Darksiders II

Ordered this game yesterday and it arrived today, thank you kindly to Amazon for the swift delivery :)

The Good:
Installation was very easy, activated my DLC code without any trouble. Though I have only spent 8 hours on it, I can confidently say that this is proving to be a most enjoyable game. The gameplay is very fluid, everything appears to work well and I have encountered no bugs so far. The combat is nice and smooth and you can really feel it when your enemies get smashed up with a huge mace. The dungeons I have been in have been really enjoyable, all of them feeling unique and different from past ones you have explored. The characters are all really cool, Death imparticular sounds very sinister but being the hero he has a sort of 'noble' feel to him rather than just being the regular old kill everything grim reaper cliche. There are lots of nice RPG elements in the game which was a change from the original Darksiders, all stuff like loot, leveling, and a couple of skill trees too to allow you a bit of customization in the way you play. Loads of different moves/combos combined with the vast array of enemies means combat doesn't get old or stale. The bosses are always fun to fight and reward you with good armour/weapon drops. The music is really beautiful, save/load times are pretty much non-existent. I am not really in far enough at the moment to be able to comment on the story :p

The Not Bad, But Not So Good:
Ok, the PC version of the game does have a few minor issues most of which stem from the game being a port, keep in mind as you read this that the developers have promised to iron out these problems.

Some of the textures appear a little bit low res, the artwork in general is amazing, but occasionally up close, you can clearly see this looks like a game from a few years back. There could do with being some graphics options as right now in the menu, you have a few things like resolution, gamma, v-sync and that's about it. It would be nice for those people who have good gaming computers to be able to have nice flashy graphics.

That's pretty much it, aside from the odd misbehaving camera which might lose you a bit of health now and then. Overall I'd probably give this game a 8.5 - 9.0 out of 10. If you enjoyed the original Darksiders, I'm sure you will like this. If you like hack and slash adventure games that do actually require a bit of skill, I think you will like Darksiders II

Thanks for reading :)

Having published the first one for the pc and seen how much we pc gamers loved it, THQ released Darksiders 2 for pc with better graphics than the console and many dlc's, both free or paid.
The gameplay is as good as the first, with a better story and puzzles. The main character Death, is very different from his brother War, dealing with the danger with more evading tactics. This changes the gameplay a lot, having to keep moving around (no defence at all) and using the resources you gathered wisely (wrath and chaos).
There are rpg elements which add to the strategy of resource handling, though the game remains largely action.
The graphics are very good, although to play at maximum resolution you need a very good gpu.
Anyone who enjoyed Darksiders 1, should definitely buy this one too!

I have never played the first darksiders so i can't compare it, however the game runs well and is very playable. The battling system is very good like a normal hack and slash game. As the game is a port it still runs very well.
Pro's:
- It's a good story about death trying to get his brother back
- Good gameplay
- Easy install through steam

Con's:
- A little problem with moving at first and then i found out how to fix it

Overall this is a good port for pc and if there is a new darksiders coming out i would defiantly buy it.