Darkness Sequel Delayed by Rights Issues

[elricik]

I loved the original, it was different from the comics in that Paulie was your enemy instead of your ally, but I kind of like that it went in that direction. It stayed true to the others characters and powers in that regard. It would be awesome if Sontaine appeared in the sequel, or maybe you if you went up against a few hunters from "WitchBlade".

 

[Sinclair Solutions]

The prequel was alright in my opinion. It had some great ideas, and some flaws (the main character looked too much like Kevin Spacey in my opnion, and the Darkness land enemies were too hard to kill). I thought the story was good, and I'd like to see a sequel. Hopefully they will fix the issues of the past games.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

I've never played this game but it makes me wanna buy it.

It's incredibly cheap now. Less than $10. Money well spent, I'd say.

DO IT. Hell, give me anything by Starbreeze. I even liked the Riddick games, despite never having seen any of the movies surrounding them.

 

[Booze Zombie]

Aw man, I knew it was going to be something like this!
At least they're trying, though.

 

[Acidwell]

I have to say i really enjoyed the game, yes the loading times were terrible but the story was fantastic.
Also the name of top cows marketing director is Atom!Freeman??????

 

[Harbinger_]

The game was ok but the gameplay itself was in need of an overhaul.

 

[Delock]

The prequel was alright in my opinion. It had some great ideas, and some flaws (the main character looked too much like Kevin Spacey in my opnion, and the Darkness land enemies were too hard to kill). I thought the story was good, and I'd like to see a sequel. Hopefully they will fix the issues of the past games.

Pretty much exactly what this said. A few of those issues:

The first of the two bosses in the game was fought primarily by centering the camera and holding the trigger. The amount of disappointment I felt was only allievated by the story development immediatlely after.
Jackie talked without moving his lips. No one else did this.
The world was a bit small and the game a bit short (I only felt like I was getting started truly when the eclipse came).
Glitches here and there.
Certain sections required foresight of the developers (how exactly was I supposed to know that I had to jump through that small gap in the fence during the helicopter sequence?! Why was the Darkness level so hard and why didn't it tell me lightning immediatly got rid of my powers?!)

However, the story was truly well done (romance wasn't sickening, characters were interesting, there was a lot of room for interpretation for just about everything).

I still love the fact that 2K published both this and Bioshock (both FPS's staring characters with supernatural abilities that probably aren't that good in the long run judging by the history of their users with stories that are widely like and set in a decadent city ruled by greed).

 

[DktrAgonizer]

Oh man, I really love this game. Sometime after beating it, I went out and bought the comic (the Ultimate Collection or whatever). The comic and the game are very, very different, but I didn't mind so much. In fact, I like the game story better than the comic story, but I could be biased since I played the game first anyway.

I really hope they'll get the rights sorted out soon so we get a sequel!

 

[WolfThomas]

The game was almost as awesome as the comics, which is quite the compliment. Can't wait for a sequel.

I'd honestly say it was better than the comics. Sure the first story arc was good when Garth Ennis was writing but it quickly became convoluted 90's anti-hero drivel with out him. Stuff like the Angeleus and Witchblade would be good in game though.

 

[Alar]

I don't know anything about the game, but that picture looks completely badass. I would play a game like that.

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

Top Cow does some pretty nice stuff. Never did finish The Darkness tho, got stuck on one part you you had to fight yourself/The Darkness itself, never could figure that part out.

 

[WolfThomas]

Top Cow does some pretty nice stuff. Never did finish The Darkness tho, got stuck on one part you you had to fight yourself/The Darkness itself, never could figure that part out.

Oh man, that's an awesomely imporant moment. Not to spoil but it's actually the easiest boss once you work out the trick, basically think losing to win.

 

[sketch_zeppelin]

I was a big fan of The Darkness. The intresting story, better than average acting, and intresting powers turned what should have been a ho-hum shooter into a fairly enjoyable game. I'd love to see another one.

 

[LawlessSquirrel]

The Darkness was an excellent game, one of my favourites. I'll spare the praising and just say that I'm kinda disappointed by this. I was hoping to get my hands on a sequel by the end of this year, or early next...I had no clue it had hit an early roadblock.

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

Oh man, that's an awesomely imporant moment. Not to spoil but it's actually the easiest boss once you work out the trick, basically think losing to win.

So in order to win the fight... I have to do absolutely nothing and let him kill me?

 

[WolfThomas]

Oh man, that's an awesomely imporant moment. Not to spoil but it's actually the easiest boss once you work out the trick, basically think losing to win.

So in order to win the fight... I have to do absolutely nothing and let him kill me?

Spoiler: It was a while ago...

...but I put away my guns and powers, before walking towards him, I think there's a "press X to merge" or something button

 

[similar.squirrel]

I've been thinking back to this game a lot lately. It was actually a pretty nice piece of work, despite it's many flaws. They should definitely get onto a sequel, though I think the FPS elements should be de-emphasized.