Darkwatch - Baptism of Fire
Baptism of Fire - Walkthrough
The level begins at the bottom of a tall cavern. Immediately, your new partner Tala runs up the hill ahead as enemies pour into the area. You can stand your ground against the Bone Demons and Gunslingers, but they will not stop spawning until you reach the top of the hill with Tala. Clear out the nearest enemies to forge a path to the hillside and make your way to the top.
When you reach the doorway at the top of the hill, a brief cutscene will show your reunion with Tala. Jericho leaps back down to the bottom of the cavern, smashing through the rooftop of a building. Fight off the nearby Bone Demons and make use of the offering from Lazarus inside the building before exiting to find more enemies.
Before long, Keggers and Bone Demons will invade the area. Stand your ground in the spot where you began the level and you will have a good shot at any and all Keggers that come at you. Focus first on the Keggers and then on the lesser Bone Demons in order to stay alive. When the flow of enemies subsides (watch the progress meter at the top of the screen), a cutscene takes over.
Follow Tala and the Darkwatch through the canyon until they stop to engage a few Riflemen in combat. Blast through the enemies and continue around the bend to fight a couple more Riflemen perched on the ledge to the left. When there are dead, a Mark of Evil will crop up across the way as the game highlights a nearby Rail Rocket.
Jump up to the ledge where the previous snipers were and pick off the nearby enemies. The Rail Rocket should be easily visible to your right—go grab it, and use it to blow up the Mark of Evil to the left. It does not take more than a couple shots from this powerful weapon to destroy the Mark and take out the enemies surrounding it.
Get to the hillside where the Mark was and start heading uphill. The path leads to a building with a few holed-up Riflemen inside. Clear the bottom floor of the building and find the boarded up door that is under the staircase. You can melee attack through the boards to gain access to an offering from Lazarus.
Go upstairs and stock up on Rail Rocket ammo. A second Mark of Evil appears on the far end of the canyon, and this one is spawning Banshees. You can see the Mark simply by looking out the second floor window of the building—peek out, zoom in, and fire a couple of rockets to destroy it. A third Mark appears after that one, in just about the same spot. Again, destroy it while staying in the building to complete the extermination.>
Run up the next canyon to find a pack of townspeople being chased by Bone Demons. Further up are more distressed folks and an early sighting of a ghostly Bone Demon. The path leads to a first floor doorway of a building. Step inside, make the blood judgement, then quickly head upstairs to intercept the pack of Bone Demons that leap up to the second floor.
Fall down to the second floor and leave the building through the nearby doorway. To your right, locate the offering from Lazarus as you make your way around the fire. Continue up the hill and you will run into a new enemy type. These guys are pretty tough and surprisingly quick when they want to be. You can use the Rail Rocket to take them out with one hit, or focus Carbine fire on their heads to pick 'em off from afar.
Continue to make your way up the hill until all of these enemies are destroyed. A Mark of Evil will appear at the far end of the path—quickly destroy it with dynamite and Rail Rocket shots. The best place to shoot from is atop one of the buildings on the left side of the path. you will also find an offering from Lazarus on top of the building that you should use before jumping up to target the mark to the left.
When the Mark is destroyed, continue down the path to reach the next area.
Just around the corner is a building guarded by enemies. Take out the Riflemen and watch for the Bone Demons that come out from behind the busted wall to the right. Stay outside until the flow of enemies dies down, then enter the building and follow Tala through the tunnels.
Once outside, the path turns to a set of buildings that are heavily guarded by enemies. Take out the sniper from the water tower to the left and push your way through the town to reach the far end. A cutscene will interrupt the action to show a Mark of Evil pop up inside a nearby building.
The building is on the left side of the streets. Enter through the doorway and push through the narrow halls to find the Mark. It only takes a couple of dynamite explosions to take out the Mark and end this current battle.
