Op: Darkness- Eliza is GREAT

I hope to write a corresponding blog as I went deeper and deeper into Op: Darkness. However I've been playing so much that I haven't had the time to blog lol.

Back to the game. I'm really enjoying it, it's quickly becoming one of my new obessions (lol my wife especially doesn't like my unhealthy passion for it).

As I get deeper into the game, I have a full team. Lewis, who was introduced early in the game is now a permanant character and he is pretty cool. His voice actor does a cool accent. Jack the Ripper is also a squad member and it's the Ripper of legend. His a good guy (more on the historical characters later). His pretty sweet with blades and general bad-ass attitude. Finally the last new member is Alisa Van Helsing, Abraham Van Helsing's daughter and probably my favorite character in the game because she is hella cool. She one of the best character designs I have seen in a minute.

So as I mentioned it's cool how this game has so many historial and mythical characters. I've already mentioned Jack the Ripper, Elisa is the daughter of famed vampire hunter Van Helsing (of Dracula fame). Herbet West is named after the re-animator made popular by H.P Lovecraft (Cthulhu linkage) and Carmilla is also a famous female vampire and of course, Hitler.

Speaking of vampires, I now know why Jude sucks and didn't get no cool powers.
**SPOILERS** It's because he was destined to be turned into your nemesis and become evil because he was turned by Vlado (the main bad guy). **end SPOILERS**

It was a nice twist and one I did not see coming.

Now onto the bad. I mentioned it before but having to watch every single dialogue cut-scene again and again after you fail a mission is so lame. I can't believe the game designers didn't see the flaw in this. Sure you can fast forward the cinematics and the dialogue scenes can be fast forwarded but it's a chore. On top of the can't save during battles crap it's one of my biggest annoyances with the game.

Another thing I found out is 'Dead is Dead'. If Herbert doesn't re-animate a dead squad mate, that person stays dead for the rest of the game and you lose that person's skill set. Ohh and to top it off, you get the bad ending as well. Hah! It's not really a bad flaw (like above points), it does add a lot more strategy to the game and makes you want to keep your squad alive no matter what. It's different but people mention other srpg's have this mechanic so I guess they'll were being true to the genre.

All in all, I like the game more then it drives me crazy so I'm enjoying myself. More blog on Op: Darkness to come.

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P.S. The Super Sniper Rifle rules.