The Darkness II is even MORE INSANE than the first game

[@RedhoodJT]

The only bad part of The Darkness 2 was it ended on a cliffhanger.

[@3.0699]

Yea replayed it today ended up sad it never let us know what happened

[@BladeEXE67]

Even the coop gamemode where you play as one of Jackys hit squad members was great. I loved playing as the Katana dude.

[@mnmnmnmnmnmnmnmnmmmmmmmmmm230]

Still waiting for the third game to this day

[@JohnSmith-pq8gk]

I beat the game and beat it two more times with new games. I didn't fill out the skill trees till end of the second playthrough. I'm a pretty impatient gamer I beat it 3 times in a row. It needed a couple expansions because the run time is way too short. I've come to terms the ending. Johny is a monster 8⁸⁸⁸⁷that ⁰⁹iy7h8iì9⁹⁹

[@djkreed1999]

1000% shouldn't have ended it that way if they never intended to bring it back for a third one

[@Masterpsychosis999]

I remember playing this when I was 13 years old and it was wild I never played something like it and I collected all the artifacts and got all the upgrades and then play the New Game Plus and I got to say this game makes you feel so powerful I'm glad they Embrace more of the comic books this game shows you what the darkness is really capable of in the series

[@MrHammers]

This game makes you feel like the true vessel of the darkness for sure. Such a fun game

[@alexsheperd2060]

I love how the darkness isn’t an ally. It’s genuinely hates Jackie and the two are just stuck together due to other circumstances and Jackie feeds them and the darkness makes him a walking tank. I also did dig the multiplayer even as meh as it is

[@neomiahaudevert8395]

“Dead in the middle of little Italy” 😂🔥

[@LeonLein82]

Id love a The Darkness remake merging the gameplay of the second with the open world and atmosphere of the first

[@MrHammers]

The perfect game

[@williammorahan4907]

@@MrHammersWhen are we getting a Witchblade game?

[@jhudielgabrielsabelino9278]

ITS COMING ITS COMING!!!! HOLY SHITTTTTTT

[@Jonathan-Shadow]

No please no more remakes. Sick to death of remakes up the ass everywhere because it’s “safe” and companies have no creativity anymore. Just make a Darkness 3 and wrap up the story.

[@MrHammers]

@Jonathan-Shadow I think remakes have their value, it's nice to play old games on modern systems and have upgraded graphics and gameplay. It allows people to replay games they loved in a new light and also introduces new people to the game

[@DragonmanX90]

Another easter egg in that "The Ravioli is Too Spicy" poster is the location of the event; "Franchetti Theater". Jackie was originally a hitman for the Franchetti crime family, and the adopted son of Don Franchetti

[@Voldemort_Pendlegrass]

That Big Pun reference was 10/10. Lol.

[@arthurfleck629]

Really wish they made The Darkness 3, would’ve been so awesome

[@DaltyWiseman]

Heard that, personally I'd enjoy to merge the combat from 2 with the gritty look of the first

[@MightyMurloc]

I was so unbelievably hyped for this game, I tuned into ever Dev Livestream and even won some merch. And I adored my time with it, but, realistically, it was WAY too short. One particular point I still love this how it depicted the Hell Asylum as a, mostly, realistic Mental Hospital. It was disarming, but unnerving, in the exact way it intended.

[@cjware316]

The most memorable part imo. I love the Asylum bits.

[@delgado4261]

8pm

[@CuidightheachODuinn]

I still occasionally think about that shot with Jenny, no pun intended.

[@ZeonFreak60]

He just casually says , " Dead in the middle of little italy," thats fucken clever. I subscribed my friend that was dope.

[@TayTheMan17]

When the darkling died at the end i about cried RIP my lil Homie :(

[@MrHammers]

Real one since day one

[@TayTheMan17]

@@MrHammers always and forever I didn't know you could buy it off steam might have to do it!

[@thewalrus101123]

I don't usually like and subscribe when a content creator tells me, but you showing the gore and getting yourself demonitized showed me you're a man of the people.

[@methamphetamememcmeth3422]

You're a rebel, huh?

[@joshuatree5620]

I remember renting this game from Blockbuster as a kid, you are bringing back such nostalgia covering these hidden gems of our childhoods.

[@jawsdan]

The cool thing is, the cutscenes where Jackie sits in the chair and talks, he does so from the hell he was left in at the end.

[@enzosg6404]

I thought he was doing those cutscenes inside the closet full of rakes in the asylum, since in one of them you can see the shadow of the asylum counterpart of Jackie

[@isaiahperales8271]

Idk why but in the beginning of this when the darkness says “FEED ME THEIR HEARTS!” Always gave me chills especially how the tone of voice changes when it says hearts 😮‍💨

[@DinoDave150]

Does anyone else prefer Mike Patton's performance as The Darkness in the first game over the second? The Darkness in the first game sounded like a genuinely terrifying, ethereal horror wheras in 2 it sounds more like one of the imps it summons.

[@MrHammers]

100% agree, I think maybe it was the mixing and effects of his voice that were much better in the first game

[@DinoDave150]

@MrHammers I also think the way Patton spoke in the first game helped with his performance. Him fluctuating from a raspy whisper to guttural growling really sold the creepy factor as opposed to the constant high-pitched screaming like he's Invader Zim in the sequel.

[@Hunterssoldier]

Patton's voice acting in the original was incredible, so much subtlety & menace to the way he delivered certain lines. It genuinely did not sound human. Still liked him in the sequel but it wasn't quite the same.

[@senormarston]

I remember buying this game specially because of its art style, it called my attention and I had a lot of fun with it. I probably wasn't annoyed by the length of it because I bought the game on a nice sale for like 15 or 20 bucks in my local game store. Nice days when I could find sealed brand new games for such a neat price lol

[@dessi-xx3gs]

Respect for showing executions. And the big pun reference. Truly chefs kiss vid as always.

[@MrHammers]

Thanks homie 🙏

[@devious_rat]

I like how the change of gameplay does not feel jarring storywise, usually when games are taken over by different studios and have their focus changed, it feels out of place and bad, but here it feels like in some ways it is the evolution of Jackie's psych changing from the first game to this.

[@slowmotion8731]

You the man for knowing that classic big pun track

[@JJ_SDWR]

I have not played this game since it came out, but to this day I remember that final cutscene if you take the bad ending, where it plays that "I only have eyes for youuuuu" song... I really liked both of these games.

[@KTFTHEBEST]

That Frieza Monkey & Big Pun Reference 10/10 🥲🤣🤣

[@Clayton0301]

Man you always knock it so far out of the park it’s insane. I can’t wait to see this channel hit it big!! Keep up the good work, and Happy Halloween ♥️🎃

[@MrHammers]

Thank you! Happy Halloween to you as well

[@oscarpozo9442]

Cant wait for a remaster the first one, and a third game with 1 ambience

[@crissthoughts.7811]

Love that you use remorse from scattle in the introduction part. Love that song

[@MightyMurloc]

It's a small thing, but I love the thumbstick direction tutorial in the restaurant, deliberately telling you to look the wrong way in preparation for you looking both ways. It's a small detail, but I adore that kind of immersive tutorial. Followed by an On-Rails shooting section before giving you the full Quad-Wielding controls is very smart.

[@PsychoRavager]

This will always be a 10/10 game in my book! An example of a short game that has high replayability, a cooperative mode that you can do solo, NG+, and even chapter select! I prefer that over the kinds of games we've been getting lately. Either padded by bloated gameplay or narrative walking-simulator sections. And, most of the time, they don't even have NG+, chapter select, or both. I've replayed The Darkness II so many times now that I think it's more than 10 times already.

[@billythekid5579]

I'm missing 2 achievements from this game and they will haunt me until I die its been over a decade since i played but 12/13 year old me lived for and loved this game going to school darkness 2 on my mind all day would love to see the series revived and hopefully continued or one final send off

[@DaltyWiseman]

Damn Mr. Hammers, you made these sleep masks sound worth it, dope upload Happy Halloween yall

[@moonstergamer4]

I got this on black friday one year, remember not thinking much of it but was blown away at how cool it was. Couldn't believe I hadn't heard of it before then.

[@kingudaroth2598]

It’s funny I just remembered this game and was looking at stuff for it and here you dropped a vid good vid man

[@gki899]

fantastic video, you're mad underrated

[@astroboy6515]

Excellent video. Damnit do these games need more love.

[@vinnieharper]

07:20 - Yoooo.. Clever. Top Shelf tie in.

[@CinnamonToastKing]

A sequel done right! Also, I would say DE is more well known at this point for Warframe! Surprised they made this, I had no idea!

[@superpyromaniac]

Goddamn your videos are a treat. The games combat and short-but-sweet nature reminds me a bit of Bulletstorm. Picked it up on sale a few years back, definitely gonna go back to it now. Happy Halloween!

[@therealpizzagirl]

This and Bulletstorm are 2 of my favorite games. I’m a sucker for Linear FPS campaigns that have amazing gameplay and lots of fore, and both of those games fit that bill.

[@MrHammers]

Thanks dude! Happy Halloween 🎃

[@Isaacfess]

I hear that Redfall music! Great and detailed review as always dude.

[@RapidPhantom293]

I played through the entire thing today for the first time and MAN i've been sleeping on this game for so long, i just love how the game tells you the story of the darkness for those who have never read the comics, which was extremely useful for me since i've never read any of the comics, to me the game still looks amazing even in 2024, the heartbreak in this game stuck to me personally, Jackie himself has watched so many loved ones and people die, it's a real shame that this banger of a game didn't get a sequel but it's probably for the best since most video game sequels tend to have mixed reviews nowadays. Also, i really love the darkling in this game we must protect him at all costs monkey.

[@FPS_ARMA]

I loved this game so much as a kid. I had the poster in the game case hanging on my wall for years after the fact. Jackie is such a cool character.

[@Forgemno]

Good Big Pun reference

[@D1sappo1ntmentPanda]

Bro that part was awesome!! 😊

[@Rxbukiru]

The recap is one of the greatest recaps I’ve ever seen in gaming history. The tone he’s telling Jackie’s story and the way how the atmosphere is.

[@vahnn0]

Man I don't think I'd even heard of this series until seeing various retrospectives on the first game. The sequel looks even better, I wanna play this!

[@MrHammers]

Do it! It's easier to play than the first, it's on steam

[@mementomori771]

LETS FUCKING GOOOOO! Thanks for covering these games

[@DannyMillman.]

Great game, Great video! Loved that Big Pun reference!

[@rosfell00]

If you wish to get somewhat of a conclusion to this story, read the "Broken Trinity" saga, it's a crossover between The Darkness, Angelus and WitchBlade, and it should give you an idea of what the third game could've been about

[@RipZoe]

would love for the first game to get a remake with gameplay like this. one can dream

[@thevoiceofseason2465]

You had my sub at the gunship graphic

[@alexpricefield6969]

I got the game free on steam back then, after i finished the campaign shit was sad af, and even in the credits there was a scene Jackie and his gf was on the couch and just watching the TV. The theme song made it even more sad

[@Da_Gr8_I_AM]

I played both when they came out and absolutely loved both. Since I have always loved cell-shaded presentation of games, I was easily excited bout this iteration since the og was based on a comic book anyway. Also the game-play rocks and IMO much more intuitive than the og. I just wish it was longer.

[@mistatyrant8119]

I feel like its not a coincidence that has soon as i started replaying both The Darkness 1 & 2 that it started to be talked about again. Who knows maybe since some people are bringing the game back up it might get a remaster or a sequel

[@Katfish1216]

Got this game for my 17th birthday i beat it in 2 days, i love it.

[@ji_mothy]

Been loving your content for a week or 2, just noticed I had yet to give a well earned sub. Top notch videos, reminds me of minimme. Keep up the great videos Hammers

[@MrHammers]

Thank you!

[@danner.l4484]

New viewer here. When you said the thing about how you'd take the demonstration to show how good the animation was and asked for a sub and like you 100% got it my dude. I'm exited to watch more of your content.

[@flippedoutkyrii]

One of my favorite mainstream games (Black Mesa ftw!) from 2012. Also glad to see someone share the same love for the graphics and gameplay despite it's shorter length. It also reminds me you just never see the Mafia melding in with a supernatural/demonic story in cinema. How someone hasn't made a Godfather meets The Evil Dead is beyond me! Sad you didn't touch up on the co-op, though! As it can be played single-player with 4 new characters that offers an in-between campaign set during Jackies rampage against The Brotherhood where his gang hire mercenaries to help take down the families enemies and take the heat off Jackies Back. Funnily enough, each character offers new narrative and conversations for each individual level you play!

[@MrHammers]

I thought the video was getting a little too long to touch on the vendettas, maybe I can do a short video on just those cool characters

[@RoCkShaDoWWaLkEr]

I didn't know there was a second ending, I chose to stay with Jenny (I played both games and they were among my favorite games). I wish the investigating elements from the first game would have been in the second ;but both were good.

[@ndr6495]

this was the first pc game i ever played. kind of a perfect starter game. has that familiar arcade feel. not insanely difficult or long. allowed me to get a better sense of 3D combat, movement, multi tasking, etc. A+

[@brandonburton5928]

Subbed purely out of appreciation for the Big Pun reference.

[@ban1sh3db3ast]

Told ya it was better than the first ;) Glad you covered these two gems. Damn shame there is no Darkness 3. That cliffhanger left a void in my chest back in the day.

[@MrHammers]

They are both great games, but 2 is more fun I must admit

[@deegomez8813]

In my opinion this was a good game I never played the first one,this was my first time introduced to the series and I liked it alot ,the game was fun and being able to tear people apart was so awesome,it deserved a part 3,but sadly we never got to see it

[@rexrip1080]

Something that people maybe don't know about the Darkness: It is passed on from father to sun so Jackie is lets say a bit frustrated since he is a hound but must not risk it (this world seems to not have any form of contraception and Jackie seems to not know about the pullout method)... A good part of the humor in comics is seeing him frustrated over not being able to get layed and trying to find a solution. He even got propositioned by one of the Order dudes since there is no risk this way... Anyways, he made a construct out of Darkness matter... Basically a living sex doll. It was a whole thing... XD

[@simplycharlie0793]

love your videos man, would love a video on the 2008 alone in the dark game

[@therealpizzagirl]

Thank you SO much for this video! I adore this game. It’s so underrated. I like it more than the first one personally! I still want a The Darkness 3 dang it :(

[@MrHammers]

🥰

[@00HoODBoy]

This Channel is a gem

[@sokolov49]

Funny, I decided to play the game again for this Halloween and a retrospective video pops about it.

[@MrHammers]

Great minds 🤝

[@WeezyGotFans]

“Ohhh bars “ 😭😭😭😭dawg you funny asl

[@djtoxicdhg]

Happy Halloween MRhammer

[@MrHammers]

Same to you my dude!

[@RaizelSX]

Well I've discovered this video 30 minutes before I go to sleep and I can't stop whisper screaming JACKIEEEEEE!

[@LOCATIONREDACTED]

This is me, now.

[@GaMeRfReAkLIVE]

Assicution is enough to warrant a remake at this point

[@Mf-wolf]

Imagine a first person stealth/action horror venom game with the symbiotes like the demon tendrils it would lowkey be dope

[@DaltyWiseman]

"Shit hits the fan dead in the middle of little Italy" I see you 🔥🔥🔥

[@lakitceps4177]

Was looking for this comment lol

[@gne.official7689]

Lol big pun

[@sj1547]

It was a great sequel. I remember loving this and playing through it a few times.

[@travisbartholomew6646]

Great Job Covering This Game. You should cover Shadows Of Darkness, Sometime. Shadow man was a good older game as well

[@lndr.techno]

I've also had a blast playing this game back in the day

[@imnotyetdeadd]

Doing the lords work with this awesome content thank you brother!

[@natelewis79]

Liking for the thoughtful retrospective. Subscribing for the Big Pun reference.

[@MrHammers]

Man of culture

[@elsauced4085]

Always producing great videos. Keep up the good work

[@MrHammers]

Preciate ya man 🥰

[@alphamike87]

Great video, it would've ben cool to have a third game or a spin off, since the Angelus in a human is Witchblade, that would've been cool to see

[@robertkeane9393]

This franchise deserved a better sequel.

[@RooRuu96]

Its insane he didn't mention digital extreme is the devs of warframe but mentions they did the multiplayer of bioshock

[@MrHammers]

Probably because they hadn't developed Warframe yet when this game came out... So not something they would've been known for

[@Euronymouscoast]

Hell YEAH bud, underrated GEM. Ive been meat riding this game since it came out, nice to see everybody giving it some CREDIT finally

[@Luuute]

Idk what every other fan was thinking but I loved the art style. Only thing I missed were Jackies pistol finisher moves.

[@jothain]

I bought Darkness 2 years ago from some Steam deep sale. It's been hanging on the category and recently got Steam Deck and thought it might be good performance test for it. I believe I'm now really close to the end, past the graveyard scene. But hot damn this game is GOOD. I mean it has awesome combat mechanics, graphics haven't dated cause of the art style virtually at all and plot / missions are just insanely good. It's now one of my favorite fps games ever made. What a pleasant surprise this was.

[@quack9355]

Can't forget the Trailer of this game being shown on an Advertisement while I was finding collectibles by watching Videos about Prototype 2. Thank God I saw that ad. Made me hook onto something while I was high on Edginess back when I was a kid Lmao Speaking of Prototype. Why not take a look on the Prototype and Infamous series. This and those 2 are my top 3 Power fantasy game back in the day. Let's not forget the song "I only have eyes for you" on this game that even a edgy kid like me that is constantly being a trouble with the bois back in the day felt calm for a long time.

[@rohambahraee]

Although the game had it's shortcomings I had a blast playing it. From the intro, the vicious and bloody reviling of the darkness to the gunplay, action and graphics everything was awesome. Even spending time in the penthouse was fun and I enjoyed walking around and talking to characters. Wished there was more gore, blood, finishers and other stuff. Oh and that Noooo at the end from Jackie was great, the voice actor really sold it. Great review man 👍

[@TurtleHouse]

Loved this game! Made me want to get the comics (which I still haven't done yet). Awesome to see it through your vid, would actually kill for a remake or even just clean port of the first to Steam. We can only hope I suppose!

[@MrHammers]

I'm very interested in the comics as well, but will also probably never pick them up LMAO

[@TurtleHouse]

@@MrHammers There's actually a good omnibus or two so it shouldn't be too difficult, but just another one of those things in the 'one day' list

[@MrHammers]

@TurtleHouse oh nice! That's the only way I read the walking dead was the big collections, so that definitely makes it easier

[@drethom087]

Props for knowing twinz. That is all I wanted to say!

[@AkshatSTR8EDGE]

Funfact, i Got this and alan wake together not knowimg what the games were about. I olayed them simultaneously , it was fun.

[@Jake-tw2tb]

I wish the darkness (2007) was on steam. I love the games of old that use that super dark look.

[@broebuck71]

I really wish we could’ve seen Jackie get a decent ending for once. Bro just has bad luck

[@TheHIDDENPLAYBOOK444]

Damn they didn't make a third one... I've never played this game before but I have to say I was pretty invested in the story 💯

[@preposteroussvideos]

I love this channel Bringing me back 🔥

[@RSNTM3NT]

On both Xbox 360 and Steam, I collected all the shit in one run. I never finished Vendetta on Xbox, but I do complete it in Steam. It was quiet fun. Maybe a remake akin to this style combat, but with Starbreeze hub would be a cool idea. I'd love that. Good memories.

[@Auguzto.]

You gotta try out the multiplayer mode! it has its own story and original characters, it honestly feels like a second story mode and makes up for the game being so short imo

[@audiosurfarchive]

10:51 holy shit it's the Max Payne 3 weapon limit solution

[@WildJawn]

The “dead in the middle of little Italy” was fuckin bars

[@Weldedhodag]

39:00 i think it makes sense they guy ain't all that tough, jackie wasn't either when he first got the darkness

[@muhammadwahaj11]

The ending was fucking fabulous! It sent me in an existential crisis 😂

[@justgame2z]

That big pun reference was funny😂😂definitely subscribing

[@seanrowshandel1680]

The problem with integrating The Lord of the Rings into our universe is that we'll always be asking, "Why?" about the smallest details of the manner in which it was done. Are "all roads supposed to lead [back] to This Game: The Darkness"? The developers went into the mind of An Inventor, and made Inventing Things be "an Invention" after it had already been invented by the first inventor --including all inventions of all forensic techniques--. This is like how extremism "keeps inventing" the death penalty (by giving it a reason to exist) after it was already invented long before, except "backwards/upside down". Most scientific game ever: the premise is that the player exists. The contribution is made as long as the player does [really] exist.

[@theunfamousone2818]

I think it's been to long to make a darkness 3, what they should do is make a witchblade game picking up where this one left off where a major plot point is rescuing Jackie, disconnecting it from the darkness while also directly continuing the story allowing new players and old satisfaction