The game is mostly based on the events of the first volume of "The Darkness" comics.During the game, The Darkness becomes extremely resilient and tries to make Jackie kill people, he is relatively docile toward the beginning of the game.
The game is mostly based on the events of the first volume of "The Darkness" comics, however it does alter some key elements such as having Paulie being the one that adopts Jackie. Though The Darkness becomes extremely resilient and tries to make Jackie kill people, he is relatively docile toward the beginning of the game.