Darksiders 2 (2012)

Darksiders 2 (2012) - Review

Darksiders 2 takes place parallel to the events of the previous part. This time, we get to play as another one of the four horsemen, 'Death'. He goes on a personal mission to prove his brother War's innocence and resurrect humanity.

Things I liked:

Death was a cool and badass character and his development was better that War's.
The combat was more refined from the previous part. Fast, fluid, responsive and fun.
Liked the abilities upgrade and the fact that you can remove it all and do it again for experimentation, for a small fee. I eventually stayed with the necromancer side. Summoning minions and crows just felt really good and suited my gameplay style.
RPG elements in the game made for a nice addition. NPCs dialogue wheel, side quests and tons of customization for character stats.
The pacing of the game was far better than the last part.
The opening of the game was great.
Many of the boss fights were pretty good and varied a bit.
The HUGE ASS guardian boss fight at the end of the first area/act, similar to those from Shadow of the colossus, was simply AMAZING.
Jesper Kyd's soundtrack was beautiful and the soundtrack as whole was a huge improvement from the previous part.
The art style of the characters and the environments was great, made the game look pretty good as a whole even though the texture resolution was pretty low.

Things I didn't like:

The story got bogged down as the game progressed and ended poorly, making it less enjoyable as a whole as compared to the first part.
The final boss fight was too easy and disappointing.
While the pacing was better, it still wasn't that good. The middle part of the game dragged on a lot. The errand boy nature of the story progression was used way too much.
There were too many easy dungeons and puzzles that it became a bore as almost every quest included them.
While the soundtrack was great, the most epic pieces were only used once throughout the game, I mean what the hell, why not use it more.

In conclusion, I had a great time with the game thanks to a great protagonist, improvement in combat and addition of RPG elements. The story could have been a lot better though.
I really hope they make Darksiders 3.

8/10

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