The first 10 minutes: The Darkness

BlimBlim
Saturday, June 30, 2007 | 11:02 PM
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Who said that Saturdays where slow days? After a great GSD, here comes another excellent video with the first 10 minutes of The Darkness (360 version). It's also the first video done with Snoopers' brand new HD capture hardware, the same as mine and DjMizuhara's. More footage of this great game soon.

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The first 10 minutes: The Darkness

gmulis

Commented on 2007-06-30 23:29:43

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how about the last 10 minutes

HansiHusten

Commented on 2007-06-30 23:30:00

Great game. Worth the money.
If you liked Riddick - Butchers bay, get this one. Its very similar.

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SpazH3d

Commented on 2007-06-30 23:54:44

Holy gawd, these files just keep getting bigger and bigger, youre making my 1mbit connection cry. :(

I don't even have the game yet, becuase they unexpectedly delayed the game in the nordic countries. >:( Order'd from UK! I just cant wait 2 more weeks!

Im looking forward to part 2 - the darkness powers emcraced! :P

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lthideo

Commented on 2007-07-01 00:17:38 In reply to HansiHusten

Posted by HansiHusten

Great game. Worth the money.
If you liked Riddick - Butchers bay, get this one. Its very similar.

Offcourse, they are both made by starbreeze, i think these are the only 2 games they made untill now. Offcourse i can be wrong!
Anyway, i loved butcher bay(and i still do), it's like a long playable movie!
And it looks that it is going to be the same with "the darkness".
That is why this just became a must buy for me!!!

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housewarmer

Commented on 2007-07-01 00:18:19

Yeah, this game is brilliant from a storytelling perspective - it's one of those rare games that transcend being just a game.

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fearbit

Commented on 2007-07-01 00:33:13

I've allready ordered the game...looks very good!with good reviews to!...
the only thing tha bothers me is the enemy's AI.. :-?

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Drew

Commented on 2007-07-01 00:34:37

Hey Blim, what kind of HD capture hardware do you use? I've been looking for something, and your stuff is always really high quality.

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SpazH3d

Commented on 2007-07-01 00:35:10 In reply to lthideo

Posted by lthideo

They made 5 games, link: http://www.starbreeze.com/games.jsp

Notice how each new game is awesomer than the last. :D

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LiquidHeart

Commented on 2007-07-01 00:45:40

Oh my god
a must buy for me, I'm a big fan of riddick - escape from buthers bay, I've played like 6 times !
I saw the first 25 mis, AMZING !
i dunno but the game took to long to come to Saudi Arabia

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JimmySunderland

Commented on 2007-07-01 01:01:57

How is the PS3 version BTW? It isn't broken, is it? Choppy framerate, poor lighting, et cetera...

I'd like to be able to check this out. But if it's a lazy port, I'll give it a pass. The 1UP review I read didn't mention any glaring problems.

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Genocide

Commented on 2007-07-01 01:05:59

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This game looks like it sucks

OpiZA

Commented on 2007-07-01 01:39:24 In reply to Genocide

Posted by Genocide

This game looks like it sucks

I wan't to be your friend.

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Anyways... this game looks f'ing awesome, that opening scene had me dodging traffic in my chair :D This game has gone from 30 june release to TBA in my country. Noooooo!! I want it nooooow!!!

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DirtPipeMilkShake

Commented on 2007-07-01 02:39:44

I am afraid I will have to pass on this video. No more spoilers plz!

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mustacio

Commented on 2007-07-01 02:46:11 In reply to DirtPipeMilkShake

Posted by DirtPipeMilkShake

I am afraid I will have to pass on this video. No more spoilers plz!

its the first 10 mins. nothing at all is being spoiled. and yeah i have the game, nothing in this video is spoiling anything.

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mt_sabao

Commented on 2007-07-01 03:09:32 In reply to mustacio

Posted by OpiZA

This game has gone from 30 june release to TBA in my country. Noooooo!! I want it nooooow!!!

what country are you fom? Just read this from kotaku

Looks like gamers in Germany are going to have to wait a little longer to play The Darkness on their Xbox 360s, and the version the end up with will different quite a bit from what we're playing now in the state and UK. Probably the most major change needed before the game is released is the removal of Nazi symbolism, which of course hearkens back to a period of history that Germany isn't too proud of.

Other changes to the German 360 version include removal of four of the Darkling kill methods, and the ripping out heart animation being replaced with sucking out souls via a green mist. Weak. German players could always trade or import the uncut version the rest of Europe is getting, but I wouldn't recommend it, since possessing a copy of it in Germany can carry a sentence of up to three years in jail. The Darkness expurgated version should hit Germany as soon as changes are completed.

Im not german, but currently living in germany, and yeah i bought the game on play.com(uk) and i can only find this simply outrageous. these people are going beserk with this censorchip, i mean, i take the risk of going to jail by playing a video game!!!! Is middle age all over again o.O

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[quote=OpiZA] This game has gone from 30 june release to TBA in my country. Noooooo!! I want it nooooow!!![/quote]

what country are you fom? Just read this from kotaku
[quote]Looks like gamers in Germany are going to have to wait a little longer to play The Darkness on their Xbox 360s, and the version the end up with will different quite a bit from what we're playing now in the state and UK. Probably the most major change needed before the game is released is the removal of Nazi symbolism, which of course hearkens back to a period of history that Germany isn't too proud of.

Other changes to the German 360 version include removal of four of the Darkling kill methods, and the ripping out heart animation being replaced with sucking out souls via a green mist. Weak. German players could always trade or import the uncut version the rest of Europe is getting, but I wouldn't recommend it, since possessing a copy of it in Germany can carry a sentence of up to three years in jail. The Darkness expurgated version should hit Germany as soon as changes are completed. [/quote]

Nemesis_2015

Commented on 2007-07-01 03:34:28 In reply to mt_sabao

Posted by mt_sabao

i mean, i take the risk of going to jail by playing a video game!!!! Is middle age all over again o.O

possession = legal
playing the ukversion in germany = legal
selling it in germany = jail

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OpiZA

Commented on 2007-07-01 03:38:32 In reply to mt_sabao

@mt_sabao

South Africa, the peeps at customs are prob playing it till they release it :D

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anonim1979

Commented on 2007-07-01 04:34:48

The Darkness
IGN: http://ps3.ign.com/articles/799/799624p3.html

"The PlayStation 3 version is virtually identical to the 360, other than the occasional aliasing issues and sporadic slowdown."

Gametrailers comparation.
http://download.gametrailers.com/gt_vault/t_darkne...

It's fairly good. There are MUCH worse ports than this.
Oh and the scalling works (like in Sigma up to 1080p) and totaly NOT like in R6:Vegas. :)

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LEBATO

Commented on 2007-07-01 05:21:50

Looks cool, but the blur is just excessive. Looks like a good rental/buy (at discounted price).

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JimmySunderland

Commented on 2007-07-01 06:48:12

Occasional aliasing issues? How is that a transitory thing? Either a game is aliased throughout or it isn't. I'm no expert on these things though.

I read both IGN reviews and it seemed to me like the reviewer played the game in its entirety on 360 and only gave the PS3 version a cursory glance.

"Well, I've got to differentiate them somehow... so let's tack that bit on there."

Anyway, I didn't expect the game would run well on PS3. IIRC, the devs said the game is built on "an evolved version of the Riddick engine." So, essentially, its a PC game at its core.

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thedudex06

Commented on 2007-07-01 10:36:52

looks good......i hear that multiplayer lags like crazy.....any truth in that??

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PlumbDrumb

Commented on 2007-07-01 11:19:39 In reply to JimmySunderland

Posted by JimmySunderland

Occasional aliasing issues? How is that a transitory thing? Either a game is aliased throughout or it isn't. I'm no expert on these things though.

Funny enough, their other game, Riddick, on the Xbox suffered from sporadic aliasing.
Sometimes it was like the edge of a hack saw (mainly in the cutscenes), other times it was good.

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acm2000

Commented on 2007-07-01 11:22:47

i will deffo get this when it comes down in price

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jaxcellent

Commented on 2007-07-01 12:56:54

wow.. this looks amazing! I really want this game.. to bad i dont have any money left after I get back from vacation! yawn

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TheBeagle

Commented on 2007-07-01 13:14:30 In reply to thedudex06

Posted by thedudex06

looks good......i hear that multiplayer lags like crazy.....any truth in that??

The multiplayer is unplayable. Seriously. Any more than 2 players and it turns into a slideshow.

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