Darksiders
Saving humanity? Not this time
Darksiders follows War, one of the Four Horsemen and a member of The Charred Council. They oversee the balance between Heaven, Earth and Hell. On someone else's order, that the war between Heaven and Hell is on, War's arrival prematurely wipes out the entire human race. On top of that, the archangel Abaddon dies at the hands of the demon Straga, giving Hell what they need to take over Earth. Realizing he was set-up, War starts a quest to clear his name and to find The Destroyer, a greater demon who apparently has something to do with your deception.
What is the best way to describe Darksiders? If the Legend of Zelda and God of War had a baby who became one of the Four Horsemen, that would be Darksiders. The gameplay is simple and intuitive, revolving around dungeon style exploration and over-the-top combat. You visit many destroyed locations and fight your way through ghouls and demons, all the while solving some brain-bending puzzles. With games like Darksiders, finding a good balance between puzzles and combat is a true challenge. You don't want to devote too much time to running around turning switches on and off or, on the contrary, to fighting countless waves of enemies ad nauseum. The action is palpable and there's a lot of fighting in Darksiders (it is the Armageddon after all) but it's never monotonous, especially considering the character you get to play.
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Of course, being a Horsemen of the Apocalypse does have its perks. You get a vast array of upgradeable powers, ablities and weapons that fit in with your destructive nature. Whether you're armed with the Chaoseater sword, the Harvester scythe, the Tremor Gauntlet or the throwable Crossblade; lots of demon blood will be spilled. Since you are accused of treason by the Council, you your powers are stripped before you're sent back to Earth to find the real traitor. Luckily, as the story progresses, you will earn back your powers but you will also get to improve them thanks to Vulgrim, a demon who is willing to help you in exchange for the souls of your enemies. These souls, specifically the blue ones, are your currency. Your fallen enemies and objects will also drop yellow (used to build up your special power bar) and green (fill your life meter) souls.
Darksiders doesn't re-invent the action/adventure genre but it does bring something fresh to it. The imaginative creative direction from comic book creator Joe Madureira really makes the game stand out as a unique experience that wouldn't look out of place next to other great narrative-based games such as Batman Arkham Asylum, Overlord or Bioshock.
Sounds pretty good, crap trailer though.
Report: Hollywood interested in doing a Darksiders movie
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Apparently Hollywood wouldn't mind tossing Darksiders up on the silver screen, as Vigil's Joe Madureira confirmed to VG247 that THQ's already been contacted for projects outside of the video game realm. "We've gotten some interest from Hollywood, we've talked about doing a comic series," said Madureira. Obviously, a comic wouldn't be much of a stretch for the creative director, given his past experience with the medium.
"It's really a THQ thing, but I know they are definitely talking to people and I would be surprised if some of that stuff didn't happen," he added. While we can't really say whether the prospect of either is a good thing at this point -- we're still playing Darksiders for review -- we'll be sure to let you all know either way.
This game looks so good. A comic series would be a great idea too
Quote from: TaraJayne on January 06, 2010, 10:55:44 AM
This game looks so good. A comic series would be a great idea too
Are there any in game action vids floating about because that trailer sucks big time?
yeah I have watched another. I will post it later
Quote from: TaraJayne on January 06, 2010, 11:19:12 AM
yeah I have watched another. I will post it later
nice one :)
Darksiders screen-tearing patch out tomorrow
(http://community.darksidersvideogame.com/blog-post/darksiders-patch-coming-week)
Starting tomorrow, the screen-tearing present in the Xbox 360 version of Darksiders will (hopefully) be a thing of the past, as the game's official blog reports the patch will be available for download starting tomorrow. You'll find the update available starting tomorrow at 2am PT (5am ET).
We'd like to be a bit more excited about it, but knowing that everyone ever in the world will eventually succumb to the apocalypse ... well, we're finding it a bit difficult to get pumped about an update to some video game. If you'll excuse us, we're going to call our families and tell 'em how awesome they are.
Has anyone got this? I've started playing it, and loving it, probably because it's a blatant copy of Zelda. Ocarina of Time is one of my all-time favourite games and there are so many similar elements in DS. For instance the first dungeon I've entered I've found a map, keys and a special item, a glaive type thing which acts suspiciously like the boomerang from Zelda. I'm just waiting to find the compass now! Also, in Zelda you had to collect 4 heart pieces to increase health, in DS you have to find 4 skull pieces. And the last thing i've noticed, in Ocarina of Time Link had a little fairy with him, in DS War has a demon.
I recommend this to any Zelda fans.
Quote from: RedMaster11 on February 11, 2010, 09:11:18 AM
Has anyone got this? I've started playing it, and loving it, probably because it's a blatant copy of Zelda.
The similarities between the two are surprising. I've seen/read some reviews that mention some others, too. I love(d) the Zelda games, and look forward to a new one sometime within the next 5 years. :(
I own Darkstalkers, but haven't had a chance to play it yet.