Darkest of Days

1. spartan-117

   Sep 24, 2010

   10

   just wow a very very nice game full of action with some nice futuristic weapons and authentic ww2 weapons nice graphics and funny to play ajust wow a very very nice game full of action with some nice futuristic weapons and authentic ww2 weapons nice graphics and funny to play a game with a new idea is so fun to kill Spartans with the assault rifle that i can do that all day… Expand

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2. MikeM

   Sep 27, 2009

   10

   Amazing weapons. using one shot muskets really makes you think where to put your shots. makes futuristic weapons seem really powerfull. A Amazing weapons. using one shot muskets really makes you think where to put your shots. makes futuristic weapons seem really powerfull. A wonderful game.… Expand

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4. DonG.

   Jan 27, 2010

   9

   I played this game and I think it is really good. The way it looks is a lot better than most games today. The only bad side is that the game I played this game and I think it is really good. The way it looks is a lot better than most games today. The only bad side is that the game is too short and it needs more battles and different wars.they should have D-Day and midway and they should have more wars like the Vietnam War and Cold war. And why not the bombing in Japan? I hope they make a second Darkest of Days or add to the Darkest of Days now with a patch. Thanks a lot for reading!… Expand

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5. PoisonousHorse

   Sep 11, 2009

   8

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6. Fatal_Papercut

   Jun 11, 2011

   7

   This game is one of my guilty pleasures: I thoroughly enjoyed it, but I would also hesitate to recommend the game to any of my friends, atThis game is one of my guilty pleasures: I thoroughly enjoyed it, but I would also hesitate to recommend the game to any of my friends, at least at the current price that the game is going for at most online retailers. I wouldn't even debate the flaws mentioned by other reviewers, both professional and amateur. What I enjoyed most about the game were the Civil War scenarios; in fact, I think the game would have been better overall if the plot had focused entirely on changing the outcome of the Civil War. For example, we know the North won, but what if they had actually lost "the first time around", and the game detailed the exploits of various time-traveling factions tying to influence the outcome? I think that would have been great. Nonetheless, playing as a Civil War soldier with both period-appropriate weapons as well as a futuristic arsenal was a lot of fun. I could have done without the WWI missions, as they just didn't seem as interesting to me. Another thing the game does well is rendering large-scale battles that have one-hundred or more soldiers on the battlefield at one time. As I'm sure other reviews have stated, the AI for all of those soldiers isn't all that great, but if it were, there's absolutely no way you'd survive the thick of most of those battles. Another flaw: nobody seems to notice when you're using one of the futuristic weapons, and this bothers me only because I think it would have been humorous to hear some of the other soldiers comment about the weapon you're using, or to see them run away in fear or call you the devil or something along those lines. I wish I could argue against all of the negative comments people have made about DoD, but the fact is that the game does have it's issues. Somehow, I'm just one of those people that managed to have fun playing the game despite those issues. If you ever see the game on sale, let's say around $10 or so, I'd recommend giving it a shot. Otherwise, DoD is one of those "love-it-or-leave-it" games that you just have to play for yourself to see which camp you fall into. If you enjoy shooters, keep an eye out for this one to be on sale; at the regular price, it's difficult for me to recommend simply because I'd hate to see someone spend that much money on a game that they may not like.… Expand

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7. SeanF

   Dec 23, 2009

   6

   This game is borne of a genuinely inspired idea. Even though it looked like it had low production value, I was intrigued enough to try the This game is borne of a genuinely inspired idea. Even though it looked like it had low production value, I was intrigued enough to try the game based on it having a new backstory that wasn't a recycled "evil men trying to conquer the world with a bomb/virus/etc." There are some very fun parts of the game (the shooting tutorial with the red simulated soldiers, the period-specific weapons) but I'd have to say the laser guided 5-rocket launcher is some of the most fun I've had with any shooter. Who hasn't thought about what would happen if you introduced modern weaponry into historical battles? Mowing down Confeds with an assault rifle is glorious indeed. However, the game still needs a lot of refinement and polish. I'm willing to give the devs another chance; they clearly have good ideas. I hope they build upon them.… Expand

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8. Tempestangel

   Jul 27, 2013

   0

   This game is an atrocity, yes it has a lot of innovative ideas, but none of that matters when you fail to implement it properly!
   
   Lets startThis game is an atrocity, yes it has a lot of innovative ideas, but none of that matters when you fail to implement it properly!
   
   Lets start with the story, I wont lie I didn't play past the first few levels because of this. From what I recall, you were a cow-boy in the frontier fighting off native warriors, but you are eventually pulled through a warp in time... yeah that makes complete sense, get pulled from your roughneck world to a futuristic world full of advanced technologies that you somehow know to use!
   
   Beyond this point it was full of story-breaking loopholes, and unanswered questions.
   
   The Story is bad, now they should redeem through game play right? Wrong, the game play is very stiff and not innovative at all compared to the ideas that were advertised with the games release.
   The enemy AI is a very sad thing to see, constantly getting stuck or glitching across the map into your face. While you are surrounded by allies that cannot do a thing, and I don't mean a small squad, no you are surrounded at some points by MASSIVE armies, that do nothing but stand in your way, blocking any action and causing incredible stress to the system. I hate to imagine how it would affect a computer.
   
   To call it short, the game play felt like I was playing call of duty but without good controlling.
   
   Well that is my rant for the day, sorry to ruin your day mate.… Expand

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