Darksiders II: Death Lives ( Defenders of Darkness II: Death Lives ) is a computer game in the genres of slasher and action RPG [2] [3] , developed by Vigil Games and published by THQ . The game is a direct sequel to Darksiders . In Darksiders II, the player is given the opportunity to play for another rider of the Apocalypse - Death , who decided to atone for the sins of his brother War . The game was released on August 14, 2012 on Windows , the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 , and on November 18 on the Wii U. In 2018, the sequel to the game - Darksiders III .
Darksiders II: Death Lives | |
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Cover game | |
Developer | Vigil Games ( Deathinitive Edition ) Gunfire Games |
Publisher | THQ ( Deathinitive Edition ) Nordic Games |
Localizer | Beech tree |
Part of a series | Darksiders |
Release dates | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, Onlive August 14, 2012 [1] August 16, 2012 August 21, 2012 August 21, 2012 October 18, 2012 Wii U : November 18, 2012 November 30, 2012 ( Deathinitive edition ) PlayStation 4, Xbox One October 27, 2015 Microsoft Windows November 5, 2015 |
Genres | slasher , action RPG [2] [3] , action-adventure |
Age ratings | ACB : MA15 + -Mature 15+ BBFC : 15 - 15 Certificate CERO : D - Ages 17 and up ESRB : M - Mature PEGI : 16 USK : |
Creators | |
Composer | Jesper Küd |
Technical details | |
Platforms | PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Wii U , Microsoft Windows , OnLive ( Deathinitive Edition ) Playstation 4 , Xbox One , Microsoft Windows |
Game engine | |
Game mode | single player |
Carriers | Blu-ray , DVD , Nintendo optical disc , digital distribution , cloud computing |
Systemic requirements | Microsoft Windows Minimum
Featured
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Control | Gamepad ; keyboard and mouse |
Reviews | |
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Russian editions | |
Edition | Evaluation |
PlayGround.ru | 8.3 / 10 [5] |
StopGame.ru | Commendable [4] |
Content
Gameplay
The gameplay of Darksiders II is very similar to the first part and is a mixture of slasher and role-playing action genres [6] . The hero travels the world, fights against enemies, solves difficult riddles, at the same time learns new skills and acquires new equipment.
Story
The action of Darksiders II takes place after the destruction of the Third Kingdom (Earth), but before the destruction of the last seal and the beginning of the Apocalypse. The Horseman War is imprisoned and awaits the judgment of the Charred Council. When the suspicions of betrayal of the War are reported to the other Horsemen (Death, Rage and Discord), Death decides to atone for the brother's sins, to erase the crime itself, that is, to restore the Third Kingdom.
In search of a way to resurrect Humanity, Death is sent to a dimension outside of the Three Kingdoms, where the Keeper of Secrets dwells (Oldest Raven), from whom Death hopes to find out the answers to its questions. The keeper agrees to help by opening the portal to the Tree of Life, but with the condition - Death will take away from him an amulet with the souls of the Nefilim race - brothers and sisters of Death, whom he himself once destroyed. Death refuses to pick up the amulet, than angers the Keeper. And the fight begins, in which Death wins. The amulet falls and breaks, and the fragments pierce the chest of death. The portal opens from the Guardian’s dead body and sucks Death into it.
Death awakens in the Forgelands, the world of the Creators. Their world gradually fades, but to this was added the unknown attack - Corruption ( eng. Corruption ). To get to the Tree of Life, Death first has to clear its way. He helps the Ancients, inflaming the Flame of the mountains, and, restoring the Tears of the Mountains, thanks to Karna, the youngest of the Creators. The creators create a key for the awakening of constructs for Death. One of them says that there is the largest construct - the Guardian, which was created to destroy the Damage, but was never revived. However, to revive the Guardian, it takes three stones in which the soul of the ancient Creator is embedded. The last of the stones was contaminated by Corruption, and the Guardian escapes. Death runs after him and overtakes him on a large field, where the Guardian fights with Eidard, the elder of the Creators. In spite of everything, the Creator survives, and Death, in turn, destroys the Guardian. Eidard, at the cost of his life, restores the Guardian and clears him of Corruption. The Guardian destroys Damage, but dies himself. Death enters the gate in the Tree of Life. But there is waiting for him a character from his past - Absalom.
Death, like all four horsemen before serving the Council, were Nephilim, semi-angels half-demons. All of them were created by Lilith, assistant of Samael, the lord of demons. Absalom was the eldest of them, he wanted land for his people, and he and his army went to Paradise to seize it. But four of them did not want bloodshed and pledged allegiance to the Charred Council. Their first task was the murder of their brothers. They cope with the task, and Death personally kills Absalom. The eldest of the Nephilim absorbs the Corruption, and he becomes her incarnation.
After a conversation with Absalom, absorbed in damage, Death enters the Kingdom of the Dead. With the help of the merchant Ostego, he learns that humanity can be resurrected with the help of the Source of Souls. But first you need to talk to Bony Vladyka. Death causes the Eternal Throne, which is carried by two giant serpents, where he learns that he will not be able to pass to the lord until he speaks with his Counselor. The advisor requires the Rider to defeat the Golden Arena champion in order to meet the king. Death kills the champion and seeks an audience with Kostya Vladyka. He, in turn, demands that Death bring the three Immortal Lords to him.
The first lord did not give up without a fight, but Death easily defeated him. The second lord, the Executor, himself agreed to go with him, provided that he would help him find three souls who did not pass the judgment of the dead. After Death copes with the task, to him is Vasileus - the third lord, who offers to meet in Psycameron. Death returns to the arena, where the guards open the passage there. During the meeting with Vasilevs it turned out that he had subjugated Echidna - the spider, who owns his own twilight kingdom Isilik. Death kills her, and the lord takes her. After completing this mission, the Lord destroys the Lords and allows the Rider to go through the City of the Dead to find the way to the Source of Souls. At the end of his journey through the City, Death kills the city guards, and then meets the soul of the Oldest Crow, whom he had killed before. He tells him that in order to go to the Source, you need two Keys - one is with the angels, and the other with the demons.
Through the Tree of Death, Death enters the Lost Light, an angelic outpost where one of the Keys is located. Damage got here, capturing many angels. Nathaniel, one of those whom Porcha did not touch, says that it is better to ask Archon about the Key. The Archangel asks the Rider of the Apocalypse to assemble the Rod of Arafel, a staff of incredible strength. Parts of these weapons are on ruined earth. Death meets with Uriel and her angels, who cannot escape from Earth, and they help Death find parts of the Rod. After putting the Rod together, the Horseman returns to the Archon, who clears the Corruption from the path to the Ivory Citadel, where the pale Horseman learns the whole truth from the Bookman Jamaira. The key is at the Archangel, but he does not want to just part with it, hoping to clean everything from the Deface. Death and the Archon (which itself has already been defiled by the Corruption) are found in a duel, the winner of which is Death, taking the Angel Key.
Then Death goes to the Edge of Shadows, which is destroyed by Corruption. The demoness Lilith tells Death that the demonic Key is located in Samael, but he has long disappeared somewhere. It also gives the Horseman the opportunity to move between the present and the past in order to take the Key from Samael from the past. After defeating the demon, Death takes the Key and returns to the Tree of this world to open the door to the Source.
In the Source of Death, he meets his brother, Absalom, and having fought with him, destroys him. The Eldest Raven reappears, who tells Death that only by sacrificing the souls of their brothers and sisters, he will resurrect humanity. The Pale Rider takes off his mask and jumps directly into the Source. At the same time on Earth, the War kills Avaddon the Destroyer, the last seal is broken, the Apocalypse officially begins . The rest of the riders arrive. And there will always be four of them.
After the ending, Lilith stands between the pillars, where a voice from the darkness reproachfully tells her that Death, instead of the resurrection of the Nefilim, revived humanity. Lilith replies that she is ready to incur punishment, but the voice says that "you will not like this punishment." Titles start screaming Lilith.
Continued
The third part of the Darksiders series was originally planned by Vigil Games . But the fate of the franchise hung in the air when it became aware of the financial complications of the company. Her parent company, THQ , filed for bankruptcy in 2012. Many of the company's assets, with the exception of Vigil Games and the Darksiders series, were sold at auction. In April 2013, a new auction for the sale of rights to this franchise began. Several companies, such as Platinum Games and Crytek , have expressed a desire to participate in the auction. April 22, the franchise "Darksiders" acquired the company Nordic Games . [7] [8]
On May 2, 2017, THQ Nordic and Gunfire Games announced that part 3 of the Darksiders franchise is under development. The game was released on November 27, 2018 on Windows , PlayStation 4 and Xbox One . [9]
Notes
- ↑ Fletcher, JC. Darksiders 2 rides into retail August 14 (English) . Joystiq (May 15, 2012). The appeal date is August 29, 2012. Archived September 12, 2012.
- 2 1 2 http://www.gamespot.com/darksiders-ii/previews/darksiders-ii-putting-the-action-into-action-rpg-6349092/ Darksiders II: Putting the Action Into Action RPG
- 2 1 2 Darksiders II "RPG Reviewer.com | 2012 Single Player RPG's for PC Archived February 10, 2014.
- ↑ Darksiders 2 Game Review
- ↑ Review of the game Darksiders 2 from PlayGround.ru
- ↑ Review of Gamestar.ru: Darksiders 2. Cute log (Inaccessible link) . The date of circulation is October 22, 2012. Archived October 30, 2012.
- ↑ Crytek USA hope to wrestle back Darksiders series in auction (Eng.) . www.pcgamesn.com (3 April 2013).
- ↑ Nordic Games explains for THQ assets (English) . www.engadget.com (14 June 2013).
- ↑ DARKSIDERS 3 ANNOUNCED - IGN FIRST (English) . www.ign.com (2 May 2017).
Links
- Official Darksiders website
- THQ's Darksiders website
- Darksiders II on the site PlayGround.ru
- Darksiders II on Absolute Games
- Darksiders II on GameGuru website