
 
tragic said:
When I first saw the concept art for Strife, this is exactly what I thought as well! We all have a ton of ideas for both Strife and Fury... who knows!
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That's awesome to hear man! After all of the talk about deeper combat and combos, something like that could really lend itself well to the character not only in style and personality, but in game mechanics as well.

MMaRsu said:
This game comes out like a week or so later in the EU?

What the shit HDN?
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You got the Olympics man quit yer bitching!!!

Joking of course! Yeah I couldn't take having to wait an extra week!
 
nacire said:
That's awesome to hear man! After all of the talk about deeper combat and combos, something like that could really lend itself well to the character not only in style and personality, but in game mechanics as well.



You got the Olympics man quit yer bitching!!!

Joking of course! Yeah I couldn't take having to wait an extra week!
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Who gives a crap about the Olympics man :p.
 
hdn said:
I'm about halfway through it, and it's a fun read. Looking forward to read how Ari wraps it all up. Nice to see how others expand our universe/lore.

H

@haydndalton (twitter)
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Based on what has been written, I have become very interested in Darksiders, not just as a game but as a IP and a universe. If you guys use everything Ari has written as canon in-game, there is plenty to explore beyond the current saga.

baring in mind I couldn't of cared less about this series 3 weeks ago, it shows how much yours and Aris hard work has paid off.
 
Well, aside from adding reviews and The Crucible info when it comes out, the OT is done, waiting to be posted.
 
BY2K said:
Well, aside from adding reviews and The Crucible info when it comes out, the OT is done, waiting to be posted.
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Can't wait to see it! Darksiders 2 OT is the first game I actually looked at signing up to do the OT for. It was quite some time ago, but it was already spoken for!!!

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That's a good question.

To our friends at Vigil, did THQ issued an embargo on reviews or are review copies just not sent yet?
 
All that talk of Gun-Kata Strife, and fire whip wielding Fury getting me too excited for their gameplay possibilities, especially when THIS one hasn't even released yet.

STOP GETTING ME HYPE FOR GAMES POTENTIALLY 3+ YEARS IN THE MAKING
 
ThoughtsOfSpeaking said:
Based on what has been written, I have become very interested in Darksiders, not just as a game but as a IP and a universe. If you guys use everything Ari has written as canon in-game, there is plenty to explore beyond the current saga.

baring in mind I couldn't of cared less about this series 3 weeks ago, it shows how much yours and Aris hard work has paid off.
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Great, thank you. It's good to know that the things we've worked, including the steady release of in with THQ has paid off.

We really can't wait for you all to play it.

H

@haydndalton
 
BY2K said:
That's a good question.

To our friends at Vigil, did THQ issued an embargo on reviews or are review copies just not sent yet?
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Most publishers apply some soft of embargo on their reviews, so they can shape when and how things are released to the public, but, I believe Ds2 should be out with everyone now. Some may hit later, because print naturally has longer lead times than the net.

The only review I know of being out there, is the 93% from ConsolPlus (germany). Plus, Play Magazine in the UK is out any day too.

H

@haydndalton
 
DieH@rd said:
Podcast with impressions form Darksiders II press event where people played game for 2 days.
http://videogamewriters.com/unlimited-ammo-41-the-darksiders-2hour-51721
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They heard developers talking that their staff can probably [if they put time and effort into planning] can do 20hr speedrun of Darksiders II. :D :D :D :D

My question for Hdn/Tragic is:
Is it possible to finish the game totally ignoring all the sidequest and using lvl1 weapon? :D Tragic mentioned that if you know what you are doing with combat, you can pretty much not recieve any damage during fights. :) I really wonder what is the lowest possible char level for finishing the game...

In this podcast casters mentioned that in first town we can fight one Maker [tutorial challenge fight], and that he probably requires you to be lvl10 with lvl10 gear to beat him. But, if you know what you are doing, you can beat him at lvl2 with lvl2 gear. That... just shows how much combat engine owns.
 
hdn said:
That is how THQ wanted to handle the release. Vigil is not involved in the release schedule of the game, other than we need to make sure it's fun, and finished.

H

@haydndalton
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Stupid THQ :(

It's probably because it needs to have manuals translated and all that bullshit, or just getting the copies where they need to get to in time for a simultaneous launch.

It still sucks that the game is basically in stores in the US and we have to wait, and risk spoilers. This delay bullshit needs to stop happening imo for these big releases. Do you know if there is an embargo for selling it before release date? I'm sure that's all handled from THQ's end though.

Also what if I have a Darksiders save on my 360 BUT I'm probably going to buy it on Ps3?

Still, I'm day one for this man. Darksiders 1 was my surprise game in recent years. I bought it close to release date I think and basically knew very little about the game. I'm hoping I'll still be plenty surprised by Darksiders II. I've tried not to read too much about it but the GB quicklook and 1 or 2 trailers have really piqued my interest through the roof. I'm probably more excited for it than any other game this fall, maybe barring AC3.

And omg 5 posts in a row? Dude :p.
 
Hmmm...haven to make sure that I still have my save on my pc... Is the first game using cloud saves? Not sure if I changed my pc since the last time I played the game.
 
Im currently replaying DS1, and I will try to collect Abysal armor before finishing it. Hopefully it will unlock me something great in DS2.
 
surprised at the optimism for this game, live demos at e3 looks really unpolished and performance was underwhelming.

not to mention with THQs financial problems its natural for even the studio to be affected and feel the pressure.
 
HoodWinked said:
surprised at the optimism for this game, live demos at e3 looks really unpolished and performance was underwhelming.

not to mention with THQs financial problems its natural for even the studio to be affected and feel the pressure.
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Out of here negative nancy.

I agree it is a bit worrying that they have only been showing PC footage recently.
 
HoodWinked said:
surprised at the optimism for this game, live demos at e3 looks really unpolished and performance was underwhelming.

not to mention with THQs financial problems its natural for even the studio to be affected and feel the pressure.
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Really? The previews have looked extremely promising.
 
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