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Playing the game was 95% a great game. When you see a preview on TV, and then get to experience the detail that was put into this game was breathtaking! I love playing these kind of games that have a well put-together storyline with lots of action and detailed illustration. To me it was exactly what the God of War series was almost to the letter. You have to gain experience points(souls) that you upgrade, you swim under water, the mechanics of the attack combos feel the same, and there are a crap load of puzzles. One main difference, was a side weapon called the Crossblade. It acted like a boomerang that transfers energy and fire. The first time you have to use it your are told that it can transfer energy, but it doesn't show you! You spend like 30 minutes looking for the next move-on point, but you don't realize that it right in front of you face! When you play the game, you have to transfer flames to open gas pipes, or hit 2 swords that chime to open doors. It took me 21 hours to finish it, and a lot of other people say it is a good 16 hour game. This is due to all of the puzzles that take some time to figure out, and you end up back tracking towards the end of the game through the entire map. The worst part of the whole game for me was the freezing, and other times where it loops the music or a phrase then freezes in about 30 seconds! I would have to say I had to turn my console off and on about 50 times! After rebooting your system, you can go to about where you stopped where it auto saved last. However, you learn the hard way when it's 1 am, and you load the last save point instead of the auto load. This will take you back to the last time you saved the game when you go into the "data menu". It took me an hour to just get back to were it was when it crashed. After that, I saved all of the time to not have to replay what I just did. Here are some of the solutions I came across for the freezing: I ended up using 6.4 gigs to save it to my hard drive, that many people recommended. Someone else recommends putting the disk in boiling water for 15 seconds then drying it of to remove the film from the disc's production. I didn't want to do that, but I almost did. I would recommend that you just "clear system cache" on your hard drive before starting this game. That is where you go into the memory option in your Systems Settings, then hit the Y button when highlighting your hard drive to "clear system cache". So far, this has been the best option before I started the 2nd time around. They say that Vigil will eventually put out a patch for the game, but that will take time..... I have heard that ONLY some people have these freezing issues. The problems are NOT critical, meaning after a restart the same glitch won't happen again. Some people play the whole game with only a couple freezes. My game was factory sealed, and had these glitches. I would still highly recommend this game, even for some minor problems.Read full review
Darksiders is fun to play with the needs no talent or skill combo system and the multitude of enemies popping out of nowhere. The are only three weapons but each have thier own use. There are also Many other devices that must be used to complete each stage. The hero lacks personality, but makes up for it with a well designed apperance. The story line consists of a heaven and he'll battle gone wrong and a horseman (your character) who must restore balance. This game reminds me of PS2's Devil May Cry with the weapons, playstyle, and of course a devil trigger which has been renamed chaos form. The is definately worth playing especially if you enjoyed Devil May Cry.
It's this level of polish and creative assuredness that really make Darksiders such a delight in the end. It's bold and recklessly inventive in ways that games rarely are these days, and virtually every aspect of Darksiders shines with quality, making for an experience that, while not exactly original, still feels fresh, satisfying and, above all else, . It's far from the soulless fighter THQ's marketing would have you believe and the deft mix of combat, platforming and puzzle-solving makes for an action adventure that genuinely does feel like an epic endeavour. It's a genre too few developers try their hand at these days and one that's rarely done well. Despite some flaws, Darksiders is an expertly designed, frequently dazzling spectacle - and if it really is the first in a series as Vigil suggests, we're genuinely looking forward to seeing more. 9.0 Presentation Great sense of style, cool chunky characters, nicely framed cutscenes, boils down information/collectables well in the pause menus. 9.0 Graphics Far better use of colour than most games with grim settings like this. Well-realised, varied environments. Occasionally walking animations look cumbersome, but generally the animations are excellent. 8.5 Sound Good voice acting for the most part... although the guy who plays War chews the scenery a bit too much at times. Excellent score. 8.5 Gameplay Amazing how well this comes together considering how many mechanics and different control combinations are packed in. A little easy... and a few clumsy sequences, but great overall. 8.0 Lasting Appeal No multiplayer, but this is a pretty decent length single player game. 9.0 Outstanding OVERALL This game is available for sale in my eBay store at a good price: http://mariio128.comRead full review
One word for you all.. God Of War. For all those unfamiliar with it, it's like Darksiders on crack. Having that said this is a copy of that great franchise with different hero and fifferent story which is not all that great, to be honest. Having that said if you have never played GoW or would just like to try exact same gamplay in different envoiroment and with differetn characters this id definite buy! Graphics are real eye candy, voice acting is damn near perfect and gameplay is so varied that it will feel fresh all the way through. Animation are fluid, enemies varied and overall experience is awesome. Highly recommendable game and just to be fair. For all of you who have never tried GoW this is TOTAL EXCELLENT rating!
Darksiders is a fun game. Easy and simple and if you are a bit more than a casual gamer then this game if for you. If you are a hardcore Devil May Cry - Ninja Gaiden gamer, this one will be VERY frustrating. There's a lot of walkaround which can become very boring. Also, puzzles arent complicated, they dont need brainwork, they just demand a lot of work (and time) to solve. I expected a little more from a 17+ game. And personally I dont like the art direction of the game. The main character (War, as one of the 4 horseman of the apocallypse) was designed using EVERY cool thing about caracters: Hood that hold eyes, deep voice, cheesy words, huge sword, great armor, huge gauntlets and so on. It takes away ALL the personality of the character. Even so, I am playing it and i am having fun.
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