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Darksiders II

Vigil Games

2012•Hack and slash•PEGI 16•About 35 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyfastunsavouryimaginarylinearbig & variedall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeFantastical and wide-ranging: a hack-and-slash game that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

82 / 100

315 ratings

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About This Game

Become Death - The most feared of the legendary Four Horseman. Epic Universe – Unlike anything the player has seen before, delivered in the unique style of Joe Mad. Player Choice & Customization – Customize your experience with varied armor sets, weapons, and skill trees allowing players to create their own Death. Explore a vast open world, complete dozens of side quests and customize your Death with a full leveling system, skill trees and endless equipment combinations. Death is a nimble and agile character capable of incredible acrobatic feats allowing the player to explore the world like never before.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Awakened by the End of Days, Death, the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen, embarks upon a quest to restore mankind, and redeem his brother’s name. Along the way, the Horseman discovers that there are far worse things than an earthly Apocalypse, and that an ancient grudge may threaten all of Creation.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyAll consuming questHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Keywords

Action-adventureSequelStory richEasyDarknessBoss fightHumble bundleGames with gold

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Details

Developer: Vigil Games
Publishers: Spike Chunsoft, THQ
Released: 14 August 2012
Series: Darksiders
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, Xbox 360
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 35h normally
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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