Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition

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User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 50 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 50
  3. Negative: 4 out of 50
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  1. saxo27
    Dec 28, 2019
    10
    Another game that I skipped on day one due to some reviewers' opinions on YouTube. Glad I finally picked it up. It looks good, plays smoothly and has a lot of fun environmental puzzles(less annoying than DS1 portal ones) and platforming-I love the Prince of Persia style platforming. I can only agree with reviewers in that world one can drop in FPS and resolution sometimes. After world oneAnother game that I skipped on day one due to some reviewers' opinions on YouTube. Glad I finally picked it up. It looks good, plays smoothly and has a lot of fun environmental puzzles(less annoying than DS1 portal ones) and platforming-I love the Prince of Persia style platforming. I can only agree with reviewers in that world one can drop in FPS and resolution sometimes. After world one everything looks nice and plays so too. I had a lot of fun with this game.… Expand
  2. Nintendopost24
    Sep 27, 2019
    8
    On peut estimer que Darksiders est une série de jeux vidéo plutôt sous évaluée et qui n’a pas grand chose à envier à certaines grandes sagas du Jeu Vidéo. Darksiders 2 Deathinitive Edition est un excellent jeu, complet, généreux et avec des idées de gameplay qui font mouches. Pour moins de 30 euros, la Switch accueille un portage qui mérite bien plus que son statut de Zelda-Like un peuOn peut estimer que Darksiders est une série de jeux vidéo plutôt sous évaluée et qui n’a pas grand chose à envier à certaines grandes sagas du Jeu Vidéo. Darksiders 2 Deathinitive Edition est un excellent jeu, complet, généreux et avec des idées de gameplay qui font mouches. Pour moins de 30 euros, la Switch accueille un portage qui mérite bien plus que son statut de Zelda-Like un peu bourrin et mature. En attendant la suite de la série (un éventuel portage de Darksiders 3 et d’ici la fin de l’année Darksiders Genesis), je ne peux que vous encourager à jouer à Darksiders 2 ou bien à découvrir la série avec Darksiders 1 Warmastered Edition.… Expand
  3. arh3399
    Feb 26, 2020
    7
    I never played this when it originally came out but after loving the first one on switch I jumped on this one. Its no where near as good as the first one in my opinion. The story is a lot weaker and the dungeon designs are too. Maybe its just me, but I feel like they made most of the dungeons smaller, and then they just added more. The game does pick up in the final act and if youI never played this when it originally came out but after loving the first one on switch I jumped on this one. Its no where near as good as the first one in my opinion. The story is a lot weaker and the dungeon designs are too. Maybe its just me, but I feel like they made most of the dungeons smaller, and then they just added more. The game does pick up in the final act and if you enjoyed the gameplay of the first one, you will enjoy this. This one runs much worse on switch then the first one. In any of the big open areas the resolution tanks and I had this game freeze on me at least 10 times and my full play through was around 20-25hrs. I also had it out right crash another 2 or 3 times too.… Expand
  4. GamerGuysNGals
    Oct 27, 2019
    8
    Introduced in the days of the PS3/Xbox 360 (back in 2012), so its had seven years to age and this gets us the Deathinitive edition we see here on Switch. Darksiders follows a unique mixture of lore -- from the biblical nephilim to the more Nordic-inspired Makers, the game does a great job drawing inspiration from many sources and stitching it together in a rich and lush world.

    This game    Introduced in the days of the PS3/Xbox 360 (back in 2012), so its had seven years to age and this gets us the Deathinitive edition we see here on Switch. Darksiders follows a unique mixture of lore -- from the biblical nephilim to the more Nordic-inspired Makers, the game does a great job drawing inspiration from many sources and stitching it together in a rich and lush world.

    This game totes action RPG combat where you can string along combos to stagger enemies and rack up damage. Fans of games like God of War or even Kingdom hearts will be right at home here, as the combat is super easy to get into, but customizable based on the speed of the weapons you equip and the skills you choose to use.

    Weapon and armor upgrades are plentiful, and you'll get drops from enemies fairly frequently, in addition to being able to find more rare equipment from chests scattered throughout the world or as rewards from quests given by NPC's. This allows you to steadily get stronger in addtion to the level up system. You're able to unlock perks on a skill tree not unlike in your standard MMORPG, allowing you to further tailor gameplay to a style you enjoy.

    The combat is fluid and the world is vast, but I did notice quite of bit of issues with loading environments as well as some framerate drops in some areas. The game doesn't upscale well in docked mode, and the limitations of the Switch hardware becomes a lot more obvious. THQ Nordic has done more than just a decent job on this port, so if low resolution enviornments aren't a deal breaker, I'd definitely pick this game up. I give it a hard earned 8.5/10    … Expand
  5. mtkf
    Jul 26, 2020
    5
    I wanna love this game but it's a very very clunky port. Music is great, visuals are pretty bad, combat just doesn't feel right. I also had multiple crashes through my gameplay. I finally finished it and have no desire to replay it so I shall be selling it.
  6. Nintendist
    Aug 24, 2022
    0
    this game is so bad, the gameplay is terrible and all the story has no sense
  7. M4N0R4F43L
    Oct 10, 2021
    8
    Another amazing port for Nintendo Switch. Framerate stable, grapichs ok. I liked
  8. ChoppyNowGaming
    Jan 4, 2020
    8
    Solid port of an underrated game. Very derivative - visuals ape Blizzard, gameplay mashes up God of War with Zelda - but it’s made by really talented artists and level designers. It’s well paced, with excellent puzzles. Better than any service game on the market, and there are no microtransactions.
  9. IamSquid
    Jan 2, 2023
    6
    I understand a lot of people love this game.
    It looks great, the controls are good, it plays well, in fact I'd say everything about it is very well done.
    This is just not the kind of game I'm into.
  10. ElderSkrull
    Jul 13, 2023
    0
    I had fun for a good 20 hours hacking, slashing, exploring, and discovering. Then the game started crashing. First playing this game in 2023 makes me very late to this series. I couldn't put down the original Darksiders and once I beat it I immediately picked up Darksiders II. I was enjoying the overall experience, but not as much as the first game. Then, in the Kingdom of the Dead, myI had fun for a good 20 hours hacking, slashing, exploring, and discovering. Then the game started crashing. First playing this game in 2023 makes me very late to this series. I couldn't put down the original Darksiders and once I beat it I immediately picked up Darksiders II. I was enjoying the overall experience, but not as much as the first game. Then, in the Kingdom of the Dead, my game crashed multiple times. I made it to Earth, but was feeling like I just wanted to be done and after another crash, I just quit and never picked it back up.… Expand

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. FNintendo
    Oct 25, 2019
    70
    Darksiders 2: Deathinitive Edition represents a different but by no means less enjoyable experience than its predecessor. The plot may be very simple but it's competent enough and the game's missions, side quests, plentiful loot and soundtrack all add up to make this an involving and rewarding experience around such a rich, well-crafted effort.
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  2. Vooks
    Oct 24, 2019
    70
    Darksiders 2 is a good game, and this is a decent port to try if you haven’t managed to try it yet. While it does have its hiccups, the game is ultimately the same game you’ve seen elsewhere for better or worse. Despite how slow the series can take to tell the overarching story, I still look forward to seeing what they do with these characters and with Darksiders Genesis. If you’re picking this game up for the second time let’s face it, you want to see what’s going to happen to.
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  3. Gameplanet
    Oct 24, 2019
    80
    For fans of the series the Deathinitive Edition’s arrival on the Switch is the perfect excuse to go back and relive the adventure, it’s as good as you remember. For everyone else there’s never been a better time to embrace Death.
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