E3 2012: Hands-On With Darksiders 2

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THQ are pinning a lot of their financial hopes on [app=8296]Darksiders II[/app], the sequel to their original Darksiders. Jacob Saylor is a big Darksiders fan, and entered the E3 demo booth very excited to see what would happen next. What he found, however, was a mixed bag.

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[tranquil]

Already pre-ordered it on Steam, absolutely loved the first game so i'm really keen for this one.

[Angeredsoul]

Already pre-ordered it on Steam, absolutely loved the first game so i'm really keen for this one.

same, cant wait.

[exe3]

First game was pretty entertaining though I felt in ways it was wasted potential, (I wanted to be fighting DURING the Apocalypse ) should be interesting to see what's improved in Darksiders 2.

Though disappointed they've apparently created 'Fury' and 'Strife' as the final horsemen rather than stick with the mythology. Pestilence and Famine would've been awesome concepts to make combat from.

[Kendrite]

Did you guys use an xbox gamepad for the first one? I found it fun but the controls frustrating so didn't get very far.

Maybe I should try again.

[exe3]

Yes I used a wired 360 controller.

[tranquil]

Yes I used a wired 360 controller.

Yep same here, was much better.

[Ytnim]

First game was pretty entertaining though I felt in ways it was wasted potential, (I wanted to be fighting DURING the Apocalypse ) should be interesting to see what's improved in Darksiders 2.

Though disappointed they've apparently created 'Fury' and 'Strife' as the final horsemen rather than stick with the mythology. Pestilence and Famine would've been awesome concepts to make combat from.

Well I think the only horseman that was given a name was Death. The others are only described through their actions and the colour of their horses.

*quick google*

Yep and according to wikipedia, Conquest is a more correct version of the white rider, not Pestilence.

[exe3]

Are you talking about the game or the mythology?