Wuthering_Heights
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Oh, shocker.
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Darksiders II |OT| What starts with War, ends with Death.
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Oh, shocker.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
They said they were playing the PC version in the video...
Wuthering_Heights
Banned
Yeah, I was just making a guess. Trying to limit my exposure to gameplay so I won't be watching it. =P
tragic
Developer
In DS2, Death's Meteor Strike goes directly down. It also has... 'hidden' functionality. =)
I'm very sensitive to spoilers and I still think it's really worth watching that video.
The combat parts are beautiful.
Just look at this:
http://www.abload.de/img/deathcombate2u00.gif (won't put in on tags in case you really don't want even moves spoiled)
Oh boy
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
interesting....
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
(Can be cancelled out of special moves in the air)
Would be baller.
Flipkick, aerial rave, meteor strike, flipkick, aerial rave, flipsaw down, execution.
Simple but effective. Me likey.
It actually detects if you have the achievements, so it wouldn't really help you :/
Ah bummer, thanks for letting me know!
Finn of Ooo
Member
So with all of the talk lately about death being more badass than the other horsemen, anyone less hyped about playing the remaining two horsemen in later installments?
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Strife is either going to be great or a disaster. I'm iffy about him.
Im still hyped about fury. For some reason, I feel she should have some kind of "sonic scream" ability. I guess because her design makes me think of mortal kombat's shiva.
Wait, I'm gonna have to sacrifice my marriage to the devil to get my copy of the game?
HA! Joke's on him, I'm not married!
toastyToast
Member
Does the Harvester from the first game become available at some point as a heavy weapon or, are all the heavy weapons axes, hammers and such?
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Limited in scope.
I don't think you could make a full game out of a gun kata style, it would be fun for sections of a game, but would wear thin quickly.
How would you handle move list upgrades and new weapons? While things like DMC's fireworks and shotgun stinger are nice ideas, those are one button moves at best.
My main point is to make a gun kata game serivcible and fun, you would essentially have to make a game far removed from what Darksiders currently is, while war's, death's and fury's playstyles complement each other much better.
Vigil does have a hard road ahead if THQ gives the ok for Darksiders III. (Which I hope they do.)
And that's a good question. We could get the Harvester (THE Death Scythe) in Darksiders 1 with a code, is The Harvester in DS2?
Net_Wrecker
Member
Fury will >>>>>>>>>
Whip for combat + platforming ftw
Strife should be fun too if they make him the firearm stockpiling sibling. Guns on top of guns used WITHIN the combos. Miniguns that shoot demons, shotgun hammers, etc.
Peterthumpa
Member
Ditto. But AFAIK, the stuttering is driver-related. I don't remember it when I started playing using the NVIDIA 290.XX drivers almost 2 years ago.
Also, the Giant Bomb quick look was on PC, and it seems pretty good there.
Finn of Ooo
Member
Ya I think they'll find a way to make them fun gameplay wise for sure, it's just weird that in the lore he's clearly the strongest. Seems like that would make the future co-op game, should one ever exist, very tricky to balance.
I don't really see why. Gun combos can exist as easily as sword or melee combos, but most games just seem to make you shoot when you hit the gun button. I could see chaining together many different gun attacks into a fluid stream of choreographed ballistic ballet. Add in some smart multi targeting for certain moves against multiple enemies, toss in some counter/evasive attacks, etc.
Heavy artillery could serve the function of slower weapons such as rockets, and then you could even mix in some explosives on top. Add in various effects to the ammo, such as damage over times, area of effects, plague where nearby enemies affect each other, maybe explode on impact for aoe. The ideas can go on and on.
You also don't have to limit it to all range, keeping some melee stuff will be nice for variety, not to mention who doesn't want to do some pistol whipping attacks when in close!
I am pretty sure its not driver releated. I went back to a sub 290.xx driver (went back to 285.79) and had the same issue.
Wuthering_Heights
Banned
I hope they do four games, one for each horseman.
So eventually we can get that fifth game featuring all four with four player co-op.
Mmm.
So eventually we can get that fifth game featuring all four with four player co-op.
Mmm.
I would really like to try both of these games.
They just don't seem to be A+, so my money usually goes else ware
That's where you're wrong!
Anyways, ONE DAY!!! I don't think I'm going to be getting much sleep tomorrow night... This game combined with the fact that I haven't bought any new releases since April, my hype is through the roof right now. All I've been doing is mashing F5 on this thread for the past week.
Trickster
Member
Where? Kinda curious to see some longer gameplay segments than a single boss fight etc.
Square Triangle
Member
Reserved my copy at Best Buy! Got to check out the CE, its nice but I would do nothing with any of its' contents.
Just finished DS1 a few minutes ago for the first time. Now I'm pumped more than ever for DS2. My only concern is that when they mentioned the size of the world being so much larger than DS1. The last major dungeon went on too long, and got too repetitive. That along with the forced fetch quest before the finale. I just hope that DS2 can keep things fresh throughout and not start to feel like a chore. That was really my only gripe, otherwise it was a pretty fantastic game. I think the loot factor will probably alleviate a lot of this though.
toastyToast
Member
24ish hours to go
Do you mean Death or Strife being the strongest? I'm a bit confused due to the wording.
I figured Death would be the strongest, so its a shocker if you mean Strife.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
I would really like to try both of these games.
They just don't seem to be A+, so my money usually goes else ware
What is the point of post like these?
Death is stronger in terms of overall package. But he still doubts his ability to take war on head to head.
Wait, have you ever been to Giant Bomb before? Given the choice, I think every staff member there would chose the PC version of any game while using a 360 gamepad.
I think they use the 360 version for capture most of the time because they haven't built a gaming grade PC for the office since the move.
Finn of Ooo
Member
Ya I mean death, they keep saying he's the leader/ the oldest, and is the only one of the four who's an original nephilim making him stronger.
I think that's mainly the reason why they haven't but also because developers normally send them the 360 version over all else.
Daydream Sequence
Banned
Shit and run, apparently.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
He must not play many games at all with that mentality
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Looks like my local Best Buy isn't doing a midnight launch. Booo.
Oh well, I'll pick it up when they open.
Oh well, I'll pick it up when they open.