Darksiders 2

THQ is back with an amazing sequel . This time with a more deadly and terrifying Protagonist DEATH . Even the sound of his name can cause fear in the very soul of his enemies , Pssh !!  atleast tats what Crowfather tells in the beginning of the game :D.. So coming back to the game  , You follow the story of Death a fellow brother of War ( protagonist of the First Darskiders ) which occurs parallel to the prequel too .When War is accused of the destruction of Mankind by Council , Death rushes in to find the truth  .

4 Horsemen - Strife, Fury, War and Death with dust on his shoulder

His quest takes him to Crowfather who gives hime the ultimate challenge ( i.e) to find the Well Of Souls which is capable of giving life again and therby resurrecting Mankind. Thus begins Death's journey through the Land of Dead ruled by demons and his meeting with the King of Bones , Land of Angels and finally comes face to face with  the heart of the corruption ABSALON ,who was once Death's second in command of the Nephelim. In order to restore order of humanity and to matain peace Death commits geonicide by killing his own people . And thus commits himself to a life of sin .


What impresses one as soon as you start playing the game is the agility of this guy . I mean he is almost as bulky as Kratos but moves like the Prince of Persia  :D. I mean it really is cool to look . The acrobatics do seem similar to POP series and gameplay to that of God of War  . But hey those games are the starting point of everything . So you can t make a game without it getting reflected here and there :D. But still Darksiders 2 has its own unique style . Like the way you summon Oblivion from the depths of the ground is so cool to look at . You have dust with you who shows you the way whenever you are stuck at some place . Dust is binded to Crowfather and Death and as a result has a unique connection.

Movement , likes of POP :D

Gameplay is extremely good in the game that it makes you wonder that if you are playin a game or watching a movie . Another thing which I noticed was the difficultly level in the game was literally so hard even while playing in Easy mode . I mean the boss fights were dead easy , If you have patience and can detect a routine in his attacks you can easily defeat those guys without not even having to use a life portion . But when it comes to minions tats where the game really rears its ugly head  . OMG , these guys made  a meal out of me most of the time . Damn!! 

They are divided into Five classes like Fodder , Soldier , Elite Champions, Brutes and Bosses. Fodder guys are easy . It only when u meet the Soldiers and Elite Champions u will start getting smashed . I mean these guys use a deadly combo that one dodge when they attack you, is not enough . You need to keep dodging if you ever need to escape unscathed from their attacks .I  was frustrated with them so much that I literally groaned whenever the elite champions appeared on the screen .Grrr !! and combine them with brutes and fodder u wont even know what hits you before you use all your Health portion or end up dead.

Weapons are a of a major variety . You have the primary Weapon which is usually a scythe which can be coimbined together to form a big blade while using special combos or While attaining the Reaper Form . The secondary is a slow and heavy attack which can be switched from a hammer , axe and arm anklets like gloves made of steel , blades and bones . This attack is sometimes very slow that even before you can attack once, the minions would have already beld you to death .

You also get a gun to fire at enemies from distance or shoot at things and stones which are out of reach . Especially usefull while attacking small enemies like insect swarm or flies or scarabs and souls of dead enemies where your Scythe literally becomes ineffective . No upgrades for this . And reloads are a little slow which can be a little pissing off.. But apart from that they are great .

Death on Oblivion

The puzzles are huge and refreshing in this game that you will absolutely love then in this . Especially the ones with the constructs . Man they are good . Like giant robots, And especially , one place where you have to smash the construct in order to get the ball from it :D .Quite innovative :D

Construct with Death on top Riding it.

You have a skill tree which you use to skill up whenever you level up and are awarded with a skill point. The skill tree is divided into two
1.Harbinger 
2. Necromancer

Harbinger :: 

Usually skills which makes death even more powerful like Reaping and Harvesting and Teleport Slash.

Necromancer ::

This involves Summoning dead beings from underworld , Aegis Shield around you , Crow attack , Lightning storm etc. Out of which I liked the summoning thing very much . Half of the bosses and in overwhelming situation I used them exclusively to get a breadth of air . My god without this power Darskiders 2 would have been even more tougher than hell.

Wrath ::

U get this when you land successful blows on your enemies . Necessary if you want to use your Harbinger or Necromancer Skill sets .

U get to upgrade your armor , hand gloves , shoulder plates and even your secondary weapon . But not your primary weapon . Which can be switched only when a new one comes in . Based upon the armor and Scythe u use ,ur basic strength and defense is calculated. This is very important if you are going to survive in this world . Without upgrading you have no chance of even standing up against the minions.

Apart from the above skill sets you also get unusual powers but which are compulsary to get so that you will be able to traverse the game . Like Devil's hand which glows Violet in your right hand and is used to pull yourself across chasms while holding onto a ring or pulling a small enemy towards you or pulling yourself towards a bigger enemy . An essential when you fight Azrael.

PhaseWalker : 

Realm of King of Bones 

Used while traversing throught the Realm of Dead/Bones. U summon the dead Lords to make them float past gates and stand on a plates that activates a door .And also an updgraded version of which is used while in Land of Dead and you go to get the Demon Key . U use this version to traverse in and out of Past and the Future.( POP : Warrior Within , huh ;-))

Soul Spiltter :: 

Another innovative power which splits Death into two persons (one in violet and one in green ). And a stone Reaper Statue will be created once you deploy  the soul splitter which acts as an anchor for you to return to once ur job is done .This power is so cool when you realise how to use it and is quite essential to crack through some really innovative ideas of the developers. Awesome to look to :D..

Reaper Form ::  

Reaper Form

This is the power which you can use when the meter above your health bar increases gradually. During Which Death will attain the cloaked Form with a Big Scythe .Quite cool to look and is used mostly while Executing finishing moves on Bosses .

Crowfather with Amulet of Nephelim on his neck

After a long time a game which engrossed me so much and took up about 16 hrs of my time to complete it fully . Thoroughly enjoyed it to core . Don t ever miss it . If you can , please buy the game ..

A small teaser of wat u see in the game :D

Rating : 9.8/10

Regards
Ram