The Darkness demo has gone missing from XBLM

So.. should I play through the version I have since it downloaded before this? Or is it going to give me a red ring of death in anger?

Cause it sucked?

Good thing I grabbed this earlier. Haven't had a chance to try it yet.

When did it go missing? I just downloaded it an 2 hours ago.

Are we playing the same game?

The Darkness is a wicked game! Very well done AAA title.

Maybe the demo had some problems.. But the retail works great.

Why do they constantly keep doing this lately. Seems everything they release now gets pulled down for reasons unknwon then, it's back again the next day.

anyone notice a theme here with XBL releases ;) .. Microsoft QA at its best.

I forgot to look for it to begin with! I'll download it once it gets put back up.

They should pull the thing >< 1.3gb for what amounts to watching a car chase, shooting a few mobsters, ripping out a few hearts and then burning some money. The bloat that is happening on some of these demos is just atrocious.

But in all seriousness, I hope there isn't some fatal flaw with the demo that is going to red ring me or something. I'll stop playing it just incase.

I downloaded the demo earlier today and have had no problems with it so far. I've never played the full version of the game, however, so I'm not able to compare the two.

1.3GB is a bit excessive for this game. All I can think of is the game has terrible compression for audio and textures. But even then 1.3 is about 10% of the retail game if the game spans 9GB of a DVD9 disc... Maybe the in-game engine is built so ALL common objects and sound banks must be included or it'll start giving off errors. Ways around that, but takes time and effort... So... "HERES YOUR 1.3GB DEMO~!"

Hope 1 and 2 are talking about the Darkness on PS3, 'cause there's nothing wrong with the control scheme on Xbox 360, infact it's pretty much like ever other FPS on 360's controls, which are also fine. Can't vouch for the PS3's control scheme though.

(P.S. 2K Games; where's our BioShock demo?)

Heh. Well, I just got the game today.

It's super-awesome fun. It's just the game I've been waiting for. The aiming is a little wonky, but once you get used to it, it makes the game feel more like an awesome action movie.

Though god damn, the second part of the game is annoying. I think I set the gamma too low, because I couldn't see a god-damn thing even with the darkness powers. Turned the brightness up a bit and was fine from there, though.

Protip: If you ever get stuck in the second part of the game -- in a small dark room, use the tentacle grab thing on the object blocking the way. Seriously took me 20 minutes to realise that second darkness ability did something besides kill lights.

What a horrible, terrible game.
'Ooooooh, I'm a dark, conflicted person. Ooooooh, I'm being taken over slowly by a demon presence. Oooooooh, but I want to keep control and not give in to the dark powers' Yada yada yada.
Seriously, what a lame, overused, boring concept. We've had variations on this storyline for 20 years or so. The first time the Darkness voice came on and said 'Soon........' I about burst out laughing at how cliche'd the game was.

yeah, the demo was pretty weak sauce.
it even made my 360 freeze once.
but it was fine after a restart.

I downloaded the demo and didn't think too much of it, the graphics and such are quite amazing, but the gameplay (mainly the shooting) leaves something to be desired.

You guys who are blasting it don't have a clue. The full version is amazing and the character development is spot on once you follow the full game. It's got a lot of side quests and serious depth. Rent the full version and you will realize that this is a AAA title that should be bought.

Oh, and the demo has been on the XBLM Europe all day, so not sure if it's just you yanks who are suffering....

I love how you contradict everything you said here in your pimped review, konajinx. Very nice, lol.

update ... its back

The big problem this game has is its so massive and there is so much backtracking, you will probably miss A LARGE part of the game. I only found a lot of side quests by following a collectable guide. I would have never known to check back to old chapters for new quests. You won't even know you missed a lot of the stuff either.. so if you don't spend a few days in the game, you won't even realize the depth of the game. Think DEUS EX folks.