Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage

Its an alright horror game, but you almost need a magnifying glass to read the notes in this game

Crashed

I played this right after the first part which i like and it was a bit disappointing. Story sometimes feels like
forcibly done because must do part 2 and are boring/not good and cliche.
Inventory etc. interface is very bad to use effectively and sound acting very poor. Game is very buggy too sometimes i fall outside of the game world and when Henry needs translate the book my character don`t mention anything that it needs to cipher even if it should have after i opened book and because of that i fear that game breaks but luckily loading save game couple of times and trying many many times i get it work.
Some levels are boring and puzzles all not that good. Maybe 5/10 if you played first part and liked it and are curious how does the story progress from there i can recommended check out but this not very good game so little bit disappoint after first one and sometimes very boring.

Well, this is a game. I was expecting a sequel to the first one and I got...more of the first one cranked up. The atmosphere is more, the controls are more, the puzzle difficulty is more.

I like this game. While the first game tested my patience with the document system and clues in "order". This game is more straight-forward and more BS. Item interaction triggers can be a single pixel wide. Acting required objects upon each other sometimes do not trigger resulting actions. Logic has gone on holiday. (I need to light up phosphorescent paint? Cool! Flashlights won't work but a camera flash will? WTF?)

Over, this is a good sequel. I liked the coherent story that you uncover and the cameo from the first game.

8 hours to finish carefully the first playthrough. Another 2 hours for achievement hunting.

Overall rating: 7/10 (No shame for walkthroughs.)

i really like the story of that game its just need a remaster..

Kept getting thrown off the map with no input whatsoever.

As expected, the sequel to 'DW: In Pursuit Of Loath Nolder' is a Lovecraftian mystery adventure puzzler with horror elements. If you liked the first one, you will definitely like this one too, although there are differences and the original felt a tad superior overall. Basic difference is that this wasn't made in the classic point-and-click style, but instead you can roam around freely, which to me is a plus (but does cost a bit in terms of game performance).

PROS

+++ Will definitely scratch the 'Painscreek Killings' itch, with a good amount of buildings to explore at your leisure
+++ You can save manually at any time and there are (literally) 100 available slots
+++ Multiple endings plus a secret non-ending (you will get it when you get there)
+++ You can twitch the video, audio and gameplay settings to your liking
+++ Fast travel options for every available place (as long as you've been to said place at least once before)
+++ Same underlining mechanic as in the original, but more user-friendly
++ Has a pretty good atmosphere on its own, but a bit lacking if you (inevitably) compare it to the first game
++ The story is a direct link to the original and it comes to a conclusion. It is a bit whacky, but it's what you would expect considering what the previous game was about
++ Nice audio and sounds effects
++ Difficulty options and hint system available
+ Serviceable graphics
+ Passable use of physics

CONS

- Puzzles are generally easier compared to the first game, but some are still pretty obscure and will most likely require a guide or a lot of your time
-- Interacting with items can be problematic at times. For example, smaller items aren’t always highlighted despite you having your cursor right on them
-- Too many clues just sit in your inventory, but very few of them are really useful and can actually be combined, which can be quite confusing
-- Too much dialogue at times, that -considering the already obscure sci-fi horror theme- can get tiring
-- The free walking around instead of the point-and-click style has its toll performance wise, fps drops are frequent especially in big open areas
-- Voice acting is pretty inferior to that of the first game (which I found excellent)
--- Pretty buggy - Make sure to save often and try not to go to places that you are obviously not supposed to go (or be prepared to no clip into oblivion, thus having to restart your game) - That said, if you stay on the obvious path you will be ok like 99% of the time

CONCLUSION

Easy recommendation, especially for fans of the first DW game. Price-to-content ratio feels more than fair, as you will spend a good amount of your time roaming the available places, figuring out the puzzles and learning more and more of the story and lore as you go along. Despite being an old game (and it shows in various aspects), it’s still a more than decent mystery puzzler and imho a must for Lovecraft fans.

A couple of strange game behaviors, but a walkthrough helped. Otherwise, a very good 3-D, horror adventure puzzle game.

Sadly i couldn't even make it out of the book store, super buggy and for a strange reason it would not save my progress so i had to start from the beginning. I tired 3 more times but same thing so i gave up. the story seem interesting tho, its a shame i cannot start or finish the game :( Save your dollars and pass on this game.

Story felt much easier to follow then the first, I also learned to slow down and really check everything for puzzles.

Es macht, was es soll....
Perfekt zur dunklen Jahreszeit...
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Fell through the map a few times, got stuck a few times - rage quitted.. solid game.

A good sequel to the first game, I enjoyed the new movement and exploration mechanics, even though they came with their own challenges and bugs. Once you've played the first game, you just need to find out what happens with Loath Nolder and Howard Loreid.

A lot more voice acting plus some strong plot points and twists make for a very decent game and great story!

I have mixed feelings about this one and I prefer the first Darkness Within better, since i think switching the pre-rendered backgrounds and 360º camera style of the original, to the fully 3D environment of this sequel was a mistake. Cause it also maintains the same gameplay mechanics as the previous too, that fits a point & click game with pre-rendered backgrounds perfectly but it just makes everything more confusing in a fully 3D environment, exploring places and finding clues in this one is just a pain. I think that such big changes required a new style of gameplay, since it feels janky and half baked at times. All that being said, the story line it's very good and it manages to create a very dark and creepy atmosphere as the original did too. And it's also a direct sequel, so I recommend to play them in order. So if you want to know how the story of the first one continues I say go ahead; but if you're just looking for your next horror adventure game you may not enjoy it without playing the first one, and there also better options out there.

I really want to like this game, but i can't recommend it just from the sheer fact of how buggy it has been for me. I thought i was just plain supid for not being able to progress, but after watching a playthrough on youtube i could see that things that were needed to progress simply were missing from the places they were supposed to be. About half, if not more of my playtime is just me walking around trying to figure out why i couldn't progress :((

i cant with this game! the non-stop fisheye effect they have gives me such a headache, the text is so freaking small im constantly having to squint and lean so far forward, the animations are so painfully slow.