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    Darksiders II

    Game » consists of 30 releases. Released Aug 14, 2012

    Players return to the post-Apocalypse in the sequel to 2010's Darksiders, this time as former protagonist War's fellow Horseman of the Apocalypse, Death, the pale rider, who seeks to resurrect Humanity to clear his brother's good name.

    What platform should I get Darksiders II for?

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    #1  Edited By alexross

    I'm thinking PC right? Probably better looking, faster load times, and I assume it will support the 360 controller.

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    #2  Edited By doobie

    do you have a pc that will run it?

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    #3  Edited By zombie2011

    There are some perks tied to the first game, so if you played the original on one console you might want to stick to that. Unless, you don't care about the upgraded weapon you get.

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    #4  Edited By laserbolts

    I'll be picking it up for 360 because it's my favorite controller. I think it's going to be amazing whatever you play it on. If I had a good pc I would get it on that since I'm sure it will have 360 controller support and for the reasons you already pointed out.

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    #5  Edited By VoshiNova

    you should ignore the weird goth kid in the corner of the classroom. His Spawn lunch pale is full of skull merchandise and Metallica albums.

    pc

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    #6  Edited By deox

    If your PC will run it, that's the obvious choice.

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    #7  Edited By fugie7

    I am picking it up on the XBOX 360. But if your PC can run it then get it . for the pc.

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    #8  Edited By alexross

    PC it is, thanks guys.

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    #9  Edited By mosdl

    @ill_communication: The original supported the 360 controller (and honestly it controlled better using it)

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    #10  Edited By Raven10

    If people recall the first one had major tearing issues on the 360. I ended up playing the PS3 version because everyone said the tearing was pretty awful and graphical glitches like that really bug me. I would hope they fixed their engine by now, and it seems probable since Space Marine ran on the same engine and didn't have the issue. So, yea, I'd wait for some tech analysis before choosing a version. Though I guess if you are getting it day one, the PC version probably is best assuming you have a PC that can just power over any flaws. For me, I always wait for the Digital Foundry Face Off before deciding on a version. They go into extreme detail on tech specs, often going down to measuring controller response times on games where that is important, so I never get a game before that verdict comes out. You can find their articles on Eurogamer.

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    #11  Edited By ajamafalous
    @Raven10 said:

    If people recall the first one had major tearing issues on the 360. I ended up playing the PS3 version because everyone said the tearing was pretty awful and graphical glitches like that really bug me. I would hope they fixed their engine by now, and it seems probable since Space Marine ran on the same engine and didn't have the issue. So, yea, I'd wait for some tech analysis before choosing a version. Though I guess if you are getting it day one, the PC version probably is best assuming you have a PC that can just power over any flaws. For me, I always wait for the Digital Foundry Face Off before deciding on a version. They go into extreme detail on tech specs, often going down to measuring controller response times on games where that is important, so I never get a game before that verdict comes out. You can find their articles on Eurogamer.

    The tearing was patched a few weeks after launch.
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    #12  Edited By musubi

    Played the first on 360 will play this one on 360 as well.

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    #13  Edited By CaLe

    I'm playing through the first one on PC now and it does look good, but nowhere near as good as the screenshots for 2 look. They've really put a lot of work into the visuals for 2 so if you've got a PC that can play it at a high resolution then it's a no brainer.

      Recommended:
      • OS: Windows 7
      • Processor: Any Quad-core AMD or Intel Processor
      • Memory: 2GB
      • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 512MB Video Card or AMD equivalent

    Pretty modest really.

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    #14  Edited By warpedzappa

    PC if you can run it. The first one looked great and had Xbox 360 controller support.

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    #15  Edited By alistercat  Online

    If you get it on PC get it from the THQ store. Still a steamworks game and you get the DLC season pass.

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    #16  Edited By Raven10

    @ajamafalous: Well that's good to hear. No help to those that played and beat it the week it launched, but still good that it was fixed eventually.

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    #17  Edited By coaxmetal

    The Personal Computer of course.

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    @zombie2011 said:

    There are some perks tied to the first game, so if you played the original on one console you might want to stick to that.

    Are they worth skipping out on the PC version for?

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    #19  Edited By Mr402

    I'm playing on PC right now and it's great.

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    #20  Edited By Marz

    from the reviews it seems consoles have a bit more problems at the moment, i'd play the PC. you don't need a beastly PC but you should at least have something that is from the past couple of years to run it.

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    #21  Edited By zombie2011

    @Godlyawesomeguy said:

    @zombie2011 said:

    There are some perks tied to the first game, so if you played the original on one console you might want to stick to that.

    Are they worth skipping out on the PC version for?

    From Jeff's review i would say so.

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