Bittersweet Ending: About a hair's breadth away from a Downer Ending.On top of that, most of the evil deeds Paulie commits end up working against him, since it causes his own men to turn against him and help Jackie, leading to his downfall at the end. He doesn't stand a chance against Jackie so he runs off, hides, and gets his men to do all the dirty work for him. Big Bad Wannabe: Despite being a powerful mob boss, Paulie can't take what he orders dished out.Jackie frees Jenny from the Darkness, but she reveals that she's the new host of the Angelus, the Arch-Nemesis of the Darkness, and traps Jackie's soul in Hell. Paulie quite literally gets the last word when he says he hopes Jackie rots in hell forever before dying.You are not given the option to spare Paulie. Exactly what this entails, however, isn't quite clear. The Bad Guy Wins: By carrying out his vengeance, Jackie sacrifices his soul to the Darkness.Art Shift: The first game used a more-realistic art style the sequel is cel shaded.If you still haven't figured this out after exhausting all of the dialogue options, one more choice will pop up where Jackie says "the light's in my eyes," along with a button prompt telling you to summon the Darkness. Anti-Frustration Features: In the first game, Jackie's strapped to a chair with a light shining on his face, requiring him to activate the Darkness to escape when a mook walks in front of the light.Fortunately, the book is viewable in-game as an unlockable extra. Reading it sheds a lot of light on the nature of the Darkness and Anthony's character that is otherwise left completely unexplained in the game. All There in the Manual: The origin story for Anthony Estacado is explained in a special comic book issue published at the same time as the game. ![]() Jenny also became the The Angelus, which never happened. The sequel also changes The Brotherhood Of Darkness into a group that was once noble turned evil while the comic always portrayed them as assholes.Frankie Franchetti also didn't try to assassinate Jacky and kill Jenny until much later after Jacky gained his powers. Alternate Continuity: While the first game was mostly based on the first story arc it changes some things like Jacky being in a relationship with Jenny Romano whereas the comics he considered her a sister (at least at the beginning of the comic).It's apparently one she started using when they were much younger. Affectionate Nickname: Jenny has one for Jackie: "Ratface".Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene: One for each game: watching To Kill a Mockingbird together at Jenny's apartment on Jackie's 21st birthday in the first game, and dancing with her at a diner in the second.However, when a mysterious group known as The Brotherhood attacks him looking for the Darkness, he must unleash it once again.įor tropes exclusive to the source material, see here. Jackie is now the head of the Franchetti Crime Family, and has managed to suppress the Darkness. ![]() Before Jackie first manifests the Darkness, Uncle Paulie betrays him and marks him for death, leading Jackie into a Roaring Rampage of Revenge.Ī sequel was released in February 2012, developed by Digital Extremes and taking place two years after the first game. Among these is the power to summon Darklings, little gremlin bastards that act somewhat as his multiple tiny alter-egos that are mostly interested in spouting off politically incorrect commentary and humor, but can disembowel an enemy at a moment's notice if Jackie commands it. During his 21st birthday, he inherits the evil known as the Darkness, which grants him abilities beyond his wildest blood-spattered dreams. The game follows Jackie Estacado, nephew of don Paulie Franchetti, and hitman for the Franchetti Crime Family. ![]() The Darkness is a 2007 First-Person Shooter based on the comic series, developed by Starbreeze Studios.
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