First of all, I want to thank everyone for the outstanding support and patience, both in waiting for this video to release, and then, in waiting for the issues to be resolved. For those that don't know, After uploading several tests and checking every segment (All of which are STILL showing as advertiser friendly on my end) I uploaded the full thing and after several hours, the video was demonetised, with my appeal, my outreach on twitter and various emails all being ignored. So I've had to make some changes and reupload, I spent nearly 6 months working on this video, so I hope you all understand the need for ads to run, regardless, I hope you enjoy and I HOPE there are no more issues, much love.
This made me realize that I really, REALLY miss when games had hidden unlocks that were dev insights/logs, artwork, supplemental media, etc. Bring back the unlockable comics, the videos from the studio, the napkin drawings of the protag/antag, let us find our Insomniac Museums all over again. Miss that stuff something fierce.
Yeah, I know this game was the first introduction to the comics for me really. And, it was such a pain to try to find The Darkness comics in a digital format back in the day, and I'm not in a place that had walk in comic book shops and stuff.
I'm not sure if tpt mentioned this in his Little Nightmares video but the first game has a BUNCH of concept art you can unlock through collecting nomes, vases, etc. It's super cool
Fun fact: the whole oddly specific "guy gets unholy magical powers from an evil entity that manifest in the form of two snakes growing out of his shoulders that eat one specific human organ, and he uses them to overthrow the evil boss man to become the new evil boss man" concept is from Persian mythology. The myth of Zahak the serpent king, to be specific.
It still blows my mind the lead singer of Faith No More, Mike Patton voices The Darkness in both games. He has such a range with his voice, it's insane. I honestly love these games.
I worked on The Darkness II as a QA Tester for 2K Games, and seeing as how it's been a little over 12 years, hopefully I don't get in trouble for talking about this: 1:57:07 - "What even is that glitch and how does turning on VSync fix it?" High framerate messes with the game's collision / creates invisible collision. That's the best way I can describe it / how I remember the issue (we were expressly forbidden from using debug tools while working in publisher QA - at least at 2K at the time, anyway; not sure if things have changed). We did catch it and write it up, but it was kicked back as "Will Not Fix" since it was seen as a low priority bug that few gamers (at the time, anyway) would run into (especially since VSync fixed it).
Iirc Darksouls 1 had a similar issue where if the frame rate wasn't behaving, certain ladders could send you to the void if you decend too fast. I also want to say the original dead space also had similar issues, but I think it was solved by turning vsync off at the cost of how well Isaac controlled.
@@TheAsylumCatYeah, I have this vague memory of Mandaloregaming talking about this very issue in his review of the original Dead Space. I could be mistaken, but I feel like I distinctly remember him making allusions to having your game act like it was possessed or having it run like shit (or something like that) haha.
@@TheAsylumCat Basically, physics calculations were tied to the framerate (among many other things that probably shouldn't be), so by turning on VSync you could somewhat avoid these issue, but then Isaac would control with horrible delay (and some other issues I believe). Or you could just install the patch that fixes it.
I just want to go out and say thank you for doing a video on this franchise. Watching this video even in the first 10 minutes has given me so much nostalgia for my first time playing the original game, and makes me appreciate it even more. It still makes me happy to know that there are people out there like me who loved this game
always hated how in D2 the darkness just SCREAMS all its lines, I missed how in the first game it just talked, whispered or purred aside from when it got truly mad and then it screamed or spoke with such vicious spite you could feel it, like you could feel the hatred within this creature. D2 really lost that magnificence
imagine having gotten to the end of this 3 hour video already, only to get home from work and find out the video has been reuploaded and now you have to start the climb up the mountain all over again from the very beginning lol
2:40 "because we load the shotgun like your average narcoleptic-" I'm over here in the comments with my narcolepsy, just catching strays. what did *I* do?? 😭
@@PretzelSagenot all narcoleptics fall asleep, some of us just have sleep paralysis half the time we sleep and feel sleep deprived everyday it’s a fun time
@@s7nseer Oof... That gotta suck. I suffer from having extremely low levels of energy/always being exhausted due to my ADD, and that alone has been super tough to learn how to navigate and live with. Especially since most common energy boosters gives me bad anxiety/intrusive thoughts, and my ADD meds only provides me with some extra mental endurance (besides all the other things it actually helps a lot with of course). If I have struggled like a pig to make my life work and always feel the days slip on by as I seem to get nothing done, I can't imagine what it's like for you with even more trouble. Stay strong and don’t let your issues bring you to your knees. Take breaks, drink pleanty of water, and stay safe!
Reminder that the developers of The Darkness 1, Starbreeze, went on to become MachineGames, which have a game release this year: Indiana Jones and the Golden Circle
It actually sounds pretty good. Apparently they're going for more of an improvised, opportunistic, environmental brawler type game than a shooter. Indie using a uniform as a disguise was mentioned too.
I just realized if the darkness only shows itself on their 21st birthday. The day Anthony Estacado saw his whole squad die due to mortar fire then tried to kill himself just to be stopped by the darkness all happened on his birthday.
It happened on the 21st birthday for his son and grandson, but I'm pretty sure for him, it said that he came across the Darkness somewhere, somehow, and struck a bargain, so that could have been any time.
Smartass here, don't believe it when people say conquest and war are the same thing! The drive for conquest leads to war, which leads to famine, and then death. That was the whole point of the passage, which got filtered out of translations, probably by people who wanted to do a lot of conquesting.
I don't want a remake, I want a damn sequel! The ending of Darkness 2 ended on the gnarliest of cliffhangers and I hope that DE is able to do the next one. Digital Extremes have come so far since this game and I know the 3rd one would be exceptional in their hands. And my headcanon for the skill tree vs hunting particularly evil hearts is that Jackie was new to the Darkness in the first game, the second game is him re-learning stuff he already knew and also coming up with new techniques himself. I personally will always prefer a skill tree over predetermined upgrades since I get to build Jackie how I want instead of how the developers intend. There should definitely be more Darkness vocal work in this imaginary sequel though.
A sequel would be nice too but I still would very much love to see a remake of the first one. There are so many parts that just got rushed over due to time constraints and the limitations of the game engines at the time, that I think could really be improved on if it was in the right hands. I love the original ones, but they are so hard to play now on newer devices and companies do little to preserve their games so remakes end up being the only way we keep these games playable in the future.
@@AshChiCupcakI honestly never played the second one because of how much I loved the aesthetic of The Darkness 1. I am constantly hoping for a remake of the first one that can keep the same grimy and oppressive feel. I would love for the 3rd hell act to receive more time and attention bc those settings in hell were visceral and expansive. They felt like a 3d version of zdzislaw beksinski’s paintings. Jenny and Jackie’s relationship was also so good but not developed enough for Jackie. Here’s hoping our prayers are answered!
@@jonbourgoin182 i wish i could go back in time and have that experience again. Lol that game had everything, i thought it was so cool suddenly being in WW2 then running through the NYC subway system, such a fun game
2:11:35 I felt like the most heartbreaking part of this scenario is what Jenny said there. Jackie is doing everything he can to convince Jenny of this threat and danger they are in, and Jenny feels like he’s relapsed into insanity. What do you do when you try to warn someone who thinks your acceptance is “progress”? Now, you can’t really blame Nurse Jenny, because in her shoes it is just insanity creeping back. That’s the harsh part of delusion: no matter what side of the delusion you’re on, you can’t blame the opposite. Jenny can’t blame Jackie for thinking she’s in danger, and Jackie can’t blame Jenny for thinking he’s delusional, and maybe even frantic. “You we’re doing so well” broke my heart when I finally played the sequel.
There were lots of signs actually that showed she was a fake. They really started to show on the roof scene. I think they did that part really well. Very immersive imo.
I woke up sick and called out of work tonight with the intention of having a good rest day. After a shower, I come back to my PC and refresh TH-cam to see this video up, and I know I made the right choice. Gonna grab an easy-on-the-stomach snack, and curl up in a blanket for story time. Thanks for going through the TH-cam B.S. to bring us content.
Awesome video ❤ I played the Darkness in grade 9 ( I'm 31) and I was so confused but I loved the idea of it and the atmosphere and voice acting Glad you could show me how awesome it is ! If only this got a remaster , this game deserves one
I have massive love for this video because I’m very close to turning 21 and now I’m hoping some dark demonic cursed entity is awakened that isn’t just alcoholism
Absolutely loved this game because it lived up to its name. From the supernatural darkness powers to the hardcore violence and even the bits of dark humor, this game just worked and was a blast to play.
Thanks for the re-up! I was only about half way through the first one and I was really happy to hear you bring up the connection to Riddick! This game made me want to play it so much but then, I realized, it is not backward compatible with my system!
I remember watching yogscast's Hannah play the second game when i was like 12 and loving it so much and wanting more, so glad to see this, sorry for all the trouble you've had with the video. Also the darkness' VA sounds like a great Venom voice
Man, Darkness was such a wild ride back in the day. From severely underrated to now a cult classic. For me it's the ww1 hellscape that stuck with me the most, such a cruel fate. All to feed an insatiable darkness. Also of note is since moving homes there's a box within my line of sight right now and IRL like, that contains a red ring of death Xbox 360. that I never did get round to sending into the dubious claims process for such things when they first came out. The noteworthy thing being I first played The Darkness on that very, bricked, console. Fug I'm getting old.
I had to look up when the first one came out and was knocked back when it said 2007. I was 17 when this came out and it's been 17 years since then. I can't believe so much time has past and yet, I remember this game so well. It came out as I was finally getting over my fear of dying in games, I had just beat silent Hill 3 and 4, and this and blood rayne became my favorite games with their much more action packed play styles. Something about the games that came out during this time, specifically the mid 2000s was just so good, even with all the jank that I did not notice at the time. I hate that so many of these titles got abandoned.
I watched To Kill A Mockingbird with Jenny and then Flash Gordon in the Goon hideout. What a work of art this game was I love it. I still need to play Darkness 2 but the first one was Chefs Kiss 👨🍳 Edit: Typo
darkness 2 was my first platinum on PS3, which my father gave me by mistake because he wanted to give me darksiders and that was a fantastic mistake, I loved and still love the darkess 2 so much that I recently bought it again on steam and enjoyed it as if it was the first time. today in 2024 I'm still waiting for a third chapter or maybe a reboot would be a dream
Love your videos and the quality behind the work you put in. It's not often I immediately click on a video that pops up on TH-cam, but when you post a video, I'm watching it from start to end. Keep up the awesome work! You deserve more views and subscribers than most here on TH-cam in my opinion. You're gone for a while, but you always come back with a banger!
I've never before saw a 3 hour video and clicked so fast. (Which though speaks as much to the lack of happenings in my life as it does to the expected enjoyment of the channel content.)
Playing The Darkness II was awesome, I think it was a free game on humble bundle for awhile and honestly, if I could, I would go back and pay for it. It's a short but solid story!
I just started the video and I think this is the most absolutely ECSTATIC I've ever heard you. Like usually you're pretty chill overall, but I can really feel the excitement for this one. Kinda ironic since I couldn't finish watching this walkthrough back in the day.
I used to play the first game a lot and I own numerous The Darkness comics. Sure wish another game got made, but with major improvements and a real solid story. Thanks for uploading this video my good dude.
Funfact: the Darklings are voiced by Richard Horvitz, the Voiceactor of Zim from Invader Zim, Billy from Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy and most recently Moxxie from Helluva Boss
Wait what?! Had I not rewatched this video, I would have missed this little tidbit and as a massive invader Zim fan, I don't know how I didn't recognize him. I immediately recognized him when he voiced the alien in Destroy All Humans. I love learning about other projects my favorite voice actors worked on.
Not only did The Darkness franchise deserve better, so did TotallyPointlessTV. Man delivered us a buffet of content, and TH-cam said "Cook it again." And he did. And it was just as delicious the second time around. Hat's off to you, my man.
I agree it's an amazing game, the anime movie is stellar in its animation and adherence to the game and source material, and it actually got me fixated on both the source material and theology personally
The Darkness is like a fever dream. I remember playing it, vividly, but I also have like no memory of it at the same time. I'm 90% positive I played it. Maybe.
Thank you for making this, this franchise was so mf cool to me as a kid, when I got to the ending of the first one I cried so much, the second one would keep me awake with how sad it was, I love these games and I'm so glad you covered it for anyone that doesn't know, appreciate you 😌
Yeah, certainly something to consider if the rules keep getting tighter, I hate feeling like I’m changing the intended artistic “intent” of the games creators by censoring their work so much.
I got to meet Marc last year at fanexpo and was able to geek out about the darkness video games and have him sign some comics for me as well. He was super nice and it’s definitely one of my favorite if not my favorite convention experience. I’m glad the video is back up this series deserves all the attention and I can’t wait to see what the new comic brings for the darkness
Hi Pointless! I just joined your channel in the hope of giving you some extra support in this frustrating time. I truly hope you are able to keep making videos at this level of quality!!
As soon as I heard ‘devious bastard’, I mouthed ‘in New York Citay’. And then you said it!!! Lazlow would be proud. Superb video once again - always a joy when I get notified!
Holy crap, new Pointless video! And it's 3 hours long?! You know I'm excited to get into this. Love your videos, man. I rewatch them all the time, they're classics to me
I have to agree with ya on Godzilla minus one. It's a great movie, and it does a great job at showcasing what it's like having survivors guilt. On top of everything else, like the music, CGI, characters, cinematography and etc.
I fell asleep watching it the first time with my bro (tired as fuck), I'm gonna make it up to him by watching it in cinemas with him when it gets re released next month.
Fantastic. As BS as it was what happened, glad it's back. Interesting thing I noticed with Jenny in Darkness 2. In the diner scene, she's got a white shirt with black stripes, in the hospital, it's black with white stripes. That was a nice touch.
One of the first real games i got into stan wise(as in one of the first games i became a huge fan of) was The Darkness 2. It encapsulated an era of gaming that we offen times look at with either great disdain or a nostalgic love. When I was a kid it was one of those games you knew mom wouldn’t get for you. I played it once if I’m not mistaken. And it was amazing.
Hi, i know its been some time since you uploaded this video, but I am in a dark place in my life right now. Anxiety creeps up on me every time I get home, but your video actually helps. I feel like I am not so alone. Also this is my childhood GEM of a game!!! You help me... thank you..
Oh wow I had no idea the darkness was canon to witchblade. I just recently watched the anime for the first time and after I a bit of research it’s not really connected to the comics besides the witchblade itself but I’m still happily surprised for the connection. I can’t really say I remember either darkness game pointing out its connection but with my limited knowledge the witchblade probably doesn’t exist in universe yet since the witchblade is both the dark and light half’s. If Jackie just had the darkness then it makes sense that at the end of the second game Jenny becoming the light half is what ends up making the witchblade in this timeline. I’m just spitballing since I haven’t read the comics but I’ve never been more happy to make a connection between to different medias I never thought were connected.
THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN! I'm really glad to see this video back up. I tried watching someone else talk about this franchise, as I was only half-way through this video when it went down before, but you really put yourself into your videos and others lack your particular style. also I just wanted to say 3:22 that truck was traveling in the same direction, so while he hit his head pretty goddamn hard, there would still be a substantial probability that he's just unconscious
What convenient timing. I hadn’t watched your vids in a bit but had just gone back and been binging them before bed every night and you just drop a new one!
A fantastic tribute to two of my most loved 360 games back in the day! I still have that Darkness voice whenever I hear the name Jackie I say it in my head like the game everytime. Such a shame that we can't get more creative games and dark ones too. Stories that matter and have that human feel to them are lost in the dullness of live service now
I'm so glad this game series is still being talked about. I remember a friend of mine giving me the disc version of it on my birthday and I had no idea what it was lol. After playing it and beating the game I found that I love the series as a whole and the concept. Thank you for bringing this game into the spotlight!
I read your community post. I hope you're able to make your money. I don't even play the kinds of games that you review, but your voice is one that if I hear it I feel immediately happier and more at ease. I've had a rough life and that means a lot to me. It's still rough. But today I have a little extra money, so I'm just going to pay you directly. If anybody reading this has just $2 to give then that's the minimum to send a super thanks. Let's help out our boy. We all know that revenue for this stuff isn't great even without demonetization, and right now TH-cam is milking money off his work without paying him his slice. There's enough of us here to make sure bro eats.
Dude, thank you for putting in the additional effort to get this back up. I thought the story in the first game was so beautiful and tragic and, even though the sequel had some issues, I enjoyed it too. Jackie, the Darkness, and the Darklings were such great characters, but Jenny is the reason I played through it over and over. After I’m finished watching this, I might just need to do a playthrough again.
Hey dude! Was an absolute pleasure meeting you at Comic Con today and having a quick chat, Im really looking forward to seeing what comes next! Thankyou for being so nice to talk too and letting me get a picture!
Long video essays by this channel have been a blast every single darn time. It's a marvel how you can keep putting out great marvel after great marvel mate.
I can not tell you how much i've been wanting you to do The Darkness 🤘🤘 it is one of my favorite game series and i even have the darkness tendrills on my back tattooed (sorry my english writing is really bad) .. ...i love the story of jacky and because of personal reasons i could really relate to him but i am sad that there was no darkness 3. Anyway great video keep up the great content 👍👍 greetings from germany 🫶🙂
Wow someone really did his research on this particular property. Most impressive. This brought up so many memories of these 2 games. The graphic novels you mentioned, I read these comics all the time. Even the Batman, Wolverine, Hulk, Predator and Alien comic crossovers. I'm really started to watching your videos. Keep on the good work. 👍
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First of all, I want to thank everyone for the outstanding support and patience, both in waiting for this video to release, and then, in waiting for the issues to be resolved.
For those that don't know, After uploading several tests and checking every segment (All of which are STILL showing as advertiser friendly on my end) I uploaded the full thing and after several hours, the video was demonetised, with my appeal, my outreach on twitter and various emails all being ignored.
So I've had to make some changes and reupload, I spent nearly 6 months working on this video, so I hope you all understand the need for ads to run, regardless, I hope you enjoy and I HOPE there are no more issues, much love.
This one's a new favourite
Just going to rewatch the entire thing.
The amount of fraud and abuse of systems that should be relatively simple never ceases to amaze me, or:
“TotallypointlessTV deserved better”
Do you have any idea what the problem even was ? The current TH-cam moderation is shameful.
I'm glad you finally got the video up now I'm going to rewatch the whole thing
Man it would be crazy if to kill a mocking bird became lost media but then was rediscovered on a copy of the darkness years later
Actually fun fact that Actually happened whith some of the songsthat play on the music video stations also there are a lot more movies
@@jamesfreeman3617 thats wild but badass at the same time
It won't. It's in the National Film Registry
Is that a Challenge?
The Real Darkness is navigating TH-cam's algorithms.
Agreed
Uploading on this site is the most liberating and stressful shit you can get from social media. 10/10 will use it again.
Let's be happy nobody false-claim or strike his channel
I think most people learnt to not do that after the ihe cool cat scandal.@@theotv5522
@@doomguy2979😂😂😂👌👌👌
This made me realize that I really, REALLY miss when games had hidden unlocks that were dev insights/logs, artwork, supplemental media, etc. Bring back the unlockable comics, the videos from the studio, the napkin drawings of the protag/antag, let us find our Insomniac Museums all over again. Miss that stuff something fierce.
Corporate greed
That's how I feel about old school manuals, too.
Yeah, I know this game was the first introduction to the comics for me really. And, it was such a pain to try to find The Darkness comics in a digital format back in the day, and I'm not in a place that had walk in comic book shops and stuff.
I'm not sure if tpt mentioned this in his Little Nightmares video but the first game has a BUNCH of concept art you can unlock through collecting nomes, vases, etc. It's super cool
You got to pay an extra 30-40 dollary doos/pounds for the deluxe big dick version to get 1/3rd of that stuff now
Jenny's final words being "It's not your fault" hit me so hard out of nowhere.
It's the greatest kindness you can do to someone.
right there with you.
Fun fact: the whole oddly specific "guy gets unholy magical powers from an evil entity that manifest in the form of two snakes growing out of his shoulders that eat one specific human organ, and he uses them to overthrow the evil boss man to become the new evil boss man" concept is from Persian mythology. The myth of Zahak the serpent king, to be specific.
Oooh
Man the reupload screwed up my joke. But EY ITS JOHNNY SNAKE SHOULDERS
Yeah! Johnny Snake Shouldersssss
The moment you started describing this, I was reminded of Red's video. Hiiiii johnny snake shoulders.
Cool, thanks for sharing
It still blows my mind the lead singer of Faith No More, Mike Patton voices The Darkness in both games. He has such a range with his voice, it's insane. I honestly love these games.
I was so stoked when I found out about that, Mike Patton is amazing
Mike Patton straight up holds the world record for largest range of vocals than any other singer, atleast I believe so.
2:49:33 who else hears bro's Iphone alarm go off? lol I got them ears lmao
Its not all voice effects? Wild
I worked on The Darkness II as a QA Tester for 2K Games, and seeing as how it's been a little over 12 years, hopefully I don't get in trouble for talking about this:
1:57:07 - "What even is that glitch and how does turning on VSync fix it?"
High framerate messes with the game's collision / creates invisible collision. That's the best way I can describe it / how I remember the issue (we were expressly forbidden from using debug tools while working in publisher QA - at least at 2K at the time, anyway; not sure if things have changed).
We did catch it and write it up, but it was kicked back as "Will Not Fix" since it was seen as a low priority bug that few gamers (at the time, anyway) would run into (especially since VSync fixed it).
Damn fine info.
Iirc Darksouls 1 had a similar issue where if the frame rate wasn't behaving, certain ladders could send you to the void if you decend too fast. I also want to say the original dead space also had similar issues, but I think it was solved by turning vsync off at the cost of how well Isaac controlled.
@@TheAsylumCatYeah, I have this vague memory of Mandaloregaming talking about this very issue in his review of the original Dead Space. I could be mistaken, but I feel like I distinctly remember him making allusions to having your game act like it was possessed or having it run like shit (or something like that) haha.
@@TheAsylumCat Basically, physics calculations were tied to the framerate (among many other things that probably shouldn't be), so by turning on VSync you could somewhat avoid these issue, but then Isaac would control with horrible delay (and some other issues I believe).
Or you could just install the patch that fixes it.
@@gabby3036 yeah you are right, i saw the video a couple of months ago xd
Hopefully this will stay and not get taken down again. Apart from that, amazing work in the video and glad to have more content! 🎭
Oh wow I had no idea... That sucks.
Yeah
2:49:33 who else hears bro's Iphone alarm go off? lol I got them ears lmao
Once I found out the Main villain of darkness 2, Victor, was rigby from regular show, I couldn’t unhear it.
God damnit, what have you done.
I thought he sounded familiar lol
He’s also otto from spider man ps4
Wtf that’s hilarious
I was just listening to the audio of this video and I kept imagining Rigby wrestling with Jackie for a gas siphon
I just want to go out and say thank you for doing a video on this franchise. Watching this video even in the first 10 minutes has given me so much nostalgia for my first time playing the original game, and makes me appreciate it even more. It still makes me happy to know that there are people out there like me who loved this game
Same mate, I used to love this game. Played it so many times, subway NPC missions and all.
always hated how in D2 the darkness just SCREAMS all its lines, I missed how in the first game it just talked, whispered or purred aside from when it got truly mad and then it screamed or spoke with such vicious spite you could feel it, like you could feel the hatred within this creature.
D2 really lost that magnificence
"YoU will do MY BIDDING!"
Well after being ignored for two in-game years I imagine the darkness dropped the menacing act and just went straight to screaming.
@@seasnaill2589 lol so the darkness got salty and that's why it dropped the menacing act.
@@sunlessshadow9498 it did fit well with the more over the top presentation of the sequel so there's that
imagine having gotten to the end of this 3 hour video already, only to get home from work and find out the video has been reuploaded and now you have to start the climb up the mountain all over again from the very beginning lol
I got about an hour and forty five minutes in when I had to go do some work. I came back and it was GONE
You have a fast forward button, stay in school Bro
@@jonbourgoin182 by two people.... 😂 Our country is doomed
I was 2 hours in when the video went gray, the page refreshed, and I got vidoe not found.
I was halfway done and it blip, re upload 😢😢😢😢
2:40 "because we load the shotgun like your average narcoleptic-" I'm over here in the comments with my narcolepsy, just catching strays. what did *I* do?? 😭
You don't remember what you did bc you fell asleep during it
Bro I was thinking about my narcolepsy cause I started on some random mental tangent then came back to focusing on the video and he disses me 😂
@@PretzelSagenot all narcoleptics fall asleep, some of us just have sleep paralysis half the time we sleep and feel sleep deprived everyday it’s a fun time
@@s7nseer Oof... That gotta suck. I suffer from having extremely low levels of energy/always being exhausted due to my ADD, and that alone has been super tough to learn how to navigate and live with.
Especially since most common energy boosters gives me bad anxiety/intrusive thoughts, and my ADD meds only provides me with some extra mental endurance (besides all the other things it actually helps a lot with of course).
If I have struggled like a pig to make my life work and always feel the days slip on by as I seem to get nothing done, I can't imagine what it's like for you with even more trouble.
Stay strong and don’t let your issues bring you to your knees. Take breaks, drink pleanty of water, and stay safe!
@@maximillian1109sounds like me. Do you have narcolepsy without cataplexy?
Reminder that the developers of The Darkness 1, Starbreeze, went on to become MachineGames, which have a game release this year: Indiana Jones and the Golden Circle
What the fuck?
This Game was made by the same guys that made the popular WOLFENSTEIN franchise?
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@@frankwest018 New Order onward, yes
It actually sounds pretty good. Apparently they're going for more of an improvised, opportunistic, environmental brawler type game than a shooter. Indie using a uniform as a disguise was mentioned too.
and also worked on the Syndicate game that came for the PS3, uses the same engine and it shows
I thought Starbreeze were the publishers of the Payday games
I just realized if the darkness only shows itself on their 21st birthday. The day Anthony Estacado saw his whole squad die due to mortar fire then tried to kill himself just to be stopped by the darkness all happened on his birthday.
It happened on the 21st birthday for his son and grandson, but I'm pretty sure for him, it said that he came across the Darkness somewhere, somehow, and struck a bargain, so that could have been any time.
@@jabpope9304 worst. birthday. ever.
The Darkness is an IP that should definitely return. Jackie needs to crap on the worst of the worst.
The first should get a remake/remaster as good as re4 or lollipop chainsaw
Smartass here, don't believe it when people say conquest and war are the same thing! The drive for conquest leads to war, which leads to famine, and then death. That was the whole point of the passage, which got filtered out of translations, probably by people who wanted to do a lot of conquesting.
Darkness 2 heavily inspired me to write my own stories and eventually become an artist so I have to thank this game
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Darkness 2 was one of the first games I played along with some Chinese shooter I forgot the name. Wicked ganes
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@@CouscousEnjoyercry about it.
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Jackie believes in a thing called love...just listen to the rhythm of the heart
A fellow the darkness (the band) fan? What's up my guy. This was a crazy refrence I did not see coming today
There's a chance he could make it now, he'll be murkin' till the sun goes down
@@WanderingKumquat I couldn't help myself. I honestly didn't think anyone would understand it.
I appreciate the musical reference, but I don't think the heart has much of a rhythm when it's inside the mouth of a snake demon.
I don't want a remake, I want a damn sequel! The ending of Darkness 2 ended on the gnarliest of cliffhangers and I hope that DE is able to do the next one. Digital Extremes have come so far since this game and I know the 3rd one would be exceptional in their hands.
And my headcanon for the skill tree vs hunting particularly evil hearts is that Jackie was new to the Darkness in the first game, the second game is him re-learning stuff he already knew and also coming up with new techniques himself. I personally will always prefer a skill tree over predetermined upgrades since I get to build Jackie how I want instead of how the developers intend. There should definitely be more Darkness vocal work in this imaginary sequel though.
A sequel would be nice too but I still would very much love to see a remake of the first one. There are so many parts that just got rushed over due to time constraints and the limitations of the game engines at the time, that I think could really be improved on if it was in the right hands. I love the original ones, but they are so hard to play now on newer devices and companies do little to preserve their games so remakes end up being the only way we keep these games playable in the future.
@@AshChiCupcakI honestly never played the second one because of how much I loved the aesthetic of The Darkness 1. I am constantly hoping for a remake of the first one that can keep the same grimy and oppressive feel. I would love for the 3rd hell act to receive more time and attention bc those settings in hell were visceral and expansive. They felt like a 3d version of zdzislaw beksinski’s paintings. Jenny and Jackie’s relationship was also so good but not developed enough for Jackie. Here’s hoping our prayers are answered!
Darkness is my boi. We gotta fuck that light shut up.
jackie in the second game looking like corvo attano's weird cousin i love it
Fuck i loved this game so much. I remember randomly getting it thinking "no idea what this is but lets see" - and i was not dissapointed.
@@jonbourgoin182 i wish i could go back in time and have that experience again. Lol that game had everything, i thought it was so cool suddenly being in WW2 then running through the NYC subway system, such a fun game
Spawn, the Darkness, and Hellboy are all things I want to make a huge comeback.
Keep up the hard work
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This should not have demonetized. Keep up the amazing work!
Thank you, yeah it’s a bit stressful, especially when you’ve fallowed all the rules and tested the clips, but it seems to be fine now!
They better not take this one down or remove the ads because you deserve it. This is a great video
2:11:35 I felt like the most heartbreaking part of this scenario is what Jenny said there. Jackie is doing everything he can to convince Jenny of this threat and danger they are in, and Jenny feels like he’s relapsed into insanity. What do you do when you try to warn someone who thinks your acceptance is “progress”? Now, you can’t really blame Nurse Jenny, because in her shoes it is just insanity creeping back. That’s the harsh part of delusion: no matter what side of the delusion you’re on, you can’t blame the opposite. Jenny can’t blame Jackie for thinking she’s in danger, and Jackie can’t blame Jenny for thinking he’s delusional, and maybe even frantic. “You we’re doing so well” broke my heart when I finally played the sequel.
There were lots of signs actually that showed she was a fake. They really started to show on the roof scene. I think they did that part really well. Very immersive imo.
Great work!
Bummer that you needed to reupload, but I'm sure this will do fine because it's quality.
Thank you for making me remember that in the Bionic Commando Remake, his arm was his wife. That brought me much joy.
Mike Patton did such a solid job being the darkness!
Man i thought about this the whole playtrough, waiting for him to sing mondo cane any second
I woke up sick and called out of work tonight with the intention of having a good rest day. After a shower, I come back to my PC and refresh TH-cam to see this video up, and I know I made the right choice. Gonna grab an easy-on-the-stomach snack, and curl up in a blanket for story time. Thanks for going through the TH-cam B.S. to bring us content.
hope you got properly cozed up
Here we go again down the same road
Awesome video ❤ I played the Darkness in grade 9 ( I'm 31) and I was so confused but I loved the idea of it and the atmosphere and voice acting
Glad you could show me how awesome it is ! If only this got a remaster , this game deserves one
Same, played it in the first year of high school and I'm now 31.
Our main character Jackie is so cool, you might not want to come to school tomorrow
"This poor demonic entity can eat its little heart out."
Or, y'know, everyone else's hearts out.
Bro this game has a cute innocent goth girl sleep in your lap?
10/10 best game ever
I have massive love for this video because I’m very close to turning 21 and now I’m hoping some dark demonic cursed entity is awakened that isn’t just alcoholism
Absolutely loved this game because it lived up to its name. From the supernatural darkness powers to the hardcore violence and even the bits of dark humor, this game just worked and was a blast to play.
Jenny's theme is still one of the best pieces of music I've ever heard. Simple, but enough to make a grown man cry
Thanks for the re-up! I was only about half way through the first one and I was really happy to hear you bring up the connection to Riddick! This game made me want to play it so much but then, I realized, it is not backward compatible with my system!
I remember watching yogscast's Hannah play the second game when i was like 12 and loving it so much and wanting more, so glad to see this, sorry for all the trouble you've had with the video.
Also the darkness' VA sounds like a great Venom voice
Man, Darkness was such a wild ride back in the day. From severely underrated to now a cult classic. For me it's the ww1 hellscape that stuck with me the most, such a cruel fate. All to feed an insatiable darkness. Also of note is since moving homes there's a box within my line of sight right now and IRL like, that contains a red ring of death Xbox 360. that I never did get round to sending into the dubious claims process for such things when they first came out. The noteworthy thing being I first played The Darkness on that very, bricked, console.
Fug I'm getting old.
Felt that.
I had to look up when the first one came out and was knocked back when it said 2007. I was 17 when this came out and it's been 17 years since then. I can't believe so much time has past and yet, I remember this game so well. It came out as I was finally getting over my fear of dying in games, I had just beat silent Hill 3 and 4, and this and blood rayne became my favorite games with their much more action packed play styles. Something about the games that came out during this time, specifically the mid 2000s was just so good, even with all the jank that I did not notice at the time. I hate that so many of these titles got abandoned.
I love seeing Digital Extremes old works and see they still struggle making bossfights. They never changed.
I watched To Kill A Mockingbird with Jenny and then Flash Gordon in the Goon hideout.
What a work of art this game was I love it. I still need to play Darkness 2 but the first one was Chefs Kiss 👨🍳
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damn that ending made me cry. never heard of these games but that bench scene is beautiful
darkness 2 was my first platinum on PS3, which my father gave me by mistake because he wanted to give me darksiders and that was a fantastic mistake, I loved and still love the darkess 2 so much that I recently bought it again on steam and enjoyed it as if it was the first time. today in 2024 I'm still waiting for a third chapter or maybe a reboot would be a dream
Two evil serpents on both shoulders that implore their host to do bad things are taken from the legend of Zahhak of the iranian mythology.
Love your videos and the quality behind the work you put in.
It's not often I immediately click on a video that pops up on TH-cam, but when you post a video, I'm watching it from start to end.
Keep up the awesome work! You deserve more views and subscribers than most here on TH-cam in my opinion. You're gone for a while, but you always come back with a banger!
I'm soo happy you got to talking about this. I've loved the Darkness series for years and it's sad how it's not talked about.
1:34:40 the short and fast paced use of the guardian jingle from botw is gorgeous 👌
I've never before saw a 3 hour video and clicked so fast. (Which though speaks as much to the lack of happenings in my life as it does to the expected enjoyment of the channel content.)
Playing The Darkness II was awesome, I think it was a free game on humble bundle for awhile and honestly, if I could, I would go back and pay for it. It's a short but solid story!
I just started the video and I think this is the most absolutely ECSTATIC I've ever heard you. Like usually you're pretty chill overall, but I can really feel the excitement for this one. Kinda ironic since I couldn't finish watching this walkthrough back in the day.
I used to play the first game a lot and I own numerous The Darkness comics. Sure wish another game got made, but with major improvements and a real solid story. Thanks for uploading this video my good dude.
Funfact: the Darklings are voiced by Richard Horvitz, the Voiceactor of Zim from Invader Zim, Billy from Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy and most recently Moxxie from Helluva Boss
He also voices Raz from psychonauts and Kaos in skylanders
Literally couldn't tell from the work. The man's a true chameleon
Wait what?! Had I not rewatched this video, I would have missed this little tidbit and as a massive invader Zim fan, I don't know how I didn't recognize him. I immediately recognized him when he voiced the alien in Destroy All Humans. I love learning about other projects my favorite voice actors worked on.
No way! That guy is so cool
Its back!!! Yes!! I watched the first hour and it was made private, i was worried it was gone 😢😢
Not only did The Darkness franchise deserve better, so did TotallyPointlessTV. Man delivered us a buffet of content, and TH-cam said "Cook it again."
And he did.
And it was just as delicious the second time around. Hat's off to you, my man.
So sorry that happened dude. It's an excellent video. Here's to a hopeful rebound!
Im really glad youre back. I hope everything ends well with the ads!
20:36 You really should make a video about this one. It deserves more love.
I agree it's an amazing game, the anime movie is stellar in its animation and adherence to the game and source material, and it actually got me fixated on both the source material and theology personally
Super underrated game, just as good as GoW 1 imo
I seriously love these longer series break down videos! They let me power through an entire day of work like it was a chill day off ❤
The Darkness is like a fever dream. I remember playing it, vividly, but I also have like no memory of it at the same time. I'm 90% positive I played it. Maybe.
Thank you for making this, this franchise was so mf cool to me as a kid, when I got to the ending of the first one I cried so much, the second one would keep me awake with how sad it was, I love these games and I'm so glad you covered it for anyone that doesn't know, appreciate you 😌
Ok, this goes to my "EPIC and Interesting Stuff" playlist.
happy to see you got this back up! Only got half done with it and i've been waiting to finish it!
Consider a patreon. I know alot of people would love to support so these demonetization are less impactful.
Yeah, certainly something to consider if the rules keep getting tighter, I hate feeling like I’m changing the intended artistic “intent” of the games creators by censoring their work so much.
I got to meet Marc last year at fanexpo and was able to geek out about the darkness video games and have him sign some comics for me as well. He was super nice and it’s definitely one of my favorite if not my favorite convention experience. I’m glad the video is back up this series deserves all the attention and I can’t wait to see what the new comic brings for the darkness
I was watching the video, then it gone down while i was about a hour in. Couldn't wait for the reupload, keep up the good work bro.
The second the darkness is my favorite single player fps from xbox 360 era,is a fuking masterpeace.
Hi Pointless! I just joined your channel in the hope of giving you some extra support in this frustrating time. I truly hope you are able to keep making videos at this level of quality!!
As soon as I heard ‘devious bastard’, I mouthed ‘in New York Citay’. And then you said it!!! Lazlow would be proud.
Superb video once again - always a joy when I get notified!
2:19:38 that bear is CRIMINALLY caked up
He's back, hope everything works out man... Love all your video so much
I GOT TO WATCH IT BEFORE IT GOT REMOVED YOU DID AMAZING I’m so unbelievably happy people still remember darkness
Holy crap, new Pointless video! And it's 3 hours long?! You know I'm excited to get into this. Love your videos, man. I rewatch them all the time, they're classics to me
I have to agree with ya on Godzilla minus one. It's a great movie, and it does a great job at showcasing what it's like having survivors guilt. On top of everything else, like the music, CGI, characters, cinematography and etc.
I fell asleep watching it the first time with my bro (tired as fuck), I'm gonna make it up to him by watching it in cinemas with him when it gets re released next month.
Fantastic. As BS as it was what happened, glad it's back. Interesting thing I noticed with Jenny in Darkness 2. In the diner scene, she's got a white shirt with black stripes, in the hospital, it's black with white stripes. That was a nice touch.
One of the first real games i got into stan wise(as in one of the first games i became a huge fan of) was The Darkness 2. It encapsulated an era of gaming that we offen times look at with either great disdain or a nostalgic love. When I was a kid it was one of those games you knew mom wouldn’t get for you. I played it once if I’m not mistaken. And it was amazing.
I'm so happy to see a new video from you it feels like it's been so long
Hi, i know its been some time since you uploaded this video, but I am in a dark place in my life right now.
Anxiety creeps up on me every time I get home, but your video actually helps. I feel like I am not so alone.
Also this is my childhood GEM of a game!!!
You help me...
thank you..
Don't give up, this is the time we have prepared for
@@AllucardA10 Thank you, you're right.
Short inhales, long exhales. Do it with pursed lips, like you’re blowing a balloon
I'm glad you're back. I love your long form videos. Great for listening whilst at work.
Oh wow I had no idea the darkness was canon to witchblade. I just recently watched the anime for the first time and after I a bit of research it’s not really connected to the comics besides the witchblade itself but I’m still happily surprised for the connection. I can’t really say I remember either darkness game pointing out its connection but with my limited knowledge the witchblade probably doesn’t exist in universe yet since the witchblade is both the dark and light half’s. If Jackie just had the darkness then it makes sense that at the end of the second game Jenny becoming the light half is what ends up making the witchblade in this timeline. I’m just spitballing since I haven’t read the comics but I’ve never been more happy to make a connection between to different medias I never thought were connected.
THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN!
I'm really glad to see this video back up. I tried watching someone else talk about this franchise, as I was only half-way through this video when it went down before, but you really put yourself into your videos and others lack your particular style.
also I just wanted to say 3:22 that truck was traveling in the same direction, so while he hit his head pretty goddamn hard, there would still be a substantial probability that he's just unconscious
The engine for the first game was unmatched. Same as riddick they should have made an open world beat em up shooter with this engine
What convenient timing. I hadn’t watched your vids in a bit but had just gone back and been binging them before bed every night and you just drop a new one!
Please stay please stay, I'm going to watch this tonight before I go to bed
A fantastic tribute to two of my most loved 360 games back in the day!
I still have that Darkness voice whenever I hear the name Jackie I say it in my head like the game everytime.
Such a shame that we can't get more creative games and dark ones too. Stories that matter and have that human feel to them are lost in the dullness of live service now
Victor's VA also Voiced Rigby from Regular Show
I'm so glad this game series is still being talked about. I remember a friend of mine giving me the disc version of it on my birthday and I had no idea what it was lol. After playing it and beating the game I found that I love the series as a whole and the concept. Thank you for bringing this game into the spotlight!
I read your community post. I hope you're able to make your money. I don't even play the kinds of games that you review, but your voice is one that if I hear it I feel immediately happier and more at ease. I've had a rough life and that means a lot to me.
It's still rough. But today I have a little extra money, so I'm just going to pay you directly. If anybody reading this has just $2 to give then that's the minimum to send a super thanks. Let's help out our boy. We all know that revenue for this stuff isn't great even without demonetization, and right now TH-cam is milking money off his work without paying him his slice. There's enough of us here to make sure bro eats.
Aww thank you, that’s very kind, even just watching is fantastic, really appreciate the support!
Dude, thank you for putting in the additional effort to get this back up. I thought the story in the first game was so beautiful and tragic and, even though the sequel had some issues, I enjoyed it too. Jackie, the Darkness, and the Darklings were such great characters, but Jenny is the reason I played through it over and over. After I’m finished watching this, I might just need to do a playthrough again.
He's back! And for 3 hours. It's time to grab the popcorn lol.
Hey dude! Was an absolute pleasure meeting you at Comic Con today and having a quick chat, Im really looking forward to seeing what comes next! Thankyou for being so nice to talk too and letting me get a picture!
I have been waiting on this re-upload, youtube. Don't mess this up for me!!
Long video essays by this channel have been a blast every single darn time. It's a marvel how you can keep putting out great marvel after great marvel mate.
I can not tell you how much i've been wanting you to do The Darkness 🤘🤘 it is one of my favorite game series and i even have the darkness tendrills on my back tattooed (sorry my english writing is really bad) ..
...i love the story of jacky and because of personal reasons i could really relate to him but i am sad that there was no darkness 3. Anyway great video keep up the great content 👍👍 greetings from germany 🫶🙂
dude i love your videos. idk how I am just now seeing this one. cant wait for the next one.
at last.. I FEED! >:D
Wow someone really did his research on this particular property. Most impressive. This brought up so many memories of these 2 games. The graphic novels you mentioned, I read these comics all the time. Even the Batman, Wolverine, Hulk, Predator and Alien comic crossovers. I'm really started to watching your videos. Keep on the good work. 👍