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Touch Of Death: The Combat Of Darksiders II

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by Ben Hanson on June 15, 2011 at 11:00 AM
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Originally conceived as a cross between The Legend of Zelda and Devil May Cry, combat proved to be one of the highlights of the first Darksiders. Death's introduction as the main character in the second entry radically changes the way players will face off against enemies in the game's dungeons. Aside from the addition of loot and a skill tree, combat in Darksiders II will be faster and more agile. Watch the video to see combat in action and to hear the game's director Marvin Donald explain the differences between War and Death.

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  • by Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    Love it!

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    by Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 11:13 AM
    Holy death batman! Just give me alpha demo to still my hunger
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    by Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 11:14 AM
    Think I might go pick up the first one in anticipation of this game.
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    by Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 11:15 AM
    I never played the first Darksiders, but am thinking I might have to check it out now... TO THE NERDERY!
  • by Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 11:18 AM
    If Kratos had a child with Bayonetta this would be that child.
  • by Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    Darksiders and Darksiders II, Mongrels if I ever saw any...and I love mongrels, so cute and scruffy!

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    by Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    1:45 - 1:50 seems to be a bit of unintended shifts in direction of the control x.x

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    by Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 11:51 AM
    Did they hire Blizzard's weapon concept artists?
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    by Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 11:54 AM
    Looks like fun. I've never played the first one. I take it that it was more of a straight up action game in terms of combat? I'm all right with them adding more RPG elements. Kinda makes me wonder if every game will have them some day, though...
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    by Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    death never looked better.

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    by Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 12:04 PM
    He's supposed to be Death, right? Can't he just touch a guy and make him burst into flames?
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    by Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    dude this looks insane!!!!!!!!! I cannot wait gonna make my death a super fast offensive guy its gonna be AWESOME

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    by Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    SuperFantastic

  • by Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    I hope there is a demo.  I want to try it

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    by Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 12:18 PM
    I would have never thought that Death would save all of humanity.
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    by Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    amazing!

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    by Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 12:37 PM
    Time to go play DS1.
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    by Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 01:09 PM
    This is shaping up to be a really promising sequel. Did they give a release time frame for this yet?
  • by Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 01:27 PM

    The Wanderer version of Death looks incredible. One thing tho..shouldnt that hammer crash into the ground with massive force? There was no effect when it hit the ground, oh well its still a ways to go in development..probably just something that hasnt been added yet.

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    by Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 01:51 PM
    Never played the first, not too sure about this entry either. Hopefully a demo will give me some better insight.
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