Darksiders™

**Darksiders ** Darksiders is a dark, brutal, and surprisingly atmospheric action-adventure game that blends intense combat with exploration, puzzles, and a strong apocalyptic setting. You play as War, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, who returns to Earth only to find it completely devastated. Framed for starting the Apocalypse too early, War must uncover the truth while fighting his way through a world filled with demons, angels, and ancient forces. The combat is fast and satisfying, with a great variety of weapons and abilities that make every encounter feel powerful. The game also does a great job of mixing combat with exploration and puzzle-solving, keeping the gameplay from becoming repetitive. What makes Darksiders stand out is its atmosphere. The ruined cities, dark fantasy design, massive enemies, and comic-book-inspired visuals create a world that feels both violent and mysterious. It may show its age in some areas, especially visually and mechanically, but its personality, world-building, and satisfying combat still hold up. **Final verdict:** Darksiders is a stylish and underrated action-adventure that deserves attention from anyone who enjoys dark fanta…

To put it simply: this is the kind of game that, if you played the original God of War games, you will enjoy. Same "one currency" system, similar wall climbing and wall combat mechanics, similar combat, puzzles and camera styles. In the aspect of gameplay and difficulty levels, some of the ordinary enemies in the game can be scarier than the 6 bosses you fight throughout the game. I got one-shotted more than once by some of those in Apocalyptic, to a point that most bosses were trivial. Regarding bosses, none of them provide too much of a challenge... especially the final boss. After getting to the end with Abyssal Armor and Stone Skin maxed out, Abbadon barely did any damage. What took me the most time was getting 100% of all collectables in all 3 runs, starting on Easy. As far as exploration goes, that's the main focus of the game, because it's necessary to backtrack quite a lot to get collectables. On a positive note, this is only present on the paths in between the "main" area -- Scalding Gallows -- and the adjacent ones. Every "boss"area is pretty much self-contained, so that one does not need to backtrack for important items. Honorable mentions: 1) there are 4 Wicked K en…

So this is what you play when you really like Zelda games, but you don't want to admit it. It even has the damn horse and everything. There's this really funny/fun dichotomy with the darksiders games, in that they're usually pretty solid games first and foremost, but the whole story and vibe really wishes it was an edgy graphic novel from the 90s. But I see no problem with that idiosyncrasy. Just accept the game is kind of goofy sometimes, and you can appreciate the other stuff just as well. Combat's fun too, so that also helps. Solid game, recommended.

this game bricked my whole windows after freezing inside a dungeon. not good

Amazing Game + comes free with the Remaster

This game is so insanely good that I almost shouted 'Feel the Wrath of War!' and I actually did, hehe. The main character is a total badass, his weapons are incredibly cool, and on top of that, you get a horse that you can even use during boss fights! What more could you ask from a game? Especially the Abyssal armor you assemble by finding all 10 pieces; it uses the dark colors so perfectly, I absolutely love it. Aside from that, there are a ton of different locations. Each one has a distinct atmosphere and really establishes its own identity. The puzzles are pretty fun to do with nothing mind numbing or annoying. There are lots of collectibles too, making exploration truly rewarding. I simply love this game and highly recommend it. (I played this on Linux, and the game won't launch unless you put this in your launch options: WINE_CPU_TOPOLOGY=4:0,1,2,3 %command%. It worked for me. Alternatively, you can just play the Warmastered version, which works flawlessly out of the box.)