Darksiders II

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  1. PenetratorGod
    Aug 21, 2023
    8
    My favorite game in the Darksiders series. If you haven't played it yet, you're missing out. It's one of the most fun games of the genre and it's still being played.
  2. Vicomdu44
    May 22, 2023
    5
    Très bon jeu, acheté par hasard dans un magasin d'occasion, les combats sont plutôt équilibré et les énigmes sont assez simples, le système d'escalade est bon.
  3. The_D4RknesS
    Mar 16, 2023
    8
    this game is just not better than 1 because they added RPG elements in the game
  4. aecsuter
    Aug 17, 2022
    8
    For those who liked the story, and gameplay of the first, you can't miss this one for nothing.

    For a change in these hack 'n slash games the narratives are shorter, focused on the gameplay, but it's still a decent story, very engaging and that gives a good continuation of the previous one. This one's movements are much more fluid and responsive, feature a greater variety of weapons    For those who liked the story, and gameplay of the first, you can't miss this one for nothing.

    For a change in these hack 'n slash games the narratives are shorter, focused on the gameplay, but it's still a decent story, very engaging and that gives a good continuation of the previous one.

    This one's movements are much more fluid and responsive, feature a greater variety of weapons and armor, and introduce many rpg mechanics.

    I particularly missed a weapon with a name like 1, a signature weapon of the character. But this is more for my freshness than a defect.

    One of the things I hated about this game was the collectibles that are MANY, but not very useful in the development of the game, not only in the narrative but in the gameplay. I practically didn't use any items from these gains.

    I highly recommend buying this game on sale, because it's almost free.

    83 out of 100    … Expand
  5. TCM_Crash
    Mar 2, 2022
    5
    It was really boring, you have to go to one point make this and this or get this and this and thats it.

    ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore    It was really boring, you have to go to one point make this and this or get this and this and thats it.

    ---{ Graphics }---
    ☐ You forget what reality is
    ☐ Beautiful
    ☐ Good
    ☑ Decent
    ☐ Bad
    ☐ Don‘t look too long at it
    ☐ MS-DOS

    ---{ Gameplay }---
    ☐ Very good
    ☑ Good
    ☐ It's just gameplay
    ☐ Mehh
    ☐ Watch paint dry instead
    ☐ Just don't

    ---{ Story }---
    ☐ No Story
    ☐ Some lore
    ☑ Average
    ☐ Good
    ☐ Lovely
    ☐ It'll replace your life

    ---{ Game Time }---
    ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
    ☐ Short
    ☑ Average
    ☐ Long
    ☐ To infinity and beyond

    ---{ Price }---
    ☐ It's free!
    ☐ Worth the price
    ☐ If it's on sale
    ☑ If u have some spare money left
    ☐ Not recommended
    ☐ You could also just burn your money    … Expand
  6. Gekyll
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    Лучший Slasher с элементами РПГ. Шикарная фоновая музыка. Ощущение Масштабности в линейной рпг. Красивый комиксовый визуал.
  7. FirstSpawn
    May 26, 2021
    9
    Одна из моих любимых игр, как и 2-ая часть. Жалко, что после них серия скатилась...
  8. LionGrand
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Слэшер с полуоткрытым миром!? Представляю Darksiders 2. В этой части добавили все да понемногу: прокачка, доспехи и оружие и т.д пошло ей это на пользу да. лор расширился добавляя кучу интерсных новых героев. добавили кучу заданий (кстати они не так уж и интересны. головоломки интересные, можно застрять на пару времени. Битвы с боссами это надо видеть (здесь помимо основных есть и дополнительные но их по желанию можно пройти. в целом игра хорошая и стоит внимание… Expand
  9. caiomachi
    Jul 5, 2020
    5
    Pros:
    • Visuals
    • Diversity of enemies and worlds
    • Bosses designs

    Cons:
    • RNG item drop system
    • Unbalanced combat
    • Side quests and world exploring are kinda boring
  10. GameBag
    Apr 24, 2020
    9
    Just as good as the first Darksiders, If not better, the game introduces a couple more elements of its own to spice things up like some RPG and loot systems and parkour mechanics, and it features a more memorable soundtrack, some very likeable characters are introduced here aswell, the characterization of Death is well handled for the most part, he's witty and sarcastic without soundingJust as good as the first Darksiders, If not better, the game introduces a couple more elements of its own to spice things up like some RPG and loot systems and parkour mechanics, and it features a more memorable soundtrack, some very likeable characters are introduced here aswell, the characterization of Death is well handled for the most part, he's witty and sarcastic without sounding like an edgy teenager.

    Its only real downside is the introduction of wider open worlds that feel barren, but even that isn't a major problem since you can just ride your horse and soak the atmosphere, or you can just fast travel to any location you discovered.    … Expand
  11. 6_4_IVI_3_I2
    Apr 20, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is excellent. The graphics , the sound , gameplay and story is perfect. -The graphics of the character and surroundings is really good.
    -And the sound is also good... from the music to the sound effects and voices. It really makes you feel like you are in the game.
    -The story is really good. You can feel the weight that "death" carries with him through the whole game, the souls of his kind ( the souls of the people that he killed ) trapped in the shards on his chest and that his brother "War" will soon be executed.
    -Gameplay... overall the gameplay is great. You lose touch with reality while playing the game just for a few minutes. And when you finally reach the end of the game you feel great relief.
    The game shows you 3d graphics that look like the real world are not what matters when it comes to a great game, That the music and story are what counts.
    Also the cut scenes and clips in the game were pretty good, some had a couple of jokes in them just to lighten the mood.
    In the game you will find a lot of items and chests , secrets , collectibles... and when i say "a lot" i mean A LOT. There are also quite a lot of quests too.
    In the game you will find some familiar characters like: Vulgrim the merchant , The stone golems that you have to move using that loud horn..

    All of these things are why i loved this game and it deserves to be on the top 5.    … Expand
  12. Shimmeywill
    Apr 3, 2020
    6
    A solid character action with some loot elements. Visuals are charming and level design is good.
  13. Relkad
    Mar 26, 2020
    9
    Atmosphere characters(oh man the characters) voice acting level design action combos
    kinda game you'll love as you play more
  14. PanMrkvicka
    Feb 11, 2020
    8
    Better than the first game, it took more of an openworld rpg approach and its not bad. You can also see some similarities with Shadow of Colossus in the areas or in some boss fights which is not a bad thing, its inspired and made in its own way. With this game i became a fan of the darksiders series and was hyped for the third installment.
  15. showt
    Dec 9, 2019
    6
    Играл недавно, впечатления остались хорошие, понравилась мне игра. Жду третью часть, а за ней четвертую и завершение серии. Игра про второго всадника Смерть.
  16. MaxmilianKohler
    Sep 24, 2019
    6
    A really bad console port.... rebinding keys is a pain, and some of them can't even be rebound so I'm having to use all the defaults.

    The screen jerks/twitches when you look around. Setting vertical sync to ON and using windowed mode fixes some problems. There's no telling what half the items/stat categories do. Have to google every one. It seems like a very unpolished game,    A really bad console port.... rebinding keys is a pain, and some of them can't even be rebound so I'm having to use all the defaults.

    The screen jerks/twitches when you look around.

    Setting vertical sync to ON and using windowed mode fixes some problems.

    There's no telling what half the items/stat categories do. Have to google every one.

    It seems like a very unpolished game, especially on PC. Lots of small, annoying things. It was a really half a**ed PC port. Darksiders 1 was so much better as far as PC play is concerned.

    Many of the puzzles aren't solvable unless you watch them on youtube first, because it's really glitchy so the objects (lanterns that open doors) don't do what they're supposed to sometimes. So if you hadn't seen how something was supposed to behave beforehand you wouldn't do it over and over till it finally worked.

    There's an annoying delay on a lot of actions/commands. And sometimes they (execution) simply don't respond at all.

    Much of the game is retracing steps. You come across things which you have no access to until much later in the game (or there's a key in level 2 that opens a door in level 1), then you have to remember where they were (unlikely) and go all the way back. This is really annoying and tedious.

    Another really annoying thing is that for the stone collecting side quest, I didn't realize that if I died, recently collected stones would have to be collected again. So I had to spend like 2 days going back throughout the entire map to every single stone location, even ones I "knew" I had gotten before because many of them got erased if I died or the game crashed, etc. in that area.

    The game seems like it was made for a 5:4 aspect ratio... there are a lot of essential things that are cut off at the top of the screen on a 16:9 monitor.

    For a console game it's pretty good I guess, if you only play it on a console. The amount of effort that obviously went into making the actual game makes me not want to be so harsh. There are just a number of other areas where the same effort was not applied.

    It's a long game. If you're someone who likes puzzles and mazes, and has a good memory to visualize and remember where everything is/was, you'd probably like this game.

    It's overall not that bad.    … Expand
  17. aljirik1992
    Jul 4, 2019
    6
    Сладкий братюня на подхвате. (Darksiders II)

    Между второй и первой частями саги о четырёх нефилимах апокалиптическая разница. Из латентного GoW со своей атмосферой, серия переродилась в псевдоваркрафтного принца Персии, но со всё той же кривой механикой стрельбы, где сюжет такой сюжетный, что стандартная концовка ME3 на его фоне - просто 12 из 10. Но как утверждал Лось в фильме "Шаг    Сладкий братюня на подхвате. (Darksiders II)

    Между второй и первой частями саги о четырёх нефилимах апокалиптическая разница. Из латентного GoW со своей атмосферой, серия переродилась в псевдоваркрафтного принца Персии, но со всё той же кривой механикой стрельбы, где сюжет такой сюжетный, что стандартная концовка ME3 на его фоне - просто 12 из 10. Но как утверждал Лось в фильме "Шаг Вперёд 3": "Важно путешествие, а не пункт назначения". "D_II" расширяет лор в правильном ключе, а главный герой, который говорит в нашей локализации так изнежено, что только одной фразой: "Не время для лошади", - походит на петушка на палочке, а не всадника зовущегося Смерть, всё-таки тащит в бою! Наличие жеребца в этот раз не кажется чем-то незаурядным, а скорее утомляет, ведь решение перейти в систему полуоткрытого мира сделало из скакуна механическое средство для передвижения, как багги в "RAGE" от "id Software". При этом, за неимением слэшеров на рынке, даже такой концепт ощущается свежо, а запах вторичности выветривается, уже на первом боссе.    … Expand
  18. JaydenPickens
    Feb 20, 2019
    4
    I think this might be the game, that they torture you with in hell. This might be even worse than Darksiders 1, because there are actually good things hidden within. Let's start with the movement... our hero is still the same slow snail as before, but at least he has a horse, that moves slightly faster. But the movement problem did not vanish, because the world in DS2 is way bigger thanI think this might be the game, that they torture you with in hell. This might be even worse than Darksiders 1, because there are actually good things hidden within. Let's start with the movement... our hero is still the same slow snail as before, but at least he has a horse, that moves slightly faster. But the movement problem did not vanish, because the world in DS2 is way bigger than the one in DS1. So yep, half of the game you'll spend on travelling and ignoring enemies that spawn all the time... this is a disgrace to the gaming community as I once said. So, you'll probably ask me: are the puzzles better than in DS1? No... they're just as awful as in the previous part... and very easy to figure out I must say. They annoy me, because they're wasting my time. I know what I have to do, but it takes me 5 to 20 minutes to finish them, because the movement is slow and this is not how you should develop your game. You know what's good in Darksiders? Fighting is. Why not focus on the fights? Well, I don't know, so every location has many stupid and easy to do puzzles that only devour our precious time and it's not like you'll feel satisfaction from figuring them out... they're easy! So, what's new, that is good and wasn't in the first part? The locations are... they're gorgeous. I love the vibe of the places... I would love to explore them and have fun, but I won't, because I have to do the s***ty puzzles and then go to a different location. This game makes me sad. The reason of my sadness is that the fighting is great, the locations are beautiful, story is interesting but the rest of this game is garbage. Even garbage thinks this is bigger garbage. I expected more from a sequel of a sh***y game that was Darksiders. I thought, that if they did the sequel they would make the game better... well they didn't. I won't be playing Darksiders 3. Also, I hate how they make you go through the same corridors many times: yes go to that place, figure out the puzzle and pick the thing you need, now go back through the same corridor and face again the same enemies and waste your time... this is the worst level design in a videogame ever. Doom (1993) is laughing at this and DS 2 was made in 2012. This game makes me wish that there was an actual apocalypse in 2012 and we would all die, so this game wouldn't be played at all... remove this filth from plains of existence along with Darksiders 1. Pickens condemns!… Expand
  19. Skaamit
    Dec 9, 2018
    8
    Better than the 1st game. More interesting. And an epic adventure. Still have a cool setting, a design and a lore. Loot, combats, puzzles.
  20. Alex9418
    Nov 26, 2018
    10
    This game was even better than the first one. Great history, playability, graphics and music. Very enjoyable.
  21. Leviax
    Nov 23, 2018
    10
    Крутой слєшер с красивой графикой и превосходным лором. Игра отлична, рекомендую к покупке!
  22. Sinnuhe
    Nov 20, 2018
    9
    Si veníamos de una excelente entrega del uno, el dos ha sido aún mejor, dicen que las segundas entregas nunca son buenas, pero esta vez no es que sea buena, es que supera a su primera entrega. Un mundo abierto lleno de puzzles y una combinación con la acción y los rompecabezas EXCELENTES, pasas de un puzzle difícil para justo seguido luchar en plena acción con un jefe final extraordinario.Si veníamos de una excelente entrega del uno, el dos ha sido aún mejor, dicen que las segundas entregas nunca son buenas, pero esta vez no es que sea buena, es que supera a su primera entrega. Un mundo abierto lleno de puzzles y una combinación con la acción y los rompecabezas EXCELENTES, pasas de un puzzle difícil para justo seguido luchar en plena acción con un jefe final extraordinario. Gran título.… Expand
  23. Jay_Pickens
    Sep 9, 2018
    4
    I think this might be the game, that they torture you with in hell. This might be even worse than Darksiders 1, because there are actually good things hidden within. Let's start with the movement... our hero is still the same slow snail as before, but at least he has a horse, that moves slightly faster. But the movement problem did not vanish, because the world in DS2 is way bigger thanI think this might be the game, that they torture you with in hell. This might be even worse than Darksiders 1, because there are actually good things hidden within. Let's start with the movement... our hero is still the same slow snail as before, but at least he has a horse, that moves slightly faster. But the movement problem did not vanish, because the world in DS2 is way bigger than the one in DS1. So yep, half of the game you'll spend on travelling and ignoring enemies that spawn all the time... this is a disgrace to the gaming community as I once said. So, you'll probably ask me: are the puzzles better than in DS1? No... they're just as awful as in the previous part... and very easy to figure out I must say. They annoy me, because they're wasting my time. I know what I have to do, but it takes me 5 to 20 minutes to finish them, because the movement is slow and this is not how you should develop your game. You know what's good in Darksiders? Fighting is. Why not focus on the fights? Well, I don't know, so every location has many stupid and easy to do puzzles that only devour our precious time and it's not like you'll feel satisfaction from figuring them out... they're easy! So, what's new, that is good and wasn't in the first part? The locations are... they're gorgeous. I love the vibe of the places... I would love to explore them and have fun, but I won't, because I have to do the s***ty puzzles and then go to a different location. This game makes me sad. The reason of my sadness is that the fighting is great, the locations are beautiful, story is interesting but the rest of this game is garbage. Even garbage thinks this is bigger garbage. I expected more from a sequel of a sh***y game that was Darksiders. I thought, that if they did the sequel they would make the game better... well they didn't. I won't be playing Darksiders 3. Also, I hate how they make you go through the same corridors many times: yes go to that place, figure out the puzzle and pick the thing you need, now go back through the same corridor and face again the same enemies and waste your time... this is the worst level design in a videogame ever. Doom (1993) is laughing at this and DS 2 was made in 2012. This game makes me wish that there was an actual apocalypse in 2012 and we would all die, so this game wouldn't be played at all... remove this filth from plains of existence along with Darksiders 1. Pickens condemns!… Expand
  24. HUNTERGG
    Apr 20, 2018
    10
    Embora o porte para o pc desse jogo tenha sido ruim é um dos jogos que mais gostei de jogar e que surpreendeu de verdade .
  25. Anas_RJ
    Apr 17, 2018
    10
    One of the best Games I've ever Played. Darksiders 2 was an extraordinary Game the Main Character was freaking very awesome, the Game play is awesome, environment, DLCs Some people saying that this game is inconsistent but I don't think so this game is very good. Every games have some mistakes and Darksiders 2 also have some mistakes but that doesn't count.This game is very good and theOne of the best Games I've ever Played. Darksiders 2 was an extraordinary Game the Main Character was freaking very awesome, the Game play is awesome, environment, DLCs Some people saying that this game is inconsistent but I don't think so this game is very good. Every games have some mistakes and Darksiders 2 also have some mistakes but that doesn't count.This game is very good and the BOSSES of this game are Legendary. The voices of characters are very well managed, locations are very awesome in this game. And what I Like most in Darksiders 2 is Music seriously The music of game is soooo Awesome different music for different bosses and different locations it was just awesome. I really likes this game for me Its just perfect..10/10 you got it.… Expand
  26. Tuz0
    Jul 28, 2017
    6
    To be honest, this game surprised me quite a bit since I played the first Darksiders which was terrible and I expected Darksiders 2 to be the same. But I enjoyed it quite a bit. Everything I said and despised about the Darksiders 1 was pretty much wiped out or rather improved by far. It is for what I played a completely new game. The combat system is much more satisfying, the weaponTo be honest, this game surprised me quite a bit since I played the first Darksiders which was terrible and I expected Darksiders 2 to be the same. But I enjoyed it quite a bit. Everything I said and despised about the Darksiders 1 was pretty much wiped out or rather improved by far. It is for what I played a completely new game. The combat system is much more satisfying, the weapon selection expanded a lot too. Not to mention the way advanced audio quality accompanied by beautiful background music and professional voice acting which should be mandatory for 2010's games but that wasn't the case for Darksiders 1....
    So the gameplay transitioned itself in a more RPG-based approach or at least it implemented many RPG elements. Death (the main character) can level up, use and upgrade abilities. Also there is loot to grab from slain enemies, mission logs, side quests and many more RPG like elements in this game. What I noticed was that this game is clearly inspired by Zelda Ocarina of Time which shows in its open terrain which can be traversed by horseback, templelike dungeons with keys to open locked doors, puzzles and a lot of boss battles. Lastly it is indeed a very enjoyable game compared to its predecessor, but it is still Darksiders, a mere copycat.    … Expand
  27. JSCarpio
    Apr 13, 2017
    10
    El mejor juego de aventuras y hack and slash que he jugado en mucho tiempo, una mezcla perfecta entre Zelda, God of war y Devil may cry, con unos gráficos y animaciones que son una gozada, se lo recomiendo a todo el mundo.
  28. Phabtar
    Mar 2, 2017
    8
    Quite a creative story, almost felt too creative, with the number of side quests and the plethora of bosses you have to fight. The puzzles were especially engaging and brilliant.
  29. jelikey
    Jul 8, 2016
    8
    nice action, nice art , nice character "death" , nice evade&hitting, nice pacoor
    bad too difficult puzzle, since get ability portal, too long loose story,
  30. Tomle1202
    May 20, 2016
    8
    Darksiders II is an almost perfect combination of elements from many titles that came before it, although not every ingredient is flawlessly mixed together.
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#41 Best PC Game of 2012
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#39 Most Shared PC Game of 2012

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. PC Master (Greece)
    Feb 6, 2013
    87
    Darksiders 2 is immersive, rich in content, it displays well-executed (although not original) mechanics and is a huge game that will quench your thirst for a top-notch, “intellectual” action game. [October 2012]
  2. Worth Playing
    Nov 10, 2012
    79
    Ultimately, Darksiders II often makes you think of how it is similar to other games in certain respects, but it still feels like its own creature. The combat is enjoyable if a bit mindless, but considering how some of the puzzles can be, that might not be a bad thing. However, since skills and gear have such little leverage in the game, it feels like something substantial is missing. The rest of the game doesn't suffer, and the title is certainly engaging, but Darksiders II feels like it hasn't lived up to its full potential.
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  3. Gaming Nexus
    Nov 5, 2012
    89
    While the lack of advanced graphics options are disappointing, the core experience of Darksiders 2 remains intact with its assortment of gameplay genres and content rich world. Darksiders 2 on PC provides fans of the original and series newcomers with a seemingly endless amount of quests to complete and collectibles to discover, with the added bonus of Death himself as the protagonist.
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