Darksiders 2 is a sequel to the legend of the horsemen of the Apocalypse, administering justice. Only this time you will have to play not for war, but for death. The main task is to prove the innocence of the war in the imminent Apocalypse. But how to do this and what you need to remember to complete the game?
Why didn't you love the game?
Every third user who started playing the beloved Darksiders 2 thought that the developers would move away from the mistakes made in the first part. That there will be more plot and less puzzles.
However, in reality, the game remains the same - 25 percent of the time will have to destroy monsters with a scythe, and 75 percent will be engaged in solving puzzles with levers, balls and other mechanisms. But you can explore the voids and the world around you within the limits of the accessible.
The game is good, but if you think about it, death has to move the balls and move the levers to cross the 1.5 meter fence. As for the opponents, with a certain skill it is difficult to die here. Because there is a weapon, a compass and loot in the form of various loot obtained in battle.
Weapons and battles
Since we are talking about death, then you will have to fight in the darkside with the help of the scythe of the arbiter of destinies, however, other types of weapons are also present in the game in order to collect the forces of all fallen soldiers after their destruction. And in this game, unlike the first part, it is much more fun to win, because the developers were able to create smooth transitions between battles, hits and combinations of abilities.
Therefore, in general, the fights here made the same sensation as the combat system in the first Batman game. As for the boss fights, here they turned into meat battles with a lot of special effects. And if you use a shamanic potion or a key found earlier in battle, you can see a colorful picture and powerful explosions.
You can watch a video about the game and make sure that both death and the blacksmiths did their best here - weapons knock out tears, explosions and lightning spread across the screen, and the beloved scythe cuts opponents in the kingdom in half.
Game process
No matter how correctly and beautifully done the combat system is, it's boring to play, because monsters and even some bosses simply cannot keep up with the user and attack him. In addition, some opponents drop a more powerful weapon with which you can simply mow down crowds. And all this so that the main character has even more time to guess the puzzles.
The same applies to the environment - the game has a lot of locations, large territories and many objects, but the minimap shows the area that you can enter. This brings the player back to reality - we are offered to go through the hallway levels.
However, the beauty of the world pleases - in each location there is a destroyed tower, there are guards in the cities, and invisible monsters and numerous easter eggs only add to the game the atmosphere and depth of the world. The game is overflowing with the secrets of the world, and some have found over 100 of them.
Duration
I was pleasantly pleased with the duration of the storyline. For example, in order to go through the first two worlds, you need to spend about 20 hours. The remaining 3 worlds will be slightly smaller, so they will take 10 hours to complete. As a result, the whole game will have to spend about 30-35 hours of pure gameplay. And this is not bad - during this time you can get to many locations, find a magic talisman and make friends for yourself.
Graphics
The graphics are not bad for their time, but their settings are surprising, which are not. You can kill a lot of time, but you can only change the resolution and color gamut. Sometimes, when you need to find something secret or follow the signs along the road, the picture can be blurred. But, as users note, this is more jambs of importing games to PC.
Conclusion
As great as Darksiders 2 is, and as good as the advisor thinks it is, it is in fact a set of puzzles. This time they are solved by death, and they are all solved very simply. The game is suitable for those who prefer the history of the game itself and similar topics.
