Darkness demo on PS3 Store
US gets Castlevania COTN.
Sony's PlayStation Network shop has been updated with a playable demo of The Darkness in the UK, while the US store welcomes the addition of a PS3/PSP-compatible Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
Our demo's a single-player offering that weighs in at 1443MB. You can play it in 720p, 1080i or 1080p. No word on what's in it, but bank on it showing off a few of our Jackie's tentacular talents. The full version's out on PS3 today, and you can read our 360 review for more on whether it's any good.
Other additions to the UK store include the latest Grand Theft Auto IV trailer and teasers for Rainbow Six Vegas and Pixar's Ratatouille film.
Meanwhile, the US store gets Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Often declared the best of the Castlevanias, it's already seen release on Xbox Live Arcade and costs the same USD 10 here, but with the added benefit that you can copy it onto your PSP if you've got the latest firmware and don't fancy playing it on the PS3.
Otherwise it's trailer city and the US store's the mayor, with offerings for inFAMOUS, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, Ratchet & Clank: Future, Heavenly Sword (making-of), the films The Brothers Solomon, Resident Evil: Extinction, I Am Legend, The Big One and Underdog.
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Darkness powers were pretty cool though.
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What the hell are you talking about?
Looks & plays near identical.
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I own both the PS3 and Xbox 360. I have the full version of The Darkness on the 360 and I played the PS3 demo all the way through. While the content and presentation, etc., is identical, the graphics look rougher and the framerate is lower on the PS3. Be ignorant if you want but the 360 uses 2X AA whereas the PS3 version doesn't. Also the 360 version has motion-blurring, the PS3 does not. Basically the PS3 version looks like what the Xbox 360 version would look like *before* it adds AA and motion-blurring in post-production...
There's a decent comparison video over on GameTrailers.com that shows the differences if you doubt me. Any PS3 owners who haven't seen the Xbox 360 version will undoubtedly be happy with the game but the fact remains that it is not as polished visually. Sorry but there you go.
P.S. Several reviews have mentioned the aliasing and framerate issues in the PS3 version, among them GameSpot and IGN from memory.
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Pick a new hobby. You fucking sad... sad, fanboy.
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I already stated that I own both a PS3 *and* an Xbox 360 (oh and a Wii as well just to show how impartial I am to any particular format) so I was in the fortunate position to be able to choose the best version and that is the Xbox 360 one without a doubt. And to show I'm not a fanboy, Oblivion on the PS3, which I also own, is the best console version of the game, with superior loading times and slightly crisper visuals than the 360 version.
P.S. I'm guessing from your immature comments that you only own the PS3 and/or you're under 15 years old.
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I'm not saying he's a fanboy of either, it's just that the above post, that's actually defending something 360 related, is quite the rarity.
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Jas315 you may wish to turn your eyes away now but, goddamn the PS3 version is fucking awful compared to the 360 one. It plays like an old woman on sandpaper, I can't even recall where it managed 30fps for more than a few seconds at a time. And omg you could poke somebody's eyes out with those jaggies.
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My only problem is that the thing is TOO dark sometimes (What did i expect from a game named The Darkness). On the second level in the demo, after i took out several lights, i couldn't see where i was going
I'm not trying to defend the PS3 version, but have you guys thought that the differences you spotted between the 360 and PS3 versions are due to the fact that a demo is supposed to be a "work in progress" - "unfinished" etc?
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That's because you're supposed to turn on the Darkness powers then, which makes objects glow. L1 for the win.
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I fiddled around with them and found the correct setting for me. I was playing with far too dark settings.
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Dissapointing. One for the Emos who liked Miseryguts Spiderman, methinks.
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