elevator pitch: the sopranos meets lovecraft
...and also mike patton
you'd think a video game with this concept would be some off-the-wall wacky shit that'd be impossible to take seriously, but it's a genuinely grounded and subtle mobster narrative front to back. almost nobody ever even mentions the darkness besides jackie, mike patton, and anyone about to have their hearts torn out by it
murder feels good. all the guns have a pretty nice oomph to them, and the combat-driven darkness powers are lots of fun, but what really stands out here is the world itself - it's remarkably detailed and freely explorable without feeling like every other shoehorned open world the AAA industry is so littered with. npcs frequently converse, tvs actually work and show things ranging from music videos to entire (hilariously badly compressed) public domain films. everything just feels totally authentic. really helps that jackie monologues and tells stories whenever you load into a new area. keeps things fresh, alive, and personal
game's short (1-2 sittings) but it's all killer and no filler. rpcs3 can handle it now too. so if you've got either a decent pc, a 360, or a ps3 then there's no excuse to pass this up
mike patton
...and also mike patton
you'd think a video game with this concept would be some off-the-wall wacky shit that'd be impossible to take seriously, but it's a genuinely grounded and subtle mobster narrative front to back. almost nobody ever even mentions the darkness besides jackie, mike patton, and anyone about to have their hearts torn out by it
murder feels good. all the guns have a pretty nice oomph to them, and the combat-driven darkness powers are lots of fun, but what really stands out here is the world itself - it's remarkably detailed and freely explorable without feeling like every other shoehorned open world the AAA industry is so littered with. npcs frequently converse, tvs actually work and show things ranging from music videos to entire (hilariously badly compressed) public domain films. everything just feels totally authentic. really helps that jackie monologues and tells stories whenever you load into a new area. keeps things fresh, alive, and personal
game's short (1-2 sittings) but it's all killer and no filler. rpcs3 can handle it now too. so if you've got either a decent pc, a 360, or a ps3 then there's no excuse to pass this up
mike patton
Reviewed on Jan 23, 2023
7 Comments
steam doesn't specifically need mike patton because rpcs3 runs the game nigh flawlessly. just beat the whole game on a steam deck that way
if you have a good enough computer that can handle it as well, rpcs3 can actually play this game at a semi-stable 60fps with the right settings. you can experience mike patton speaking directly to you in even higher quality. really wish the soundtrack had an official release too, i want to be able to listen to the trinity church theme without having to stitch ripped audio files together.
also if you don't watch the entirety of to kill a mockingbird with jenny, you're a bad boyfriend.
also if you don't watch the entirety of to kill a mockingbird with jenny, you're a bad boyfriend.
hell you don't even really need a super good computer to run it at 30fps (which is better than an actual ps3 can run mike patton: the game at)
I wanted to play a dark game with supernatural power in the year 2007. I compromised. I played The Darkness instead
@hurtingotherppl congratulations - you picked the best one
@HurtingOtherPPl
20 years in the can i wanted to watch the sopranos on HBO, i compromised. i played the darkness instead
20 years in the can i wanted to watch the sopranos on HBO, i compromised. i played the darkness instead
softcoregamer
1 year ago