
It is best to use Swarm attack during the fights with groups of enemies and bosses.įaster regeneration of Gun Channeling. This is one of the best powers available in the game, so I suggest unlocking it as soon as possible. It is important to buy this power, even if you do not use firearms often in the early chapters.Ī possibility to use swarm against your enemies (the F key), thanks to which they are stunned for few seconds. Possibility of using the Gun Channeling mode for few second (the G key), when guns do not use ammo and inflict more damage. It works only in dark so when you enter the illuminated area you will lose additional defense points.

This power is especially useful if you play on higher difficulty levels. Using the armor granting you increased resistance to damage. If you like the basic attack you should buy this talent, because you'll be able to deal easily with larger groups of enemies. It is one of the most interesting powers available in the game, especially that chances to create a black hole are high. After throwing it, it creates a vortex which attracts all nearby objects. This also concerns throwing darkling.Ī chance to create a black hole instead of the heart of opponent. It is very useful power, which should be unlocked early. Objects thrown with a left tentacle will explode on impact. It is quite interesting power if you mostly eat hearts instead of executions. They stay active for some time and allow you to inflict greater damage. It is very useful, especially for distracting or making opponents easy targets.Īdditional blades appear on the right tentacle after eating the heart of an opponent. Grab the darkling with a left tentacle and throw him at enemies, so he can attack them. It is not very usable because during the fight you do not have always time to perform both actions correctly. Slash an enemy into air and then slash him to the ground and it will result in explosion which stun close enemies. This is a very useful power, especially later in the game when it is increasingly difficult to effectively treat. Recover more health by eating the hearts of opponents.


To do it, slash vertically with the right tentacle. If you toss your opponent with your right tentacle, he will be held there by Darkness for a moment.

Effectively collecting and channeling Dark Essence into the Talent Tree will make Jackie an even more fearsome killing machine, which he'll need to be to take down The Brotherhood. The Essence is collected and can be exchanged for new talents at special shrines. Jackie can earn his way to new and improved abilities by slaying his enemies skillfully, devouring hearts, performing execution maneuvers with his demon arms, and by locating rare items containing Dark Essence. One such talent is Demon Blades, which gives a temporary damage boost to Jackie's slashing attacks for eating enemies' hearts, in addition to the other benefits of heart consumption (such as regaining lost health). Jackie can also beef up his standard demon arm attacks within the tree, adding bonus effects to his slashing and grabbing attacks. Within the tree, there are multiple branches which focus on different aspects of gameplay, including new abilities and attacks to unlock, enhancements to Jackie's standard attacks, as well as perks for Jackie's health and weaponry. Over the course of The Darkness II, players will be able to augment Jackie's fearsome powers by upgrading them in the game's talent tree. Talent Tree is a new gameplay mechanic introduced in The Darkness II.
