toxicitizen Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 (edited) Having absolutely loved the first Darksiders, I'm looking forward to this quite a lot! edit: updated the embed with the HD version Edited May 2, 2017 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 I never finished the first one. The first castle or whatever was just too zeldaish for me. It seemed like a good game though...... except for the awful art direction. Which this sequel will keep. Then again maybe its just me. The monsters and stuff were cool, i just hate guys with big bodies and little heads. Same reason i think gears of war looks retarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted June 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 (edited) I agree with the sentiment in general but I gave Darksiders a pass because it had a more comic book-like art style as opposed to Gears' more photorealistic approach. So it didn't seem as weird-looking to me. That being said, I think Gabe from Penny-Arcade Yahtzee put it best when he once said that War looked like "someone started drawing him and never stopped". Edited June 5, 2011 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 Loved the first one, really enjoyed everything, and while others disliked/hated the art style and the way characters looked I thought it was awesome. Just based on that trailer I'm really excited about it, though I wish Death had a mouth or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrowKnow Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 Enjoyed the first, a bit disappointed that 2 isn't continuing from the end of the first game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 (edited) That being said, I think Gabe from Penny-Arcade put it best when he once said that War looked like "someone started drawing him and never stopped". Yahtzee said the same thing , but who said it first. Edited June 5, 2011 by Hakidia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excaliburps Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Hell yea! I loved Darksiders 1. Sure, it might have been a tad too long, but it felt like Zelda with more "comic" characters. I actually liked War as a protagonist. Hope Death can be a good sub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted June 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 That being said, I think Gabe from Penny-Arcade put it best when he once said that War looked like "someone started drawing him and never stopped". Yahtzee said the same thing , but who said it first. Hmmm, then it's possible I got them mixed up and attributed the quote to the wrong person. Actually, I just did a quick search on PA's website and it seems like Mike/Gabe is a huge fan of the artist who worked on Darksiders, so it must've been Yahtzee who said it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbassman39 Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Sooo, old thread I hope its not too frowned upon to bring it back from the dead. I have been enjoying this game for a few weeks, slowly making my way through the worlds. The problem is I made it to earth, and they do this stupid thing where its all corridors (opposite of everything else this game has done) with the same 4 enemies for over a half hour. To make matters worse, they give you this gun and force you to use it, with a terrible camera, that doesn't allow you to see any enemies close to your character. These enemies dont take a lot of damage but dish out a lot, which isn't too bad if they don't get close to you, but if they come up behind you, you will be boned. There are no shops throughout this entire "dungeon" (which there haven't been before in dungeons, which isn't so bad), so you have to teleport out and back in, which brings the enemies back who rush you. Someone really phoned in this dungeon. It makes me especially disappointed when you think about how the first game did an amazing job at the post apocalyptic earth, and this just is boring, frustrating and way too long. Other than that, this game has been fantastic. There seem to be four worlds, the makers (a Norse like world), the dead city (my favorite world so far), Lostlight a beacon of hope for angels, and I assume the demon realm. I cant express how much I enjoy the combat and puzzles for this game. I love it and frankly the whole "B-movie" style game is my favorite. I like games that don't try to be amazing, that don't try to create this immersive "your aren't playing a game, you are playing an experience" style gameplay. Its a game that feels like a game and I love that about this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 That part where you're on earth is what's keeping me from replaying this game, loved everything else, but I don't want to go through that again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Yeah, the Earth part was the definite low point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 For me the whole game was a low-point due to the uninteresting plot. I genuinely think they fucked themselves over with trying to make a side-quel over the cool sequel we were promised at the end of the first. I was also burned out by how fucking large and unnecessary every dungeon was. "Death you have to go turn on a lamp, get the dominos pizza and then bring the laptop to watch movies. Every one of those is necessary to get the real mission started, and every one of those items has its own decently big dungeon" I like Zelda dungeons because they have a purpose, A lot of these seemed tacked-on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Heat Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 The Prince of Persia wall running felt pretty tacked onto me, as did the 'Death doesn't block because he doesn't think anyone could ever hit him lol' thing. I think my biggest beef with Darksiders 2 is the arbitrary RPG elements, especially the loot system. It never felt like I was getting more powerful throughout the game, just that I was barely keeping pace with enemies and nothing bugs me like hoping I'll get a drop that is only slightly better than what I was using (I'm more of the school of Iron Sword -> Steel Sword -> Bronze Sword etc. etc. linear progression). Once I got a possessed fist weapon that I could slap health regen abilities onto, I just said 'fuck it!'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbassman39 Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 This might sound really pathetic, but I have no idea how to make possessed weapons STILL! I'm sure when I started I just skipped through the tutorial and now I just don't understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 From what I remember you need to get a weird colored weapon that says possessed, you'll then be able to feed it weapons and take properties/cool stuff of the shit you feed it. I think the only thing you can't do is feed it unique weapons and expect to get their cool bonuses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted May 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 (edited) Darksiders III leaked by Amazon ahead of announcement! Seems it's coming to PS4/X1/PC and developped by Gunfire Games, which was apparently founded by an ex-Vigil Games founder and employs a lot of ex-Vigil staff. I gotta say, this is pretty much a dream scenario. Good on Nordic for going with the original developers. Quote Play as FURY - a mage who must rely on her whip and magic to restore the balance between good and evil on Earth!Harness FURY's magic to unleash her various forms - each granting her access to new weapons, moves and traversal abilitiesExplore an open-ended, living, free-form game world in which FURY moves back and forth between environments to uncover secrets while advancing the storyDefeat the Seven Deadly Sins and their servants who range from mystical creatures to degenerated beingsDarksiders signature art style - expansive post-apocalyptic environments that take the player from the heights of heaven to the depths of hell, dilapidated by war and decay and overrun by nature At first I was disappointed that it was seemingly not following-up with the trend of having you play as a horsemen but apparently I should've looked up Darksiders lore and not just "Horsemen of the Apocalypse" on wikipedia because she totally is one! Time to play those remasters! Btw, I didn't start a new thread because this one got like no replies. So maybe just remove the "II" from the title and turn it into a general Darksiders thread? edit: Turns out I could edit it myself! Edited May 2, 2017 by FLD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted May 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 Reveal trailer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 I really loved the first two games, despite their cheesiness, so I'm looking forward to this one! Also, yes, now I gotta play the warmastered editions of the first two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 I never actually got around to the second one since it seemed like they were never gonna finish the story. I guess I should grab it on a steam sale now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 See I didn't play too far into Darksiders but I was under the impression you were tricked into participating into the apocalypse. Was it revealed to not be the case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 (edited) HELL YEAH Can't wait! I own both the Deathinitive edition and the Warmastered edition, but never finished them (though I've played the original like 10 times by now ), now seems like the perfect time to go back and play both. \m/ \m/ @deanbmmv Yeah, the Charred council was behind it all, they chose War because they figured everyone else would see through their plan. ("We need someone for whom revenge would be reason enough" or something along those lines is what the comic says ) Edited May 2, 2017 by MetalCaveman Other replies after I posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted May 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Mr. GOH! said: I really loved the first two games, despite their cheesiness, so I'm looking forward to this one! Also, yes, now I gotta play the warmastered editions of the first two. I was actually considering playing the first one last week but my hype for Trails in the Sky was so strong that I didn't feel like playing anything else. Kinda wish I had because the itch is stronger than ever now and there's just one day to go until Trails. 2 hours ago, deanbmmv said: See I didn't play too far into Darksiders but I was under the impression you were tricked into participating into the apocalypse. Was it revealed to not be the case? It's been a while but it was something like that, yeah. It seems this is like the second one and taking place before/during the original. Edited May 2, 2017 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 You were tricked into triggering the apocalypse, but since all the seals weren't broken it didn't call down the other horseman, so the end of DS1 is you breaking the seals and calling forth the rest of the horsemen (since at that point the apocalypse has happened and you can't exactly bottle that genie back up). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 DSII I s about Death trying to undo the extinction of humanity (among other things) in order to get War pardoned, since he's beeing blamed for it by the council, at the end however, when Death is about to do his thing, the ending of DS1 happens and he's sent to Earth, so... that's a thing. http://store.steampowered.com/news/29205/?snr=1_550_552 The Darksiders games are on sale right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted May 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 Store page for Darksiders III is also live if you want to wishlist. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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