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Darkest of Days

post #1 of 45
9/8/09 at 2:35am
Thread Starter 
What is this game?

The only thing I know about it, thanks to Alex's gamertag profile*, is that you get an achievement for punching a horse to death. This is the greatest achievement ever.

*side note: it's lame you can't look at achievements until the game is officially released. I wanted to check out the Beatles achievements.
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post #2 of 45
9/8/09 at 2:39am
In Darkest of Days, the action begins with the player being ripped from his period in time by a mysterious organization moments before his grisly death. In order to ensure the future of mankind, he is then tasked with the mission to travel back and forth through time – to famous, turning-point battle campaigns in world history – acting as the organization’s agent in a larger, seemingly otherworldly, battle between good and evil.

Using a combination of both futuristic and historical weapons, players will be immersed in a world where in one instant they will be fighting against the Germans in the First World War and the next find themselves battling at Antietam in the American Civil War. A variety of combat missions, such as stealth, artillery assaults, and sniper attacks will keep players on their toes through dozens of levels spread out over five historical time periods – all while discovering the secrets of the mysterious organization for which they have been working. Fighting on one side of the action, then sometimes coming back to fix mistakes on the opposing side gives the player a chance to experience conflicts from both sides.

It's like Time Trax, Quantum Leap, and Freejack all mixed in with a little Armageddon.
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post #3 of 45
9/8/09 at 2:43am
Embargoed till tomorrow, but let's just say it's not really worth a thread.

Although I did take a video of that achievement, just because. 100 points too!
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post #4 of 45
9/8/09 at 3:02am
Thread Starter 
Hmm, that's too bad. The premise is so ridiculous that it could have been a lot of fun. I'll have to keep an eye on the bargain bin just so I can claim that achievement. That cracks me up.
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post #5 of 45
9/8/09 at 3:15am
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Originally Posted by gravedigger View Post
*side note: it's lame you can't look at achievements until the game is officially released. I wanted to check out the Beatles achievements.
Check this site.

EDIT: Um, nevermind, kind of useless in this instance as they don't have the Beatles achievements listed... but a good site to keep in mind for the future!
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post #6 of 45
9/8/09 at 4:12am
Played the demo on PC. The shooting was on a 2004 console FPS level. Cool idea, bad execution.
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post #7 of 45
9/8/09 at 12:13pm
That's too bad. I kind of liked the premise and thought it had potential. Sort of like Timecop with lots of cool weapons and battlefields to play around on. If it isn't too atrocious I may pick it up when it gets cheap.
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post #8 of 45
9/10/09 at 4:36pm
Jesus, the things I do for you guys. I'm still trying to push through this and am amazed at all the bugs. Twice I had game-killing bugs and had to restart from an earlier save. Like the time when I died and restarted on my last checkpoint on a bridge... which I promptly fell through. Restarted again and the same thing happened. The long loading screens just add to the experience.
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post #9 of 45
9/10/09 at 4:47pm
I couldn't even make it through the demo.
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post #10 of 45
9/10/09 at 5:32pm
Should have pushed this game back till next year to work out the bugs.
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post #11 of 45
9/10/09 at 6:01pm
I went swimming and all I found was a shitty game- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EtxNcOFS5g
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post #12 of 45
9/10/09 at 6:25pm
I just got put into a concentration camp (Auschwitz!) in WW2. Wow.
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post #13 of 45
9/10/09 at 11:17pm
Thread Starter 
Haha, the fruits of your pain bring us joy, Alex.
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post #14 of 45
9/11/09 at 12:03am
Arbeit Macht Fun!
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post #15 of 45
9/11/09 at 12:07am
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Originally Posted by Alex Riviello View Post
Jesus, the things I do for you guys. I'm still trying to push through this and am amazed at all the bugs. Twice I had game-killing bugs and had to restart from an earlier save. Like the time when I died and restarted on my last checkpoint on a bridge... which I promptly fell through. Restarted again and the same thing happened. The long loading screens just add to the experience.
The Riv: Taking the hits so we don't have to.

Bless you sir *sniff* bless you.
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post #16 of 45
9/11/09 at 5:48am
That's what I'm here for!

Here's the review- http://chud.com/articles/articles/20...AYS/Page1.html
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post #17 of 45
9/11/09 at 6:04am
crazy injuns, eh? I thought society got to a point where usage of Native American was standard. I saw this kind of shit from some untalented blogger on kotaku last week, didn't expect to see it here.
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post #18 of 45
9/11/09 at 6:06am
Just be thankful I didn't use redskins.
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post #19 of 45
9/11/09 at 6:19am
I'm surprised at your snotty, racist attitude.

When I got hired I put in a good word for you to our producers at 2K Marin and marketing folks at 2K Games asking them to give you access to any events for the site.

I'll be requesting that to change when I get into work tomorrow morning.
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post #20 of 45
9/11/09 at 6:25am
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Originally Posted by mongycore View Post
I'm surprised at your snotty, racist attitude.

When I got hired I put in a good word for you to our producers at 2K Marin and marketing folks at 2K Games asking them to give you access to any events for the site.

I'll be requesting that to change when I get into work tomorrow morning.
That's fine, you prick. I got my contacts at 2K Games a long time ago without your help, and will continue to work with them regardless of your request, I'm sure.

If you're so blind that you can't see that the sentence was me poking fun at the game (which frequently calls them "injuns") then I don't know what to do.

Is this the first off-color line you've read on the site?
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post #21 of 45
9/11/09 at 6:50am
Yeah, Nick and company have had their fun with colorful language about natives in their podcast in the past.

I'm being an oversensitive ass about this. Irked yes, but no I will not be burning any bridges come morning...
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post #22 of 45
9/11/09 at 8:00am
I'm honestly much more offended that you would think that I was trying to be racist with the sentence. I would think that after writing for here so long that you guys would know that while I like to push buttons, it's all in good humor.
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post #23 of 45
9/11/09 at 8:44am
That was the most ridiculous reaction to your throwaway intro to the review of this game. Threatening to get you blacklisted was completely assholish of me and I'm sorry that came out. Embarassed, really.

As mentioned privately you and Russ are great video game reviewers, who add tons of value to this site. Not a whole lot of places offer well thought out and well written insights worth reading these days. I forget this is chud.com, where buttons do get pushed daily. Hell, one of my first reviews on this site had a Custer's Revenge caption.

My bad, and apologies for this unneccesary drama.
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post #24 of 45
9/11/09 at 9:08am
Looks like somebody's been in the fire water again!
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post #25 of 45
9/11/09 at 11:27am
What the fuck just happened?
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post #26 of 45
9/11/09 at 11:29am
Mongycore got a bit savage and went on the warpath, but now he's red-faced with embarrassment.
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post #27 of 45
9/11/09 at 11:33am
But seriously, the even-handed treatment of native peoples in games is a big chief concern of mine.
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post #28 of 45
9/11/09 at 11:34am
Can I trade this game back in for some beads?
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post #29 of 45
9/11/09 at 11:37am
Exclusive gameplay footage!
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post #30 of 45
9/11/09 at 11:39am
Please love me, Brad.
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post #31 of 45
9/11/09 at 11:40am
Never.
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post #32 of 45
9/11/09 at 11:42am
Easy guys, we smokum peace pipe, everything's cool.

Oh, and in case you thought I was joking about Auschwitz- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZiCQ0igipw
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post #33 of 45
9/11/09 at 11:49am
I can't wait to see the achievements for that level.
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post #34 of 45
9/11/09 at 11:57am
"Like Karl Marx himself" -- 40g
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post #35 of 45
9/11/09 at 12:07pm
Say what you will about the shitty game, but it takes matzoh-sized-balls to do an Auschwitz level. I can't believe somebody approved that.

I either read somewhere or dreamt that there's a 9/11 level. True?
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post #36 of 45
9/11/09 at 12:07pm
Yes, being able to to Auschwitz is cool and all, but are you able to engage in comical yet heartwarming shenanigans while there?
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post #37 of 45
9/11/09 at 12:16pm
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Originally Posted by Trevor View Post
Say what you will about the shitty game, but it takes matzoh-sized-balls to do an Auschwitz level. I can't believe somebody approved that.

I either read somewhere or dreamt that there's a 9/11 level. True?
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED! Going Down! - 15G
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post #38 of 45
9/11/09 at 12:16pm
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Originally Posted by stelios View Post
Yes, being able to to Auschwitz is cool and all, but are you able to engage in comical yet heartwarming shenanigans while there?
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post #39 of 45
9/11/09 at 12:17pm
My time there was way too short, sadly! I thought there was going to be some elaborate escape plan but when I met with my contact there he got caught, was about to be executed, and I got guns and led everyone in a revolt. Yep...

No 9/11 level... give it 40 years.
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post #40 of 45
9/11/09 at 3:26pm
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Originally Posted by Brad Millette View Post
Looks like somebody's been in the fire water again!
That would have been a nice excuse to have, but I went off the fucking rails all on my own.

Alex's review and videos make me wish my gamefly account was still active. Any game that makes History Channel's Civil War game look like COD4 is almost worth some exploration.
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post #41 of 45
9/11/09 at 3:30pm
It's okay, I ran out of puns anyway.
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post #42 of 45
9/11/09 at 3:50pm
So, is the game going to get an Oscar nomination?
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post #43 of 45
9/11/09 at 4:13pm
Can't wait for the first History's Atrocities dlc.
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post #44 of 45
9/12/09 at 3:00pm
My god this seems cool. I've ALWAYS wanted a First World War/American Civil War/ POMPEI!!! videogame. Those are era's and events way too under utilized and never before seen in this generation of consoles. (i know there has been some breif civil war stuff but no big scale battles like this)

I am trying to decide if I run out and get it today, or wait till its cheaper. 60$ is alot of money but this sounds like a fantastic game.
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post #45 of 45
9/15/09 at 9:34am
Demo's available on 360- http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/ga...0-0000564787d6
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