Author Topic: Darksiders ??? (Read 29105 times)

Third · « **on:** December 30, 2009, 03:36:12 PM »

What's this

Seems to be pretty good. Anyone else looking forward to Darksiders? Looks like GOTY 2010 already.

demi · « **Reply #1 on:** December 30, 2009, 03:38:07 PM »

I'm interested in it. Download it and post impressions. The designer said it was like Legend of Zelda.

IGN gave it a 9

Third · « **Reply #2 on:** December 30, 2009, 03:39:10 PM »

Already downloading. Leaked a few hours ago. But can't play 'till next year. :'(

Games sounds awesome. God of War + Zelda clone? Count me in.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #3 on:** December 30, 2009, 03:43:42 PM »

God of Zelda, sounds hawt.

Third · « **Reply #4 on:** December 30, 2009, 03:49:23 PM »

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10|10 Play Magazine
98% Gamers Temple
95% Game Vortex
9.0|10 IGN AU "Editor's Choice"
8.5|10 GameInformer
8|10 PlayStation Official Magazine (AU)

10|10 GameArena
9.4|10 AusGamers

9.5|10 PLAYR (UK)
9.3|10 Hobby Consalas (SP)
9.2|10 GamePro (DE)
9|10 GameInformer (AU)
9|10 Play Gamer (UK)
9|10 360 Gamer (UK) "Gold Award"
9|10 Power Unlimited (NL)
8.8|10 ConsolPLUS (DE) "Console Best Choice"

Copied from GAF.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Games comes out of nowhere.

Bebpo · « **Reply #5 on:** December 30, 2009, 04:01:48 PM »

wtf, I never heard of this game but those are some good scores! When does this come out?

Bebpo · « **Reply #6 on:** December 30, 2009, 04:02:31 PM »

Wait, Play/Gamepro/Gameinformer/IGN AU?

Uh...I'll wait for some credible reviews.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #7 on:** December 30, 2009, 04:05:19 PM »

Yuropean reviews don't count. I'll wait for more American reviews thank you very much.

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I think every post I make today will be followed by a smug smiley.

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maxy · « **Reply #8 on:** December 30, 2009, 04:35:20 PM »

Bah,if reviewers like ign au and gamepro like it probably sux.

Play Bayonetta.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #9 on:** December 30, 2009, 04:37:02 PM »

This game wasn't on my radar until a little a while ago. Might just straight up buy it at launch with a gift card.

Draft · « **Reply #10 on:** December 30, 2009, 04:38:47 PM »

If Bayonetta and ME2 weren't already January locks I'd be grabbing this for sure.

iconoclast · « **Reply #11 on:** December 30, 2009, 04:44:40 PM »

Buying it after it flops for <$20, or I'll rent it eventually. Looks pretty good.

Looks like an easy 1000 too: http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/darksiders-wrath-of-war/achievements/

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #12 on:** December 30, 2009, 04:53:25 PM »

Burning it right now. Will post impressions later.

cool breeze · « **Reply #13 on:** December 30, 2009, 05:39:55 PM »

please do

I'm interested because it's supposed to be a Zelda clone. It's out the same day as Bayonetta and I'm definitely picking that up over this, so either I'll rent this or pick it up in the future cheap.

Bebpo · « **Reply #14 on:** December 30, 2009, 05:47:25 PM »

I wonder why there aren't more Zelda clones. With the decline of the Zelda franchise, it probably wouldn't be that hard to ape Zelda and make it better.

bork · « **Reply #15 on:** December 30, 2009, 05:47:55 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on December 30, 2009, 04:01:48 PM

wtf, I never heard of this game but those are some good scores! When does this come out?

It's Manga-rip off artist Joe Madureira's game.

Also-

Quote from: IGN UK

Right, let's get this out the way once and for all. Darksiders is nothing like God of War. Well, beyond the hitting things and the brightly coloured orbs, that is. And, perhaps, the gargantuan opponents, plus the vast array of weapon and ability upgrades. Okay, it's a little bit like God of War but far less than you probably think it is. There's no getting round the fact that THQ has struggled to paint Vigil Games' epic action adventure as anything beyond a knock-off of Sony's epic exclusive and that's unfortunate as Darksiders is so much more.

As you've probably heard already, a much more accurate comparison is Nintendo's Legend of Zelda series, although it's also fair to say that Vigil has cast its net pretty wide in the name of inspiration. There are plenty of quite open nods to the likes of Legacy of Kain (remember that?), Metroid and Shadow of Colossus too. What's impressive though is that, despite happily cribbing the best parts of videogames from the last decade, Darksiders is so expertly designed, it somehow never feels derivative and the result is a game that's vast, relentlessly imaginative and, above all else, hugely enjoyable.

Your first hour or so with the game might tell a different story though. In terms of scene-setting, it's a fairly uninspired blend of brown urban decay and repetitive button mashing that does little to quell unfavourable comparisons with other titles and certainly doesn't do the proceeding 15+ hours any justice. What that opening sprawl does do though is introduce you to the (very) basics of Darksiders' surprisingly robust fighting engine. While the game eventually opens up and starts doling out new weapons and increasingly elaborate moves in exchange for the souls you'll harvest from enemies along your travels, the actual mechanics of combat change very little throughout.

This, like Dante's Inferno, is another game I will think about checking out once it drops to a budget price, unless early-biting boritos say it's worth it now.

bork · « **Reply #16 on:** December 30, 2009, 05:52:41 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on December 30, 2009, 05:47:25 PM

I wonder why there aren't more Zelda clones. With the decline of the Zelda franchise, it probably wouldn't be that hard to ape Zelda and make it better.

Wouldn't that be Okami?

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #17 on:** December 30, 2009, 06:00:44 PM »

Well, this is just the beginning but so far i'm engaged, and will have a better idea of the game tomorrow.

The game first and foremost looks really good, the opening sequence is cinematic, and plays very much like a lighter god of war, and controls like Zelda i guess.

Anyway, the gameplay serves the introduction, and it begins pretty much in Metroid fashion. There's seven seals, you War shouldn't be where you are, shit hits the fan, nobody really understands why apocalypse is happening, city gets wrecked, you wreck some bitches in full on power mode and then start losing your powers. Story seems pretty interesting! Helped by some pretty looks!

Also you have this watcher, that is kinda like in Vampire Hunter D, where the dude has a face in his hand that is its own entity! Voiced by the same dude as Joker in Batman. Seems pretty neat.

This is very engaging stuff so far, but i'm surprised because productions values seem pretty high for a game i know almost nothing about....i wonder if it's all wasted in the opening of the game.

Brutal Legend also opens great and then changes into this sort of RTS game...we'll see tomorrow!

Draft · « **Reply #18 on:** December 30, 2009, 06:02:24 PM »

I'm calling it: if Amazon tosses this in the "new game for $40" bin I'll probably bite.

Third · « **Reply #19 on:** December 30, 2009, 06:25:14 PM »

Fuck I want to play this too. But can't use the X360 'till next year. $:-\$

And the game seems to have been in development since like forever.

bork · « **Reply #20 on:** December 30, 2009, 06:29:47 PM »

Quote from: Third on December 30, 2009, 06:25:14 PM

And the game seems to have been in development since like forever.

Joe Madureira.

Third · « **Reply #21 on:** December 30, 2009, 06:37:34 PM »

Quote from: the lyte edge™ on December 30, 2009, 06:29:47 PM

Quote from: Third on December 30, 2009, 06:25:14 PM

And the game seems to have been in development since like forever.

Joe Madureira.

Didn't know who he was, so I looked him up. He seems to be the creative director of the game. Don't know anything else about him.
He looks a bit like my father btw.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #22 on:** December 30, 2009, 06:51:47 PM »

Sounds hot, will buy

demi · « **Reply #23 on:** December 30, 2009, 07:03:43 PM »

A BIG STEAMING TURD

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #24 on:** December 30, 2009, 07:26:27 PM »

Joe Madureira is the asshole who did a comic called Battle Chasers which I liked and he never finished because he was too fucking lazy and got addicted to playing video games (no joke).

bork · « **Reply #25 on:** December 30, 2009, 08:38:38 PM »

Quote from: Eel O'Brian on December 30, 2009, 07:26:27 PM

Joe Madureira is the asshole who did a comic called Battle Chasers which I liked and he never finished because he was too fucking lazy and got addicted to playing video games (no joke).

Pretty much.

Ever read any X-Men comics from the mid-late 90's that had an anime-style to them? Or read Age Of Apocalypse? Or remember the cover to the shitty PSOne beat-em-up, Gekido? That's Madureira. IIRC he's also been criticized for ~~ripping off~~ being influenced by a lot of Japanese video game art work.

CHOW CHOW · « **Reply #26 on:** December 31, 2009, 11:14:51 AM »

the review scores are amazing, where did this come from...it's a shame such a well-made game like this is prob gonna flop terribly

duckman2000 · « **Reply #27 on:** December 31, 2009, 01:14:10 PM »

Any word on differences between versions? Figured I'd make it the send-off game for the 360, but if it's that good it might be worth keeping around for the PS3.

cool breeze · « **Reply #28 on:** December 31, 2009, 01:16:37 PM »

Quote from: duckman2000 on December 31, 2009, 01:14:10 PM

Any word on differences between versions? Figured I'd make it the send-off game for the 360, but if it's that good it might be worth keeping around for the PS3.

I asked on the gaf thread and I don't think there is a finite answer yet. Allegedly the 360 version has bad tearing, and while the PS3 version doesn't have that problem, it has bad aliasing.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #29 on:** December 31, 2009, 01:19:46 PM »

I guess I'll take aliasing over tearing then.

PS360

Third · « **Reply #30 on:** December 31, 2009, 04:07:43 PM »

I've installed the game on the HDD. Going to play tomorrow. Can't wait.

A Dutch TV magazine(lol) gave this game a 5/5 score. Just read the review today. They sounded very positive, saying the game lets you explore and has a lot of content in it. FFXIII owned.

cool breeze · « **Reply #31 on:** December 31, 2009, 04:39:28 PM »

Quote from: duckman2000 on December 31, 2009, 01:19:46 PM

I guess I'll take aliasing over tearing then.

PS360

Now people are saying both versions have aliasing problems while the PS3 version doesn't have tearing. The game is out in Europe already and it's still not clear. Actually having to make a choice rather than going 360 for everything is annoying $:-\$

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #32 on:** December 31, 2009, 04:41:33 PM »

Of course Europeans are going to say it's better on PS3.

chronovore · « **Reply #33 on:** January 01, 2010, 07:03:08 AM »

Joe Mad is hardly alone in "Marvel artists heavily influenced by anime/manga" - shit, that's basically the '90s in their entirety, and it's particularly obvious in retrospect that artists who were "ahead of their time" in that era were aping it the same way that others were aping the original cinema coming out of Hong Kong in the '80s.

I could go for a non-Nintendo Zelda. I tried to like Okami while my 360 was being repaired in 2008, but it was just too much of a jump backward in graphics technology. (I know, I know...) Hopefully it has more Zelda than God-of-War in its DNA.

cool breeze · « **Reply #34 on:** January 02, 2010, 01:42:50 PM »

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on December 31, 2009, 04:41:33 PM

Of course Europeans are going to say it's better on PS3.

True, but they are doing some neat things with the PS3 version that help fix some fuck ups with the system. Like, the game has a mandatory install that runs as you play the game, so no install screen or anything. It's just weird to see anyone put effort into the PS3, especially after Grin did that and it didn't exactly pay off for them.

Bebpo · « **Reply #35 on:** January 02, 2010, 01:44:15 PM »

I don't think Bionic Commando bombing had anything to do with the PS3 very being better though

duckman2000 · « **Reply #36 on:** January 02, 2010, 02:10:20 PM »

Quote from: swaggaz on January 02, 2010, 01:42:50 PM

True, but they are doing some neat things with the PS3 version that help fix some fuck ups with the system. Like, the game has a mandatory install that runs as you play the game, so no install screen or anything. It's just weird to see anyone put effort into the PS3, especially after Grin did that and it didn't exactly pay off for them.

I'd imagine that the system has become less of a pain with additional tools and knowledge from Sony, and others. I have no idea how any of it works, but maybe some games just benefit from what the system does well? As for GRIN, they were always into the tech bits; one of their first games was essentially a Geforce 3 demo, and GRAW was pretty demanding, and rewarding of good hardware.

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #37 on:** January 02, 2010, 10:50:06 PM »

So the game remains the same, but each ability you learn carries a new function in the gameplay and how you traverse through the world.

Game oozes style, looks amazing, and the story keeps you interested.

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #38 on:** January 03, 2010, 12:30:13 AM »

Game is now a Zelda game. Dungeons where you have to use the shit you have with Boss fights at the end.

Peace

chronovore · « **Reply #39 on:** January 03, 2010, 12:54:05 AM »

Curse you. I'm sold. Just gotta figure out how to bag my copy...

GilloD · « **Reply #40 on:** January 03, 2010, 01:04:35 AM »

I wish this was on PC, it looks fun!

Ichirou · « **Reply #41 on:** January 03, 2010, 01:07:01 AM »

Why is there no 360 demo for this?

cool breeze · « **Reply #42 on:** January 03, 2010, 01:28:40 AM »

Quote from: GilloD on January 03, 2010, 01:04:35 AM

I wish this was on PC, it looks fun!

Some guy who worked on the game posted about it on gaf and said:

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One of our points to discuss (other than DLC) is a PC version. Originally we had one planned, then we changed our minds, then it came back, and then went again. As there's been a lot of people asking for a PC version, we need to confer with THQ if a PC would be beneficial to put out there.

maybe in the future? who knows

demi · « **Reply #43 on:** January 03, 2010, 01:30:44 AM »

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we need to confer with THQ if a PC would be beneficial to put out there.

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Third · « **Reply #44 on:** January 03, 2010, 08:57:13 PM »

This game is so beatiful....

..when you stand still. It's a trainwreck in motion. One of the worst tearing I've ever seen.

I'm almost 5 hours in and the game has been pretty great so far. The gameplay reminds me a bit of GoW and Soul Reaver. The levels/dungeons, however, remind me of Zelda.
The last dungoun I cleared in this game >>>> all Wind Waker and Twilight Princess dungeons COMBINED

It's too bad about the tearing. Some of the environments look almost as good as Uncharted 2. The art direction is terrific.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #45 on:** January 03, 2010, 09:03:00 PM »

Gonna pick this up Tuesday. I'm sure it will be half price real quick, but I have a gift card I need to get rid of and I only have a month left before I part ways with my 360 for a while.

cool breeze · « **Reply #46 on:** January 03, 2010, 09:06:13 PM »

yeah, I've decided to go ahead and buy this because I found a good enough deal. Going with the PS3 version because of all the things I read...and because Bayonetta will be in my 360

Third · « **Reply #47 on:** January 03, 2010, 09:07:42 PM »

Don't worry. This game will flop hard. You'll probably find the game on clearance this month already.

No one knows it's coming. And the few that know will wait for Dante's Inferno or/and GoW3.

It's a shame. Darksiders is probably better than Dante's Inferno.

Akala · « **Reply #48 on:** January 03, 2010, 10:02:35 PM »

pilonv1 · « **Reply #49 on:** January 03, 2010, 10:15:56 PM »

was wondering why some of the nfags i know were interested in this, someone mentioned zelda

demi · « **Reply #50 on:** January 03, 2010, 10:18:04 PM »

Quote from: Akala on January 03, 2010, 10:02:35 PM

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You mean, get Bayonetta + $40 gift card for $60 when you sell off Darksiders

Akala · « **Reply #51 on:** January 03, 2010, 10:32:49 PM »

haha pretty much.

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good luck getting 60 for darksiders $:-\$

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Third · « **Reply #52 on:** January 03, 2010, 10:40:32 PM »

Quote from: Akala on January 03, 2010, 10:02:35 PM

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Two bombs in one package. Even the retailers saw it coming.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #53 on:** January 03, 2010, 10:43:52 PM »

If they'd shown the PS3 version of Bayonetta, yeah!

demi · « **Reply #54 on:** January 03, 2010, 10:44:24 PM »

Quote from: Akala on January 03, 2010, 10:32:49 PM

haha pretty much.

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good luck getting 60 for darksiders $:-\$
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Bayonetta is worth $70

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #55 on:** January 04, 2010, 12:04:53 AM »

Quote from: Third on January 03, 2010, 09:07:42 PM

Don't worry. This game will flop hard. You'll probably find the game on clearance this month already.

No one knows it's coming. And the few that know will wait for Dante's Inferno or/and GoW3.

It's a shame. Darksiders is probably better than Dante's Inferno.

Yeah, but it's an EB/Gamestop gift card I have. It will be full price there until the end of time.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #56 on:** January 04, 2010, 08:34:36 PM »

bumping this 'cause i'm really curious about this. More impressions please!

demi · « **Reply #57 on:** January 04, 2010, 08:37:00 PM »

Gamefly sent me a copy

Himu · « **Reply #58 on:** January 04, 2010, 08:38:19 PM »

Is there a ps3 demo

Ichirou · « **Reply #59 on:** January 04, 2010, 08:39:59 PM »

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