A solid game that should NOT be missed
Allow me to start by saying that Darkest of Days is a solid tradiitonal shooter with terriffic voice work, engaging and fun action, some very good graphics and a fresh and cool story line. It is not a AAA title, but neither is it the piece of crap that Jeff would have you believe. In fact, Darkest of Days may be the freshest FPS I've played all year (and I play a lot of them). The weapons mechanics (new weapons in an old world) leads to terriffic shootouts, like using a future machine gun to mow down an entire row of Civil War soldiers, or Roman soldiers. The storyline is not to be missed, and the game should be picked up if only for that reason. Thankfully however, the game also has solid and fun shooting, a checkpoint system that rarely leads to frustration, superb graphics in parts (some faces, the time bubble effects, lighting and shadows, etc) and more. The game is also very daring with where it goes storyline wise, touching (without saying it) on 9/11, and even putting you in a WW2 German prison camp which you are tasked with breaking out of. I am giving Darkest of Days 4.5 starts not because it is an almost perfect game, but because you will probably get more fun per dollar spent ($35 or less) on this game than you will anything else this year. The campaign is 6-8 hours long (approx), and is terriffically fun action all the way through. If you are a fan of classic FPS games (MOHAA, COD) or just appreciate a solid FPS with a good storyline, you should definitely pick Darkest of Days up. I hope we see more from this developer.
