knox170

I really enjoyed Darksiders 2. It seems most of the issues I had with the 1st game have been addressed; there are more weapons so you can choose our fighting style, a much greater line of character customisation, generally more to explore in the game and the main character's one liners aren't quite so terrible. I am still dubious about the general stereotyping of the makers (blacksmith type people twice the size of Death with ridiculously proportioned bodies and huge hammers) as all having Scottish accents, and Death, the reaper, being British, and also the size of people's heads in the game in ratio to their bodies makes them all look like they have an IQ of less than 50. The story is pretty generic and not all that great, with clichés-o-rama throughout. Also, I felt there may have been a few too many unnecessary combos, I found myself using the same ones over and over, and the secondary weapon turned out to be much more effective than my scythes, being both faster and dealing more damage. But in contrast, the game looks stunning, the variation of places you go and see is still fantastic- just as in DS1, the parkour elements are fun, although easy, and the puzzles are nicely spaced and original. The boss fights are great, and the side quests are a nice addition, although there are aren't too many of them and they seem to have been added in just because the developers could. The idea of Dust as a kind of in-game hint giver was good, and meant I didn't have to resort to the wiki. In conclusion, a great game, seems to be taking a lot less from titles like Legend Of Zelda and implementing many more original ideas, while still staying a solid action-RPG. A massive improvement on DS1, I would definitely recommend it.

I'm not rating this low because it was a bad game. I'm rating it because it has had absolutely nothing new since MW1, except for maybe zombies. Apart from a few bug fixes in the engine, a few new guns and maps, it is the same game. If you are a CoD fan and want to see how the story pans out etc.. then buy it, by all means. But, if you are a casual gamer who is just looking for something new like I was, don't buy it. It was a big disapppointment. I think it's unfair, more than anything, on smaller developers who actually put effort into making a new game with original ideas for their title to be swamped by CoD and Halo, when all they did was Ctrl V, Ctrl C from the last game and still make more money than any film. I know fanboys will defend this game to the grave but I wouldn't mind if the millions of dollars that went into making this game actually went into something new and interesting, not just the same cover based shooting we've seen over and over for the last ten years. Frankly, I won't be buying Black Ops 2, when it should probably just be released as DLC for BO1. Sooner or later, people will stop buying CoD, and it will end up being bought only by the people with gun fetishes who fantasize about being in the army, unless it finally pumps out some new ideas. And to anybody who is going to hate on me because I actually bought an argument that makes sense against their beloved franchise, I really don't want to hear it- I already know what you're going to say, and frankly, I don't care.