As Jackie approaches the stronghold, he is revived and drawn back into the 'real' world. There is a castle in purgatory that houses the very core of The Darkness. Anthony gives Jackie information relating to how to be rid of the evil entity. His great-grandfather admits to Jackie that it was he that brought the Darkness into the family ancestry it was he that doomed every subsequent male born under the Estacado gene to be consumed by The Darkness on their twenty-first birthday. In this purgatory Jackie comes across one of his ancestors, Anthony Estacado. The Darkness rescues Estacado from the jaws of death and places him in purgatory, a hell filled with World War One soldiers that are unable to die, while his body recovers. Distraught by what he sees, Estacado turns a gun on himself and commits suicide, 'the first time he died'. He finds himself powerless as the two men execute his girlfriend. Estacado eventually finds them, but is held back by The Darkness 'for his own good'. Paulie and Shrote kidnap Jenny and hold her hostage to try and get at Jackie. As Jackie tries to find out who wants him dead and why they want him dead, he finds himself being hounded from all angles, not only by the mob, but also by a corrupt Captain in the police, Eddie Shrote. The power refers to itself only as The Darkness. At midnight, Jackie is consumed by a strange power which appears to be conscious.

Estacado makes his way to his girlfriend Jenny's apartment, where she wishes him a happy birthday. Estacado escapes and learns that he is wanted dead by powerful men inside the Mafia, namely his Uncle Paulie. The game opens with Jackie Estacado on his twenty- first birthday as he is on the run from the police in New York City. Story Jackie Estacado as rendered in art used for the game and the comic books, surrounded by several darklings. While standard weaponry is available, the player is encouraged to harness the Darkness and to feed the evil consuming Estacado. The day takes place in contemporary New York City, while some sequences feature in supernatural worlds. Originally a comic book series penned by Marc Silvestri of Top Cow, The Darkness follows Jackie Estacado, a twenty-one-year-old soldier in the Mafia, as his life changes when he is possessed by a dark entity known only as The Darkness. The Darkness is a First-Person Shooter by Swedish developers Starbreeze Studios and published by 2K Games.

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