The Skill Tree was enjoyable and with as you gain more skills and level up you’ll find yourself having to make difficult choices about what path you want your personal Death to take.ĭarksiders II also has a new looting system were you loot new weapons as you level up throughout the game. Within each tree are sub trees that allow you to be even more specific about the new abilities that Death can purchase. The skill tree is split into a Harbinger Tree and a Necromancer Tree allowing you to build Death to be a deadly melee fighter or a powerful sorcerer. As Death levels up, you determine the type of Horseman you wish to fight with. Your character now has a useful and interesting skill tree. In Darksiders II, Vigil attempts to step away from the Zelda-esque nature of War’s previous path by adding more RPG elements. Some for the better and some…not so much. It has the added benefit that you don’t need to play the original Darksiders in order to follow Darksiders II.ĭarksiders II sports some additional gameplay differences. Instead you play as his brother: Death.Īlso the game doesn’t actually happen after the original Darksiders, but instead it runs along the same timeline as Darksiders, allowing the player to have a different point of view from the first game. With Vigil going into lesser-walked paths of gaming sequels, you no longer play as War, Horseman of the Apocalypse. When a group of humans who took shelter in a church on the ruined Earth were besieged by Demons, Death came to their aid, giving those frightened within a look before immediately turning to slay the foes outside.This game is not your typical sequel. That being said, like a any older sibling, he does not hesitate to reprimand or discipline them, even to such extremes as to sever War's arm to teach him a lesson.ĭespite all of his coldness though, Death will not willingly harm an innocent if there is no purpose, and even defends those who cannot defend themselves. Death's loyalty, more than to the Charred Council, is to the Four Horsemen. However, for a very select few, his siblings, Death cares deeply for them, and will go to any extreme to protect them, as seen when he sacrificed himself and all other damned Nephilim souls to save War. Coupled with his arrogance, Death can also be quite sassy, amusing given who he is. Sarcastic with an incredibly dry sense of humor, Death even enjoys killing lesser foes for the sheer fun of it, seen when he chuckles gladly when killing the lowest of vermin. He can also be quite uncaring and merciless to his foes, and is very arrogant, however, this is justified as he is one of the most powerful warriors in all of creation. Death is one of the very best at what he does, and he thoroughly enjoys it, being right at home in the middle of bloodshed and violence.

He will do anything he has to in order to achieve his goals, and it is this monstrous dedication and his unstoppable might that makes Death feared by all. He has no time for silliness, games, and is exceptionally to the point with brutal efficiency. From this moment onward, Death donned his mask, and would not remove it for eons.ĭeath can appear as a very cold and intensely driven character. Come the battle of Eden, The Four stood with the Angels and the Nephilim were exterminated. Striking a deal with the Charred Council, they would preserve the balance of the universe and serve the will of the Council, in exchange for unfathomable power. Death, Fury, Strife and War, chose to instead fight back against their kin. Their destructive rampage lead them to the realm of Eden, the original Paradise for Humanity. Hundreds of realms fell to their bloodlust, but as the carnage continued, Death and his 3 closest siblings, grew to disapprove of the chaos. A brutal and warmongering species, they ravaged and destroyed everything in their path, a crusade lead by their first, Absalom. Death is one of the Nephilim, an exceptionally powerful race born from the essence of both Angels and Demons.

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