Buildings destroyed, mankind has become extinct due to the Great War between Heaven and Hell. Whatever is left of the human race, well there no longer human there something else. This is what would be known as the Rapture, the apocalypse of biblical proportions, and the four horsemen of the apocalypse have descended down on earth. But however only one made it and he will be the main character of this game. You are War, one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse in this tale of biblical proportions known only as Darksiders.
As stated earlier you are War, one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse raining down on earth to bring upon the destruction of Earth. However, not all is at it seems as none of the other horsemen have descended with War and soon you discover a conspiracy between the forces of Heaven and Hell become stripped of all your powers and must go on a quest of revenge and redemption to discover who called upon the destruction of Earth. Once you are banished War is stripped of his awesome powers to find the one responsible of unleashing the Destroyer.
The gameplay is mixture between the Legend of Zelda series and the God of War series. You will hack and slash your way through levels similar with the help of any magical spells you find similar to a God of War game. Players will also go through dungeons and levels that will require a bit of puzzle solving and gaining items that can help solve puzzles which can also double as weapons, similar to a Zelda game. Using these tow formulas brings a perfect balance without having one formula over powering another or having the game relay too much on puzzle solving or too much on fighting. The game uses a perfect balance of fighting and puzzle solving. Upgrades and finding new items also are used and melded from both of these games. Upgrades and new moves are bought with the use of Souls while new weapons to get through the area and secret health upgrades are found off the beaten path.
The visuals for the game are very colorful and magnificent. From the details of the destroyed environment all around you, the weapons that War uses, the environment, to the clothes War wears and the armor that the angels and demons fighting one another wear. The visuals truly give the apocalypse feel and do not disappoint and the environment truly looks destroyed from the highways, the buildings, to even the cars and streets. Visually this game truly delivers the apocalyptic feel that the games story tells. Visually however the game also somewhat reminds me of World of Warcraft, from the clothes War wears it gives him the look of a Death Knight and the sword looks very similar to the starting Death Knight blade in World of Warcraft.
Overall, Darksiders is a pretty good title. It provides a perfect balance of action and dungeon puzzle solving taking elements from two great titles. Providing a visually appealing game with a story of bibilical proportions. With the visual appealness of World of Warcraft, the perfect mixture of God of War and the Legend of Zelda this game is a great title to play. Although it doesn’t have the longivity of a Zelda game, there are some Zelda elements that players that played the series can’t help but notice as well as elements from God of War. Even after beating the game theres the Apocalyptic difficulty to play through and try to beat as well as trying to pick up any achievements/trophies you missed along the way of this bibicial tale.
Darksiders Score
Graphics: 10/10
Sound: 7/10
Gameplay: 9/10
Overall: 8/10
