Have you ever wondered what Death, the dude, is really like? Who hasn't? Thankfully, the Darksiders 2 devs at Vigil Games prepared this intro video for us, full of sincere remarks about a mythical horsemen of the apocalypse and how he acts in their upcoming game.
Have you ever wondered what Death, the dude, is really like? Who hasn't? Thankfully, the Darksiders 2 devs at Vigil Games prepared this intro video for us, full of sincere remarks about a mythical horsemen of the apocalypse and how he acts in their upcoming game.
Reader Comments (29)
Posted: Jan 21st 2012 3:30AM tendoboy1984 said
No Wii U tag or mention? I am disappoint. It's going to be a launch title, you know.
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Posted: Jan 21st 2012 3:40AM Pure Black World Tendency said
I'm very curios as to how Famine will look when they make his game.
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Posted: Jan 21st 2012 4:22AM Electrium said
@Electrium
...oops. "Here's a link"
http://www.vg247.com/2010/01/12/darksiders-strife-fury-and-death-art-revealed/
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...oops. "Here's a link"
http://www.vg247.com/2010/01/12/darksiders-strife-fury-and-death-art-revealed/
Posted: Jan 21st 2012 6:10AM Churrotastic said
@Electrium So they replace Conquest and Famine with Strife and Fury? That's a little odd. (For those confused that I didn't say Pestilence, he is only a horseman in popular culture but not one of the originals. The traditionals from the book of revelations are Conquest, War, Famine and Death.)
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Posted: Jan 23rd 2012 1:59PM TheRedComet said
Fury is a girl and Strife is a cowboy looking dude.
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Posted: Jan 21st 2012 4:29AM Faceless Troll said
"Death, the dude"
Neil Gaiman has led me to believe Death is a perky goth girl.
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Neil Gaiman has led me to believe Death is a perky goth girl.
Posted: Jan 21st 2012 6:15AM CharginChuck said
@Faceless Troll
I prefer Pratchett's version, personally.
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I prefer Pratchett's version, personally.
Posted: Jan 21st 2012 6:16AM CharginChuck said
@Faceless Troll I prefer Pratchett's version, personally.
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Posted: Jan 21st 2012 11:10AM EvilCartographer said
@devwild
I recall reading that Neil did the horsemen sections and Terry was responsible for Adam and the Them.
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I recall reading that Neil did the horsemen sections and Terry was responsible for Adam and the Them.
Posted: Jan 21st 2012 5:13AM nightripper said
@tehtimeisnow your mommy is calling you better go to bed
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Posted: Jan 21st 2012 6:14AM Churrotastic said
Don't get me wrong, this game looks cool and all, and I really enjoyed the first game, but I just can't get over that Death looks like a glorified Casey Jones. I wish they would have done Death's design a little different, but oh well.
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Posted: Jan 21st 2012 6:17AM CharginChuck said
What the hell is going on with the comments tonight?
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Posted: Jan 21st 2012 11:01AM devwild said
The one thing that bothers me about the quotes is the idea that Death doesn't wait for anything. One of the cornerstones of Death is that he waits - doesn't do anything before it's time, but when he does, it's absolute. You can say he's "cold and calculating", but without that character aspect, and based on the gameplay shown, he still seems like a brute.
Would have seemed more appropriate to me for him to have a more batman-esqe personality to be properly cold and calculating - just without the hiding. :)
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Would have seemed more appropriate to me for him to have a more batman-esqe personality to be properly cold and calculating - just without the hiding. :)
Posted: Jan 21st 2012 3:03PM Third said
@devwild
Indeed, looking at the Biblical Horsemen (not the Darksiders lore) I'd see them as the following:
War - direct, open conflict
Death - covert, black-ops, assasination
Conquest - politics, back-room deals
Famine - bio-chemical warfare
Of course, that's all a bit harder to put in a fast-paced action game ;)
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Indeed, looking at the Biblical Horsemen (not the Darksiders lore) I'd see them as the following:
War - direct, open conflict
Death - covert, black-ops, assasination
Conquest - politics, back-room deals
Famine - bio-chemical warfare
Of course, that's all a bit harder to put in a fast-paced action game ;)
Posted: Jan 21st 2012 11:02AM EvilCartographer said
So, release date? Because I have been waiting far too long for this game.
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Posted: Jan 21st 2012 3:52PM Liquidfingers said
i loved the first game, and want to support these Vigil guys, but i seriously hope that the 360 version isn't plagued by the shitty screen tearing present in the first. it's a shame when you look forward to (and even pre-order) a game for your preferred console, only to realize that that version is the worst. in that way, i truly feel for the early owners of Bayonetta on the PS3.
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Posted: Jan 22nd 2012 4:49PM (Unverified) said
they suck at technical on first game like the controls are disabled when you use nostromo gamepad(like you cant use your keyboard, xbox360 controller at all) i bought the nostromo for this game and this is what i get???? customer support sucks too, i like joe mads artwork, pls. dont get me wrong coz im also an artist myself but THQ and Vigil are a bunch of you know what!
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Posted: Jan 23rd 2012 11:16AM FreakinaVault said
I loved darksiders 1, this is a must have for me.
But one thing, death ain't calculated.
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But one thing, death ain't calculated.
Posted: Jan 23rd 2012 1:59PM Grimbear13 said
The first game I was SO excited when I played the up through the first dungeon... then the second one was still pretty cool... after that I felt they were repetitive and bland. I have high hopes for this one though again. The first wasn't a bad game...but I definately lost interest in it after awhile. I want to go back and finish it at some point.
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