Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition Review (Poopfeels)
There's just a certain vibe to this game, man. You know?
Darksiders II is a third person action game with some RPG elements, and I shall struggle to contain my hyperbolic, overly positive feelings about it for the purposes of this review. I can already feel I'm about to fail in this.
I don't even know how to explain it, other than controlling Death just feels right in a way that not many games nail down with such finesse, but this fluid movement is only one of the many great things about it. For what it's worth, I tried and failed to enjoy the first game in the franchise several times.
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Featuring fantastic combat that finds the balance between what I'd call overcomplicated Devil May Cry style and a more Western influenced and straighforward character action game, the greatest strength of DS2 remains the world they've built for you to explore and just gawk at.
Not many games make you wanna stop for a little while, take in the scenery, music, and the overall ambiance.
While not technically an open world, it feels expansive. Exploration is almost always rewarded, and thanks to the wonderful movement set traversing it is a joy. They've even thought of small things, such as summoning or banishing your mount doesn't break the flow of your movement. And those chest opening animations? mmm *chefs kiss*
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The lore, story and characters, the character design, the overall visual direction, the level design, the music and voice acting are absolutely top notch. Gosh. For me personally, they've got the mixture of combat and exploration / environmental puzzles just right.
Literally the only single viable complaint I have about Darksiders II is the shitty FOV, however this is reasonably simple, if annoying, to fix with a third party app called cheat engine. There's guides on steam for this.
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Playing this questionably named Deathinitive Edition of the title is my third time through the game, and I cannot really say that I noticed any differences just going from my memory. This is one of those times that really make me question if a new edition was needed at all.
To to game's utter credit, the fact that I made it through 3 times is a testament to its quality. This is a practice reserved for the holiest of holies, my most beloved games, and there's not many I ever want to do multiple playthroughs of.
Darksiders 2 is one of these games, and you should totally give it a chance.