War, apparently slain in battle, then returns to restore balance, and open a can of whup-ass on whatever dark forces set him up.īest PS5 games 2022: Amazing PlayStation 5 titles to pick up Within the first half hour, Earth stands in ruins, Hell has taken dominion, and humanity has been destroyed. After all, this is a game which opens with the destruction of the world as you and I know it, as our hero – the first horseman of the apocalypse, War - stands accused of kicking off a premature final conflict between the forces of heaven and hell. It's not as if Darksiders is lacking in ambition, either. God of War meets Legend of Zelda? Metroid? Castlevania? Soul Reaver? Originality be damned - if Darksiders has thieved ideas, then it's pinched them from the best and used them to fashion one of the most rich and enjoyable action-adventure games we've seen in ages. Do you gripe about games that follow a familiar path? Well, Darksiders will have you griping away for weeks.īut wait a second. Aren't those Zelda's bomb-plants? Devil May Cry's combat challenges? Onimusha, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and even Gears of War are pinched from. The basic game structure is pure Super Metroid/Castlevania, and there isn't much here that won't hit you with some sense of familiarity. Video game aficionados will have a field day spotting all the stuff it's stolen, and as a brutal, seven word summary "God of War meets Legend of Zelda" has things covered. (Pocket-lint) - If there's one thing Darksiders won't score high for, it's originality.
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