Are you afraid of the dark?
Story- The story to this game is just an amazing one at that, I felt they put some time into how it was going to be played out and ofcourse how it was going to be written. I love mob movies and what makes The Darkness so great is that you are a mobster but also a monster! that people fear!. in other games they would make it were you would be fighting the monster however you are the monster in The Darkness and you truely fell intimidating. I have never in my life played a game like this with such an awesome/compelling story that will make you tear up and feel just so damn said for stupid npc's withing a game.
Graphics- IMO I feel that The Darkness has some very good graphics, sure maybe not the best but it has its own sense of style to it, I really just cant describe, like a mix between Unreal and some Cel Shade? IDK! it just looks great imo. I had no real framerate problems of any sorts, or any graphical error bugs.
Gameplay- This is where the game shines even more then its amazing story. This game feels just so damn fresh, when you start the tutorial you just get a sense of awesomeness from this game. It gives off a good vibe right from the beginning and it just draws you in. It is very smooth imo, when you go up to a wall your guy jackie automatically aims his gun around corners and what not and its just awesome. very smooth and a great mix up of gunplay but also with your darkness powers. I have never played an FPS where you were a monster and had powers like these, from summoning minons all the way to ripping out a guys heart in order to heal faster. It is so freaking fun, and it is something everyone should experience.
Bottom line imo I feel The Darkness is a game where you either are going to love it or you are going to hate it. The game feels alive, there are alot of characters you bump into during the game that are like neutral npc's and the game feels like a one small/big sandbox game, since you rome around in this little suburbia you feel like its a sandbox but it really is not. I loved the bunch of characters you meet in this game and everyone is fun to talk to during the game and hopefully you will enjoy The Darkness as much as I did when I played it a long time ago :D.